{{Short description|British disc jockey and radio presenter}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox presenter | name = Jaguar Bingham | image = | image_upright = | caption = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | alma_mater = | show = Introducing Dance | station = BBC Radio 1 | network = | timeslot = | show2 = | station2 = | network2 = | timeslot2 = | style = | country = | prevshow = | parents = | spouse(s) = | partner = | children = | memorials = | awards = | website = https://jaguar-worldwide.com/ | module = }} '''Jaguar Bingham''' (known mononymously as '''Jaguar''') is a British disc jockey and radio presenter who presents on BBC Radio 1 and co-hosts the annual International Music Summit Ibiza.
== Early life == Jaguar is half Ghanaian and half English, and grew up on the island of Alderney in the Channel Islands, before going to school in Hampshire from the age of 10.<ref>{{cite news |last=Caryl |first=Kristan J |date=21 March 2021 |title=Jaguar: UK radio's next gen champion |url=https://djmag.com/longreads/jaguar-uk-radio-s-next-gen-champion |newspaper=DJ Mag}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2022-09-16 |title=How Jaguar is Breaking Gender and Racial Boundaries in... |url=https://grayarea.co/academy/how-jaguar-is-breaking-gender-and-racial-boundaries-in-dance-music |access-date=2024-01-11 |website=Gray Area |language=en}}</ref>
== Career == Jaguar presented on student radio while at university in Leeds. At the age of 19, she started an internship at BBC Radio 1 and 1Xtra.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Homewood|first=Ben|date=2017-04-11|title=Rising Star: Meet BBC Radio's 1 DJ Jaguar|url=http://www.musicweek.com/interviews/read/rising-star-meet-bbc-radio-s-1-dj-jaguar/080341|access-date=2022-02-03|website=Music Week|language=en}}</ref> She also had work experience at Mixmag in 2015 and was their weekend editor for two years before hosting the Mixmag's weekly office party The Lab LDN.{{Citation needed|date=June 2025}}
At Radio 1, Jaguar works in the BBC Introducing team. In April 2020, she began presenting the Introducing Dance show on Sunday nights,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Pell|first=Damion|date=2020-04-02|title=Jaguar announces a new home for undiscovered electronic music on BBC Radio 1: BBC Introducing Dance|url=https://www.decodedmagazine.com/jaguar-announces-a-new-home-for-undiscovered-electronic-music-on-bbc-radio-1-bbc-introducing-dance/|access-date=2022-02-03|website=Decoded Magazine|language=en-US}}</ref> which moved to Thursday nights as part of a wider timetable reshuffle in September 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-04-20|title=Major daytime schedule changes at BBC Radio 1|url=https://radiotoday.co.uk/2021/04/major-daytime-schedule-changes-at-bbc-radio-1/|access-date=2022-02-03|website=RadioToday|language=en-GB}}</ref> In 2021, Mixmag crowned Jaguar Broadcaster of the year and she won DJ Mag's Best of British Best Radio Show award by public vote.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Moore|first=Ralph|date=2021-12-22|title=Jaguar is the DJ broadcaster of the year|url=https://mixmag.net/feature/jaguar-dj-broadcaster-of-the-year-2021-bbc-radio-1|access-date=2022-02-03|website=Mixmag}}</ref> She also launched Future1000, an initiative focused on helping develop the electronic music careers of female, trans, and non-binary applicants of ages 12–18, consisting of a free, 12-part video course introducing them to DJing, music production, and radio hosting.<ref name=":0" /> Jaguar launched the weekly dance music podcast ''UTOPIA Talks'' in 2021, which focuses on celebrating dance music and examines the various challenges facing the electronic music scene.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-08-02 |title=Jaguar's UTOPIA Talks podcast returns for third season featuring Helèna Star, Pretty Girl, more |url=https://djmag.com/news/jaguars-utopia-talks-podcast-returns-third-season-featuring-helena-star-pretty-girl-more |access-date=2024-01-18 |website=DJMag.com |language=en}}</ref>
In 2022 Jaguar founded the Jaguar Foundation, an organisation created to make electronic music more equitable for marginalised groups.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2022-08-04 |title=The Jaguar Foundation publishes new report highlighting significant gender disparity in UK dance music |url=https://crackmagazine.net/2022/08/the-jaguar-foundation-publishes-report-highlighting-significant-gender-disparity-in-uk-dance-music/ |access-date=2024-01-11 |website=Crack Magazine}}</ref> The foundation published their debut report ''Progressing Gender Representation in UK Dance Music'' in August 2022.<ref name=":1" />
Since 2022, Jaguar has been the co-host of the International Music Summit Ibiza alongside DJ Pete Tong.<ref>{{Cite web |title=International Music Summit returns in 2022 after 2-year hiatus |url=https://www.ibiza-spotlight.com/magazine/2021/12/ims-international-music-summit-returns-2022-after-two-year-hiatus |access-date=2024-01-08 |website=Ibiza Spotlight |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Bain |first=Katie |date=2023-04-26 |title=As Electronic Music Experiences a 'Huge Post-Pandemic Bounce Back,' The Industry Is Assembling to Talk About It at IMS Ibiza 2023 |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/ims-ibiza-2023-interview-preview-ben-turner-jaguar/ |access-date=2024-01-08 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Personal life == Jaguar is queer and lives in East London.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ward|first=Billy|date=2022-01-26|title=Jaguar kicks off new Pioneer DJ x Dummy 'At Home With' documentary series|url=https://www.dummymag.com/features/jaguar-kicks-off-new-pioneer-dj-x-dummy-at-home-with-documentary-series/|access-date=2022-02-03|website=DummyMag|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-06-24|title=UTOPIA: Living in an equal world|url=https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/life/utopia-living-in-an-equal-world/|access-date=2022-02-03|website=Gay Times|language=en-GB}}</ref>
== References == <references />
== External links == * [https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000h0zx ''BBC Introducing on Radio 1 Dance''] (BBC Radio 1) * [https://www.thejaguarfoundation.net/ The Jaguar Foundation]
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