Gavin Boyd

Gavin Boyd has spent 27 years working out what a room needs. He started in ‘99 doing community radio on 4ZZZ, back when vinyl was the format and finding music meant regular trips to the record store. Digging constantly, he sharpened his scratch skills and took out the 2003 QLD ITF (International Turntablist Federation) title. Today the Meanjin/Brisbane DJ, turntablist and selector moves between soulful house, disco, broken beat, jazz, funk, soul, reggae, hip-hop and R&B. Whether it’s a dining room, a lounge bar or a mainroom floor, he plays to the space, setting the mood without overpowering it. Over the years he has warmed up stages for artists including De La Soul, Snoop Dogg, Questlove, Nile Rodgers, DJ Premier, Pete Rock, Mos Def, Roy Ayers, Jill Scott, Jimmy Cliff, Robert Glasper, Floating Points, Dam-Funk, Julio Bashmore, Mr. Scuff, Oddisee and Jose Gonzalez. He also co-founded Soul Has No Tempo, an independent record label, artist management and booking agency.