Ron Trent
Ron Trent emerged from Chicago’s house music lineage as a teenage prodigy, releasing the seminal track Altered States at just 14. Deeply influenced by his father’s record pool and steeped in both DJing and percussion, he co-founded the groundbreaking label Prescription in the early 1990s. Its soulful, emotive palette helped shape the sound of deep house and inspired generations of producers. After relocating to New York, Trent made his mark at Body & Soul, Shelter, and later as a resident at Giant Step’s Shine, where he fused house, jazz-funk, neo-soul, and global rhythms into a signature sound.
As a producer and curator, Ron has worked with icons across soul, jazz, and world music including Erykah Badu, Jill Scott, Tony Allen, Amp Fiddler, and 4hero. His imprints Electric Blue and Future Vision expanded his range—embracing both experimental and collaborative projects. Known for his reinterpretations of popular tracks like “Honey” and “Spring Summer Feeling,” his remixes carry a distinctive, spiritual edge. A regular at respected venues like Berghain, ADE, Brilliant Corners, and Japan’s AIR, Trent is a revered presence on the global audiophile circuit.
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Committed to preserving Chicago’s cultural heritage, he founded SODA in 2016 to support underground music through education and events. The initiative played a central role in projects like the Move Your Body exhibit and the Silver Room Block Party. Most recently, Trent teamed up with Joe Claussell to form the Sacred Medicine label, a conduit for transcendent, healing-oriented music that blends Afro-Latin rhythms, ambient jazz, and ceremonial dancefloor energy.
In 2022, under the alias WARM, Trent released What Do The Stars Say To You, a downtempo exploration featuring Jean-Luc Ponty, Gigi Masin, Khruangbin, and members of Azymuth, reflecting his lifelong connection to spiritual soundscapes. In 2025, he embarks on an extensive international tour alongside the release of Lift Off on Rush Hour—a decade-in-the-making album that expands his visionary legacy through bold collaborations and expansive compositions. That same year, his remix of Soul II Soul’s “A Dream’s a Dream” earned a Grammy nomination for Best Remixed Recording, further underscoring his enduring influence as a bridge between eras of soulful innovation. Nearly 35 years since Afterlife, Ron Trent remains a vital architect of soulful, future-facing music.
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Records out on Peacefrog, Statra Recordings, Mojuba, Prescription, Apotek, Rush Hour Music, Still Music, Back to Basics Recordings, P&D Recordings and Smooth Agent. — their own list on Resident Advisor
The nights
11 listings across 9 nights — two dates carry more than one listing, and all of them are here.
2026
- Sun 11 JanElsewherefirst time · NYC Winter Jazzfest
2025 — 2 nights
- Sat 22 Feb 2025Nowadaysfirst time
- Sat 11 Jan 2025Jolene Sound Room Brooklynfirst time · Golden Record NYC
2024 — 4 listings
- Sat 21 Dec 202499 Scott Avetheir 2nd night · Associated, Soul in the Horn
- Fri 27 Sep 202499 Scott Avefirst time · Associated, Soul in the Horn
- Sun 16 Jun 2024The Lot Radiofirst time · Coloring Lessons
- Sun 16 Jun 2024Good Roomfirst time · Coloring Lessons, The Lot Radio
2023 — 4 listings
- Sun 31 Dec 2023H0L0first time · ReSolute
- Sat 23 Sep 2023Knockdown Centerfirst time
- Thu 31 Aug 2023public recordsfirst time
- Thu 31 Aug 2023public recordsfirst time
Their rooms
One tick a night, on the one axis this page has — Aug 2023, where the listings start, to Jan 2027, the last night anybody has announced. The shaded end has not happened yet.
- 99 Scott AveSep 2024 – Dec 20242 nights
Once each: Elsewhere, Nowadays, Jolene Sound Room Brooklyn, Good Room, The Lot Radio, H0L0, Knockdown Center and public records.
Who they play with
Counted from the bills themselves, over bills of twelve names or fewer. A pair's count includes a night that is announced and not yet played; where there is one, the row says when.
- MUSCLECARSacross four rooms · Aug 2023 – Feb 20253 nights
- LovieElsewhere ×1, The Lot Radio ×1 · Jun 2024 – Jan 20262 nights
- Natasha Diggs99 Scott Ave ×2 · Sep 2024 – Dec 20242 nights
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