31 mei 2014
| Naam | Mike van Dommelen |
| Functie | 10 × DJ |
| Geslacht | man |
| Herkomst | Nederland  |
| info@mikevandee.com | |
| Link |  |
Biografie
Mike Vandee was born and raised in the Netherlands. His passion for music throughout his life made the choice, to become a DJ and Music Producer, a very simple one..
In 1993 Mike Vandee founded 'Royal Mellowdies" Underground Dance Events in cooperation with his close friend Marc Zieck. After a short period of time 'Royal Mellowdies" turned out to be a highly successful underground dance concept. These events took place at A1 locations and some alternative clubs.
Having collected records since 1991, Mike Vandee also started exploring the huge variety in styles of house music available at that time ! In 'no time" his collection of vinyl expanded and soon after that he started playing at The Royal Mellowdies Events. DJ Royal Mike was born and shortly after that he became resident DJ, which resulted in invitations to come and play in a lot of other clubs as well. Besides these events he played twice a week in a local Bar – Dancing ( Gabors) and stood behind the decks for 5 or 6 hours, which gave him the opportunity to test out several styles of mixing and take people into a musical journey for 6 hours in a row….
When his best friend and Co – Promoter of Royal Mellowdies died due to a car accident in 1998, Mike Vandee was devastated and couldn't be bothered to spin that much or even organize an event at all. It took him a period of at least 3 years to recover from this emotional blow and take up spinning records on a weekly basis again. So from 2000 on he started to play on a weekly basis as a resident DJ at «O» Dance Theatre, The Hague. Eventually he was playing again at several clubs throughout The Netherlands.
2003 was the year that Mike Vandee decided to become a full time ' Professional DJ / Producer" and realized that playing records wasn't enough anymore, so he got himself a studio setup and started exploring the possibilities of electronic music production.
In 2005 Mike Vandee took some time off, stopped playing his sets in the clubs, to focus on some serious matters like for instance: Self Reflection and Studying Universal Laws. He was convinced that his life needed a critical 180° turn around before he could really start his professional DJ Career.
By the end of 2006 he managed to produce 9 tracks and created several ideas for upcoming tracks. He maintains the same approach to his productions as to his sets, combining a variety of influences and styles fused together. The result is funky, deep, soulful, energetic, powerful, sexy and uplifting house music for life…His productions grew stronger and stronger and finally his first release in August 2008 on Niteworks Recordings was a fact. This EP includes two new tracks, the title cut being 'Profiled connections', EP. Mike Vandee has put his diverse, electronic sound on the map with this EP on Niteworks Recordings (NW005), which is piled high with atmosphere and new aged, club energy.
The second release came as early as next October 2008, Mike Vandee made a contribution to a promo release for Niteworks recordings. A special promo release for the ADE, Amsterdam Dance Event 2008. All Roster DJ handed in a track.
It was a promo so limited edition to be handed out during the ADE and later on for sale exclusive at Juno Download.com This limited promotional cd (NW007) holds the track Out of the Blue. Out of the Blue, specially produced for the ADE 2008 ( Amsterdam Dance Event ) got as high up to number 7 in the progressive charts of Juno Download. Unfortunately the label did not really want to make a separate release like an EP and did not market the Compilation very well, so Mike Vandee took his tracks to other labels and worked to finish some tracks ...
Recently
August 4th 2010 Mike Vandee releases his second EP Out of the Blue on QuarterLife Records NYC.
Out Of The Blue EP
Style: Prog-House,...
Release: Aug 04 2010
Label: Quarterlife Records NYC
Cat: [QLR019]
Hailing from the Netherlands, Mike Vandee has percolated in the Dutch underground house music scene since 1993 as a promoter (Royal Mellowdies) and a DJ (Escape, Supper Club, It, etc). Having picked up production and honing his skills in the new millennium, Mike brings a strong debut release on Quarterlife Records NYC. The EP's title track Out Of The Blue brings on a strong Dutch progressive house big-room sound. The vocal sample repeats through an elaborately arranged uplifter that will definitely get the night going on the floor. Dream About It is a subtler affair, with moody dark melodics and the title's vocal phrase panning through delays and filters. This is killer early night material that bridges very well into higher-energy material. We Want 2 Rock is also a middle-night progressive piece that borrows production techniques from the goa/psytrance realm and bestows them onto a bed of powerful melodic progressive house. A haunting synth melody harkens back to the days of Jackpot and Blue Amazon, and the distorted vocal snippet drives the track forward with a vengeance! DON'T SLEEP ON THIS!!
