House Saladcast 916 | Jason Hersco
Salted Music / Apparel Music
Toronto, Canada
Canadian producer Jason Hersco brings a unique sophistication to dance music, employing jazz and funk samples and arrangements to carve out a niche between deep house, tech house, and lo-fi house genres. Montreal-born but now based in Toronto, Hersco first displayed his musical talents as a guitarist. His transformation into electronic music producer began as a result of house parties he and his roommate would throw while attending college. "There's this kind of energy when you're DJ'ing a good set that brings everyone together," he recalls. "It's a great feeling." Learning how to use Ableton and attending EDM shows at Montreal's iconic New City Gas sealed the deal. While he first started releasing his own works independently in 2020, Hersco has since released tracks on more than 20 labels, including Glasgow Underground, CUFF, Apparel Music, Play Records, and 4Eons. His 2022 release Mind, Body & Soul was his first collaboration with fellow deep house maestro Travis Emmons, who Hersco also counts as a mentor. "I learn something new every time I work with him," he says. That same year, Hersco also saw the title track from his Everytime EP rack up hundreds of thousands of streams on Spotify alone. His works harken back to the mid-90s trip hop craze - it's the kind of music you can dance to, or cross a room to, or chill by the pool to - the kind of music that makes you feel cooler for having heard it, equal parts gritty and groovy.
