The DJ Sunday's Gemini 'Extreme V' Champion 2003 is Derby DJ 'Angelo' (who previously won the competition in 2001). His accomplished 10-minute demo was in a league of its own, but that is not to denigrate last year's winner Adie who was invited to contend his title. Angelo decided to enter the competition again ' just for the crack and the fun of being involved in the competition.' However the surprise of the night was 16-year-old Jason Abel from Surbiton who particularly impressed the judges with his grasp of the equipment at such a young age.
The panel of judges - including Gemini's managing director Rob Peck, former world champion scratcher 'TRIX'; the legendary 70s DJ John Penny; Gemini DJ Julie Cook and DJ and record producer Adam 'B' - were on the look out for style, musicality and content, entertainment performance skills and, of course, technical ability. Also on the panel were Steve Brown and Lewis Cook who play football for Wycombe Wanderers and vinyl in their spare time! Angelo impressed by really hooking into the audience and matching their mood, finishing his set with a cheeky vinyl moment repeatedly asking 'Who is the number one DJ?' His confidence was well-founded and he took away £500 of Gemini's best DJ equipment and will feature again in the DJ Sunday's sponsor, iDJ Magazine. £250 worth of Gemini equipment will certainly help progress Jason Abel's promising career who started DJ-ing seven years ago with his dad.
With the adrenalin still flowing, Adam 'B' enthused: "You used to want to grow up to be a footballer, but now they want to be DJ's. Real talent is a rare thing and its great to be able to spot it and encourage these guys to reach their goals. This year the DJ's showed outstanding technical ability. There was an interesting divide between north and south with Hard House dominating the northern scene while Hip Hop and R&B go down well in the south. Angelo really brought the crowd with him and deserved to win the title again."
