MistaJam

MistaJam
Birth name	Pete Dalton
Genres	Urban Music
Occupations	DJ, radio presenter, actor
Website	mistajam.com

MistaJam is an award-winning ^[1] DJ and Radio presenter for BBC Radio 1, joining in 2008 ^[2] and BBC Radio 1Xtra, joining in 2005.^[3]

His show on BBC Radio 1, taglined the "Saturday Night Soundclash", is broadcast on Saturday nights between 11pm - 1am and is simulcast on BBC Radio 1Xtra. The show is part of Radio 1 & Radio 1Xtra's Urban Music strand on Saturday nights. Musically, the show claims to represent Dubstep, UK Funky, Grime, Hip Hop, R&B, Drum & Bass, House, Reggae Dancehall and "everything in between".^[4]

His BBC Radio 1Xtra show is broadcast Monday to Thursday between 7pm-10pm. The show covers the best new Urban music across the "broad spectrum" of genres and was intended to bridge the gap not only between the mainstream and specialist worlds but also between the genres. Taglined 'the key to the underground', the show also features his "Jam Hot" (record of the week) ^[5] the "Daily Dose of Dubstep" weekly DJ guest mixes and regular sessions from the BBC's Maida Vale Studios.^[6]

Since March 2011, as part of the show, the free Dubstep Download was launched and is available to UK listeners to download.

In June 2010 Adidas Originals approached Mistajam to host a video diary of Glastonbury Festival, including his DJ set in the East Dance Tent. The diary captures footage of interviews and Mistajam hanging backstage with his peers as well as footage of his hugely popular live set. ^[7]

Mistajam kicked up a veritable snowstorm at the Volvo Snowbombing Festival 2011 in Mayrhofen, Austria. The Radio 1 and Radio 1Xtra DJ played numerous sets over the week and also hosted festival coverage for channel 4 online. ^[8]

He has now got his own show on BBC Two called "No Hats, No Trainers", which aired in May. ^[9] This unique storyboarded magazine show explores current urban culture, with a desire to illuminate the very best of both underground and mainstream music from the UK and abroad. ‘No Hats No Trainers’ brings the freshness back for a half hour of real must watch television by providing music news, videos and interviews with some of the urban scenes biggest names. The show also provides a laugh by airing comedy sketches for the entertainment of all BBC2 viewers. The show was well received within its demographic and was commissioned for a second series, the first episode of which aired on 4 September 2010.

Early life

Born in Nottingham, MistaJam grew up listening to the records of his parents and began DJing at local events at the age of 14, going on to DJ for Nottingham Hip Hop crew Out Da Ville and for a local pirate radio station. With associate Joe Buhdha he ran SureShot Entertainment organising the UK Takeover UK HipHop events.^[10] He also acts, was trained at Nottingham's Central Junior Television Workshop alongside Toby Kebbell and Samantha Morton ^[11] and has appeared in TV programmes such as Peak Practice, Eastenders; appeared as regular character "Minty" in the 2001 revamp of ITV soap Crossroads and most recently in the BBC Three sitcom Trexx And Flipside. In November 2009 he narrated the final, compilation episode of the BBC Switch series Chartjackers.^[12] He has now got his own show on BBC Two called "No Hats, No Trainers", which aired in May.^[13] The show was well received within its demographic and was commissioned for a second series, the first episode of which aired on 4 September 2010.^[14]

References

1. ^ UK, The HipHop Chronicle. "UMA’s 2008 – Full List of Winners". http://www.thehiphopchronicle.com/2008/11/17/umas-2008-full-list-of-winners/. Retrieved 2008-11-21. 
2. ^ "Radio 1 welcomes new talent to revamped evening schedule" (Press release). BBC Press Office. 2008-08-14. http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2008/08_august/14/r1_evening.shtml. Retrieved 2008-11-21. 
3. ^ http://www.mistajam.com/about/
4. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00qvpss
5. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/mistajam/2009/11/jam_hot_boy_better_know_were_g.shtml
6. ^ Jam, Mista (2008-06-16). "The Jam Sessions Videos - Ghetto". BBC Blogs. http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/mistajam/2008/06/the_jam_sessions_videos_ghetto.shtml. Retrieved 2008-11-21. 
7. ^ "Adidas originals Approach MistaJam". http://www.mistajam.com/tag/adidas-originals/. Retrieved 2008-11-21. 
8. ^ "Volvo Snowbombing 2011 MistaJam". http://www.virtualfestivals.com/latest/news/9898. Retrieved 2008-11-21. 
9. ^ "Mistjam Biography". http://www.mistajam.com/about. Retrieved 2008-11-21. 
10. ^ "BBC 1xtra – features – hip hop – UK Takeover 5". http://www.bbc.co.uk/1xtra/features/hiphop/galleries/1552/. Retrieved 2008-11-21. 
11. ^ "Biography - MistaJam". http://www.mistajam.com/about. Retrieved 2008-11-21. 
12. ^ "Compilation". Narrator: MistaJam. Producers: Jonathan Davenport and Adam King. Chartjackers. BBC. BBC Two. 21 November 2009. No. 11, series 1.
13. ^ 9.http://www.mistajam.com/2010/03/27/no-hats-no-trainers/
14. ^ 10.http://www.hiphopblog.co.uk/2010/09/03/no-hats-no-trainers/

External links

• Official website
• MistaJam at BBC Programmes (Radio 1)
• MistaJam at BBC Programmes (Radio 1Xtra)
• MistaJam's Blog at BBC Online
• MistaJam on Radio 1 Updated Downloads and Tracklistings

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