The 30 second intro – Who are you?
I am a person who likes music, Djing & Music production
(Editor – And is a DMC World Champion!! Check out JFB in action with the winning routine from 2021)
How would most people know you? (What are you most well known for?)
I’m not sure… probably DMC’s, tracks that have been released (Ed – On labels including Hospital , Never Say Die, UKF, Ministry Of Sound, Rat Records, Skint Records, Freshly Squeezed, Hot Cakes, Jungle Cakes, Ghetto Funk & more) gigs people have seen me at (Ed – including Glastonbury, Boomtown, Bestival, Tate Modern London, LoveBox, NASS , Big Beach Boutique, Secret Garden Party and clubs globally) or my DJ videos online. (Editor – Fatboy Slim once described JFB as “Fat Boy Slim as “the thinking man’s Grandmaster Flash” which is some compliment).
(Editor – We saw JFB live for the first time at Glastonbury. Never seen so many jaws dropping. Plus it was all danceable. We’ve covered JFB before on DJWORX so it’s great to get to talk to him live)
Please list your relevant links (Social accounts, Mixcloud, gigs etc and a link to a mix)
https://www.instagram.com/jfbdj
https://www.facebook.com/turntablistdj
https://www.twitch.tv/jfbscratch
https://www.youtube.com/c/JFBdj
https://www.beatport.com/artist/jfb/17803
https://open.spotify.com/artist/5ncNJNBW6jRC3xnY7ZSzLj
Hear JFB in action here with a classics mix
Please let us know your next gig dates, and release schedule if you have anything coming out soon
Very excited to be doing a ‘Welcome to the jungle’ compilation for Jungle Cakes which features 10 of my own brand new dnb tracks alongside a few of my older tunes.. Very lucky to have lots of gigs coming up which include a lot of very fun festivals, tours and events :)
What is your home DJ tech set up currently?
lots of turntables & mixers :)
What do you most often play out these days?
Drum&Bass, Breaks, Funk, Hiphop, Bass Music, Dub/Reggae
What DJ tech did you use in your early days? (We’d love to see some photos!)
from tape to hi fi decks to cheap dj turntables to technics to everything now
What’s on the tech shopping list?
I’m way too lucky to say that I’ve currently already got everything I could need atm
What’s been your favourite ever gig?
Too many.. Shambahla (Canada) Shindig Uk – Boomtown uk – all of them, but absolutely love playing small events too.. especially on tropical islands in Asia :)
Throughout your career is there a piece of equipment that you have just never got on with?
CDJ’s – but only because I have never used them yet and their everywhere (Ed – Not often someone says this!)
From a DJing point of view what three things do you always take to a gig apart from USB and headphones obviously!
Mixer / Turntables (unless its international) / laptop / needles /backup phase
Can you talk us through your productions? (If any)
Have 100’s of older tracks/ remixes out there (multi genre) but recently tons of d&b about to be released & lots of other genre tracks waiting to finish then release
If you still have vinyl at home, how much?
Yes! all of it .. Before I got Serato (2006) there was 10 years of every penny going into buying records… I have no idea how many I have but I could never part with them (Ed- We know that feeling)
Outside of DJing and production, what tech do you use at home?
I’m not sure I do anything outside of DJing and Production.. I have a car but use that to drive to gigs.. my phone maybe.. As I’m writing this… I feel like I need to get a life
Can you let us know three apps that are essential to you?
Serato, Logic, Final Cut Pro
What app would you like to spread the word about?
Djay from Algoriddim .. these guys are absolutely nailing everything you could want out of a DJ software and keep getting better (Ed – We love Djay here too)
What non-music related product can’t you live without?
Food
Any DJs or producers that we should watch out for?
All fo them!
Been to any great clubs or events recently?
Lots.. recently Shindig Festival in UK which was sadly the last one
Football team?
I love the game but don’t follow any teams
Book recommendations?
I haven’t read any apart from The Teachings of Don Juan a long time ago and I can’t remember what its about. (Ed – We looked it up – “Don Juan explains that the world we perceive is only a fraction of the true reality, and that by altering our perception, we can access other dimensions of existence. “
Thanks for to JFB for chatting with us in this DJWORX JFB interview.
There are loads more DJWORX interviews where we talk with nightlife legends such as Jay Cunning and Rasp amongst others.