12 januari 2014
Naam | Pim Verhaagen |
Functie | 36 × DJ, producer |
Geslacht | man |
Geboortedatum | |
Leeftijd | 48 |
Herkomst | Nederland |
Genres | house, minimal, progressive trance, tech house |
Links | |
Lid | pim_1975 (1 aug 2019) |
Biografie
Born in 1975, Pim Verhaagen a.k.a. DJ Vortex was interested in electronic music from the early age when he started listening to synthesizer tunes from artists like Vangelis, Jean Michel Jarre and Kraftwerk.
On a holiday to Ibiza, halfway the nineties, he experienced house music for the first time. The feel and magic of this music caught him and a career as a bedroom DJ started. His professional career was launched quickly when a respected Dutch DJ connected to the Dance Valley organization noticed one of his mixes. His first performance for an audience was at the UK hardhouse oriented HQ party in club De Melkweg (Amsterdam) and this party became his first residency.
Due to his distinguished style that differed from the rest of the DJ's who played there, he gathered a small group of fans around him quite quickly. He was then invited to play at the well known annual Dance Valley festivals, because of his quality warm-up DJ sets. His second residency was a fact. From this point onwards DJ Vortex started to build up a name and he was invited to play all over the country at the best Dutch clubs, parties and festivals with respected DJ's. Towards the end of the nineties DJ Vortex slowly changed his style of music into a more sophisticated genre called progressive and deephouse. He then became a resident at the legendary Deep label parties through which he was offered a gig at the Extrema festival in 2001. Around the same time he became a resident at the infamous Earth parties organized by DJ Per (and Sander Kleinenberg).
2000 was the year that DJ Vortex became involved in the founding of Xpander; a website bringing upfront news, reviews, etc. referring to forward thinking dance music. DJ Vortex coordinated the label and review section from scratch. Xpander worked with a team of volunteers from all over the world and DJ Vortex quickly gathered an international network of contacts around him. This offered him the opportunity to play outside Holland: Tokyo, New York, Ibiza and Egypt are a few destinations to which he had been invited for DJ-ing.
These days DJ Vortex is a staple on the 90's classic reunion parties such as Wooferland, The Promised Land and Techno for Tibet.
His mix: DJ Vortex' mixes are smooth and flawless. His interesting musical choice has a refreshing and energetic sound. He easily adjusts to any situation creating a satisfied audience. Because of his routine gained in the past years as a DJ, it is no problem for him to build up a party nicely or play an excellent set at peaktime hours. When you hear the mixing of Vortex, you know he's a dj of the highest quality!
His style: DJ Vortex is a master of mixing warm and melodic deephouse (with breaks) and techno. DJ Vortex respects new and talented producers in today's hectic and commercialized world of dance music. This inspires him to produce and play music in an innovative way. He realizes the need of listening to all kinds of music and performing artists. Being up-to-date is the only way to be a step ahead.
His gigs: Besides his performance in The Liquid Room in Tokyo, Vortex also played the decks at New York's Club Fun, he played several times on Ibiza, The Dance Valley, Extrema, Impulz and Wooferland festivals and every quality club in The Netherlands like De Melkweg (Amsterdam), Paradiso (Amsterdam), Nighttown (Rotterdam), Mazzo (Amsterdam), Stalker (Haarlem), LVC (Leiden), Doornroosje (Nijmegen), Cozmik (Rotterdam), etc. Furthermore DJ Vortex has been a guest on several Radiostations like ID&T, Passion, DOTF, Fausto's Crossover, etc.
On a holiday to Ibiza, halfway the nineties, he experienced house music for the first time. The feel and magic of this music caught him and a career as a bedroom DJ started. His professional career was launched quickly when a respected Dutch DJ connected to the Dance Valley organization noticed one of his mixes. His first performance for an audience was at the UK hardhouse oriented HQ party in club De Melkweg (Amsterdam) and this party became his first residency.
Due to his distinguished style that differed from the rest of the DJ's who played there, he gathered a small group of fans around him quite quickly. He was then invited to play at the well known annual Dance Valley festivals, because of his quality warm-up DJ sets. His second residency was a fact. From this point onwards DJ Vortex started to build up a name and he was invited to play all over the country at the best Dutch clubs, parties and festivals with respected DJ's. Towards the end of the nineties DJ Vortex slowly changed his style of music into a more sophisticated genre called progressive and deephouse. He then became a resident at the legendary Deep label parties through which he was offered a gig at the Extrema festival in 2001. Around the same time he became a resident at the infamous Earth parties organized by DJ Per (and Sander Kleinenberg).
2000 was the year that DJ Vortex became involved in the founding of Xpander; a website bringing upfront news, reviews, etc. referring to forward thinking dance music. DJ Vortex coordinated the label and review section from scratch. Xpander worked with a team of volunteers from all over the world and DJ Vortex quickly gathered an international network of contacts around him. This offered him the opportunity to play outside Holland: Tokyo, New York, Ibiza and Egypt are a few destinations to which he had been invited for DJ-ing.
These days DJ Vortex is a staple on the 90's classic reunion parties such as Wooferland, The Promised Land and Techno for Tibet.
His mix: DJ Vortex' mixes are smooth and flawless. His interesting musical choice has a refreshing and energetic sound. He easily adjusts to any situation creating a satisfied audience. Because of his routine gained in the past years as a DJ, it is no problem for him to build up a party nicely or play an excellent set at peaktime hours. When you hear the mixing of Vortex, you know he's a dj of the highest quality!
His style: DJ Vortex is a master of mixing warm and melodic deephouse (with breaks) and techno. DJ Vortex respects new and talented producers in today's hectic and commercialized world of dance music. This inspires him to produce and play music in an innovative way. He realizes the need of listening to all kinds of music and performing artists. Being up-to-date is the only way to be a step ahead.
His gigs: Besides his performance in The Liquid Room in Tokyo, Vortex also played the decks at New York's Club Fun, he played several times on Ibiza, The Dance Valley, Extrema, Impulz and Wooferland festivals and every quality club in The Netherlands like De Melkweg (Amsterdam), Paradiso (Amsterdam), Nighttown (Rotterdam), Mazzo (Amsterdam), Stalker (Haarlem), LVC (Leiden), Doornroosje (Nijmegen), Cozmik (Rotterdam), etc. Furthermore DJ Vortex has been a guest on several Radiostations like ID&T, Passion, DOTF, Fausto's Crossover, etc.
Uitgaansagenda Vortex
Laatste optreden was op zaterdag 26 augustus 2017: Wooferland Festival, Spaarnwoude Park, Velsen-Zuid
Statistieken
36 | · | optredens |
geen | · | in de toekomst |
36 | · | in het verleden |
46 | fans | |
1 | · | foto tijdens optreden |
1 | · | opmerking |
3 | · | waarderingen |
geen | stemresultaat (0.3703 stem) |
Recente muziek
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1 opmerking
ik denk dat ik al Vortex was toen jij nog bij je moeder in de wieg lag...