David Craig

Ahlan Magazine -UAE Peoples Choice Awards Best Club Dj 2015
Ahlan Magazine -Best in Dubai 2012 -Best Dj Category

David and music is an affair of more than 15 years. From collecting to gigging David's profession is music. He has DJ'd all over Europe, Africa, the US and made his first appearance in the UAE six years ago. David played regularly at the regions' biggest clubs before moving on to a residency at Nasimi Beach Atlantis. Who regularly hosted nights for the likes of like Pacha, Hed Kandi, Nikki Beach, Defected, Ministry of Sound and Café Del Mar.

David delivers ambiance in his sets serving up sundown lounge, through nu-jazz to broken beat and house. But never straying far from his soulful roots! David's style has complimented a diverse range of brands like Instagram, MTV, Barbican, Fashion Forward, D3, Soul DXB, Fred Perry Subculture, Kooples, Ted Baker, G-Star, BCBG, Diesel, Nokia Live, Adidas, Timberland, Puma, Audi, Ford, Pagani, Virgin Megastore,ITP, Sony, Red Bull, Smirnoff, Heineken, African & Eastern and Nestle making him a sought after DJ in advertising, promotions, and corporate events.

He has featured at the private after parties of Usher, Estelle, Sugar Hill Gang, Jay-Z; Warm up DJ for Emeli Sande, Guru, Jill Scott and Nightmares on Wax; Toured at The Agoraphones Festival in France and the world famous Southport weekender in the UK alongside acts like Robert Glasper, Jazzy Jeff and Patrice Rushen.

Other recent highlights include concert warm-ups for The Jacksons, The Wailer's, Pharell, Jay-Z, Stevie Wonder Soul II Soul, Faithless and the Brand New Heavies, Alexander O'Neal, Rose Royce and Odyssey, Incognito, Chaka Khan and Jocelyn Brown. David is a regular fixture on the DXBEach and Sandance Festival roster in Dubai and has shared the stage there with 2 Many DJs, Snow Patrol, Kaiser Chiefs, Robin S, Zane Lowe, Basement Jaxx, Example, Groove Armada , Calvin Harris and the Script.More recently DXBeach festival at Zero Gravity alongside Mark Ronson and Jess Glynne. He also played Dubai Sound City and closed the Chill Out Festival taking over from Erykah Badu, Royksopp , Aim and the Cinematic Orchestra.

David's production and broadcast credits include work with Urbanscot, Blacksheep Magazine, Soul Interviews, Vox, DJ Magazine and previously Blues and Soul interviewing artists like Emeli Sande, Jazzy-B, Gym Class Heroes and Neyo. He produced and presented video and audio for BBC Radio 1xtra and Channel 4 Talent covering subjects as diverse as the life of a former child soldier, the UK smoking ban and on location at concerts and festivals.

Irrefutably David has earned his reputations as 'One of the nicest guys in music'. Gentleman, professionally cool and harbouring a secret super power of being able to deliver the exact music that the crow wants to flow to. - Laura McCrum 2015