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.”
In 2015 I had a chat with Dutch DJ Charmes about his first gig. “I did feel a kind of healthy tension.”
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!”
In December 2015 I asked UK techno artist Mike Humphries about his debut. “My first performance happened by accident.”
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.”
Trial & error. Those words apply to the start of Rombout Wagenaar’s DJ career. “No stupid pedestal!”
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.
In April 2017 I interviewed Swedish techno-DJ and producer Christian Smith about his debut. “People thought I had played too many ‘big’ tracks.”
The second time we ran into each other was during ADE 2015. Seghment (UK) I talked for hours. In 2016 I interviewed him about his first gig. “Everyone and no-one were there.”
We go back to 2016, when we met. Soon after, I spoke Dutch Ricardo Carota about his first gig. “I was rewarded by the sight of all these happy, dancing people.”
I met Dutch DJ/producer Paul Dirks during ADE, where he played. About his first gig he said: “After two good transitions I lost that nervousness.”
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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!