The Nursery
Gerd Janson, Ron Like Hell
public records233 Butler St, Brooklyn, NY 11217 · Map
This night happened — Sun 23 Aug · 3pm → 9pm
21+ · public records ·
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Who was billed2 artists
In the order the promoter listed them.
Set times were not published.
None of these artists had shared a bill before that night.
Who they are
“Gerd Janson is running the German label Running Back together with Thorsten Scheu (aka Glance).”
their own biography
the whole biography
Gerd Janson is running the German label Running Back together with Thorsten Scheu (aka Glance). As many kids who have grown up in the early 90s in the South West of Germany, Gerd Janson was a regular guest at Mannheim’s legendary Milk Club. Although this venue was most popular for putting jungle on the map in Germany, Gerd always used to wait eagerly for the early morning hours when the pace slowed down and US styled house was the ruling sound. In the following years, his deep love for house and disco music was fed in Frankfurt’s Wild Pitch Club by Heiko MSO and Ata. In 1998, Gerd Janson finally had his first DJ residency at Darmstadt’s Café Kesselhaus. Gerd Janson has been serving the hottest house and disco cuts at Frankfurt’s Robert Johnson where he has been hosting the Liquid club nights together with DJ heavyweight Thomas Hammann for the past few years. Without a doubt, Gerd Janson is one of the hottest talents on the German DJ circuit. The word has spread, and so he’s travelling a lot as a DJ now. And when not spinning records he’s known as a prolific music journalist writing for Groove magazine or Spex …, or he’s busy working at the Pentagon Recordstore in his hometown Darmstadt and as part of the staff for the Red Bull Music Academy. Recently, he even started doing shitty remixes for acts like Antena or DJ Designer Imposter and released a compilation of weirdo 80ies jams together with Jazzanova on Sonar Kollektiv. Don’t you like that? Red Bull Music Academy Radio Bio: One of our most treasured Academy team members, Gerd Janson is the quintessential DJ’s DJ, unearthing the gems that get other music lovers hot and excited. The man has his plate full. Whether at the helm of the long-running Liquid club night at Frankfurt’s Robert Johnson with DJ comrade Thomas Hammann, dishing out simmering analog House as co-owner of label Running Back, or penning many a story for Germany’s Spex and Groove magazines, not to mention his scholarship of American studies, he seems to run on more powerful batteries than the rest of us. Enjoy this adventure through magic dance music new & old, with special guest appearance by Kool DJ Pink Alert. It’s risky, but it’ll make you frisky.Their RA profile lists XL Recordings, Warp Records, Sonar Kollektiv, DFA Records and 6 more.Recently at Nowadays, BASEMENT · often with Berghain, Roman Flügel, Aurora Halal, none of them here that night
“Approaching a dj mix as assemblages, Ron Like Hell aligns sound with emotion, focusing on texture to create psychedelic soundscapes, imaginative spaces for comfort and surprise spectators with an unexpected crafty transition.”
their own biography
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Approaching a dj mix as assemblages, Ron Like Hell aligns sound with emotion, focusing on texture to create psychedelic soundscapes, imaginative spaces for comfort and surprise spectators with an unexpected crafty transition. With 26+ years of making people dance in numerous countries along with years of vinyl shop experience and music promotion, his/their role in the industry is unique and influential. Their latest production, EXALT is their dream come true where Ron selects a personally beloved dj to play solo then close out the night together with a b2b set. EXALT's first guest was Matrixxman in April 2022 at Basement in Ridgewood-Queens, NY. Ron also djs as Wrecked, a music first queer dance party which recently turned 14.House on 1, Alternative Rock on 1 and Indie Rock on 1. styles on their catalogued releasesReleased on Heavenly (1) and Mister Saturday Night Records (1). labels on their catalogued releasesRecently at BASEMENT, Bossa Nova Civic Club, Signal · often with Ryan Smith, Sterling Juan Diaz, Ne/Re/A, none of them here that night
names these artists often play with — not that night
- Ryan Smith37 with Ron Like Hell
- Berghain9 with Gerd Janson
- Kilopatrah Jones8 with Ron Like Hell
- Ne/Re/A8 with Ron Like Hell
- Sterling Juan Diaz6 with Ron Like Hell
- Concrete Husband5 with Ron Like Hell
- Juliana Huxtable5 with Ron Like Hell
- Scotia5 with Ron Like Hell
141 said they were going — about like a usual Sunday at public records.
how this compares
- Median final count, Sundays at public records123
- Middle half finished between66 and 199
- Past Sundays at this venue counted149
- Counted123 on Sun 2 Aug, 141 on Wed 12 Aug
The room
public records — 766 events and 1,571 distinct artists since Aug 2023.
Holds about 300.
Most-tagged here: Techno (19), House (17), Deep House (11), Experimental (5) and Tech House (4). genre tags on this room’s listings
Also that night
- Mister Sunday: DJ Nobu (House Set) and Eamon HarkinNowadays — Eamon Harkin and Ron Like Hell keep turning up on the same bills.
- GOOD BOYThe Highlight Room — also tagged house and techno.
- SOUL ALLIANCE BOAT PARTY 2026Circle Line Cruises — also tagged house, with disco too.
how these 3 are connected
- Mister Sunday: DJ Nobu (House Set) and Eamon Harkin — Eamon Harkin and Ron Like Hell have shared 3 bills; Eamon Harkin is on that bill and Ron Like Hell is on this one.
- GOOD BOY — RA tags both listings house, techno.
- SOUL ALLIANCE BOAT PARTY 2026 — RA tags both listings house — and that one also disco.