BBC Radio International Essential Mix – Is the world’s favourite DJ mix show
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The Essential Mix is a weekly radio show on BBC Radio 1 currently broadcast weekly in UK. Originally broadcast on 30 October 1993, the Essential Mix features contemporary DJs and music producers of electronic dance music: from Daft Punk to Disclosure, the list of DJs who have graced the turntables reads like a who’s who of dance and electronic music. The world’s best DJs and artists are given free reign to showcase their talents for two uninterrupted hours every week.
The show has been presented since its inception by Pete Tong and a line of world-renowned DJs. It features an uninterrupted two-hour mix from a different artist each week, overlaid with occasional continuity announcements delivered by Pete Tong and/or presenter DJs.
With a broadcast run in excess of 20 years, the Essential Mix is one of the longest-running programmes in the current BBC Radio 1 schedule, and is one of very few Radio 1 shows which is not broadcast live.
The first Essential Mix was broadcast in October 1993, on BBC Radio 1. The first DJ was Pete Tong. Two decades later and The Essential Mix celebrated its 20th Anniversary by hosting a night at The Warehouse Project in Manchester in November 2013. And in 2018 the programme celebrates its 25 anniversary with a series of special programmes and events.
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Essential Mix notable dates:
30th October 1993 first Essential Mix broadcast, mixed by Pete Tong 23rd November 1995 first Essential Mix CD released. Pete Tong, Carl Cox, Sasha, Paul Oakenfold 28th July 1996 first live Essential Mix from Ibiza: Pete Tong, Sasha, Danny Rampling at Amnesia 2nd March 1997 Daft Punk’s debut Essential Mix 2nd May 1998 Essential Mix live from the first ever Creamfields in Winchester: Pete Tong, Sasha, Paul Oakenfold 31st December 1999 Millennium Eve Essential Mix, chasing midnight around the world, featuring Carl Cox playing midnight twice (Bondi Beach and Hawaii) 17th April 2005 Sasha records the first ever ‘digital DJ set’, live at the BBC’s Maida Vale studios 13th August 2005 Twelve hour Decade in Ibiza live Essential Mix at Space with Laurent Garnier, Deep Dish and Erick Morillo 19th July 2008 Deadmau5 debut Essential Mix 23rd April 2010 500th Essential Mix DJ (Aeroplane) unveiled live at Circus in Liverpool 23rd February 2013 first live streamed visual Essential Mix with Felix Da Housecat and Amirali 16th November 2013 Essential Mix Live at Warehouse Project, Manchester to celebrate 20th Anniversary of the Essential Mix. October 2018 Essential Mix 25th Anniversary
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1995: Tony de Vit (1995-01-08) 1997: David Holmes (1997-06-15) 1999: Basement Jaxx (1999-05-02) 2000: Dave Clarke (2000-01-16) 2001: Sander Kleinenberg (2001-06-10) 2002: Sasha & John Digweed (2002-04-07) 2004: Above and Beyond (2004-06-06) 2005: Sasha (2005-05-22) 2006: Trentemøller (2006-10-15) 2007: High Contrast (2007-10-07) 2008: Flying Lotus (2008-11-29) 2009: Sharam (2009-08-29) 2010: Swedish House Mafia (2010-09-04) 2011: Above and Beyond (2011-07-02) 2012: Nicolas Jaar (2012-05-19) 2013: Eric Prydz (2013-02-02) 2014: Caribou (2014-10-18) 2015: Ben Klock (2015-10-10) 2016: Midland (2016-02-20) 2017: Helena Hauff (2017-02-25) 2018: Agoria (2018-17-11)
Essential Mixes 10 Classics:
To mark the 500th DJ/artist to appear in the series, in April 2010 BBC Radio 1 selected ten classic Essential Mixes to reflect the show's history:
1993-10-30: First show, Pete Tong studio session. 1994-12-18: Paul Oakenfold's Goa Mix. 1996-07-28: First live Ibiza show – Danny Rampling, Sasha, Pete Tong. 1997-03-02: Daft Punk studio session. 1997-06-15: David Holmes Funk & Soul mix. 1998-05-02: Pete Tong, Sasha and Paul Oakenfold at first Creamfields. 1999-12-31: Carl Cox Millennium Eve. 2005-05-22: Sasha at Maida Vale. 2008-11-29: Flying Lotus 2009-01-17: Greg Wilson
Each programme is a stand-alone product and can be licenced only on a weekly/monthly/quarterly basis, from archive above, or from the current editions.
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