The beginning

It all started with the Soul Show with Ferry Maat on Radio 3 FM every Thursday evening. Later on came De Bond van Doorstarters, and mixes from Ben Liebrand, one of the founders in The Netherlands of commercial mixing. Famous were the Chemistry nights in The Escape in Amsterdam in the 90's every Friday night from 24.00-06.00. Another popular club at that time (1981-1996) was 36 op de schaal van Richter at the Reguliersdwarsstraat in Amsterdam. Besides playing and mixing for family, friends and innocent bystanders, I even played a while in a funky band. I still got some lowtech recordings on C60 and C90 cassettes left.

My nickname "Dagger" was my call sign which is related to my background as a former Dutch MoD operative. At the moment I'm not dj'n because I had the last 15 years other priorities, like having a lovely wife and 2 wonderful kids, Oh yeah, and trying to make a living having a career in the Sales business. But I have the intention to pick it up again. I hope it will be soon because my 14th year old son likes dj'n too.  I just consider myself as a bedroom dj.

Thanks to my age ;-) I have the previlege to experience lots a musical influences over the decades. Therefore I enjoy to listen to all kinds of music, like Soul, Jazz, Latin (Bebel Gilberto), Reggae, music of the 60's. Rock, Light Classic and almost everything from music composer and producer Burt Bacharach. (thanx to my mom).

With regards to house music, I enjoy all kinds of house music. At this moment my personal preference tend to Deep, Soulful house, Latin house, Progressive house, Ambient Chillout, Trance, Acid house, Jazzrock, Funky, Bossanova. Some of my favorite artists are, Average White Band - in my opinion the first and best white funk band-, EW&F, Isley Brothers, CHIC, Rufus and Chaka, BT-Express, SLAVE, Rose Royce, Stevie Wonder, Prince, Koinonia, Michael Jackson, Nerada Michael Walden, SOS-band, Patrice Rushen, Jamiroquai, Swing Out Sister, Brand New Heavies, Louie Vega, Arnold Jarvis, Kimara Lovelace, Erick Morillo, Sara Devine, Julie McKnight, DJ Cam, Roisin Murphy, A Reminiscent Drive, Thievery corporation, Raphael Saadiq, Spyro Gyro, Bebel Gilberto, Gotan Project, DJ Nishar, Dave Pineda, DJ Laurent, DJ Jean, Helen Hunt, my buddies at HM.com Wilson Frisk, Richie Rhodes, Mr.C, Adrian-Van-Aalst, DJAndyBEE and my Swiss friends Rog and Toni di Maio and of course all the other dj's I follow.  Charles Wild, Moca, DJ Kochi, Cafe Del Mar, Dennis Ferrer, Nicola Conte, Wagon Cookin', Fernando Flores, Roty 340, Madrid de los Austrias, Jazzanova, The Funky Lowlives, Federico Aubele, Camien, Mark Rae, David Morales, Bennie Benassie, Armin van Buuren, Ferry Corsten and many many more.