David Alistair Pearce was born on 14 June 1963 and is an English dance DJ, EDM producer and broadcaster, who has performed across the United Kingdom and the world.
40 Facts About Dave Pearce
Dave Pearce previously presented Dance Anthems on BBC Radio 1 for ten years.
Dave Pearce is renowned for playing a key role both as a performer and behind the scenes in the development of English dance and club culture.
Dave Pearce set up his own FM pirate station, DDP Radio, in Claygate, Surrey, together with Paul Kent, Graham Stuart and Steve Collins.
Dave Pearce played his first international DJ job aged 17 playing at Studio 29 in Mumbai, India.
On his return to Britain, Dave Pearce started on BBC Radio London, presenting Thursday Night Funk Fantasy from 13 September 1984.
Dave Pearce presented some shows from New York which were simulcast on WBLS in New York.
Some months later Dave Pearce created the BBC's first hip hop show A Fresh Start to the Week airing Monday nights.
Dave Pearce introduced a number of early hip hop events in the UK including The Raising Hell Tour with Run-D.
Dave Pearce staged his own events including T La Rock, Derek B and Cookie Crew at Camden Palace and most famously introduced Public Enemy on stage at their landmark 1987 Def Jam Tour.
Dave Pearce created a national hip hop phone line for UK rappers with a weekly MC battle called Hip Hop Connection.
Dave Pearce became manager of UK rapper Overlord X and was executive producer of Streetsounds Hip Hop 20, the first album to merge American hip hop with UK artists.
In 1988, BBC Radio London became GLR Greater London Radio where Dave Pearce started a nightly show focused on a mixture of club music including the emerging house scene, acid house and rap.
Also this year Dave Pearce played himself in an episode of the BBC drama South of the Border.
In 1990, Dave Pearce became part of the original line up of Kiss 100 FM hosting the drivetime show.
Dave Pearce performed at live events including Brixton Academy with artists including Ten City and Soul II Soul.
Dave Pearce then co-promoted a series of raves at the London Astoria.
Dave Pearce had a weekly rave at Jazz in Purley, South London and became resident at House of Windsor.
Dave Pearce set up an underground rave label, Reachin Records, signing artists including Urban Hype and Boneshakers.
Dave Pearce took over the Kiss 100 breakfast show from Craig Charles and co-presented The Dangerous Breakfast Show with Sarah HB.
Dave Pearce presented live shows from Detroit, New York and Chicago.
Also in 2001, Dave Pearce wrote and presented The Dance Years, a weekly clubbing TV show on ITV, and he guest hosted MTV's Dancefloor Chart.
Dave Pearce became dance music correspondent to The Sun newspaper writing Dance Bizarre, then moved to his own weekly page in The Daily Star.
In 2001, Dave Pearce was honoured with a coveted British Independent Film Award for his work on the soundtrack to the Richard Parry film South West 9.
Dave Pearce joined BBC Radio 1 in April 1995, and stayed there until 1 August 2008.
Dave Pearce's first show was sitting in for Pete Tong on the Essential Selection.
Dave Pearce became the stand in for Chris Evans on the Radio 1 Breakfast Show.
That year Dave Pearce devised and created Dance Anthems on Sundays at 7pm which achieved the station's third highest audience share.
Dave Pearce created and presented the Radio 1 dance parties which were broadcast on beaches across the UK to crowds of up to 25,000 people with guest DJs including Paul van Dyk, Carl Cox, Sasha and Boy George.
Dave Pearce undertook a national tour with Leeds club Up Yer Ronson and then launched his own national dance anthems tour.
Dave Pearce achieved his first gold album in 1999 for his compilation Dave Pearce Dance Anthems, released on Universal.
Dave Pearce became the first main Radio 1 DJ to hold a weekly residency in Ibiza at Eden nightclub which he held for 10 years working with various brands including Euphoria, Slinky and Gatecrasher.
Dave Pearce hosted Radio 1's Into the Millennium show live from an outdoor stage in Glasgow and was the first voice on BBC Radio 1 in the new millennium.
Dave Pearce celebrated 10 years of Dance Anthems at Radio 1 in August 2007.
Dave Pearce returned to BBC radio on Sunday 5 October 2008 hosting a new show on BBC Radio 6 Music from 8pm to 10pm, playing dance music from the last 30 years.
Dave Pearce created a weekly bedroom producer slot showcasing new talent.
Dave Pearce presented occasional shows on BBC Radio 2 including New Year's Eve parties and he wrote and presented a series on disco.
Dave Pearce returned to Radio 2 in a new 11 part weekly slot, airing on Wednesday nights starting on 8 October 2014.
Dave Pearce has continued to tour extensively including performing at Atlantis The Palm, Dubai and various festivals including BugJam and Birmingham Pride.
In Summer 2013, Dave Pearce took residency at BCM in Mallorca and released a new album, BCM Mallorca 2013.