Ben Hemsley

Ben Hemsley (born 1996) is an electronic dance music disc jockey and record producer from Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. He won the DJ Mag Best Producer award in 2023, and has performed at events such as Creamfields and for the BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix show.

Ben Hemsley
Born	1996 (age 27–28)^[1]
Origin	Newcastle upon Tyne
Genres	trance, rave, happy hardcore^[2]
Occupation(s)	Record producer, Disc Jockey
Years active	2019 -
Labels	Ministry of Sound, bebé

Career

Hemsley grew up in North Shields, near Newcastle upon Tyne, where he had an interest in music from the age of 12. By the age of 14 he was performing DJ sets at under-18 events.^[3][4] He initially achieved wider attention with his single release on the Repopulate Mars label, "Caress Me", which made number 15 in the Beatport chart and was played by Radio 1 DJ Danny Howard.^[5] Hemsley was considered a "local DJ" until he came to prominence in 2021 when, due to the restrictions on travel from the COVID-19 pandemic meaning European artists could not perform, he was booked to perform in front of 8,000 people at Creamfields. His set was well received, and he went on to play the same festival the following year to a much larger crowd.^[4]

In October 2022 he performed a 2-hour Essential Mix on the Pete Tong show for BBC Radio 1.^[6] Also in 2022, Hemsley started a new record label, bebé, with the first release being his own extended player, "EP1".^[7] In 2023 Hemsley won the Best Producer category in the DJ Mag Best of British awards, which was voted for by the public.^[4][8] He has toured across the UK, and in the summer of 2023 had a residency at Ibiza Rocks in San Antonio.^{[4][7][9][10]}

Hemsley's sound has been described in the music press as "nostalgic rave" that cannot be easily categorised, but with trance lying at the "very heart of his current production".^[2][4]

Discography

• "Caress Me" (2019, Repopulate Mars)^[5]
• "Through 2 You" (2021, Ministry of Sound)^[11]
• "Love, Peace & Harmony" (2021, Ministry of Sound)^[11]
• "Erase Me" (2022, Armada)^[12]
• "EP1" (2022, bebé)^[7]
• "Every Little Thing" (2023, Ministry of Sound)^[13]
• "IBIZA" (2023, bebé)
• "Benirràs" (2023, bebé)
• "Closer" (2024, Ministry of Sound) featuring Chenai Zinyuku^[14]

References

1. "ISNI 0000000502374265 Ben Hemsley". ISNI. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
2. Mullins, Ellie (26 October 2023). "Cream announces massive On The Waterfront Liverpool show with Ben Hemsley". We Rave You. from the original on 28 November 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
3. Farmer, Grahame (3 June 2019). "Ben Hemsley gives his Top 5 Inspirational Tracks". datatransmission. from the original on 5 December 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
4. Heath, Harold (9 January 2024). "Ben Hemsley: advancing the trance". DJ Mag. from the original on 10 January 2024. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
5. "biografie · Ben Hemsley - DJ". partyflock.nl. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
6. "BBC Radio 1 - Radio 1's Essential Mix, Ben Hemsley". BBC. 2022. from the original on 30 October 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
7. Ingram, Niamh (30 April 2022). "BEN HEMSLEY HAS LAUNCHED HIS NEW LABEL, BEBÉ". Mixmag. from the original on 30 December 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
8. "These are the winners of DJ Mag's Best of British awards 2023". DJ Mag. 14 December 2023. from the original on 21 January 2024. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
9. "BEN HEMSLEY ESTRENA RESIDENCIA EN IBIZA ROCKS". Mixmag. 31 July 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
10. Small, Charlie (2 March 2023). "Ben Hemsley announces two-month Ibiza Rocks Residency". DJ Mag. from the original on 11 April 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
11. "Discografie Ben Hemsley - ultratop.be". Ultratop. from the original on 1 April 2024. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
12. Dalling, Robert (7 March 2024). "Ben Hemsley Swansea Arena gig announced". Wales Online. from the original on 12 March 2024. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
13. Bhanawat, Akshay. "Unstoppable Star Ben Hemsley Drops Feel-Good New Single 'Every Little Thing'". The Music Essentials. from the original on 1 April 2024. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
14. "BBC Radio 1 - Radio 1's Dance Party with Danny Howard, Ben Hemsley Hottest Record". BBC. 12 April 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2024.

External links

• Ben Hemsley discography at Discogs  
• Ben Hemsley at AllMusic