Don't miss OUT ON the Good Times AT THE FACTORY LIVE this April
Norman Jay has been vital to many of London's most important dance music institutions and influenced generations along the way. With over 40 years in the game, he's among the most knowledgeable and experienced DJs on the planet. Even the British monarchy have recognised his achievements, awarding him an MBE in 2002 for services to music.
While visiting family he witnessed New York block parties, just as the first hip-hop records were taking hold. On his return to Britain he combined his love of American dance music with his brother's knowledge of powerful reggae soundsystems. The result was Good Times, a soundsystem that changed the face of Notting Hill Carnival and catalysed the influential warehouse party scene of the '80s.
Norman later became a founding father of Kiss FM, arguably the most important pirate radio station of all time. There he launched the Original Rare Groove Show, establishing a sub-genre of obscure funk and soul still referenced today. He started the label Talkin' Loud with Gilles Peterson, signing some of the most acclaimed music of the late '80's and early '90's.
Continuing his burgeoning work as a broadcaster and playing an eclectic mix of black and dance music across the globe as the deejay’s DJ, Norman Jay remains at the forefront of club culture continually converting generations of clubbers to the cause, championing new sounds, yet never forgetting his musical roots, thus guaranteeing nothing but the ‘Good Times’.