Since the release on QuarterLife Records many more labels have shown interest in Mike Vandee' s music so watch out for coming releases…….
MUSIC / STYLE:
Mike Vandee is a true House DJ, a natural born performer and mixes absolutely remarkable! When he stands behind the decks he literally steps into another world and passionately passes on his love for music and all that lives to the crowd, filling the room with an exhilarating positive energy which is almost touchable. Mr. Vandee is one of those few guys who will move and groove behind the decks just because he has to. This talented House DJ likes to take the dance floor through a very spontaneous and most energetic mix into the realms of quality house music. Mike Vandee plays house music, whether its Tribal - Minimal - Tech - Groove - Vocal - Dubby - Tracky - Percussive or Proggy, always remains soulful and funky with a bite, to keep you fresh and awake out on the dance floor.
His urge to collect records throughout the years, focusing on several styles, resulted in a huge and varied collection today.
Having played with some of the finest DJ's of this planet, he gained a lot of experience and picked up on a lot of different techniques.
So, on the dance floor its best described as 'Warm, Deep and Groovy Vibes taking you to Hot Funky Slammin' House Music. Along the way you can expect some real Classic Anthems as well as Disco
Mashers….. in the end .. just expect the unexpected.
Some of the Clubs where you could have seen Mike Vandee / Royal Mike :
NETHERLANDS: IT / Escape / Hotel Arena / Supper Club / Mansion / Sub – Terraneo / PLAN C / SOL / Buddha Bar / Revolution / Asta / «O» Dance Theatre / Nighttown / Club Storm / La DS / XS-2 / and many more
OUTSIDE NETHERLANDS: BBE (Bruno Quartier, Bruno Sanchioni and Emmanuel Top) Tour through Germany and Switzerland in 1996 with their megahit seven days and one week, B.B.E./ Mallorca / Crete / Ibiza / Belgium.
Mike's most favourite Quotes: Bad choices don't exist, they're just choices which fill us with experiences from which we can learn, Success is a journey, not a destination, There's no way to love, LOVE is the way, We Live to Love, Be kind to your body soul and mind, Positive Energy Activates Constant Elevation.....P.E.A.C.E
In 1993 Mike Vandee founded 'Royal Mellowdies" Underground Dance Events in cooperation with his close friend Marc Zieck. After a short period of time 'Royal Mellowdies" turned out to be a highly successful underground dance concept. These events took place at A1 locations and some alternative clubs.
Having collected records since 1991, Mike Vandee also started exploring the huge variety in styles of house music available at that time ! In 'no time" his collection of vinyl expanded and soon after that he started playing at The Royal Mellowdies Events. DJ Royal Mike was born and shortly after that he became resident DJ, which resulted in invitations to come and play in a lot of other clubs as well. Besides these events he played twice a week in a local Bar – Dancing ( Gabors) and stood behind the decks for 5 or 6 hours, which gave him the opportunity to test out several styles of mixing and take people into a musical journey for 6 hours in a row….
When his best friend and Co – Promoter of Royal Mellowdies died due to a car accident in 1998, Mike Vandee was devastated and couldn't be bothered to spin that much or even organize an event at all. It took him a period of at least 3 years to recover from this emotional blow and take up spinning records on a weekly basis again. So from 2000 on he started to play on a weekly basis as a resident DJ at «O» Dance Theatre, The Hague. Eventually he was playing again at several clubs throughout The Netherlands.
2003 was the year that Mike Vandee decided to become a full time ' Professional DJ / Producer" and realized that playing records wasn't enough anymore, so he got himself a studio setup and started exploring the possibilities of electronic music production.
In 2005 Mike Vandee took some time off, stopped playing his sets in the clubs, to focus on some serious matters like for instance: Self Reflection and Studying Universal Laws. He was convinced that his life needed a critical 180° turn around before he could really start his professional DJ Career.
By the end of 2006 he managed to produce 9 tracks and created several ideas for upcoming tracks. He maintains the same approach to his productions as to his sets, combining a variety of influences and styles fused together. The result is funky, deep, soulful, energetic, powerful, sexy and uplifting house music for life…His productions grew stronger and stronger and finally his first release in August 2008 on Niteworks Recordings was a fact. This EP includes two new tracks, the title cut being 'Profiled connections', EP. Mike Vandee has put his diverse, electronic sound on the map with this EP on Niteworks Recordings (NW005), which is piled high with atmosphere and new aged, club energy.
