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Normski

An iconic and prolific individual, Normski has worked in music/tv/clubs for over 25 years. In 2010 he hosted his own radio show at the International Radio Festival in Zurich and will return to the 2011 festival with his signature set of disco, fun house, electro and dub-step tunes.

As a radio broadcaster, his credits include Dance Energy Radio Show on Radio 1, Rap Academy on Kiss FM and VIBE and Radio 5. The Vibe show won the Sony Award for racial equalities and harmony in programming.

He has travelled the UK both MC-ing and DJ-ing on a nationwide promotional club tour sponsored by Malibu. He also performed DJ sets for Muhammad Ali and Lennox Lewis as well as contributing articles and features to many music and youth culture magazines.

Combining his talents for vision and music, Normski's photographic credits have flown the world. In September 2003 he staged Hip Odyssey, a prolific show of his urban street culture photography at the Proud Gallery and his photographs were used at the V+A 'Black Britain' exhibition. He has worked and consulted for all the major record companies and produced and directed music promos for many UK and US record companies.

Normski played host and Dj at a number of live international events, including the Jazz stage at the Phoenix Festival in 1995/96/97, the Sony stage at the BBC Big Bash and The Pepsi Max Mania Extreme sports event in Manchester, as well as presenting the 2000 Notting Hill Carnival Gala at the Millennium Dome.