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Look at the history of British clubland, and youll find the name CJ Mackintosh is woven inextricably into the tale. From house parties and illegal all-nighters through to British DJs beginning to create music of their own, from the acid house explosion to the British club scene coming of age with the Ministry of Sound, CJ has always been there, pushing things forwards by playing the music he loves.

Born in Paris but raised in London, CJs DJ career began at the age of 15 when he and his 17-year-old brother set up their own sound system and began playing house parties in South London, mixing up disco, jazz, funk, soul and early hip hop. He blagged his first professional gig at Flim Flam, an underground but influential night in south-east London run by Coldcuts Jonathon More. There was a guy scratching, and I knew I could do better. I hassled Jonathon for about a month, until he offered me a half-hour slot. So I got Einstein, a rapper/MC, and we started doing sets there. Eventually I started getting paid. Money wasnt the object, though it was just doing what I wanted to do.

In 1987, he made a name for himself by winning the UK title in the DMC Mix Championship. Suddenly he was in demand as a remixer, Dave Dorrell, another DJ prominent on the London club scene, asked him to join Nasty Rox Inc one of the first bands to mix rock and dance, with a DJ playing alongside the live instruments. Lauded by the style press, they toured extensively and recorded an album with Trevor Horn. I learned a lot, it was a good experience, being with the band for two years.

But ironically, it was a one-off dance single made with Dorrell and members in indie bands AR Kane and Colourbox that was to have the real impact. An adrenaline rush of samples and beats that defied categorization, Pump Up The Volume by M/A/R/R/S topped the UK charts in September 87, charting in the US the following year. At a time when Britains national pop station Radio One barely recognized dance music, this success was a vital confidence booster for clubland. Along with Bomb The Bass, it opened doors for all the DJs to say, Oh I can do that. Now look how its changed some of the bigger DJ's are like pop stars.

Since then, CJ has continued his prolific mix career, working on tracks by C&C Music Factory, Janet Jackson, Whitney Houston, De La Soul, Inner City, PiL, Coldcut and countless others. He has released several mix albums, and his Love Happy project charted in 1995 with Message of Love. He has traveled extensively as a DJ, and this experience and his ability to span musical genres made him an obvious choice for a residency at the Ministry of Sound in the mid-90s. He was a mainstay at the club until 1997.

This year, CJ intends to get back his home studio, and make a long overdue return to writing and producing music of his own rather than remixing everyone elses. But he still loves playing live, and makes regular trips to quality clubs all over Europe.

As a DJ, CJ prefers to stay low-key, to let the crowd focus on the music rather than his personality. After more than two decades on the cutting-edge, he still has the same passion that fired him from the start. I can understand why people used to cry in clubs in the early days. When you hear the right record, at the right time, in the right place, theres no feeling like it.



Don't forget to click 'I'll Be there'

Precious People & Get Lifted, CJ Mackintosh... This is going to be one hell of a party!

Only 2 weeks to go, think im ready for this one
Full get lifted hit squad are there!!!

Good 2 c u last Saturday lady Duracell x

oh yes! All get lifted soldiers in the house! Big familia! x Good to see you too Mozza, much appreciated x

Rui im beggin u NO MESSY PICTURES! lol

You're just asking for trouble miss ;) x

you might want to bring your sun glasses with you i have a very bright Flash.lol x

I can vouch for this... lol! xx

Yep... Definitely a Christmas Cracker..

Christmas cracker, and more - after Ditch saturday, I was trying to think how long it's been since the very first Get Lifted. I knew the second one was at Pacha for the record launch of 'Es Paradis'... anyway, I found the original flyer, and it turns out that the very first one at NV was the 10th December '05!!!!!

So the 8th December is the OFFICIAL 2-year BIRTHDAY for Get Lifted!

Woop woop!

More reason to celebrate! Love it.

We haven't had a lot of parties... but every one of them has been QUALITY!

Bring it on...... x

Looking like a good funkin crowd will be there. Getting excited now !!

Me too honey, believe me! x

Wooooo.... the girly's are gonna be out in force for this one... all glammed up too.......lol
The line up in the lifted room is gonna keep me shaking it all night long.....
Roll on next week.
x

Yes Aggy - rocking & shaking down the house - see you lovely people there! x

More reason to celebrate! Love it.

got an update for tickets Duracell, got a small list for you. please advise.lol

My advice Rui is....

Get in there fast! :) No, don't worry, I can sort tickets - got an army of house soldiers in all four london regions. We can organise it, meet up & do the deed ;)

Call/email me x

Looking forwad to this one!!!

ok i will call you. thanks Qof

All good Rui... just give me a call back with how many you need asap xx

people are not getting back to me to confirm. how annoying.lol

whooooooooooooooooo its almost the weekend! x

my weekend started 7am today. only 3 nights to go.............

You know this - I was a bit late but it was SO good to be back on the Passsionaaa! xx

well it should have started at 7am lol xx