Snips

Snips is the founder of Barbershop Records and co founder of Livin’ Proof, a veteran of the UK Hip Hop scene with 25 years experience as one of the cities most prolific club DJs as well as 5 years hosting a weekly show on Londons Kiss FM. Snips has held down residencies across the capital consistently as well as Djing for Hip Hops elite including Kanye West, Mos Def & Freddie Gibbs.
Now residing permanently in NYC, Snips is equally as comfortable playing alongside NYC Heavyweights Stretch Armstrong, DJ Spinna and Moma as he was UK staples Norman Jay, Benji B and Shortee Blitz. While maintaining a presence between the two cities Snips regularly travels globally headlining shows in Dubai, Croatia, France, Hong Kong, Ibiza & Sydney to name just a few places.
As well as being a qualified Sound Engineer Snips also has 20 years worth of transatlantic production credits across Hip Hop’s underground (Giggs, Sean Price, Conway, SAS, Skyzoo), 2018 saw Snips emerge as a budding solo artist, releasing a slew of projects on both his own label “Barbershop Records” and Classic/Defetced fusing the production styles of Hip Hop, Reggae, House, Soul, Jazz and Funk in the same fashion he’s known for as a DJ.