Dave Pearce

Dave Pearce is an English electronic dance music DJ whose longtime affiliation with the BBC is complemented by a deep catalog of mix albums on the Telstar TV and Ministry of Sound labels. While still a teenager, Pearce got his start as a professional DJ in 1981 on the South London pirate radio station Radio Jackie. During the mid- to late '80s, he spun a mix of house and hip-hop. In addition to his radio work, he achieved some notoriety during this era due to his appearance on the landmark Public Enemy album, It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back (1998). He had introdu...