Alongside long-time musical buddy Winston, Parrot can take much of the credit for getting Sheffield dancing. The duo helped introduce house to the city at their eclectic and much-loved Jive Turkey and Occasions nights, where, as acid house made its impact, they made a conscious effort to unite the city's black and white scenes. His 1990 collaboration with Richard Kirk of Cabaret Voltaire, as Sweet Exorcist, provided Warp Records with its first releases (Clonk and Testone) and loosed the influential northern 'bleep' sound onto a techno-hungry world.

Colin Curtis is one the greats of British DJing, having been involved in every phase of its development from northern soul right through to house. He was resident at Blackpool Mecca with Ian Levine in its halcyon period and then went on to run Rafters and Berlin in Manchester. These days he still DJs, though he's sold most of his vinyl.

Mark Moore was one of the first DJs to play house music in the UK. He was also the band leader of S-Express and is also an all-round fabuloso and modern dandy of the highest order. We salute him, verily.

When were you born?

I was born in University College Hospital in London, in 1965. Perhaps! No one knows for sure and I’ve lied about my age since I was 12.

Where did you grow up?

Noel Watson, along with his brother Maurice, who sadly committed suicide several years ago, were among the first DJs to play house music in London. At their club Delirium, initially known as a hip hop night, they became so unpopular for playing this new style of music that cages were built around the DJ booth to protect them from missiles. In remembrance of Maurice, this interview went live on the anniversary of his death.

Tell me how you got into dance music?