Paul Trouble Anderson started playing during the era of the Sound System. As well as a Dj he was a soundman. In those early days Paul would follow Chicken, Scrap Iron and Fat Man around. Paul had a inherited a sound from his uncle: a reggae sound. That was converted in to a soul sound. They called it Troublefunk and this is where he acquired his nickname "Trouble".
Around this time Paul met George Power, one of the founders of Kiss FM, who asked him to be a warm up Dj at several venues. Paul had a fresh funky sound and was playing at many clubs including The Maize Club at Ronnie Scott's, Bumbles and Red Box.
With more and more work Trouble made Dj-ing his tull time career and started his own night at the Electric Ballroom. This was a Roller Disco night which took place three times a week. As well as spinning records, he would also make a point in showing of his agility on Roller Skates.
Trouble was instrumental in the London music scene, and helped clubs like Crackers, Spats, The Embassy, Global Village and Electric Ballroom become legendary. In the mid 80's he helped pioneer the 'Trouble Funk Sound', where he brought his sublime blend of dance music to the warehouse scene.
In 1985 Paul was asked to join Kiss FM and found the prospect of promoting dance music on-air an exciting one. Here he developed his creativity and skill. To his fans, Paul has an amazing ability to make you want to move, largeyley due to the way he makes the music come alive and his brilliant mixing skills.
Paul also found time for the studio and lent his remixing skills to Nomad's UK No 1 'Devotion', Junior Reid's Jamaica No 1 'One Blood' and remixed for Blaze, Pet Shop Boys, SoulIISoul, Thelma Houston, Byron Stingily and many more.
At his own night 'Trouble's House' at Legends, a major night in London's club land, Paul had many big name guests including Ten City, Todd Terry, Dj Pierre and David Morales.
In 1990 Kiss FM becoame a legal station and Paul took over the Saturday prime time spot of 2100-2300, which continued as 'Trouble's Original Mix Show' for 8 years. After changes in the station's music policies Paul reluctantly decided to leave.
He still delivered his sound to the fans through his night 'The Loft' at HQ. The Loft ran for ten years and featured weekly guests like Loleatta Holloway, Jean Carne, Jocelyn Brown, Masters at Work, Tony Humphries, Rosie Gaines, Michael Watford, Darryl Pandy and Barbara Tucker. 'The Loft' was voted No 1 Midweek club for 3 years running, by magazines like Time Out, The Face and the Evening Standard. Paul had a dedicated following, who made Wednesdays at 'The Loft' a priority. Later HQ sadly closed down.
In 2000 Paul released a live mix album "Troubles House" on R2 Records which featured an inspired collection of soulful uplifting Favourites mixed with Trouble's Flavour. Paul also continued the Loft vibe with 'Loft 2' at Madam JO JO's.
Paul began playing a major role in the Italian club Scene, as well as having a close link with the Fashion world. To name a few, The Julian Macdonald show at London Fashion week and Chanel at the Milan Fashion week. He worked for Italian Fashion TV for 2 years. He has also been Photographed for Italian Vogue with Giorgio Armani.
Recently he performed on a Ministry of Sound tour in Italy with Howard Donald from Take That, and has done a few guest radio shows for Radio 1, Virgin FM, Jazz FM and Ministry of Sound. He was also interviewed by Channel 4 for an documentary about the influential club Crackers.
Now in his 30th year of djing, Paul is still going strong, still refusing to be labelled, and is maintaining that, a House is where you live and a Garage is where you park your car.
Paul's projects at the moments include, setting up his own Record label 'Trouble Soul Records', mixing his own album with his own songs, writing an Biography and Poems.
Trouble also runs his own nights, Loft Revisited, Trouble's House, Live it Up and Back to My Roots! All successful in their own right, They have a reputation of Fantastic Music, great atmosphere and a Friendly Happy crowd!
One of the attractions with Paul is his way of mixing classic gems with freshly cut acetates, and his passion for the music stands out bright and clear. As an Artist Paul has a restless soul and the dedication to carry on championing Dance music at present and in the future.
