"As soon as I waked in, the vibe just went through me, lifted me up, the atmosphere was there as soon as I walked in, when there’s a vibe like that man, you just go with the flow".

The crowd at Helter Skelter were feeding off Man Parris, as soon as he went on the mic the crowd reaction was unbelievable, and for a lot of people this was one of the best nights experienced for a long time. However not all events have such an electric vibe, many promoters in the Midlands are complaining that increased attitude problems are causing them to move location up and down the country, this is something we are currently looking into. As Jeff is resident in the Midlands for Pandemonium at Mr B’s in Wildenhall, we asked for his opinion of the club and the attitude?

"The club is always rocking, no bad attitude, some weeks I see a group with an attitude, they stand out like a sore thumb, I’ll shout out "Oh you, attitude posse!", they soon leave, that’s my job. The thing is I’m doing them a favour, they just look silly standing their with an attitude".

Jeff enjoys working for Pandemonium because they give him respect for what he is doing.

"They treat me like Jeff, when I walk in they simply say "Hi ‘ya Jeff, how’s it going? Get on the mic then as soon as possible", and I’m straight on there ‘cause they know I love it. A lot of promoters have gone down the drain, I could see it coming, they weren’t putting money back into the rave scene, just buying their big cars, they weren’t putting anything back in, so how were they going to survive. They couldn’t get smaller because they had got bigger, they had to keep putting on these big raves. Pandemonium show me real respect, I give 100% and expect 100% in return, that’s what I get. With a lot of promoters it was down to that evil thing called money, being expected to take the same wage as crap MC’s when it was obvious I was better than them, they were taking the mickey".

Jeff spends the majority of his time on the stage, he is the first person usually to see (or feel) a problem in the crowd. Well against the people with an attitude, but why do these people come in with the intention of trouble, and what would he say to these people?

"I don’t know, there obviously selling something or looking for easy picking. They want to get a life and sort it out! They stick out, obviously not there for the same reason as everyone else, they are spotted quickly, given their money back and asked to leave".

But Jeff feels the scene is now changing, and things look like they could soon get a lot better. He acknowledges the music is changing, his personal favourite being what he described as Mature music. DJ’s he enjoys most at the moment would be Slipmatt and Doc Scott. But what about Grooverider, last year this was one of his favourites?

"I haven’t been booked with him for ages, if I have then there has been about 20 MC’s waiting to go on, I’m not into the fighting game".

Jeff used to take notice of the rivalry between MC’s, but now just goes in the does his job. He asks for the mic, and if the person who’s got it refuses, he just walks off. As far as he’s concerned it’s up to the organiser to sort it out! Man Parris has seen a lot of changes but what does he foresee for the future of the scene?

"At the moment I feel there is a big shake up going on, organisations are going down hill fast, but the ones that are meant to be, will last out. With my work, I’m quite happy with the way things are going. People go to an event to get sorted, by the music, the MC and the vibe. We need more people to stop running to the mellow, real hardcore people. Everybody thinks the Jungle has gone dark, but its come out of that now, I want to see all the old poses back bringing the vibe with them".

But does Jeff think the scene will last out?

"Yeh, it peaked with the commercial explosion, I don’t mean the hardcore, I mean the mellow, the hardcore got left behind. It's going back underground. Bring back the illegal parties, that will prove the money that is being thrown away over something that causes no problems at all really. I can’t understand it, they plough money into football matches and all that business, at raves they don’t even need all the police on horses, I just don’t get it. Wasting tax payer’s money that could be creating jobs".

Music plays a big role in the life of Jeff, if he misses a week from the dance floor it does have an effect, he listens to a lot of music at home, it tells him what to do, shows him which way to go. All you Jungalist’s out there will be surprised to hear that Jeff is also resident at The Leisuredrome in Howden, a Techno club, so he enjoys MC’ing to different types of music. But what is his formula?

"Pretend your standing out there and what would you like to hear, feed off the audience, up North you seem to be ignored but down South, especially the West Midlands, you are taken more seriously".

Jeff does not sit down and write his lyrics, he will sit down and write songs, one after another, but the lyrics just come with the vibe from the people, and the music that’s being played by the DJ. He tells us he will just pep up the crowd when they need it. He did used to get annoyed when people used his lyrics, but tells us they just sound stupid if they don’t get it right, so he’s not really bothered.

His life has certainly progressed since a year ago, he is presently in the process of buying a club in his local area of Coventry with a capacity of 500, he has planned a mellow and hardcore night the club could begin by the end of this month, trading under the name of Bearnecessities Promotion, so keep your eyes open for flyers and further details.

As well as the other projects that Jeff is busy with, he still plans to release the track he has been working on for some time, unfortunately problems had continually fallen in his way. This interview coincides with the news that the release could soon follow but what problems has he found on the way?

"I travelled to London to meet someone as agreed, when I got there I was met by a big iron door, no one was in, all that way for nothing, so I blanked him".

Determined to go on, Jeff has recently approached Doc Scott to assist with his record, and although he has tried already with quite a few people he hopes that at last he will have success. So after all the previous problems, people letting him down, people stealing his ideas, why has he become involved with Doc Scott, why not do the track himself?

"Doc Scott knows me inside out, he only lives down the road. I was just interested to know if he wanted to do it with me, if not it’s no sweat because he’s into his Hardcore Jungle, if not I will sort it out!

I’ve got loads of songs ready, I’d like to put them all down on an LP. I can write songs, I can sing, but when it comes down to playing a piano, well"....

The record will be called ‘The Sacrifice’, its about sacrificing a part of your life, whether he is going in the nick, going down on drugs, whether you lose a brother, as Jeff points out, everyone sacrifices something, even if its sacrificing one night to go out the next. All his songs have meaning, believe, I’ve heard them. Lets hope that Jeff soon has this track out, spreading some understanding.