Biography
Justin Murray
Real name: Justin Murray
Justin Murray is co-founder of Your Mum music/design company.1985: Started DJing at age 15, playing mainly hip-hop, electro and rare groove at house parties in London and Portsmouth. Music-wise, focused on house music by 1987.
1988: Started club 'The Unknown Zone' along with Nicky Blackmarket, inspired by seminal clubs such as Pyramid and Shoom, playing acid house, Detroit techno and hip-house. Took up residencies and guest slots in Greece and Cyprus.
1990: Radio with Hardrock FM and Friends FM, subsequently playing clubs, raves and parties in and around London.
1992: Formed Your Mum, a design house and record label. Launched Platipus with Simon Berry.
1992-2000: Recorded various 12"s as Nicely, Semtex, Kerkira, Intonation and Digital Wreck for Your Mum, Platipus, Bush, Silver Planet Recordings. Collaboration with Art Of Trance for album Art Of Trance - Voice Of Earth. Toured in UK (including Notting Hill Carnival, Glastonbury Festival, Heaven, Ministry of Sound, The Brain), plus France and Israel. Musically progressed through breakbeat, techno, trance and tech-house.
1999-now: Relocated to Austria, continuing Your Mum design (record label suspended). Collaboration with Pob for Platipus album Pob - Essence.