James Teej Biography

Date: 05.04.2011

James Teej is a 29 year old Canadian born electronic music artist, producer and DJ currently residing in Toronto. With a career that already spans over 14 years and with over 15 years of professional music training, James has been a die hard dedicated music enthusiast for all things electronic, and is fast becoming one of Canada’s rising stars in the global underground music scene.

In 2008, James began releasing his innovative sound to the world on a long list of respected recording labels - My Favorite Robot Records, Rebirth, No.19 Music, Noir, TicTacToe, Connect Four Records and not to mention his first remix for Rekids in the form of Toby Tobias' 'In Your Eyes'.

Constantly pushing sonic boundaries, all the while exploring the deepest recesses of house and techno, his music has been enjoyed the world over, and has been used as highly creative fuel for an ever expanding list of remixers, from some of the industry’s most respected artists. This list, which already includes such talents as the Wighnomy Bros, Affkt & Fiddo, Ripperton, Spencer Parker, Michael J Collins, Jamie Jones, Motorcitysoul, continues to grow and has resulted in some truly amazing musical fusions.

As well, with highly successful remixes for such artists as Trentemoller, Kenny Glasgow, My Favorite Robot, Patrick Zigon, and many more, James has also become a highly sought after remixer for labels of all shapes and sizes around the world. His tracks have received support from the worlds top DJs and producers, a list that already includes such inspirational veterans such as Laurent Garnier, Radio Slave, Robert Owens, Carl Cox, Danny Tenaglia, Osunlade, Steve Lawler, Peter Kruder (Kruder & Dormeister), as well as some of the most influential new talents such as Jamie Jones, Seth Troxler, Sasse, Spencer Parker, and many more.

In 2010, James released his first single with Rekids - 'Seven Day Mend', featuring a remix by Spencer Parker. This was also to appear on his first full-length LP 'Evening Harvest', released on Rekids in the same year. The album received tremendous praise across the board, receiving 9/10 from iDJ and 4/5 from Mixmag.

And finally, with touring that has already enabled James to perform internationally in some of the World’s most respected clubs, including Panoramabar / Berlin, Trouw / Amsterdam, Rex Club / Paris, East Village / London, James is continuing to expand his career spreading his music to the farthest reaches. With this, and the music that he continues to create, James Teej is carving out his own place in electronic music.