Did you ever have any other DJ names before Kutski?

I've also been known to go under the names Barry, Chris, Steve and Mike.

Tell us about your current involvement with Radio 1...how did you become involved with them? It sounds like hard dance is perhaps making a bit of progress?

I host the Residency show on Radio One after the Essential Mix (Sat night/Sun Morning) on rotation with 5 other guys. We are all representing our specialist genres of music, mine being underground hard dance and hardcore!!

Indeed hard dance is making a lot of progress! It just goes to show when Radio One launch a new cutting edge dance music program, they included hard dance. There's loads of new quality producers coming through, promoters putting on big events, and the music within the scene is really diverse at the moment which is great, variety being the spice of life and all! Onwards and upwards I say!

How have you found producing so far? You've had a number of tracks out, which were you most happy with and why?

Production is good when you have a cracking idea for a track, and the end result of playing something you've made in a club is amazing, but to be honest I generally have a short attention span and sitting in the studio for days on end fine tuning a kick can get very repetitive on your own! That's why its cool working with other people, 'cause all the people I work with are good personal mates. Like when I go down to Roosta's, its always 50/50 cubase and xbox live, or Nick and Jake from SPX & 12 Inch Thumpers it usually turns into a weekend sesh! Better music always seems to come from studio sessions like this rather than it being forced!

My fave track is probably Nightmare Man, 'cause its so unique, and not in the mould which pretty much sums me up in general.

What have you got coming up on the production front? Do you find it easy to get inspired musically or have you found quite a challenge?

I'm going over to Germany for a week or so soon, to do another track with Ollie (Warp Bros) and Frank 7. I'm sure with their studio and productions skills we'll muster up another corker if I may be so bold to say so The technical side of production I picked up quite easily, and I've always got quirky ideas for tracks but musically, in the classical sense, I'm quite a retard, so I do struggle with riffs and stuff a bit!

You are famous for incorporating scratching into your sets to spice them up a bit. Which scratch DJ do you admire above all others?

DJ Shadow for the musical aspect of his tricks and turtablism incorporated in his sets, and Spinbad because every time I hear anything new of his I'm amazed by the ideas and accuracy of everything he does! When ever I start to think I'm mastering the art, I put on a Spinbad mixtape and it puts me in my place

July 23rd sees you playing for Frantic and Hardcore Heaven at The Alliance at Koko in London. What will you be playing and is this your first time at Camden Palace?

My usual eclectic mix of hard dance nonsense J This will be my first time at the wonderful Camden Palace I have heard so much about!

Have you been to either of these parties before? What did you make of them?

Yeah, I've played Frantic events a few times now and they�re always wicked and special. I've never played Hardcore Heaven, but I've been to loads of their events, and collaboration nights that have all been awesome so I'm really looking forward to being involved with them too!

Who else will you be checking out on the line-up?

Gamma - wicked production, but I've heard he rips it up on the decks too so I really wanna check him out!! Robbie Long - Possibly the best technical DJ in the dance music industry (I don't mean that lightly). I'm also looking forward to catchin' the Welshies Cally & Juice too!!

Are the majority of gigs outside of London? Does it always feel special going down to play there?

Erm... Special would be one way to describe London gigs Seriously though, London gigs are always great but us Northerners don't do London driving! What they need to do is build all the clubs on the exits of a major motorway... or even build motorways to all the major clubs. That would make my life a lot easier. Oh yeah, and build car parks on top of all the clubs. I'm only skinny and take on average 100 records to every gig, so I don't like having to walk far either!! But I do like London gigs once I'm there!!

Who are your favourite DJs and why? Who never fails to get your feet moving?

I really admire what Big Bill Bunter has achieved in his career, I've always been into his music and he always rocks it so he'd have to be one. Hixxy was like a childhood hero of mine, and it was Bonkers 1 that inspired me to get into the game myself so he's gotta be up there too! None hard dance jocks: Z-Trip is a proper party rockin' DJ and an advanced turntablist! Shadow and Spinbad I mentioned earlier. I'm well into $hitmat, Scotch Egg, Ripley etc.. at the moment (Gabba / Breakcore)... currently I'm jamming to Evil Ed's UK hiphop album I got of Nick from 12 Inch Thumpers at the weekend. Check that out its mint!!!

What's the worst chat-up line you have ever heard?

That guy on Big Brother. The other week he said something about a birds eyelashes not being real, then when she closed her eyes, he kissed her! Ugh! If he tryed that up our way the bird would have battered him!!