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Jim 'Shaft' Ryan

Top Songs By Jim 'Shaft' Ryan

Corporate America (Original Club Mix)Jim 'Shaft' Ryan

Your Body (Jim 'shaft' Ryan vs Tom Novy)Jim 'Shaft' Ryan

Listen to Modern Balearic (Mixed by Jim 'Shaft' Ryan) by Jim 'Shaft' Ryan, see lyrics, music video & more!

Modern Balearic (Mixed by Jim 'Shaft' Ryan)Jim 'Shaft' Ryan

Listen to Chuff Chuff DJ Continuous Mix by Jim 'Shaft' Ryan, see lyrics, music video & more!

Chuff Chuff DJ Continuous MixJim 'Shaft' Ryan

Listen to Happy Daze (High Society Mix) by Jim 'Shaft' Ryan, see lyrics, music video & more!

Happy Daze (High Society Mix)Jim 'Shaft' Ryan

We Need Love (Key Change Mix)Jim 'Shaft' Ryan

Latest Release

EPHouse of Wisdom - SingleJim 'Shaft' Ryan

More albums from Jim 'Shaft' Ryan

Listen to Clubmixed Presents DJ Legends Vol. 2 Triple Mix Pack - Colin Dale, Jim 'Shaft' Ryan, Graham Gold by Colin Dale, Jim 'Shaft' Ryan & Graham Gold

ALBUMClubmixed Presents DJ Legends Vol. 2 Triple Mix Pack - Colin Dale, Jim 'Shaft' Ryan, Graham GoldColin Dale, Jim 'Shaft' Ryan & Graham Gold

About Jim 'Shaft' Ryan

Hometown

Birmingham, England

Genre

Dance

Jim "Shaft" Ryan rose to prominence in the U.K. as a Miss Moneypenny's resident and helped initiate the glamorous club's line of CD mix albums. He derived his nickname from Isaac Hayes' song of the same name, alluding to his passion for early-'70s soul, funk, and proto-disco artists such as Hayes, Marvin Gaye, and George Clinton. After his modest beginnings as a funk and rare groove DJ, he eventually began integrating more house records into his sets; by the time he was at the helm of Miss Moneypenny's, he spun primarily house, preferring disco-house and garage/house. In the early 2000s he began dabbling with production as well as remixing. ~ Jason Birchmeier