Vegar

Roots in Birmingham's Sound System Culture

Born and raised in Birmingham, Vegar is a name deeply rooted in the UK underground scene, carrying over two decades of passion, skill, and musical storytelling behind the decks. With a sound that moves fluidly between UK Garage, House, Jungle, and Drum & Bass, Vegar has built a reputation for creating sets that take listeners on a journey — from deep, underground rhythms to liquid, melodic soundscapes that stay with you long after the night ends.

Music has always been in Vegar's blood. Growing up, he watched his father build custom speakers and sound systems for Birmingham's carnival floats, soaking in the art of sound from an early age. That foundation became the blueprint for his own creative path — one that has taken him from humble beginnings on vinyl to national recognition as a versatile and dynamic DJ.

23 Years Behind the Decks

With 23 years behind the decks, Vegar's career highlights speak for themselves. He's been invited to guest mix and take over BBC Radio 1Xtra on three occasions (2022 & 2023), showcasing his deep connection to the UKG and house community. Not one to wait for opportunity, he created his own — founding S.h.a.g (Strictly House and Garage), a bold and unapologetic event series that transformed the nightlife scene in the small town of Lye.

Mixing the commercial with the underground, S.h.a.g quickly became a local staple, breathing new life into Glasshouse and other venues along the High Street. Vegar's ability to read a crowd and blend genres seamlessly has made him a sought-after name in the Midlands and beyond.

Hungry4Music: The Custom-Built Bus

Vegar's creative vision doesn't stop at the booth. During lockdown, he brought his ideas to life with Hungry4Music — a custom-built, dual-purpose bus combining street food and live music, complete with a hand-built sound system and DJ booth. The bus has since become a standout attraction at major car shows and festivals, including VW Tatton Park (performing to crowds of up to 7,000), Lab11's Invasion, and Crooked House Festival in Lichfield.

This innovative project showcases Vegar's entrepreneurial spirit and his commitment to bringing music to the people, no matter the venue. The Hungry4Music bus represents the perfect fusion of his passion for sound system culture and his love for creating unique experiences.

Producer & Musical Evolution

Beyond DJing, Vegar continues to evolve as a music producer, currently exploring the liquid sounds of garage while staying open to other styles that reflect his broad influences and love for emotive, atmospheric music. His production work demonstrates the same attention to detail and emotional depth that characterizes his DJ sets.

Whether behind the decks, behind the wheel of his iconic bus, or behind the studio monitors, Vegar is more than a DJ — he's a creator, a storyteller, and a true embodiment of Birmingham's underground sound. His sets don't just move dancefloors — they move people.

My story

From a very young age, I was around my father who influenced music into my soul, he used to build sound systems which is something I do now and my father used to have his own float at birmingham carnival, for reference the term float is what they call a lorry that has a big sound system that would drive through the proposed route at a carnival followed by dancers/artists provided a moving sound stage for all to enjoy. Ive done my own events which was a success for just over a year but now I juat like djing in around bhma at clubs and like to keep sharp and upto date but with clubs you do get restricted to how gar out of the box you csn go so I wanted a solid platform to push my preferred sound to people near and far and garage tape packs is the one and only place with a great platform and fundamentals to achieve that and more..

Influences

Well this is interesting as I actually started djing on vinyl playing drum n bass and jungle i had quite a collection then I moved onto uk garage and I was more on the commercial front with the likes of pure garage cds, garage nation and so on swapped out my dnb vinyls for a big stack of uk garage which later on I sold regretfully. Artists like Martin Larner, Ez, Norris the boss, Heartless crew, peaked my interest, im heavily into this new era of uk garage now with some realy nice liquid sounds coming from the likes of MPH, Hans Glader, Mj Cole to name a few.

The sound

With me you will never get the same style of blends and the ability to never guess what is coming next, I like levels in my sets and generally like to turn up the pressure as the show goes on and I achieve that with harder hitting rhythms and some complex transitions to build energy before closing on a high or a track favourite to bring to a close.

My GTP show

With me you will never get the same style of blends and the ability to never guess what is coming next, I like levels in my sets and generally like to turn up the pressure as the show goes on and I achieve that with harder hitting rhythms and some complex transitions to build energy before closing on a high or a track favourite to bring to a close.

DJ since

2002