German Techno/House DJ and music producer
DJ Hell
Get to know the artist
DJ Hell is the name of Helmut Josef Geier, a German DJ and producer who began playing clubs as a DJ in 1978. He held residencies in Munich and Berlin, including at Tresor. On R&S in 1992 he released My Definition of House Music, his first single, and in 1997 he launched his own label, International Deejay Gigolo Records. His albums include Geteert & Gefedert on Disko B and Munich Machine on V2 Records.
- Background
He started out mixing new wave, punk, hip hop and disco, and in 1987 organised an acid house party at Grössenwahn in Munich. From 1991 he worked on A&R for Disko B.
- Born in
- Altenmarkt an der Alz
- Country
- Germany
- Active since
- 1980
- First RA show
- 1993 · Alte Kaserne, Zurich
- On RA
- 880 shows in 53 countries
- Released on
- International DeeJay Gigolo Records, Disko B, Tresor, Time-Warp, Synewave, R&S Records
- RA followers
- 10,073
Their label
International Deejay Gigolo Records
Founder · Founded 1996 · Source: MusicBrainz
In our cities
- 117 shows · last Sep 2026 at Metropol
- 23 shows · last Jul 2026 at Boston Manor Park
- 21 shows · last Oct 2025 at What Is Happening Here Gallery
- 13 shows · last Oct 2025 at Nowadays
- 9 shows · last Dec 2024 at WOMB
- 5 shows · last Nov 2017 at The Bottom End
- 4 shows · last Nov 2017 at The Standard
Upcoming across cities
- Fri23OctAMS · Amsterdam
Dave Clarke presents: 30 Years of ADE
Melkweg · Leidseplein · from €47
MelkwegLeidseplein
11:00pm - Fri30OctLDN · London
Rolling Ritmo & Night Tube Halloween: DJ Hell, Reptant (Live), Magda, Mariiin, Vera, Residents
Number 90 · Hackney Wick
Number 90Hackney Wick
10:00pm - Sat31OctBER · Berlin
Slave To The Rave Halloween
OST · Friedrichshain (Alt-Stralau)
OSTFriedrichshain (Alt-Stralau)
11:00pm - Sat28NovBER · Berlin
T.I.M.E.F.A.L.L. - Umek - DjHell - A.Galuzzi - Teenage Mutants - A.Henneberg uvm
DSTRKT · Prenzlauer Berg · from €35
DSTRKTPrenzlauer Berg
8:00pm
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