DJ G

Biographical notes: Gary Smith - DJ G

Personal Oxford-born, Bicester-based free-lance broadcaster
Gary is aged 42, married with one child.

Work Background profession is chef to the hotel & restaurant trade - but with experience in college, private home, monastery & industrial catering.

Radio Specialist and wide knowledge of Gospel
Currently working on www.gforceradio.com and BBC radio Oxford.

Gary has broad experience of commercial and charity RSL's: RFM / Soul FM / Crown FM as well as working on Reading-based cable ‘radio’ station and Talkgospel.com
Occasional special seasonal contributions to BBC local radio.
Presented regular gospel music program ‘The Gospel Experience’ and The Sunday Morning Breakfast Show on 1170 - High Wycombe.

Promotional
Activity

DJ-ing Activity • Black Music Festival July 27th 1997 in South Park, Oxford, featuring gospel singers from Oxford, Aylesbury and London.
• Organised for the Oxford City Council:
• Martin Luther King Celebration 23.1.93 at Blackbird Leys Leisure Centre, Oxford.
• Gospel concert at the BIG TOP – South Park Oxford 14.8.93.
• Help promoting visits of Gospel groups from the USA at the Oxford Playhouse: The Five Blind Boys of Alabama 31st May 1993 / The Mighty Clouds of Joy 20th July 1993.
• A series of local gospel concerts called VISIONS.
• Additionally, Gary was involved with the Oxford Community Gospel Choir directed by wife, Yvonne. The choir has been used to raise funds for the British Heart Foundation.
• Gary & Yvonne organised a choir to sing on Channel 4’s Big Breakfast 25.5.93.
• Played at various venues over the UK, USA, Malta and Holland for party’s, dinners, Children’s party’s, Church Events and most recently went out to Ibiza and played in Kanya and Sun Sea Bar also Gary was one of the residents Djs at 52 Degrees North Club Banbury Oxfordshire. Gary DJ-ed at the Reading Carnival 2006 to 15,000 people also in 2006 Gary DJ-ed in Slovakia to over 4,000 also He was featured on ITV’s Central News October 2006, 2008 he when to Slovakia DJ-ed to 6,000, USA and Ireland.