New Mix: 2014 Megamix for Hyponik

Happy new year!
It's been a tradition of mine over the last few years to recorded a 'megamix' of some of my favourite tracks of the year. This year was no exception and Hyponik kindly hosted my mix on their website this week. Check it out below!

There’s no great mystery to what makes Jon1st a good DJ – he simply plays the records people like and he plays them quickly. The winner of last year’s prestigious DMC online title and a presence on the podium for the World title, his rapid fire blends have seen him win praise from his contemporaries and club goers alike for several years now. Incorporating up to the minute club cuts with his fast mixing style, he’s the perfect person to bring our Hyp Mix series to a close for 2014 – with his selection taking in just under 40 tracks in nearly 45 minutes. Primed to get you in the mood for whatever your New Year Eve has in store, his mix has room for the upbeat stylings of Fatima alongside world beating anthems from Hudson Mohawke and frantic halfstep from Om Unit as he rounds up the last 12 months in ‘blink and you’ll miss it’ fashion. Enjoy – we’ll see you on the other side. Tracklist here: http://hyponik.com/mixes/hyp-206-jon-1st/

New Mix: '2 Weeks' Seratocast

As the name of the mix suggests, this is a mix I put together for Serato's Seratocast series, featuring a collection of tracks I've been listening to over the last fortnight, ranging from footwork to hip hop, beats to jungle, with a sprinkling of scratching on top. Artists featured include Stray, NameBrandSound, NehruvianDoom, Machinedrum and Aphrodite. Big love to Serato for featuring the mix!
 

New Video: Pioneer PLX Routine

This summer Pioneer asked me to write a routine to showcase their new PLX-1000 turntables: this is what we got up to! The music in the video is a collaboration between EAN (Cosmic Bridge/Original Cultures/ Med School) and myself.

News: FACT Mag Feature

I was recently featured in FACT Mag's 20 Underrated DJs Who Our Readers Think Deserve More Shine article:  http://www.factmag.com/2014/11/02/20-underrated-djs/ 

New Mix: Sound Supreme Guest Mix

I was recently invited to record a guest mix for Jay Scarlett's Sound Supreme show in Germany on PULS radio. The mix features new unreleased Om Unit, Touchy Subject, DBK, NameBrandSound and Sully plus new releases from FKA Twigs, Fracture, LV and Danny Scrilla. Enjoy!

Here is my guest mix for Jay Scarlett's Sound Supreme show on PULS Germany, originally broadcast on 30 October 2014. A big thank you to Jay Scarlett for the opportunity. Link to the full show: http://www.br.de/puls/programm/puls-radio/sounds-supreme/index.html Tracklist: --------- DBK - Selfish Foreign Beggars x Alix Perez - Modus Sully - Inroads 6Blocc - Pon De Battlefield LV & Josh Idehen - Doing What I'm Doing FKA Twigs - Numbers Touchy Subject - Isosceles Fracture x Sam Binga x Rider Shafique - She Want It Ruff NameBrandSound - Pegasus Riddim x Demarco Ital Tek - Pixel Haze Silent Dust x Sinistarr - The Chant NameBrandSound - Pegasus Riddim x Mad Cobra Lennie De Ice - We Ir E (Om Unit Edit) Ill Blu - Blu Magic (NameBrandSound Remix) Danny Scrilla - The Rift Fracture - Werk It LV & Josh Idehen - Waiting For The Night Stray - Matchsticks Azekel - New Romance (Om Unit Remix) --------- BOOKINGS (Worldwide!): ben@elasticartists.net http://www.jon1st.co.uk - official site with mixes/live dates/videos and more!! http://www.twitter.com/jon1st http://www.facebook.com/djjon1st ---------

New Video: DJ Vadim Routine

Earlier this year DJ Vadim invited me to make a turntablist routine using one of the songs off his new LP, The Dubcatcher. I chose 'If Life Was A Thing featuring Demolition Man' and this is the result: a combination of a routine and a remix I produced. Vadim's tracks have been a big influence to me and played a big part in me getting into the alternative side of beats/hip hop, so being asked to put this together was a true pleasure! The video was shot, directed and edited by good friend Paul Phengsiri with assistance by Sami Al-Nashee.

JON1ST: BOOKINGS (Worldwide!): ben@elasticartists.net http://www.jon1st.co.uk - official site with mixes/live dates/videos and more!! http://www.twitter.com/jon1st http://www.facebook.com/djjon1st ---- DJ VADIM: https://www.facebook.com/djvadim?fref=ts https://twitter.com/DJVadim ---- Director/ Producer - Paul Phengsiri ( http://www.vimeo.com/paulphengsiri ) 2nd Camera Operator: Sami Al-Nashee ( http://www.orange-reel.com ) --- Custom siren by Sonodrome ( http://www.sonodrome.co.uk/ )