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A DJ played for a mammoth 40 hours and raised £25k for charity

Graham Meeres has just completed a mammoth 40-hour DJ set in aid of mental health charity Mind

  • Seb Wheeler
  • 23 March 2021
A DJ played for a mammoth 40 hours and raised £25k for charity

A DJ played a mammoth 40-hour set and raised £25,000 for mental health charity Mind.

Graham Meeres, a DJ with 20 years experience in clubs, festivals and private events, decided to undertake the endeavour to coincide with his 40th birthday.

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Meeres began on Friday 19 March and ended on Sunday 21. The set was streamed from his home and donations collected via his JustGiving page.

The committed DJ, who plays as regularly as he can around his day job, has previous form: last year he DJ'd for 24 hours in aid of the NHS, raising £20,000.

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These epic DJ streams have grown out of Meeres' weekly Saturday broadcast called Kitchen Rave, which sees the dance music addict continue the spirit of the dancefloor from the comfort of his home.

Watch the stream via his Facebook page here.

Celebrate the 10th anniversary of Mixmag's Lab live stream this Friday with a 20-DJ back-to-back session.

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