Objekt
Get to know the artist
Objekt is TJ Hertz, who works as a producer and DJ and settled in Berlin in 2009. Born in Tokyo and raised in Belgium and the UK, he makes club music across electro, techno and breakbeat house. The white-label 12-inches Objekt #1 and #2 in 2011 made his name, and Theme From Q on Objekt #4 in 2017 was a crossover hit. On PAN he released the albums Flatland, in 2014, and Cocoon Crush, in 2018.
- Explore the catalogue
Try Cactus, Unglued, Agnes Demise and Ganzfeld, which RA picked as its number one track of 2014.
- On the decks
Mixmag named him DJ of the Year in 2018, and he recorded an Essential Mix in 2020.
- Born in
- United Kingdom
- Country
- Germany
- First RA show
- 2011 · Kleine Reise, Berlin
- On RA
- 820 shows in 52 countries
- Released on
- Tresor, Hessle Audio, Leisure System, Objekt, PAN, Bleep
- RA followers
- 17,761
Hear a full mix
- RA.650 Objekt ↗
Resident Advisor podcast · Nov 2018
In our cities
- 83 shows · last Aug 2026 at Sonnenraum
- 81 shows · last May 2026 at Peckham Rye Park
- 45 shows · last Aug 2026 at Amsterdamse Bos
- 21 shows · last Oct 2026 at Signal
- 11 shows · last Feb 2026 at MIDNIGHT EAST
- 8 shows · last Mar 2025 at Sub Club Melbourne
- 6 shows · last Jan 2024 at Civic Underground
- 1 show · last Jul 2015 at kyō
Upcoming across cities
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