MR SONNY JAMES
BIOGRAPHY
Mr. Sonny James FKA DJ Statik is a writer, DJ, producer, videographer, and on screen personality. He is a co-founder of Philadelphia’s most prolific and well-respected DJ/Production crew, Illvibe Collective. Sonny has worked as the official tour DJ for legendary MCs such as Bahamadia, J-Live, Mr. Lif, Hezekiah and other prominent international hip-hop artists. An original attendee of The PlayLIST Retreat and famously noted as one of DJ Jazzy Jeff’s favorite DJs, his sets regularly hit popular venues across the globe: Soho House, Hotel Roosevelt (LA), SOBs and APT in New York City; Philly’s Voyeur Nightclub, Silk City, and Morgan’s Pier; Pearl & Tube Station (Berlin), Wood Tavern, Basement, Coyo Taco (Miami). Sonny’s full and diverse roster includes a DJ residency for Heineken Green Room; the legendary Beat Society producer showcase; and Illvibe Collective’s highly acclaimed traveling dance party series, BODYROCK (Philly, DC, NYC, SF). In 2014, he was personally invited to the White House to DJ the African Summit dinner for President Obama, The First Lady and over 50 more world leaders. His musicality as a producer is evident on Illvibe Collective’s debut album, All Together Now, and on several of his own remixes and original productions.
Presently, Sonny James serves as Chief Operations Manager of the Illvibe Media record label where his numerous duties include artist development, marketing and music distribution. He also holds a role on the Artists Relations and Creative teams in Los Angeles for the Award winning DJ Software company, Serato. In addition to directing, shooting, editing, and performing in a large portion of the company’s marketing content, Sonny deals with an enormous database of iconic music artists who use the software and assist in their daily needs at the Serato Studio in the LA Arts District.
CLIENTS & COLLABORATORS
Throughout the years, we've had the honor of working with dozens of corporate clients and bringing DJ sets to many of the world's top venues. It's a list too long to read so below, we've compiled a more concise batch of some of our favorite brands we've worked with.
