Producer, DJ, live performer.

Jan Kincl is a Croatian music producer, DJ, and live performer, moving between house, techno, and jazz. Jan’s music has been released on international labels including BBE Records, Far Out Recordings, Sonar Kollektiv, Oye Black Label and Get Physical, and his tracks have been remixed by Alton Miller, Gene Hunt, Kai Alcé, Trinidadian Deep, and Gari Romalis. Through his work with Cycle Records and Cycle Studio Zagreb, Jan maintains an active presence locally and internationally.

International media have described Jan as “one of the most interesting artists emerging from the region.” His debut album, In Plain Sight, recorded with French keyboardist Regis Kattie, was described as “one of the most significant pieces of regional contemporary dance music.” The album received support from Laurent Garnier, Derrick Carter, Alton Miller, Jazzanova, Volcov, Tony Humphries, Lefto, Claude Young, Jimpster, DJ Bone, Mark Grusane, Kai Alcé, and others. “The funk’s all over this project!” remarked NDATL’s Kai Alcé, while French pioneer Laurent Garnier described it as “Superb deepness!”

Jan’s productions extend beyond standard club formats. During this period, he released a remix for Brazilian legend Ivan Mamão Conti from Azymuth on Far Out Recordings, reimagined two tracks for German jazz-funk band Key Elements on Jazzanova’s Sonar Kollektiv label, and paid homage to Croatian music folklore with a reinterpretation of Radojka Šverko’s Kud Plovi Ovaj Brod, a special 50th-anniversary release of this 1970 chanson classic.

His catalog includes releases across labels like BBE Records, PDV Records, Get Physical, Oye Black Label, and Save The Groove, gathering support from DJs worldwide, including Alex Barck (Jazzanova), Ben Sims, Osunlade, Rick Wade, Robert Owens, Santiago Salazar, Lakuti, Lefto, Orlando Voorn, Afrikan Sciences, Mark Flash, Norm Talley, Pablo Valentino, DJ Nobu, Rainer Trueby, Gene Hunt, Javonntte, Scott Grooves, and others.

At the 2022 Elector Croatian Electronic Music Awards, Jan received three awards, including “Best House Single” for Suede (Get Physical), along with two additional awards for his production work on two different VA compilations. Around the same time, releases on Deep Inspiration Show Records led to two tours across South Africa and Lesotho.

Currently, Jan is focused on Cycle Records, which he opened with his For A Minute EP — the label’s first 12″ — written and produced at Cycle Studio in Zagreb. The EP features two remixes by Chicago house legend Gene Hunt, who said, “I loved the way the original had such an old-school feel to it, jazzy vibes with a ’70s touch… It reminds me of something that Moodymann would make. A ’94 vibe, Detroit and Chicago combo.” Further releases continued in this direction, including Andrej Laseech’s Rising Soul with remixes by Kez YM and Kincl, his own If You Don’t Get It, It’s Not for You, and reissues of earlier works such as Grind and Sugar. The latest release, Lights Out (CYCLE-06), includes two remixes by Trinidadian Deep.

A new live show unit is also in motion. Jan is now joined on keyboards by Ishfaq, an Irish producer and multi-instrumentalist, who worked on the Searchlight remix of Sensual by Goldie for the 25th anniversary of Timeless, and has contributed to several of Jan’s tracks, including 3300 Gratiot Ave, For A Minute, and Daylight. In early 2026, they completed their first South African tour and are currently working on a new album.

Alongside his work as an artist, Jan runs Cycle Studio Zagreb, a sound design and music production facility, and has taught the “History of Electronic Music” at United Pop Academy’s Music & Sound department for over a decade.