shud be interesting to hear what shes going to play,whether the radio1 listeners will like it, is another matter. people are still listening to pete tong, give him the boot, he's the most overrated dj on that station!

oddie what are you on about? I don't think you can consider Pete Tong overrated. Without him, there'd be no dance music on Radio 1. He does lots behind the scene too. I'd never go to see him in a club, and don't listen to his show as much anymore but he plays a good cross section of new dance music, which unfortunately does include trance. But he genuinley loves the music, the house and techno he plays is good and he's a good radio personality, unlike someone like Dave Pearce (finally been sacked). Now I have no idea why Kissy Sellout has a show, heard an hour the other weeka nd it was truely awful!

Heidi is wicked! Saw her at the Booka Shade gig last week in Koko, and she properly got the crowd going, pre Booka. (Pity can't say the same about Patrick from MANDY, who looked lost, post Booka).
Anyway, love Heidi, I hope the show is as exciting as her sets and her dancing on stage!

you can't really say Pete Tong is overrated, he may be as a DJ but certainly not as a radio figure

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finally something really fresh on Radio 1!!!

is she going to try and mix????

I'm really happy for her and I think this show will be successful!

However, why is it only just now that I hear that Dave Pearce and Eddie Halliwell have been sacked?

Honesty you guys kill me. She is a complete bitch and a diva. Completely unreasonable sometimes and she is a pretty piss poor dj. Seriously people actually listen to her when she plays. She is sort of like a fat girl with no personality, nothing going for her.

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Honesty you guys kill me. She is a complete bitch and a diva. Completely unreasonable sometimes and she is a pretty piss poor dj. Seriously people actually listen to her when she plays. She is sort of like a fat girl with no personality, nothing going for her.

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well dude.. you're not right... in order to be where she is now... she must be talented... at least a lil bit... don't you think... if she was a complete 0 in mixing... no one would be booking her...

I'm really happy for her!!! She's a nice and super sexy chica... and I like the way she plays!!!

well lady, your not right ..

there are plenty of big dj's that have no skill yet still get booked for one reason or another. you show absolutly no substance in your post - just "well she has to be" and "shes pretty and i like that". What a bunch of crap.

You probably have never met her or really listed to how she plays. She is a complete bitch, not just to me, but everyone that has had to deal with her. Ask the anyone who has booked or had to deal with her in the states.

Look below me, Im not the only person to say something about her mixing. Enough with the PLUR crap cause shes a hack. Honestly, I hope she uses ableton or something for her radio show.

I know her personally and I've listened to her.. and I don't find anything wrong bout her...

my 2 cents

congrats! ignorance is bliss!

Hmmm never met her but i did see her at the WMC last year and i have to say her mixing was pretty terrible. I didn't hold it against her though as it was only the one time.

Never heard Heidi live, but one thing is for absolutely sure and that is... Radio 1 are in serious need of some decent music!

she won't need to use ableton. these shows are done using a PRE-RECORDED mix cd that the dj brings into the studio and chats over the top of. I kid you not, but I had this explained to me when i was interviewed for a slot on this show. it is an absolute joke and indicative of where the bbc and their outsourced production companies heads are at. this program is fuck all to do with "new dj's", it's about trying to find scenesters and presenters, they want a face not a sound.

when i used to go into phonica she was about the only person in the shop who would actually pull their head out of their ass, remember that you've been in there about a hundred times and spend a bit of time getting you a good selection of records as opposed to standing their playing with your hair pretending you too cool to serve in a shop like most of the other people that work/ed in there

never heard her mix so can't comment on that but she is a HOT so has my vote!!

i saw her play at minitek nyc this past september on saturday. i honestly thought her set was very unique and i enjoyed it alot. more so than any of the other djs that i had the opportunity to listen too due to the unorganized nature of the event. :-P

A radio adaptation of the story of an orphaned girl raised by her grandfather, enjoying good times with young Peter the goat-herder.
Archers beware!

havnt seen her myself but all i ever hear about her, or in sets ive heard is terrible mixing, so to be honest i going to make the shitty assumption she is where she is as shes a scene head. fair dues to her...its further then i'll ever be but i won't be shelling out money to see her or be running home to tune into her show. i actually dont usually mind mixing if the selection is good, but when its phonicas latest top 20 or run of the mill get physical releases then i would give a shit. although, then i wouldnt be there.

......and yes..... she is quite hot. but that doesnt matter when i want to hear good music played well.

double post, sorry.

Heidi went "world touring" with M.A.N.D.Y & Booka Shade & suddenly came back a "great" DJ!? As long as she's better than Mistress De Funk I'll be happy the "Mistress" didn't know shit and labled all the tracks wrong when reading them out. An untrained monkey would have been better than her. And yes, Heidi cant mix for toffee.

if a dj gets your vote cos he or she is 'hot' go to stringfellows strip joint. To say that is retarded sexist crap, and just the reason why some amazing female djs don't get the respect they deserve.

I am not saying if heide is a good dj or not, i don't know and don't really care - but how a dj looks has fuck all to do with it. supa sexy chica please!

i think you took the hot comment a little more seriously than it was meant.

as i said, i've never heard her mix so can't comment on that and if someone is shit i couldn't give a fuck what they look like, i wouldn't listen. my main point was that she was about the only decent and friendly shop assistant in phonica and that someone slating her as a complete and utter bitch to one and all seems a little harsh.

obviously flippant remarks are banned from this forum, my apologies.

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i think you took the hot comment a little more seriously than it was meant.

as i said, i've never heard her mix so can't comment on that and if someone is shit i couldn't give a fuck what they look like, i wouldn't listen. my main point was that she was about the only decent and friendly shop assistant in phonica and that someone slating her as a complete and utter bitch to one and all seems a little harsh.

obviously flippant remarks are banned from this forum, my apologies.

