Liverpool has become synonymous with music and entertainment through the decades - and much of its success is down to the hard work of those in the city.
We've had the privilege of welcoming hundreds of incredible artists to have perform here and we've also been the first to celebrate the acts who hail from our region - but years before the internet and social media, those involved in the Liverpool music scene had to be on the ground, take other routes to secure big name acts and keep up with trends. Booking bands meant scouring the phonebook for any possible contact, promoting through word of mouth or posters and generations will remember queuing at a record store to buy a ticket to a gig before it sold out.
DJ and promoter Steve Proctor, 63, was one of the first DJ's to work at Cagneys and was heavily involved in the alternative music scene in Liverpool. While working at Penny Lane Records, he saw an advert for Cagneys in the ECHO and decided to go with a friend, being given the opportunity that night to audition as a DJ.
