Paul 'Trouble' Anderson | |
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Born | East London, England | 28 September 1959
Died | 2 December 2018 | (aged 59)
Genres | Soul, Disco, Funk, House |
Occupation(s) | DJ, producer |
Paul 'Trouble' Anderson (28 September 1959 – 2 December 2018) was a British DJ, playing soul, disco, funk, and house music and known for his long-running Kiss FM show. [1] [2] [3] He worked as a dance music DJ in clubs from 1979 until his death in 2018. [4] He produced a number of mix albums and remixed records by other artists.
Anderson was born in East London. [3]
In 1985 he helped found Kiss FM, the UK's first legal dance music radio station, with Gordon Mac. [4] [5] From 1990 to 1998 he hosted a prime time Saturday Kiss FM show from 9 to 11 pm. [1] [5] Mixmag called the show "the official start to any night out happening in London Town during the 1990s"; [1] Radio Today called it "a pre-clubbing ritual for a whole generation of nineties Londoners"; [5] Greg Wilson called it "something of a pre-clubbing institution for Londoners, Paul undoubtedly one of the most influential DJs of the period." [6]
From 2012 up until his death, Anderson played on Mi-Soul, the London radio station set-up by Mac. [7]
He died on 2 December 2018, aged 59. [4] [8] [9]