Eddie Richards

Eddie Richards, also known as Evil Eddie Richards and Jolly Roger, is a British DJ. He was one of the first DJs to champion house music back in the mid 1980s and one of the UK's original mix DJs residing at London's Camden Palace. Along with being a House pioneer, Eddie is also considered the "Godfather" of a subgenre of house, known as Tech House. Richards was born in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England. He first came to prominence in the 1980s as a DJ at the Camden Palace in London., whom he credits the late Colin Faver for getting him a residency at the club. He became resident DJ at Clink Street (alongside Mr. C), where he played a major role in introducing house music to the UK, and he has been called Britain's "godfather of house".From April 1989 to July 1990, Richards ran a local clubnight Outer Limits at the Sanctuary Music Arena in Bletchley, Milton Keynes. In June 1990, he also founded the DJ agency Dy-na-mix.Later, Richards devoted more time to music production, releasing and licensing tracks with labels in the UK, Europe & US including End Recordings, Hypervinyl, SoCo Audio, Northern Lights, LHB, & own labels Lunar Tunes, Dy-na-mix & Storm.

Besides his long standing residency at Wiggle, a series of London underground parties, he spins regularly at Fabric in London and has been featured in the Fabric Mix CD series.