Twitter: @JBeatzMusic

Age: 23

Location: Enfield, North London

Station: Mode FM



How did you get into DJing?

I've always had an interest in it. I got an opportunity to learn how to mix at my local youth club, back in 2008, and I haven't looked back since. At that point though, I was already producing for a few years, so DJing as well just made a lot of sense. Being able to play my own tunes is pretty sick as well.





Who are your mixing heroes, and why?

Coming up, learning to be a DJ, I'd study the likes of EZ, Spooky, Mak 10 and Spyro. I used to listen to their sets anyway, just as a consumer of the music, but when I was learning how to DJ I would watch videos of them on YouTube and study their sets like it was my homework [laughs]. I would literally watch EZ to try and learn how he does his mad tricks and get the crowd hype, and I'd listen to Spooky, Mak 10 and Spyro to learn how to chop neatly, soak in their mixing styles, and how they mix with MCs on sets. If you want to be the best, you've got to learn from the best.



Of all the club music genres to choose from, why grime?

When I started DJing, I was already producing grime so it was natural that grime would be my genre of choice to mix. I've mixed loads of different genres in the past, but I find grime more fun to mix; you can mix quick, and there's a variety of sounds and moods to choose from. Both the vocal and instrumental sides in grime are strong, whereas with other genres it's mainly one or the other. Also, seeing a crowd respond to my own grime tunes, that feeling right there is second to none!



Favourite track to throw down when the crowd's looking a little tired?

"Karni4" by R1 Ryders—and if the ravers can't skank out to that, that's when I know I'm in the wrong place.



#DJGoals for 2016?

I wanna raise my profile more, have bigger and better guests on my show, join a good booking agency, and play out abroad.