Paul 'Trouble' Anderson

Paul 'Trouble' Anderson
Born(1959-09-28)28 September 1959
East London, England
Died2 December 2018(2018-12-02) (aged 59)
GenresSoul, Disco, Funk, House
Occupation(s)DJ, producer

Paul 'Trouble' Anderson (28 September 1959 – 2 December 2018) was a British DJ, playing soul, disco, funk, and house music and known for his long-running Kiss FM show.[1][2][3] He worked as a dance music DJ in clubs from 1979 until his death in 2018.[4] He produced a number of mix albums and remixed records by other artists.

Biography

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Anderson was born in East London.[3]

In 1985 he helped found Kiss FM, the UK's first legal dance music radio station, with Gordon Mac.[4][5] From 1990 to 1998 he hosted a prime time Saturday Kiss FM show from 9 to 11 pm.[1][5] Mixmag called the show "the official start to any night out happening in London Town during the 1990s";[1] Radio Today called it "a pre-clubbing ritual for a whole generation of nineties Londoners";[5] Greg Wilson called it "something of a pre-clubbing institution for Londoners, Paul undoubtedly one of the most influential DJs of the period."[6]

From 2012 up until his death, Anderson played on Mi-Soul, the London radio station set-up by Mac.[7]

He died on 2 December 2018, aged 59.[4][8][9]

Discography

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Mix albums

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  • The Sound Of New York (Eightball, 1994)
  • Creative Garage (with Noel Watson) (Club Masters, 1996)
  • Trouble On The Dancefloor (X:treme, 1997)
  • Trouble's House (R2, 2000)

Compilation albums

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  • Classic House Mastercuts Volume 2 (Mastercuts, 1994)

Singles

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  • "Greedy T" (Unquantize, 2017)

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Obituary: Paul 'Trouble' Anderson 1959 - 2018". Mixmag. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Paul 'Trouble' Anderson fundraising campaign launched". DJ Mag. 5 September 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  3. ^ a b "London DJ Paul 'Trouble' Anderson dies, aged 59". DJ Mag. 3 December 2018.
  4. ^ a b c "London DJ Paul 'Trouble' Anderson dies". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  5. ^ a b c "DJ Paul 'Trouble' Anderson dies aged 59". Radio Today. 3 December 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  6. ^ Wilson, Greg (4 December 2018). "Paul 'Trouble' Anderson". Gregwilson.co.uk. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  7. ^ "Mi-Soul Presenter Paul Trouble Anderson - Mi-Soul". Mi-soul.com. 12 July 2017.
  8. ^ "SuncéBeat releases second wave of DJs for its 2019 tenth anniversary". Time Out. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  9. ^ "Paul 'Trouble' Anderson Tribute: The Pioneering DJ Has Passed Away". Mi-Soul. 3 December 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
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