Sampson was born in Stockport, England, and went into radio broadcasting at 17 after an injury halted a potential career as a pro footballer.

Sampson had his first chart success with the group Bus Stop (with Graham Turner, Mark Hall, and Nikki Reid (Lane)).

[clarification needed] Other Bus Stop hits included remakes of "You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet" featuring Randy Bachman, "Jump" by Van Halen, and "Get It On" by T. Rex.

[1] Because of the deal that Konami had with Toshiba EMI back then, some of Bus Stop songs made it to the popular game series Dance Dance Revolution, including "Kung Fu Fighting", "Kick the Can", "Swing It", "One Two (Little Bitch)", "Na-Na", "Swing It", and "Long Train Runnin'" As the Bus Stop project was folding, in 2000, Daz Sampson formed a duo with JJ Mason.

In 2004, Sampson returned to the Liverpool dance music scene, and he formed a partnership with producer Paul Keenan and under the name Uniting Nations.

[citation needed] On 4 March 2006, Sampson won the BBC show Making Your Mind Up[4] with the song "Teenage Life", written and produced with his long-time collaborator John Matthews.

[11] Bandito's debit solo "Rockin' At the Disco" featured vocals from Russell Graham of the boy band Pacific Avenue.

Sampson and John Matthews were to write the music score for a new Children's BBC CBBC animation show which was set to air summer 2013.

[citation needed] Since 2011, Sampson returned to a career in radio broadcasting in signing a deal with NBC/Universal where he stars in his own reality documentary show.

[This paragraph needs citation(s)] Following musical success in Poland with Uniting Nations, Sampson took over the helm at a semi-professional club there and took them from bottom 3 to a Cup Final appearance in the 3rd tier of Polish football.

After two seasons Sampson moved to Tampa in Florida to take charge of a new semi-professional team about to franchise into fourth tier of the MLS.

[This paragraph needs citation(s)] In 2015, Sampson returned to the UK and briefly took over a Step 6 Billinge FC in Cheshire,[12] and then to Ashton Town.

[13] Following Sampson's stint in England, he moved back briefly to Guam to take over a second tier side Big Blue, where they finished top of the league with 100 points.