James Hype

James Hype lands at Rebel in Toronto on Friday, May 1, 2026. The UK DJ and producer built his reputation in the mid-2010s with precision, multi-deck mixing and mashups, moving from northern England residencies to major European and North American stages. In the booth, he fuses house and tech house with a UK bass edge, structuring sets around weighty low end, clipped vocal hooks and tightly paced builds.

Expect quick cuts, on-the-fly edits and the singable refrains that shaped tracks like More Than Friends and Ferrari. Between official remixes and releases from his Stereohype label, his selections slide from lean club tools to vocal-led heaters, always calibrated for the floor. This date is a straight DJ set: focused sequencing, pressure rises and releases, and crowd energy channeled into long, rolling peaks. If you follow his streams, you’ll recognize the approach—four-deck play, teasing blends and unexpected turns—scaled up for Rebel and a Toronto crowd.