A RESEARCH fund for a rare and aggressive form of bone cancer has been launched in memory of a Scottish DJ who died from the disease aged 22.
Glasgow-based DJ, producer and sound engineer Niamh Jobson died on January 17, just five days before her 23rd birthday.
The popular musician died after many years of living with osteosarcoma, a particularly vicious childhood bone cancer.
The Niamh Jobson Research Fund will officially launch on Saturday June 28, at Glasgow’s SWG3, to support research into osteosarcoma.
Established as a dedicated Osteosarcoma Fund within the Bone Cancer Research Trust, its sole purpose is to help progress treatment options that have remained largely unchanged for over 50 years, the charity says.
Born in Hong Kong, Jobson spent part of her childhood on the Isle of Eigg before moving to Glasgow and becoming immersed in the city’s club culture.
She kicked off her DJ career performing in Glasgow's Sub Club. Jobson also had a show on Radio Buena Vida with fellow Glasgow DJ Kairogen.
The launch party at SWG3 will run from 2pm until 8pm across the venue’s Warehouse and Garden Terrace, featuring sets from Kairogen, Danny Greenman, Timescape, VXYX, Harry Mawby and LAZLO – a line-up of artists who played with Jobson, knew her well, and were inspired by her sound and spirit.
Through this fund, Jobson's family hopes to transform that loss into a lasting impact.
Speaking on the launch of the fund, Niamh’s brother Finn Jobson reflected on her legacy and the drive behind the initiative.
He said: “I will never get over the loss of my best friend. Watching her suffer from this heinous disease, while powering through with her impressive and promising career cut far too short by osteosarcoma.
"Creating this fund and launching it in a very 'Niamh' manner, we will be able to assist her dream of helping kids in this position get another chance at life, while also pushing her unique underground club techno sound to the people of Glasgow.
"She was my partner in crime and we will carry on living like Niamh.”
