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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!
Shahrooz: “This performance gave an incredible thrill”
Dutch Shahrooz Safarghandi a.k.a. Shahrooz had a suprise-first-gig. Suddenly, he found himself in a large club in Ibiza. He told me about it in 2016. “Without a doubt, I took over.”
Minitech Project: “I was mainly a sound nerd”
Not long after we met, I spoke to Minitech Project about his debut. About his first gig: “A few teenagers were puking in the corner.”
Charmes: “Couldn’t have wished for a better DJ debut”
In 2015 I had a chat with Dutch DJ Charmes about his first gig. “I did feel a kind of healthy tension.”
Several Rooms: “Ultimate setting for a fantastic party”
In 2016 I met charming Italians Andrea Bonaiti and Paolo D’Angelo, also known as DJ duo Several Rooms. That same year I asked them about their first gig, which didn’t quite go as planned. “A huge rainstorm erupted!”
Mike Humphries: “Felt like a baby in that world”
In December 2015 I asked UK techno artist Mike Humphries about his debut. “My first performance happened by accident.”
Lucien Foort: “‘Mate, you play such unique music'”
Dutch dance pioneer Lucien Foort performed in a gospel choir and as rapper named Crypto D. “We had a new kind of sound.”