{"id":18372,"date":"2020-07-27T11:29:23","date_gmt":"2020-07-27T11:29:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/marcygoeswild.com\/?p=18372"},"modified":"2022-11-23T16:30:35","modified_gmt":"2022-11-23T16:30:35","slug":"buddy-suwijn-nl-rum-coke-on-side-and-i-was-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marcygoeswild.com\/buddy-suwijn-nl-rum-coke-on-side-and-i-was-on\/","title":{"rendered":"Buddy Suwijn: &#8220;Rum-coke on the side and I was on!&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"18372\" class=\"elementor elementor-18372\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-abad116 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"abad116\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4dd6afe\" data-id=\"4dd6afe\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9e080f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d9e080f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 18-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Buddy Suwijn is not only talented but also has a heart of gold. He's always there for a person in need. In 2015 we talked about his first gig. \"I played at a New Year\u2019s party in a castle in Zeeuws-Vlaanderen.\"<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7f70c58 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7f70c58\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3358792\" data-id=\"3358792\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b321973 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b321973\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 18-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cMy first gig? Hmm, I am a late bloomer when it comes to performing. I bought my first hiphop and elektro vinyls in 1982 at record store Attalos, situated on the Amstelveense Weg in Amsterdam. I had no money for Technics turntables in those days. Even then, they cost a monthly salary. Fortunately, one of my neighbors owned two Technics. They probably \u2018fell off a truck\u2019 but managed to stay in mint condition.\u201d (laughs)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bfbf0b3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bfbf0b3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6b8a2a6\" data-id=\"6b8a2a6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8201209 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8201209\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 18-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"406\" src=\"https:\/\/marcygoeswild.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Buddy-Suwijn-foto-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18378\" alt=\"Buddy Suwijn behind the decks\" srcset=\"https:\/\/marcygoeswild.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Buddy-Suwijn-foto-2.jpg 640w, https:\/\/marcygoeswild.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Buddy-Suwijn-foto-2-300x190.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-56419cc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"56419cc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c3c262\" data-id=\"1c3c262\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7240805 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7240805\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Focus on photography<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cd25f88 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cd25f88\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-83e1459\" data-id=\"83e1459\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c707ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c707ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cWhen I moved a few years later, I had all these records. Because my love for music was still big, I gave all of those 12\u201d\u2019s away to befriended DJs, who were really happy with them. I chose to focus on my other love, photography. In those days I was partying a lot in the legendary Amsterdam clubs RoXY, iT and MaZZo and I had been helping out there as well. On top of that, I had done my bit for <a title=\"Also check the Dutch review of Eddy De Clercq's book\" href=\"\/eddy-de-clercq-laat-de-nacht-nooit-eindigen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eddy De Clercq<\/a>\u2019s Testlab in club Escape. So, after a while, when I lost interest in the photography, I was ready for something new. It was time to return to the music. By then, I had the money, so I purchased a nice Denon CD 3500-S set and started playing again. First mostly at home or at birthday parties.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-80cc2fb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"80cc2fb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aa0e399\" data-id=\"aa0e399\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b0137a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0b0137a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Friends4Friends<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8763d63 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8763d63\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0272f78\" data-id=\"0272f78\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d2c42a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9d2c42a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cFrom 2004 till 2012 I initiated my own Friends4Friends-parties. Together with six old RoXY-friends, we organized those events at several locations, for example in the Catacombs in Amsterdam. They were always theme nights and always sold-out. <a title=\"Also check DJ Paolo's first gig\" href=\"\/my-first-gig-paolo-mr-milano-nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Incrowd\u2019s DJ Paolo<\/a> started out with us in those days.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fc43ce0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fc43ce0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b0d9cac\" data-id=\"b0d9cac\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ec2a65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1ec2a65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Castle<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9fd8f17 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9fd8f17\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-15196ed\" data-id=\"15196ed\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-374a4cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"374a4cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cSix years ago, I finally had the gig that I consider to be my real first gig. I was 43 by then and people started approaching me in Dutch with a formal \u2018you\u2019!\u201d (laughs) \u201cAnyway, I played at a New Year\u2019s Eve party in a castle in Zeeuws-Vlaanderen (NL). Wooferland-organizers Lars and Manon had lent me an amplifier and some speakers. My set started at 8 PM.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7f7cbc1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7f7cbc1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0a796e1\" data-id=\"0a796e1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a93440 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9a93440\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Diehards<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-48a9cd7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"48a9cd7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ab25263\" data-id=\"ab25263\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cb4e60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1cb4e60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cI was quite nervous, because the audience was experienced and they were all diehards in the party scene. Of course, I had prepared myself well at home, so I arrived with a whole bunch of CDs. Also, I had made a folder with my favorites. I started off well and apart from a few mistakes \u2013 no, I\u2019m not blaming the rum-cokes \u2013 I succeeded in creating a nice set. Until 15 minutes before midnight.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9d35a17 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9d35a17\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c872f17\" data-id=\"c872f17\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e886ec3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e886ec3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/marcygoeswild.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Buddy-Suwijn-Foto-3-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18391\" alt=\"Buddy Suwijn at work behind the decks\" srcset=\"https:\/\/marcygoeswild.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Buddy-Suwijn-Foto-3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/marcygoeswild.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Buddy-Suwijn-Foto-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/marcygoeswild.