Gilles Peterson

Gilles Peterson [ pi ː dʒɑɪls təsən ] (* 1964 in Caen, France ) is a British DJ and record label owner.

Peterson grew up in South London. Mid -1980s, he coined the term Acid Jazz for a style of music that was heavily influenced by jazz and funk of the 1970s, and founded in 1988 along with Eddie Piller Acid Jazz label. In 1990 he left and called the Acid Jazz label Talkin 'Loud in life that took artists such as Courtney Pine, MJ Cole, The Young Disciples, Reprazent, 4Hero, Incognito, Terry Callier and Galliano under contract.

As a DJ he presented from 1980 to 1991 a well-known club night in Camden, London, where among other things occurred to a mixture of jazz and hip hop jazz dancers in suits and hats. Meanwhile, Peterson sets in clubs all over the world.

His first stop on the European continent was Wuppertal and the local famous music club the beat box in the Wesendonkstraße in Elberfeld. He put on here every month and made ​​sure that Galliano, The Young Disciples, Incognito and Jamiroquai here had their first gigs outside of England.

Since 1998, he presented the radio program " Worldwide" on BBC Radio 1 In addition, Peterson produced for various radio stations in 15 countries, including Radio Europe (WDR and Radio Bremen ) (before until its dissolution Radiomultikulti (RBB ) ) and FM4 (ORF ), an international version of the " Worldwide Show". His musical range includes Dub, Reggae, Jazz, Nu Jazz, Broken Beat, House, Drum and Bass and Hip Hop. In April 2012, Peterson joined the digital radio station " BBC Radio 6 Music", again with a three-hour broadcast.