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.”
Dutch dance pioneer Lucien Foort performed in a gospel choir and as rapper named Crypto D. “We had a new kind of sound.”
In 2016 I asked Klaudia Gawlas about her first gig. “In those days there weren’t many women playing, so I knew that people were going to watch exactly what I was doing.”
I got to know Dutch DJ/producer Dennis van de Geer at one of his first Buzz! Events. In November 2015 he told me about his intended debut story. The one that didn’t take place…
Jeroen Verheij a.k.a. producer & live techno artist Secret Cinema is refreshingly down to earth and open. In May 2017 I interviewed him about his DJ debut. “After that first gig, it was ‘live’ or die!”
Trial & error. Those words apply to the start of Rombout Wagenaar’s DJ career. “No stupid pedestal!”
We all have first times for everything. Our first step, our first love, our first joint, our first kiss, our first pill, our first house
It’s 40 years ago since DJ José played his first gig. He told me about it: “My choice of records was appreciated from the start.”
During ADE 2017 we accidentally bumped into each other. Of course, the conversation quickly turned to Paul Hazendonk’s first gig. It all started with a DJ contest.
My love goes way back with UK DJ Max E Groove, but I met this super nice man in 2015. Not soon after that, he told me about his first gig. The memory makes him laugh: “We waited by the stage entrance with our records in milk crates.”
We met in 2011 and became instant friends. In April 2016 I interviewed Lorenzo about his first gig. He remembers a mistake that turned out as a surprise.
What Kipa learned from his first gig? In 2017 he told me. “No liquids near the gear.”
In 2017 UK DJ Joe Farr told me about his first gig. “The first time that I took half a pill.”
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Marcy Goes Wild = Marceline Geelen. I’m a Dutch dance journalist who had numerous interviews with international dance producers and DJs. Read their personal and unique stories!