DJ Alex Jordan

Alex Jordan is a disc jockey who used to host the International Sounds of Soca music show on BBC 1Xtra in the United Kingdom. This program is no longer broadcast but used to be at 2am (GMT) on Sunday nights.^[1]

Alex Jordan (born Barbados) was a child model in her native Barbados, and also made waves with her sporting ability as national swimming champion as well as representing her country at golf. She spent 10 years learning ballet, jazz and tap dancing and starred in productions across the island including the musical "Sur La Plage" and "Sleeping Beauty".

At 16, Alex won a prestigious Prince of Wales scholarship to a United World College to study the International Baccalaureate on Vancouver Island where she became fluent in French and Spanish. She went on to receive an honours degree from McGill University in Montreal in Third World Politics and Modern Languages, but returned to front a drive time radio show on 104.1 Yess FM in Barbados and continue her love of sports, playing for the Barbados Women' Squash team. As a personality Alex became the poster girl for Barbados Carnival, the voice of Banks Beer and worked successfully as a broadcaster while working for the United Nations Drug Control Programme. She continued to make a name for herself as the face of The Plantation Tropical Spectacular, a live show that led Maxi Priest to ask Alex to tour with him. Instead Alex embarked on a U.S tour with a Caribbean Rock Band, across 15 cities and 3 states as the presenter on a tour reaching thousands of American college students.

Since coming to the UK, Alex has worked in A&R for Polydor Records, organising the auditions for Fame Academy and working closely on the successful campaigns of Girls Aloud, Ms. Dynamite, The Hives and Kaiser Chiefs. She has worked as a "Presenter Friend" on BBC 5 Live's Late Night Currie, covered Notting Hill Carnival for Synergy TV and presented Polydor's artistes at EMAP, MTV and Channel 4. Alex also presents twice weekly the renowned music industry night 4 Sticks Live at London's Cobden Club, and works as a journalist for publications including "Black To Black" magazine.

In August 2005, Alex started her own soca show 'International Sounds Of Soca' (Sunday nights 2am-4am) on BBC 1Xtra, the digital station for new black music.

References

1. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0071s2r

Further reading

Profile of Alex Jordan at Trini Jungle Juice

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