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Originally from Northampton, Greg moved to Australia, where he started his DJ career at the age of 17 in Perth, Western Australia. He quickly established himself on Perth’s drum and bass scene and ran his own drum and bass label, Interphase Music.
Greg moved over to soul, funk and disco in 2013, creating his own edits and remixes of classic tracks – and with this came the creation of Dr Packer.
Numerous awards followed, including becoming Traxsource’s #1 Nu Disco / Indie Dance Artist for 2017, 2018 and 2021, and Australian Producer of the Year in 2020 amongst others. His remixes for the likes of Chaka Khan, Bootsy Collins, Salsoul Orchestra, Kathy Brown and many more are featured on the playlists of prominent DJs such as Greg Wilson, Dimitri from Paris and Joey Negro.
In 2020, Greg began a monthly resident radio show on Street Sounds Radio, a classic label he grew up listening to.
Taking a well-earned break from supporting the likes of Jazzie B, Purple Disco Machine and Todd Terry, Dr Packer sat down with Mastermix Creative Consultant Dave Evans to discuss his career and what’s coming up next.
Q: Let’s go back to 1989, when you started Djing. The entry to the scene then was very different to today.
What were your early musical influences when growing up in the UK?
A: I was a B-Boy in the early 80s, so musically I was into hip-hop and electro. But when I discovered the Street Sounds record label, I ventured further into those compilations, discovering soul and funk music. I was also a big lover of reggae, collecting tracks from my favourite reggae label Greensleeves.
Q: Was it hard to get your name known outside Perth, given the lack of internet back in the early 90s?
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Greg moved over to soul, funk and disco in 2013, creating his own edits and remixes of classic tracks – and with this came the creation of Dr Packer.
Numerous awards followed, including becoming Traxsource’s #1 Nu Disco / Indie Dance Artist for 2017, 2018 and 2021, and Australian Producer of the Year in 2020 amongst others. His remixes for the likes of Chaka Khan, Bootsy Collins, Salsoul Orchestra, Kathy Brown and many more are featured on the playlists of prominent DJs such as Greg Wilson, Dimitri from Paris and Joey Negro.
In 2020, Greg began a monthly resident radio show on Street Sounds Radio, a classic label he grew up listening to.
Taking a well-earned break from supporting the likes of Jazzie B, Purple Disco Machine and Todd Terry, Dr Packer sat down with Mastermix Creative Consultant Dave Evans to discuss his career and what’s coming up next.
Q: Let’s go back to 1989, when you started Djing. The entry to the scene then was very different to today.
What were your early musical influences when growing up in the UK?
A: I was a B-Boy in the early 80s, so musically I was into hip-hop and electro. But when I discovered the Street Sounds record label, I ventured further into those compilations, discovering soul and funk music. I was also a big lover of reggae, collecting tracks from my favourite reggae label Greensleeves.
Q: Was it hard to get your name known outside Perth, given the lack of internet back in the early 90s?
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To read the full article, you’ll need to have a physical copy of the magazine which you can sign up for here for 6 issues delivered to your door from just £16!
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You’ll also get full interactive access to this and the last year of magazines via the Pro Mobile Magazine App which is available from both the Apple App Store and Android PlayStore
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