Originally hailing from West London, Jamie Rodigan has grown up with music in his blood. Being the son of the legendary radio broadcaster Sir David «Ram Jam» Rodigan music has played a pivotal role throughout his life. He developed a love for reggae music through his trips to Jamaica in his youth with his father. He was captured by the sweet sound of reggae music. His eclectic DJ sets today reflect these musical experiences growing up. It’s not just Reggae that has formed
Jamie’s musical foundation. He was exposed to a wide range of music from Rare Groove and House to Jungle and Garage. Jamie started playing music at house parties during his University days. In more recent times Jamie has been bursting through the Dancehall scene with notable performances at Glastonbury, Parklife, Lovebox, Love Saves The Day, Exit Festival, Outlook Festival, Rototom Reggae Sunsplash and Toddla T’s Carnival Stage for BBC 1Xtra. Jamie has established himself as one of the top Dancehall selectors from the UK.
In 2016 he teamed up with producer and long-time friend Aaron Horn to collaborate as Crate Classics. Red Bull Music premiered their debut track which received support from Mistajam, David Rodigan (BBC 1Xtra) and Tom Robinson (BBC Radio 6) amongst others and saw Mixmag described them as “ones to watch” for 2016. They have collaborated with Brazilian Dancehall artist Lei Di Dai, Iotosh, Bella Blair, Naomi Cowan, Bad Gyal, Don Andre, Alizzz and The Skints. This year the duo remixed Desmond Dekker’s ‘The Israelites’ as part of the 50th anniversary of the song for Trojan Records. Future collaborations include Doja Cat, Runkus, Koffee and Capleton.
