Jubilee (DJ)

Jubilee
NationalityAmerican
OccupationElectronic musician

Jubilee is an American electronic musician.

Early career

Jubilee began DJing as part of the underground rave scene in Miami, Florida. She moved to New York City in 2003.[1] She primarily plays Miami bass-inspired club music, incorporating 2-step, dubstep, house, and grime into her DJ sets. Around 2008, she began working with Jason Forrest on a label called Nightshifters and also had a party with Nick Catchdubs and DJ Ayres called Flashing Lights. She also collaborated with fellow DJ/producers Udachi and Star Eyes (with whom she released the tracks "Locked" and "Merkwood Estates" on Unknown to the Unknown. She began collaborating with Mixpak, who released her singles "Pull Ova" and "Pop It," the latter from her first EP titled Jubilee, which was reviewed in Spin.[2]

Current career

In 2016, Jubilee joined Mixpak artists Popcaan, Spice, and Dre Skull for Mixpak's debut appearance at Red Bull's Culture Clash. They won the contest.[3]

Also in 2016, Jubilee released her debut album, After Hours, on Mixpak. The album received favorable reviews from Pitchfork,[4] Fader,[5] and Fact Magazine.[6] She was named as one of Brooklyn Magazine's "Brooklyn 100".[7] That same year, Pitchfork named After Hours one of the top electronic music albums of 2016.[8] This was followed up in 2019 with a sophomore record entitled Call for Location, featuring collaborations with P Money and Maluca.

Discography
  1. Pop It! EP, Mixpak, 2012[9]
  2. Pull Ova EP, Mixpak, 2014[10]
  3. After Hours, Mixpak, 2016[11]

References
  1. "Jubilee Made An Album About Clubbing That You'll Actually Want To Play In The Club". Thefader.com. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
  2. "Jubilee, Pop It! EP' (Mixpak)". Spin.com. 2012-05-10. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
  3. Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (2016-06-19). "Red Bull Culture Clash review – the most exciting music on the planet". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
  4. "Jubilee: After Hours Album Review | Pitchfork". pitchfork.com. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
  5. "Jubilee Made An Album About Clubbing That You'll Actually Want To Play In The Club". Thefader.com. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
  6. "Mixpak MVP Jubilee on DJing, dancehall and her debut After Hours". Fact Magazine: Music News, New Music. 2016-10-29. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
  7. White, Caitlin (2016-03-15). "The Brooklyn 100, DJ Jubilee". Brooklyn Magazine. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
  8. "The 20 Best Electronic Albums of 2016 | Pitchfork". pitchfork.com. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
  9. Advisor, Resident. "Review: Jubilee - Pop It!". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
  10. Advisor, Resident. "Review: Jubilee - Pull Ova". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
  11. "Jubilee Drops Debut Album 'After Hours' and Talks Capturing the Sound of Miami". Complex.com. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
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