{"id":7624,"date":"2023-04-26T17:11:47","date_gmt":"2023-04-26T17:11:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/soulgrooveradio.co.uk\/?page_id=7624"},"modified":"2026-01-07T16:00:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T16:00:17","slug":"jay-wesley","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/soulgrooveradio.co.uk\/index.php\/jay-wesley\/","title":{"rendered":"Jay Wesley"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7624\" class=\"elementor elementor-7624\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-771da96 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"771da96\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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Wesley<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08ec9dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"08ec9dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It\u00a0all\u00a0started\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0age\u00a0of\u00a014\u00a0when\u00a0I\u00a0got\u00a0my\u00a0first\u00a0set\u00a0of\u00a0decks\u00a0for<br \/>Xmas back in 96! Trading in any of my mum and dads old tapes and cds for vinyl at the local record shop my love for music started.<\/p><p>By\u00a0the\u00a0time\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a014\u00a0years\u00a0old\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0playing\u00a0at\u00a0my\u00a0mates\u00a0birthday<br \/>parties and helping out a local mobile DJ unload and set up for events.<\/p><p>By\u00a0the\u00a0time\u00a0I\u00a0left\u00a0school\u00a0me\u00a0and\u00a0my\u00a0family\u00a0moved\u00a0abroad\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0Costa<br \/>Blanca\u00a0where\u00a0I\u00a0straight\u00a0away\u00a0blagged\u00a0my\u00a0way\u00a0into\u00a0a\u00a0gig\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0bar\u00a0I<br \/>worked\u00a0in\u00a0and\u00a0soon\u00a0built\u00a0up\u00a0a\u00a0residential\u00a0slot\u00a0playing\u00a0RnB,soul\u00a0and<br \/>house\u00a0music,within\u00a0three\u00a0years\u00a0of\u00a0this\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0making\u00a0a\u00a0living\u00a0playing<br \/>across\u00a0the\u00a0Costa\u00a06\u00a0nights\u00a0a\u00a0week.<\/p><p>I now live in Norwich UK where I DJ in local bars and events around East Anglia.<\/p><p>You can catch my new show TOOFLY fortnightly on Tuesdays 2-4pm playing neo soul, funk, rare grooves and disco exclusively on Soul Groove Radio.<\/p><p><a href=\"mailto:jay@soulgrooveradio.co.uk\">jay@soulgrooveradio.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-013c99e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"013c99e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1428f0a\" data-id=\"1428f0a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fefcb1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fefcb1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>\u00a9 Copyright 2026 Soul Groove Radio Ltd 13253396 | All Rights Reserved | Site by SGR<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Soul Groove Radio logo is a registered Trademark and no reproduction can be made without written permission.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jay Wesley It\u00a0all\u00a0started\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0age\u00a0of\u00a014\u00a0when\u00a0I\u00a0got\u00a0my\u00a0first\u00a0set\u00a0of\u00a0decks\u00a0forXmas back in 96! Trading in any of my mum and dads old tapes and cds for vinyl at the local record shop my love for music started. By\u00a0the\u00a0time\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a014\u00a0years\u00a0old\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0playing\u00a0at\u00a0my\u00a0mates\u00a0birthdayparties and helping out a local mobile DJ unload and set up for events. By\u00a0the\u00a0time\u00a0I\u00a0left\u00a0school\u00a0me\u00a0and\u00a0my\u00a0family\u00a0moved\u00a0abroad\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0CostaBlanca\u00a0where\u00a0I\u00a0straight\u00a0away\u00a0blagged\u00a0my\u00a0way\u00a0into\u00a0a\u00a0gig\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0bar\u00a0Iworked\u00a0in\u00a0and\u00a0soon\u00a0built\u00a0up\u00a0a\u00a0residential\u00a0slot\u00a0playing\u00a0RnB,soul\u00a0andhouse\u00a0music,within\u00a0three\u00a0years\u00a0of\u00a0this\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0making\u00a0a\u00a0living\u00a0playingacross\u00a0the\u00a0Costa\u00a06\u00a0nights\u00a0a\u00a0week. 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