“A vibrant power within the scene”
Tributes have been paid following the dying of DJ and producer Niamh Jobson. She was aged 22.
Information of the dying of the Scottish DJ, producer, audio engineer and radio host was shared by her household. She handed away on January 17 in Hong Kong.
Of their assertion, the household described Jobson as a “vastly gifted, gifted, intuitive, sensible, fiercely intelligent, humorous, sparkly, stunningly lovely legend of a woman” and stated that the loss has left them in “insurmountable ache”.
She was born in Hong Kong however spent her childhood on the Isle of Eigg, a Scottish island with a inhabitants of simply 100. She would later transfer to Glasgow and start her time within the trade by taking over a job on the well-known Sub Membership venue.
As reported by Mixmag, she went on to develop into a figurehead of the town’s dance music scene and was impressed by each the native nature and synthesisers. She would play and produce quite a lot of digital music, starting from techno to dub, earlier than taking over segments on radio reveals.
This included a Dub Sequence present with Kairogen and slots on native station Radio Buena Vida. Her performances included stops at Slam’s Return To Mono present too.
“At this time (January 22) is her twenty third birthday,” her family stated in an announcement. “Please, wherever you might be on the planet, no matter you might be doing, be a part of us in celebrating our a lot cherished Queen.”
Different tributes for the Scottish producer and DJ got here from Sub Membership, who described Jobson as “inspirational, brave, heat, gifted [and] lovely” and stated that she was “in our hearts eternally”.
Return To Mono additionally shared a submit on social media, saying that they “are devastated” by the information. “You all the time had a lot love, constructive vitality and enthusiasm and also you achieved a lot in a comparatively quick time each as an artist and as a human. Everybody who knew you really liked you,” the caption learn.
“You stay an inspirational power of nature and we’ll all the time love you and miss you till we meet once more. You confirmed us easy methods to dwell with grace and braveness. Your spirit will dwell eternally, and is now hovering excessive above within the astral airplane.”
Heartbroken to share the information of Niamh Jobson’s passing at simply 22. The gifted Scottish DJ and audio engineer was a vibrant power within the scene, identified for her work with Radio Buena Vida and Return To Mono. Learn extra about her affect right here: https://t.co/CUlWAbmBiO (by way of RA Information)
— We Love Deephouse (@WeLoveDeephouse) January 24, 2025
Radio Buena Vista added that Jobson’s passing had left them “heartbroken” and shared their condolences to her household and mates.
“Niamh was a really fantastic and real individual. A pleasure to have in our place and on our airwaves,” the submit learn. “We quickly turned conscious she hadn’t been preserving nicely, though you’d by no means hear Niamh complain or fail to smile, brush the topic off then go into the sales space to mix a stunningly easy deep dub techno combine collectively effortlessly as if she’d been doing it for many years.”
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— Beatz & Bangerz (@beatz_bangerz) January 29, 2025
“We didn’t know her rather more than the transient moments earlier than and after every radio present however she was heat and well mannered, all the time blissful to speak and gave off a quiet assuredness,” they added. It was plain she was an absolute trooper and an inspiration.”
We Love Deephouse additionally shared a tribute on-line, describing the DJ and audio engineer as a “vibrant power within the scene”.
A reason for dying has not been publicly disclosed, though her household have stated that funeral preparations will probably be made quickly.