Gilles Peterson

Musical Artist

1964 –

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Who is Gilles Peterson?

Gilles Peterson is a British-based Franco-Swiss DJ, record collector and record label owner residing in London. Via his labels Acid Jazz, Talkin' Loud, and latterly Brownswood Recordings, he has been associated with the careers of well-known artists of the 1990s such as Erykah Badu, Roni Size and Jamiroquai.

After starting out on pirate radio, and having shows on various legal London-based radio stations, most notably Kiss FM dance music station, he was recruited to the BBC's youth-oriented Radio 1 in 1998. Since 2012, he hosts a 3 hour BBC 6 Music Saturday show, 3-6pm. Peterson is known for eclectic musical selections, and has been occasionally described as the new John Peel. However whilst John Peel had an "anything goes" range of tastes composing his show, Peterson's focus has always been jazz music, generally modern jazz, with a strong emphasis on its translation to a club environment, mixed with associated music styles.

Widely acclaimed as a musical taste-maker, he spreads his influence on music listeners around the world mostly through his Saturday afternoon BBC Radio 6 Music radio show. His Worldwide show is re-broadcast from eight European countries, including: Radio Nova, Stu Bru, FM4, Radio X and Funkhaus Europa. Parallel to this, his frequent DJing gigs around the world also have cemented a worldwide following.

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Born
Sep 28, 1964
Caen
Also known as
  • Gilles Jerome Moehrle
  • Giles Peterson
Nationality
  • United Kingdom
  • Switzerland
  • France

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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