DJ LJ - Soulful / funky house
JAMES LEWIS AKA DJ LJ is a Dj, from the UK, and is mostly recognised for his soulful/funky selections, and his way to cross boundaries, between genres. Since an early age, Lj had a personal passion for the music industry, and originally started by learning the skill of performing on a five piece drum kit. This is most definitely where his love for beats and percussion started. At secondary school Lj was the only qualified drummer within his year, and played at many school festivals and functions, which soon led to a master class with Jeff Rich (Status Quo). Once Lj had mastered his craft of percussion, he discovered different genres of music, and listening to various radio stations, he soon realised he wanted to take his love for beats and music, in a different direction. Lj began to send demos out to various pirate radio stations, and eventually got his first break with Flare Fm. He got offered to play on many other stations, including Flex Fm and Groove Fm, Touchdown Fm, Lush Fm, and Manic Fm.
In early 2002 lj started promoting a night at the Trinity Bar in Harrow, North West London, and for the first launch was joined by Mc Kie form Kiss 100, and after several weeks of promoting this night, it was a huge success. After constantly playing out, and presenting radio shows, Lj was getting more and more listeners, and followers. Over the past years, Lj started to play at some of London’s biggest and most recognised venues, such as Sin AKA Rouge, Faces in Gants Hill Essex, the exclusive Mint club, Destiny in Watford, Koko in Camden, Hidden in Vauxhall, Scala in Kingscross, and held a residency at club Aura in Mayfair every Thursday. Lj was offered a resident show on London’s number one house music station, Passion 91.8fm, and has a regular space every Tuesday morning, from 12-3. To this day lj is recognised as one of passions leading djs, and receives many on going bookings, from both the radio, and outside promotional companies.
Of himself Lj says - I am an open minded person in life, and he makes no exception, when it comes to his music, so I always keep my ears open for something new to inspire me. Lj believes that DJ’ing is all about being passionate for the music you play, and the feeling you get inside watching the crowd dancing and enjoying themselves, to what your doing in the Dj booth.
JAMES LEWIS AKA DJ LJ is a Dj, from the UK, and is mostly recognised for his soulful/funky selections, and his way to cross boundaries, between genres. Since an early age, Lj had a personal passion for the music industry, and originally started by learning the skill of performing on a five piece drum kit. This is most definitely where his love for beats and percussion started. At secondary school Lj was the only qualified drummer within his year, and played at many school festivals and functions, which soon led to a master class with Jeff Rich (Status Quo). Once Lj had mastered his craft of percussion, he discovered different genres of music, and listening to various radio stations, he soon realised he wanted to take his love for beats and music, in a different direction. Lj began to send demos out to various pirate radio stations, and eventually got his first break with Flare Fm. He got offered to play on many other stations, including Flex Fm and Groove Fm, Touchdown Fm, Lush Fm, and Manic Fm.
In early 2002 lj started promoting a night at the Trinity Bar in Harrow, North West London, and for the first launch was joined by Mc Kie form Kiss 100, and after several weeks of promoting this night, it was a huge success. After constantly playing out, and presenting radio shows, Lj was getting more and more listeners, and followers. Over the past years, Lj started to play at some of London’s biggest and most recognised venues, such as Sin AKA Rouge, Faces in Gants Hill Essex, the exclusive Mint club, Destiny in Watford, Koko in Camden, Hidden in Vauxhall, Scala in Kingscross, and held a residency at club Aura in Mayfair every Thursday. Lj was offered a resident show on London’s number one house music station, Passion 91.8fm, and has a regular space every Tuesday morning, from 12-3. To this day lj is recognised as one of passions leading djs, and receives many on going bookings, from both the radio, and outside promotional companies.
Of himself Lj says - I am an open minded person in life, and he makes no exception, when it comes to his music, so I always keep my ears open for something new to inspire me. Lj believes that DJ’ing is all about being passionate for the music you play, and the feeling you get inside watching the crowd dancing and enjoying themselves, to what your doing in the Dj booth.