| Jason Jollins | |
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| Birth name | Jason Jollins |
| Origin | New York, New York, USA |
| Genres | Progressive house |
| Occupations | DJ Record producer |
| Years active | 1989-Present |
| Labels | Acute Recordings |
| Website | http://www.JasonJollins.com/ |
Jason Jollins (born in New York City) is an international DJ and record producer.
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Jason Jollins started dj'ing in 1989,[1] Initially mixing together freestyle and house music, he has been involved in Progressive House scene in New York City since the late 1990s.
In 1997, Jollins formed an event production company called United Underground[2] while he attended college at Rutgers University.
In 2002, Jollins launched his own record label called Acute Recordings which had #1 charted releases on the balance record pool in 2002 and 2003. In 2005 Acute Recordings had the #1 top selling release on Beatport.
Jollins has held residencies in New York City venues such as Avalon, Centro-Fly, Filter 14, the Roxy, Webster Hall, Spirit (formerly Twilo), Crobar and Love NYC.[3]
Jollins has played alongside artists such as Sasha, Carl Cox, Paul Van Dyk, Steve Lawler, Lee Burridge, Sander Van Doorn, Chris Fortier, Hybrid, ATB, Juan Atkins, Armin Van Buuren, Markus Schulz, Hernan Cattaneo, Above & Beyond, Seb Fontaine, Nu Nrg, Oscar G, Guy Ornadel, Gabriel & Dresden, Anthony Pappa, Darren Emerson, Sander Van Doorn, Ferry Corsten and Max Graham.
In 2008, Jollins coined the term “Tech-Prog” to describe his unique music style, a skillful blending of Progressive House with Techno, Trance and Tech-House elements.
In 2008 and 2009, Jollins co-headlined world renowned festivals Creamfields[4] and Ministry of Sound.
Jason Jollins is currently an active artist performing internationally on a regular basis while also performing regularly for Made Event[5] and Pacha New York.
