Based in Eindhoven by way of Italy and London, Jex is an understated selector with a focus on flow and feel—clean blends, deep grooves and a hypnotic pulse designed to help a room switch off, loosen up and dance. Her sets lean high-energy yet unshowy, threading raw bass, acid inflections and the occasional left‑turn surprise.
Music has been a constant since childhood festival trips with her dad. Early experiences at psytrance raves led to London’s underground techno in her late teens, then a move to the Netherlands, where community ties deepened and Berlin visits sharpened a taste for darker, deeper, hypnotic sounds. After starting casually on controllers at house parties, a veteran family friend introduced her to turntables and vinyl—a reset that shifted her attention from screens to listening. She invested in a turntable and CDJ setup, doubled down on ear training and technique, and gravitated toward groovy, hypnotic strains of techno and trance, drawing inspiration from artists like Grace Dahl, Lacchesi, Chlär, KI/KI, Trudge and Under Black Helmet, and discovering labels such as Primal Instincts.
In 2023 she helped start Sleepless Kollective, a grassroots effort to bring fresh sounds to Eindhoven and build a safe, family‑like space for emerging DJs. The crew’s DIY spirit came through in TDWxJ, first as a 9‑DJ house party with immersive decor and a tattoo station that drew around 130 people, then as a packed small‑venue edition on July 25 in Eindhoven—complete with playful underwater‑alien set pieces—and ongoing talks for a larger follow‑up.
New dates have included an October 18 TDWxJ and a November 1 collective night. Around the scene, she pitches in wherever needed—on decorations for Obsession, at the door or bar, with lights and set dressing, or simply by showing up to dance.
On dance floors, Jex stays true to the craft: patient, groove‑led mixing and a hypnotic, refreshing through‑line that favors feel over flash.
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