Pierre Jerksten

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Pierre Jerksten
Also known asHertz, Pierre J
Born (1972-09-20) September 20, 1972 (age 51)
Tynnered, Göteborg
GenresHouse, Techno
Occupation(s)DJ
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[edit]

Jerksten started out as a DJ[1] 1989 in Gothenburg but became famous in Sweden when he participated in DMC DJ Championship[2] and ended up as number 2 in Sweden and Europe and the following year was number 1 in Sweden and number 5 [3] in the DMC World DJ Championship.

Pierre J[edit]

During the 90s he produced and remixed artist like Dr Alban,[4] E-Type,[5] Eric Gadd,[6] Meja,[7] Emilia,[8] Adolphson & Falk,[9] Melodie MC featuring Jocelyn Brown,[10] Fatima Rainey,[11] Clubland,[12] Alexia[13] & Tellus[14] on over 200 records. He was nominated as best Swedish producer, and best Swdish remixer, and best Swedish House/Techno Artist by the Swedish Dance Music Awards[15] in 1996.

Radio and Television[edit]

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.[16] He also wrote music to the programs Fotbollskväll,[17] Hockeykväll, Packat & Klart, and Trafikmagasinet, that were broadcast on National Swedish Television, SVT.

Hertz[edit]

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.[18] Pierre has been releasing on labels such as Defected,[19] Toolroom Records, Underwater Records,[20] Drumcode,[21] Recycled Loops, Craft Music, Tresor, Virgin & Universal. He also done events and festivals around Europe, among those at Dance Valley,[22] Awakenings,[23] Fabrik, Florida 135, Le Zenith & The Matrixx.

References[edit]

  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. ^ "Dr. Alban - Born In Africa". Discogs.
  5. ^ "E-Type - Life". Discogs.
  6. ^ "Eric Gadd - What Once Was". Discogs.
  7. ^ "Meja - All 'Bout The Money (Remixes)". Discogs.
  8. ^ "Emilia - Big Big World (The Mixes)". Discogs.
  9. ^ "Adolphson-Falk - Ta den Kärlek du Kan Få / Nu Lever Jag Igen (PJ's Dance Summer Remix '96)". Discogs.
  10. ^ "Melodie MC Feat. Jocelyn Brown - Embrace The Power". Discogs.
  11. ^ "Fatima Rainey - Hey". Discogs.
  12. ^ "Clubland featuring Zemya Hamilton - Peace Of Luv". Discogs.
  13. ^ "Alexia - Happy". Discogs.
  14. ^ "Tellus". Discogs.
  15. ^ "1996 Best Swedish Producer, Remix and House/Technoartist (x2) – Pierre J".
  16. ^ "J-Ol tar över "P3 Dans"".
  17. ^ Nostalgikanalen_93 (23 June 2016). "Fotbollskväll - Intro 2005-04-25" – via YouTube.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  18. ^ "Hertz". Discogs.
  19. ^ "Defected Records".
  20. ^ "Underwater Records - H2O102".
  21. ^ "Various - Swedish Steel E.P." Discogs.
  22. ^ Pierreified (27 June 2012). "Hertz (Pierre J) - Live at Dance Valley - 2004 - Netherlands" – via YouTube.
  23. ^ Pierreified (27 March 2017). "Hertz at Awakenings in Amsterdam 2007" – via YouTube.

External links[edit]

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