10 Facts About Zane Lowe

Alexander Zane Reed Lowe was born on 1973 and is a New Zealand radio DJ, live DJ, record producer, and television presenter.

Zane Lowe came to prominence through presenting on XFM and MTV Europe, developing a DJ career by opening sets for bands and eventually landing a slot on prime-time radio on BBC Radio 1 from 2003 to 2015.

Zane Lowe was a member of Urban Disturbance, an early 90s hip hop group whose standout hit was "No Flint No Flame" and Breaks Co-Op, alongside Andy Lovegrove and Hamish Clark.

Zane Lowe initially worked at the Record and Tape Exchange in Notting Hill, before being asked to cover for a show on XFM, going on to host XFM's Music Response.

Zane Lowe has toured with artists including, Skrillex, The Prodigy, Kasabian and The Weeknd and opened shows for both Muse and Foo Fighters at their concerts at Wembley Stadium.

Zane Lowe started his career on MTV UK before moving to MTV2 Europe presenting shows such as MTV News, MTV News Daily Edition and Brand:New.

On 15 February 2015 it was announced that Zane Lowe would be leaving BBC Radio 1 in March 2015 to launch a new station with Apple.

At the 2015 Apple WWDC Keynote, Zane Lowe was introduced as one of the DJs of Apple Music 1, a radio station part of Apple Music.

Zane Lowe was the host of the Apple Music show Planet of the Apps.

Zane Lowe saved Ryan Jarman's life at the 2006 NME Awards, in an incident which NME referred to as "engraved in indie folklore".