Judge Jules

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Judge Jules
Judge Jules at BCM in Mallorca (August 2005)
Judge Jules at BCM in Mallorca (August 2005)
Background information
Birth name Julius O'Riordan
Born October 26, 1966 (1966-10-26) (age 41)
Occupation(s) Club DJ, radio DJ
Instrument(s) DJ
Associated acts Hi-Gate, Angelic, VPL and several other (see below)
Website JudgeJules.net

Judge Jules (born Julius O'Riordan on October 26, 1966) is a British dance music DJ, although he has been known to claim to be Irish at times. Due to his DJing prowess and popular radio show he has achieved global success and in the years 1997-2006 he didn't finish outside the top 20 in DJ Mag's "Top 100 DJ's" poll. In the 2007 poll he finished 21st.

The Judge is well known for his witty one liners and eloquent speaking between tunes on his radio show. He is renowned for his gaudy dress sense, particularly his loud and garish shirts and t-shirts, which he predominantly wears whilst DJing in clubs.

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[edit] Career

He was educated at Highgate Wood Secondary School,then University College School and the London School of Economics. He studied law at the LSE, giving rise to his stage name "Judge Jules", though he obtained a lower second class honours in his degree. Jules began his music career as a DJ on the then pirate radio station Kiss FM before he joined BBC Radio 1 in 1997, where he now has a regular Friday evening/Saturday morning slot between 1 and 3am.

[edit] Radio

Jules' Radio 1 show is typically pre-recorded, and is broadcast from 01:00 to 03:00 every Saturday morning. It attracts listeners from around the world due to Radio 1's online internet connections and the Sirius Satellite Radio network out in the U.S. and Canada. Through the radio show he is responsible for launching many popular trance tunes and acts in the UK, and is a pioneer for commercial contemporary dance music.

He also has an internationally-syndicated radio show called "The Global Warm Up" www.somethinelse.com which can be heard across the USA, Russia, Europe and the Middle East.

[edit] Work as a producer

He also works as a producer under the name Hi-Gate with Paul Masterson, and recently as a solo producer under his own DJ name, Judge Jules. Jules has released a new solo album in the states called Proven Worldwide. This album has now been released in the UK.

[edit] Personal life

Jules lives in Highgate, North London. He married Amanda Shaw in Camden in March 1998, who provides vocals for the group Angelic with Jules and Darren Tate. They have a son, Jake (born June 1999), and daughter, Phoebe (born September 2004). His uncle is TV chef Rick Stein. A lifelong and passionate follower of football he supports Arsenal FC and was asked to remix the English Premier League's official anthem in 2005.

[edit] Judgement Sundays

Judge Jules has a regular club night in Ibiza at the club Eden called Judgement Sundays, advertised as "San Antonio's busiest night". The night runs for the entire summer season, starting in June and running through mid September, and as well as DJing at this night he also promotes it. Due to the work involved, Jules has a second home in Ibiza, he used to own a share in the restaurant Kazbah on the island but has since sold his interest in this.

[edit] TV appearances

Judge Jules at 'The Gallery'. Turnmills - Friday 22nd September 2006.
Judge Jules at 'The Gallery'. Turnmills - Friday 22nd September 2006.

Judge Jules has also made a couple of TV appearances. Firstly the BBC's Top Gear show, in the 1990s, road testing In-Car Entertainment (ICE) systems. He gave a short interview on Channel 4's The 11 O'Clock Show (11 April 2000)[1] and featured on the Richard and Judy Show in 2003 with his counterpart Paul Masterson and singer/DJ Boy George promoting their Hi-Gate album, on which Boy George made a cameo singing contribution.

A moody looking Judge Jules also appeared on the BBC's Top Of The Pops show (2000) with Paul Masterson, to perform the single "Pitchin'", off their album Hi-Gate. Judge Jules also appeared in a UK series called Superstar DJs[1] and a series called Ibiza Uncovered[2]

[edit] JudgeJules.net

Jules writes a near-weekly blog on his website www.judgejules.net that provides an insight into his life travelling around the world gigging. It also provides a personal insight into how he manages to juggle a busy professional DJ career and a wife and family. Jules claims to answer every email sent to him via this website no matter how large or small a matter.

[edit] Production Aliases

  • 290 North
  • Angelic
  • Celine Diablo
  • The Clergy
  • Dattman
  • Hi-Gate
  • Precocious Brats
  • Restless Rockers
  • Stix 'N' Stoned
  • VPL
  • Working Class Hero
  • JJ

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums (Solo)

  • 2006 Proven Worldwide

[edit] Singles (Solo)

  • 2006 "Ordinary Day"
  • 2007 "Without Love"
  • 2008 "Laid Bare"

[edit] Co production

  • VPL (with Paul Masterson) (singles)
    • 2001 The Bassline
    • 2002 T Break
    • 2003 Bass Trouble
    • 2003 In The Park
    • 2003 It's Showtime

[edit] DJ compilations (DJ Mixes of Judge Jules)

