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BIOGRAPHY
From Boston to NYC and anywhere in between, Jay Free (a.k.a. Jason Friese)
has rocked some of the hottest bars and clubs in the Tri-State area. He’s been
on the scene since 2001 and has held residencies at some of the hottest venues
in CT. Jay considers his style to be a journey through sound, constantly
playing vocals that will make you move your feet... His number one priority is
to ensure the crowd has a great time wherever he is performing. Jay's exclusive
mixes and the way he reads a crowd only add to that vibe.
Jay fell in love with music at a young age; he vividly remembers the day he
got his first Naughty by Nature cassette tape. In the mid 90’s, Jay got really
involved in the mixtape game, taking rides to NYC to get the latest DJ Clue
bootlegs. He found he was never satisfied with just having what was currently
on the radio; he needed the new beats before they hit mass media. Always
persuading his friends to appreciate the sound, they came accustomed to
turning to him for what was ‘hot’.
Over the years, Jay has held residencies and promoted events across Fairfield
and New Haven Counties, catching the eye of club owners and promoters
statewide. In mid-2005, he relocated to the Hartford area where he quickly
gained a large following DJing the city’s largest club on its most popular
night. Currently, Jay spends upwards of 100 nights out of the year behind the
decks at large events such as Connecticut Science Center’s bi-monthly Liquid
Lounge, where crowds exceed 1,200. He holds down a weekly residency at
Crush Lounge in the Downtown Hartford Marriott Friday nights and a
monthly residency Shadow Room in Middletown.
You always have a choice when booking a DJ. While most DJ’s specialize in
one genre of music, Jay can seamlessly integrate house to hip-hop, rock to pop.
Resembling an Iron Chef excitedly preparing for culinary battle, Jay exudes
passion and energy on the decks, delivering each new track with fluid
precision.
VENUES
Current Weekly Residency: Crush Lounge, Hartford
Monthly Residency: Main St. Sessions @ Shadow Room, Middletown
Alchemy/Elevate, New Haven
Art Bar, Stamford
Baang, Greenwich
BAR, New Haven
Barcelona Wine Bar, West Hartford, New
Haven, Norwalk, and Greenwich
Big Easy, New York City
Black Rock & Blue, Fairfield
Blush, Berlin
Bourbon St. North, Hartford
Bravo Lounge, Fairfield
Brickyard Café, Hartford
Captain’s Cove, Bridgeport
Chelsea Art Museum, NYC
Club Blu, Hartford
Club Liquid, Norwalk
Cocktails on the Green, Cromwell
Crush Lounge, Hartford
Dragonfly Lounge, Stamford
EGO, Norwalk
Federal Café, Hartford
Forbidden Citi, Providence
Funktion, New Haven
Gasoline, Norwalk
Gotham Citi, New Haven
Harbor Park, Middletown
Harborside, Stratford
Hula Hanks, Stamford & New Haven
Koji, Hartford
Lava Lounge, Stamford
Life Ultra Lounge, Hartford
Mansion, Hartford
MoMA PS1, New York City
Mor, Stamford
Myst, New Haven
Neat Lounge, New Haven
Oceans 11, Old Saybrook
One Eleven Lounge, Hartford
Onyx, Stamford
Oracle, New Haven
Paradise Bar and Grille, Stamford
Rain Ultra Lounge, Norwalk
Roxy, Norwalk
Sapphire, Twin River Casino
Sci-Fi Café, New Haven
Shadow Room, Middletown
Southport Brewing Company
(SBC), Stamford
Standing Stone, Hartford
State Ultra Lounge, Providence
Temple Bar, Stamford
Temptations, Hartford
Thirsty Turtle, Stamford &
White Plains
Toads Place, New Haven
TWENTY, Stamford
View, Providence
Violets, Stamford
Voodoo Martini Lounge, Norwalk
Wish Lounge, Stamford
Z Café, Norwalk
Zen Bar, Farmington
Accomplishments
Press:
- Featured DJ in "The Club Where You Live: Our series devoted to the
hard-working resident DJ's of the world"; Club Systems International
(December 2005)
- Voted Runner Up "Best DJ in Fairfield County 2004"; Fairfield County
Weekly (August 2004)
- Voted "Best DJ in Fairfield County 2003"; Fairfield County Weekly
(August 2003)
Opening DJ for concerts/special events:
- Cascada (“Every Time we Touch”); Club Blu, Hartford CT
- Iio (“Rapture"); Art Bar, Stamford CT
- Eyra Gail (“Heaven”); Art Bar, Stamford CT
- Perpetous Dreamer (“Sound of Goodbye”); Art Bar, Stamford CT
- DJ Cleveland Soundfactory NYC; Ego, Norwalk CT
- CT Science Center’s Liquid Lounge over 1,250 in attendance; Hartford
CT (May 2010)
- Co-headlined NYE Gala at the Crown Plaza crowd of over 1,000; White
Plains NY (December 2003)
CONTACT
DJ Jay Free
[email protected]
mobile: (203) 722-7429
djjayfree.com
facebook.com/djjayfree
twitter.com/djjayfree
djjayfree.blogspot.com
myspace.com/jayfree860
styldcustomz.ning.com/page/dj-jay-free
Management
Kunjan Patel, Kunjan Collective
kunjancollective.com
[email protected]
mobile: (203) 613-9966