![]() ![]() Q 9: So what can we expect from you next? Cant wait for some new music! James Hype Ft Kelli Leigh – More Than Friends VIP RemixĪrmand van Helden vs ANOTR – The Funk Phenomena Q 8: What are your top 5 tracks that you’re playing out at the moment I was basically trying to copy them until I found my own lane. When I first started producing, it was Amine Edge & Dance who really inspired me. Then I started listening to Radio 1xtra, which at the time was playing funky house and that kind of changed my tastes to house. When I first got started with DJing it was definitely hip-hop music. Q 7: When you first got started with DJing and production what style of music were you focused on? I really like going to the gym when I have time I guess. Q 6: Besides DJing what else are you into? I’ve known of Kelli for a while and I knew when I was looking for vocals, Kelli was perfect right away. Kelli and I have a mutual friend called Dave Tracy, who connected the dots for me when I asked him to. Q 5: How did working with Kelli Leigh come about? I’m under a lot of pressure as now I have to beat it with the next one. The track has been at #8 on the official chart for 3 weeks now which is really good! The other tracks that are up there are by Justin Bieber and Taylor Swift – seeing James Hype next to them is really amazing. It’s all really exciting and I’m not even sure its all sunk in to be honest. Q 4: Your debut single More Than Friends featuring Kelli Leigh was released 2 months ago now, and WOW the track has done so well… 6 million views – how does that make you feel? Eventually we got to the stage of More Than Friends and the rest is history! People liked my music so I carried it on. Some point during that time I started making music. I got residency as a DJ at the age of 16 and when I was 18, it became my full time job – 6 nights a week for 6 or 7 years. ![]() Then from then, I just kind of taught myself how to DJ with loads of music. I didn’t even know what a DJ was, but I convinced my mum to buy me decks for my 15th birthday. I got decks for my 15th birthday and I remember hearing records on the radio and thinking “ok so I can hear DJs”. Before that, music was all radio and CDs but when I discovered it on the internet, I started digging and getting deeper into stuff. ![]() So when I was like 13 I discovered music on the internet. Q 3: Tell us more about yourself and why you got into DJing and producing – when did it all begin? Absolutely amazing! I was really nervous, but at the same time I was trying to enjoy it. The highlight of my summer without a doubt was playing at Ushuaïa in Ibiza, performing More Than Friends live with Kelli Leigh and seeing the crowd singing it back with their hands in the air. Q 2: I heard the summer has been great for you, what have the highlights been so far? Also More Than Friends is popping off all over the radio and online… Which is really exciting because thats my first single – its doing amazingly. I’ve played Scotland, Ireland and England doing all sorts of various students nights which has been super fun. So at the moment it’s Freshers month, so loads and loads of travel – I’ve been on the road a lot. Q 1: Hi James thanks for chatting to The Student Pocket Guide, whats been happening in your world recently? We caught up with James Hype to talk about his new single! Having spent the early part of his career cutting his teeth on the club circuits of the North of England and producing club-friendly bootlegs, it wasn’t long before these productions and Hype’s unique talent behind the decks started to demand the attention of major industry players. ![]()
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