DJ Top Buzz
Top Buzz started out as Patrick (Mad P) and
Michael, better known to many as Mikey B, that
was back around December 1988. Back then things
were much different to today, I’m referring to
the scene in general, it was still in it’s early
stages and people were only just experiencing
the friendly atmosphere that Rave had to offer,
this was what appealed to both Patrick and Mikey
at the time. Patrick was on the decks back then,
as was Mikey, but Patrick couldn’t mix at all,
so after a few words on the mic which seemed to
go down well, he decided to stay on the mic as
an MC. Jason Jay came along after about a year,
so there were then three of them in the team
although many people only thought there were the
two, Mikey and Jason used to DJ when they were
available to play, sometimes taking it in turns.
The first real break for Top Buzz came when
Amnesia House went to Rage, they gave Amnesia a
tape and soon after were booked to play in
Coventry.
After that things just went from good to better,
the Top Buzz name spread around and soon they
had appeared on numerous flyers, including
Fantazia at Donington Park, Universe and
Obsession, to name only a few. Patrick soon
became known throughout the scene for his
lyrics. The Top Buzz show was exactly that, a
Top Buzz! I remember travelling right across the
country many weekends just to follow them
around. As soon as they came on stage you
recognised that distinctive style, and the rest,
well that’s history. In 1994 they released
‘Living In Darkness’, which was without any
doubt an anthem of the scene. Still playing that
track today brings back floods of memories and
still gets the crowd rocking as much as it ever
did.
But as with most good things in life, all good
things must come to an end. The three people
behind Top Buzz eventually fell out, for
personal reasons as well as business. Perhaps it
proves that it is always best if you don’t mix
business and pleasure. Patrick continues to MC
at events, MC’ing over all of the respected
Jungle DJ’s on the circuit, he still even MC’s
over Jason Jay, which brought back fond memories
at a Dreamscape event no so long ago. Patrick
also hopes to release a track one day with his
vocals on and take it to No. 1 in the charts. He
has always felt that it was the vocals that
could take the scene further by giving it the
exposure it deserves. In the commercial market,
this has been recently proved with the
commercialisation of Jungle music through tracks
that contain vocals, Jason continues to DJ, so
does Mikey B, (for those of you confused up in
Scotland, this isn’t the Mikey B that you all
know so well for Techno, they just happen to
have the same name!) but work for them all is
slower than when they were together as a team,
but at least they are now their own entity, they
can be respected for what they are and what they
do, so at the end of the day it will be their
ability to perform that will provide them with
longevity in the scene of today. Only time will
tell. Back to top
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