Music that makes you move. Here at NiteJazz its the music that matters. We have one shared goal; playing & creating homegrown sounds that feed your soul.We're undergound, we're honest, we're here for the right reason; no bull sh*t, just bringing people together with music that makes you feel good.
We are a new label with a roadmap for establishing ourselves - however, we are always on the lookout for new talent, if you are interested please email demos. info@nitejazzrecords.co.uk
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Jason Hersco is a name at the forefront of the deep house scene. His new tracks regularly appear on Beatport and Traxsource DJ charts of other top artists in the deep house scene, such as Scrscru Fred Aster and Traxsrouce essentials – whilst often featuring on the Home Grown Sounds podcast.
Jason grew up in Montreal but is currently based in Toronto, Canada. Whilst in Toronto he promoted at a club called Wildflower for three years. Unfortunately, it closed right before the COVID lockdowns. He informs me that those three years were a wild ride! Recent gigs have included playing at sunset on the rooftop of Hotel X in Toronto. Apparently, there's an amazing view of the CN tower and the rest of the city, which comes alive at dusk. He is hoping he will be playing there again sometime soon and, it seems like Toronto is a place to visit for music heads!
He describes his production style as tasteful (most of the time). He is very selective about the sounds used, and everything has to fit. He has mainly been focusing on deep house, where he tries to create a multi-sensory experience with most of his tracks, they don’t just sound good but evoke emotion, usually erring on the melancholic side. While this is his signature, he points out he also has some party/fun tracks to add to his repertoire too!
This inspiration is what makes, his tack “Everytime” his favourite so far. He really likes the track itself, and it sounds like he has excellent taste as it’s proved popular among a wide audience, which he admits blows his mind. We are not surprised by the track’s success, at all; class shines and it's one of our favourites too.
Musically, Jason’s first inspiration came from the movie Amadeus. Later on, he got really into Jimi Hendrix and guitar, which led to a lot of other rock music and other genres. He progressed to dance music a bit later, near the end of high school/beginning of college after being introduced to it via friends and a roommate who was an aspiring DJ, who introduced Jason to deep house. The more he listened to it the more he fell in love with it.
Most recently, Jason has been working with Travis Emmons, one of his favourite artists. He feels very lucky to have collaborated on a few tracks and says that he has “learned a ton from him, and he's been a huge help in my growth as a producer”.
In an open and honest admission, he tells us he to listens to all types of music. From hip hop to jazz , rock to classical, he draws inspiration from wherever it comes. He also admits he can't nail down any particular artists he's into at this current moment, mainly due to the eclectic variety of music he listens to. He also professes to have a different favourite artist every day! But his favourite of all time? Probably Jimi Hendrix and Miles Davis.
Stay tuned as we will be hearing a lot more from Jason – he has some releases coming up on Glasgow Underground, Salted and Hustler Trax. All coming in the next couple of months - so keep checking your favourite DJ sites for his new releases!
He passes his regards and “Thanks to everyone for listening”.
Born in Venezuela, Juando moved to Miami in his teenage years. It was his cousin who introduced him to music production and from then on, he has never stopped. He openly admits that his sound has matured with him, slowly changing as the years go by while at the same time creating a trademark taste which he is proud off.
Away from music Juando loves downtime at the ocean and he’s into fashion in a very big way, but like a man after my own heart, he “can’t forget food either”.
Juando describes his production style somewhere between jazzy and deep house. He loves synths as much as he loves the piano and other analogue instruments, so he always tries to incorporate both into all his productions.
As a Miami resident, his ear is close to the ground when it comes to nightlife and, for those looking for decent music on their next night out, he states that Space is the place to be. At the moment he is currently seeking gigs or a residency in the area, however, he is very busy working on production ideas, which means he’s not searching too hard. One of the projects he is working on is an Ep full of summer tracks, with a more jazzy electronic soundtrack, which he hopes to release soon.
For inspiration, even though it’s a bit off his style, Swedish House Mafia have always inspired him throughout his music journey; sometimes musically and sometimes through different ways. He thinks seeing people that are successful for such a long time can be truly inspiring. Whilst also stating he “Can’t forget to mention Daft Punk in that same vein”.
