Ben UFO, also known as Ben Thomson, is a DJ from London and co-founder of Hessle Audio. He started out on

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station Sub FM and has had a radio show on

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and often DJs alongside co-founders David Kennedy (Pearson Sound) and Pangaea. He has curated mixes for

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radio,

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, and

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and DJed at clubs and festival across the world. His BBC radio ''

Essential Mix The ''Essential Mix'' is a weekly radio show on BBC Radio 1 currently broadcast between 0:00 and 2:00 a.m. UK time on Saturday morning. Originally broadcast on 30 October 1993, the ''Essential Mix'' features contemporary DJs and music pr ...

'' was shortlisted for mix of the year 2021.

References

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