Bio
A pioneer of – and ambassador for – gqom music, DJ Lag hails from the scene’s birthplace in the South African city of Durban. A sub-genre of house, gqom is a low-frequency, DIY, minimalist, urban and unstructured version of its bigger sister that was born in 1980s Chicago.
The DJ Lag phenomenon shot to global prominence in the summer of 2017, following the release of a free-to-download EP via Whatsapp. Cue rave reviews, a wildly successful world tour, and an unstoppable wave of word-of-mouth publicity. But DJ Lag’s talent is matched only by his maturity, and he is well aware of the distance left to run. Our advice is to take the opportunity to grab him now, while he’s still just getting started. Leave it too late, and you might never catch up with him again.
