mutdog

My intro to proper music
I fell in love with acid house and hip hop at the young age of 13, when a girl in the seniors at high school gave me a mixtape from a Blackburn Warehouse party. I have been collecting records since 1987 and have been playing them to people for fun since 1992. I went through countless genres before finding my own true style (which still has a little wobble from time to time, as I frequently get bored and want to hear something new).

I've been around...
I've DJ'd in every decent venue in Preston, and a few of the dodgy ones too! Resident at The Departure Lounge since it started in 2000, and a key player in the Slam The Breaks On parties in Lancaster, as well as doing a few gigs in Manchester, Birmingham and London.

My favourite gig of 2002 was playing a 6 hour set at London's Off-Centre, going head to head with Fatcity's Beatphreak Jason Holmes, using 4 decks, 2 mixers and a laptop. We ripped it up, throwing all sorts of styles at the crowd and they kept coming back for more!

2007 was the year of the guesty - love to Circus Circus, Trauma, Plug, For No Reason, The Blackhorse and Trailer Trash.

The highlight of 07 had to be spending the weekend with the Trailer Trash crew and DJing for them at the Beat-herder Festival - lovely people, a great vibe and a top crowd!

2008 is already looking to be another great year, with the first Trailer Trash getting us into full flow on February 17th at The Mill, Bradford. Future plans include a return to the excellent Beat-Herder festival, and the news that Preston FM has now got a full time licence is very exciting.


Radio
I presented shows on Preston's first community radio station (Unity FM - RIP) and I now present Dig Deep, on Preston FM.


itch
Since it's launch in March 2003, itch (Preston's sporadic and nomadic hip hop funk soul jazz house and broken beat flavoured club night) has gone from strength to strength.

Over the last few years, the always up for it crowd, has seen sets from guest dj's and bands such as Domu (Co-Op), Diesler (Tru Thoughts), RSL (Players), Jon K (Eyes Down), Treva Whateva (Ninja Tune), Chris Holt / Two Mellow (Curli-que Records), Gordon & Boney (Twisted Nerve), Posh & Billy (Jazzin the park), Stan Lee (C'Mon Feet/Ginglik), Paul Cottam (Action Records) and Beatphreak (Fat City / Jack to phono).

the itchy bugle
My online webzine covering event listings, reviews, charts, dj mixes and radio playlists.

check:
www.myspace.com/paulthornton75
www.myspace.com/itchclub
http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/theitchybugle/
http://www.transmissionfm.com/profile/itchclub/