Olympias Marras: “Nerves are part of the thrill”
We met in 2017, and Irish Olympias Marras, now living in Amsterdam, told me about her DJ debut in May of that year. “I just played what I wanted.”
We met in 2017, and Irish Olympias Marras, now living in Amsterdam, told me about her DJ debut in May of that year. “I just played what I wanted.”
In 2016 I interviewed the talented and sympathetic Dutch techno DJ/producer Sceptical C about his entrance in the 90’s dance scene.
In de past decade we had many good times together. In 2016 Axel Doorman told me about his first gig. “Sweaty, shaking hand.”
In 2016 Marcy Goes Wild interviewed Monoline about their DJ debut. “We had just stared producing together.”
Immediately at our first meet we simply connected. Music-wise and personalty-wise. So, it was inevitable that Mischa Duncan would tell me the story of his first gig. It was quite a road yet he persisted!
The Spanish Toni Varga had his first gig in his hometown La Coruña. He was 20. In October 2015 he told me the story of his DJ debut.
Dutch DJ Tek-No-Bee got inspired by the likes of Dave Clarke, Jeff Mills and Carl Cox. In 2015 he told me about his first gig. “When it was my turn to play, it wasn’t very crowded yet.”
Marcel Sprenger aka Marcel-S’s first informal gig was at his cousin’s birthday party. In 2015 he told me about the experience. “Afterwards people came up to me and asked if there was a chance that I would continue to play.”
During ADE 2015 DJ/producer Guy J performed in Amsterdam. We had a short chat about his first gig. “The crowd was young, open minded and hungry for new music.”
Spanish tech house DJ/producer Rafa Barrios debuted in one of the most important venues in Madrid. “I had the opportunity to play together with Chus & Ceballos.”
The British DJ/producer Paul Sparkes had been Amsterdam-based for quite a while. In 2015 he told me about his first gig. “The venue stunk of stale beer and ashtrays.”
We met during ADE 2014 and became friends. In 2016 Daniel Gavilán aka DJ/producer Greencross even stayed at our house during ADE. Of course, in the meantime I had interviewed him about his DJ debut. “I wanted to impress every single girl.”
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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!