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Jethro Watson & James Herkes.
HSWRK residents.
Usually the first two in. Normally the last two out.

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Founder / Resident

Jethro Watson

Warm-up specialist • "Come on!" • Est. 2018

Jethro started HSWRK back in 2018. More than twenty years behind the decks, and he still plays like it's his first time in the booth.

Opening the pier is an art. Read the room, catch the afternoon sun, start slow, get the terrace moving without blowing the roof off before five o'clock. Jethro has that down to a science.

Outside of HSWRK, he's played for Elrow, ANTS, and Café Mambo, and stepped behind the decks at Ministry of Sound and Egg London. But his favourite set is still the warm-up on the pier. You'll hear him before you see him: “Come on!”

Café Mambo Elrow ANTS Ministry of Sound Egg London
LATEST RECORDING

Pier Pressure Closing Party - Jethro Watson - September 2026

3h 03m

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Co-Founder / Resident

James Herkes

Closing sets • Melodic & Progressive

James joined forces with Jethro during lockdown to build HSWRK into what it is today. A DJ first, always.

When the sun goes down and the pier lights kick in, James takes over. Extended sets, dark melodic grooves, and the kind of basslines you feel in your chest. If you're still dancing at ten o'clock, that's James.

Technically sharp with a record collection that runs deep, he's presented radio shows across the south and played across Europe. But the closing set on the pier is where he belongs.

Closing Specialist Melodic House Progressive Radio Presenter
LATEST RECORDING

Pier Pressure - James Herkes Closing Set August 26

1h 56m

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THE SOUND

HOW A PIER PARTY SOUNDS

Seven hours on the terrace. No warm-up by numbers. No blowing the roof off at 4pm.

Opening sets on Bournemouth Pier
OPENING

1. The Opening

Sun's out, terrace is filling up, first drink in hand. Warm, rolling house to get people moving.

Sunset session on Bournemouth Pier
SUNSET

2. The Sunset

The sky turns pink, hands go up, the tempo lifts. Melodic, uplifting, full energy.

Closing set on Bournemouth Pier
THE CLOSE

3. The Close

Dark, driving, heads-down. Lasers over the water, nobody wants to leave.