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Profiles :: Mike Davies

Mike was born in 1978 in Los Angeles, California where he lived until he was 19 years old. Both of his parents are British, and he spent a lot of time in the UK whilst growing up, taking in the punk rock culture and growing a love for the music.

In 1998 Mike moved to Santa Barbara, California where he studied graphic design at the city college. During his time there, he spent most nights seeing gigs and kicking around with the local bands. His love for music turned into a passion, and he decided to give up art school and pursue a career in radio.

In 2001 Mike moved to London and began temping as a runner at 大象传媒 Radio 1. After working with Steve Lamacq and The Evening Session at The Deconstruction Tour, Mike鈥檚 knowledge of the L.A. punk scene and his enthusiasm for broadcasting impressed Steve and he was invited to join the team permanently.

In January of 2002, Radio 1 gave Mike a slot on the station to build his own show from scratch. He created The Lock Up; a show which showcases and reflects his own musical tastes which are as diverse as punk rock, hip hop, ska, rockabilly, psycho-rockabilly, hardcore, dub, reggae and a few things you might not expect.

The first show (a co-host with godfathers of punk rock Bad Religion) was heralded by The Guardian as 鈥渢he best show I鈥檝e heard on the station鈥�. The Lock Up was voted number 1 radio show of 2002 and 2003 in Big Cheese magazine and was in the top 5 in Kerrang.

Over the 2 and a half years that the show has been on air, he has recorded live tracks, interviews, co-hosts and features with the biggest names in punk rock and hip hop including: Bad Religion, Beastie Boys, Green Day, The Offspring, Rancid, AFI, Sick of it All, Dropkick Murphys, Hundred Reasons, Anti Flag, Dilated Peoples, Fugazi, Alkaline Trio, The Distillers, Grandmaster Flash, Mad Caddies and many many more鈥�

He has presented numerous documentaries for Radio 1, including 鈥楢 Cut Above鈥� about body modification, 鈥楯ust Do It鈥�, a documentary focusing on the Do It Yourself ethic of the punk rock community, 鈥楶unk & Politics鈥� about the musical movement to get Bush out of Power and 鈥楲A Story (The Remix)鈥� about the resurgence of the LA music scene.

Currently Mike is presenting The Lock Up and The Rock Show on Tuesday nights on Radio 1. Mike has also been producing the Fabio & Grooverider drum and bass show on Radio 1 for the past year and a half.