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Rydim was back with special guest Jon Hester sharing his selections of pure Detroit house and techno. Club ready cuts inside from start to finish.

Rydim w/ Jon Hester - August 2021

Bside Incoming: Jon Hester

This week comes with a warm welcome to an esteemed DJ/Producer from the American Midwest with a style defined by physical rhythms and adventurous programming. His effortless and intricate House and Techno sets never fail to get a crowd moving: Jon Hester.

After earning his stripes in Chicago and Minneapolis, Hester's prowess behind the turntables only strengthened with a move to Berlin and an increasing interest in producing his own tracks:

'Neurons' struck a chord with us, the B2 to his Galvanized EP which came out on REKIDS in 2017. Other-worldly signals sound over a pulsing kick and reverberating percussion to create a realm of deep space within our minds and dancefloors beyond: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8I0jooAM5tg

Let’s take a look into some of his favourite house and techno grooves, DJ tools, treasured tracks, and nostalgic tales of his adventures on the dancefloor.

Check his soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/jon_hester
And his instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jnhstr/

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Jon Hester has dedicated much of his life to music, having thrown his Convergence parties in Minneapolis, USA that were a launchpad for artists such as DVS1 and Dustin Zahn, to working in the Vital Vinyl store scouting all the latest cuts. He has since made the move to Berlin and secured his productions to labels such as Radio Slave’s Rekids, Ben Klock’s Klockworks, Rødhåd’s Dystopian, and DJ Deep’s Deeply Rooted, while having played worldwide in clubs like Berghain, Tresor, fabric, Trouw, Shelter, Space, Output, Vent to name only a few. A man that creates engaging, connecting, dance floor sets that always deliver an experience. Tracks featured by Shlomi Aber, Joris Voorn, Ben Sims, Ø [Phase], Gaetano Parisio, Planetary Assault Systems, Matrixxmann, Ritzi Lee and many more…

Death Techno /// Mix Series

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DTMIX211 - Jon Hester [Berlin, GERMANY]

"La musique, et le rythme, c'est l'essence de la vie."

The night of my return to DJing in a club after a year and a half of pandemic, lockdown, and isolation. This is my closing set at @clubkalt in Strasbourg, France on a sold out, hot and sweaty Saturday night, August 21st, 2021.

Jon Hester at KALT 21.08.21

House set at Renate in Berlin, building from deep vibes to party starters

Jon Hester - House Set at Renate 04.09.21

JON HESTER:
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Website: http://jon-hester.com

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SEV TAKEOVER @ Airelibre.fm | Jon Hester | 15.01.2022

A diverse studio mix layered and blended at home.

January 2014 Mix

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Kyle Geiger co-hosts this week as we sit down Jon Hester to chat about his forthcoming summer releases. We also speak to Kyle Geiger about his recent gigs in Detroit during the Movement Festival. The three also discuss Berlin and what other options exist for techno newcomers who are looking for a life change along with a healthy dose of techno.

Jon Hester may not be a name you’ve heard of, but his story started nearly a couple decades ago. He grew up with the same Minneapolis scene as Dustin Zahn and DVS1. He made his start as a DJ and party promoter before eventually moving to Europe. After establishing himself firmly in Berlin, he started clocking in the studio hours which would eventually lead him to today.

With some older releases under his belt dating back as far as 2009, his first new EP in 3 years is about to drop on the Berlin-based record label, Dystopian. The record is already being played by the likes of Rodhad, Radio Slave, Tale of Us, and Zahn himself. As Jon explains, the tracks also caught the attention of Tale of Us. The duo asked him for material for their new label and Ibiza event series entitled “Afterlife,” which sees one original track from Jon Hester and an appearance set for later this summer on the white island.

TW021 - Jon Hester And Kyle Geiger

Jon Hester got his start in the midwest US, living in Chicago, Minneapolis, and connecting with Detroit. After years on the dance floor he took to the decks, going on to work in a record shop, host his own events, and hold residencies that developed his sound. Music production and a move to Berlin followed, but dancing and mixing are still the inspirations that drive him to create. His DJ sets are built on physical rhythms and adventurous programming, effortlessly combining diverse varieties of techno and house. With an engaging presence and a knack for telling a story, he builds a unique connection with each audience, and works any room until it sweats.

