Jan Rigo

As a drawer makes sketches in a sketchbook, I made mine in Ableton after an inspiring weekend at Horst ✍️

This year I decided to leave the timetable behind and experience the festival on my own pace. Following the flow instead of a schedule led me to a lot of unexpected sounds, ideas and moments.

I wanted to capture those ideas as quickly as possible before they disappeared again.

Some of these sketches will grow into finished tracks, some will stay exactly as they are.

A little glimpse into the sketchbook :-)

Thanks to everyone I crossed paths with that weekend. The heart and soul are fully charged.

presenting you my new EP called Haze ꩜

a guide through haze
ending in a green place
further down the abyss

a. haze
b. abyss

:-) available on Bandcamp, SoundCloud & YouTube
links in bio

what a beautiful country. thanks Morocco ☺️

Lately I’ve been exploring and reconnecting with different sounds. This mix is part of that process. 😊 A selection of what’s been with me recently.

Recorded at home on vinyl, and available on my Soundcloud. Link in bio!

The time has come to say goodbye to Jaen. :-)

I’m changing my artist name to Jan Rigo, which is my first name and the last name of my mother.

NYE will be my last gig as Jaen, and I’m making the change to Jan Rigo at the start of 2026.

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The reason is simple, yet personal. Jaen was a beautiful journey. I explored, searched, learned and got to experience many sides of the scene. But somewhere along the way, I lost myself a little.

Shifting back to what matters most was fantastic for my mental health & body. I learned to listen again. Craft what’s close to my heart. Dance on what moves my feet.

The communities, record stores, clubs, … were so important during this time ( and still are!! ).

At some point, Jaen no longer reflected that feeling. And for me, a name has to represent the person behind it.

Jan Rigo feels closer.

The music moves forward under Jan Rigo. Past releases under Jaen stay where they belong. Except for .17 , which I’ll keep building with the same love.

Thank you to everyone involved. You know who you are!!

Love you all :-)

Why does life go so fast?! Yesterday feels like september but we’re sprinting towards the end of the year :-)

November was very nice! Made my debut at , took some time to enjoy art & nature, gave the studio an upgrade, re-visited Gandalf, …

Today we’re making it cosy at (.mando_ thanks!!) , Friday I’ll be in the hometown to support Warmste Week and we’re closing the year with an opening set at for NYE. ✨

I do have some important stuff to tell you later this month… :-)

next up for 2025 :-)

thank you .radio this was reaaaalll nice!! started with some ambient and flew over to some groovy and peaky stuff :-)

you can listen to the set on my Soundcloud and Gimic’s youtube

clips tracklist:

1 Innershades - Zenith (family matters vol.3)
2 boychi - Basement Breaks (funk fusion 02)
3 A.Wild - Report Deluxe (BARN118)
4 Ron Obvious - Flush (GRECS004)
5 Mr. C - Click
6 sijay - Connection (JUMP109)

i’m live today on .radio at 17h00 :-)

club season has started 📟 working on some new stuff :)