He is one of the – if not the – biggest R ‘n’ B DJ’s in England, presenting the breakfast show every morning on BBC 1xtra as well as having a show every Wednesday on BBC Radio 2. So it’s understandable that trying to get hold of him is not an easy task.
However, when he came to do a set at V on Friday 30th October, I went along to see if I could grab him for a quick interview.
He began his set at 11pm and definitely lived up to expectations. However, he did play a lot of ‘old skol’ tunes that only a few people in the club had actually heard off. But it didn’t matter because he’s Trevor Nelson and if he wants to play it, you’ll still dance.
When I finally got to meet him towards the end of his set, he greeted me with a big smile and a warm hug. He even proceeded to leave the stage to come down and say hello to my friends when he had 30 minutes left.
We got to spend the rest of the set onstage with him and he pointed out, LJW, the DJ who was on before him dancing and said, ‘There’s nothing I love more than other DJs who can just get down and dance with crowd...just enjoy the music properly’. Then he proceeds to shout out to LJW and everyone cheers.
Though it got quite empty by around 2:30, Trevor took to the mic and thanked all those who were still there because to him, ‘these were the true music fans’. He joked that this was like our own little after party.
He said ‘ He prefers playing to a small crowd of 50 who are really enjoying the music rather than just playing a huge crowd who aren’t all feeling it’. To him, that’s what being a DJ is all about.
As he was signing our posters for us, my friend couldn’t help but whisper to me, ‘He is such a nice person in real life’. I have to agree.
Interview by Nola Ojomu
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