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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!
AlBird: ‘No pictures in Berlin clubs’
We had met a few times before. This finally led to an interview about AlBird’s first gig. “Frustrated with all those commercial tracks.”
DJ Agent Orange: “‘Crowd control’ the right way”
When we met during ADE 2019, we immediately talked about his first gig. DJ Agent Orange’s first significant gig took place in Kansas City. “It was a thing to mix with three decks.”
DJ Surgeles: “That feeling is indescribable”
For this edition, I spoke with the Dutch techno talent Kole Leijen, better known as the producer DJ Surgeles. Of course, he still remembers how it all began. “Thousands of people danced along in the parade!”
Nicole Moudaber: “Suffered from stage fright”
In 2014, I interviewed techno queen Nicole Moudaber several times. One of these interviews, of course, was about her first gig.
SpeakerFreakz: “Important that people believe in you”
In 2015, I interviewed Dutch artist SpeakerFreakz, about his DJ debut. “When you had a gig, you brought your record bag.”
Mladen Tomic: “Stage fright, excitement, happiness and pride”
During ADE 2016, I visited my regular spot: In Deep’n Dance Records in Amsterdam. There I met Mladen Tomic. We agreed that I would interview him about his debut. “I still feel that same adrenalin.”