COMIN’ UP RIP DJ MEHDI


DJ MEHDI has tragically died in an accident in Paris at the age of 34. DJmag understands that he was on the roof of his home in Paris when the roof collapsed. A number of others are reported to have been injured in the accident. Mehdi, born Mehdi Favéris-Essadi, was one of the first to twist hip-hop into new electro shapes, making a couple of albums for Ed banger in the noughties and producing a number of notable tunes and remixes. Tweets have been flooding in from across the DJ world on Twitter. Our deepest sympathies go out to his friends and family.


RAY FOXX INTERVIEW


STARTING life as an underground track called ‘The Trumpeter’, Ray Foxx’s summer hit began wowing dancefloors with its brassy top line and Latin sch-wing. Now signed to label powerhouse Defected as ‘La Musica’, and with an added vocal from 20-year-old Lovelle, it’s gone from strength to strength being named Sara Cox’s Record of the Week, getting added to Radio 1’s In New Music We Trust playlist, BBC 1Xtra’s playlist, and being spun by everyone from Zane Lowe to Mistajam. We caught up with Ray to find out more of the story behind his runaway success.


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