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  • Comment: If he "came to prominence" where is the coverage of this prominence?
    Please sort out your confusing dual reference. schemes. While doing so please lose Playy, and Discogs. they are not reliable sources 🇺🇦 FiddleTimtrent FaddleTalk to me 🇺🇦 16:29, 19 November 2024 (UTC)


Jay Wearden is a DJ from Openshaw Manchester that started his career on the early Acid House scene. He was a DJ at The Thunderdome Manchester in the late 80's, later in the early 90's, he became the DJ and co-promoter at the Hippodrome Middleton [1]. He DJ-ed at the Blackburn illegal warehouse parties in the late 80's. Jay was included in the 'Revolutions & Reflections' exhibition along with his partner in Clash Promotions, Colin Boulter. This exhibition in the Touchstone museum represented the musical history in the town of Rochdale. He was included in Dorothy's Acid House Love Blueprint [2] depicting a detailed history of the early Acid House scene. Jay has quoted been by Sasha on his Airdrawndagger album, Autechre and Together as an early influence. He was also a DJ on Sunset Radio for Clash FM. [3]

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  1. ^ Wilkinson, Damon (2022-10-22). "Middleton Hippodrome: Gritty and glorious raving to Carl Cox and Des O'Connor". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
  2. ^ "New 'Blueprint' poster lays out a detailed history of rave culture · News ⟋ RA". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
  3. ^ "Gone, but not forgotten". Manchester Evening News. 2010-04-19. Retrieved 2024-11-19.

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