HiJack is known for making and playing bouncy, funk-fueled grooves with chunky beats and quirky hooks. His original sound fuses jacking house and techno, with samples from all musical eras and genres. Influences span from James Brown to the Neptunes, and include house pioneers Dave Taylor, Derrick Carter, Thomas Bangalter, and DJ Sneak.
Jon Chant began creating tracks and remixes as HiJack in 2006, for his DJ sets and mix tapes. He has since produced around 40 official HiJack tracks and remixes, whilst running self-helmed label Jack Union Records, and releasing projects under his alias Vukasin.
In the past three years HiJack has become an established name in the UK's underground house music scene. He has produced five original EPs for Potty Mouth Music, Jack Union Records, and On The Brink Recordings, and a long list of remix projects, with reworks of the likes of Magik Johnson, Lee Mortimer, and DJ Dan, for labels including Underwater Recordings and Brickhouse Records.
His productions have regularly gained support from influential artists and DJs, from Moby to the Crookers, and have received frequent airplay from BBC Radio One DJs Annie Mac, Dave Spoon, and Kissy Sellout.
HiJack's DJ sets are known for being packed with unreleased tracks and re-edits, and have generated a large following for his online podcasts and mixes. In 2009 HiJack mixed the first in an official compilation series for Potty Mouth Music.
Over the past year HiJack has performed at venues and festivals across the USA, UK, and Europe, for some of the world's biggest dance brands including Ministry Of Sound, the Gatecrasher festival, and Dutch Gathering.
Hijack's Radio 1 Mix
01. Jesse Rose - ‘Touch My Horn' (Crookers Remix / HiJack Remake)
02. TJR - 'Booty Move' [Jack Union]
03. Carbon Parlour - 'We Would Like' [Jack Union]
04. Indo - 'R U Sleeping' (Lee Mortimer Remix / HiJack Edit)
05. HiJack - 'Party People' (Remix)
06. Scott Cooper & JakZ - 'Move Ya' (HiJack Remix) [Venga]
07. Black Shadow - 'Thrill Me, So High' (Rene Van Munster Remix / HiJack Remake)
08. Mr. Oizo - 'Positif' [Juno]
09. Basement Jaxx - 'Right Here's The Spot' (Switch Remix) [XL]
10. Armand Van Helden - 'Shake That Ass' (Mowgli Remix / HiJack Remake)
11. Sick Jargon - 'Go Hump' (Daniel Carro Remix / HiJack Edit)
12. TJR - 'Good Evening Chicago' (HiJack Remix) [Potty Mouth]
13. Trevor Loveys & Affie Usuf - 'Insects' [Tragic Magic]
14. Beatdoctors - 'Jazz Le Jack' [We Are All Kidz]
15. Trevor Loveys - 'Jacko Bein Ruff'
16. DJ Falcon - 'Untitled' (HiJack Remix)
