- Veteran London DJ and producer Bushwacka! has signed with NGE Booking for global live music representation, excluding North and South America, with agent Luke Passmore leading the deal.
- The signing follows a prolific stretch of releases on Defected, Nervous Records, and Sublevel Music, plus an active collaborative run with Carl Cox, Archie Hamilton, and Darius Syrossian.
- Bushwacka!'s 2026 schedule is already stacked. His Pikes Ibiza residency at 528 Ibiza continues into its tenth year, running every Tuesday from May 26 to October 6, alongside confirmed dates in Asia, Europe, and regular appearances at Refuge in Brooklyn.
- NGE Booking has been on a notable signing streak, recently adding Alex Culross and the Di Chiara Brothers to its roster.
Bushwacka!, the veteran London DJ and producer born Matthew Benjamin, has officially signed with NGE Booking for global live music and touring representation, excluding North and South America.
Agent Luke Passmore will handle the booking duties at the London-based agency, which was founded in 2013 and also represents Jamie Jones, Patrick Topping, and Alan Fitzpatrick.
Bushwacka! arrives at NGE at serious momentum. His ten-release deal with the Defected group has kept him active in the studio, with recent output including Bolt/Trent on Doc Martin‘s Sublevel Music imprint and Push The Rope on Nervous Records, all while collaborating and remixing alongside Carl Cox, Archie Hamilton, and Darius Syrossian. A brand-new album is also in the pipeline.
On the live front, Bushwacka! is confirmed across Asia and Europe in 2026, with regular appearances at Refuge in Brooklyn and a slot in the stacked Pikes Presents lineup at 528 Ibiza, a residency entering its tenth year, running Tuesdays from May 26 to October 6 alongside the likes of Bonobo and Fatboy Slim.
The move mirrors NGE’s recent acquisition strategy. The agency signed Alex Culross for global representation excluding North and South America earlier this year, and brought the Di Chiara Brothers on board for worldwide representation.
Beyond touring, Bushwacka! has spent the past year constructing The Mothership, a state-of-the-art Dolby Atmos studio, which is set to power his next chapter of productions.
Over 30 years into a career shaped by the London Acid House explosion, his role in the legendary duo Layo & Bushwacka!, and four artist albums alongside landmark residencies at The End, 2026 is shaping up to be one of his most active years yet.
Takeaways
This signing is a clear signal that Bushwacka! is entering a new, structured phase of his international career.
NGE Booking doesn’t typically sign artists without clear touring demand, and the territory carve-out, keeping the Americas separate, suggests existing representation or deal structures are already in play there.
This is a smart move: NGE gives him a European-facing infrastructure at a time when his live schedule is genuinely packed.
Does a new album + new agency + new studio in the same year mark the biggest strategic reset of Bushwacka!’s solo career? Does the Pikes Ibiza tenth-year milestone signal a Layo & Bushwacka! reunion push in 2026?
