2007 March « DEREK”TheBandit’s” Blog

027 DEREK”TheBandit’s” SOUND REPUBLIC

Hiya Friends

I hope you are well!

027 DEREK”TheBandit’s” SOUND REPUBLIC PODCAST

END OF MARCH 2007

GET IT NOW FOR THE WEEKEND

Featuring Top Tunes From:

Matt Fine, Mikey Gallagher, Yves Deruyter, Alienation, Barbed Wire + Sunglider, Greg Downey, Kuffdam & Plant, DCAdjust, Trance Authority plus many more….

82 MB’s of Pure Pleasure!!

Thanks to all the artists & labels for supporting The New Media Revolution

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Warm Regards From The Bottom Of Africa
DEREK

March 29, 2007 Posted by derekthebandit | Uncategorized | | No Comments Yet

026 DEREK TheBandits SOUND REPUBLIC PODCAST

It’s here!

026 Podcast Xtra – The Chill Zone

One hour and eighteen minutes of Blissful Chillout, featuring artists from South Africa and the world!

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Thanks to all the artists and labels for supporting the New Media Revolution!

Warm Regards

DEREK

March 16, 2007 Posted by derekthebandit | Uncategorized | | No Comments Yet

RADIO SA – UK

PRESS RELEASE:

DEREK”TheBandit” PARTY’s WITH THE POMS

In another first for DEREK“TheBandit” Richardson, the British Isles are set to get a little warmer this winter!

Radio SA, the internet-based radio station catering to expat South Africans living in the UK and beyond has recruited “TheBandit’s” services for their weekly The SA Snapshot slot.

Richardson will join one-time 5fm FM jock Cleone Cassidy on Mondays and Fridays to bring South Africans living in the UK up to speed on why home is where there heart is, and more importantly, where the beat remains perpetual, all kind courtesy of DEREK“TheBandit”.

“Its so great to be working again with Derek” says Cleone, “sometimes you don’t know you’re missing something until you hear it or have it again. Working with Derek and hearing The SA Snapshot takes me right back to South Africa and the great times I had there – it also keeps me and everyone else up to date with current affairs and the gossip back home”

The slot is all about fun and with no need to leave the comfort of your front room or the central heating, South Africans international or otherwise can click, connect and get an all-important overview of what’s hot and happening in a way that will have every listener hankering for home.

Radio SA, The SA Snapshot and DEREK“TheBandit”, giving you yet another reason to think global and go local.

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March 13, 2007 Posted by derekthebandit | Uncategorized | | No Comments Yet

About – DEREK”TheBandit”

DEREK“TheBandit”RICHARDSON

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In the world of dance there are a multitude of builders and only a handful of qualified architects that truly define the genre, one of these select few is DEREK“TheBandit” Richardson

Twenty years ago there was an almighty void in the world of critical radio and an even deeper, darker abyss in the world of dance.Enter one Derek Richardson, who within the space of twelve months added “TheBandit” and politely launched his radio career on South Africa’s only national music station 5fm. Fast forward 19 years and today DEREK”TheBandit” has evolved into one of dance music’s most practised authorities on every platform available embraced by the dance dedicated.

With stages shared with everyone from Carl Cox, Judge Jules, Pete Tong, Tall Paul, Sister Bliss, Paul Van Dyk and Dave Morales Derek has traversed the globe, record box in-tow, delivering only the finest, fresh and as ever, infectious beats to those hungry and hankering to be dominated by dance.

With the world fast becoming a smaller place thanks to the likes of “TheBandit” initiating some of the most progressive, insightful and engaging environments in recent years, his second home is today the World Wide Web.

Dance Web Radio, hosted and loaded with some of worlds biggest and best in dance is firmly anchored at soundrepublic.co.za, a domain that today commands as much volume in content as it does in challenging your tweeters.

Add monthly Podcasts of which were introduced at each formats infancy, coupled with Derek’s trade-mark authority, commitment to quality and a respect for his audience and you have a environment teaming with real possibility and ability to transform just how we all celebrate the world of dance. His work ethic is firmly seated around a vision and ability to adapt and ultimately talk to the market in a way that has them locked in at every turn.

With a radio career that started at 5fm and continued on until late last year at Jacaranda 94.2 in Gauteng, tied with more than a decade establishing, growing and compiling dance compilations across a multitude of styles, Derek has and continues pushing the envelope with everything he does. The biggest series, World Of Dance spawned eight volumes over as many years. In total “TheBandit” has generated 23 full-length compilations, each filled with quintessential dance, many of which are still firm staples today, not only in South Africa, but also around the world.

The demand for Richardson’s invaluable wealth of knowledge continues to grow, be it on-air radio invites, behind-the-decks requests or CD compilation production, Derek welcomes the many opportunities afforded him in sharing his wealth of information, experience and expertise whenever and wherever he can.

With New & Social Media comes opportunity and the possibility of even greater integration, something which “TheBandit” celebrates and prides himself on being the first-to-market on a variety of entertainment platforms, past present and very near future. Technology plus content is his success and with that the ability to deliver the best of what both worlds have to offer through delivering solutions that affect real change and growth.

From spinning in front of 30 000 Knebworth attendees through to guesting on Ministry Of Sound’s weekly global broadcasts, DEREK“TheBandit” is as comfortable in front of a wall of fans or quite simply unpacking his record box on compilation in the privacy of a broadband connection. The future is now and DEREK“TheBandit” is decked out and ready to take it all to the next level.

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