Born in Southampton on the south coast of England. Initially a graffiti writer and deeply immersed in the first wave of electro & hip-hop, Affie's musical roots began in pirate radio stations as a teenager, DJing electro and house music. He was first exposed to writing music at a local youth project in 1988, getting his hands dirty playing with a Roland D50 & TR505, a Ensoniq EPS and a 4-track recorder. From the very start, he was enamoured with the sound of the Acid House movement coming out of London and Manchester, and in 1990 he acquired TB303 and an Amiga computer running Octamed. In 1993, Affie & Russ Gabriel launched their careers with Ferox Records, (the first of many labels to be run by Affie) The hugely prolific Affie released several EPs on Force Inc. and founded a new label, 909 Perversions, began House of 909 as a deep label and production team. Affie left the music scene for several years in the early 2000's due to health reasons, but returned in 2008 In his third decade as a producer, working with friend & long time collaborator Mr. C of the Shamen and The End club London.

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