MistaJam is represented by Insanity Talent Management

Biography

MistaJam (aka Pete Dalton) has been on the national airwaves via BBC Radio 1Xtra since 2005, initially with the HipHop M1X Show, which saw him cutting and mixing through 4 hours of non-stop upfront HipHop. However realising that he was much more than just a HipHop deejay, he later was asked to take control of a Friday night multi genre party show on the network. His broadcasting skill has meant he has enjoyed various stints covering for presenters on both Radio 1Xtra and BBC Radio 1. In August 2007, as part of a series of major changes at 1Xtra, Jam was asked to be at the helm of a brand new 3 hour weekday multi genre show intended to bridge the gap between the mainstream and specialist worlds and so the ‘Key To The Underground’ was born; now broadcasting every weeknight from 7 until 10pm.

October 2008 saw Jam add a 6th weekly show to his national radio output via a new slot on BBC Radio 1, a new addition to R1’s Saturday night Urban/Black music line up. Every week he brings the FM Dial in the UK (and Sirius Satellite Radio in the USA) MistaJam’s 1Xtra Mixtape: a two hour show mixing up the best in Black Music including the biggest tracks from his 1Xtra show along with very special guest mixes from some of the best Urban DJ’s from around the world which promises to do for Urban music what the Essential Selection has done for Dance.

In the club, Jam’s skills, charisma and energy have meant that he has performed, hosted and deejayed at numerous events including London’s infamous Notting Hill Carnival; Kanye West, Chamillionaire and Jay-Z concerts; One Big Weekends and the inaugural annual 1Xtra Live event. Residencies and regular bookings at some of the UK’s biggest urban music nights and trips to spin around the world are regular occurrences. Audiences as far afield as Kenya, Norway, Mallorca, New York (alongside Mark Ronson and the legendary Rakim) and Ibiza (where Jam was resident at Es Paradis during the summer of 2007) have all had the MistaJam experience.

Not just a deejay and broadcaster, Pete has been an actor since the age of 7 when he successfully auditioned to join the Carlton Junior Television Workshop – also responsible for training noted actors such as Toby Kebbell and Samantha Morton. His acting CV includes roles in Eastenders, A Thing Called Love and most notably Crossroads playing the character of Minty the deejaying chef at the Crossroads Hotel kitchen. He has also performed in London’s prestigious West End creating the role of Bish Bosh in 125th Street which ran at the Shaftesbury Theatre to rave reviews and nightly standing ovations. 2008 has seen Jam return to acting with the lead role of Trexx in the BBC Three sitcom Trexx and Flipside.

2009 sees the creation of Pete’s club brand Speakerbox, and a series of deps for Trevor Nelson on Radio 1.

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