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#SlamRadio - 243 - Jon Hester

This week's Global Vibe Radio mix is a 3 hour 20 minute set courtesy of Dystopian and Klockworks producer/DJ Jon Hester, recorded live at an intimate party at an undisclosed location.

Exclusive Interview: www.6am-group.com/interview-and-global-vibe-radio-137-feat-jon-hester

Jon Hester got his start in the midwest US, living in Chicago, Minneapolis, and connecting with Detroit. After years on the dance floor he took to the decks, going on to work in a record shop, host his own events, and hold residencies that developed his sound. Music production and a move to Berlin followed, but dancing and mixing are still the inspirations that drive him to create. His DJ sets are built on physical rhythms and adventurous programming, effortlessly combining diverse varieties of techno and house. With an engaging presence and a knack for telling a story, he builds a unique connection with each audience, and works any room until it sweats.

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Global Vibe Radio 137 Feat. Jon Hester (Dystopian, Klockworks)

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The 574th Podcast of my weekly Podcast show Invite's Choice.
This show with guest: Jon Hester

Closing set recorded live at Gewölbe Cologne on December 13th 2019

Jon Hester got his start in the midwest US, living in Chicago, Minneapolis, and connecting with Detroit. After years on the dance floor he took to the decks, going on to work in a record shop, host his own events, and hold residencies that developed his sound. Music production and a move to Berlin followed, but dancing and mixing are still inspirations that drive him to create. His DJ sets are built on physical rhythms and adventurous programming, effortlessly combining diverse varieties of techno and house. With an engaging presence and a knack for telling a story, he builds a unique connection with each audience, and works any room until it sweats

More info about Jon Hester:
https://soundcloud.com/jon_hester
Instagram: @jnhstr
https://www.facebook.com/jonhesterpage
https://www.residentadvisor.net/dj/jonhester/
http://jon-hester.com

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Invite's Choice Podcast 574 - Jon Hester

On the decks this week, Jon Hester, techno DJ & Producer delivering physical rhythms and adventurous programming, or to say in other words, percussive techno with warmth, groove, and soul. 

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Life On Venus Mix

Jon Hester got his start in the midwest US, living in Chicago, Minneapolis, and connecting with Detroit. After years on the dance floor he took to the decks, going on to work in a record shop, host his own events, and hold residencies that developed his sound. Music production and a move to Berlin followed, but dancing and mixing are still the inspirations that drive him to create. His DJ sets are built on physical rhythms and adventurous programming, effortlessly combining diverse varieties of techno and house. With an engaging presence and a knack for telling a story, he builds a unique connection with each audience, and works any room until it sweats.

Soundcloud: @https://soundcloud.com/jon_hester
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jnhstr/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jonhesterpage/
Website: http://jon-hester.com
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Radio Drama 24 features Jon Hester (Dystopian, Klockworks, Rekids) as the guest but first up is Vince Watson with another chance to hear his Technoclub-net Debut stream from last month.

Tracklisting :

Vince Mix
01 Bruise - Grand Hi
02 Sergio Fernandez - Urano Beatz
03 Crackazat - Silent Song
04 Deetron - Ibadan Tool
05 Vince Watson - Progress (Joe Claussell Remix)
06 Saint Is - Indana
07 Tony Thomas - Mojo Tribe
08 Walt J - Reborn (DJ Qu’s Journey Towards Birth Remix)
09 Acid Pauli - Dancing In The Dark (Ed Ed Remix)
10 CJ Jeff & Jerome Sydenham - The Trip feat. Thomas Gandy
11 Spellband - La Fiesta
12 Daniel Rateuke - Or Stay Alive (Richard Earnshaw Remix)
13 Vince Watson - First Wave
14 Jon Hester - Haze
15 Ryan Elliot - Climb The Ladder
16 Migosy - Mbamba
17 Johannes Heil - Gospel Nine
18 Kitkatone - Aidas

