Thank you so much for having me back to once again open my favourite stage of the festival. The Beat-Herder team do so much incredible work and to be able to celebrate and play a small part in 20 years of this beautiful festival felt incredible.

This one is a little bit more "LIVE" than the perfectionist in me wants but life isn't always perfect! I hope you enjoy I'll update the tracklist in due course! x

Dom James Live @ The Ring Beatherder 2025

Multigenre Dj with a passion for Breaks, Bass House, Glitch Hop and Midtempo madness!

You can also check me out on Mixcloud and listen to a couple of extra mixes:
https://www.mixcloud.com/QuackTactics/

By day Mr. Funkshine is a Graphic Designer working his magic in the music industry. By night he searches deep into the archives, scouring for vintage beats fused with future basslines. 

He has previously worked on designs for the likes of Tuxedo Junction, Captain Flatcap, Fizzy Gillespie, Mr. Stabalina, Skank Spinatra, Swing & Bass, Molotov Balkan Sessions, Count Bassy, Global Beats Club, The Bard, Dutty Moonshine, Mista Trick, Extra Medium, Digitise, Quack Tactics, Tigas, Pop Ya Cork, Funky Bass Disco, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Dj Hiphoppapotamus, WOMP, Five Dollar Festival, Towlie Dj, Break Loose, Dj Questionmark and many more.

A naturally talented DJ and a super lovely man”, Todmorden-based Dom has been smashing out sets of the filthy, gnarly stuff you don’t hear on chart shows for over a decade.

Cutting his teeth at legendary UK venues and festivals like Sankeys, Beatherder, Volks, The Mill (Bradford), Kanteena, Camden Electric Ballroom and the Golden Lion, Dom’s reputation has grown from
strength to strength. He’s supported heavyweights like Deekline, Freestylers, Dillinja, Delta Heavy, Krafty Kuts, General Levy, Father Funk, DJ Fresh, and DJ Yoda—dropping high-energy sets with a quick-fire style that consistently tears up dancefloors.