Jaguar Bingham (known mononymously as Jaguar) is a British disc jockey and radio presenter who presents on BBC Radio 1 and co-hosts the annual International Music Summit Ibiza.
Jaguar Bingham | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 April 1995 |
| Career | |
| Show | Introducing Dance |
| Station | BBC Radio 1 |
| Website | https://jaguar-worldwide.com/ |
Early life edit
Jaguar is half Ghanaian and half English, and grew up on the island of Alderney in the Channel Islands, before going to boarding school in Hampshire from the age of 10.[1][2]
Career edit
Jaguar presented on student radio while at university in Leeds. At the age of 19, she started an internship at BBC Radio 1 and 1Xtra.[3] She also had work experience at Mixmag in 2015 and was their weekend editor for two years before hosting the Mixmag’s weekly office party The Lab LDN.
At Radio 1, Jaguar works in the BBC Introducing team. In April 2020, she began presenting the Introducing Dance show on Sunday nights,[4] which moved to Thursday nights as part of a wider timetable reshuffle in September 2021.[5] In 2021, Mixmag crowned Jaguar Broadcaster of the year and she won DJ Mag’s Best of British Best Radio Show award by public vote.[6] She also launched Future1000, an initiative focused on helping develop the electronic music careers of female, trans, and non-binary applicants of ages 12-18, consisting of a free, 12-part video course introducing them to DJing, music production, and radio hosting.[2] Jaguar launched the weekly dance music podcast UTOPIA Talks in 2021, which focuses on celebrating dance music and examines the various challenges facing the electronic music scene.[7]
In 2022 Jaguar founded the Jaguar Foundation, an organisation created to make electronic music more equitable for marginalised groups.[2][8] The foundation published their debut report Progressing Gender Representation in UK Dance Music in August 2022.[8]
Since 2022, Jaguar has been the co-host of the International Music Summit Ibiza alongside DJ Pete Tong.[9][10]
Personal life edit
Jaguar identifies as queer and lives in East London.[11][12]
References edit
- ^ Caryl, Kristan J (21 March 2021). "Jaguar: UK radio's next gen champion". DJ Mag.
- ^ a b c "How Jaguar is Breaking Gender and Racial Boundaries in..." Gray Area. 16 September 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ Homewood, Ben (11 April 2017). "Rising Star: Meet BBC Radio's 1 DJ Jaguar". Music Week. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ^ Pell, Damion (2 April 2020). "Jaguar announces a new home for undiscovered electronic music on BBC Radio 1: BBC Introducing Dance". Decoded Magazine. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ^ "Major daytime schedule changes at BBC Radio 1". RadioToday. 20 April 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ^ Moore, Ralph (22 December 2021). "Jaguar is the DJ broadcaster of the year". Mixmag. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ^ "Jaguar's UTOPIA Talks podcast returns for third season featuring Helèna Star, Pretty Girl, more". DJMag.com. 2 August 2023. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ a b "The Jaguar Foundation publishes new report highlighting significant gender disparity in UK dance music". Crack Magazine. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ "International Music Summit returns in 2022 after 2-year hiatus". Ibiza Spotlight. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
- ^ Bain, Katie (26 April 2023). "As Electronic Music Experiences a 'Huge Post-Pandemic Bounce Back,' The Industry Is Assembling to Talk About It at IMS Ibiza 2023". Billboard. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
- ^ Ward, Billy (26 January 2022). "Jaguar kicks off new Pioneer DJ x Dummy 'At Home With' documentary series". DummyMag. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ^ "UTOPIA: Living in an equal world". Gay Times. 24 June 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
External links edit
- BBC Introducing on Radio 1 Dance (BBC Radio 1)
- The Jaguar Foundation