A Tenby student who has been wowing audiences on the decks is setting off to DJ at the party capital of the world - Ibiza this month!
Dainton Jones a pupil at Ysgol Greenhill, Tenby’s secondary school, who is a native of Kilgetty, turned turned 15 years-old last month and has been an avid DJ enthusiast since the age of 11.
Since November 2024 Dainton has been attending a DJ academy in Swansea - ‘GP Academy’ - owned by successful DJ Greg Pickin who also owns and runs the nightclub called Heaven in Wind Street.
Greg has played with many top class world famous DJs and in venues throughout the UK and abroad - but it actually took him over 20 years to play in Ibiza where Dainton is having the opportunity to play at the age of 15 - when he sets off for the island on May 21.
Dainton has already played the Heaven nightclub on three occasions over the last couple of months; and on one occasion recently he played alongside Paul Reynolds - a resident DJ in Ibiza who has in the past played alongside David Guetta, Calvin Harris and Carl Cox.
He congratulated Dainton on his performance and stated he has a ‘very promising future’ in the DJ industry.
On Sunday, May 4, Dainton again played in Heaven nightclub prior to another infamous DJ Jon Pleased Wimmen, which proved to be his last gig before he flies out to play Ibiza.
Dainton has been chosen along with seven other DJs from Greg’s academy to play in the 5 day event, namely the ‘100% Weekender’ which includes pool parties and a boat party.
Dainton will play in ‘Bam Bu Ku’ - part of the Ocean Beach Group on Friday, May 23 and then again in ‘Plastik Nightclub’ on Sunday. May 25
There are further plans for him to return to Ibiza and play in other nightclubs in the near future.
Dainton Jones a pupil at Ysgol Greenhill, Tenby’s secondary school, who is a native of Kilgetty, turned turned 15 years-old last month and has been an avid DJ enthusiast since the age of 11.
Since November 2024 Dainton has been attending a DJ academy in Swansea - ‘GP Academy’ - owned by successful DJ Greg Pickin who also owns and runs the nightclub called Heaven in Wind Street.
Greg has played with many top class world famous DJs and in venues throughout the UK and abroad - but it actually took him over 20 years to play in Ibiza where Dainton is having the opportunity to play at the age of 15 - when he sets off for the island on May 21.
Dainton has already played the Heaven nightclub on three occasions over the last couple of months; and on one occasion recently he played alongside Paul Reynolds - a resident DJ in Ibiza who has in the past played alongside David Guetta, Calvin Harris and Carl Cox.
He congratulated Dainton on his performance and stated he has a ‘very promising future’ in the DJ industry.
On Sunday, May 4, Dainton again played in Heaven nightclub prior to another infamous DJ Jon Pleased Wimmen, which proved to be his last gig before he flies out to play Ibiza.
Dainton has been chosen along with seven other DJs from Greg’s academy to play in the 5 day event, namely the ‘100% Weekender’ which includes pool parties and a boat party.
Dainton will play in ‘Bam Bu Ku’ - part of the Ocean Beach Group on Friday, May 23 and then again in ‘Plastik Nightclub’ on Sunday. May 25
There are further plans for him to return to Ibiza and play in other nightclubs in the near future.
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00:00Dinkton, Merry Christmas. I hope Santa has given you everything that you've wanted. I also have some news for you.
00:06Every DJ dream is to play abroad. I finally managed to tick that off my bucket list in 2022, after 23 years of trying.
00:12You, on the other hand, have this opportunity to play abroad a lot faster.
00:16I'm delighted to announce that I have secured an opportunity for you and my GP Academy students at a very special party as part of the 100% Weekend I'm organising.
00:24You will be playing this coming May in the party capital of the world, the magical island of Ibiza.
00:30You will be performing for El Kiddo in Banbuku, which is the best family pool party in the world.
00:35You've worked so hard to get to a standard where you're more than ready to play out, and I'm so proud of how far you've come in the short space of time.
00:42I can't wait to see you perform in Ibiza in 2025.
00:44So finally from me, well done. You deserve it, and a very Merry Christmas from me.
00:49And also a massive thank you to your parents and your family for also helping making this happen.
00:52I can't wait to see you perform in Ibiza in 2025.
00:55I can't wait to see you perform in Ibiza in 2025.
01:05I can't wait to see you perform in...
01:08F***!