Dave Guttridge

Old school DJ mixes on gramophones (Video)

NewsLite (Free subscription) | 29/10/2009

A DJ is proving he doesn't need the latest technology to get the party going... by using two 1930s wind-up gramophones. DJ78, otherwise known as Dave Guttridge has become a hit with the in-crowd thanks to his classic gramophones and collection of 3,500 rare shellac records. Dave has even performed at London and Paris fashion week with his eclectic selection of mixed ragtime, blues...

• Hottest DJ on the block uses wind-up gramophone - Metro.co.uk
• DJ Mixes Records On Gramophones - UniqueDaily.com

DJ Mixes Records On Gramophones

UniqueDaily.com (Free subscription) | 28/10/2009

“A disc jockey with a difference is taking the music world by storm – using two 1930s wind-up gramophones. Dave Guttridge, 48, is the UK’s only pre-vinyl disc jockey and uses two 70-year-old Picnic gramophones to pump out ‘old skool’ tunes – including old favorite The Teddy Bear’s Picnic – using Shellac 78 records. Known [...]

Hottest DJ on the block uses wind-up gramophone

Metro.co.uk (Free subscription) | 28/10/2009

Hottest DJ on the block uses wind-up gramophoneBy ROSS MCGUINNESS - Wednesday, October 28, 2009Groovy: Dressing up in 1940s fashions is all part of DJ Dave Guttridge's retro act Stand aside Judge Jules, move over Paul Oakenfold, there's a new kid on the decks. DJ78, aka Dave Guttridge, really is old skool - he uses two 1930s wind-up gramophones to bang out his old 78s. The...