Lindsay Wesker
Lindsay Wesker (born 2 November 1959) is a British writer, DJ, and theatre director.
Lindsay Wesker was born in London to parents Arnold Wesker and Doreen Wesker. He began his working career as a playwright and screenplay writer. He wrote two episodes of the British TV drama Angels[1] in 1975. During this time Lindsay wrote, directed, and performed in a play "What So Good" that was staged at the Jacksons Lane Community Centre in Highgate. His writing talents also led to a radio play, "The Grey Cloud Show", being performed by Anthony Sheen on Capital Radio.
In 1981, Wesker began writing for the Black Echoes music paper,[2] before moving into A&R at WEA and A&M Records. In 1986, Lindsay began broadcasting on Kiss FM, where he helped the station gain a licence to broadcast legally[3] and became Head of Music there. Lindsay then worked in A&R at Avex, Mushroom and ZTT. Lindsay has been employed by MTV[4] since 1999 and created MTV Base, MTV Hits, and MTV Dance. He has self-published a novel about the music industry and, in 2013, he co-authored the book 'Masters of the Airwaves: The Rise and Rise of Underground Radio' with Dave VJ,[5][6] published by Every Generation Media. Lindsay presents a weekly radio show on www.mi-soul.com[7] owned by KISS FM founder Gordon Mac.
During this time Wesker found time to be a songwriter, writing tracks that appeared on the Dazzle albums.
Lindsay has two children, Natasha St Luce Wesker and Werner Wesker. He is married to his partner of 28 years, Claudette Patterson.
References[edit]
- ↑ "Lindsay Wesker".
- ↑ "Lindsay Wesker | Greg Wilson".
- ↑ http://www.nme.com/nme-video/youtube/id/01FFbTSc30c[dead link]
- ↑ "Latest Shows, Music, Celebrity, & Entertainment News". Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2013. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Masters of the Airwaves".
- ↑ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Masters-Airwaves-Rise-Underground-Radio/dp/0955106885/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1382645269&sr=8-1&keywords=Master+of+the+Airwaves
- ↑ "Mi-Soul Presenter Lindsay Wesker". 12 July 2017.
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