DJay Jung (born Jason Jung) is a DJ and turntablist based in New York City with over 20 years of experience behind the turntables. A definite fixture in New York City nightlife, Jung’s transitioned from House to Hip-Hop and Reggae genres leading him to hold residencies at key venues as the Hudson Hotel, Volstead, and Katra. His client list includes Pepa of Salt and Pepa, Kat De Luna, VH1 Hip-Hop Honors, MTV, Fuse TV, Scion and BBC Radio.

Since 2004, Jay Jung has been an instructor at the flagship Scratch DJ Academy in NYC founded by the legendary Jam Master Jay of Run DMC.  This led him to DJ throughout Europe and the Caribbean.  He is also a member of The Elite Camp, one of New York City’s top DJ collectives responsible for the More Than Enough residency at Le Poisson Rouge.

Jay Jung has been featured in Complex Magazine and On The Record as well as on television entertainment show Extra and The Travel Channel’s Great Cruises with Samantha Brown. Jung has also been the go-to DJ when it comes to key tastemaker events like gallery openings and product releases for Staple / The Reed Space, automobile lifestyle events such as Honda Day and corporate events for Bloomingdales, H&M, Banana Republic, Wired Magazine, Beck’s, Cole Haan, Post-It and Vitamin Water just to name a few.

Hands down the most aesthetically inclined of The Elite Camp, his knowledge of overall music is shown in his sets. Unkle Chip bows down to no one and you end up changing your list of favorite songs in the process. Influential indeed by his very nature.

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