Greg Wilson, The Deep End @ Snafu, 25 Apr

Legend. In Manchester, back in the early 80s, the modern day club scene came alive and very real for the UK’s electro-funk pioneer Greg Wilson and the mercurial dancefloors he educated. It may have been a million unglamorous miles from the globally influential hip-hop and electronic sounds mushrooming out of New York but it took the dedication of this unassuming post-disco disc-jockey to get the ball, or rather tapes, rolling on home soil. By introducing dance-orientated music to the indie roots of the infamous Hacienda he rode bravely into the underground revolution. This provided a mighty influence on house and techno’s progress (including TV’s first live mix), and as always was done in tandem with his recognisable partner in edit - the trusty Revox reel-to reel tape machine. Despite a hiatus from performing for much of the 90s Wilson roared back to the DJ circuit with the release of the Credit to the Edit in 2003, fusing the origins of the Salsoul Orchestra with modern-day players such as Chicken Lips of Bizarre Inc fame.