nessa_luvz_vinyl
nessa_luvz_vinyl played at Amsterdam Vinyl Club in April 2026, bringing decades of dancefloor knowledge and a deep love of soul, funk and house music to the decks.
His musical story stretches back to childhood record collections, family listening sessions and weekend visits to record fairs – and today he continues to dig for both classic and contemporary sounds.
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An interview with nessa_luvz_vinyl
Tell us about yourself.
I’ve always loved music. I probably started collecting records when I was about seven or eight years old, buying them from Woolworths back in the UK.
Music was always around me growing up. My mum, brothers and sisters all had records lying around at my nan’s house, so as kids we were constantly playing them. It’s always been in my blood.
My eldest cousin, Colin, also had a big influence on me. He used to take me to record fairs and to a record shop in Manchester called Powercuts, and that opened up a whole new world.
Back then I was really into Atlantic soul, funk and classic soul music. Then, as you get older and start going out clubbing, you discover house music – and once I found it, it never left me.
How did you get into DJing?
I think it really started when I first went to Legends in Warrington, where Mike Woods and Richie Garvin were DJing.
I’d seen DJs before, but never playing music quite like this or building a night in the same way. The whole atmosphere fascinated me.
I fell in love with the club and spent hours watching what they were doing from behind the decks. I remember thinking: “I want to do that.”
So I bought some turntables, and everything started from there.
In those days I'd buy most of my house music from Barry May at Hott Waxx records in Warrington, and once in a while visit Vinyl Exchange and Eastern Bloc in Manchester.
You have an amazing record collection – can you tell us a little about it?
I still have some of the 7-inch records I bought more than 45 years ago.
My early collection was all funk, soul and music from the 1960s and 70s, plus a lot of 80s sounds. Then, inspired by what I heard at Legends, I started collecting across a much wider spectrum – downtempo, funk, soul, hip hop, Balearic, garage, house, Italian house and techno.
The nights there covered so much musical ground, and I think that influenced how I collect records.
Most of my collection dates back to my late teens and early twenties right through to today, although house music probably makes up the biggest part of it.
I still love buying records now – whether it’s new tech house, progressive or contemporary house music. There’s still so much incredible music being made.
For me, digging and discovering never gets old. My passion is sharing the music I buy and the collection I’ve built over the years.
Where do you usually buy your records?
I do enjoy record fairs, although they can be a bit hit-and-miss.
These days, though, I buy most of my records from KillaCutz here in Amsterdam. Richard knows exactly what I’m into and always has music that fits my taste – old house, funk and plenty of new releases too.
It’s become more than just a record shop for me. The people there are friends – almost family.
I also visit shops like ZAP Records and Distortion, and I still enjoy checking out different places around the city. But KillaCutz is definitely home.
How big is your collection – and where do you keep it all?
There’s one room in my house that’s basically full of records!
Most of my collection is actually still in the UK because Brexit has made moving them over difficult. There are about 7,000 records there and another 3,000 here in Amsterdam.
When I first moved over, I arrived with clothes, work tools, two boxes of records, my mixer and my turntables.
Since then, I’ve been slowly bringing records back whenever I travel – usually squeezing 70 or 80 into very heavy hand luggage. Family have helped too, bringing over boxes when they can.
Over the last five years alone, I’d say I’ve bought another 2,500 records.
Do you miss the records still back in the UK?
Absolutely. Every time I go back, I walk into the room where they’re stored and think: “What do we bring back this time?”
I really do miss them. Sometimes I stand there surrounded by the shelves and think how much I’d love to have everything together in one place.
Are there any records you’re still searching for?
I’ve been lucky enough to find quite a few of my holy grails over the years.
You still get those amazing moments when you suddenly come across something you’ve been searching for and think: “Oh my God – it’s this one!”
I’ve managed to track down most of the music I’ve dreamed about owning, but there are always one or two elusive records out there.
And that’s part of the joy of digging – knowing there’s always another discovery waiting.