The second release came as early as next October 2008, Mike Vandee made a contribution to a promo release for Niteworks recordings. A special promo release for the ADE, Amsterdam Dance Event 2008. All Roster DJ handed in a track.
It was a promo so limited edition to be handed out during the ADE and later on for sale exclusive at Juno Download.com This limited promotional cd (NW007) holds the track Out of the Blue. Out of the Blue, specially produced for the ADE 2008 ( Amsterdam Dance Event ) got as high up to number 7 in the progressive charts of Juno Download. Unfortunately the label did not really want to make a separate release like an EP and did not market the Compilation very well, so Mike Vandee took his tracks to other labels and worked to finish some tracks ...
Recently
August 4th 2010 Mike Vandee releases his second EP Out of the Blue on QuarterLife Records NYC.
Out Of The Blue EP
Style: Prog-House,...
Release: Aug 04 2010
Label: Quarterlife Records NYC
Cat: [QLR019]
Hailing from the Netherlands, Mike Vandee has percolated in the Dutch underground house music scene since 1993 as a promoter (Royal Mellowdies) and a DJ (Escape, Supper Club, It, etc). Having picked up production and honing his skills in the new millennium, Mike brings a strong debut release on Quarterlife Records NYC. The EP's title track Out Of The Blue brings on a strong Dutch progressive house big-room sound. The vocal sample repeats through an elaborately arranged uplifter that will definitely get the night going on the floor. Dream About It is a subtler affair, with moody dark melodics and the title's vocal phrase panning through delays and filters. This is killer early night material that bridges very well into higher-energy material. We Want 2 Rock is also a middle-night progressive piece that borrows production techniques from the goa/psytrance realm and bestows them onto a bed of powerful melodic progressive house. A haunting synth melody harkens back to the days of Jackpot and Blue Amazon, and the distorted vocal snippet drives the track forward with a vengeance! DON'T SLEEP ON THIS!!
Since the release on QuarterLife Records many more labels have shown interest in Mike Vandee' s music so watch out for coming releases…….
MUSIC / STYLE:
Mike Vandee is a true House DJ, a natural born performer and mixes absolutely remarkable! When he stands behind the decks he literally steps into another world and passionately passes on his love for music and all that lives to the crowd, filling the room with an exhilarating positive energy which is almost touchable. Mr. Vandee is one of those few guys who will move and groove behind the decks just because he has to. This talented House DJ likes to take the dance floor through a very spontaneous and most energetic mix into the realms of quality house music. Mike Vandee plays house music, whether its Tribal - Minimal - Tech - Groove - Vocal - Dubby - Tracky - Percussive or Proggy, always remains soulful and funky with a bite, to keep you fresh and awake out on the dance floor.
His urge to collect records throughout the years, focusing on several styles, resulted in a huge and varied collection today.
Having played with some of the finest DJ's of this planet, he gained a lot of experience and picked up on a lot of different techniques.
So, on the dance floor its best described as 'Warm, Deep and Groovy Vibes taking you to Hot Funky Slammin' House Music. Along the way you can expect some real Classic Anthems as well as Disco
Mashers….. in the end .. just expect the unexpected.Some of the Clubs where you could have seen Mike Vandee / Royal Mike :
NETHERLANDS: IT / Escape / Hotel Arena / Supper Club / Mansion / Sub – Terraneo / PLAN C / SOL / Buddha Bar / Revolution / Asta / «O» Dance Theatre / Nighttown / Club Storm / La DS / XS-2 / and many more
OUTSIDE NETHERLANDS: BBE (Bruno Quartier, Bruno Sanchioni and Emmanuel Top) Tour through Germany and Switzerland in 1996 with their megahit seven days and one week, B.B.E./ Mallorca / Crete / Ibiza / Belgium.
Mike's most favourite Quotes: Bad choices don't exist, they're just choices which fill us with experiences from which we can learn, Success is a journey, not a destination, There's no way to love, LOVE is the way, We Live to Love, Be kind to your body soul and mind, Positive Energy Activates Constant Elevation.....P.E.A.C.E
