PROPER NAME: Reginald L. Davenport
NICKNAME: Reggie
DATE/PLACE OF BIRTH: 27 May 71/ Chicago IL, USA
FAVORITE COLORS: Purple & Silver
FAVORITE CHICAGO RADIO STATIONS:
OLD SKOOL: WBMX 102.7 FM
NEW SKOOL: WKKC 89.3 FM
FAVORITE US DJs:
Frankie Knuckles, Mickey “Mixin” Oliver, Robert Owens, The "Legendary" Terry Hunter, Mark Grant, Derrick Carter, Kerri “Kaos 6:23” Chandler, “Little Louie” Vega, DJ Spen
FAVORITE UK DJs:
Bobby & Steve, Mike Maher, Jeff Allen, C.J. Mackintosh, Jeremy Newall, Nick Bridges
FAVORITE RECORD LABELS:
OLD SKOOL: DJ International, Trax, Hot Mix 5, State Street, Sound Pak, (Chicago)
NEW SKOOL: Urgent Music Works [Formerly Lazyboy Records] (Chicago), Vibe Misic/Music Plant/Vinyl Soul/T's Box (Chicago), Cajual (Chicago), Guidance (Chicago), Blackstone Recordings (Chicago), Prescription/Balance (New York), Clairaudience (New York),
Sub-Urban (New York), Azuli (London), Freetown/Subwoofer (London) Distance (London), Si Project (London), Peppermint Jam (Hannover, Germany)
MUSIC STYLE/POLICY:
Best described as "Organic Dance Music": a ‘classy’ combination of commercial hits and “hot” underground records mixed in such a way as to maintain a total club experience. Presentation of music is designed to move every body part from the head all the way down to the foot. Policy is to keep things at a steady pace, with the tempo averaging anywhere between 124-128 BPM.
LOCATIONS PLAYED (* - current residency)
1994 - Present:
EBC - Cocoa Beach FL, USA
MUSWELLS (PUB) - Peterborough, UK
THE SPORTS BAR - RAF Alconbury (Huntingdon), UK
THE STUCKLEY INN - RAF Alconbury (Huntingdon), UK
RINALDO’S - Peterborough, UK
LARISTO’S - Peterborough, UK
WINNER’S NIGHT CLUB - Peterborough, UK
GALAXY CLUB - RAF Mildenhall (Beck Row), UK
BOB HOPE REC CENTRE - RAF Mildenhall (Beck Row), UK
THE SMOKE HOUSE - Beck Row, UK
THE BELL HOTEL - Mildenhall, UK
CELEBRITIES - Newmarket, UK
WAREHOUSE III - Chicago IL, USA
RADIO STATION WKKC (89.3 FM) [Mix Tape Played On-The-Air] - Chicago IL
TIGER’S HEAD (PUB) - Mildenhall, UK
EVOLUTION - Wellingborough, UK
THE ROSE AND CROWN (PUB) - Beck Row, UK
THE MAID’S HEAD (PUB) - Mildenhall, UK
THE WHITE HOUSE - Newmarket, UK (“Let There Be Sound”)
THE TERRACE - Colchester, UK
GOLD’S – Leicester, UK
THE FEZ CLUB – Cambridge, UK (semi-residence)
VINYL 2 U – Peterborough, UK
BAR RHUMBA – London, UK (semi-residence)
THE GARDEN HOUSE (PUB) - Banham, UK
MANHATTANS NIGHT CLUB – Norwich, UK
THE HOBGOBLIN (PUB) – Brighton, UK
FRESHER & FIRKIN (PUB) – Cambridge, UK
RUSH NIGHTCLUB – Haverhill, UK
PO NA NA – Cambridge, UK
DI MAGGIO’S – Attleborough, UK
KAROOZE (BAR) – Bury St. Edmunds, UK
TOXIC-8 – Cambridge, UK
PESTELLO’S (formerly THE BREAK) – Bury St. Edmunds, UK
MUSTARD (formerly HEROE’S NEW BAR GENERATION) – Milton Keynes, UK
OPIUM LOUNGE – Romford, UK
MINISTRY OF SOUND – London, UK
BETA BAR – Tallahassee, FL
LE ZEBRE (BAR) - Lyon, France
EARDRUM (RECORD STORE) - Lyon, France
AMBASSADE - Lyon, France
BRUME [UNIVERSITY RADIO] - Lyon, France
UNITED CAFE - Lyon, France
LA CHAPELLE - Lyon, France
TYNDALL ENLISTED CLUB - Tyndall AFB (Panama City), FL
J.R. ROCKERS - Hurlburt Field (Ft Walton Beach), FL
MEMORIAL PLAZA – Al Udeid AB (Doha), Qatar
BURCH ACCESS INTERNET RADIO SHOW (HOSTED BY CARLETTA) – Las Vegas, NV
SEVILLE QUARTER – Pensacola, FL
THE DATING GAME - Chicago, IL
CHICAGOHOUSERADIO.COM – Chicago, IL
MYNT MARTINI LONGE – Salt Lake City, UT
JERSEYDJS.COM - [“Soul Revival” & "Pryme Vektor" Mixshows]*
CIRCLE LOUNGE - Salt Lake City, UT
SPIN CLUB RADIO WIIT (88.9 FM) [LIVE INTERVIEW] - Chicago, IL
MUSE MUSIC - Provo, UT
RICO'S WAREHOUSE - Salt Lake City, UT
W LOUNGE - Salt Lake City, UT
DAVIS CONFERENCE CENTER - Layton, UT
RICE-ECCLES STADIUM (UNIVERSITY OF UTAH) - Salt Lake City, UT
UTAHFM.ORG - [“Afterhours (a deep house session)” Mixshow]*
THE STAR BAR - Park City, UT
DJ Purple (the duke of House): Bio
Optymus Pryme (ALTER-EGO OF DJ PURPLE)
GENRES:
OLD SCHOOL - 70's/80s Soul, Funk, Disco
BREAK-DANCE
NEW JACK SWING
SMOOTH R&B - Afterhours/Steppers/Downtempo/Neo-Soul
CONTEMPORARY GOSPEL