About Me

Yes, it's true, I'm back on the road entertaining old and new customers. It's fantastic to be back behind the decks again but having the latest digital equipment to provide all those dream tracks.

I was trained by Liverpool's most famous DJ, Billy Butler at the Mardi Gras in Liverpool and spent my younger years DJ'ing and Promoting at Paynes Cafe Royal in Llandudno, North Wales. I was instrumental in bringing Northern Soul to North Wales and putting on such famous acts like Edwin Starr, Elgins, Ben E King, Donnie Elbert, Johnny Johnson & the Bandwagon, The Real Thing and many others.

On moving to Bristol, I joined Bristol’s most famous mobile disco ‘Mobi Disc’ and the music style changed from Motown and Northern Soul to 60’s and 70’s music designed to suit the mixed age groups that occur at Weddings and parties etc.

I recently found out that my old friends at Paynes Cafe Royal, hold an annual reunion evening, and have been searching for me for over 14 years! Once discovered, I was invited up to Llandudno to DJ at the reunion and thoroughly enjoyed it.

Extract from North Wales Pioneer Wednesday November 4th 2009

DJ Dick steps back into Payne’s spotlight for big night at Llandudno’s Grand Hotel

TUDNO FM's Payne’s Revival show co-presenter 'American Dave' Hanson turned into 'Detective' Dave Hanson, and after 15 years, he tracked down former Payne's DJ and Promotor Dick Collinson.

As heard on Tudno FM