JINX, duo Dubz and Jogi, hail from the north of England and have been on the DJ circuit for over 5 years. Their aim; to bring a fresh, new, diverse sound to the Asian music scene. The sound they describe as British Asian music, fused with urban and experimental made for all ages and for everyone to enjoy. The both grew up in Manchester as childhood friends and a few years ago, decided that this was a dream that they definitely wanted to pursue. Still young, both only 21 years old, these two men have enough determination and drive to be able to develop and grow both personally and musically. Dubz, the more relaxed of the two, had a keen interest in music from a very young age constantly participating in various musical activities and workshops. His musical influences range from a different number of genres and he grew up listening to the likes of Oasis, Mary J Blige, AR Rahman and more recently Adnan Sami and Punjabi Folk music.

After leaving school, Dubz pursued his interest in music by buying a pair of decks and beginning to learn the basics of DJing. Since then, he hasnt looked back. Jogi, the hyper half of the duo, had a passion for music ever since his school days, always entertaining and performing wherever he could, from school parties to mates events where he could take control of the decks and microphone and entertain the crowd. From a young age, Jogi has been inspired by a wide range of artists and music from the likes of RD Burman, Nusrat Fateh Ali khan, Brian Adams & Madonna, all these artists and many more have made Jogis passion grow and inspired him to make music himself. From small audiences to big audience, Jinx feel at home playing at the small annual ladies event called Sahailee, to melas with thousands of people. Both have played alongside some great names in music and have been heavily influenced by this. Jinxs knowledge of the Asian music scene and undeterred desire to learn how to make music has inspired them to take this love further. We want to continue making British Asian Music as the scene is evolving steadily and would like to move into other markets like Bollywood.

In 2002 after DJing at various underground events Dubz and Jogi decided to start their own clique where they have been very successful and played at many renowned venues and at various melas. Understanding the importance of the younger generation, Dubz has held various music and DJ based events and schemes for the youth of Manchester, hopefully giving something back to the community where Jinx started. Having just completed their debut album, Culture Shock, which is to be released via the Asian Flavas label on 17th April 2006, you will soon hear much more about Jinx. Their ambition is to one day, be recognized for (their) style of music and its pretty evident, that day isnt far away.

For more info on Jinx, please visit www.jinxculture.com

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