Welcome to Charity Shop DJ.
 
We want to help re-define value.
 
We believe in the power of the creative choices and expressions of ordinary people in everyday life, and are working to bring people together in a spirit of solidarity and understanding.
 
We believe that by finding and celebrating the common ground between communities and generations, communication can exist that can redefine our relationships, our cultures, and our futures.
 
We're not just working with music.
 
Browse this site to see how Charity Shop DJ is crossing sectors and national boundaries, pursuing an agenda of equality, respect and peace.

Charity Shop DJ is teaming up with the marvellous folk at All Our Hearts Content to celebrate our love for charity shops and second hand treasures. A fantastic time was had at the Age Concern shop in Pudsey on 12 July where unsuspecting shoppers were treated to a feast of forgotten vinyl and free cake. It was all part of the I Love West Leeds festival.

Charity Shop DJ at Shire Hall Gallery, Stafford "Inspired by Bollywood" Shire Hall Gallery, Market Square, Stafford  19 July - 7 September 2008

As part of the gallery's Inspired by Bollywood exhibition, which kicks off on July 19 2008,Charity Shop DJ will be meeting up with members of the Asian community in and around Stafford to find out what Indian film and film music means to them

The exhibition, encompassing all things 'inspired by Bollywood', will also feature iconic images from the National Media Museum, Bradford and an exhibition of giant hand-painted Bollywood film hoardings.

A big shout out to Art Vinyl. Thank you!

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Building upon the success of the 2007 Talking About Old Records event in North East Derbyshire, this ground breaking intergenerational project will be making an appearance at the ONE⁸ youth festival which launches the East Midlands Cultural Olympiad at Nottingham Castle on Saturday 27^th September 2008.

Talking about Old Records is a partnership between Nottingham Trent University and Charity Shop DJ.

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Celebrate the last day of Lift Festival 2008 with Charity Shop DJ. Catch him at Plenty in the Park for an afternoon of recycled family entertainment. And again at the Trashcatchers Ball evening extravaganza which brings the 10-day festival to a spectacular close with a celebration of recycling.

Lift Festival 2008, Stratford Park, London  June 21 2008

Charity Shop DJ at Turner Contemporary Turner Contemporary Project Space 53-57 High Street Margate Charity Shop DJ will be reclaiming the musical heritage found in Margate's charity shops on 17-18 May 2008. Revive your vinyl! Charity Shop DJ at Turner Contemporary

Talking About Old Records

A Partnership Between Charity Shop DJ and Nottingham Trent University

photo credit: sarah gadd

We all like to talk! Announcing the beginning of an exciting new project aimed at furthering understanding between the generations.

Talking About Old Records uses a shared love of music to bring together teenagers and older people through interactive workshops involving the playing of old records on state-of-the-art DJ equipment. For the full story click here. Catch it in The Guardian here

News of exciting new project updates coming soon!

Catch Charity Shop DJ in The Guardian (30 January 2008). Click here

Charity Shop DJ Gets High

12,000 km, 15,000 feet above sea level, the greatest Indian film soundtrack ever recorded, the highest motorable road in the world. For the full story Click Here

   Read what happened in The Times of India    To view article as PDF file Click Here          

The Parliamentary Sessions

At CharityShop DJ we’re celebrating the sounds that have shaped us. Here we can see which music moves our MPs. It’s their chance to communicate something about themselves with each other -  and with us.    Enter here.

Charity Shop DJ: communication through music

Don't Go Away!   Browse through this site to find out more about Charity Shop DJ and the EasyAction Sound System Project. The News page is updated regularly with details of visits, gigs and events as soon as they are confirmed. Use the links on the left of this page to navigate.

Visit the Gallery page where you will find an ever-expanding gallery of people photographed with an old vinyl classic which means something to them. The photographs have been taken in the UK and India over a period of two years. The moving images on this page are just a small selection taken from the Gallery, which we aim to update every day. Check it out. Maybe you will see yourself.

Charity Shop DJ has remixed a medley of Charity Shop Classics. Click here to listen to a sample set.   >>>>>>>> listen

Feature on This Site

You can send in your own photo and feature in the Gallery. If you're feeling creative, why not re-enact an album cover of your choice? We're working on Boney M's 'Nightflight to Venus' at the moment (the outfits are proving to be a challenge). We would also welcome any comments, articles, suggestions to add to our Articles and Audience Feedback pages.

     click here for Oxjam 2006 Gallery

Contact Charity Shop DJ

Charity Shop DJ can be contacted directly through this site. If you would like him to play at your venue or Charity Shop, or visit your library or centre, please Contact Us.

Charity Shop DJ promotes the re-use of old vinyl records to rediscover our collective and discarded musical pasts. Recycled sounds, remixed, at a venue near you

Site last updated 12 August 2008

Charity Shop DJ at Shire Hall Gallery, Stafford

"Inspired by Bollywood"

 19 July - 7 September 2008

Enjoy the Indian Summer!

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