R Magazine, Ex-TeenArt_Issue 1_Authenticity Mar. 2015 | Page 76

Deejay Jewell
At 28 years old, Deejay Jewell is already fully
immersed in artist’s life. He makes people
move on various dance floors as a DJ, and also
brings more to the fashion world as a model.
“These two things came to me almost at the
same time in a professional way,” Deejay says.
“I was part of the nightlife rather discreetly,
and I was also going to school like everybody
else.” Deejay is part of the last promotion at
Lycee Simone de Beauvoir receiving a Bachelor
Sciences and Tertiary Technology (STT). He
also has a Technician Certificate (BTS) in
Negotiating Customer Relations (NRC) that
he has obtained at Lycee Professionel Jean
Lurçat.

However, the musical world seems to be an
environment to which he has always belonged.
“I’ll say that since childhood I was surrounded
by music. In my family there are only music
lovers, beat makers, rappers, etc.” From time
to time, the young man livened up parties with
one of his cousins, but it was mostly his cousin
who was leading. Deejay has continued to
lead his side until, at the age of 24, he had the
opportunity to perform in public for the first
time. «A friend asked me to mix for his first
big party at the Redlight in Paris in October
2010 and that stepped me out from behind the
scene,» he says. Deejay has not left the decks
since then. Instead, he goes from party to party
having for mission to make people dance. «I
started by livening up private parties and I
continued mixing for weddings. I have been
mixing for clubs in the area of Paris area for
5 years and for those in the Aquitaine region
for a few months. I also liven up some clubs in
Spain.”

DEEJAY JEWELL//MUSIC