{"id":105311,"date":"2024-10-13T03:03:22","date_gmt":"2024-10-13T07:03:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2024\/10\/13\/jackmaster-scottish-dj-jack-revill-dies-at-38\/"},"modified":"2024-10-13T03:03:22","modified_gmt":"2024-10-13T07:03:22","slug":"jackmaster-scottish-dj-jack-revill-dies-at-38","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2024\/10\/13\/jackmaster-scottish-dj-jack-revill-dies-at-38\/","title":{"rendered":"Jackmaster, Scottish DJ Jack Revill, Dies at\u00a038"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\tJackmaster, the Scottish DJ and producer Jack Revill who co-founded the Glasgow record label and club night Numbers, has died, his family has confirmed. He was 38.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe news of Jackmaster\u2019s death was posted in a message from his family<\/a> that was shared on the DJ\u2019s verified Instagram account.<\/p>\n

\n\tHe died on Saturday, Oct. 12, in Ibiza after suffering a head injury, according to the statement.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\u201cIt is with profound sorrow that we confirm the untimely passing of Jack Revill, known to many as Jackmaster,\u201d his family wrote. \u201cJack tragically died in Ibiza on the morning of 12th October, following complications arising from an accidental head injury.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cHis family \u2014 Kate, Sean, and Johnny \u2014 are utterly heartbroken. While deeply touched by the overwhelming support from friends, colleagues, and fans, the family kindly requests privacy as they navigate the immense grief of this devastating loss,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n

\n\tTheir words paid tribute to the eclectic DJ\u2019s creative and professional accomplishments, and his role in the electronic music community: \u201cJack\u2019s passion for music and his relentless drive to push creative boundaries through his work at the Numbers label and Rubadub Records in Glasgow, including discovering countless innovative artists, made him a beloved and pioneering figure in the electronic music community both in front of and behind the scenes. His talent for blending genres and delivering electrifying DJs sets and productions earned him the respect and admiration of peers and fans across the globe. His legacy will continue to inspire, and his impact on the world of dance music will remain indelible.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tBorn in 1986, Revill worked at Glasgow record shop Rubadub and was an aspiring DJ as a teen, and adopted the nickname, and later stage name, Jackmaster in reference to the freestyle dance term from the Chicago house scene in the 1980s.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cI never worked for money,\u201d he said in 2012 interview with Resident Advisor<\/a><\/em>. \u201cIt was always just like, you would take a record per hour, so an import from Detroit or Chicago or New York was \u00a37.50, which I guess you could say was quite a good wage.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cI used to love it, even like the smell of the place, I was just obsessed with that shop,\u201d Revill recalled of Rubadub, where he\u2019d get his hands on new promo records and get to borrow them for gigs, access that he noted was \u201cinvaluable.\u201d It was there that he built early industry connections and broadened his exposure to every subgenre.<\/p>\n

\n\tIn an interview with Billboard<\/em><\/a> in 2017, Revill credited his 2011\u00a0FabricLive.57<\/em>\u00a0mix, which contained foundational Detroit records (Model 500,\u00a0Inner City, Underground Resistance) and surprises from mainstream pop (Sia,\u00a0Radiohead,\u00a0Skepta) as the mix that \u201ccatapulted me into being a DJ who has gigs every Friday and every Saturday, and it\u2019s been that way ever since.\u201d <\/p>\n

\n\tOf the sheer variety of music in his sets, he told Billboard<\/em><\/a>, \u201cIt just goes everywhere, then back again. Even I don\u2019t know what\u2019s coming next most of the time. My sets at their most eclectic would include everything I like: house, techno, disco,\u00a0Italo,\u00a0dubstep, grime,\u00a0\u201980s\u00a0pop and everything in between.\u201d<\/p>\n

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