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James Hype
The in-demand DJ and hit-making producer demonstrates his approach to crafting bootleg edits
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Watch our full session from Brighton Music Conference 2023
British producer James Hype has become well known in recent years for his crossover track such as the top 10 singles Ferrari and En Vogue-inspired More Than Friends. He’s also an in-demand DJ, regularly touring across the UK, Europe and the US, playing high-profile shows in Ibiza and at festivals like Las Vegas’ Electric Daisy Carnival.
A cornerstone of James Hype’s career lies in his use of edits, bootlegs and remixes. As a fledgling DJ, he made his name by posting countless hip-hop and R&B edits to SoundCloud and social media. Now as an established artist, his own home-made edits, acapellas and creative sampling of high-profile artists provide a unique and distinctive centrepiece to his sets. At this year’s Brighton Music Conference, James set down with Future Music editor-in-chief Si Truss for a live track breakdown, digging into how James went about flipping US rapper Lil Uzi Vert’s track, I Just Wanna Rock, into a house-style club VIP.
You can watch the full session from BMC in the video found at this issue’s download page.