- James Poole has signed with Amsterdam-based David Lewis Productions for worldwide live music representation, excluding North and South America.
- Agents Yoeri van der Zee and Mariesa Stevens will handle the UK house DJ/producer's global touring at DLP.
- Poole previously held booking representation with Earth Agency and continues under LOCUS Group (LGRP) for management.
- The signing follows DLP's recent additions of Ned Bennett and Kidnap to its international roster.
UK DJ and producer James Poole has inked a worldwide booking deal, excluding North and South America, with David Lewis Productions (DLP). Agents Yoeri van der Zee and Mariesa Stevens will oversee his live music and touring across the covered territories.
Poole, hailing from the North of England, has built serious momentum through releases on Jamie Jones‘ Hot Creations and Hottrax imprints, most notably his Beatport chart-topping debut, the Miss Tony EP, as well as credits on elrow and Revival.
His 2025 collaboration “Temptation” has been widely cited as a career-defining record, and his productions have earned consistent support from Marco Carola, Joseph Capriati, and Michael Bibi, among others. His booking history includes a prior run with Earth Agency.
Much like Exit Void’s territory-split deal with ROAM and Di Chiara Brothers’ global signing with NGE Booking, this deal reflects a growing trend of artists carving out distinct regional representation structures to maximize reach without losing focus.
David Lewis Productions, founded in Amsterdam in 1995 with offices now in New York and Hong Kong, recently added Ned Bennett and Kidnap to its international roster. Poole continues with LOCUS Group (LGRP) for management.
Takeaways
This signing signals that James Poole is stepping up his international ambitions in a real, structured way. Locking in DLP, an agency with three global offices and nearly three decades of electronic music credibility, gives him a serious platform across Europe, Asia, and beyond.
The territory split (Americas excluded) is a smart, increasingly common move: it keeps regional representation tightly focused rather than spreading one agency too thin across continents.
Given that his 2025 output earned him co-signs from some of the underground scene’s most respected gatekeepers, this feels less like a career gamble and more like a well-timed upgrade.
With DLP holding his global touring rights outside the Americas, who steps up to handle North and South America, and will that deal come next? Does this signing signal that Poole is gearing up for his first serious European festival run in 2026? Is the territory-split booking model becoming the new standard for rising underground electronic artists with global ambitions?
