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Monde (NL): “Like a bat out of hell I picked a record”
In 2014 Monde told me about his first gig. “Neuv said: ‘I have to take care of something, fill in for me’. And he was gone.”
My First Gig
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Sander Bottaio (NL): “I still prefer vinyl”
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.”
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DJ Jurgen (NL): “Still in love with this amazing music”
In 2014 Dutch DJ/producer Jurgen told me the story of his first gig. “I had no clue what records I would find in my flight bag.”
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Ricky da Dragon (NL): “It was in a church, of all places”
In 2016 Ricky da Dragon told me his coming-of-dance-story. “Wow, that must have been 38 years ago.”
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Michel Becks (NL): “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.
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Pat Baker (NL): “As ready as I could be!”
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.”
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Orlando Voorn (NL): “I received a standing ovation”
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.”
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Neuv (NL): “I was literally carried around”
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.
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Ninna V (PRT): “Once I started, I got into the flow”
Portugese Ines Ninna Ramada aka techno DJ/producer Ninna V remembers her first gig very well: “Honestly, I was a train wreck.”
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Gino Lightner (USA): “In the end, I won them over”
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.”
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Enrico Sangiuliano (ITA): “24 hours of pure madness”
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’.”
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Lisa Lashes (UK): “I was shitting myself”
In 2016 I interviewed Lisa Lashes about her DJ debut. “Unknown to me, two promoters were on board.”
