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Techno is embedded in Harvey McKay’s genes
In 2016 I had the opportunity to sit down with Scottisch techno hero Harvey McKay. We spoke about the past and the future. “My father was an amazing drummer.”
Skuffa (NL): “The response was quite positive”
A birthday party at a motor club. That’s where Dutch hardcore producer and DJ Skuffa had his first gig in front of an audience. In 2015 he told me the story of his DJ debut “The music hit me like a bomb.”
Jaydee (NL): “Just being silly behind the decks”
‘My first DJ gig, what can I say about that?’, whas the first thought that came to Robin Albers’ aka Jaydee’s mind when I asked him for this interview. After giving it some thought, he decided to share the story of his debut with me. “That’s where I got punched in the nose for the first time.”
Raw Underground’s Jasper Wognum (NL): “Pff, I was seriously nervous”
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.”
Georgio Schultz (NL): “All I cared about was music, music and more music”
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.”
Gabriela Penn (DE): “Afterwards, all I felt was love”
As many others, techno talent Gabriela Penn started out with vinyl. She remembers her DJ debut very well. In 2017 she told me her story. “They say: eat bananas when you’re nervous. So I did.”
