(1964-09-28) 28 September 1964 (age 59) Caen, Calvados, France
Origin
London, England
Genres
Acid jazz, hip hop, soul, electronic, world, breakbeat
Occupation(s)
Disc jockey, record label owner
Years active
1986–present
Labels
Acid Jazz, Talkin' Loud, Brownswood
Website
gillespetersonworldwide.com
Musical artist
Gilles Jérôme Moehrle MBE (French pronunciation:[ʒilʒeʁommuʁl]; born 28 September 1964),[1][2] better known as Gilles Peterson (/dʒaɪlz/), is a French broadcaster, DJ, and record label owner. He founded the influential labels Acid Jazz and Talkin' Loud, and started his current label Brownswood Recordings in 2006. He was awarded an honorary MBE in 2004, the AIM Award for Indie Champion and the Mixmag Award for Outstanding Contribution To Dance Music in 2013, the PRS for Music Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music Radio in 2014,[3] and The A&R Award from the Music Producers Guild in 2019.[4]
Throughout his career, Peterson has played a pivotal role in promoting genres such as jazz, hip-hop, and electronic music. He started his career on pirate radio stations Radio Invicta and K-Jazz, later joining legal stations in London, first the newly founded Jazz FM, and then onto the dance music station Kiss FM.[5] In 1998, he was hired by BBC Radio 1, and in 2012 he began hosting a three-hour Saturday afternoon programme on BBC Radio 6 Music.[6] He hosts a syndicated radio programme that is broadcast in seven European countries.
In 2016, he launched the online radio station Worldwide FM with Boiler Room co-founder and original host Thristian Richards.[7] He also hosts mixes and new music on his SoundCloud[8] page, where he has over three million followers. He is behind several events celebrating the music that he supports through his DJ sets and radio shows. Since 2005, he has hosted the annual Worldwide Awards in London and Worldwide Festival in Sète. In 2019, launched the new We Out Here festival in the UK.
^Davet, Stéphane (27 June 2014). "Gilles Peterson en quatre dates" [Gilles Peterson in four dates]. Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 3 June 2020.
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^"Gilles Peterson to receive PRS for Music Award". www.prsformusic.com. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
^"The Music Producers Guild Announces its 2019 Awards Winners". The Music Producers Guild. 1 March 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
^"Interview: Gilles Peterson's Inspirations and Influences". RBMA Daily. 20 November 2015.
^"BBC Radio 6 Music – Gilles Peterson". BBC Radio 6 Music. BBC. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
^"Global Roots - Thristian • EartH (Evolutionary Arts Hackney).html". Retrieved 17 June 2020.
^"gillespeterson". SoundCloud. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
Gilles Jérôme Moehrle MBE (French pronunciation: [ʒil ʒeʁom muʁl]; born 28 September 1964), better known as GillesPeterson (/dʒaɪlz/), is a French broadcaster...
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by the efforts of DJ's and broadcasters such as Charlie Gillett and GillesPeterson. In the early days of the internet it was radio shows such as The Sound...
original on 2020-10-22. Retrieved 2020-06-29. Peterson, Gilles (12 December 2020). WW LOS SANTOS: GILLESPETERSON WITH BADBADNOTGOOD (audio). 38:20-50:59 minutes...
Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 10, 2024. "Brownswood Basement: GillesPeterson with Khruangbin and Lefto – Pre-Worldwide Awards Special – Worldwide...
April 2019. "WWA 2017 // Album of the Year Shortlist // Vote Now | GillesPeterson". Archived from the original on 25 January 2017. Retrieved 2 December...
culture and stories from around the globe." Founded in 2016 by DJ GillesPeterson, longtime host of the BBC Radio program Worldwide, the platform features...
early 1990s, they were largely popularised by the British Radio 1 DJ GillesPeterson around 2001. Brothers Shuya and Yoshihiro Okino, both DJs and remixers...
May 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2019. Peterson, Gilles (29 June 2017). "Worldwide Festival 2017!!!!". GillesPeterson. Retrieved 14 October 2020. "Lineup...
International Jazz Festival. Acts that have performed for Leftfoot include GillesPeterson, Mr Scruff, DJ Patife, Cleveland Watkiss, Keb Darge, Roots Manuva,...
Winner Awards, are an annual awards celebration curated by radio DJ GillesPeterson and currently hosted by Worldwide FM and Radio 6 which celebrates up-and-coming...
soundtrack)". Discogs.com. 1986. Retrieved 11 June 2016. Peterson, Gilles (5 October 2016). "GillesPeterson tweet on the death of Rod Temperton". Twitter.com...
introduced their music to influential broadcaster and record label owner DJ GillesPeterson. The band released their debut album Tawk Tomahawk independently in...
version of Melanie De Biasio's track "I'm Gonna Leave You" for the album GillesPeterson presents - No Deal Remixed. Their fourth studio album, To Believe,...
to Cuba with GillesPeterson who was returning to Havana to produce the second installment in the Havana Cultura series. While Peterson recorded new material...
In 2007, Lamdin won Jazz Album Of The Year at the BBC Radio One / GillesPeterson Worldwide Winners. Songs for My Funeral (2004, Tru Thoughts) The Garden...
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