Acid Steve emerged from London's freeparty scene in the mid/late 2000s. He was DJing every weekend as part of the Every1Sound system, a strictly techno and acid techno system, playing music from the likes of the Stay Up Forever Collective. The crew organised parties across the capital in abandoned warehouses, empty abbatoirs, sex toy storage places, fields, and loads of other reclaimed spaces he'd rather not share on a public website. He then launched his own promotion 'Vote Techno Party' in a dark and secret (ish) Brixton arch in 2008. This was a proper crash course in all things party-related, from losing loads of money on the door, acting as 'security' even though he was a skinny 10 stone, then rushing up to the decks to play acid techno. While lots of fun it wasn't financially sustainable, but luckily Aaron Liberator invited him to be a resident DJ at Stay Up Forever's legendary acid techno night 'Nuclear Free Zone' at the equally legendary Club 414. This evolved into a new event at the club: 'Smash Techno', where Steve was resident alongside Aaron Liberator, Birinight and DJ Roo. Around this time Steve was lucky enough to be invited by DDR into his studio, to learn close-up from the legendary acid producer. Steve then launched his vinyl label Avinit Records which features his own productions alongside a mixture of established acid techno legends and leaders of the new wave of acid techno. In 2019 he launched 'Pounding Warehouse Recordings', a digital label showcasing banging techno from the non-acid side of things but at a similar bpm to acid techno for mixing things up. He plays at clubs, festivals, raves in the UK and internationally (Barcelona, Colombia, Czech Republic, Poland, Italy, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Ireland, Wales so far and open to more for any promoters reading). He also promotes occasional events including Not A Public Nuisance, often in collaboration with underground London soundsystems which he still plays on whenever possible. His sets are never pre-planned and depend on the vibe, crowd and DJs before and after, but as a rough guide: usually a mixture of upfront acid techno with oldskool 303 sounds, sometimes a classic acid techno banger or two, a couple of his unreleased tracks, plus some non-acid pounders to build the set and atmosphere.