By ALANA MITCHELSON
Young Aussie DJ Jacob Grant will dip his top hat to Geelong this weekend for his first visit to the city.
Under the label Just A Gent, the 18-year-old initially attracted a large online following after gaining some traction on Soundcloud.
Now halfway through his Heavy As A Heartbreak tour, Grant has noticed a difference in the crowd.
“They seem to understand my music more and I think that’s been reflected in me getting a bit of radio play,” Grant told the Indy.
“There’s so much music out there and it’s hard to be original. There seem to be too many people trying to copy each other.
“I’ve noticed that a lot of young people like me in the industry want to make the electronic music genre more innovative and experiment more with a good mix of sounds.“
Grant began making music at age 12 and left school after being offered the opportunity to DJ in the United States as a 16-year-old.
“I was playing at clubs and the US was very strict since I was underage,” he said.
“At every show, a police officer would walk me in and out of the venue, which was quite weird.”
A highlight of his travels was wearing skeleton-like makeup for his Hard Day of the Dead show, a Halloween-style Californian festival.
Grant said his signature suit and top hat get-up stemmed from his childhood passion for dressing up.
“A group of friends and I used to wear suits a lot and we called ourselves The Gents.”
He plans to release a mini-album later this year.
Just A Gent plays UNO Nightclub this Saturday night.
