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Judge Jules is a British Dance Music DJ . Born on October 26 1966 as '''Julius O'Riordan''', he was educated at University College School and the London School Of Economics . He studied law at the LSE, giving rise to his stage name "Judge Jules", though he obtained a lower second class honours in his degree. Jules began his music career as a DJ on the then Pirate Radio station Kiss FM before he joined BBC Radio 1 in 1997, where he now has a regular Saturday night slot. He also has an internationally-syndicated radio show called "The Global Warm Up" www.somethinelse.com which can be heard across the USA, Russia, Europe and the Middle East. The Judge is well known for his witty one liners and eloquent speaking between tunes on his radio show. He is renowned for his gaudy dress sense, particularly his loud and garish shirts and t-shirts, which he predominantly wears whilst DJing in clubs. THE SATURDAY WARM UP Jules' and people preparing to go out on Saturday night. Besides Pete Tong 's show it's one of the most listened to dance radio shows in the UK and also attracts listeners from around the world due to Radio 1 's online internet connections and the Sirius Satellite Radio network out in the USA and Canada . His show attracts an audience well in the region of 1-2 million listeners. Through the radio show he is responsible for launching many huge Trance tunes and acts in the UK, and is a pioneer for commercial contemporary dance music. Due to his DJing prowess and popular radio show he has achieved global success and in the last 10 years has never finished outside the top 20 in DJ Mag 's "Top 100 DJ's" poll. WORK AS A PRODUCER He also works as a producer under the name Hi-Gate with Paul Masterson , and recently as a solo producer under his own DJ name, Judge Jules. Jules has released a new solo album in the states called ''Proven Worldwide''. This album has now been released in the UK. PERSONAL LIFE Jules lives in Highgate , North London and is married to Amanda, who provides vocals for the group Angelic with Jules and Darren Tate . They have a son, Jake, and daughter, Phoebe. His uncle is TV chef Rick Stein . A lifelong and passionate follower of football he supports Arsenal FC and was asked to remix the English Premier League 's official anthem in 2005. CLUB NIGHT AT EDEN Judge Jules has a regular club night in Ibiza at the club Eden called Judgement Sundays, advertised as " San Antonio's busiest night". The night runs for the entire summer season, starting in June and running through mid September, and as well as DJing at this night he also Promotes it. Due to the work involved, Jules has a second home in Ibiza , he used to own a share in the restaurant Kazbah on the island but has since sold his interest in this. TV APPEARANCES - Friday 22nd September 2006.]] Judge Jules has also made a couple of TV appearances. Firstly the BBC 's '' Top Gear '' show, in the 1990s, road testing In-Car Entertainment (ICE) systems. He gave a short interview on Channel 4 's The 11 O'Clock Show and featured on the Richard and Judy Show with his counterpart Paul Masterson and singer/DJ Boy George promoting their Hi-Gate album, on which Boy George made a cameo singing contribution. A moody looking Judge Jules also appeared on the '' Ibiza Uncovered JUDGEJULES.NET Jules writes a near-weekly blog on his website www.judgejules.net that provides an insight into his life travelling around the world gigging. It also provides a personal insight into how he manages to juggle a busy professional DJ career and a wife and family. Jules answers every email sent to him via this website no matter how large or small a matter. Through both these mediums, Judge Jules comes across as an empathetic, focussed and amusing person. PRODUCTION ALIASES
DISCOGRAPHY Albums (Solo)
Singles (Solo)
Co production
DJ compilations (DJ Mixes of Judge Jules)
CLUBS Judge Jules plays regularly at a number of Nightclub s in the UK:
And has a weekly summer residency in Ibiza:
ACCOLADES 1998
1999
2000
2001
2006
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