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We all have our first times. Want to know that special moment of Charlotte De Witte, Enrico Sangiuliano, Nicole Moudaber, Secret Cinema and many others? Maybe I interviewed your favorite dance icon about it. Check it out!
VJ Yantra: “‘Eh, ma’am, are you the VJ?’”
One of the people I met in The Recycle Lounge Gallery Club in Amsterdam is VJ Yantra. Not soon after that she told me about her first VJ gig. “Would I be able captivate the crowd’s attention all night long?”
Celeste: “Learned to play at Dano’s house”
In 2014 Dutch DJ Celeste told me about the beginning of her DJ career. “Dano and Dimitri taught me how to play.”
Will Wee: ”Amazing interaction with the crowd!”
We met in the JD Williams Whiskey Bar in Amsterdam during ADE 2016. Not long after that Will Wee told me about his first gig. ”I prepared the set down to the smallest detail.”
A.Paul: “This issue totally sabotaged my set”
Portugese DJ/producer A.Paul’s first gig didn’t quite work out as planned. “For a moment, I was horrified.”
The Boy With the Broken Record: “‘How hard can it be?’”
From the moment I met Rens Mors aka DJ The Boy With The Broken Record I was charmed by this young man. In 2017 he told me the story of his DJ debut. “I had to beg for headphones.”
Monde: “Like a bat out of hell I picked a record”
In 2014 Monde told me about his first gig. “Neuv said: ‘I have to take care of something, fill in for me’. And he was gone.”