ben sterling is a london dj and producer who runs Planet X and its white label offshoot X-Files. he held a residency at ministry of sound from the age of eighteen. asked to sum up his own sound in three words, he answered electronic acid house.

the ep that put him on the map was The Energy, three tracks out 15 february 2019 on hot creations, the label Lee Foss and jamie jones started in 2010. earmilk reported that jamie jones had already dropped seven of his productions in a single edc las vegas set before the deal happened.

It is an honor to work with Hot Creations and I will continue to work with them in the future!

ben sterling to electronic groove, 7 march 2019

the record that moved him up a tier is his remix of Mind Dimension 2022 for Tiga, out 13 may 2022 on different. he put the Uno Dos Tres ep out with bodeler in september 2022 for solid grooves, the label Michael Bibi and PAWSA started in 2015, and Don't Truss on crosstown rebels in september 2023. diynamic and oblong have both taken records from him too.

he opened 2026 with Und Tanzen on planet x on 16 january, then linked with Omar+ for Out Of My Mind, out 20 february 2026 through insomniac records. his remix of confidence man's young london arrived 31 july 2026 on chaos.

he is at fabric in london on 21 august 2026 on a bill with sven väth, then creamfields at daresbury in cheshire on friday 28 august 2026, on the halo stage. he also plays arc music festival at union park in chicago back to back with Dennis Cruz, across the four days of 4 to 7 september 2026.