In 2014 I met Portugese DJ/producer and label owner A.Paul for a feature interview. He talked about how he got into techno and about the illness that changed his outlook on life. “I am now much more aware of my existence.”
Chilean DJ/producer Daniela Haverbeck and I often saw each other at Ruigoord. In 2016 we had a chat about her first gig(s). “I simply played both sides of every vinyl.”
When DJ Cellie and I run into each other, we always hug and have a laugh. About his first gig he told me: “I realized: pre-programmed DJing didn’t work.”
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.”
During ADE 2015 I ran into Stefano and Marco Ranieri a.k.a. Thirdone. In 2016 they told me the story of their first gig. “We didn’t expect this many people!”
Dutch DJ Sander Bottaio is a true techno lover. In 2015 I asked him about his first gig. “The VJ thought that my set was the best of the evening.”
Pat Baker has been professionally around for many years but Dancefair 2016 is where we met. Of course he told me the story of his first gig. “A huge stage on Liberation Day.”
An inspiring conversation with Tom Hades about dreams, experimenting, passionate people, ‘the shit-solver’, the game computer, his ‘sugar sound’ and and his biggest icon Frank de Wulff.
Orlando Voorn is one of those rough diamonds with a big heart. In 2015 this legendary house pioneer told me the story of his first gig: “Johnny was literally crying.”
Portugese Ines Ninna Ramada aka techno DJ/producer Ninna V remembers her first gig very well: “Honestly, I was a train wreck.”
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.”
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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!
