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for three years and having produced music videos for Rinse FM's musicians, Ron habitually focuses on his independent production company London
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intermittently. Ron was at many notable jungle events which acted as a platform that boosted his DJing appearances. He then became a resident DJ at various rave organisations such as; Telepathy (1991–1995), Pirate Club (1992–1994), Desert Storm (1993–1995), Sunday Roast (1991–1996), VIP Champagne
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