In modern day musical history it has become incredibly difficult to be considered a ‘pioneer’. With so much having gone before, to be able to push the envelope, especially in a time of great change like the 90s, you have to be an exceptional talent – enter DJ Andy Smith! The first ever DJ to release a multi-genre mixed compilation on a major label, paving the way for the masses that have come along since. “The Document” album series became the framework which others followed and Andy was soon counted among the Top 20 DJs of all time by influential media outlets.
Andy’s skill of knitting together this globally renowned patchwork of musical brilliance saw him work Portishead to supply them with sample material for their first two astronomically successful albums; and has seen him named in the Top 20 Greatest DJs of All Time by Future Music Magazine and Music Radar.