DJ Hix

Who is DJ Hix?

DJ Hix is an award-winning Northern Irish DJ at Cool FM, a commercial radio station based in Newtownards, Northern Ireland. He currently presents the radio station's 'Drivetime' show which airs Monday to Friday between 4pm and 8pm, and he also presents the station's urban music show The Urban Takeover on Sunday nights between 9pm and 10pm.

DJ Hix was born in London before moving to Northern Ireland at a young age. He began his career as a DJ in 2002 in various clubs in Belfast, and his radio career began when he was invited by BBC 1Xtra to host their Xtra Talent show in January, February and April 2007. The show is BBC 1Xtra's platform for new rising radio personalities to broadcast a 2 hour show every week for one month.

A few months after his time at 1Xtra he began broadcasting on Cool FM on 27 October 2007 at 9pm with a brand new show - The Urban Takeover, playing RnB, HipHop, and Urban music. On June 1, 2010 he moved to 5 days a week on Cool FM by launching a brand new evening show on the station. "The Pulse with DJ Hix" airs live Monday to Thursday between 6pm and 10pm. The show focuses on fresh new cutting-edge music from all music genres. In 2012, following changes at the station, DJ Hix moved to the brand new afternoon 'Drivetime' show, which airs monday to friday from 4pm until 8pm. The show features the latest and new music from a variety of genres.