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Judge JulesThe DJ Jules began playing in 1987, launching the career that has easily notched up hundreds of thousands of miles, millions of spins of the decks and countless gigs in far-flung destinations, as well as the odd dirty warehouse thrown in for good measure. Jules’ DJ sets are the epitome of what DJing is about – passion, amazing tunes and a set of hands capable of the most nimble of mixing. With a list of awards that would make the American Olympic team blush, Jules has earned his place amongst the DJ aristocracy. Rarely out of DJ Mag’s top 10 in the annual Top 100 DJs poll, Jules has won such accolades as – "Best DJ" (Muzik Awards), No.1 DJ (Mixmag reader’s poll), "Best International DJ" (Dancestar), and "Best Radio DJ" at the Smirnoff Dancestars.
The Club Work Jules’ ability to pull a crowd, swirl them round and leave them wanting more makes him a promoter’s dream. Jules regularly plays at all the top club nights in the UK: Cream, Godskitchen, Gatecrasher, Progress, Garlands, Goodgreef, Slinky, Passion @ Emporium, Serious @ The Cross, Slinky, Lush (Northern Ireland), Inside Out @ Arches (Glasgow), Promise and the Honeyclub. Plus he packs out fields at the UK’s best festivals and weekenders including Homelands, Creamfields and Global Gathering. Jules’ deck dexterity is consistently in demand in Western and Eastern Europe (incl. Czech Rep., Russia, Romania, Hungary, Spain and Germany), the US, the southern hemisphere (Brazil, Argentina, Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore and India) and on the African continent (The Pyramids, Egypt) and also U.A.E. Ibiza – The Promoter Jules’ presence in Ibiza is unparalleled, with ‘Judgement Sundays’ remaining one of the stalwart clubs in Ibiza and a must see for international dance pilgrims – it’s no surprise that in 2001, Jules won the After the success of Jules’ night, Judgement Sunday’s @ Eden in Ibiza in 1999, the night has rapidly grown over the last five3 years and is now established as one of the premier nights in Ibiza. It has now come to the UK and will continue to holds events on bank holiday weekends and at student venues throughout the year. Ibiza – Jules The Restaurateur With a second home in Ibiza, Jules has become very accustomed to the Spanish isle. Not one for the mañana attitude, however, Jules has become fluent in the language, and bought a restaurant in Ibiza with his Judgement Sunday partner, Giles. The pair took over Kasbah, San Antonio in April 2004 as Jules was eating there constantly and loved it so much he grabbed the opportunity when the chance to buy it came up. Marie Claire recommended Kasbah as one of the best places to eat in their ‘what’s hot’ guide in August 2004. At Kasbah, the food is unique for the island, providing modern English fusion cuisine, and is accompanied by a sublime example of the legendary Ibizan sunset. Jules’ uncle is celebrity chef Rick Stein, but he has no involvement with the restaurant. Next on the agenda is a bar called ‘Arena’ (Spanish for sand), which will provide chill-out orientated sounds for blessed out clubbers. Kasbah is situated along from Sunset Strip in San Antonio amongst the Ibizan institutions known as Kanya and Coastline. On The Radio Jules started radio DJing in 1987 on the (then pirate radio station) Kiss FM, which went legal in 1990. At the time, Jules hosted Kiss' two flagship weekend shows, starting the ball rolling for the career that has blossomed into the weekly sermon for the trance cognoscenti. Jules' shows became syndicated to Manchester / NW and Yorkshire with audience figures for the syndicated show topping 250,000. Jules went on to win three consecutive Kiss FM awards for 'Best Club DJ (‘91-‘94). Then in October 1997, Jules moved to BBC Radio 1 (Saturday’s 7pm–9pm) and now broadcasts to over 1.2 million per show each week. Jules has also hosted NYE celebrations for Radio 1, broadcasting live to millions from the Radio 1 Soundstage in Donegal Square. Jules will once again be heavily involved in Radio 1’s Comic Relief activities, as well as other outdoor broadcasts across the UK and abroad (e.g. Miami Winter Music Conference, One Big Weekend, Homelands, Ibiza, Creamfields and more). Jules’ voice can also be heard on airwaves across the globe, through his ‘Global Warm Up’ show, which is syndicated to several stations around the world including Sirius Radio, a satellite station available right across America.. The Producer / Writer / A&R Jules’ ear for a good track was put to good use as A&R for Manifesto Records back in the ‘90s, where he found some of the standout dance hits of recent times, including Josh Wink’s ‘Higher State of Consciousness’. Jules went on to collaborate with fellow North Londoner Paul Masterson under the guise Hi-Gate. Hi-Gate resulted in three Top 20 hits in the UK charts with ‘Pitchin’, ‘Caned And Unable’ and ‘Gonna Work it Out’. Jules and Paul have released a number of productions in 2002 under various pseudonyms: Hi-Gate - ‘Caned & Unable live (2002 remix)’, The Clergy - ‘Oboe Song’, VPL – T-Break. The Jules and Masterson partnership has been ubiquitous in dance music circles over the past few years and has seen them deliver production and remix work for major labels like Virgin, Warner, Universal and Ministry. Jules released his Hi-Gate album with Paul Masterson, ‘Split Personality’, in April 2003. The impressive debut album saw Jules and Masterson working with some of the most talented vocalists in the business, including Boy George and Diane Charlemagne (of Moby and Goldie fame). 