{{Short description|British DJ and livestreamer}} {{Use British English|date=September 2025}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2025}} {{Infobox person | name = DJ AG | image = | caption = DJ AG for ''Time Out'' | birth_name = Ashley Gordon<ref name="TimeOut">{{cite web |title=Introducing DJ AG, Time Out's 2024 Londoner of the Year |website=Time Out |date=10 December 2024 |url=https://www.timeout.com/london/music/dj-ag-interview-2024 |access-date=13 September 2025}}</ref> | birth_place = Tottenham, London, England<ref name="Guardian">{{cite news |title='The most important DJ in the UK'? Live streamer takes music to streets |work=The Guardian |date=24 October 2024 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/oct/24/most-important-dj-uk-live-streamer-takes-music-streets-ag-skepta |access-date=13 September 2025}}</ref> | birth_date = 1985<ref name="TimeOut"/> | occupation = DJ, online streamer | years_active = 2023–present | module = {{Infobox social media personality | child = yes | tiktok_handle = @djagonline | tiktok_followers = 1.7 million }} }}
'''Ashley Gordon''' (born 1985),<ref name="TimeOut"/> known professionally as '''DJ AG''', is a British DJ and online streamer. He is recognised for outdoor open-format DJ sets across London that are broadcast live on social media platforms. His live streams have featured appearances from artists including Skepta, Will Smith, Ciara and Beenie Man.<ref name="Guardian"/><ref name="TimeOut"/><ref name="Clash">{{cite web |title=Feet On The Ground: DJ AG Is Making His Mark |website=Clash Music |date=2024 |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/features/feet-on-the-ground-dj-ag-is-making-his-mark/ |access-date=13 September 2025}}</ref><ref name="Face">{{cite web |title=DJ AG's livestreams are for the community |website=The Face |date=1 November 2024 |url=https://theface.com/music/dj-ag-interview-elijah-live-stream-tiktok-instagram-skepta-jme-london |access-date=13 September 2025}}</ref>
==Early life== Gordon grew up in Tottenham, north London, to a family of Jamaican heritage,<ref name="TimeOut"/> and was raised by his single mother alongside his brother and sister.<ref name="trench">{{cite web|url=https://trenchtrenchtrench.com/features/dj-ag-the-peoples-choice-tiktok-cover-story-interview|title=Cover Story: DJ AG — The People's Choice|work=TRENCH|author=Laura 'Hyperfrank' Brosnan|date=2024-10-30}}</ref> He attended St Paul's and All Hallows infant and junior school, alongside Jme, before attending Aylward secondary school in Edmonton alongside Bloodline Crew's Big H and Bossman Birdie.<ref name="trench"/>
Many of his early jobs were in the hospitality industry, and he briefly worked as a primary school teacher, having studied teaching at Middlesex University;<ref name="trench"/> he was working as a sales manager before leaving the role to pursue DJing and online streaming full-time.<ref name="BBC">{{cite news |title=DJ AG brings music to the streets |publisher=BBC News |date=2024 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c89dp73dpe5o |access-date=13 September 2025}}</ref>
==Personal life== Gordon is divorced and a father of two.<ref name="trench"/>
==Career== From the age of 16, Gordon was an amateur MC in the grime scene, going by the stage name Untitled.<ref name="trench"/> He was a part of a crew called Infamous Killers alongside Black the Ripper, and appeared as an MC on Heat FM alongside Chip's Shoddy Crew; he later appeared regularly on the Enfield internet radio station Axe FM, where he would clash other artists, and released several mixtapes, beginning with his debut mixtape ''Misconceptions'' in 2008.<ref name="trench"/> He later formed the crew Behave Yourself alongside Messy, Evolver and Rogue, released the 2009 mixtape ''Mind Warp'' and the four-part 2010 EP series ''Try Me'', and left Axe FM due to a belief that emerging streaming services such as Ustream would be a better tool for promoting his music for free.<ref name="colorising">{{cite web|url=https://colorising.com/grabbing-the-title-interview-with-untitled-mc/|title=Grabbing the Title: Interview with Untitled MC — ColoRising|work=ColoRising|author=Jefferson, Art|date=2010|accessdate=2025-11-24}}</ref>
Gordon began online streaming as a DJ in 2022<ref name="trench"/> and shifted to outdoor DJ sets in 2023, performing in public locations around London including squares, car parks, and housing estates. The sets often attract large crowds of passers-by and are broadcast online to audiences on TikTok.<ref name="Yahoo">{{cite news |title=Meet DJ AG: The TikTok DJ turning London's streets into a stage |publisher=Yahoo News UK |date=2024 |url=https://uk.news.yahoo.com/meet-dj-ag-tiktok-dj-064547313.html |access-date=13 September 2025}}</ref>
==Recognition== In 2024, Gordon was named ''Time Out Londoner of the Year'' for his contribution to the city’s cultural life.<ref name="TimeOut"/> In 2025, he received the UK Entertainment Award for Best Social Impact.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.musicweek.com/talent/read/leah-music-dj-ag-and-odeal-among-winners-at-uk-entertainment-awards/093076|title=Leah Music, DJ AG and Odeal among winners at UK Entertainment Awards|work=Music Week|date=2025-11-17}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [https://www.tiktok.com/@djagonline DJ AG on TikTok]
Category:Living people Category:1985 births Category:Black British DJs Category:DJs from London Category:English people of Jamaican descent Category:Grime music artists Category:Musicians from the London Borough of Haringey Category:Rappers from the London Borough of Haringey Category:21st-century Black British musicians Category:English electronic dance music DJs Category:People from Tottenham Category:21st-century English male musicians