 As a teenager in the 1970s Eddie became interested in the punk scene, and was a fan of The Buzzcocks before following the mod-revival of the late 70s and early 80s.He credits bands such as The Chords, The Jam and Secret Affair for sparking his love of all things mod, indirectly beginning his career in music.During the early 80s Piller began DJing at mod club nights with great success and decided to set up his first record label aged just 21, releasing a single by R&B band Fast Eddie, whilst a couple of years prior, in late 1979, he had already launched the popular mod revival fanzine "“Extraordinary Sensations"", along with Terry Rawlings.