In the Deep House scene he loves anything Felipe Gordon puts out, same with Laurence Guy, and not forgetting Harrison Bdp when he is looking for some even deeper sounds. Veering away from house music, Juando also gets a lot of inspiration listening to a lot of different music even while producing. Marcos Valle, Sade, Tyler the Creator, are just some artists he listens to.
At the moment Juandos current favourite labels come from the guys over at “Up The Stuss” and Artist Chris Stussy is doing some wonderful stuff.
We often ask about a producer’s first track – Juando replied “I think, like most people, we were all excited about the first track we made, probably thinking that it’s the best thing in the world. Funny enough, after going through some style changes over the years, my first track ever could maybe fit with my current stuff, if remastered, of course. By the way, that track is not available anywhere hahaha”.
Finally, we asked Juando about the track he is most proud of. With quite a philosophical reply he said that he is always most proud of the next track he works on. His idea is to get better and better with each track he makes. He produces with intention and already has an idea of how he wants something to sound, before even opening a new project.
Tree Threes is a green thinking, Dj and Producer. Originally from London, he moved to Cork city as a youth, where he spent a chunk of his life before returning to his homeland, London, completing the full circle. He describes himself as an Electronic music producer trying to create music that people dance to or feel an emotional connection with.
His music style is based upon his upbringing. House music was always prevalent throughout his life; growing up in Cork, he recalls he couldn't escape it. This was where he found his favourite venue, Sir Henry’s – which provided abundant musical influence. Other influences evolved from a huge love of UK garage (ayia napa 2008), dub reggae sound & Broken-Beat . This was probably a sub-conscious thing, he tells us; as a true Londoner at heart, it was his way of reconnecting with his roots. It was back in London, at the always awesome Hackney wick, where he played his favourite gig.
Moving away from physical places of influence, to musical inspirations, Threes explains there’s many, listing; Groove Chronicles, Kaidi Tatham , Dego , Bugz in the Attic , Osunlade , Frank Booker , Domu , Soulphiction , Kerri Chandler , Gari Romalis , Moodymann , Nuyorican Soul, as just some of many. I am sure many of these appear on most music lovers’ lists, too.
His favourite label is Esuoh" hence the label focus mix. He tells us: “These guys are amazing, their catalogue is incredible and they apparently look after their artists very well.” Tree confesses that they believed in him from the beginning; so he has a soft spot for them, whilst "Omena" is another label he brings up, commending their amazing releases.
I asked Tree about his journey to being a producer and he admitted he created his first track about 10 years ago, and he admits it was absolutely shocking, but you have to start somewhere. However, as you can probably guess, it turned out to be a positive experience that he learned a lot from - it was so bad (his words). At this point, he knew his producing journey was going to take some time to perfect, making him really proud of how far he’s come since he started the long road of music production.
He has plenty of music up and coming, which will be released on some existing and established labels, as well as some new and exciting ones! So, stay tuned for his release – Maybe set a reminder on those lovely download sites!
His leaving thought was it's better to create and get judged, than not create at all " P.S - PLANT MORE TREES
Blazers has been a producer and DJ for over a decade. Originally from Paris, he recently moved to Normandy in order to have more space for his studio. He also moved to be closer to nature, and to be able to make some noise without interruptions! As a producer he is passionate about sharing emotions through music, and the way some chords and melodies can resonate to anyone.
When asked about his production style he confesses that he is not good at outing a label on his own music, but if he had to choose it would be mostly house/deep house, even though he likes to diversify his productions in genres he is not accustomed to, like ambient or hip-hop.
For nightlife he really loves La Bellevilloise and La Java in Paris, two clubs where the audience have a very nice spirit and much respect to the music and the artists. He also loves Drak-Art in Grenoble due to the good memories he has of the place.
We were keen to find out where Blazers has gigged recently. He told us that he played in Process Bar in Erevan, Armenia, thanks to fellow deep house DJ Scruscru. Even though the bar was small, he states, it was an intimate place, very comfy and warm. It turned out to be an awesome night and he felt very lucky to play music far from home. One of his favourite gigs played was at a night in La Belle Electrique in Grenoble. The nerves kicked in and he was “extremely stressed” to play in front of a packed room with an outstanding sound system, before Lazare Hoche and Detroit Swindle. He says that he thinks he played a horrendous set, which we are sure is not the case, but the place was absolutely great.
