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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Interviews by Dave Simpson

‘When Ms Dynamite played, the crowd bent the barriers’ – how we made Rampage sound system

‘A neighbour’s washing machine was interfering with our speakers’ … a Rampage party at Notting Hill, London.
‘A neighbour’s washing machine was interfering with our speakers’ … a Rampage party at Notting Hill, London. Photograph: Frozen Energy Photography

Mike Anthony, co-founder, DJ

My mum was a singer and my dad had a band and played football with Bob Marley when he lived in Britain. My uncles were musicians, too, so as a child growing up in London, I was exposed to the Caribbean culture of setting up speakers in halls to listen to music. When I was 11, I saw a DJ and knew what I wanted to do. Four years later, I was at an under-16s rave when I saw Richie P [Richard Pascoe] grab the mic. From that night, he became my best friend. We started DJing at house parties as Rampage, which stood for “Richard and Mike performing and giving entertainment”.

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