DJ Stormz
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Born and raised in Northern England coming from a family of designers, DJ Stormz also known as STORMZ/THE STORM/TOOFAN/ is known for his hard hitting Bhangra show on Sky Digital Akash Radio, and worldwide on the internet. Stormz has increased his listenership, after playing eastern dnb on his shows, which is a rare sight on national radio. The show is listened to by many listeners from Norway, Germany, Canada, the United States, Spain, Italy and the UK through the internet, and Sky Digital. Within his first two years at the station it was nominated twice for an Asian music award at the AMAs in the UK. Stormz continues to support the asian scene with his radio show, which is heard from listners from many age ranges,he has also been pushing the urban side of the asian scene from his early days of working as a presenter artists such as sona family,due to the lack of support within the scene for young asian artists, this has led him to setting up his 2nd label Toofan Entertainment which is aimed at helping pure home grown talent within the asian scene be pushed forward. This in time will deliver uk & worldwide asian artists music to the worldwide bhangra/asian fanbase, with his own debut bhangra album being released on the label as well as its roster of artists, more at Toofanentertainment.com
Besides djing bhangra/asian dnb, Stormz also continues to dj hip hop rnb and ragga music which he previously did before working on the Asian scene in the UK. He first started mixing and recording music from TV and film soundtracks,on tapes which he would mix tape to tape and then take to school with him, age (8), his early influences included rap, soul, and jazz, acid house, and other genres that evolved during that period. Getting his first set of decks at the age of 17 Stormz started mixing Hip Hop RnB beats with Ragga Accapellas, to make mixtapes and sell them on, When Jungle music first emerged, Stormz would go and get vinyl records for the local barber whome was a key figure (DJ)within the DnB scene in the northwest, this led him to being influenced to djing jungle dnb, then around early 1993, Stormz would start to include Eastern DnB within his jungle DnB sets and mixtapes, after hosting a few dnb and hip hop nights, and completing his studies in Graphic Arts, Stormz moved to the south of England to work in music and design, and the setting up of his labels.
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Stormz first made his debut on the radio scene within the pirate radio scene in the north west of england, this is something he wanted to do as young as 8. His debut on Akash Radio in 2002 on Sky Digital and on the internet led him to gaining verious slots, in the early hours of the morning, leading him to the prime time slots. Through this his show has also been broadcasted in Leeds, and in London. The show is now presented via Sky Digital, the internet, and also on mobile phones. Desi Soundclash Show has gained a reputation for its straight to the point music exposure/mixtape show playing and mixing Bhangra, Hindi, and Urban Asian music non stop with shout outs. The show is still aired this present time (2008) making it one of the longest running bhangra shows. His recent interviews included Silinder Pardesi, and Mc Special He has also been quick to represent some of the new talent supporting them in their early stages of their career, artists such as Navin Kundra, D 'Luscious, Jay Sean, Sona Family, Usmaan, Ishq B, Kidd Skilly,
[edit] LABEL
Stormz set up Toofan Entertainment to represent the asian underground/bhangra scene. His debut Bhangra album is set to be released on Toofan Entertainment called 'Natures Fury' A number of other artists are also set to release their albums via the label,
