No~Mad

Nomad aka Mike Anderson is the creator of all things RIOT and one of the four resident DJs there. Devoted to music from a very young age, he was hugely influenced by artists like Depeche Mode, Iron Maiden, & John Williams before discovering UR, Plus +8, The Mover, Orbital, Acid Junkies, Miss Djax and Oliver Chesler. Not forgetting DJs Twitch & Brainstorm from Edinburgh’s Pure club who were instrumental to him in more ways than he can shake a stick at. Nomad started DJing in 1990 with a pair of basic hi-fi turntables and a double cassette deck, moving onto Technics 1210's a few years later. Before the 1210's came along he was making tracks with a friend, armed with loads of analog machines including a full Roland set up and effects pedals on loan from EGEBAMYASI. An unfortunate series of events led to him selling his gear, with his beloved TR909 reluctantly being sold to Neil Landstrumm Gigs at Pure, Sativa, Camel Beats, Tresor & others were a regular occurrence. In 2000 he took up residency at Edinburgh’s Dogma. A recent residency at Unseen saw him change direction, craving something other than DJing in clubs. Six months later in February 2015 he spawned RIOT Radio Records, incorporating radio shows and record labels under the names of RIOT and a quiet RIOT, all assisted by the skills of Neil Templar, randomDisco and Brainstorm.