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Biography

Agile began rapping in early high school, and after a talent show win, he knew music was his passion. One talent show turned into many and the wins spread citywide. Born with a

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hustle, he wanted to capitalize on his newfound fame and JLJ Productions (a DJ crew he started with his friends) was born. While DJing independently and with his crew, by the end of high school, Agile began playing gigs with popular college/commercial radio stations across the city and soon fell in love with the element of

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. He has since done production work for many artists including the likes of

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. In 2009, Agile released the mixtape ''Toronto Love Jay'', which was dedicated to the late producer

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. It won the award for Mixtape of the Year at the 2009 Stylus DJ Awards. Between April 2010 and December 2015, Agile served as the Dean For Recording Arts at the Toronto Chapter o
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He currently chairs the Pop Music Committees. Additionally, since January 2017 Agile sits on the Jazz Festival Advisory Committee. In July 2022, Agile quarterbacked

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's OVO Fest 'Canadian AllStars'. Not only did he open the show, but he DJ'd for most of the performing acts including special surprise guest

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. DJ Agile has also had the honor of representing Canada in

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for the Smirnoff Nightlife Exchange Program, where he treated Vietnamese partygoers to an unforgettable Canadian-inspired nightlife experience. Agile continues to spin all over the globe, including stops in Canada, The United States, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Bermuda & the Virgin Islands. Most recently, Agile produced the music for season three (2019) and season four (2020) of Netflix's Hip Hop Evolution. Agile use
Serato Dj Pro
and traditional vinyl records to DJ. For music production, Agile uses Logic Pro X, Pro Tools, and Akai MPC 3000.

Discography

Awards, nominations and achievements

References

External links

Official Website
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