Ben Sterling — December 2026

Ben Sterling is a self-taught DJ and producer from London who developed his production instincts from an unusual combination of sources — a family record collection built around 1970s and 1980s disco alongside a personal deep dive into the histories of Chicago house and Detroit techno, giving him grounding in dance music fundamentals that classroom production training cannot replicate. This cross-decade foundation — soulful disco, Chicago house's machine-funk lineage, Detroit techno's rhythmic architecture, and modern electro's precision — informs a sound that resists single-genre classification while remaining unmistakably rooted in the traditions that established dance music as a cultural force.

At 18 he secured a residency at London's Ministry of Sound — one of the world's most recognized club venues and a credibility signal in the British club circuit that carries institutional weight few early-career DJs can claim. His 2022 remix of Tiga's Mind Dimension proved to be the release that placed him squarely in the international conversation: a remix that drew vocal endorsement from Jamie Jones, Marco Carola, The Martinez Brothers, Eats Everything, Patrick Topping, and Calvin Harris — a peer endorsement list spanning the full range of contemporary underground house and techno's most respected tastemakers. His releases have appeared on Hot Creations (twice), Edible, Hottrax, and Origins Rcrds — imprints whose curatorial standards operate as quality signals within the professional DJ community. His September 2022 Solid Grooves debut EP Uno Dos Tres and his January 2024 EP Step Forward — described as an ode to the late Nathan Coles — further established his catalog within the international underground house circuit. His DJ Awards nomination for RIOT Noise Breakthrough Artist of 2024 acknowledged the momentum he built across that span, and his Ibiza circuit regularity at Solid Grooves, Paradise, and Music On events confirmed the European underground's endorsement of his trajectory.

As the label boss at Planet X, Sterling has moved beyond pure artist activity into the institutional work of shaping a curatorial space for contemporary house music. His 2026 LIV Las Vegas and LIV Beach residency represents his most significant North American commitment — introducing his underground-rooted, emotionally sophisticated house music to the American market that his British peers have been working to develop. Guest list through NoCoverVegas for his LIV appearances. Sources: ra.co/dj/bensterling/biography, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Sterling