Ben Hoo is a London-born producer and DJ who lives in Ibiza. His work appears on Berlin label Kindisch, the Get Physical sub-label, and draws on techno, house, down-tempo and contemporary classical influences.

Career

Hoo builds a career around both original releases and remix work. Before releasing a solo single, he remixes material by Fever Ray, Moby, M.A.N.D.Y., Booka Shade and Tiga. His solo output for Kindisch includes the EPs Marea and Modal, followed by the compilation Collected. That release helps establish him as a solo artist on the label.

Style

His music is varied rather than tied to one genre. Techno and house sit alongside down-tempo writing and contemporary classical ideas, and he works with sound manipulation, audio reconfiguration and his own synthetic tones. Collected reflects that range, moving through techno, deep house, tech house, electronica and contemporary classical forms. Hoo says the tracks are intended to stand alone, with different sounds, stories and sources of inspiration.

DJ and radio work

As a DJ, he plays deep, dark house and techno for Berlin audiences and also soundtracks sunset sets in Ibiza. He presents two radio shows on Ibiza Sonica: Ben Hoo's Still Frame, a daytime downtempo programme, and We Are Night People, an evening show that focuses on his darker sound. Both are broadcast globally through Ibiza Sonica.