JR Seaton
Raised between a north London squat and a remote corner of Andalucia, JR Seaton began to play instruments at a very young age. Trained in Spanish guitar by gitanos and late nights, he went on to play in an assortment of bands before, at the age of 13, he heard Can U Feel It. This awakened in him an understanding that good music - no matter what form it takes - has a common emotional power.
As a dj over the last decade he has taken his diverse taste across Europe. He ran one of the first parties to be held at Cafe 1001 in London through 1999. These parties sat post punk and disco alongside techno and jazz. He became known for playing 8 hour (mostly techno) sets in Warsaw, Scotland and Spain. In 2004 he scored the soundtrack for a piece perfomed by the renowned contemporary dancer Charlotte Deleague that was performed in Rome and Paris.
"Boundaries – be they real ones between nations, or imaginary ones between musical styles – I find difficult to take seriously despite the impact they have on peoples lives and understanding. I like stuff that I can see, touch or engage with - synthesizers, records and forceful expressions of anger or pain. I like dust, mess and mistakes."
He currently lives in Berlin and runs the blog reddeerheat.co.uk