Fresh Line-Up For In New DJs We Trust

BBC Radio 1 has announced the new line-up of its dance music show In New DJs We Trust for 2007. Professor Green and Mistress De Funk will join the roster in January 2007 alongside Kutski and Plastician.

The refreshed line-up for In New DJs We Trust will be the first of a series of six monthly evolutions and will ensure Radio 1 continues to champion the most important new dance music genres, whilst also giving new and emerging talent their first chance to broadcast on national radio.

New signings Professor Green and Mistress de Funk will succeed rising stars Crissy Criss and Tayo.

1Xtra also announced that Crissy Criss will join the station from Monday 8 January 2007 to host The M1X Show, 1Xtra's drum n bass show on Monday nights from 2 to 6am.

Meanwhile Tayo will continue his relationship with Radio 1 by deputising for Annie Mac and other dance DJs on the station, as well as spinning on Radio 1's Essential Mix in early 2007.

In New DJs We Trust will be hosted by the following presenters (in order of rotation) from Friday 5 January 2007:

Professor Green – Hip hop
Kutski – Underground hard dance/hardcore
Plastician – Grime/UK garage/dubstep
Mistress De Funk – Minimal techno/tech

Ben Cooper, Radio 1's Head of Programmes, said: "I'm delighted to welcome Professor Green and Mistress de Funk to In New DJs We Trust.

"It is an ever-evolving show whose mission is to ensure Radio 1 stays at the forefront of new music.

"Both have exceptional talent and cover genres that appeal to an important cross-section of our audience.

"The show has also proved itself as a key training ground/springboard for new talent. The fact that Eddie Halliwell and Trophy Twins have now graduated to their own weekly shows is testament to that.

"I'd like to thank both Crissy Criss who makes a great move to 1Xtra, and Tayo who listeners can expect to hear more of in the near future on Radio 1."

Willber Willberforce, Deputy Head Of Programmes, 1Xtra, added: "We are very pleased to announce Crissy Criss as a brand new 1Xtra signing, he has a wealth of talent both as a DJ and broadcaster for his young years as well as a fantastic drum n bass pedigree.

"I'm certain he's going to bring great energy and passion to 1Xtra."

In New DJs We Trust broadcasts Friday nights, 2-4am. It is an evolution of The Residency, a Saturday night dance music show that launched in May 2005 with six DJs - Eddie Halliwell, Nic Fanciulli, Jon O'Bir, Trophy Twins, Kutski and Crissy Criss - broadcasting on a six weekly rotation.

The Residency line-up evolved in December 2005 seeing Plastician and Tayo succeed Nic Fanciulli and Jon O'Bir. In September 2006, as part of changes to Radio 1's specialist schedule, two of The Residency DJs gained their own shows: Eddie Halliwell on Thursday nights, midnight-2am, and Radio 1's Aftershow with The Trophy Twins on Saturdays and Sundays, 4-7am.

In addition, The Residency format was succeeded by a new show In New DJs We Trust on Friday nights, 2-4am with four DJs Kutski, Crissy Criss, Tayo and Plastician. The new line-up commences Friday 5 January 2007, the next re-shuffle will be in July 2007.