Mista Jam - the one holding the flag for Dubstep now.

[luthervandub]

i must admit

i do think mistajam is a tool

[ekidd91]

MistaJam's a twat and plays shit dubstep.

MAH held the flag. Benji B hasn't really replaced her, but he's done a better job than mistajam could ever hope to.

Gilles Peterson plays quality dubstep as well.

[Pada]

Big up Mista Jam that's all their is too it!

[icanicant]

not listened to any of his shows coz i find him annoying but from that tracklist i would say its a good spread

[evil madmen]

quests mix last week on the mistajam show was unbelievable.

[LA_Boxers]

i must admit

i do think mistajam is a tool

This.

Fair play he is reppin all aspects of dubstep.....and thats pretty much what everyone on this forum wants. However I personally feel he doesnt entirely know what he is talking about the whole time. The history of dubstep and the soundclash thing were both kinda cringey.

But it could be alot worse. So biggups Mistajam and keep doing what you're doing.

[JimmaJamJamie]

MAH held the flag. Benji B hasn't really replaced her, but he's done a better job than mistajam could ever hope to.

Gilles Peterson plays quality dubstep as well.

Always feeling Benji B's shows and as you said Giles Peterson has sick selection. And i agree that MistaJam is proper cringey.

Yeah fair enough he is pushing the scene to the mainstream etc. but i couldn't really care less if mainstream people liked the scene or not, makes no difference to me.

[TooMuch]

True about MAH. She was the key to the underground in terms of public radio IMO. I think she arguably had one of the best jobs on the planet from a personal perspective.

[dj klaim]

Why's everyone being funny about mista jam?

Because he's an insufferable bellend.

Did anybody hear the Joker guestmix quite a few months back? The moment he shouted "Brok On!" was the moment I realized MistaJam was a class A tool.

LMAO @ 'Brok On'.....

[Jak The lad]

Can't fault the main for pushing all forms of dubstep daily on his shows, but his voice does irritate me lol.

[mikey-bizzle-09]

Can't fault the main for pushing all forms of dubstep daily on his shows, but his voice does irritate me lol.

This

[mcguiganking]

i just think that it should be someone thats beens pushing it from day

saying that, mistajam isnt doing a bad job

[JimmaJamJamie]

i just think that it should be someone thats beens pushing it from day

And that is why this point:

but everyone was biggin up skream and benga when they got a radio 1 slot and they play all different sorts of stuff (skrillex, funtcase to synkro etc).

kind of double standards

is invalid!

[gergbot]

i just think that it should be someone thats beens pushing it from day

And that is why this point:

but everyone was biggin up skream and benga when they got a radio 1 slot and they play all different sorts of stuff (skrillex, funtcase to synkro etc).

kind of double standards

is invalid!

but it doesn't matter how annoying he is, if the concept is the same, does it really matter who's presenting the show?
(btw i don't listen to mista jam)

[JimmaJamJamie]

^ That post was nothing to do with how annoying he is.

I was just saying that the reason people might be bigging up Skream & Benga for being on Radio 1, but dissing MistaJam, is because of the fact that Skream & Benga have been in the scene from day dot, whereas MistaJam hasn't.

Also i agree that if the concept is the same then it doesn't matter who is presenting it but i am just saying that it isn't really double standards.

[gergbot]

^ That post was nothing to do with how annoying he is.

I was just saying that the reason people might be bigging up Skream & Benga for being on Radio 1, but dissing MistaJam, is because of the fact that Skream & Benga have been in the scene from day dot, whereas MistaJam hasn't.

Also i agree that if the concept is the same then it doesn't matter who is presenting it but i am just saying that it isn't really double standards.

ah yeah yeah, i was just stating that he's annoying! or at least i find him annoying.

but yeah, bottom line, for me, is that it doesn't matter who's presenting it is as long as the music is getting played.

[Hazed]

Gotta give him some credit for doing the history of Dubstep shows he did awhile back, showed that actually knows the real roots of it and where it's came from until now, not just what it is nowadays on the radio.

[MistaJamBBC]

First off, big up to all the Dubstep forum heads. I have a rule that I usually don't check out forums but was told about this thread and I thought I would break my rule just once. Just wanted to answer a few points a few people have made about me & the new look to my show on Radio 1 & 1Xtra on Saturday nights.

