Goldie did three things for drum and bass that nobody else could have done. He made an album the broadsheets reviewed. He ran a club night (Metalheadz Sunday Sessions at the Blue Note) that became internationally famous. He put himself on UK television.

The TV work

Goldie appeared on Celebrity Big Brother. He hosted documentaries about jungle history. He showed up on talk shows. Most DnB producers would have refused all of it; Goldie understood that the genre needed a public face that British grandparents could half-recognise.

The Sunday Sessions

The Metalheadz Sunday night at the Blue Note in Hoxton ran from 1995 to 1997. It was the most respected DnB night in the world during those years. International DJs flew in just to play it. The format influenced every serious DnB residency that followed.

The label legacy

Metalheadz at 30 years old is still one of the most respected names in the genre. Goldie still curates. The brand has outlasted the genre eras he started in.