DJ Ollie Blackmore

Ollie first heard proper house music when his best friend’s brother returned from Ibiza in the summer of 1989 with a bag full of mix tapes. Having copied every tape, he discovered early hardcore and house and was hooked.

He bought his first decks in 1990 and was booked to play Intense at Peppermint Park in Norwich within two weeks!!! The reaction he received at his very first gig has been the catalyst for him to pursue a DJ’ing career.

Within the first year of playing, Ollie managed to perform all over East Anglia at clubs such as Hyperbolic, Pleasure Zone, Pulse, Intense and several raves including the infamous Bees Knees. His enthusiasm and passion of music and the scene earned him a residency with Hyperbolic at Kings Lynn Speedway stadium where he played every Friday.

It wasn’t long before he changed direction and began playing house from 1994 onwards. His reputation in East Anglia grew and began to pick up more and more guest sets around the region.

With the Norwich club scene well underway in the mid-90’s, Ollie was lucky enough to land a prestigious residency with Milky Lunch. Here he was playing alongside some of the world’s finest DJ’s including Sasha, Marshall Jefferson, Danny Rampling and Boy George. His contacts within the industry began to escalate and soon he was playing regularly for Miss Moneypennys at the UEA, Norwich and at their Birmingham home ‘Bonds’.

By the end of the 1990’s, Ollie had played all over the country for some of the best clubs around. You’d find him at Progress, Club UK and Kink, Temptation at the Whitehouse in Newmarket, Slinky, The Gallery at Turnmills, Godskitchen, Gatecrasher, Ministry of Sound tours and Renaissance. He kept his local interests alive too, securing regular work with Dance Paradise and the then fledging promotion Pams House. He was also resident for events at the UEA, Norwich whenever a big tour was in town.

In 1999 Ollie became a resident for Universe. Universe is famous for the pioneering dance festivals, which spawned Tribal Gathering. His residency with Universe set him up to play on the Universe show on Atlantic 252, Music Choice on Sky (Channels 498 & 499) every Friday to a global audience, and he even played on a UK tour promoting the film ‘Sorted’.

The UK tour took Ollie all over the country. He was lucky enough to play alongside Carl Cox, Danny Howells, Lisa Loud, Timo Maas and Terry Farley to name but a few!!! The highlight of the tour was DJ’ing at the glittering premier party at London’s Browns nightclub.

Ollie landed a weekly residence DJ’ing live on TV with the now defunct Rapture TV. Here Ollie would play live to a studio audience as the show was broadcast around Europe.

Ollie now plays US house music, whether it’s a funky soulful warm-up set or the more driving beats of Jackin house. From San Fran to Phily, Chicago to NY, Ollie’s sets inspire and make you move. He is now resident and co-promoter for Soulshaker. His tastes are broad, and cater for the crowd without playing obvious, commercial house music.

Ollie is a focussed and committed DJ who performs to inspire…………