He’s a 44-year-old marketing professional – and the toast of clubland thanks to his passionate TikToks. Ahead of three Glastonbury sets, ‘Fish’ explains how he’s defying the snobs
his year’s biggest breakout DJ is a 44-year-old car influencer in a dressing gown. Six months ago he pivoted his social media account, Fish56Octagon, away from automotive advice to playing his decades-old rave vinyl in jarringly domesticated scenarios: listening to happy hardcore in the family estate car, chivvying the kids along in the morning with underground speed garage, or eating breakfast to hallucinogenic psytrance.
Liam Cross from the London club Night Tales, which will host Fish in July, attests to Fishmania: “The response was crazy – the show sold out in just over 24 hours.” Fish began June by closing a stage at High Lights festival in London, curated by his hero Carl Cox. “He’s so popular because it’s rare to see someone so incredibly in love with the music they’re playing,” says Simon Denby, who runs the festival.
It’s those most demographically similar to him – other bedroom DJs his age, or associated rave know-it-alls – who are cynical about his success. They think he’s a bit of an interloper, a bit too try-hard, not a “real” DJ.
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