Melvo Baptiste

@melvo-baptiste · Lima

DJing and selecting is in Melvo Baptiste’s blood. An established broadcaster, tastemaker and label head, West London born Melvo has shared his musical DNA of soul, rare groove, funk, disco and house with enthusiasts around the world, while making connections with contemporary artists on the peripheries of these genres in his quest to become the next indie champion. Born into a family of dancers, record collectors and music enthusiasts, his musical upbringing was a strict diet of soul, rare groove, funk and disco. Inspired by visiting his uncle Norman Jay’s Sunday night BBC Radio London show, Melvo picked up DJing organically and found himself tapping into the family vocation. When KISS FM founder Gordon Mac returned to radio to create new station Mi-Soul, Melvo was one of the first to be signed up for his own weekly show and presented on Saturday mornings from 2012 until early 2018. After an encounter with Defected founder Simon Dunmore in 2017, when Melvo played at Ministry of Sound for the brand’s Glitterbox party, the pair decided to set up the Glitterbox radio show with Melvo as the presenter. Originally an online show, it is now syndicated on over 60 stations globally and regularly frequents iTunes UK’s #1 spot for podcasts. Becoming the voice of Glitterbox, interviewing the likes of Jocelyn Brown, Jazzy Jeff and David Morales for the show, Melvo has been instrumental in taking Defected Record’s Glitterbox to the next level. As well as hosting the Glitterbox show