About this podcast
Welcome to The Midnight Project, a weekly techno music podcast hosted by renowned DJ and producer Sebastiaan Hooft.
Each episode is a carefully curated journey through the pulsating world of techno, featuring fresh releases, hidden gems, and timeless classics. Immerse yourself in the energetic rhythms and hypnotic beats that define this genre as Sebastiaan expertly blends tracks to create an unforgettable listening experience.
Whether you're a techno enthusiast or a newcomer, The Midnight Project is your one-stop destination for the best in techno music. With his unique perspective and in-depth knowledge, you'll better appreciate the music and the people behind it.
As a charted show on 1001 Tracklists, The Midnight Project has garnered a loyal following of fans who appreciate Sebastiaan's passion for quality techno and his ability to introduce them to new sounds. Each episode is designed to transport you to the dancefloor's heart, whether at home, the gym, or on the go.
Subscribe now and join the growing community of listeners discovering techno through The Midnight Project. Don't miss an episode, and be sure to share your thoughts and favorite tracks with Sebastiaan on social media using the hashtag #TheMidnightProject.
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Episodes
The newest 20 of 275 episodes
- The Midnight Project #230 · 60 min · Episode 230Midnighters, I’ll say it before you do: this hour is Drumcode overkill. Eight of the twelve tracks carry the label. No apologies. Drumcode turns 30 this year, and what they’ve…
- The Midnight Project #229 · 1 h 0 min · Episode 229Midnighters, this one drops on the day ADE opens. Thirty years of Amsterdam Dance Event, five days of the whole city turning into one long night, and the Wednesday hour lands…
- The Midnight Project #228 · 1 h 0 min · Episode 228Midnighters, the Ibiza season is over, but this hour never followed the season anyway. It lands every Wednesday, summer or winter, and every week you’re there for it. That still…
- The Midnight Project #227 · 1 h 0 min · Episode 227Midnighters, this week I'm opening the hour with my own track. Golden goes first. You heard it in last week's episode before most people did, and since then, it has kept climbing…
- The Midnight Project #226 · 60 min · Episode 226Midnighters, a new hour is here. I often wonder where you are when you press play. Some of you have told me you listen on the early commute, some at the gym, some in the kitchen…
- Groovecreator at The Midnight Project (Burning Man Live Set) · 1 h 0 minMidnighters, This one is personal. I've been playing Groovecreator's music for fifteen years. His records have filled countless hours of this show and many nights behind the…
- The Midnight Project #225 · 60 min · Episode 225The Midnight Project #225 Midnighters, There are three Faithless records in this hour. That was not the plan when I started building it. The first one went in, the other two…
- The Midnight Project #224 · 1 h 0 min · Episode 224Midnighters, Sixty thousand of you hear this hour on DI.FM every week, and that is before the podcast feeds, Spotify, SoundCloud, YouTube and every replay in between. The real…
- The Midnight Project #223 · 60 min · Episode 223Midnighters, episode 223 is here. Sam WOLFE opens the hour with Control Delete on Drumcode, and that label sets the tone for the whole show. Six Drumcode records in sixty…
- The Midnight Project #222 · 1 h 0 min · Episode 222Midnighters, thank you for another week of showing up. Here is where the hour goes. It opens with something that is five days old. Zafer Atabey's Keep It Going landed on TRAGEDIE…
- The Midnight Project #221 · 1 h 0 min · Episode 221Midnighters, The rooftop session at Tomorrowland was last night. Thank you to everyone who came up. That crowd made the last hour of the night feel like the room was playing…
- The Midnight Project #220 · 1 h 0 min · Episode 220Midnighters, Episode 220 is here, and this one moves with purpose. We open deep and hypnotic, then build steadily into the kind of driving groove that defines the peak hours…
- The Midnight Project #219 · 60 min · Episode 219Midnighters, this hour is for you. Last week you showed up in numbers that still make me smile, and the best way I know to say thank you is to raise the bar again. So this week…
- The Midnight Project #218 · 1 h 0 min · Episode 218Midnighters, last week I told you we are bringing the groove back to Ibiza. Then Friday happened. The rooftop filled up, the sun went down over Playa d'en Bossa, and a lot of you…
- The Midnight Project #217 · 1 h 0 min · Episode 217Midnighters, this one is built on groove. It is late July on the island. The nights barely cool down and everything I play out here lately has that rolling, physical quality…
- The Midnight Project #216 · 1 h 0 min · Episode 216Midnighters, Four Natura Viva Black records in one hour. That was not the plan when I started digging this week, but the label is on a run right now, and it shows. Daniele…
- The Midnight Project #215 · 60 min · Episode 215Midnighters, We open with Achilles, fresh off the Panic release that Thomas Schumacher and A.D.H.S. dropped on Electric Ballroom last Friday. Four days old and already setting…
- The Midnight Project #214 · 1 h 0 min · Episode 214Midnighters, Three days after the midyear special, we are back to regular programming. No looking back this time, just one hour on where techno is heading in the second half of…
- Best of 2026 Techno (So Far) · 1 h 1 minMidnighters, Six months into 2026, and these are the tracks that never left my bag. This is a bonus episode of The Midnight Project. One hour of the records that defined my sets…
- The Midnight Project #213 · 1 h 0 min · Episode 213Midnighters, This week I've got two of my own in the mix. Transmitter sits in the middle of the hour, and Void comes in near the close. There's also a private edit I made of…
