DJ Spykid

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Spykid (aka Spykidelic, real name Tony F Wilson) is a London born record producer and DJ specialising in experimental dance, rock and electronica. In 1994 he was resident DJ and co-promoter of the influential live/club night Quirky held at Brixton's Vox Club. Along with Blast First Record's Disobey happenings Upstairs at the Garage and Scanner's Electronic Lounge at ICA, Quirky was one of the main hubs of early 90s musical experimentation in London; featuring early live performances from then emerging electronic sound benders Autechre and Pan Sonic plus seasoned noise veterans like Hafler Trio, Bruce Gilbert and Zoviet France.

His first recording was a collaboration with Slowdive and Mojave 3's Neil Halstead, titled 'A Harsh Truth' and credited to the name Zurich. It appeared in 1995 on the first 'Invisible Soundtracks' EP for the Leaf Label. Echo Park was his 1998 project with Lo Recordings boss Jon Tye that included contributions from Jay Burnett, who was a recording engineer for Rick Rubin and Arthur Baker in the 80s for productions including 'Raising Hell' by Run DMC. Contributing on guitars were Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth, Sarah Peacock and Daren Seymour of the band Seefeel plus Loop and Main founder Robert Hampson. The album was titled The Revolution of Everyday Life after the book by Belgian Situationist Raoul Vaneigem. In 2000, Wilson began collaborating with singer and producer Anjali (formerly of riot grrl band Voodoo Queens) on her first eponymous album and again on the 2002 follow-up, The World of Lady A.

Spykid has been a regular DJ at the All Tomorrow's Parties Festivals, in England. He has also been a regular guest on Resonance FM. His most recent recording project is Knives ov Resistance; a noir-folk ensemble where he features on drones, tapes and turntables with four guitarists including Demian Castellanos of the band The Oscillation. Their debut album Prisca Sapientia was released on the Aurora Borealis label in February 2007. He played two sets at December 2007's Portishead curated All Tomorrow's Parties and was official DJ support the same weeked for GZA of the Wu-Tang Clan at London's Koko venue. His decision to include London produced grime and dubstep in his set lead to some members of the crowd booing him at certain points. Since 2006 he lives and works in Oslo where he regularly DJs and has promotes club nights that have featured guests including Scottish experimental hip hop producer Rustie and DMZ's^{[disambiguation needed]} Loefah.