Raw Underground-member Jasper Wognum started his music career solo. His first gig took place in 1991. In 2014 he told me his story. “That’s when I learned: never leave the house without your vinyl.”
When we met in 2015, we appeared to share several good friends. No wonder that we instantly got along as well. Dutch DJ/producer Georgio Schultz remembers his first gig in Haarlem very well. “My DJ debut was at a party in a large town house.”
Techno talent Gabriela Penn started out with vinyl. She remembers her debut well. In 2017 she told me her story. Her remedy for nerves: bananas!
In December 2015 Fire Between Us told me about his first gig in his hometown Zwolle. He can still feel the rush.
At the time of his first gig Paulus DB played mostly reggae and dance-hall. His audience? Pimply boys and screaming girls.
Edwin Rutgers talks vividly about his first gig, which was more than simply playing. He was on a mission!
In 2006 Felix Kröcher was elected Best New DJ. In 2015 we had a chat about his debut. He admits that he made plenty mistakes.
The Australian Damion Pell performed In 2016 Damion Pell and me spoke about his DJ debut. He feels that DJing is an honor.
Calm Chor had a challenging DJ-debut at a 5-star nightclub. He had to work with two faders per channel and small fiddly EQ knobs.
Buddy Suwijn was a late-bloomer. In 2015 we talked about his first gig, where he unexpectedly was the only DJ.
In 2016 ZaVen told me about his first gig. When he saw how the crowd was dreaming away, it tasted like more.
Wesdex is also known as ‘the green designer’. In 2015 he told me about his first gig. He found out that the sound in a DJ-booth was quite different than his bedroom sound.
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Marcy Goes Wild = Marceline Geelen. I’m a Dutch dance journalist who had numerous interviews with international dance producers and DJs. Read their personal and unique stories!
