DJ Andy Smith (25 Years of The Document) @ Blue Collar Corner

Joining us on Friday 16th June to celebrate 25 years of his seminal mix CD, The Document , we proudly welcome special guest DJ Andy Smith to Blue Collar Corner, Reading.

Andy Smith was the official tour DJ for Portishead in the 1990s and the first DJ to release a multi-genre mix album on a major label, paving the way for many others since. When his mix-CD The Document hit the streets in 1998, it became the soundtrack for a generation, selling over 100,000 copies and joining Coldcut's Journeys By DJs and David Holmes' Essential Mix at the peak of boundary free mixing.

It segued tracks from artists such as Tom Jones, Peggy Lee (sample source for the Beastie Boys single Ch-Check It Out), The Meters, The Jungle Brothers and even The Spencer Davis Group. This was new to record buyers but for Smith a mixed bag of treasures has always formed the typical contents of his DJ set.

This appreciation of different genres made Smith the ideal person to provide sample material for Portishead on their first two albums. He went on to make his name as the band's international tour DJ – reflecting their respect for both the art of digging for breaks and hip-hop scratch DJ-ing. Hip-hop elements formed the basis of the unique Portishead sound.

Andy was included in the Top 20 Greatest DJ’s of all time in this Future music website.

Supporting DJ Andy Smith will be Blue Collar Corner's very own genre-hopping resident Acronym. Doors open 5pm and entry is free all night (subject to capacity). Tables for eight or mare can be booked here: https://letsbookfor.com/blue-collar-corner