Layus has performed with artists and DJs including Tiesto, Flo Rida, Yelawolf, Ne-Yo, Rusko, Iggy Azalea, DJ Pauly D, Pitbull Chris Brown, Wiz Khalifa, Ciara, Big Sean, Travis Barker and Tyga.
He resides at Rusko, Gatehouse of Fleet, Dumfries and Galloway, and is a farmer and a former councillor for the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party.
Since being founded in 1998, it has hosted a number of notable artists and performers including Buzzcocks, The Blockheads, Hayseed Dixie, Andy C, Rusko, Pulled Apart by Horses, Two Door Cinema Club, Scratch Perverts, Krafty Kutz, Sub Focus, Alabama 3, The Correspondents, Vintage Trouble, Toddla T, Foreign Beggars, and comedians Phill Jupitus, Stephen Frost and Russell Howard.