The Wiltshire-based decks-man DJ JERRY ROUSELL

Jerry Roussell

DJ Jerry Rousell is 45 years of age, lives in Chippenham in Wiltshire and has been a disc jockey for over 20 years. Jerry can be best described as one of the original old school mobile deejays. Jerry runs two mobile discos, the first one called Sunshine which started about 10 to 15 years ago and mainly consisted of Jerry playing at secular discos, hotel bars, restaurants and weddings, etc. Jerry became a Christian during 1985-86 and as a result got very interested in the Christian dance/disco scene of the time. Jerry plays a wide range of Christian/gospel music, ranging from the sounds of lona, Amy Grant, World Wide Message Tribe through to Scott Blackwell. Jerry then began to programme contemporary Christian music into the beginning of his set, whenever he was out deejaying at gigs. About two years ago Jerry set up his second mobile disco called Sonrise. Sonrise was I set up as a Christian mobile disco, playing only contemporary Christian and gospel music, free of charge. Since then Jerry has played at the Salisbury all night Christian youth festival in July '96 and deejayed briefly on Radio Cracker and on Eagle camp radio. Jerry has also helped New Wine Ministries by deejaying on their radio | station at their New Wine Bible week in 1994. Talking to Jerry, I found a man not deejaying for self-pleasure or gain, but someone who is committed to the gospel message. I pray that all of us involved in the Christian dance music scene may be both encouraged and inspired by the devotion this man has for Jesus and the lost.