1. Ron Samuels, better known as DJ Ron, is a British jungle and drum and bass DJ, record producer, and film maker.
15 Facts About DJ Ron
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The rise of jungle music and DJ Ron's developing DJ career went hand in hand.
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In 1992 DJ Ron hosted a radio show on Kool FM as part of the A-Team Supreme Team with DJ SL, MC Moose and MC 5ive-0, and guests including DJ Brockie, Grooverider, Kenny Ken, Fabio and Ray Keith.
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DJ Ron hosted radio shows on Weekend Rush FM and Centreforce intermittently.
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DJ Ron was at many notable jungle events which acted as a platform that boosted his DJing appearances.
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DJ Ron launched a record label, London Some 'Ting Records in 1994, which to date, combined with subsidiary labels formed under the 'LSR' banner, have released close to 100 tracks.
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In 1994, DJ Ron became musical director for seminal documentary A London Some 'Ting Dis.
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In 1994, DJ Ron was selected amongst a group of five other DJs to perform on a tour around four North American states, starting with three shows at the Winter Music Conference in Miami.
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In 1996, DJ Ron was signed by a major record label, RCA Records.
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The signing to RCA would have involved producing a jungle album owing to a life-threatening car accident which required an extended period of convalescence, coupled with starting a family, DJ Ron withdrew from DJing, focussing his attention on recovery and family.
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For over a decade, DJ Ron continued to release music under different pseudonyms and different musical genres.
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Later, after a decade and a half of a hiatus in his musical career, in 2012 DJ Ron studied and achieved a BA Honours in Practical Film Making at the Met Film School University in Ealing Film Studios.
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DJ Ron was then employed by Rinse FM to design and birth their fledgling online TV division.
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In 2015, having been head of TV at Rinse FM for three years and having produced music videos for Rinse FM's musicians, DJ Ron habitually focuses on his independent production company London Something.
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Since 2015, DJ Ron has had a Rinse FM show, currently biweekly.