My First Gig
Bob Squat (NL): “Happy as a kid in a candy store”
Bob Keller aka dj Bob Squat was present when the legendary Amsterdam Club iT prospered. His first gig took place at a camping disco in a small Dutch town.
My First Gig
My First Gig
BeNRG (NL): “Everybody was completely wasted”
In 2014 BeNRG enthusiasticly talked about his memories of the first time playing for an audience. “The DJ-booth was a scaffolding with a plank and some orange canvas”
My First Gig
Axel Rator (NL): “And then there was house”
Axel Rator has an incredibly vivid memory of the early years of house music. More than that. In 2017 he offered an intimate view into the history of house that exceeds the also original story of his first gig.
My First Gig
BEC (UK): “It was a great vibe! Lots of energy”
In 2017 Marceline interviewed the British Rebecca Godfrey aka DJ/producer BEC about her debut. “That first gig was such a big deal to me.
My First Gig
Marciana/Back to Mars (BR): “It felt like a bubble emerged in the air”
Marciana remenisced with Marceline about the beginning of her DJ career and her first gig ever. “I actually had two first gigs.”
My First Gig
Charlotte De Witte (BE): “That gig was the worst of the worst”
Techno-heroin Charlotte de Witte tells about her first encounter with dance music. “I discovered my love for electronic music when I was 16 and went to study in Ghent. Logically this implied me exploring the nightlife. It felt like a revelation.
My First Gig
Cristian Varela (ESP): “My family wasn’t happy that I was playing in a bar”
In 2015 Marceline interviewed the Spanish DJ/producer Cristian Varela. “My family wasn’t particularly happy that, at that age, I was playing in a bar.”
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Baba (NL): “Birthday present from Spider Willem”
Marceline interviewed numerous DJs about their debut. This episode she had a chat with the Dutch DJ Baba. “My first real gig was a birthday present from Spider Willem.”
My First Gig
Brent Spar (NL): ‘Fuck me, this is even easier than vinyl
This edition of the feature My First Gig Marceline had a chat with Dennis Kaandorp aka DJ Brent Spar.
My First Gig
Raffaele Rizzi (IT): “Little nostalgic when thinking about my debut”
In March 2017 Marceline interviewed the charismatic and driven Italian techno DJ/producer Raffaele Rizzi about his DJ-debut in Naples. Raffaele remembers: “The audience was really young, warm and responsive.”
My First Gig
Quazar (NL): “I immediately knew that my future would be in producing dance music”
Marcy interviewed numerous DJ’s about their debut. In 2016 she had a chat for DJMag.nl with ‘Mr. Welcome To The Future’ aka Quazar aka Gert van Veen.
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Addict (NL): “Dreams and ambitions? Get out of here!”
If someone survived numerable obstacles and is still on all levels alive and kicking, it’s Ruud Hansen aka DJ Addict.
