Marcel Sprenger aka Marcel-S’s first informal gig was at his cousin’s birthday party. In 2015 he told me about the experience. “Afterwards people came up to me and asked if there was a chance that I would continue to play.”
During ADE 2015 DJ/producer Guy J performed in Amsterdam. We had a short chat about his first gig. “The crowd was young, open minded and hungry for new music.”
Spanish tech house DJ/producer Rafa Barrios debuted in one of the most important venues in Madrid. “I had the opportunity to play together with Chus & Ceballos.”
They will celebrate their fifth anniversary at the end of this year: The Incrowd. Paolo Gambirasi and Hans Pruis, aka Mr. Milano, who are the
We encounter a remarkable man with an intriguing story. That becomes quickly evident during the enjoyable conversation I had with DJ/producer Oded Nir. Musical success
The British DJ/producer Paul Sparkes had been Amsterdam-based for quite a while. In 2015 he told me about his first gig. “The venue stunk of stale beer and ashtrays.”
We met during ADE 2014 and became friends. In 2016 Daniel Gavilán aka DJ/producer Greencross even stayed at our house during ADE. Of course, in the meantime I had interviewed him about his DJ debut. “I wanted to impress every single girl.”
We met in 2011 and we became friends. Pim Verhaagen aka DJ Vortex’ first gig took place in 1999. In 2014 he told me the story of his DJ debut. “Everybody lit up starlets.”
In 2011 Kiki Toao and I met during the Cannabis Liberation Festival in Amsterdam. In 2014 we spoke about her first gig.
Dennis Price and I go back to 2010. Unfortunately Dennis passed away in 2017. In the years before we built a friendship and in 2014 he shared the story of his first gig with me. “Everything was right, this was god’s house.”
It hasn’t been that long since Ramon Brouwer aka DJ Nomar won the YWSTD DJ contest. In 2014 he told me the story of his first gig. “Finally, this was my moment! I was ecstatic!”
We met in 2010 and in 2016 I interviewed Dutch DJ/producer Misja Xampl about his first gig. “After three months of spending sixteen hours a day behind the turntables, I was able to mix perfectly.”
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