Danny Slade is one of the UK’s true pioneers of dance music. From his early days of putting
on free parties in the late 80’s through to today he has dedicated his life to music. His
first forays into the world of DJaying were when he bought a set of decks for £200 to put
on a club night and had a go with his friends’ records for a laugh. Six months later he was
playing at his first paid gig and he hasn’t looked back since.

To list all of the clubs that he has played over the last 12 years would be impossible. A few of the better known nights that have had the pleasure of witnessing his near legendary sound are: Gatecrasher, Sheffield; Ministry of Sound, London; Slinky, Bristol and Bournemouth; Gods Kitchen Arena Tours; Cream Arena tours; Peach, London; Passion, Coalville; Lush, Northern Ireland and Es Paradis, Ibiza.

Not content with his work in clubs, Danny has also lent his skills and knowledge to a number of radio stations. He hosted his own national dance show on BBC Radio Wales for a year and a half, for which he was dubbed ‘The Welsh Pete Tong’ by the national dance music press. This also lead on to work for Radio 1, both DJaying for them at the first Radio 1 Dance Party of the new Millennium to over 25,000 people and holding DJ Masterclasses for them as part of “One Live” in Cardiff. All of his hard work and dedication over the years has not gone un-noticed. At the first ever Welsh Music Awards in December 2001 he scooped the award for the nations Best Trance DJ.

At this years awards he won the Best Trance DJ again and also scooped the most prestigious award of the night for Outstanding Contribution to Dance Music. He has also had his fair share of media coverage on many TV and Radio programmes and the national dance press regularly sing his praises.

His connection with the media does not stop there as Danny also turns his hand to a spot
of writing himself and in the past has written for DJ Magazine, Club On and numerous other
smaller dance music related publications. At present he writes record reviews for IDJ
Magazine and FYI Magazine. Although things change fast in Club-land, one constant is his
involvement at Escape. Danny has been resident at Escape Swansea and at all Escape events and tour nights since it first opened its doors in 1995. He is also head of promotions and works closely with a team of dedicated people at keeping Escape ‘up there’ as one of the UK’s most successful and revered dance nights. DJ style wise, Danny is probably best known for his award winning Trance sets. It is worth noting though that he can play many styles as he has an extensive and varied background in music. From his first indulgences as a bassist in a punk band through to his life-long love of many musical genres, Danny draws on his vast knowledge to put together DJ sets that are always energetic, upfront and full of class.