Neon Lichter

Growing up between New York and the suburbs of Toronto, where they absorbed music and inspiration from the library music shelves and many late-night blog trawls, Jason Rule (Neonlichter) cut their teeth on college radio in Hamilton, DJing before they could even legally take part in their city’s nightlife. Created both as a means to channel their growing love for all things dance music and to learn how to DJ, Jason started Astral Travelling in late 2010, and hosted it for 8 years alongside a number of local and international talents including Andi Hanley, Bradley Zero, Ciel, and Orphx. A year studying in Leeds introduced them to a vibrant young scene they felt was missing at home, and inspired them to start a residency in Hamilton, later interning with The Bunker and WFMU in New York. 

They studied sound art as part of their degree at McMaster University, and was part of the Cybernetic Orchestra live-coding ensemble, performing around Canada and Germany, and composing the title track from the sophomore album Shift. They released a solo tape with Xylem in 2021 and collaboratively with Dastgamachine in 2025.

Currently based between New York and Montréal, Jason hosts a monthly show on n10.as, as well as Playing Out Of Time on East Village Radio twice a month, curates the Days Of Steam podcast series, and forms 1/3 of Dastgamachine with Moudy Schricker and Caleb Klager.  A versatile DJ, they’ve opened for and played alongside the likes of Vladimir Ivkovic, David August, Kiernan Laveaux, Gigi Masin, Mike Servito, Paquita Gordon, Scott Zacharias, and Jessy Lanza, while mixes for such established platforms as Brilliant Corners, Invisible City, Red Light Radio, and Mysteries Of The Deep - showcase the depth of their digging and their knack for finding contrasts and polymorphic textures across genres.