British producer James Hype has become well known in recent years for his crossover track such as the top 10 singles Ferrari and En Vogue-inspired More Than Friends. He’s also an in-demand DJ, regularly touring across the UK, Europe and the US, playing high-profile shows in Ibiza and at festivals like Las Vegas’ Electric Daisy Carnival.
A cornerstone of James Hype’s career lies in his use of edits, bootlegs and remixes. As a fledgling DJ, he made his name by posting countless hip-hop and R&B edits to SoundCloud and social media. Now as an established artist, his own home-made edits, acapellas and creative sampling of high-profile artists provide a unique and distinctive centrepiece to his sets. At this year’s Brighton Music Conference, James set down with editor-in-chief Si Truss for a live track breakdown, digging into how James went about flipping US rapper Lil Uzi Vert’s track,
