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The question most people ask me about being an MC is 'how did you get into it?'.

The answer is different every time, so i've created this page to communicate where i've cme from, what i'm about and where i'm going on my journey as an MC.

A bit of Background
My father was driving along with me in his car one day and asked me what i wanted to do with my life. I told him that "...i didn't know yet, but that i had big dreams of being a club organiser or a psychotherapist that went around helping people..."

He glanced at me while we stopped at the traffic lights and seemed to process what i had just said to him.. and proceeded to lean towards the car radio. With the flick of a switch, he put it on and pushed in the tape that was hanging out of the cassette player and pushed play. The music coming out of the car stereo was something that i didn't recognise and hadn't heard before.. it was Jungle..

My dad did something next that i think every dad should do on planet Earth.. he started rapping over the music.. i can't remember all the words, but itw as something along the lines of

"i'm a likkle bwoy rolling with ma daddy, the music in the air is gonna make me free, when i roll up on the beat and i start to MC, everywhere i go the girls dem ah rush me. Every where i go i'm gonna be a big star, driving in ma benz rolling in ma big car, i've got the vibes in ma blood so i've got to go far, hey what's ma name Darren Valentine Shaw"..

In 2001, the real journey begins...

One day, many years later,i picked up a mic out of boredom and started chatting over some Drum & Bass msuic in my friends bedroom while he mixed happily on his turntables. I felt a natural rythem with the music, where i could express myself in the way that i wanted to, easily. i knew that i had found my calling in life..

I started practising some new lyrics, day after day after day.. harnessing my energy and refining what i was doing until i felt confident enough that my styleof MCing was good enough to happen in front of other people.

I joined forces with an old friend of mine who was also starting on a journey of music promotions and we decided to start a night that would express our personalities and allow us to get what we wanted out of life.. fun, friends and education.. we called this night Rollercoaster.

Through promoting my event, i became known in the South London Drum & Bass scene.

Since 2002, i have MCed at some of Londons best known and biggest venues, this includes:

Brixton Academy
Ministry of Sound
Herbal
Mass Nightclub (Brixton)
Alexandra Palace
Hidden
SE1
Jacks (London Bridge)
333
The End
Jamm (Brixton)
Pop (Soho)
SOUK (Soho)
WKD (Camden)
Plan B (Brixton)
Telegraph (Brixton)
Equinox (formerly Leciester Sq.)
Bacchus (Kingston)
University of East London
Goldsmiths University
Kings University
University College London
Camberwell arts College
and many many many more....

In 2005, i joined a live act named Marijuanafarmer, this was the next level of doing things cos i had never done something like that before.. it was great, I started recording tunes with top producer Jarmer Files and went on to release my first EP, 'Over production' on I tunes.

Marijuanafarmer did a tour of the UK for a while, stopping in Lincolnshire, Yorkshire, Cornwall, Brighton and once it went to France but i couldnt go cos i didn't have my passport!. We had to shut the project down eventually due to unwanted attention from the authorities, we got banned from playing at clubs because of our name.. it was for the best really.

Social mission starts..

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Mid 2006, i made a decision to use my popularity to start introducing new Dj's and MC's to the London Drum & Bass scene. This was a drastic move, as previously i wasn't interested in helping out the next generation with regards to showing them how simple it was to break into the scene and make something of themselves if they choose.

I began working with passionate youngsters that wanted to perform in clubs, meet new people, expand their abilities and learn new things.

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The question most people ask me about being an MC is 'how did you get into it?'. The answer is different every time, so i've created this page to communicate where i've cme from, what i'm about and where i'm going on my journey as an MC. A bit of Background My father was driving along with me in his car one day and asked me what i wanted to do with my life. I told him that "...i didn't know yet, but that i had big dreams of being a club organiser or a psychotherapist that went around helping people..." He glanced at me while we stopped at the traffic lights and seemed to process what i had just said to him.. and proceeded to lean towards the car radio. With the flick of a switch, he put it on and pushed in the tape that was hanging out of the cassette player and pushed play. The music coming out of the car stereo was something that i didn't recognise and hadn't heard before.. it was Jungle.. My dad did something next that i think every dad should do on planet Earth.. he started rapping over the music.. i can't remember all the words, but itw as something along the lines of "i'm a likkle bwoy rolling with ma daddy, the music in the air is gonna make me free, when i roll up on the beat and i start to MC, everywhere i go the girls dem ah rush me. Every where i go i'm gonna be a big star, driving in ma benz rolling in ma big car, i've got the vibes in ma blood so i've got to go far, hey what's ma name Darren Valentine Shaw".. In 2001, the real journey begins... One day, many years later,i picked up a mic out of boredom and started chatting over some Drum & Bass msuic in my friends bedroom while he mixed happily on his turntables. I felt a natural rythem with the music, where i could express myself in the way that i wanted to, easily. i knew that i had found my calling in life.. I started practising some new lyrics, day after day after day.. harnessing my energy and refining what i was doing until i felt confident enough that my styleof MCing was good enough to happen in front of other people. I joined forces with an old friend of mine who was also starting on a journey of music promotions and we decided to start a night that would express our personalities and allow us to get what we wanted out of life.. fun, friends and education.. we called this night Rollercoaster. Through promoting my event, i became known in the South London Drum & Bass scene. Since 2002, i have MCed at some of Londons best known and biggest venues, this includes: Brixton Academy Ministry of Sound Herbal Mass Nightclub (Brixton) Alexandra Palace Hidden SE1 Jacks (London Bridge) 333 The End Jamm (Brixton) Pop (Soho) SOUK (Soho) WKD (Camden) Plan B (Brixton) Telegraph (Brixton) Equinox (formerly Leciester Sq.) Bacchus (Kingston) University of East London Goldsmiths University Kings University University College London Camberwell arts College and many many many more.... In 2005, i joined a live act named Marijuanafarmer, this was the next level of doing things cos i had never done something like that before.. it was great, I started recording tunes with top producer Jarmer Files and went on to release my first EP, 'Over production' on I tunes. Marijuanafarmer did a tour of the UK for a while, stopping in Lincolnshire, Yorkshire, Cornwall, Brighton and once it went to France but i couldnt go cos i didn't have my passport!. We had to shut the project down eventually due to unwanted attention from the authorities, we got banned from playing at clubs because of our name.. it was for the best really. Social mission starts.. Mid 2006, i made a decision to use my popularity to start introducing new Dj's and MC's to the London Drum & Bass scene. This was a drastic move, as previously i wasn't interested in helping out the next generation with regards to showing them how simple it was to break into the scene and make something of themselves if they choose. I began working with passionate youngsters that wanted to perform in clubs, meet new people, expand their abilities and learn new things.