I am not, will not nor will I ever try to be a Mary Anne Hobbs replacement. Obviously there will be comparisons drawn but she was one of a kind and a major influence to me. She's also one of the nicest and most eloquent people I've had the pleasure to spend time with and if my show can caputure 1/10 of the near evangelical passion she had on air for the music she loved - from her days on the Rock show to The Breezeblock to Radio 1 Experimental; then I'll be a happy man. Sonically, mine & MAH's shows will be very different - for a start, I'm not a female from Sheffield! Bottom line is, I'm not trying to be anything other than a fan of the scene with a couple of big national radio platforms and the opportunity to showcase the music I love.

My #1 aim with the new remit on the Saturday night show - as was my aim when I was curating the list of DJ's who represent on the Daily Dose on my 1Xtra show (and even in the sets I personally do on the show and in the club) - is to make sure all bases are covered. Those people who only know about Dubstep because of one song or one style I hope will tune in and be exposed to other sides of the genre and the wider bass music scene and hopefully they'll find something they like and the scene will grow in a more organic and broader way.

When it comes to national radio, I believe that as with any other genre, Dubstep deserves to be represented in a varied and balanced way. Yes, that does mean some mid-range filth/brostep/ballstep/whatever-you-want-to-call-it-step (although I really can't stand a lot of the overly hard almost heavy metal stuff) alongside some tracks from the artists that have already become popular in the mainstream but it also means some deeper, darker, minimal and more experimental stuff next to it from producers the mainstream doesn't know exist...yet. To put it another way, yes, there will be records that will be released on Circus but there will also be records that will be released on Tectonic and there may even be some records that won't get released.

The show is Dubstep and Bass so yes, it will also mean that there will be a bit of both instrumental and vocal Grime, Funky, Jungle and even a bit of HipHop & Reggae in there if it will fit. My ethos has always been that a big tune deserves a big audience.

Yes, I wasn't there in the very early days when Hatcha & Artwork were behind the counter at Big Apple, FWD was at Velvet Rooms and Oris Jay, MRK1 and Zed Bias were up & down from Sheffield, Manchester & Milton Keynes respectively to Croydon; so no, I can't regail you with stories of jumping in a limo to go to FWD or being at the first DMZ - but since I got into the scene 6 years later in 2007 thanks in part to the hypnotic nature of Benga & Coki's "Night" - I've had the priviledge of talking to people who were there at the early days and I hope I represent what it is that I know about the music I'm playing in an eloquent manner. I've always been the kind of person to try and find out something if I didn't know and I'm the first person to shout at the radio when a DJ is inaccurate.

The story of Dubstep's evolution that means it's also very important for me to show the roots of the genre especially at this time when the scene is enjoying the limelight. As such, I will play a foundation classic at Midnight on every show - that may be something from those early days or it may even be something that is a direct ancestor of Dubstep like Jungle or Dark Garage (which I actually was playing when I first started DJ'ing aged 14 in Youth Clubs in Nottingham) and there may well be people who, like I did, will have the lightbulb moment finally connect the dots from there to what is now Dubstep and realise that they have been listening to Dubstep for a lot longer than they thought!

For those who find me annoying or "an insufferable bellend" as skoty b so eloquently put it (although I can't ever remember saying "Brok on" - maybe it was something Joker asked me to say as I was talking to him on AIM at the same time I was playing the mix out and he kept daring me to say random things as he had his mum listening... anyway, I digress) - there's generally nothing I can do about your opinion of my broadcasting style or even my voice. All I will say is I have fun on my shows - some like it, others don't; but it is, was and always will be about quality music across in a (hopefully) entertaining way.

Finally, for those asking why me and not another DJ who has this slot - the refocussing of what my Saturday night show represents not only a logical progression from when I first started on Radio 1 in 2008 but is also an accurate reflection of what it is I do on 1Xtra during the week. Rest assured, I will be asking those veterans in the scene who are in a position to (i.e. don't have commitments at another radio station preventing them from doing so) to help contribute to the show with various guest mixes and suchlike over time.

So maybe give me a chance before you completely disregard me as the last thing I want to do is misrepresent a scene I love... but be warned, I will be starting the show with my dub of The Others "Kick Start" and Flux Pavillion's "Bass Cannon" if anyone wants to skip the opener!!

[LA_Boxers]

Biggup Mistajam for coming on here and taking the time to post. Shows he has got some balls and also cleared up a few things for me personally.

Defo have more respect for you now. Like i said before, you are representing all aspects of the genre so i cant fault you on that at all.

Keep it up.

[mcguiganking]

biggup man, your doing a good job! shows been really good recently