So I decided to set up the world’s first rave by deaf people, for deaf people. Deaf culture is very visual; there also needed to be plenty to see, so I hired deaf dancer mates to breakdance on stage. Deaf people are usually the minority; at Deaf Rave, everyone was part of the same tribe. Drum’n’bass beats weren’t the only thing that got mixed and matched that evening – it was the start of a long legacy of Deaf Rave romances. We’ve started working with children – we teach DJing workshops to deaf kids in schools, and are holding a Deaf Rave family day festival in London this weekend.