In 2018, he collaborated with Craig David on the single No Drama. Hype rose to fame in 2017 with his single More than Friends. Hype began working as a DJ when he was 18 working in various clubs and bars in Merseyside and Northern England. At the age of 16, Hype landed his first residency, working as a warm up DJ at Destiny and elite nightclub in Cheshire oaks. This led to his parents buying him a set of DJ decks for his 15th birthday. Hype discovered online music at the age of 13. He attended Calday Grange Grammar School and lived in Greasby. James Hype was born James Edward Lee Marsland on 26 November 1989 in Wirral, Merseyside, England.
James Edward Lee Marsland (born 26 November 1989), known professionally as James Hype, is an English DJ and record producer.
