Follow Me
In the summer of 1991 Risto began spinning, and later that year he
learned that classmate Peter A. was also a DJ. It was then in 1993
that they combined with fellow
house head and schoolmate Geoff "DJ Desire"
Scull to form the New Skool Crew. For seven years New Skool spun across
the GTA, providing the late night House segment for the weekly Jungle
show Amplitude and Ambience on CHRY 105.5 fm, spinning in
the main room and the chill out room at raves, after
hours, and warehouse parties, and dropping sets all
the way from Klub Max and Zoo Bar, to Fluid, RPM and
Energy 108 fm.
In 1999, the ebb of university life gave way to the rise
of the adult day job, and closure was brought to the New Skool
alliance. The next year, Risto and Geoff
joined crates with Desmond "D-Train" Williams
to form DTB - Darker Than Blue - spinning Rare Groove, Soul, Jazz, and Funk
across the city until 2004. In 2005 Risto returned to
the House, recombining with Pete to host Something About Midnight on
Soul Stream Networks, while
Geoff and Desmond continued to carry the DTB flame, hosting their
sister show, Inspirations, on the same net radio station.
When it comes to music, some say that Risto and Pete advocate antiestablishmentarianism. Pete and Risto have no response. Having been raised on community radio stations such as CHRY, CKLN, and CIUT, listening to radio shows such as Dave's Dance Music, Midnight Madness, F.E.A.R. Edit, and The Rhythm Method, Risto and Pete have learned to love all manners of music. But their passion is House - Garage House.