Jon Hester Mix
19 Jon Hester - Sending Signals
20 Vril & Rødhåd present Out of Place Artifacts - Ennoch
21 Jonas Kopp - Opening The Channel
22 LDS - The Extasy Of Constructing
23 Gigi Galaxy - Let’s Get It On (Unfriendly Alien Mix)
24 Temudo - L9
25 Bidoben - Thoroughbreds
26 Rove Ranger - Percussive Sequence
27 Deano - Cycles
28 Mike Huckaby - The Tresor Track
29 Basic Channel - Axis
30 Dennis Cruz - Los Corazones (Mystic Bill’s 31 Sundowners Dub Mix)
32 Tracey - SLPNGVLCN (Steve Rachmad Remix) 
33 Gene Richards Jr - Not Another Werk Track
34 Ben Sims - Repercussion
35 DJ Slip - Bird of Paradise Hits Jet Mixer
36 TWR72 - Youth
37 The Advent - Foothold
38 Jeff Mills - Conscious Mind
39 Gaetek - Vesuvius (Deetron Remix)
40 Manuel Di Martino - The Gold of Napoli (Keith Carnal Remix)
41 Maral Salmassi - 177Z (Tadeo Remix)
42 Jon Hester - Rain
43 Elton D - Los Guardianes (Mark Williams 44 Remix)
44 Hertz & Rowdy Sparks - Delicado (Samuel L Session Remix 2)
45 Luke Hess & Jeff Hess - Most High
46 Sebastian Kramer - Forbidden Fruit

This podcast is hosted by Syndicast.

Radio Drama 24 | Vince Watson & Jon Hester

EPM Podcast 138 comes from producer and DJ Jon Hester. Growing up in the US Mid West but now Berlin based, Hester has come up over years of clubbing, DJing, record shop work, event hosting and various residencies that have all informed and developed his sound. As the second part of his ‘Converge’ album drops on Rekids we find him building a DJ set built on physical rhythms and adventurous programming which he showcases here for the EPM Podcast. Featuring such techno icons as Robert Hood, Richie Hawtin, Dave Angel, Mark Williams, Ben Sims, Radio Slave and more this is sweat-soaked story-telling at its best.

The second part of his ‘Converge’ album is out now. 

To read to the exclusive interview click here http://s.epm-music.com/37A3FON

EPM Podcast 138 – Tracklist

Echelon - Interception 42 - Axis
Jon Hester - Stealth - Rekids
Marcal - Rolling Sway - Rekids Special Projects
Robert Hood - Fear Not - Rekids
Richie Hawtin - Time Warps - From Our Minds
Recycled Loops - Predatohm - Sway
Newa - 444444 - Observer001
G Flame - I Want You - No.19 Music
Felsen, Scuba - Speed This MF Up (Truncate Remix) - Hotflush
Echelon - Interception 12 - Axis
Gerd - Arkest’s Blaze - Music Man
Jon Hester - Contact - Rekids
Mark Williams - A DJs Groove - Flux
Mark Williams - Time Lock - Subject Detroit
Dave Angel - Catch 2 - Rotation
Jon Hester - Instant - Rekids
Infiniti - Walking on Water - Tresor
Radio Slave - Variations V2 - Rekids
Winx - How’s The Music (Go Higher Mix - Harry Romero Edit) - Nervous
Marcal - Angry Teleprinter - Rekids Special Projects
Jon Hester - Silver - Rekids
Carlota - cool in the pool - Trip
Ben Sims - Carnival Part One (Shlomi Aber Remix) - Conform
Alenia - Siskebab - Rotation
Hertz Collision - Flexin (Blenk Remix) - Uncage
Private Press - Untitled B1 - Zemia
Deniro - Malamute - ÆX
G Flame - Thoughts - No.19 Music
Moving Thoughts - Hydrogen - System
Sounds & Sequences - Shining (Len Faki Hardspace Mix) - LF RMX

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EPM Podcast #138 - Jon Hester

Out now on Rekids: lnk.to/REKIDS174

The second part of 2020’s ‘Converge - Part I’, a body of music which saw enthusiastic responses from the likes of Surgeon, Lauren Flax, DJ Bone, Anthony Parasole and Jus-Ed to name just a few, sees the Berlin-based DJ/Producer and dancer generously expand on and refine his slick vision of techno on one of electronic music’s key labels.

