Dave Pearce
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Dave Pearce | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | David Alistair Pearce |
Born | Surrey, England | 14 June 1963
Occupation(s) | Radio presenter, DJ, music producer |
Years active | 1980–present |
Website | DavePearce.co.uk |
David Alistair Pearce (born 14 June 1963)[1] is an English dance DJ, EDM producer and broadcaster, who has performed across the United Kingdom and the world. He previously presented Dance Anthems on BBC Radio 1 for ten years. He is renowned for playing a key role both as a performer and behind the scenes in the development of English dance and club culture.
Early life
He is from Esher in Surrey.[2] He attended Esher County Grammar School on Weston Green Road in Thames Ditton.
Early career
Pearce's career began under the pseudonym Dave Adams at
Dave played his first international DJ job aged 17 playing at Studio 29 in Mumbai, India.
On his return to Britain, Pearce started on BBC Radio London, presenting Thursday Night Funk Fantasy from 13 September 1984. He presented some shows from New York which were simulcast on WBLS in New York. The show featured new imports from America and the latest club tracks in the United Kingdom.
Some months later Pearce created the BBC's first
He created a national hip hop phone line for UK rappers with a weekly MC battle called Hip Hop Connection.[3] This subsequently became the UK's first hip hop magazine.
He became manager of UK rapper
Following the murder of DJ Scott La Rock, Pearce was approached by New York's B-Boy Records to remix KRS-One & Scott La Rock's South Bronx which was featured on a tribute album to raise funds for Scott La Rock's family.
In 1988, BBC Radio London became GLR Greater London Radio where Pearce started a nightly show focused on a mixture of club music including the emerging
album Urban Acid. Also this year Pearce played himself in an episode of the BBC drama South of the Border.In 1990, Pearce became part of the original line up of
Pearce took over the Kiss 100 breakfast show from Craig Charles and co-presented The Dangerous Breakfast Show with Sarah HB. He presented live shows from Detroit, New York and Chicago. The show was immortalised in a limited edition Marvel comic.[4] Pearce became the music reviewer on ITV's Video View.
2000s
In 2001, he appeared in the midnight slot at the Millennium Dome in London playing to 45,000 people at Ministry of Sound's party. Also in 2001, Pearce wrote and presented The Dance Years, a weekly clubbing TV show on ITV, and he guest hosted MTV's Dancefloor Chart. He became dance music correspondent to The Sun newspaper writing Dance Bizarre, then moved to his own weekly page in The Daily Star.
NuLife label
In 2000, Pearce created a new record label in partnership with
Career in radio
BBC Radio 1
Pearce joined BBC Radio 1 in April 1995, and stayed there until 1 August 2008. taking over the weekday early breakfast show from
In 1998, Pearce started a new late drive show Monday to Thursdays 6-8pm. He became the first main Radio 1 DJ to hold a weekly residency in
Pearce celebrated 10 years of Dance Anthems at Radio 1 in August 2007. The 5-hour special show included input from David Morales, Faithless, Pete Tong, Judge Jules and a phone-in from Tiesto.
BBC Radio 6 Music
Pearce returned to BBC radio on Sunday 5 October 2008 hosting a new show on BBC Radio 6 Music from 8pm to 10pm, playing dance music from the last 30 years. Noel Gallagher was the first celebrity guest to pick his favourite dance anthem, which was Strings of Life by Rhythm is Rhythm. He created a weekly bedroom producer slot showcasing new talent. Pearce also presented occasional shows on BBC Radio 2 including New Year's Eve parties and he wrote and presented a series on disco.
Pearce presented Dave Pearce's Top 100 Dance Anthems on MTV. During this period he toured extensively and achieved gold album sales with Dave Pearce Trance Anthems 2008 and 2009 on Ministry of Sound and released a 10 CD retrospective of dance – Dance Years.
BBC Radio 2
Pearce's 6 Music show ended on Sunday 3 April 2011[5] before he moved to a new 10 part weekly Thursday nostalgic dance show (airing 11pm till midnight starting 14 April 2011) on BBC Radio 2. He also sat in on Janice Long's show. From April 2012, Pearce presented a weekly Saturday night show: Dave Pearce Dance Years (airing from 10pm – midnight) till 26 September 2013. Guests on the show included Calvin Harris, Pet Shop Boys, Disclosure, Duke Dumont, Todd Terry, Marshall Jefferson, Boy George and David Guetta. Dave returned to Radio 2 in a new 11 part weekly slot, airing on Wednesday nights starting on 8 October 2014.
Pearce has continued to tour extensively including performing at
In Summer 2013, Pearce took residency at BCM in Mallorca and released a new album, BCM Mallorca 2013.
Dave Pearce Anthems
A new show started on 1 March 2014 called "Dave Pearce Anthems", a three-hour weekly syndicated show for UK radio stations, broadcast on Saturday nights. It was aired on
It was discontinued in 2016 before being re-launched in 2018 by Blue Revolution. The new Dance Anthems show airs on Energy FM and Hampshire Hit Radio.
References
- ^ "DAVID ALASTAIR PEARCE". opencorporates.com. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014.
- ^ Lincolnshire Echo Saturday 26 August 1995, page 18
- ^ a b "A Fresh Start to the Week". Mike Allen Capital Radio. Archived from the original on 29 August 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
- ^ "1994: THE DANGEROUS BREAKFAST (Marvel UK) *RARE*". STARLOGGED. 1 March 2013.
- ^ "BBC Radio 6 Music – Dave Pearce Dance Anthems". bbc.co.uk.