:: Scratch ::

I entered the magical world of the iPod very early on (c2000) and so my 2nd generation device has been on the road with me for a very long and case-punishing time. It has plenty of swirls and scratches on both the front and back, including the old-school black & white screen. Even though I'm tempted to upgrade to a funky new model (Dear Santa, new black iPod please?), I decided to surf the web to find out what product I could use to revitalise my beloved and hard-working pod.
Their are a number of specific products out there that claim to do the job, but a repeated theme across the web was to simply use Brasso and a little elbow grease. So, I went and bought a tin of Brasso and spent an hour rubbing and buffing my iPod to near perfection. Incredible! I then managed to remove the scratches from my exhausted old-school Nokia mobile.
This stuff is magic! So, if you've scratched your iPod, watch, or mobile phone, then give this stuff a go.

Whilst I was mucking about with goo and polishing cloths, I should have been working on this.

Virtuoso - Love Hard (Soulstar Remix)

A remix of Virtuoso on LM Records, USA. This remix has been done under my Soulstar guise. It's in the downloads section (in edited form) for a very brief time, so grab it quick!

Right then. What else in this studio needs a polish?

:: Talkin' All The Way Eye Know ::

Just like buses, you wait and wait for an update in the Mixbuster mouse-hole and then two come along at once!

I've just been tidying up the studio and this literally fell off the shelf on to my lap. I decided that this was a subliminal message from the shelf and a better place for this 13 minute segment from a Saturday night Mixbuster radio show would be the 'downloads' section.


This mix 'n' mash of the Stetsasonic and De La Soul classics are helped along the way by guest appearances by Craig David, Justin Timberlake and Eric B & Rakim. This is an MP3 rip from the studio master, so it comes with one of my opening jingles to start proceedings.

As always, if you like or despise, it'd be great to get some feedback.

e: themixbuster@mac.com

:: Get Ur Spanish Groove On ::

On my Tuesday night slot on Fire 107.6, I feature a weekly mash-up or megamix, either by my alter-ego (The Mixbuster), or by a guest DJ/Remixer. For the last couple of weeks the response has been great, so thank you.

This week I raided The Mixbuster back catalogue and resurrected a Missy Elliot mash up from a few years back, in honour of her recent performance in Bournemouth. This particular mix sees me give Missy Misdemeanor a Spanish/Ibizan feel. Stored in my 'b' file, I was pleasantly surprised by the positive vibe for this bootie on Tuesday night, so thanks.

I've now added it to the downloads section if you missed the show.

:: Fire on Friday ::

At very short notice I'm standing in for Daniel Bailey tonight on Fire (8 - 10pm). Dan's Friday night show on Fire 107.6 has been a highlight of the week for many of the regular listeners for years and filling Mr. Bailey's shoes will be quite a task.

It's an exciting evening to be hosting this established Friday night show, as from 10pm we will be crossing live to the new Empire Club in Bournemouth. This 2 hour outside broadcast will be hosted by Fire DJ's Luke Dubyah and Jay Rachet, as Fire 107.6 launches Empire on to the Bournemouth club scene. With three floors on offer, the tunes will cover dance, electro, R & B, as well as Latino Chill 'til 3am.

Tonight is going to be a cracker and I hope you can join us for the ride.

:: On The Box ::

Just a very quick post to say that I'm on the telly next week! Woo hoo!

For a fleeting 10 seconds I make a cameo appearance in the independent movie 'Topsoil' by Whole Hog Films, which is going to be shown on Propeller TV (Sky channel 195) next Sunday evening @ 1100pm (8th Oct).

My performance consists of pretending to play poker (something that none of the actors could actually do). I also had to look suitably shocked when the lovely Becky threatened the players with her big, scary gun. My ten seconds of silver screen fame was awarded to me by the film's creator/director, Simon Cooper, who let me ruin the visuals of his excellent production because I composed and produced the soundtrack for him.

Actor Martin Griffin having ' one of those days!'.

The film is really good and I'm not just saying that - honest! It's well worth checking out Mr Cooper's work, if only to see what can be achieved on a very low budget, but with oodles of talent and enthusiasm. Congratulations to all those involved at Whole Hog Films.