Biography:

Jay Hannan grew up in Cambridge and was part of the Cambridge graff writing scene and Tonka Sound System crew during the 1980's. In 1991 he was taken on at London's premier independent dance music shop, Blackmarket Records as a house music specialist, before being promoted to shop manager and chief buyer, where he influenced A&R dance music policy at various London record labels, and forged partnerships with many seminal deep house labels such as Soulfuric, Wave, Guidance and Large.

From 1991-96 he was also a resident DJ at London clubs Spice and Spirit, span regulars sets for leading dance radio station Kiss FM and toured in Northern Italy appearing most notably at Kama Kama (Pisa) and Hacienda (Genoa). In 1998 he left Blackmarket to concentrate on setting up Lazy Dog with Ben, and for a time ran UK promotion for Guidance Recordings and Large. In 1999 he opened for Everything But The Girl on their UK Tour, and as his reputation has grown with Lazy Dog, his DJ activities have taken him on solo slots to Spain, Holland, Norway, Israel and Brazil.

As a DJ duo, he and Ben have toured extensively in Europe and North America. In February 2002 Jay took part in a collaboration between the Notting Hill Arts Club (home of Lazy Dog) and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. The event was an art/music interaction and showcased music installations and live performance from several nights associated with the Notting Hill Arts Cub. More recently, Jay has toured extensively on his own in Europe and the Far East, and is planning a new record label and compilation series with long-time friend, Dean Zephyryn of the Xosa Music Group.