Radio 1 have confirmed that DJs The Plastician and Tayo will join the line up of the station's The Residency show. The weekly dance based show was launched last May, and features a string of top DJs from different dance genres who take to the airwaves each week on rotation. Two of the original The Residency DJs, Nic Fanciulli and Jon O'Bir, are both standing down, though they will continue to work with Radio 1 on other projects. The new recruits will take their place. Which means as of 5 Feb, The Residency residents will check out like this:
The Plastician - Grime/UK Garage
Eddie Halliwell - Energetic tech trance
Tayo - Breaks
Trophy Twins - All genres of house, from funky to tribal
Crissy Criss - Drum & Bass/Jungle and UK hip hop
Kutski - Underground hard dance/Hardcore
Commenting on the new recruits, Ian Parkinson, Radio 1's head of Specialist, Speech and 1Xtra, told CMU: "I am delighted to welcome The Plastician and Tayo to 'The Residency'. Both have exceptional talent and cover genres that appeal to a huge cross-section of our audience. The plan with 'The Residency' is to stay fresh and to ensure Radio 1 stays at the forefront of new dance music. It's not goodbye by any means to Nic Fanciulli and Jon O'Bir who helped to launch the show, listeners can expect to hear more from them on Radio 1."
Pete Tong, who oversees the show, added "I feel proud to have been involved in 'The Residency' which was created to reflect what's hot in the dance music world. The Plastician has already made a lot of heat in the grime scene and on the pirates while Tayo, a player in the breaks world, gets to take it to the next level with a national audience. Nic Fanciulli and Jon O'Bir have made a fantastic contribution to the show and have really shone as broadcasters. The new line-up means that Radio 1 covers genres across both underground and mainstream dance, another step forward in its constant evolution."
Press info from the Radio 1 press office. Obviously.