Judge Jules

Judge Jules is a British dance music DJ and producer from London, United Kingdom. Born Julius O'Riordan, he studies law at the London School of Economics and takes his stage name from that background. He also attends University College School before university.

Radio work

He begins his music career as a DJ on the pirate radio station Kiss FM before joining BBC Radio 1 in 1997. At Radio 1 he presents a regular Saturday night show, known as The Saturday Warm Up, and he also hosts an internationally syndicated programme called The Global Warm Up, which reaches listeners across the USA, Russia, Europe and the Middle East. He is known for speaking between records with short, witty remarks.

Production and releases

As a producer, he works under the name Hi-Gate with Paul Masterson. He is also associated with the acts 290 North and Precocious Brats, and with Judgement Recordings. His work sits mainly in club, dance, electronic, house, progressive, progressive trance and trance.

Club and wider career

Judge Jules runs the Ibiza club night Judgement Sundays during the summer season, where he also DJs and promotes the event. He lives in Highgate, North London, and also has a second home in Ibiza, where he owns a restaurant. He is married to Amanda, who provides vocals for Angelic with Jules and Darren Tate, and they have two children, Jake and Phoebe.

He is also described as having helped launch a number of trance tracks and acts in the UK through his radio show, and as a pioneer of commercial contemporary dance music.