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Buddy-Suwijn-Foto-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/marcygoeswild.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Buddy-Suwijn-Foto-3-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/marcygoeswild.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Buddy-Suwijn-Foto-3.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f17c81b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f17c81b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0cec119\" data-id=\"0cec119\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5919763 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5919763\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Memorable<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-94ea552 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"94ea552\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e2de9e8\" data-id=\"e2de9e8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ca5463 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9ca5463\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cDuring the fireworks, I asked who was going to play after me. \u2018Ehhh, what do you mean, another DJ?\u2019, the organizer stumbled. I was the only DJ. Huh?! \u2018Okay, then we\u2019re going to finish it as well\u2019, I thought by myself. Rum-coke on the side and I was on! At a half past midnight I picked up where I left off until, at 5.30 AM, I thought I\u2019d done enough. It had been a long and memorable night. Fortunately, I had brought enough tracks to keep everyone dancing.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5b3e97a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5b3e97a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d81fde\" data-id=\"3d81fde\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0856b4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0856b4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Michel Becks<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0b05893 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0b05893\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e744b88\" data-id=\"e744b88\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdcf7a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cdcf7a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cAfter that, I changed to Traktor. My career really took off after a performance at a party organized by <a title=\"Like this? Also check Michel Beck's unique story!\" href=\"\/michel-becks-nl-it-was-always-full-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Michel Becks<\/a> in de Lichtfabriek in Haarlem. I was immediately invited by Jan Fab to play at New Year\u2019s Eve in his club RLGC44. Since then, I\u2019ve been playing regularly in Amsterdam at Club NL, Club Lite, Club Arena and club RLGC44.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c5bd953 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c5bd953\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-36e5f6f\" data-id=\"36e5f6f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-820acab elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"820acab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Honorable task<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0405419 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0405419\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-335c436\" data-id=\"335c436\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0114039 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0114039\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cBy now, the nerves have been replaced by pure joy, from the first second when I start playing. I\u2019m super happy that I picked up the music again. I like to be the opening-DJ because I think that this is the hardest and the most fun. It\u2019s challenging to make the crowd feel at ease in a club and to get them to dance before the next DJ makes his or her entrance. I consider it an honorable task.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8a52290 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8a52290\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3bf6544\" data-id=\"3bf6544\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30132c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"30132c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/marcygoeswild.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Buddy-Suwijn-foto-1-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18402\" alt=\"Buddy Suwijn happy in the booth\" srcset=\"https:\/\/marcygoeswild.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Buddy-Suwijn-foto-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/marcygoeswild.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Buddy-Suwijn-foto-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/marcygoeswild.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Buddy-Suwijn-foto-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/marcygoeswild.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Buddy-Suwijn-foto-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/marcygoeswild.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Buddy-Suwijn-foto-1.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2373dac elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2373dac\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0384c87\" data-id=\"0384c87\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-799305f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"799305f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Prime time<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c59c157 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c59c157\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-14335d1\" data-id=\"14335d1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9522184 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9522184\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cOn top of that, as an opening-dj you can party later on, when your set is done. This doesn\u2019t mean though, that I don\u2019t like to play prime time or be the closing DJ. On August 28th I will play together with Guy Mantzur in RLGC44. Just another one of my heroes alongside whom I can play. Eelke Kleijn is next on our own party The Promised Land. And during ADE I will be the closing act in club RLGC44.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d1bcbe9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d1bcbe9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-299bd55\" data-id=\"299bd55\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0893388 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0893388\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cMy DJ-heroes and big examples are Eddy De Clercq, because of his fabulous choice of records, Dimitri with his inimitable mixes and last but not least, Hernan Cattaneo, because of the musical journey he always takes you on.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c88d985 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c88d985\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-29a7334\" data-id=\"29a7334\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ffd388 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ffd388\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>More Buddy Suwijn?<\/b><\/h3><p><a title=\"Link to Buddy Suwijn&#039;s facebook page\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/buddy.suwijn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0<br \/><a title=\"Here you can find Buddy Suwijn on Soundcloud\" href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/buddy1966\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Soundcloud<\/a>\u00a0<br \/><a title=\"Here you can find Buddy Suwijn on Mixcloud\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mixcloud.com\/buddy-suwijn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Mixcloud<\/a><br \/><a title=\"Follow Buddy Suwijn on Instagram\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/buddy1966\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-227f55e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"227f55e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5c90a42\" data-id=\"5c90a42\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cae819 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1cae819\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>This interview was originally published on DJMag.nl on August 13<sup>th<\/sup> 2015.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d3f8537 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d3f8537\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a8ac5c3\" data-id=\"a8ac5c3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89e660f elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"89e660f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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