By encompassing warm and soulful textures within club focussed grooves, Hester continues to explore the far reaches of both the musical cues picked up from his years as a dancer and formative time spent in the Midwest US, connecting influences from Chicago, Minneapolis, and Detroit.

Stretched across a double LP, the album opens with the spacious and icy ‘Stealth’ followed by the machine communications of ‘Artificial Intelligence’. The B-side sees a whirlwind of the synthetic in ‘Instant’ before ‘Contact’ swiftly picks up the pace with it’s warbling pads and slippery percussion.

On the second disc, ‘Circadian Slip’, custom-built for dancefloor pandemonium, continues with off-kilter leads and vocal snippets before ‘Shadows’ brings eerie syncopation to the proceedings. In the final stretch, ‘Silver’ maintains steady energy into the twilight hours, and the gorgeous ‘Wonder’ closes out the LP beautifully, providing a soft landing to an exceptional journey through Hester’s sound.

Jon Hester - Circadian Slip

Jon Hester - Contact

Jon Hester - Instant

Jon Hester - Artificial Intelligence

Jon Hester - Stealth

Booking: lorenz@hemisphere.agency

Jon Hester - Rekids, Klockworks, Deeply Rooted, Dystopian, Transmat, LET, Afterlife (Berlin)


Jon Hester is a Midwest American DJ, producer, and dancer known for his physical rhythms and adventurous programming, effortlessly combining diverse varieties of techno and house. With an engaging presence and a knack for telling a story, he builds a unique connection with each audience, and works any room until it sweats.   

His beginnings solidified foundational connections to music and the ritual of the dance. Playing the clarinet and saxophone as a child, classical and jazz training opened the doors to music theory, performance, and improvisation. Formative years in Chicago brought house mixes to his ears via radio waves by age fifteen. Following a mind-expanding trip to London in 1996, he dove into a wider world of music, and sparked a connection with sounds emanating from Detroit. Soon after he was going out dancing at every opportunity, and ultimately it was the boundless nature of techno that pushed him to dig deeper.

After years on the dance floor, he made a natural progression to DJing in 1999. Relocating to Minneapolis in 2000, he found himself in an under-the-radar haven for Midwest parties, and he eventually ran his own club night, Convergence. As the resident DJ, he was booking guests including Daniel Bell and Ryan Elliott, while also providing a platform for local talents like DVS1 and Dustin Zahn. To keep his record collection fresh, he spent Saturdays working behind the counter of Vital Vinyl, the only strictly dance music-focused record shop in Minneapolis.   

As his focus shifted to production, he found a new home in Berlin. It was here that he crafted EPs for his EDEC label with Andrew Grant, and his breakout Interstellar Systems EP on Rødhåd’s Dystopian imprint. This brought his sound into the vernacular of techno heavyweights and wider audiences by 2016, with subsequent music out on Ben Klock’s Klockworks, Radio Slave’s Rekids Special Projects, DJ Deep’s Deeply Rooted label, Transmat, LET Recordings, and Afterlife. Meanwhile, his remix portfolio started to grow across labels including Odd/Even, Steinlach, Sungate, and Eternal Friction. In 2020 and 2021, he released his first full length album in two parts on the flagship Rekids label to critical and popular acclaim. This marked a new milestone for Hester branching out to explore new sonic realms in a longer format, while maintaining his focus on the groove and the dance floor. 

  His DJ skills have moved dancers around the world, in venues such as Berghain and Tresor Berlin, Rex Club and Concrete Paris, fabric London, Trouw and Shelter Amsterdam, Dude Club Milan, Space and Hï Ibiza, Output New York, Crobar Buenos Aires, D-Edge São Paulo, Bar Americas Guadalajara, B018 and The Grand Factory Beirut, Faust Seoul, and Vent Tokyo. Hester’s enthusiasm and steady grind ensure that his star will continue to rise.

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