press kit - Jez Pereira

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PressKit
2015
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www.jezpereira.com
FROM BOMBAY DREAMS TO GLOBAL DOMINANCE... JEZ BELIEVE...JEZ PEREIRA
To say that the teenaged Jez Pereira was lucky
enough to be propelled to the upper echelons of the
Mumbai music scene would be a lie.
It wasn’t luck. It was down to talent, determination
and his unique signature freestyle sound all wrapped
up in one of the nicest, most modest and insightful
guys you’ll ever meet.
After firmly making his presence known at home Jez
turned his gaze towards global success. His journey
began with a move to London in 2006 where his
skills, enthusiasm and ability to source an endless
supply of ear-gasmic dance floor smash hits ensured
his instant success and a formidable reputation to
suit.
This led to a long list of main room appearances
such as the Paul van Dyke 2008 album launch party,
X-Press 2 at Bedrock and regular bookings for The
Gallery at Ministry of Sound and with his profile
growing in the UK it wasn’t long before the rest of
the world came knocking…
Jez is now doing insane bookings around the globe
that most djs couldn’t even comprehend, such as
Gumball Rally after parties, Pacha67 yacht parties,
a residency at the Armani Prive Club in Dubai for
Fashion overdose, Fashion TV’s anniversary party
in Cannes during the Film Festival, Red Bull product
launch parties in Amsterdam & Tokyo, headlining
the Barbados Music Festival as well as Burning Man!
Jez’s has performed with some of the most important
names in a wide range of industries and he’s been
seen djing along side and back to back with the likes
of Will I Am at The Arts Club, Just Be (Bushwacka)
at Radio Rooftop NYE, Idris Elba at The Box, Erick
Morillo at the TAO nightclub in Las Vegas and he was
even caught performing alongside 4 times Grammy
nominated legend, Steve “Silk” Hurley and DJ Skip.
By now Jez is used to looking up at his crowd and
seeing the likes of F1 driver Jensen Button or HRH
Prince Harry up in the club! All of this
success has gained him mass global
recognition and praise including a
nomination for the “best dj” category
at the prestigious London Club & Bar
Awards 2014.
Despite touring around the world
Jez has still been able to find the
time to get in the studio and has
firmed up a solid relationship with
the mighty S&S Records, Chicago.
They asked him to remix Steve
“Silk” Hurley’s global No1 smash
hit, Jack Your Body, which Jez cowrote witch Elijah Collins. As if this
wasn’t enough, they even asked him
to remix the late and very very great
Frankie Knuckles signature track,
Baby Wants To Ride! Definitely
two of Jez’s biggest honors in his
production career to date.
Any dj could easily lose him self in
all of the glitz and the glamour but
throughout this incredible journey
Jez has managed to remain humble
and gracious and never misses an
opportunity to put something back
in to the world. He is on a mission
to spread his personal message
of perseverance, self-belief and
positivity through his “Jez Believe”
project.
The list of achievements both on
and off the dance floor goes on and
on but we feel it’s time you check
out what all the hype is about. As he
often says himself, “Let the music do
the talking.”
AN INCREDIBLE
JOURNEY
His exclusive residency at
London's most sought after
terrace venue Radio Rooftop bar
finished off the year in spectacular
style with an unforgettable night
alongside Just Be (Bushwacka).
Jez was also invited to perform
sets at the private parties of
superstars Will.I.Am and Idris
Elba at London’s most uber-cool
venues: The Arts Club, The Box &
Shoreditch House.
Will-i-Am & Jez at
Shoreditch House, London
Idris Elba & Jez at an
exclusive gig in London
JEZ THE GLOBE-TROTTER
Jez’s global domination continued
to spread in 2013. His floor shaking
sets were heard in multiple exotic
locations around the world which
included Italy, India, Ibiza & Dubai
not to mention his return to End
Club in Bogota, Colombia for a
consecutive third year. He was also
asked to play for the industry elites
at Fashion TV’s anniversary party
in Cannes during the Cannes Film
Festival.
Oh and just in case you thought it
was a mirage from afar, no, it was
actually Jez Pereira causing a danceinduced sand storm while ripping up
the Nevada desert at the World’s
coolest festival - Burningman!
'Jez with Prince Albert of Monaco' on
Indian Empress in Monaco where he was
invited to Dj for the F1 team 'Force India'
Jez at Burning Man 2013 with Henk Rogers, Tetris
Jez jetting off to perform at Marrakech
JEZ BELIEVE
Jez continued to spread his message of perseverance,
self-belief and positivity through his “Jez Believe”
project. He kicked it of with a visit to an East London
secondary school where he gave motivational talks
to the ambitious and captivated students who
found the talks encouraging and inspiring. This was
followed by a visit to the British Foreign Office for
a networking event where Jez was able to convince
others to join and fight for this just cause.
Jez inspiring young minds at the Tower
Hamlets school, East London
2014-2015 looks set to be equally monumental,
kicking off with London Fashion week and a headlining gig for Fashion Icon Julien Macdonald’s
prestigious afterparty.
An exclusive private booking in Marrakesh saw
Jez whisked off by private jet to the outlandishly
lavish surroundings of the Four Seasons for a long
weekend show-casing his unique sound and talent.
The jet-setting continues with an up-coming tour of
India’s top clubs and further bookings in Dubai, Ibiza,
France and Colombia. All this whilst still finding
time to re-mix big name tracks for S&S Records.…
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SET UP:
CD PLAYER 1
MIXER
CD PLAYER 2
CD PLAYER 3
• 3 Pioneer CDJ-2000 CD players
• Pioneer DJM 800 mixer
(with EFX 500) or
DJM 1000 mixer
(with EFX 1000)
• 2 high power monitor speakers
pointing towards the DJ at
EAR LEVEL, equipped with
volume adjustment controls and
preferably powered separately
(volume must be 100DB or
higher FLAT EQ-D), within a
range of 2 metres.
• 1 wireless microphone
connected to DJM 800 mixer
• All of the above must be
properly connected and fully
functional and be of good
quality (no broken buttons/
faders)
• The DJ-booth should be
sufficiently lit
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Tel: +44 207 234 9455
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