DJ Jack Revill dies at the age of 38

Jackmaster, Scottish DJ and producer Jack Revill, co-founder of Glasgow record label and club night Numbers, has died, his family have confirmed. He was 38.

News of Jackmaster’s death was revealed in a message from his family shared on the DJ’s verified Instagram account.

According to the statement, he died on Saturday, October 12, in Ibiza as a result of a head injury.

“It is with deep sadness that we confirm the untimely death of Jack Revill, known to many as Jackmaster,” his family wrote. “Jack tragically died in Ibiza on the morning of October 12th as a result of an accidental head injury.”

“His family – Kate, Sean and Johnny – are deeply heartbroken. “While the family is deeply touched by the overwhelming support from friends, colleagues and fans, they kindly request privacy as they cope with the immense sadness of this devastating loss,” the statement said.

Their words celebrated the versatile DJ’s creative and professional achievements and his role in the electronic music community: “Jack’s passion for music and his relentless drive to push creative boundaries through his work at the Numbers label and Rubadub Records in Glasgow, including discovery .” countless innovative artists made him a popular and groundbreaking figure in the electronic music community both in front of and behind the scenes. His talent for mixing genres and delivering electrifying DJ sets and production earned him the respect and admiration of colleagues and fans around the world. His legacy will continue to inspire and his impact on the world of dance music will remain indelible.”

Born in 1986, Revill worked at Glasgow record store Rubadub and was an aspiring DJ as a teenager. He adopted the nickname and later stage name Jackmaster, based on the freestyle dance term from the Chicago house scene of the 1980s.

“I never worked for money,” he said in a 2012 interview with Resident Advisor. “It was always like taking a record an hour, so an import from Detroit, Chicago or New York cost £7.50, which I guess you could say was pretty good wages.”

“I used to love it, like the smell of the store, I was just obsessed with that store,” Revill recalls of Rubadub, where he would get his hands on new promo records and rent them for gigs, noting that it is “invaluable”. There he established early contacts in the industry and expanded his access to all subgenres.

In an interview with billboard In 2017, Revill credited his 2011 FabricLive.57 Mix that included quintessential Detroit records (Model 500, Inner City, Underground Resistance) and surprises from mainstream pop (Sia, Radiohead, Skepta) as the mix that “catapulted me into a DJ who plays every Friday and every Saturday performances, and it’s been like that ever since.”

He talked about the sheer variety of music in his sets billboard“It just goes everywhere and then back again. Even I don’t know what’s next most of the time. My most eclectic sets include everything I like: house, techno, disco, Italo, dubstep, grime, 80s pop and everything in between.”