You never know exactly what you’re going to hear with Jackmaster. The element of glorious surprise is crucial to his sets: from forgotten disco tracks to straight-up house and techno, the co-founder of the Numbers label has more options up his sleeve than just about any other DJ out there – and a rare knack for connecting seemingly disparate styles.
What you are guaranteed to get is a master selector’s instinct for creating and riding the energy of a crowd: few can get a dance floor as hyped as Jackmaster. “I don’t think about music in terms of genre, I think about it in terms of energy levels,” he says.
And as his star has risen over the past few years, this attitude has been on perfect display at parties from his home city of Glasgow to Berlin to New York, and from superclubs such as Berghain and Fabric to legendary underground warehouse parties and his three-summer residency at Circo Loco in Ibiza. The artist born Jack Revill is now one of the most in-demand DJs in the world, culminating in him being voted No 2 in the Resident Advisor top 100 DJ poll in 2016.
Meanwhile, the influence of his Numbers label has spread across clubs and into the mainstream, with names such as SBTRKT, Hudson Mohawke, Jamie xx, Jessie Ware and Rustie all having released tracks on the label.
Jackmaster doesn’t believe in following trends or the concept of guilty pleasures. His commitment to both honesty and energy encapsulates what can make dance culture life-changingly thrilling: it’s about the clubber on the dance floor reacting instantaneously and truthfully to the music.
Few cater to those dancers as effectively as Jackmaster – he’s not just a “crowd-pleaser”, but someone always guaranteed to please the crowd. You can be a part of that crowd when Jackmaster makes his Hong Kong debut at Ophelia on October 26, supported by PUSH residents Frankie Lam and AKW, plus guest Fab D. Verse.
PUSH x Ophelia present Jackmaster
With PUSH residents Frankie Lam and AKW, plus guest Fab D. Verse
Sat, Oct 26, from 9pm onwards
Ophelia
1/F The Avenue, Lee Tung Avenue
200 Queen’s Road East, Wan Chai
$220 (advance tickets)
$280 (on-the-day)
both with one standard drink
Inquiries and table reservations: info@ophelia.com.hk / +852 2520 1117