Scottish DJ Jackmaster dead at 38 after head injury

Jack Revill, the Scottish DJ known as Jackmaster, has died at age 38.Revill passed away Saturday morning in Ibiza, Spain “following complications arising from an accidental head injury,” his family announced in an Instagram statement.“His family—Kate, Sean, and Johnny — are utterly heartbroken,” the statement said.“While deeply touched by the overwhelming support from friends, colleagues, and fans, the family kindly requests privacy as they navigate the immense grief of this devastating loss.”“Jack’s passion for music and his relentless drive to push creative boundaries through his work at the Numbers label and Rubadub Records in Glasgow, including discovering countless innovative artists, made him a beloved and pioneering figure in the electronic music community both in front of and behind the scenes,” the message continued.

“His talent for blending genres and delivering electrifying DJs sets and productions earned him the respect and admiration of peers and fans across the globe,” the family went on, noting that Revill’s “legacy will continue to inspire, and his impact on the world of dance music will remain indelible.”Revill was born January 11, 1986 in Glasgow, Scotland.He worked at a record shop as a teenager and aspired to become a professional DJ.

“I never worked for money,” he said in an interview with Resident Advisor in 2012.“It was always just like, you would take a record per hour, so an import from Detroit or Chicago or New York was £7.50, which I guess you could say was quite a good wage.”He added, “I never had to buy any records again.

So that was an obvious perk.”Revill began DJing when he was 17.He adopted the stage name Jackmaster in reference to the popular term coined in the Chicago house scene in the 1980s.As his career began to boom, Revill was able to leave his job at the record shop behind and become a professional DJ.“That kind of catapulted me into being a DJ who has gigs every Friday and e...