DR PACKER
Disco was a common theme in Greg Packer’s childhood home. He grew up in the 1970s, listening to his mum’s records, which provided his first real introduction to music. Record-buying would become a constant in his life. He made his name in the 1990s drum ’n’ bass circuit but began playing soul, funk and disco records in 2013, applying his unique re-editing techniques in the studio to form original takes on classic tracks.
It wasn’t long before his mixes caught the attention of industry heavyweights such as Joey Negro, John Morales, Simon Dunmore, Greg Wilson, and Dimitri From Paris, and his Surgery Edits series on DiscoDat records was soon topping digital sales charts. Packer’s most recent reworks and edits led to him producing official remixes for leading labels, and to Joey Negro signing him to Z Recordings and letting him loose on its back catalogue. Now a seasoned touring DJ and award-winner, Dr Packer is very much in demand.
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