Darren Joseph, known professionally as DJ Target, is a British DJ.

Career

Joseph is a former member of

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. Joseph began hosting part of the 1Xtra Takeover, a

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across

BBC Radio 1 BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC. It specialises in modern popular music and current chart hits throughout the day. The station provides alternative genres at night, including electronica, dance, ...

and

Radio 1Xtra Radio is the technology of signaling and communicating using radio waves. Radio waves are electromagnetic waves of frequency between 30 hertz (Hz) and 300 gigahertz (GHz). They are generated by an electronic device called a transmitt ...

, in September 2013. In 2018, Joseph wrote a book titled ''Grime Kids''. Joseph became the talent and music lead at Radio 1Xtra in July 2018, but left the role in June 2021. In 2021, Joseph fronted a six-episode series on

BBC Three BBC Three is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It was first launched on 9 February 2003 with programmes targeting 16 to 34-year-olds, covering all genres including animation, comedy, cur ...

called ''Tonight With Target''. In 2022, it was announced that Joseph would be leaving

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Personal life

Joseph grew up in Bow, London.

References

External links

''DJ Target''
(BBC Radio 1Xtra)
''1Xtra's Pre-Party Show with DJ Target''
(BBC Radio 1Xtra) British radio presenters BBC Radio 1 presenters BBC Radio 1Xtra presenters