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DJ José: “I was sweating bullets”
It’s 40 years ago since DJ José played his first gig. He told me about it: “My choice of records was appreciated from the start.”
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14/04/2023
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Paul Hazendonk: “First gig in Paul Elstak’s radio-show”
During ADE 2017 we accidentally bumped into each other. Of course, the conversation quickly turned to Paul Hazendonk’s first gig. It all started with a DJ contest.
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31/03/2023
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Max E Groove: “We were extremely eager”
My love goes way back with UK DJ Max E Groove, but I met this super nice man in 2015. Not soon after that, he told me about his first gig. The memory makes him laugh: “We waited by the stage entrance with our records in milk crates.”
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24/03/2023
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Lorenzo: “The man said: ‘Boy, you will go far'”
We met in 2011 and became instant friends. In April 2016 I interviewed Lorenzo about his first gig. He remembers a mistake that turned out as a surprise.
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17/03/2023
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Kipa: “Beautiful break in clumsy set”
What Kipa learned from his first gig? In 2017 he told me. “No liquids near the gear.”
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10/03/2023
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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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13/02/2023
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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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15/12/2022
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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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13/11/2022
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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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07/11/2022
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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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31/10/2022
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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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23/09/2022
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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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07/09/2022