  • 1990 The 1990 MixMag /Kiss FM Mastermixes Track 1
  • 1993 Journeys By DJ Volume 2: In The Mix With Judge Jules
  • 1995 Essential Mix 3 Disc 2
  • 1995 A Retrospective Of House 91'-95' Volume 1 Disc 2
  • 1995 A Retrospective Of House 91'-95' Volume 2 Disc 1
  • 1995 Havin' It Dancefloor Classics Volume One
  • 1995 The Sperm Bank
  • 1995 Journeys By DJ Dance Wars Disc 1
  • 1996 Manifesto Monster Mix (With Luke Neville)
  • 1997 Ministry Of Sound Classics
  • 1997 Ministry Of Sound Dance Nation 3 Disc 2
  • 1997 Ministry Magazine Presents Hooj Choons
  • 1998 Ministry Of Sound Clubbers Guide To. .. Ibiza Disc 2
  • 1998 Ministry Of Sound The Ibiza Annual Disc 1
  • 1998 Ministry Magazine Presents The Annual IV - Six Track Sampler
  • 1998 Ministry Of Sound The Annual IV Disc 1
  • 1999 Ministry Of Sound Clubber's Guide To. .. Ninety Nine
  • 1999 Ministry Of Sound Clubber's Guide To. .. Ibiza - Summer Ninety Nine
  • 1999 Ministry Of Sound The Ibiza Annual - Summer Ninety Nine Disc 1
  • 1999 Ministry Of Sound The Annual - Millennium Edition Disc 1
  • 2000 Ministry Of Sound Clubber's Guide To. .. 2000
  • 2000 Ministry Of Sound The Annual 2000 Disc 1
  • 2000 Ministry Of Sound Clubber's Guide To. .. Ibiza - Summer 2000
  • 2000 Ministry Magazine Presents Superstar DJs Judge Jules
  • 2000 Ministry Of Sound The Ibiza Annual - Summer 2000 Disc 1
  • 2001 Clubbed
  • 2002 Clubbed 2002
  • 2002 Judge Jules Presents Tried & Tested
  • 2003 Judgement Sundays - Ibiza 2003
  • 2003 Ministry Of Sound Trance Nation Anthems
  • 2003 Ministry Of Sound Trance Nation Harder
  • 2004 Judgement Sundays 2004
  • 2004 Ministry Of Sound Trance Nation Electric
  • 2004 The Very Best Of Tried & Tested Euphoria
  • 2005 Judgement Euphoria
  • 2006 The Global Warm Up Mix CD
  • 2006 Ministry Of Sound Judgement Sundays - The True Sound Of Ibiza
  • 2007 Ministry Of Sound Judgement Sundays 2007
  • 2007 Gatecrasher Immortal

[edit] Clubs

Judge Jules plays regularly at a number of nightclubs in the UK:

  • Godskitchen (usually Birmingham)
  • Gatecrasher (different venues)
  • Turnmills (London)
  • Escape (Swansea)
  • Evolution (Cardiff)
  • Liquid (Cardiff)
  • Garlands (Liverpool)
  • Kelly's (Portrush, NI)
  • The Coach (Banbridge, NI)
  • The Arches (Glasgow)
  • The Honey Club (Brighton)
  • The Syndicate (Blackpool)

And has a weekly summer residency in Ibiza:

[edit] Accolades

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[edit] 1998

  • Voted number three in the "Top 150 DJs in the World" by DJ Magazine.

[edit] 1999

  • Voted "Best DJ" at the Muzik Awards.
  • Voted number one in the "Mixmag Readers' Poll".
  • Won "Best DJ" and "Best Radio DJ" at the Ministry Awards.
  • Won "Best International DJ" the "Smirnoff Dance Awards" in Ireland.

[edit] 2000

  • Voted number six in the "Top 100 DJs in the World" by DJ Magazine.
  • Won "Best Radio DJ" at the Smirnoff Dance Star Awards.
  • Won "Best International DJ" at the BBM Awards.

[edit] 2001

  • For the second year running, won "Best Radio DJ" at the Smirnoff Dance Star Awards.
  • For the second year running, won "Best International DJ" at the BBM Awards.
  • Won "Best Trance DJ" at the Ibiza Pacha Awards.

[edit] 2006

  • Winner of 'Best Ibiza Trance DJ' Award at the M8 Ibiza Dance Awards on 2nd September 2006 in Eden (nightclub), Ibiza

[edit] Trivia

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  • Judge Jules' favourite colour is yellow.
  • Catchphrases: "The Judge will not budge" and "Building your appetite for a Saturday night"
  • Judge Jules has a logo on music creation software "Music".

[edit] One Liners

  • "Generating more hits than Securitas"
  • "Tunes so raw they should carry a Salmonella warning"
  • "like milk in the sun. ..we are going off!"
  • "like toilet paper. ......we're on a roll".
  • "This tune had more people on the floor than an armed robbery."

[edit] References

  1. ^ Superstar DJs
  2. ^ Ibiza Uncovered

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