Complex sentence: On leaving school he became a disc jockey at the Blackpool Mecca, where together with fellow DJ Colin Curtis was responsible for guiding the Northern Soul scene away from its oldies-only policy and towards modern soul and disco.
Split into simpler sentences: On leaving school he became a disc jockey at the Blackpool Mecca. Working with fellow DJ Colin Curtis, the pair was responsible for guiding the Northern Soul scene away from its oldies-only policy and towards modern soul and disco.