James Hype

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James Hype
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Background information
Birth nameJames E. Marsland
Born (1989-11-28) 28 November 1989 (age 32)
Wirral, England
GenresTech house
Occupation(s)
  • DJ
  • producer
Years active2016–present
Labels
Associated acts
Websitewww.jameshype.com

James Hype (born 28 November 1989) is an English DJ, producer and remix artist from The Wirral. He attended Calday Grange Grammar School and lived in Greasby whilst growing up.[1]

He is best known for his single "More than Friends", released by Warner Music on 7 July 2017. The single reached number 8 on the UK Singles Chart[2] and number 1 on the UK dance singles chart.[3] Since then, he has produced other chart singles, including "Afraid" featuring Harlee.

James presented a late night radio show on Thursday nights on KISS FM, from July 2017 to November 2019.[4] James is an ambassador for DJ equipment manufacturer Pioneer DJ and features in their online videos.[5]

Stereohype[]

Thumbnail from one of his YouTube live streams

Alongside Gucci Daniels, James Hype is the founder of the Stereohype label, which was first active in 2020. Releases include those of producers R3WIRE, Tita Lau, Zurra, Dots Per Inch and More Than Friends.

Streaming career[]

Although James had uploaded content regularly to his YouTube channel, he started live-streaming DJ sets bi-weekly at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and its consequent lockdown.

In late 2020, James released a DJ course via digitaldjtips.com.

In early 2021, he started weekly music production streams on Twitch.

Discography[]

Singles[]

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[6] 		AUT
[7] 		BEL
[8] 		FRA
[9] 		GER
[10] 		IRE
[11] 		SWI
[12]
"More than Friends"
(featuring Kelli-Leigh) 		2017 8 26 12 140 23 20 29
"No Drama"
(featuring Craig David) 		2018 24 — — — — — —
"I Was Lovin' You"
(featuring Dots Per Inch and Ayak) 		2019 92 — — — — — —
"Afraid"
(featuring Harlee) 		2020 79 — — — — 79
[15]		 —
"Good Luck"
(featuring Pia Mia) 		2021 — — — — — — —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Remixes[]

References[]

  1. ^ "James Hype - New Songs, Playlists & Latest News - BBC Music". BBC. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  4. ^ "JAMES HYPE (@jameshype) • Instagram photos and videos". Retrieved 17 December 2019 – via Instagram.
  5. ^ "Pioneer DJ".
  6. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  7. ^ "James Hype feat. Kelli-Leigh - More Than Friends". Austriancharts.at. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  8. ^ "James Hype feat. Kelli-Leigh - More Than Friends". Ultratop.be. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  9. ^ [1][permanent dead link]
  10. ^ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". Offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  11. ^ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". 6 July 2018. Archived from the original on 6 July 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  12. ^ "James Hype feat. Kelli-Leigh - More Than Friends". Swisscharts.com. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  13. ^ "BPI - Awards".
  14. ^ "BPI - Awards".
  15. ^ "IRMA – Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 1 May 2021.

External links[]

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