Bye Bye Rider + Fabio, Hello Friction, Skream + Benga

Radio 1 getting rid of Fabio & Grooverider, Gilles Peterson. Friction joins...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/071211radio1.html

Radio 1 announce that it has signed five new exciting specialist music DJs and will also be creating a brand new show - BBC Radio 1 Residency.

Skream & Benga, Toddla T, Charlie Sloth and Friction will all be hosting their own shows on the station from April 2012.

Friday night will continue to be the weekly destination for dance music fans and the biggest duo in Dubstep will be added to the line-up with Skream & Benga being given the 11pm-1am show. They will be added to the prestigious Friday night dance music line-up and follow Annie Mac (7pm-9pm) and Pete Tong (9pm- 11pm) who will remain in their current slots.

Benga said: "This is a massive honour and we're going to make the show really special. I'm so excited to get started and everyone is going to have a lovely time on Fridays!"

Toddla T, who has been on the In New DJ’s We Trust line-up since 2009 will be broadcasting his very own permanent show on Friday mornings (2am-4am).

Toddla T said: "Wowza! So so happy to have been given the chance to broadcast on Radio 1 every week. I’m looking forward to bringing the best in party club music from around the world to listeners!"

Thursday night (12midnight-2am) will also see the addition of a brand new show called the BBC Radio 1 Residency which will be presented by an impressive roster of DJs including Heidi, Chuckie and Kutski on a weekly rotation.

In New DJs We Trust, Radio 1's showcase for new DJ talent and new dance music will continue every Thursday evening (9pm-10pm) and early next year a brand new line-up of four cutting edge DJs will be revealed.

In addition to the changes to the dance music line-up, Charlie Sloth, who currently presents a hip-hop show on 1Xtra will be fronting his own show on Radio 1 on Tuesdays (2am-4am) and Friction* will be joining the station to host his own drum & bass show on Mondays (2am-4am).

Ben Cooper, Controller of Radio 1, said: "It’s important that Radio 1 continues to develop new talent and the station keeps evolving for our young listeners. These changes to our evening schedule will strengthen the range and depth of the specialist music offering on the network."

These changes mean that Judge Jules, Gilles Peterson, Kissy Sell Out, Fabio & Grooverider will be leaving Radio 1 next year.

Ben added: "We’d like to thank Jules, Gilles and Fabio & Grooverider for over a decade of hard work and commitment to music at Radio 1, and also to Kissy Sell Out his contribution over the last three years. All are incredibly talented and we wish them the very best for the future.’’

Judge Jules said: "I’ve had an incredible time over the last 14 years at Radio 1. I’m going to continue DJ’ing and I’m having a bit of a career change - I’m off to become an Entertainment Lawyer at Sheridans."

Gilles Peterson said: "I’ve had an amazing 13 years at Radio 1 - to be able to get away with the radical music that I’ve pushed out has always surprised me and I thank Radio 1 for giving me the freedom to do that. I’m looking forward to continuing my work in the BBC family some time in the future."

Gilles is currently talking to Radio 6 Music about future projects. The new schedule will come into effect from Monday 2nd April 2012

Notes to Editors

Summary of other specialist schedule changes:

The Essential Mix will move from Saturdays (3.00am-5.00am) to Saturday (1.00am-3.00am)

Annie Nightingale moves from Fridays (2.00am-4.00am) to Saturdays (3.00-5.00am)

The Punk Show with Mike Davies will move from Tuesdays (2am-4am) to Wednesdays (12midnight-2am)

Nihal moves from Wednesdays (12midnight-2am) to Wednesdays (2.00am-4.00am)

*Friction is a drum & bass DJ, not Bobby Friction who is a DJ on BBC Asian Network.

bout time

Agreed. Can't remember the last time I downloaded and listened to a Fabio & Grooverider show.

anyone go and see rider a couple months back? how was his mixing/selection?

good to see friction get the gig, he plays right across the board and is an awesome mixer as well.

*Friction is a drum & bass DJ, not Bobby Friction who is a DJ on BBC Asian Network.


hahha, just to clear that up

WTF. Gilles Peterson is awesome, why would they not want to keep him?   

WTF. Gilles Peterson is awesome, why would they not want to keep him?   

"It’s important that Radio 1 continues to develop new talent and the station keeps evolving for our young listeners."

= time to get rid of anyone over 40

bye bye fabs, groove and gilles

I don't believe in evolution.

DJs Fabio and Grooverider announce residency in rave retirement home

http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/arts-%26-entertainment/djs-fabio-and-grooverider-announce-residency-in-rave-retirement-home-201112094656/

PENSIONED-OFF Radio 1 drum and bass dons Fabio and Grooverider are to become resident DJs at a home for retired junglists.

The bassline can affect bladder control
The seminal breakbeat icons, real names Fabio and Grooverider, lost their weekly slot at BBC Radio 1 when the station shuffled its DJ roster to reflect the tastes of five or six years ago.

However they have since announced a residency at Milton Keynes' new junglist retirement home, Rave Meadows.

A spokesman for the DJs said: “Rave Meadows is a specialist care home for ageing ravers who want to continue partying but in a secure environment with nurses on hand to feed them, change their toilet pads and take care of any mental health issues.

"Fabs and Groove will be on the decks from 10am-3pm every day in the recreation room – also known as 'Arena One' - with a one-hour break for lunch and 'rave refreshments'.

"They will be rinsing all the classics from the golden years of pirate radio so expect copious rewinds.”

He added: “Residents are permitted to blow their horns and whistles, within reason. But if it starts to do our heads in they may be confiscated.”

Rave Meadows resident Tom Logan said: “I've been raving for 20 years and I'm 84 now, or a least that's how old I look.

"So this is the perfect arrangement for me – hot drinks and sponge baths on tap, regular drugs and a constant onslaught of heavy duty drum and bass.”

Nurse Emma Bradford said: “Sometimes the residents can be challenging as they are mostly quite doddery and insane.

"But it's so rewarding when the DJ drops a big tune like the VIP dubplate mix of Champion Sound and they all hold their lighters in the air.”

Hahaha, great stuff

im feelin that retirment home

im feelin that retirment home

No your not 

"But it's so rewarding when the DJ drops a big tune like the VIP dubplate mix of Champion Sound and they all hold their lighters in the air.”

 

anyone go and see rider a couple months back? how was his mixing/selection?

His mixing was good, some cool little Serato effects thrown in as well. His selection wasn't completely to Adelaide tastes, but it was still a solid set and it would have gone down a treat at a larger event or festival.

That said, I agree with the changes. There's so much awesome talent and younger leaders floating about (i.e. Friction) to not move forward.