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Charly (Charly & Nazzz): “Next DJ didn’t turn up”
By chance, I got to visit Charel Visser a.k.a. DJ Charly in the holy grail. Of course he had already told me about his first gig. “I was high with adrenaline.”
Alexander Koning: “Afraid of looking like a fool”
Multitalent Alexander Koning remembers his first gig very well. In 2014 he told me about it. “The organizer had prepared a small practical joke.”
Buurman Van Dalen: “My mates were super proud”
Buurman Van Dalen is a talented musician. In 2017 he reminisced with me about his DJ debut. “Seeing all those dancing people gave me goosebumps!”
Miss Wendy: “Playing with shaking legs”
Someone once told me that Miss Wendy sort of is the ‘inventor’ of hardclub. In 2014 she told me about her first gig. “The DJ booth was placed on a hay wagon.”
Tom Hades: “Baptism in front of 4000 Colombians”
Tom Hades and I have met several times since 2014. Of course, one of our interviews, was about his first gig. “What more could a DJ want?!”
Ziv Avriel: “Dreams do come true”
In the nineties, Israelian DJ/producer Ziv Avriel left his home country to try his luck in The Netherlands. In 2015 he told me his story. “I had barely heard of beatmatching.”
