Zane Lowe

 ( 1973 Births ) 

Alexander Zane Reed Lowe (born 1973)

is a New Zealand radio Disc jockey, live DJ, record producer, and television presenter. After an early career in music creation, production and DJing, he moved to the UK in 1997. He came to prominence through presenting on XFM and MTV Europe (MTV Two), developing a DJ career by opening sets for bands and eventually landing a slot on prime-time radio on BBC Radio 1 from 2003 to 2015. In 2015, he was hired by Apple to be the Creative Director of their new world-wide music station, Apple Music 1.

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Career

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Early career Born in Auckland, Kiwi-born DJ home for first stadium gig. The New Zealand Herald. 27 February 2011. Retrieved 9 September 2011. Lowe attended Auckland Grammar School and was a presenter on local music station Max TV. Zane was a member of Urban Disturbance, an early 90s hip hop group whose standout hit was "No Flint No Flame" and Breaks Co-Op, alongside Andy Lovegrove and Hamish Clark. Lowe and Clark formed Breaks Co-Op in Auckland, releasing the electronic album Roofers in 1997 before they both left New Zealand to travel and pursue other interests. Both would eventually develop their careers in the UK.

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DJ Lowe relocated to the UK in 1997. He initially worked at the Record and Tape Exchange in Notting Hill, before being asked to cover for a show on XFM, going on to host XFM's Music Response. In 2003, he joined BBC Radio 1.

As a DJ, he has played sets at festivals including Coachella, Future Music Festival in Australia, Glastonbury, Creamfields and Bestival. He has toured with artists including, Skrillex, The Prodigy, Kasabian and The Weeknd and opened shows for both Muse and Foo Fighters at their concerts at Wembley Stadium. As well as being a regular performer at Ibiza and Mallorca Rocks, Lowe is also Musical Director for the brand.

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MTV Lowe started his career on MTV UK before moving to MTV2 Europe (now MTV Rocks) presenting shows such as MTV News (1998–2001), MTV News Daily Edition (1999–2001) and Brand:New (1999). From 2002 to 2015, he presented Gonzo, its flagship music show.

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BBC Radio 1 Lowe's BBC Radio 1 evening show was broadcast from 2003 to 2015. The show developed a number of features including the "Zane Lowe Meets" interviews.

On 15 February 2015 it was announced that Lowe would be leaving BBC Radio 1 in March 2015 to launch a new station with Apple. Lowe presented his last show on 5 March 2015.

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Apple Music 1 At the 2015 Apple WWDC Keynote, Lowe was introduced as one of the DJs of Apple Music 1 (previously Beats 1), a radio station part of Apple Music. He was also the host of the Apple Music show Planet of the Apps.

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Awards and nominations

2005 ! scope="row"	NME Awards	Best Radio Show
2006 ! scope="row"	NME Awards	Best Radio Show
2007 ! scope="row"	NME Awards	Best Radio Show
2008 ! scope="row"	NME Awards	Best Radio Show
2010 ! scope="row"	Radio Academy Awards	Music Broadcaster of the Year	Gold
2011 ! scope="row"	Radio Academy Awards	Music Broadcaster of the Year	Gold
2012 ! scope="row"	Artist Manager Awards	Industry Champion
2014 ! scope="row"	Radio Academy Awards	Best Specialist Music Programme	Bronze
2015 ! scope="row"	Grammy Awards	Album of the Year (Sam Smith‚ In the Lonely Hour)

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Ryan Jarman incident Lowe saved Ryan Jarman's life at the 2006 NME Awards, in an incident which NME referred to as "engraved in indie folklore".NME 26/01/08 The incident occurred when Jarman's band, the Cribs, accepted an award on behalf of winners Franz Ferdinand. While on his way to collect the trophy from presenter Russell Brand, Jarman fell onto the Kaiser Chiefs' table and pierced his back with broken glass, narrowly missing his vital organs.

Jarman was taken to hospital but discharged himself to return for the show's after-party later in the night. However, he fell unconscious in a back corridor. Lowe, a fellow guest at the party, found Jarman lying on the floor bleeding profusely and another ambulance was called which took Jarman to hospital where doctors stitched up the injuries.

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Discography

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Remixes

1995 ! scope="row"	"What I Gotta Do"	3 the Hard Way
2008 ! scope="row"	"Look for the Woman"	Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip
2009 ! scope="row"	"Vlad the Impaler"	Kasabian
2011 ! scope="row"	"Still Speedin'"	Sway
2012 ! scope="row"	"Lightspeed"	Kill the Noise & Datsik
2023 !scope="row"	"Running Out of Time" (Re: Zane Lowe)	Paramore

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Writing and production credits

2012	"Blood from a Stone"	Example	The Evolution of Man
2013	"Count on Me"	Chase & Status featuring Moko	Brand New Machine
	"Wake Up"	Sway	Wake Up
	"Dot"	Amplify Dot	Paper Cuts
	"5 Minutes"	Tinie Tempah	Demonstration
2014	"Restart"	Sam Smith	In the Lonely Hour
	"Running Low"	Netsky featuring Beth Ditto
	"Walking Out"	Liam Bailey	Definitely Now
2015	"Baby Blue"	Action Bronson featuring Chance the Rapper	Mr. Wonderful

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External links

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