ONE of Huddersfield’s leading DJs has died.

Tributes have poured in following the tragic death of New Mill born James Dyson.

The 24-year-old professional DJ collapsed at home on Monday after suffering a massive brain haemorrhage.

He was rushed to Huddersfield Royal Infirmary but deteriorated and was transferred to Leeds General Infirmary for brain surgery.

But he suffered a second massive haemorrhage and doctors pronounced him clinically brain dead.

His parents, Mick and Anne made the difficult decision to turn off life support so his organs could be donated.

The former Holmfirth High School pupil was one of Huddersfield’s top DJs and shot to fame in 2008 when he won the prestigious Movida Corona UK DJing contest at top London nightclub The Ministry of Sound.

The popular DJ had residencies at Queen Street bar Tokyo and Havana Club in Wakefield.

He also worked at Tokyo’s York premises and had gigged at Gatecrasher in Leeds and abroad.

He was well known in the West Yorkshire scene for his flamboyant style, using a pink telephone instead of headphones.

James’ dad, Mick Dyson, said his son started DJing at 13 and had been developing a flourishing career.

And he said he and wife Anne were absolutely devastated their only child had been taken from them out of the blue.

He said: “James was a friend to everybody – he lit up everybody’s world.

“He was so full of life, he had no enemies, nobody ever had a bad word for him.

“If you met him a little spark would jump off onto you.”

James’ girlfriend Denika Devine described him as “an absolute legend”.

She said: “He was an amazing person, I loved him so much.

“He was the most loving and caring person and would do anything for anyone at the drop of a hat.”

Best friend, James Hollingworth, said James had called 999 himself but had collapsed when paramedics arrived at his Almondbury house.

He added: “It was very sudden, it’s a massive shock.”

Prominent figures in the Huddersfield clubbing scene also paid tribute to James.

Aaron Mellor, managing director of the Tokyo chain, said: “We’re shocked and deeply saddened. A member of the Tokyo family and a familiar face to thousands, James will continue to be loved and missed by everyone who knew him.”

Martin Doorly, founder of top Huddersfield nightclub Afterparty, said: “James was a lovely guy, he was a regular at our Afterparty nights and has DJ’d for us a few times over the years.

“He was very well thought of by everyone in the local clubbing scene and I don’t think I’ve ever seen him not smiling and happy.

“My thoughts go out to his family, he was a good one for sure.”

Another Huddersfield bar owner said the popular DJ would have 500 people at his funeral.

“It’s an absolutely massive loss to the DJ scene in West Yorkshire, he was very good at his job,” he added.

Yesterday Twitter and Facebook were filled with RIP messages to the popular DJ.

A special Facebook page created in his memory included a tribute video filled with footage of the young DJ over the years including the celebrations from his 2008 contest win.