2004 saw Jules working on his debut artist album, where his vocals will feature on a few of the tracks! Compilations Think compilations, think Judge Jules. From ‘Kiss In Ibiza’ to the infamous ‘Clubber’s Guide’, Jules has consistently transferred his DJ sound to plastic, enabling those ‘hands in the air’ moments to be enjoyed on the coffee table on a rainy night in Swindon, and also creating some of the more iconic compilations of recent times. Jules’ compilation credits include: ‘Retrospective Of House’ (Vol 1 & 2) and ‘Journeys By DJ’, as well as ten comps for Ministry Of Sound, including the legendary MOS Annual series. In ’99 and 2000 Jules remixed for Sonique, and he co-produced for Angelic in 2000 and 2001, resulting in further onslaughts into the charts. After his contract with Ministry of Sound ended, Jules produced the ‘Clubbed’ CD compilations through Serious Records. The demand for ‘Clubbed’ saw the project grow into a series of three, and the fourth release from the ‘Clubbed’ series came out in September 2002, titled ‘Judge Jules Tried & Tested’. In 2003 Jules returned to Ministry of Sound to mix the ‘Trance Nation’ series of compilations with ‘Trance Nation Classics’ and ‘Trance Nation Harder’ – and their demand guaranteed further releases in 2004. Check his web site (www.JudgeJules.Net) for further details. On TV Jules was the presenter and anchorman on Kiss TV’s ‘Judge and The Jury’, which appeared weekly on Granada’s satellite channel. Jules has also had numerous TV appearances on mainstream programmes including Big Breakfast, South Bank Show, MTV, O-zone and regular appearances on Club@vision, with co-presenting work on BPM. Jules also had two ‘Top of the Pops’ appearances with Hi-Gate. Further TV appearances followed. He has featured in numerous television interviews, including ‘Chemical Generation, The Dogs Balearics’ (Channel 4), ‘Creamfields, Loves Like A Dog’ (Channel 4) and ‘Club World’ (BBC 2 and BBC Choice). Jules also featured on Channel 4’s ‘Top 100 No.1’s’ with Graham Norton, but his TV highlight was his own ten-part series ‘Spin Cities’ in 2002 on what is now known as BBC Three. Jules featured on BBC2’s regular dance club programme ‘World Choice Clubbing’, ‘The Saturday Show’ on ITV and ‘RI:SE’ (Channel 4). A number of TV appearances on the terrestrial and cable channels .with MTV(UK) & MTV (Europe) saw Jules present several shows, including a Winter Music Conference feature in Miami, Ultimate Sets and The Dancefloor Chart from Judgement Sundays in Ibiza. In 2004 Jules started hosting ‘Judgement’ on MTVNE; a monthly show, which is being syndicated to MTV Norway and across Northern Europe. He also had a number of guest spots on MTV Dance throughout 2004. Keep watching for further appearances on our terrestrial and cable channels this year. On The Internet www.judgejules.net, probably the most updated website in dance, is the soapbox, news point and Mecca for Jules’ ever-expanding fan base. The website contains all the information anyone could need on the multi-award-winning Radio 1 DJ. It also has special features (e.g. Weekly Diary, Exclusive Mix Sets, Weekly Top 10s and Full Tracklistings for his radio show), as well as competitions, the tunes that are tantalising the nation and many more fully immersive experiences. Along with the man himself, the website’s popularity is continually striving to new heights. The judgejules.net website was nominated for the ‘Best Dance Act’ at the Online Music Awards (Music Week) in 2001 and we are hoping to transform that into an award in 2002 with all the additions we have created. 2002. And his website even beat off Christina Aguilera and Eminem at the BT Openworld & Dotmusic Interactive Music Awards Top 100 Sites, coming in at No. 71 and being the ONLY dance related website to be included in the entire poll. The site provides fans and the curious with a direct route to the man himself, who bravely strives each week to answer every single of the 500-1000 emails he is sent each week from fans across the globe. Charity Work Jules supports Shelter, Cancer Research UK, Samaritans, C.A.L.M. (Campaign Against Living Miserably) and has also been involved with all the Radio 1 charity fundraising events, such as ‘Essential Relief‘ (for Comic Relief) and Guide Dogs for the Blind. In 2002, Jules got involved with the Government campaign ‘Aim Higher’, which promoted the idea of continuing with education to the younger generation. He has got heavily involved as a Patron with the Nordorf-Robbins Music Therapy and its ‘World DJ Day’ campaign, which aims to raise money from the music industry to help the disabled through music therapy. He also supports many regional charities and organisations throughout the UK. The Man Jules has lived in North London for the majority of his life, now settled in the Highgate area with his wife Amanda, son Jake and the most recent addition to the family, Phoebe. Jules has continued his ascension to world domination into the 21st century and has a view to continue to cover the globe with his DJing, productions and presenting over the forthcoming years, whilst venturing into other related projects including food and fashion. Jules leads a very active life juggling the ever-growing list of facets to his career that has made him not only the man he is today, but also the emissary to the world dance music industry both at home and abroad. Contact For management enquiries Charles Harris, Serious
charlie@seriousworld.com / laura@seriousworld.com For all media enquiries contact: James Hamilton, Sliding Doors PR
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