How we made: Ministry of Sound
‘I found a car park in Elephant and Castle, south London, with a roof covered in pigeon poo. I walked in and thought, “This is it!”’
Justin Berkmann, co-founder
My mate phoned me and said I had to hear Funkin With the Drums Again by Farley Jackmaster Funk. It was a “Wow!” moment – the first time I ever heard house. In those early days, round about 1986, Judge Jules, Jazzie B and Norman Jay would wire up sound systems and play records until the cops turned up. I soon learned to DJ, but needed to know where this music was coming from. So I emigrated to America.
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