Elise Hawthorne
I’d like to pay my respects to Ruth Flowers aka Mamy Rock, a British disc jockey who took up DJing late in life. Ruth had chutzpah in spades; she recently died at the age of 82.
This is how Mamy Rock came about…..
“Everything began the night, when my grandson, whom I’m very close to, celebrated his birthday at a disco in London. He invited me to join him and his friends. When I arrived the doormen wouldn’t allow me inside. Its true, I didn’t look like their usual customer (laughs)… I did get in eventually… only to be dumbfounded…there was such an electric atmosphere! It was so different from the dances & the bands I used to go to when I was younger. There was a real osmosis between the music and the lights, it energized me!…made me feel so much younger!
That night shattered my view of things, especially the way I saw my life…I had a lot of free time…I discussed my idea with my grandson, he thought I’d gone mad. Sometime after our talk, an acquaintance put me in touch with a young French producer, Orel Simon. I told him my idea and he took on the challenge. I wasn’t sure about it working but was prepared to give it a go, Orel was convinced and he took me with him. Since then I have made many trips around the planet, met quite a number of D.J.s. Orel introduced me to electro and house music. I went to clubs and been practicing a lot with the new machines. It was really fun!! Now I know I can make everybody move their ass on the dance floor”.
She had her own mixing style, and was influenced by The Black Eyed Peas and Freddie Mercury to name a few. Her first live gig was at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival and she instantly became a European club favourite, releasing her first single, Still Rocking in 2010 and her last single Kissy Kissy in April this year.
Vale Ruth aka Mamy Rock, you spread the love and were loved in return.
Watch her terrific Kissy Kissy music video filmed in Tokyo
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