Michel Becks: “Always full house”
Michel Becks started playing at an early age. “Because we were too young, clubs were a no-go for us.” In 2014 I talked to him about the early start of his DJ career.
Michel Becks started playing at an early age. “Because we were too young, clubs were a no-go for us.” In 2014 I talked to him about the early start of his DJ career.
In 1990 Marcel Neuvel aka DJ Neuv had a strong opinion about the dance scene. “I was known as a criticaster.” In 2014 he told me the story of his first gig.
In 2014 American DJ/producer Gino Lightner told me the story of his DJ debut. “I convinced them that a DJ was more cost-effective.”
We met at an ADE network event in 2014. That same year Italian DJ/producer Enrico Sangiuliano told met the story of his first gig. “For the first time I realized the real meaning of the word ‘amazing’.”
We met in 2016 at a beach party in Noordwijk (NL). Of course, I seized the moment and asked Spanish DJ/producer Marc Dosem if I could interview him about his DJ debut. A few months later I did. “We rented a ‘secret’ house halfway some mountain.”
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.”
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.”
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.”
In December 2015 Fire Between Us told me about his first gig in his hometown Zwolle. He can still feel the rush.
At the time of his first gig Paulus DB played mostly reggae and dance-hall. His audience? Pimply boys and screaming girls.
Wesdex is also known as ‘the green designer’. In 2015 he told me about his first gig. He found out that the sound in a DJ booth was quite different than his bedroom sound.
Uner started performing at a very young age. From piano he went to dance music. In 2015 we spoke about his DJ debut.
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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!