When asked about which artists inspire him he explained that it’s hard to say because there are many, but Kerri Chandler, Brawther, Lone and Jimmy Edgar have been a huge influence for the electronic music production side. Regarding his DJ side, he lists Bradley Zero, Moxie and Éclair Fifi as influences.
At the moment Blazers is digging every John Caroll Kirby productions for the past few months. He feels that he’s very good at creating classy melodies as well as having a warm funky sound. As it’s summer he has been spending a lot of time listening to music that makes you feel like you’re sunbathing : Kiefer, Khruangbin, Steely Dan and DJ Harrison. Not a lot of electronic music actually.
Blazers has a few tracks that are being released in the coming months. There’s an EP on Scruscru’s label, a remix on Sengiley Records, and some other stuff not officially planned yet.
When we were discussing his production history we went right back to the start. His first “official” track was an unofficial remix of a French singer, François Feldman. The second one was an unofficial remix of George Benson’s Give Me The Night. Both are heavily compressed and have a lot of flanger/chorus in them to stick to the French house vibe, which was in place 11 years ago. He stated that “The two tracks sound like shit but they’re still available on my Soundcloud, for fun”. One year later, he made an edit of Bonita Applebum from A Tribe Called Quest that he was prouder of.
Blazers’ most favourite produced track was the soundtrack he made for Dream Machine, a short film shot by a friend that he has been working on. This will be released soon on a streaming platform. Apart from this, Stingray is a favourite, due to its unusual structure, and Special Way for the emotions put in it.
Most of his tracks are on Traxsource and Beatport. Otherwise, there are on Spotify and Deezer.
We would like to thank him for his time – Check out the mix below.
We were lucky to catch up with Benjamin Long, commonly called Benji. Benji is a producer / instrumentalist from the UK. He describes himself as “Quite a simple guy really”, and in between a fulltime job it’s all about music, sport and pints mostly, and chilling with his girlfriend and cat, of course! He currently resides in Tottenham, although he considers south-east London to be his home. Whilst growing up, he used to go to Fabric a lot. “Big nights out, discovering dance music for the first time… those were the days!”
When we asked Benji about his production style he said that it was Jazzy, pretty dusty and organic sounding. He always tries to bring a bit of a live feel so most keys you hear are audio recordings from his synths and Nord, un-quantized and a bit sketchy – just how he likes it.
His favourite Djs and Producers that have inspired him are artists such as Chaos in the CBD, Soulphiction and Mood II Swing – which he describes as the groovy classic sounding stuff mostly. At the moment he has been heavily into Slow Life the last few years. As a label they keep it real, mix up the styles but everything they put out is quality, in my opinion. Benji states that S.Moreira is a bit of an idol!
After playing at Tola last year in Peckham, which he describes as a small venue with a banging sound system, his next gig is at a night he has run called Marbles in September. Marbles takes place in Peckham at Carpet Factory, which is a really nice new club. They have been doing these nights for literally a decade now so it’s supposed to be great fun and they are hoping they get some heads down!
Benjamin has a new a four-track ep coming out in a couple months, the date is still to be confirmed. He reveals the EP contains a mix of styles and he’s also been sitting on a lot of demos that he’s trying to finish.
Whilst talking about tracks, we asked Benjamin about his first track. It was on the Closer To Truth ep, called Dusty. He had found a nice chord sequence online, learnt it then he built the track around it. The name of the track comes from the Dusty Springfield sample, which he says is a bit cheesy, but it worked. What he takes from it though, is that he made some breakthroughs on it production-wise and was stoked when it got signed during lockdown.
He feels his best work was the ltd/wlbl release, probably between I Need Your Love and City Strife – He worked at both of them so long he wants to give Kudos to the head honcho of ltd/wlbl, who really pushed me on them. The tracks wouldn’t have otherwise got to where they did, and even though he hated them by the end, he now looks back on them very fondly!
Benjamin is currently sitting on lots of nearly-finished demos; they probably won’t come out until next year but watch this space!
We would like to thank Benjamin for his time and wish him all the best in the future. Check our his back catalogue here
