Gary Dean

My love of Jazz Funk & Soul started back in the early seventies with the Tighten up and Motown Chartbuster albums, I was lucky enough to be starting my clubbing life in the Philly era so that will always have a place in my heart.

The club scene was fantastic in the mid seventies and I attended most of the great London clubs most nights of the week which played havoc with my daytime jobs.

 I secured a DJ position with Rainbow International and worked 7 days a week both lunch times (when people still went out for a pint) and evenings for two years. My career then turned to the international stage with Bacchus and Julianas, and I got to see the world doing the job I love professionally.

Back in the Uk I had residencies with First Leisure around the country including Night Magic in Dunfermline, Fat Sams in Dundee, The Dome in Blackpool, Seventh Heaven in Doncaster and Paradise Lost in Watford.

I got my break in Radio in Scandinavia and really found that I had a love for presenting and enjoyed the different style to club work.

As a full time, professional Presenter, DJ, and Voice-over Artist, my career has included working in countries such as the UK, Norway, Holland, Spain, Egypt, the Far East, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States.

Radio credits include stations such as Classic Gold where I hosted the drive time for for many years,, Radio 1 Norway, 97.5 Bangkok, NRG and Kiss FM Scandinavia.

I have been presenting The Sunday Soul Sermon for the past four years and I am thrilled to be bringing the show to Soul Groove Radio on Sunday Mornings between 10am – Midday

garydean@soulgrooveradio.co.uk