You`re the brother of one of the world`s most famous “cult” DJs – maybe the most famous - if such a thing is possible. Such is his credibility that he only has to play a record and everyone wants it. Its price goes up a minimum of five-fold. Everything he produces or remixes sells out in days. Is discussed ad nauseum. All other DJs now grow beards and wear their hair long. You`re his younger brother. You`re also a DJ. In fact, you were organizing warehouse parties back when he was happy to hang out, get high and play drums in a punk band. Visa problems mean he can`t fly. He`s effectively trapped where he is. Its not a bad place to be – sun and surf – but a world-wide audience misses out. What do you do?

I tell you what I`d do. I`d milk it for all it was worth. The world can`t have my brother, let them have me. I`d grow the beard. Grow the hair. Play the records. To be fair half of them were mine in the first place. I`d be out every night. Cashing in.

What does Guy do? He`s clean shaven and wears a close crop. Despite the fact that he spends all his dough on records (and is on first names terms with all the shop owners – who are all DJs), in the three years he`s been in Japan he`s only had two gigs. I`ve had nine in eight months and I`m shit and by no means connected. I couldn`t believe it. He uses Japan`s most famous swordsman, Miyamoto Musashi, as his on-line avatar, but you couldn’t meet a more modest person

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