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Joe Farr: “So this is what happens at parties!”
In 2017 UK DJ Joe Farr told me about his first gig. “The first time that I took half a pill.”
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Hoj: “A bit of a neat freak”
Hoj remisced with me about his first gig in a Californian coffeeshop in 1999. He was 21, so just old enough to drink. To make sure that the vinyl didn’t skip, he wiped each one of them with an old vinyl brush.
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David Leese: ”Immediately felt in my element”
After two spontaneous run-ins it was time to interview Dutch DJ David Leese about his first gig. He could play his own records in a “not too hectic environment.”
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Christian Smith: “Not a very good warm-up DJ”
In April 2017 I interviewed Swedish techno-DJ and producer Christian Smith about his debut. “People thought I had played too many ‘big’ tracks.”
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32Stitches: “Father’s opinion matters most”
In December 2017 I had the opportunity to interview the Indian 32Stitches about his first gig. He remembers it very well: “It was an experiment that ended up flooding the place with people.”
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Seghment: “The crowd was very cool indeed”
The second time we ran into each other was during ADE 2015. Seghment (UK) I talked for hours. In 2016 I interviewed him about his first gig. “Everyone and no-one were there.”
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Ricardo Carota: “It was a leap of faith”
We go back to 2016, when we met. Soon after, I spoke Dutch Ricardo Carota about his first gig. “I was rewarded by the sight of all these happy, dancing people.”
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Paul Dirks: “The audience went wild”
I met Dutch DJ/producer Paul Dirks during ADE, where he played. About his first gig he said: “After two good transitions I lost that nervousness.”
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Nicole Moudaber: “Eat, drink, breathe and shit music”
In 2014, on a cold and windy day, Nicole Moudaber sat down with me for an interview in Zaandam. We ended up talking for over 1,5 hours. This is the result.
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Irregular Synth: “Felt a tremendous sense of calm”
Vincenzo Palumbo a.k.a. Irregular Synth’s first official gig took place in The Netherlands. “My parents had to give permission for the flight because I was only seventeen.”
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Hellboy: “Extremely critical of myself”
The Polish hard techno DJ/producer Hellboy had his first gig at a techno party in Krakau, that he had organized himself. “Most of all I was very excited!”
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Markus Schulz: “I want the fun back in trance”
In 2014 I interviewed trance hero Markus Schulz about his life in Germany and later in the USA, where he still resides. His goal was ‘to bring the fun back in trance’.
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