Paul 'Trouble' Anderson (28 September 1959 – 2 December 2018) was a British DJ, playing

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music and known for his long-running Kiss FM show. He worked as a dance music DJ in clubs from 1979 until his death in 2018. He produced a number of mix albums and remixed records by other artists.

Biography

Anderson was born in

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. In 1985 he helped found Kiss FM, the UK's first legal dance music radio station, with Gordon Mac. From 1990 to 1998 he hosted a

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Saturday Kiss FM show from 9 to 11 pm. ''

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'' called the show "the official start to any night out happening in London Town during the 1990s"; ''

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'' called it "a pre-clubbing ritual for a whole generation of nineties Londoners"; Greg Wilson called it "something of a pre-clubbing institution for Londoners, Paul undoubtedly one of the most influential DJs of the period." From 2012 up until his death, Anderson played on

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radio station set-up by Mac. He died on 2 December 2018, aged 59.

Discography

Mix albums

*''The Sound Of New York'' ( Eightball, 1994) *''Creative Garage'' (with Noel Watson) (Club Masters, 1996) *''Trouble On The Dancefloor'' (X:treme, 1997) *''Trouble's House'' (R2, 2000)

Compilation albums

*''Classic House Mastercuts Volume 2'' (Mastercuts, 1994)

Singles

*"Greedy T" (Unquantize, 2017)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Anderson, Paul 1959 births 2018 deaths DJs from London