Matthew Xia

DJ Excalibah
Born Newham, London
Genres Hip Hop
Occupation(s) DJ, Radio Presenter

Matthew Xia is a British theatre director, DJ (under the name DJ Excalibah), composer, broadcaster and journalist.[1]

Early life

Xia was born to a Scottish and English mother and Jamaican father in Newham, London, and grew up in Leytonstone.[1][2][3]

Theatrical career

Xia was on the Board at the Theatre Royal Stratford East for 10 years, as well as being Associate Director there in 2009/2010 and remains an Associate Artist.[4]

In 2013 he was the recipient of the Regional Theatre Young Director Scheme bursary and took up the post as Director in Residence at the Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse Theatres, where he directed the premiere of Daniel Matthew’s Scrappers and was Associate Director of the Everyman's opening ceremony.[4]

In 2013 he won the Young Vic’s Genesis Future Director award with his production of Sizwe Banzi is Dead, which sold out its six week run at the Young Vic and was then followed by a six week national tour.[4]

In 2014 he was appointed Associate Artistic Director of the Manchester Royal Exchange.[4]

DJ Excalibah

Formerly a DJ on BBC Radio 1Xtra where he presented his show, 'Tales From the Legend' until 2005,[5] in 2012 during the parade at the 2012 Summer Paralympics opening ceremony, he presented a mix of global music along with DJ Walde and Goldierocks.[6] He has DJed at the Glastonbury Festival, Ministry of Sound, Fabric and clubs across Europe and the UK.[4] His other broadcast work includes BBC Radio 1, 6Music and Radio 4.[4]

Journalism

Xia has written for Hip Hop Connection, The Sunday Telegraph and The Guardian.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "The Swordsman". Nupé. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "DJ Excalibah's new club night at The Broadway". www.therecorder.co.uk. 26 August 2009. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "DJ Excalibah". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "The SDUK Board". Stage Directors UK. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  5. ↑ "DJ Excalibah". www.leftlion.co.uk. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
  6. ↑ "Paralympics Opening Ceremony playlist". www.dailytelegraph.co.uk. 30 August 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
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