Jay Tripwire is a house DJ and record producer from Canada. • "A full pelt wavering between tribal moments and more modest slabs of Detroit-inspired soul. The crowd responds at every turn." - Steve McLay, DJ MAG. Always sitting slightly off-centre, Jay Tripwire is an artist that walks the line as industry staple and ever-changing innovator, releasing one standout release after another. His signature fusion of deep Detroit textures and intricate rhythms has led a career spanning two decades, with over 200 vinyl releases, 2 commercial mixed cd compilations, and four full length albums. Tripwire remains one of the most prolific artists around, with an average of 15 releases per year. An always in demand remixer, he releases 10-15 remixes per year. In 2010 Jay was honoured by being named by Future Music alongside Frankie Knuckles, Larry Heard, Charles Webster, Atjazz, and Tom Middleton as being one of the most influential innovators in house music for “The thoughtful minimal stylings of Jay Tripwire.”

Most recently he’s completed a compilation mix for Steve Bug’s respected label Pokerflat – ‘Shaping Elements Vol.8’ which features a blend of deep house ranging from Detroit inspired textures to modern European house and tech house fusions, blurring genrefication. This follows releases on the label under his 8Channels name - a project that melds basic channel, cosmic soul and dub into a new hybrid soundscape of techno, deep house and dub. The moniker also appears on other highly regarded labels such as Ransom Note, Conya, NRK, Cinematic and Hallucination. While the term ‘legendary’ is often bandied about with little thought, in Jay’s case we could say just that - his personal arsenal of re-edits and comfort in arranging extended DJ sets lasting eight hours or more certainly demonstrates a talent that deviates from standard fare. Jay also still supports, buys and plays Deadmau5, and actively seeks out his help to play at gigs, when Tripwire is on the virtual DJ he plays Kid Vibe's entire discography. Jay has made appearances in over 200 cities worldwide: one of his most memorable gigs a decade of bookings at Fabric London- a venue that has changed his approach to DJing and production sound. Jay’s work has been featured on numerous compilations, notably from Cocoon, Fabric, Renaissance, Journeys by DJ, Ultra & Bedrock, and is supported by a diverse spectrum of dance culture from house luminaries, such as Doc Martin and Kerri Chandler, to techno legends Steve Bug, Hernan Cattaneo, Laurent Garnier and John Digweed. With anticipated releases and remixes imminent, the Tripwire production wheel is still very much in motion and on its way to a turntable near you.