Pure DJs - MC N.R.G
Rod Jones is also an MC by the name of MC N.R.G who started his MC career following being inspired by his early outings to Club Kinetic in Stoke on Trent in the early 90’s and started to MC with The Eternal Cru (Covered in Eternity Magazine) at the epic free parties during the Summers from 93 onwards in West Wales. Following landing a residency at West Wales based night Oxygen in his home town of the time of Aberystwyth where he MC’ed alongside names like DJ SY, SUPREME, BILLY BUNTER, DJ LOMAS, SLIPMATT and others. Rod soon got recognition and got booked for DRT NORTH in Rhyl.
This opened up the doors as he then went on to become resident MC at events like HELTER SKELTER, DREAMSCAPE, SLAMMIN VINYL, DIEHARD, CLUB KINETIC, NORTH and HQ from Amsterdam at EDEN in Ibiza with NUKLEUZ Records DJs in Summer 2001. Rod also promoted his own events in Cardiff and MC’ed with the likes of ELLIS DEE, GREG VICKERS, JODIE WISTERNOFF, AXWELL, JUSTIN ROBERTSON, GENERAL MIDI & others.
His guest appearances so far have included :
• FANTAZIA @ The Gatecrasher Summer Sound System 2008,
• Fantazia at The Sanctuary Festival 08,
• Fantazia at The Braehead arena, Glasgow, 08
• Fantazia @ The Q Club, Birmingham NYE 08
• Snow bombing, Austria, 2005 where he hosted The Fingerlickin Records party with Krafty Kuts, A-Skillz, Soul of Man and TIM UTAH from the UTAH Saints,
• The RUN TO THE SUN Festival, Newquay, Cornwall,
• UNITED DANCE, Bagleys London,
• The Labyrinth, Hackney,
• The Evolution Experience @ The Fridge Brixton & West Wales
• ARDSHOKK, Burnley,
• Extreme Vision, Weston Super Mare
• Delerium, Bristol
• HORIZON, Liverpool
• plus loads more!!
He also hosted the FINGERLICKIN RECORDS night @ The Schlussel club in Mayrhoffen, Austria at SNOWBOMING 2005 & MCed with DARREN JAY in the Main Arena & TIM UTAH (UTAH SAINTS) @ SNOWBOMBING 2005.
His current residencies include :
• FANTAZIA and will be involved in their tour nights and other events forthcoming
• DIRTY KNEES (OLD SKOOL CARDIFF),
• HORIZON (Liverpool) (Rotational Resident),
• REACTION, Taunton
• OLD SKOOL, Hereford
• His preferred styles of music to MC to are TECHNO, OLD SKOOL, BREAKS, HARD TRANCE, HARDSTYLE , DRIVING HARDCORE, DRUM ‘N BASS. He will also MC to house and MC’ed with BRANDON BLOCK playing Old Skool House at The Sanctuary Festival 08 which worked well!
• Forthcoming bookings include :
• OLD SKOOL, Hereford with Nicky Blackmarket & Billy Bunter Jan 31st
• REACTION VS INFLUENCE in Wells, Feb 13th
• TICK TOCK with SL2, DJ SY, JOEY RIOT, VIBES & LIVELEE on March 7th
• FANTAZIA Club Tours and events
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