Phil Taggart
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| Born | Philip Taggart 10 June 1987 , record label owner, author, club night owner |
Philip Taggart (born 10 June 1987)[1] is a Northern Irish DJ and radio presenter on BBC Radio Ulster and is a drive time host on Sirius XM. He is also the host of ChillDaBeats on Spotify and creator of Phil Taggart's Slacker Podcast.
Early life
Philly Taggart was born in Derry but was raised in Drumragh, a townland on the outskirts of Omagh in County Tyrone.[2] He attended the Christian Brothers Grammar School, Omagh.
He played bass in the band Colenso Parade from age 15 to age 24. The band went on several tours throughout the UK and supported the likes of Richard Hawley, Dirty Pretty Things and The View.
Taggart started putting on gigs in his hometown at age 16, frustrated at not being able to get into 18+ gigs. Soon after this, he began to DJ regularly at local nightclubs. By the age of 17 he had begun writing for popular music magazine Alternative Ulster.
Early radio career
While studying at the
Young Broadcaster of the YearIn 2008, Taggart helped set up and worked behind the scenes on the Omagh
In 2010, Taggart was asked to stand in for regular presenter Rigsy on BBC Radio Ulster's Across the Line programme after taking part in a work experience scheme. After that he went on to cover on Across The Line regularly.
BBC Radio 1
In December 2011, Taggart became the host of
Starting 7 January 2013, Taggart, alongside Alice Levine, took over the Monday–Thursday 10 pm–midnight show on Radio 1. It was previously hosted by Nick Grimshaw, who moved to breakfast.[5] In September 2014, the station's schedule changed. The 10 pm – midnight show hosted by Taggart and Levine was replaced by a 10 pm – 1 am show hosted by Huw Stephens Monday - Wednesday and The Residency DJs on Thursdays. Taggart then went on to host a Thursday night programme focusing on new music from across the genres from 9 pm to 10 pm.[6]
With Annie Mac taking over Zane Lowe's weekday programme, Taggart was given the Sunday night show (10 pm – 1 am). This was in addition to his Thursday night programme.
In April 2016, Taggart's Thursday show ended, instead hosting Sunday 7 pm – 9 pm slot in which the first 2 hours were dedicated to playing new chilled out tracks with the final hour concentrating on exclusively brand new sounds. Popular features on the show included the Bedtime Mix, Future Firsts and the Sunday Night Support Club.
From October 2016, Taggart presented a new show at the station entitled Radio 1's Specialist Chart/Hype Chart, in which the most frequently played tracks on Radio 1's specialist shows from the previous seven days are counted down.[7] This airs every Tuesday morning from 3 am to 4 am. This show was axed at the start of September 2019.
In 2018, Taggart's Sunday night slow was renamed Radio 1's Chillest Show. A regular feature was the Radio 1 Piano Session, which has seen various guests.[8]
In November 2020, it was announced that Taggart would be leaving Radio 1 in January 2021. The Chillest Show will be taken over by Sian Eleri.[9]
Television work
Taggart appeared as part of the
On 19 December 2013, Taggart fronted Christmas on Benefits, a documentary on BBC Three in which he travelled to Bristol to meet a group of young jobseekers, and set them the mission of organising a Christmas party on a benefits budget.[10]
Taggart presented Best Before on Channel 4 in 2015, each episode featuring a guest curator. They included Wolf Alice, Gilles Peterson, Big Narstie, Eats Everything, Naughty Boy and Sleaford Mods.
Taggart has done various work for BBC Northern Ireland TV.
Hometown Records
Taggart owns an
DJ work
Taggart was a resident at
Slacker Club/podcast/book
He runs a club night in East London called Slacker. It began in June 2015 with the first London gig from
In September 2018, Taggart launched "Phil Taggart’s Slacker Podcast", a weekly podcast looking at the careers of musicians whom guest on the podcast. Both Series 1 and Series 2 have gone to Number 1 on the Music Podcast Chart. Guests have included Johnny Marr, Fatboy Slim, Christine + The Queens, Dizzee Rascal, and Wolf Alice among others.
In May 2019, he launched his first book entitled Phil Taggart's Slacker Guide to the Music Industry. The book is a guide for artists to help navigate them through the topsy turvy world of releasing music. It was done through two years of research and over 70 contributions from top music industry people and artists such as Run The Jewels, Biffy Clyro, Little Simz, Charli XCX and more.
VEVO
Taggart has presented many roles for Vevo including their 2016 Lift series, their mainstream brand VVV as well as coverage from The Great Escape and Bestival.
References
- ^ "About - Slacker". Philtaggartslacker.com. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- ^ "Phil Taggart on how he became a BBC Radio 1 DJ". The Irish Times. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
- ^ "Six major award successes for community radio at the Sonys". Community Media Association. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
- ^ "BBC Radio Ulster Presenter Nominated for Sony Award". Culture Northern Ireland. 13 April 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Phil Taggart and Alice Levine to host 10pm-midnight show on Radio 1". BBC Media Centre. 5 December 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
- ^ "Radio 1 and 1Xtra changes specialist, weekend schedules". BBC News. 5 June 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
- ^ "BBC Radio 1 ditches In New Music We Trust playlist". Music Business Worldwide. 14 October 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
- ^ "Huw Stephens and Phil Taggart to exit BBC Radio 1". RadioToday. 6 November 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
- ^ "Radio 1 announces new presenter line-up". BBC News. 6 November 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ^ "Christmas on Benefits". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
External links
- The House Party with Phil Taggart (BBC Radio Ulster)