Kerri Chandler

His performances reflect that same philosophy. A Kerri Chandler set can move from a traditional DJ set into a live jam involving keyboards, vocals, loops and reel-to-reel machines. Over the years he has also developed ambitious audiovisual performances using projection mapping and holographic technology, bringing recordings of artists he has collaborated with back into the live environment.

For Kerri, the room itself has always been part of the music.

That idea became the foundation of Spaces and Places, one of the most ambitious projects of his career. Instead of recording the album in a traditional studio, Kerri travelled to 24 clubs around the world and temporarily transformed each venue into a recording studio.

Every track was created and recorded inside a different club, capturing the individual acoustics, character and physical response of that space. Ministry of Sound in London, Rex Club in Paris, Watergate in Berlin, Razzmatazz in Barcelona and Knockdown Center in New York were among the venues involved.

The result was a 24-track album built around the idea that the places where people experience dance music can become part of the recording itself.

Kerri later brought that concept into Dolby Atmos, using spatial audio to extend the relationship between sound and physical space even further.

My job became my hobby, and my hobby became my job.

Alongside his own music, Kerri has consistently supported the next generation of artists. Through labels including MadTech Records and Kaoz Theory, he has created platforms for new music and worked with artists across different generations of house and electronic music.

That curiosity still drives everything he does today. From long-form DJ sets and live experimentation to studio work, record labels and new approaches to sound, Kerri continues to explore the connection between music, technology and the rooms that bring people together.