Jimmy Gassel

Jimmy Gassel is a name which is very well known among the youngsters of Mauritius and his journey as a DJ started at a very young age. During his teenage years, Jimmy starts playing drums and piano all while anchoring the radio station for his college. Invited as an animator in a nightclub, the young Jimmy was impressed with the way the Djs were remixing the songs. Soon, Jimmy got the chance to be a DJ at the Le Windsor nightclub.

After having completed his tertiary education in foreign languages and minoring in law, Jimmy Gassel went to Spain where he stayed for four years. This was an enriching experience for him as he got the opportunity to DJ almost daily during winter. Soon he is contacted by the manager of the Bora Bora club for the post of DJ in his club where he eventually completes 13 years as DJ and is now the Artistic Director. Jimmy Gassel never forgot Mauritius and often uses his talent and collaborates with Mauritians to help these artists to gain popularity.

Once back to Mauritius, Jimmy Gassel is now a DJ well known amongst the Mauritians and is even in the lineups for several festivals. In 2015, he released his first album titled, Friends Trip, with several collaborations with artists such as Laura Beg, Dave Dario and Konshens. Jimmy soon has to start travelling to France again for the opening of Bora Bora at Cap d’Agde where a producer with whom he has worked in the past asks for his collaboration on a remix of ‘Bella Ciao’.

Jimmy Gassel is not only into DJ, he also dabbles in fashion. His own brand of caps, Bing, was on sale at Oui Oui Fashion and was even sold out in weeks. He is currently working on his own brand of clothes, Work In Silence, with influences of France where he lived. He also modelled for Guess Mauritius and also acted in a movie.