His name as a promoter and DJ is such that it carries strong weight within the local dance scene and his leading events, club nights & promotions have become somewhat of an affinity within the NZ clubbing community – his steady rise through the ranks, on both counts, has gained him both recognition on a global scale and a loyal fan base.

Promoter of one of New Zealand’s leading event brands ‘Oxygen’ with tours throughout the North Island, along with managing leading UK trance brand ‘Vaccine’ for Australasia and with a star studded list of toured acts from Paul van Dyk, Johan Gielen, Sean Tyas, Ronski Speed & Simon Patterson to Kyau & Albert, Thomas Bronzwaer, Mark Pledger & Martin Roth.

On the production front, Jared’s debut production with Swedish producer, Dréas is due for release in the next few months and is set to be one of the bigger club hits this summer. Additional productions and collaborations are to follow later in the year. In May 2006 Jared released his first compilation CD ‘Oxygen’ throughout NZ & in the UK, quickly becoming the number 1 selling trance compilation in New Zealand in 2006.

Locally as a DJ, Jared is a permanent fixture on many of New Zealand’s biggest events; including Godskitchen, Gatecrasher, Slinky, Oxygen, Summadayze, & Chemistry; whilst providing key local support for some of dance music’s biggest names such as Paul van Dyk, Judge Jules, Johan Gielen, Ronski Speed, Matt Hardwick, Simon Patterson, Sean Tyas, Cosmic Gate, Greg Downey, Martin Roth & many many more. In addition Jared regularly performs up and down the length of the country at many of NZ’s top clubs and venues.

Internationally, Jared completed his first tour of Europe early in 2008 – events including ‘The Gallery @ Turnmills’ in London before moving onto ‘Progress Your Mind @ Dopler’ in Bratislava and finishing with gigs in Hungary, Slovakia, Romania & Poland. Australian dates are scheduled over the upcoming months starting with ‘Stargarden’ Melbourne in July.

Jared's hard-hitting blend of Trance and Progressive combined with an energetic, musical style of mixing, has firmly cemented him a position as the country’s most in-demand Trance DJ.
His upbeat, charismatic presence and uncanny ability to always play the right sound for his set time, allows him to pick the crowd vibe with ease and keep the atmosphere electric from start to finish.

Enthusiasm & dedication are two words that could well sum up Jared’s existence within this industry over the last 4 years. A passion for trance that is hard to beat, promoting major events with high profile DJ’s, Nationwide & Australasian tours with major acts, a successfull DJ agency and a natural flair for DJ’ing stands Jared, at only 24 years of age to be one to closely watch - both now and in the future.

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