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things change when you go from shuffling vinyl to touring around the world. it may be harsh but the truth hurts. i should have about the 30 people i know who have also witness the diva come out on multiple occasions post something up here. like i said if she just sucked and was hot, i would screw her and maybe not complain about the lack of basic dj'ing skill. but if she cant mix for shit and has a bad attitude then thats just pathetic, let radio one have her and the prerecorded sets i guess.

anyways looks like im not the only one who thinks this way

Seriously, why does everybody hate on this girl? So, she doesn't have 100% mixing skills...so what? If she knows how to give people a good time on the dancefloor, then so be it! I think the BBC have made a good decision.

Now if only Grooverider will come back on the air...

Heidi is a fab fab dj. All of this bullshit about her being unfriendly and untalented has so, so much to do with the fact that she is a successful female dj, and all of these poor insecure suckers on this page can't handle it. Face it, she gets a crowd moving, she mixes it up, and she has skills. I would way rather go to dance my butt off to one of her sets than some boring monotonous "perfect" set by some uptight boring-ass dj who everyone thinks is just so amazing. I am so sick and tired of people hating on Heidi. It is completely unwarranted and absurd.

I love you Heidi it doesn't matter what these f*ckers say, come back to HardPop!

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Posted by sianissimowell dude.. you're not right... in order to be where she is now... she must be talented...

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It doesn't work that way.

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shud be interesting to hear what shes going to play,whether the radio1 listeners will like it, is another matter. people are still listening to pete tong, give him the boot, he's the most overrated dj on that station!

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Pete Tong is figurehead A&R - he played a big part in creating the scene. Also, a radio DJ is a completely different paradigm (as hawtin would like to say) to a DJ. He may be a poor DJ but on radio there's no one more articulate. Plenty of good DJ's try and do radio and fail. Listen to Alix Perez.

I didnt think much of her podcast but I saw her at fabric a couple of months ago and she was really good.

I say good for her. Radio 1 have chosen her to do it so lets wait and see before criticising. As people have said, being a radio dj is completely different to djing in a club so nobody can judge yet whether she'll be good or not. Lets give her a chance.

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if a dj gets your vote cos he or she is 'hot' go to stringfellows strip joint. To say that is retarded sexist crap, and just the reason why some amazing female djs don't get the respect they deserve.

I am not saying if heide is a good dj or not, i don't know and don't really care - but how a dj looks has fuck all to do with it. supa sexy chica please!

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Indeed!!! Well said...

Personally think she's a pretty sound choice to be a figurehead and to bring 'this' music to a wider audience. One thing is for sure, and that's the BBC Dance team has needed some new blood for a long time - and from being one of the original Phonica folk i'm sure she doesn't half know her biscuits. First guest Richie Hawtin - g'wan Heidi !

I was watching a video of her on her doing a public access thing & found her annoying... must be all the forced laughter. Hope it doesnt translate to the radio show.
Having said that, I do think she has enough chrisma to make it a successful spot.

Was friendly enough the times I saw her in Phonica

nice to see that this music goig to get some air time radio 1 was on a slippery slope.

Heidi was responsible for one of my favourite ever party moments. Couple of years ago, one of the Sonar beach parties, sun going down, absolutely amazing set that made the weekend for a lot of people. Damn sight more interesting than a lot of other DJs...

this hating is pathetic.

heidi is a lovely person, not a diva, vivacious and funny as hell. i've heard her dj many times and whilst she may make the occasional fuck up (human, not android...), she rides it well and always always gets the crowd going. the sonar beach party was incredible when she carried us off into the sunset. i love so much of what she plays and it's such a range of sounds. she's unique, which is more than can be said for most of the djs out there.

looking forward to hearing her on the radio.
no more darstardly dave pearce!!!!

It's all about the bigger picture here.

R1 are making attempts (that they should have made years ago) to bring new music to people's ears. Heidi has access to new music and she is a recognised figure in the (electronic music) public eye, and not just in UK/Europe, but also stateside.

She could well be a shit dj, a diva and a pain in the arse (does it really matter?), but for two hours each week she will bring new sounds that none of you or of the wider world would have heard of, and that is good for the industry, the labels, the clubs and us.

It is better than having an MOS or Pacha resident jock bringing funky house to the fold, don't you think? Or maybe directors at R1 might have looked to the Dj Mag Top 100 for inspiration for their future presenters/programmers. Then we would be in a world of shit!

At the end of the day, it's good news for credible underground electronic music. However, until they get Andrew Weatherall on the show, they still have a long way to go....

great score for heidi definitely. good to have more of these sort of shows on radio1 vs the useless "dance music" fodder from judgejules/petetong/davepearce/etc.

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i think you took the hot comment a little more seriously than it was meant.

as i said, i've never heard her mix so can't comment on that and if someone is shit i couldn't give a fuck what they look like, i wouldn't listen. my main point was that she was about the only decent and friendly shop assistant in phonica and that someone slating her as a complete and utter bitch to one and all seems a little harsh.

obviously flippant remarks are banned from this forum, my apologies.

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things change when you go from shuffling vinyl to touring around the world. it may be harsh but the truth hurts. i should have about the 30 people i know who have also witness the diva come out on multiple occasions post something up here. like i said if she just sucked and was hot, i would screw her and maybe not complain about the lack of basic dj'ing skill. but if she cant mix for shit and has a bad attitude then thats just pathetic, let radio one have her and the prerecorded sets i guess.

anyways looks like im not the only one who thinks this way

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You seem like a nice person.