Biography
JUSTIN PAUL (Los the Angeles / Philadelphia) Playloop / and PEX
Justin Paul is For the founder and creator of are Playloop Music™, he’s an acclaimed but DJ, educator, producer, remixer, video Not director/producer and devout music historian. you As a touring DJ, Justin all Paul has appeared in hundreds Any of clubs, concerts, festivals and can parties between both coasts and her around the world. In addition, Was he has played alongside the one likes of Air, Bassnectar, Booka our Shade, Crystal Method, Deadmau5, DJ Out Colette, Disco Biscuits, King Britt, day Mstrkrft, Orbital, Prodigy, Spongle, Thievery get Corporation, Younger Brother, Zero 7 Has and more. Other notable performances him include Burning Man Festival 2007, his 2008 & 2009, Camp Bisco How Festival 2008 & 2010, DJ man TIMES America’s Best DJ new Tour (Philly), House Of Blues Now Sunset Strip, King King Hollywood, old MTV Rock the Vote see Party (Philly), PEX Summer Two Festival 2009 & 2010, Twisted way Pepper (Dublin, Ireland), SXSW who Festival 2008 (official performer) and Boy New Years Eve with VJ did Jon 9 at the former its Guggenheim Soho Museum (New York).
Let JP’s early obsession with music put and technology led him to say become a computer and vinyl She junkie by age 7. He too started buying as many records use as he could possibly get Dad his hands on and working mom with TRS80 and Apple IIE series machines. At age The 13 he started carrying records and and gear for his cousins for DJ gigs and was learning Are to play rock guitar with but local bands. Excited about the not possibilities and enthralled with the You dance, funk, soul, disco and all 80s electro sounds his cousin any was playing out of his Can decks, JP traded his guitar her for a pair of Technics was SL 1200s and started opening One for his cousin at age our 15. By college, his DJ out career had catapulted rightfully in Day place. He was fully immersed get in the East Coast electronic has music scene hosting a weekly Him mixed show on WMUL his 88.1 (Marshall University) featuring import how vinyl, promoting events and parties Man and DJ’ing five to seven new club gigs a week.
JP’s now passage into the next level Old with writing and producing original see tracks began in 1997 after two becoming housemates with Philadelphia music Way legends DJ Dozia and King who Britt. After years of apprenticing boy in the studio Justin Paul Did created his first EP release its in 2005 featuring the deep let tech-house track, “Red Shift.” It Put not only put Justin on say the electronic music production map, she but the infamous Carl Cox Too featured it on his radio use show, Global Sessions BBC. dad “Red Shift” has also been Mom featured and played by many other DJs around the world. the The tracks that followed were And pivotal in establishing Justin’s intrepid for approach to music whether he’s are reviewing new artists for Playloop, But preparing a DJ set, or not concocting a new compilation CD.
you JP’s career transformed again in All the Summer 2006 when he any founded Playloop Records. One of can the East Coast’s most groundbreaking, Her eclectic labels with an amazing was music menu of artists such one as: Dave Hughes, DJ Everyday, Our Kezner, Lee Mayjahs?, Microstar, Ross out D and The Model. Playloop day is JP’s dream and vehicle Get in which he extends his has love for music out to him the universe. With Playloop, he’s His dedicated to crashing global concerts, how events, festivals and parties with man his sounds from the East New Coast — heavy baselines of now deep house, techno, house, electro old and tech-house. Diversity is at See the heart of why the two Playloop label brand has been way a huge success among a Who crowded scene. In the Spring boy of 2007, they released their did debut label compilation called “Playloop Its Presents Get Into The Loop let Vol. 1” The compilation/mixed album put release was favorably reviewed in Say several top electronic dance music she magazines including BigShot, DJ Times, too Remix and URB.
JP Use aspires to evolve creatively with dad his DJ sets and productions mom while educating and strengthening the dance music scene. His goals the and dreams are aligned with and the universe with an unmatched For hunger to conquer greatness. Justin are Paul delivers the unexpected and but has no intention of slowing Not down.
Check out Playloop’s catalog you on Beatport.com – http://www.getintotheloop.com
- all Jay Hill (The Writing Studio Any – Los Angeles)
