Hessle Audio co-owner Pearson Sound (aka British producer/DJ David Kennedy, aka Ramadanman) has been an important tastemaker and creative presence in global dance-music culture for the past decade. Eight years ago in these pages, I wrote that Kennedy is “known for his labyrinthine rhythms and sophisticated sound palette in the future-bass petri dish of experimentation. Amid all the brainy beat convolutions and exploratory textures, Pearson Sound infuses a soulfulness that keeps things from getting clinical.” All of that holds true today. This Depth event might be the smartest way this month to sweat off your holiday overindulgences. by Dave Segal