DJ Blakey (born 1985) is a DJ from

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. He won the UK DMC final in 2004.

Career

Between 2004 and 2007, he hosted a weekly show on

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. He has held a residency at

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, London. In 2007 he supported

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throughout their entire UK tour, and has also supported

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in 2007 at the Bristol Academy, and Jay-Z in 2004 at the

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Urban Music Festival. He was employed by

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, a subsidiary of

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, where he was working closely on the video game

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Trivia

*He contributed the first ever "Mini Mix" on Annie Mac's

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show, days before competing in the 2004 DMC World Final. *In 2001 at the UK ITF Final at Cargo nightclub in Shoreditch, London, he was asked to fill the place of a non showing DJ, as he had a bag of records with him. He placed 3rd.

Discography

Singles

*''If You See Me / Back Then (Slime Recordings)'' (Summer 2012) {{DEFAULTSORT:Blakey, Dj British DJs Living people 1985 births BBC Radio 1Xtra presenters Place of birth missing (living people) DJs from London