The Caribbean party scene in the United Kingdom has been transformed since the emergence of DJ Shep Beats!

Born on the island of Barbados on September 18th 1983, Duane “Shep Beats” Shepherd moved to London from in 2006. In 2009, he answered a call from leading Caribbean promotion brand, Busspepper, and has since grown from strength to strength displaying his musical ebbs and flows internationally.

He has been seen on-stage at some of the most popular carnival destinations including Trinidad & Tobago, Jamaica, Miami, London’s Notting Hill Carnival and, of course, Crop Over in Barbados!

Shep, as he is more affectionately known, has also graced stages throughout many European destinations such as, Berlin, Cologne and Bonn (Germany), Paris (France), Geneva, Zürich and Lucerne (Switzerland), Barcelona and Blanes (Spain) – to name a few.

Some of his most memorable events include:

DJ Private Ryan – Soca Brainwash
Esquire Entertainment – Bliss (Crop Over Edition)
One Island Entertainment – Machel Montano Pop Up Concert
One Island Entertainment – Kes On The Rocks
Krave The Band – Kadooment Band
Xhosa – Kadooment Band
The Lost Tribe – Trinidad Carnival Band
Dirty Dozen Jouvert – Trinidad Carnival
Busspepper Promotions – London
Trini Jungle Juice – Mental | Crank Beach Party | Arrivals
Jus Jay x Elevate – Lifted
DJ Markee – Soca Addict
Carnival Explosion – Berlin Carnival
Swiss Soca Crew – Swiss Soca Festival
OC Events – Revive | Tantalize (New York)

Off-stage, Shep Beats is also one of the two founders of leading high energy and quality Caribbean Promotion brand, Ruk-A-Tuk Promotions. Ruk-A-Tuk’s highly anticipated Premium Breakfast Cruise has now obtained international acclaim and an instalment of this insane boat party can now be found in London (UK), Barbados and Miami.

Find out more about DJ Shep Beats at www.djshepbeats.com
Follow on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook at @djshepbeats
Get his latest mixes at soundcloud.com/djshepbeats or search “Shep Beats” on the Podcast app.