James Hype


James Edward Lee Marsland, known professionally as James Hype, is an English DJ and record producer.

Biography

James Hype was born James Edward Lee Marsland on 26 November 1989 in Wirral, Merseyside, England. He attended Calday Grange Grammar School and lived in Greasby.
Hype discovered online music at the age of 13. This led to his parents buying him a set of DJ decks for his 15th birthday. At the age of 16, Hype landed his first residency, working as a warm up DJ at Destiny and Elite nightclub in Cheshire Oaks.
Hype began working as a DJ when he was 18 working in various clubs and bars in Merseyside and Northern England. Marsland's first full residency was at Aura Bar in Hoylake. He followed this by DJing all-nighters at Funky Box on Fleet Street in Liverpool's city centre.
In 2018, he collaborated with Craig David on the single "No Drama".
He is best known for the catchphrase “Who Does This?”, which is associated with his DJ performances, and his 2022 single "Ferrari" which reached number one in the charts in the Netherlands, Italy and Belgium.
Hype presented a late-night radio show on Thursday nights on KISS FM from July 2017 to November 2019. Hype is an ambassador for DJ equipment manufacturer Pioneer DJ and features in their online videos.
In August 2025 he released the single "Waterfalls" featuring Sam Harper and Bobby Harvey.
Hype is in a relationship with fellow DJ and producer Tita Lau, with the couple getting engaged in August 2023.

Stereohype

James Hype is the founder of the Stereohype label which was first active in 2020. Releases include those of producers R3WIRE, Tita Lau, Zurra, Dots Per Inch, Roxe and More Than Friends.

Discography

Singles

Remixes