Pierre Jerksten

Pierre Jerksten
Also known asHertz, Pierre J
Born (1972-09-20) September 20, 1972 (age 54)
Tynnered, Göteborg
GenresHouse, Techno
OccupationDJ
Years active(1994–present)
LabelsDefected, Toolroom Records, Underwater Records, Drumcode, Recycled Loops, Craft Music, Tresor, Virgin, Universal, Sway, Q-Records, Abyss Records, Atom, M4M, Hz Trax
Websitehttp://www.pierrej.com/?lang=en

Pierre Jerksten is a Swedish disc jockey known for hosting radio shows and his work under his alias Hertz.

Disc jockey

Jerksten started out as a DJ 1989 in Gothenburg but became famous in Sweden when he participated in DMC DJ Championship and ended up as number 2 in Sweden and Europe and the following year was number 1 in Sweden and number 5 in the DMC World DJ Championship.

Pierre J

During the 90s he produced and remixed artist like Dr Alban, E-Type, Eric Gadd, Meja, Emilia, Adolphson & Falk, Melodie MC featuring Jocelyn Brown, Fatima Rainey, Clubland, Alexia & Tellus on over 200 records. He was nominated as best Swedish producer, best Swedish remixer, and best Swedish House/Techno Artist by the Swedish Dance Music Awards in 1996.

Radio and television

Jerksten's career as a weekly host on National Radio P3 started in 1996. Until 2011, he hosted shows including P3 Mix, P3 Remix, P3 Klubb and P3 Dans. He also wrote music to the programs Fotbollskväll, Hockeykväll, Packat & Klart, and Trafikmagasinet, that were broadcast on National Swedish Television, SVT.

Hertz

The greater part of the 2000s was devoted to his own record labels Sway, Q-Records, Abyss Records, Atom, M4M, Hz Trax and his alias Hertz. Pierre has been releasing on labels such as Defected, Toolroom Records, Underwater Records, Drumcode, Recycled Loops, Craft Music, Tresor, Virgin & Universal. He also done events and festivals around Europe, among those at Dance Valley, Awakenings, Fabrik, Florida 135, Le Zenith & The Matrixx.

References

  1. ↑ "Gott nytt Kompass-år!". 9 December 2010.
  2. ↑ DMCWorld.com, Dan @. "DMC World DJ Championships".
  3. ↑ Pierreified (26 June 2016). "Pierre Jerksten (Sweden) - DMC World DJ Championships 1992 - Final" – via YouTube.
  4. ↑ "1996 Best Swedish Producer, Remix and House/Technoartist (x2) – Pierre J".
  5. ↑ "J-Ol tar över "P3 Dans"".
  6. ↑ "Hertz". Discogs.
  7. ↑ "Defected Records".
  8. ↑ "Underwater Records - H2O102".
  9. ↑ "Various - Swedish Steel E.P." Discogs.
  10. ↑ Pierreified (27 June 2012). "Hertz (Pierre J) - Live at Dance Valley - 2004 - Netherlands" – via YouTube.
  11. ↑ Pierreified (27 March 2017). "Hertz at Awakenings in Amsterdam 2007" – via YouTube.