Peter Dalton (born 19 January 1983), known professionally as MistaJam, is a British DJ and radio presenter. He is known for presenting radio shows on
BBC Radio 1
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and
BBC Radio 1Xtra
BBC Radio 1Xtra is a British digital radio station owned and operated by the BBC. It broadcasts Black music and urban music, including hip hop and R&B and is a sister station to Radio 1. Launching at 18:00 on 16 August 2002, it had been ...
from 2005 to 2020; since 2020 he has presented on Capital Dance and formerly Capital after he departed from the station in 2024.
Early life
Born in
Nottingham
Nottingham ( , East Midlands English, locally ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England. It is located south-east of Sheffield and nor ...
in 1983, MistaJam grew up listening to the records of his parents and began DJing at local events at the age of 14, going on to DJ for Nottingham hip hop crew Out Da Ville and for a local pirate radio station. With associate Joe Buhdha, he ran SureShot Entertainment organising the UK Takeover events.
Biography
He first came to the public's attention as an actor; playing "Minty Sutton" in the 2001 revamp of ITV soap opera '' Crossroads''. He also appeared in the BBC Three sitcom '' Trexx and Flipside''.
In November 2009, he narrated the compilation episode of the BBC Switch series '' Chartjackers''.
His show on
BBC Radio 1
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was broadcast on Saturday nights between 7 pm – 10pm and was broadcast simultaneously on BBC Radio 1Xtra. Musically, the show was multi genre with a slant towards
electronic music
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BBC Radio 1Xtra
BBC Radio 1Xtra is a British digital radio station owned and operated by the BBC. It broadcasts Black music and urban music, including hip hop and R&B and is a sister station to Radio 1. Launching at 18:00 on 16 August 2002, it had been ...
show was broadcast Monday to Thursday between 7pm – 10pm. The show covered the new urban music across a "broad spectrum" of genres represented in 1Xtra's remit and was intended to bridge the gap not only between the mainstream and specialist worlds but also between genres.
MistaJam also featured on a track with
Knife Party
Knife Party are an Australian electronic music duo consisting of Rob Swire and Gareth McGrillen, two members of the drum and bass band Pendulum.
The duo has worked with artists such as Swedish House Mafia, Steve Aoki, MistaJam, Foreign ...
in 2012, named "Sleaze" which contains MistaJam singing "until they kick us out, until they kick us out, until they kick us out, people move your feet" with audio effects applied to his voice.
Since the end of 2015, he has also been hosting his show on Pitbull's
Sirius XM
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's Globalization Channel 4 (Saturdays 8–10 PM EST/ Sundays 10 am – 12.00 pm EST), spreading his eclectic sound to a global audience for the first time.
On 16 May 2016, MistaJam performed a set live at Victoria Park in Leicester for the victory parade after Leicester City won the Premier League title.
In October 2016, he won the ARIAS Music Broadcaster of the Year award for his BBC Radio 1Xtra show.
On 2 January 2017, MistaJam took over the 7pm – 9pm slot on BBC Radio 1 whilst Annie Mac was on maternity leave, until Mac's return in June 2017.
In November 2017, MistaJam left his evening show and started taking over the BBC Radio 1Xtra drivetime show from
Charlie Sloth
Charlie Ian Paul Rouillon (born 20 August 1981), known professionally as Charlie Sloth, is a British DJ, hype man, producer and TV presenter.
Early life Radio 1/1Xtra show ''The 8th''. Mistajam is also on BBC Radio 1's Dance Anthems on Saturdays at 4:00pm.
He appears as the DJ of the fictitious Horizon Block Party radio station in the 2018 racing video game '' Forza Horizon 4'' and its 2021 sequel '' Forza Horizon 5''.
In September 2020, MistaJam left
BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC. It specialises in modern popular music and Contemporary hit radio, current chart hits throughout the day. The station provides alternative genres at night, including ...
and
BBC Radio 1Xtra
BBC Radio 1Xtra is a British digital radio station owned and operated by the BBC. It broadcasts Black music and urban music, including hip hop and R&B and is a sister station to Radio 1. Launching at 18:00 on 16 August 2002, it had been ...
after 15 years of presenting shows on the stations. Shortly afterwards, on 1 October 2020, MistaJam joined
Global
Global may refer to:
General
*Globe, a spherical model of celestial bodies
*Earth, the third planet from the Sun
Entertainment
* ''Global'' (Paul van Dyk album), 2003
* ''Global'' (Bunji Garlin album), 2007
* ''Global'' (Humanoid album), 198 ...
to host shows on both Capital and also their new radio station, Capital Dance; Capital Dance launched at 4pm on the day of the announcement. He currently presents the Monday-Saturday drivetime show on Capital Dance from 4–7pm, and formerly "The Capital Weekender" on Fridays and Saturdays from 7–10pm (simulcast on both Capital and Capital Dance). He presented his final show on "The Capital Weekender" on 29 June 2024.