High Society at Bar Juice has been a feature on the Bolton club scene for a while now, delivering the kind of funky house tunes you would normally expect from a Manchester night. 24:7 catches up with resident DJ Danny Whitehead and gets the juice on High Society.

How did you get start DJ-ing?

"I'VE been doing it since I was 15. I started in Manchester -- we use get a coach over and do small parties. After that I did gigs here and there. I had been doing a set at what was Sub Zero (now Juice) playing house and disco, and then I went to Ibiza and did the same set in Mambo. I was supposed to do about half an hour and I ended up doing six hours. I went back the next year and Steve Lawler left, and I got his slot. I have been there for the last five years, and last year was the first year I didn't go back to work the whole season."

So how long has High Society been running?

"More than two years. We had our second birthday a month or so back. We started it because there was nowhere to go after the bars had shut, and we wanted to play the kind of stuff we wanted to hear. So we came up with the idea for High Society."

And it took off from there?

"Yeah. Friday has been a bit of a cornerstone, really, because it was a bit quieter before that. Now everyone knows Juice for that housey, funky stuff. We get a lot of people who used to go to the Temple, and a lot of people who go into Manchester on a Saturday. We also get Manchester DJs such as Jason Herd (2Risque) playing, and sometimes crowds from Manchester.

Are you tempted to DJ in Manchester?

"A few years ago, when I got back from Ibiza, I did a bit. I didn't think the quality of the music was up there, there were a lot of bedroom DJs, who were cheap to hire, but not all that good. The only place I do play in Manchester now is 2Risque at Holy City Zoo. At Juice everyone knows you and they trust you a bit, and so they know they are going to get a decent night.

And the secret of High Society's success?

"Well, its a classy house night for the discerning clubber. So you'll get something a bit funky, a bit handbaggy . . . and sometimes a little bit deeper as well."