Gabriela Penn: “Afterwards, all I felt was love”
Techno talent Gabriela Penn started out with vinyl. She remembers her debut well. In 2017 she told me her story. Her remedy for nerves: bananas!
Techno talent Gabriela Penn started out with vinyl. She remembers her debut well. In 2017 she told me her story. Her remedy for nerves: bananas!
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.
Edwin Rutgers talks vividly about his first gig, which was more than simply playing. He was on a mission!
In 2006 Felix Kröcher was elected Best New DJ. In 2015 we had a chat about his debut. He admits that he made plenty mistakes.
The Australian Damion Pell performed In 2016 Damion Pell and me spoke about his DJ debut. He feels that DJing is an honor.
Calm Chor had a challenging DJ-debut at a 5-star nightclub. He had to work with two faders per channel and small fiddly EQ knobs.
Buddy Suwijn was a late-bloomer. In 2015 we talked about his first gig, where he unexpectedly was the only DJ.
In 2016 ZaVen told me about his first gig. When he saw how the crowd was dreaming away, it tasted like more.
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.
In 2015 Roberto DaVinci told me his intriguing coming-of-age-DJ story. At that age, being nervous was not an issue.
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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!