Various Warming up the dancefloor in anticipation of their latest compilation CD, the regular tunesmiths at this monthly Trojan night welcome DJ Scratchy to their fold… Tonight’s your chance to hear why the DJ is so revered by his fans.
Metro
His name may not be as familiar as the Clash or Blondie, but DJ Scratchy’s role in the late-70s/early-80s punk/black music fusion is just as important. Spinning at all the key events in London and even supporting Joe Strummer and pals on tour, Scratchy’s sets became the soundtrack of a changing time.
Bestival programme
Touring with The Clash and lately with the hell-raising Gogol Bordello, Scratchy promises ska’d-up, speed-punk exocet missiles for your eardrums.
Bestival programme
Autre dj etonnant, c’est Scratchy, dj incontournable des soirees londoniennes… il est aussi une legende vivante.
Reggae Sun Ska programme
Between 1978 and 1980 Barry ‘Scratchy’ Myers was The Clash’s tour DJ, warming up the crowds and spinning tunes that the band either loved or were happy to be turned on to.
Mojo
Throughout concert history, tour djs have been a thing to take or leave. Often nameless, faceless, entertainment to keep the crowds from rioting in the silence…with DJ Scratchy this is just not the case…
Very few bands and concert goers understand the value of having good music to link their show experience together. As Scratchy said in an interview a few years back ” a concert should be about the atmosphere from the moment a punter walks in the door to when they leave… at the end ofthe night.” It is clear his roots and experiences as a traveler of the world culminate into the vibrant weave of sounds and colors that become each performance. In addition to his fabulous music, Scratchy is witty, humorous, entertaining, and has a commanding stage presence that surpasses most musicians of the time. He may not be a band, but you all need to check him out! Because as he told us his favorite gig is “the one yet to come.”
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