Episode 109: Gary and Julie Wharton - The Story of Pirate Jive

Gary and Julie Wharton run the successful Pirate Jive freestyle events in the East Midlands. Listen to find out how they purchased it from Ian Macleod, their venues such as The Shed and the Post Mill, their branching out into smoother music and, most importantly, how this duo got together.   Chapters: How did Gary and Julie meet? [0:47] Listen to Gary explain how he got his first gig as a DJ [4:30] The opportunity to buy the Pirate Jive business came up [9:16] What did they do with the first gig of the newly purchased Pirate Jive freestyle? [13:45] Julie has an interesting way of finding out what people's feedback of the night [19:00] How did they find the Post Mill venue? [22:43] Branching out into a slower, Sunday chill out event [26:55] Summary [33:49] Up next [36:24]   Find out about their upcoming events at https://www.piratejive.com/, or on the calendar at https://ukjive.co.uk/    What did you think? Add your comments at https://www.facebook.com/share/1NuqApeXnd/?mibextid=wwXIfr    Go to our Facebook page and hit our Follow button at https://www.facebook.com/jivebuddiespodcast so you get the links to every new episode.