Did you know the techno movement is only about 32 years old? With such a young history, it seems both surprising and totally reasonable that a 23-year-old such as Jay. I mean, he's almost as old as the genre.
For Jay Daniel, the equation was perfectly balanced by age 11 -- he new he wanted to be a DJ. His major influence? Jay's singer/songwriter mother Naomi Daniel. She is the voice behind Planet-E classics "
Stars" and "
Feel the Fire," both of which were produced by Carl Craig and released in the early 90s. Pretty cool right? Apparently Jay thought so too.
Daniel's been steadily working the D and globetrotting side by side mentor and mate,
Kyle Hall. Actually, you'd be hard pressed to find Daniel anywhere Hall isn't. Jay's maintained something of a sidekick status to Hall, but like any proper protege, Daniel has finally come into his own.
Similar in style to Hall and a major influence to
Dakota Bones, Daniel's latest production "Bubble Cougar" is a smoothly crafted techno classic and it's really bringing out our inner... eh... bubble cougar...? Enjoy!