James Rand secured his first residency at EVOL in March 2007, awarding the opportunity to play in between bands such as Metronomy, Late Of The Pier and Mystery Jets, whilst also warming up for Vitallic, Duke Dumont and Joakim. In June 2008, James made his debut at the legendary 'Chibuku Shake Shake' warming up for (party techno pioneer) 'Boys Noize', as well as winning Cream's DJ competition securing a slot at 'Creamfields'. Since then he has been asked back a handful of times to set the stage for Cassette Jam, The Whip and Justice. Over the autumn, James began working more closely with EVOL played with none over than 2 Many DJs and The Prodigy.
