Tune
Oh dear… Its always very hard to decide by the end of the year which tune is the absolute No.1. Hmmm… let me think… Dance music wise, I would say Pryda ‘Nightbreed’. I played this in almost every gig I had. Officially it came out late 2015 but i bought it in January 2016, does that count? haha…If not, it’s Yotto ‘Coopers Cup’. Easy. Non-dance music it got to be ‘Brick England’ by Jean Michel Jarre and Pet Shop Boys
Album
Jean Michel Jarre – Electronica Part 2
Remix
Monkey Safari – Plexus (Digweed & Muir Remix)
Label
Bedrock & Lost & Found
Breakthrough Label
I’m not sure if I know any labels that started or broke through this year. But as for the smaller ones, I’m a supporter of Sound Avenue. Lovely stuff!
Producer
Come on? I have to choose one? Out of all this 2016 talent? Ouch… uhmmmmm… then I say – Nick Muir.
Festival
Mystic Garden – Amsterdam (The Netherlands)
Music Conference
I don’t go to many, but ADE is always a winner
Radio Show
I don’t listen to radio honestly
Mainstage DJ
John Digweed
Resident DJ
Pablo Abouzeid from Beirut. He runs one of the best weekly clubnights I have ever had the honour to play
Club
Toffler – Rotterdam (The Netherlands)
New Studio Equipment/Software
Cubase 8.5
Personal highlight of 2016
Getting signed to Bedrock Records. My first album there in April was a highlight, and now I even do a second album in December! Quite amazing to finish the year like this!
Your ambition for 2017…
Keep on doing what I do and try to make great music that doesn’t sound like anyone else. Plus, trying to be the best person I can be, also towards others. And teach my son the ins and outs of synthesizers. I mean, he just turned 1 last month. It’s time, right?
And finally…
Be nice to each other in 2017. The world is a dark place as it is. Make yourself responsible for the happiness around you. And try to breathe slowly
