GRIPPER
Aka ‘HUGO MADRID’
Graham Newby has been a collector of vinyl for nearly 30 years. Inspired by the strong Northern and Modern Soul scenes in the north west of England around the early 80s, he was inspired to begin a life behind the decks after several visits to London’s infamous funk and rare groove warehouse parties of the mid 80’s.
Graham adopted the nickname of Gripper and began to spin his ecclectic selection of black underground music towards the end of 1986 at student club nights organised by a friend. Within 12 months, and further inspired by early house nights at Manchester’s Hacienda, Gripper was promoting his own nights around the north west of England...
A long time friend and ally, Gripper continues to work with some of the best in the business, representing our brand wherever he DJs.
www.myspace.com/gripper