Island DJ climbing UK charts with remix made for his mum
Levi HeronA song remixed for his mum's birthday could see a DJ from the Isle of Lewis land himself at the top of the UK charts.
Levi Heron, 29, from Stornoway, added his own touch to a song, The Glen by the Scottish band Beluga Lagoon, which his mother Shona wanted him to perform for her birthday.
The remix has now earned him a recording contract with Sony Records and is climbing the UK top 40.
Levi calls his style of 'Cèil-tech' a combination of Ceilidh and Techno music and has gained fans across the globe.
The DJ told BBC Naidheachdan the song came about as a birthday present for his mum.
He said: "It was her 50th birthday back in January, she asked me about a week before hand.
"She showed me the track and said 'do you think you could do a remix of this' and I thought, I'll try it."
A few hours later he had most of it done. Audiences and record companies began to take interest in the song after Levi posted a short video on TikTok.
"Everyone started coming to my account and it got millions of views in two weeks."
He posted it on YouTube and it has now received about four million plays.
"Record companies were calling me from all over for weeks.
"I had to get a manager and he's been handling it for me for the last few weeks. We got signed by Robots and Humans at Sony, it's bonkers!"
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Levi got his first set of decks when he was just eight years old, getting local gigs in his hometown but always had ambitions to "go further than Stornoway".
Now millions around the world are listening to his song, and making videos to its signature dance - and Levi has left his job in the fish farming industry to make music full-time.
He continued: "Before we had kids, every month we'd be going away to a rave. Now people are starting to listen to my music instead of me going to listen to other people's music. It's unbelievable."
The song is climbing the UK Top 40, sitting at number 34 in the midweek charts, climbing 12 places in just one week. But, competition for the top spot comes from another Scottish DJ, Calvin Harris and his latest tune, Blessings.
He admits the overnight success has been "overwhelming" but "unbelievable".
In the last few weeks he has played on stage with some of the biggest names in Scotland's rave scene.
He says he's not sure what is next, but teased lots of collaborations with some big names in Scottish music.
He continued: "I'm trying to stick with the Scottish vibe. I've also got my own stuff coming out with accordions and fiddles.
"The Scottish theme, it's doing me well so far."
