Mr Scruff has been DJing since 1992, at first in and around Manchester then nationwide.
10 Facts About Mr Scruff
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Mr Scruff is known for DJing in marathon sets, his eclectic musical taste, his love of a "nice cup of tea", and the quirky home-produced visuals and animations associated with his music.
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In 2004, Mr Scruff released Keep It Solid Steel Volume 1, the first of what is intended to be a series of several DJ-mixed compilation CDs for Ninja Tune's Solid Steel series of artist mixes.
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Mr Scruff drew cartoons for music magazines such as Jockey Slut in the 1990s.
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Mr Scruff began selling tea from a small room at the Manchester club, the Music Box, where he was resident DJ in around 2000, with the proceeds going to charity.
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When he started touring, Mr Scruff took the enterprise with him and gained a reputation for being the DJ with the teashop.
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Mr Scruff subsequently started an online tea company, Make Us a Brew, and produced his own range of fair trade teabags which used to be sold in department store chains Selfridges, Waitrose and Booths.
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Mr Scruff is the joint owner, with his manager Gary McClarnan, of Teacup Kitchen, located in Thomas Street, Manchester.
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Mr Scruff has stated that he is unlikely to record any further fish-based cut-up tracks.
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However, marine references continue in Mr Scruff's work including the track "Shrimp" from Trouser Jazz, and the title and cover art of his albums, Ninja Tuna and its companion release, Bonus Bait.