Local Selection 304: Jenn Hession

Local Selection 304: Jenn Hession

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May 27, 2026 · 1h 1m

About this episode

This episode features DJ Jenn Hession, who shares her journey and musical influences within Dublin's underground scene.

This week’s Local Selection comes from Irish-Filipino DJ and promoter Jenn Hession, whose blistering, bass-heavy sound moves fluidly through hardcore, dubstep, jungle and beyond. Since launching her DJ career at the close of 2019, Jenn has steadily carved out a distinct place within Dublin’s underground circuit. Alongside her work as a DJ, she founded Instinct Society, originally a college collective that became a gateway to the wider Irish electronic music community and beyond. Emerging through a mix of live gigs and DIY rave spaces in late 2020, Jenn first became known for sets rooted in harder, high-energy sounds, before gradually expanding her musical scope. Her trajectory through the local scene has since seen her play some of Dublin’s key venues, including Here & Now, Cellar, Wigwam and The Racket Space, among others. Through collaborations and lineups shared with a broad range of artists, Jenn’s approach has evolved into one that embraces fluidity across genres, driven by a continual curiosity for new sounds and styles. Her contribution to the Local Selection Mix is an ode to UK hardcore and rave-soaked jungle techno, packed with euphoric, ’90s-leaning weapons that balance…

People in this episode

Guest: Jenn Hession

Topics covered

  • DJ culture
  • electronic music
  • UK hardcore
  • jungle techno
  • Dublin underground

Keywords

  • Jenn Hession
  • Instinct Society
  • Dublin
  • hardcore
  • jungle
  • electronic music
  • DJ
  • rave

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Instinct Society

Places: Dublin, Here & Now, Cellar, Wigwam, The Racket Space

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