Herefordshire is a county full of talented young people, and JJ Denny is certainly one of them.
20-year-old JJ Denny from Hereford says that he first started making music in 2019.
At the start, he just used his phone at school to record music as a way to express the things he was going through.
JJ told Your Herefordshire that he has always had a love for music but it got to the point where listening to it wasnât enough for him anymore, and he wanted to create.
At the time, JJ was simply using the Apple headphones you get when you purchase a phone, and he didnât have a microphone, but that wasnât going to stop him.
Everything changed for JJ during lockdown. He told us that he already had a computer that he could use to mix music, and he purchased other equipment such as a microphone so that he could start experimenting with music.
This is the moment that JJ realised he wanted to take things seriously, he just didnât know how.
JJ mixed a couple songs himself but in all honesty, he felt that his ability wasnât there at the time, even though it sounded good.
He then knew that it was time to get focussed and start perfecting his craft.
JJ realised his mixing wasnât the best and he wanted that industry standard sound so he went looking for people who can mix music. Around June 2020 JJ got into contact with Tom Maflin (ProdbyTom) who is a locally based producer who said he could mix and master JJâs vocals for him which helped him get a beat.
JJ then moved forward and created a song called âMy Timeâ and sent Tom everything he needed to mix it together.
JJ said:
âOnce I heard it back thatâs when I knew I really wanted to put my all into music and thatâs when we put the song out. That song got me my first radio play on FlexFm with DJ Madfingers which became my biggest achievement at the time and shortly after that it was played on BBC Hereford & Worcester Introducing with Andrew Marston. A huge achievement!â
JJ added:
âDuring the next few months I would continue recording music while Tom would mix and master it and each song that was made would be played on BBC Hereford & Worcester with Andrew Marston.â
JJ then started working with an up and coming management company from Swindon where he would end up recording his first music video for a song called âReal Onesâ which was then played on various radio stations such as Pie Radio, BBC Hereford & Worcester with Andrew Marston and BBC Asian Network with DJ Limelight and DJ Kan D Man.
JJ would continue to create more music videos with the guys from Swindon and the last one they made together âDark Daysâ would go onto be played on BBC 1Xtra during the daytime radio show with Nick Bright.
This wasnât his only time on BBC 1Xtra. Shortly after JJâs first play, he would be played on the station again with a song called âComplicatedâ which DJ Target decided to play on his âHomegrown Talent Showâ. Another fantastic achievement for the growing talent of JJ Denny.
JJ then continued releasing new music and started posting on TikTok which has helped him reach a wider audience with songs such as âTrue Coloursâ being played more than 50,000 times Spotify and SoundCloud.
The rise hasnât stopped there. JJ Denny is now signed up under management with One Fiinix Live Agency (Ed Sheeran, Big Boi, Years & Years) and he has managed to secure his first play on BBC Radio 1 with Jess Iszatt with his song âHeart On My Sleeveâ.
JJ has recently been on BBC 1Xtra rap cypher âones to watchâ 2025, where he had to go to Maida Vale studios and perform, where people such as BeyoncĂ©, Michael Jackson, Jay Z, Stormzy and many other big artists have performed.
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JJ Denny has huge plans in 2025 and we think this could be his biggest year yet! What an incredible young Herefordian!Â
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