ABOUT

Khalil is an international DJ, Event Curator, Music Supervisor and Creative. He is a founding member of London’s seminal Hip Hop party Livin’ Proof (2007 to 2023), and New York’s prestigious BackToLife and Shapes parties, where his musical palette, creative direction and DJ style have proved pivotal in their ongoing success.

A musically diverse and exciting DJ, his approach has been heavily influenced by the multicultural fabric of London’s nightlife and creative industries. His sets weave through genres from Hip Hop to RnB and Soul, Dancehall to Afrobeats, and through variations of House and Dance music from the UK and around the world, playing between the lines of the expected and unexpected, new and old to create a distinct style and sound of his own.

He worked as Music Supervisor on Daniel Kaluuya & Kibwe Tavares Netflix feature film The Kitchen (2024). Selecting tracks for scenes, adding insight from a nightlife perspective and creating concepts and ideas as part of the creative process to give the film it’s musical identity.

He has been the DJ of choice for brands & corporate events, including Colors Studios, Nike, A24, The Guggenheim, Netflix, London Film Festival, NBC, GQ, SNL, Soundcloud, Nike and Adidas. He’s been booked alongside a long list of global acts including Kendrick Lamar, Anderson .Paak, A$AP Rocky, David Rodigan, Questlove and Sampha, as well as celebrity events for Marc Jacobs, Adwoa Aboah, Daniel Kaluuya, FKA Twigs, David Beckham, Giveon, Taraji P Henson, Martha Hunt, and Stormzy.

As a Brooklyn based Londoner, Khalil has remained a highly active in demand DJ in both cities and internationally. His Shapes party has become a force of it’s own in recent years, consistently selling out shows in New York and London. He’s toured across Asia, Europe, the United States and the UK. Played some of the worlds most renowned events, clubs and concert venues, festival bookings throughout the UK, Europe, multiple bookings at Sole dxb, Dubai, Magnetic Fields in India, as well as cultural events including Miami Art Basel, New York Fashion Week and Paris Fashion Week.

He has also played on BBC Radio, multiple Boiler Room shows, NTS Radio, Sway in the morning, Ebro on Beats 1, Apple Music and Rinse FM amongst others, and playlist curation for Colors Studios & MILK Studios. And has been featured in publications such as Noisey, the FADER, Forbes, Redbull, iD Online, Highsnobiety, XLR8R, GQ, MILK Studios, Time Out and Serato.