DJ Flex

DJ FLEX BIO

Straight out Newark NJ, with roots in Ghana, DJ Flex (Felix Erwiah) is one of the hottest producer/artists on the scene today, collaborating with such luminaries as Megan The Stallion, Shenseea, Mya, Nija and Nigerian superstar Minz on his dancefloor-ready creations. With over 20 million Spotify streams, a Boiler Room set and airplay on BBC Radio and OVO Sound Radio under his belt, DJ Flex creates a unique, globe-trotting sound that seamlessly incorporates elements of Afropop, Jersey Club, Baile Funk and more. Recently signed to Virgin Music Distribution, DJ Flex has an album in the works for early 2024.

Growing up in working class Newark, DJ Flex was introduced to dance music and club life by his father, who, in addition to working two jobs as a cab driver and Fedex employee, also made some extra cash as a videographer for big weekend gatherings among the Ghanaian diasporic community. As a small boy, the wide-eyed DJ Flex was able to experience the rhythm of these parties firsthand. Fascinated by the DJ’s ability to take the crowd on a journey through the night, Flex started tinkering with rudimentary equipment on his own as a teenager, eventually getting paid gigs throughout the Northeast, and as far-flung as Atlanta and Germany, all the while going to college and working odd jobs to get by.

Life became more difficult when his father succumbed to a stroke and DJ Flex had to stay home and care for him, all the while completing his degree and hustling to earn as much as could with his (now viral) productions and DJ gigs. After his father died in the Covid epidemic in 2020, DJ Flex decided to fully embrace music as his career and destiny, inspired by the struggles and sacrifices that his father made to raise little Felix into DJ Flex.