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Jem Haynes whoops it up.

 
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1981/88
As a youth Jem spent most of his time playing football and listening to music.
1985/87 Started to learn to play the Euphonium.
1991 Bought his first pair of techincs and became DJ Search.
1991/92
Whilst still at school Jem was a true old skool raver attending raves like Fantasia, Seduction and Reincarnation.
1993 Starts weekly drum+bass radio show on Don FM.
1995
Release of first tune under the name “Luger” a collaboration with Joe Gray. The record was released on The Leaf Label and became an underground classic.
1995 Start of weekly radio show on Flex FM.
1995
Jems second single “Boppin Street” was released on Flavour Vinyl. The record was another collaboration with Joe Gray and featured Thrillah Man (vocalist on Hype it up) on the B side. The record was recorded in Joe’s flat/studio in Battersea.
1996 Jem plays a DJ set at The Jazz Cafe.
1996 Jem buys his first studio set-up including an AKAI S3000.
1996/97 Working on a Drum + Bass record stall in Kingston market with old pal DJ Magic.
1997
Jem plays dj sets at venues including Ministry of Sound, Leisure Lounge and Beachcombers in Brighton. Jem is also booked to play at a rave in Canada.
1997
Jem collaborates with Dj Magic on a remix of US Hip Hop act “Brooklyn Assault Team” Dj Bailey plays the track on dubplate at a Renegade Hardware night and this attracts the attention of Clayton Hines, boss of Renegade Hardware.
1997 Release of DJ Search - “First Concept” on Flavour Vinyl. This was Jem's first solo production.
1997 Search and Magic are enlisted by DJs ils and Solo to remix a track for their blueprint label.
1997
Future Forces use “Vertex” in the Quantum Mechanics mix album released through Renegade Hardware. The track was a collaboration between Jem, Joe Gray and DJ Magic recorded in Jems home studio with some additional post production at Tam and Joes studio in Farringdon.
1998 Recording with Joe Gray and Dj Magic in the Renegade Hardware studio.
 
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Little Known Facts:
Liked DJ'ing more than he liked school.
Favourite old skool DJ: Randall, Carl Cox.
Favourite albums: Bob Marley - "Legend" Marvin Gaye - "Heard it through the grapevine" NWA -"Straight outta Compton" Precision Cuts - "In The Mix"
Jem is a unrepentant football addict.
 
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