Jordan Peacock.

What were you doing before you came to Spirit Studios?

I was teaching Music Technology at The Manchester College as well as working freelance in various roles.

How did you get into what you teach?

I initially started out as a DJ, then moved into production and eventually started to promote my own events and release music independently.

I won my first turntalism competition, which was a national in 2015 and then managed to work with a few equipment brands such as Serato and inMusic over the years.

Any areas of special interest?

Anything that involves being able to incorporate turntables and an Ableton Push to create live performances is an area of interest.

I always look for ways to create interesting live performances using DJ equipment and Ableton live.

What’s your proudest career achievement?

Winning my first UK DMC Championship.

What do you get up to outside of teaching?

I don’t really do much other than music, most of my spare time is taken up by production and DJing.

Tell us something people may not know about you?

I once did a tandem skydive.

What’s your favourite album/artist? and why?

Got too many but can’t beat Wu-Tang Clan’s Enter the 36 Chambers. The production is unique and still stands up today.

What’s the best gig you’ve ever been to?

DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist: Renegades of Rhythm in 2015. The whole show was a DJ set that mapped out the history Hip-Hop, using some of the pioneers of the cultures record collection.

What’s your musical guilty pleasure?

The chorus of Pink Pony Club often gets stuck in my head (I don’t know the rest of the song)

If you have anything released online, where can we find it?

Check out my Linktree at – linktr.ee/statik.mcr

Want to learn from Jordan?

Jordan is a tutor at Spirit Studios that teaches on our Electronic Music Production and Performance course.