Mercenary

Born on the 8th of July in 1983, Mercenary was caught by the house virus in 1990. He bought his first hardcore compilation at the age of 10, and his life changed instantly. He started buying vinyl at the age of 13 and gained experience as a DJ in clubs and youth centers in the heart of the Netherlands. After leaving the hardcore scene in 2000 and getting back in 2005, the hobby became more serious when Recype asked Mercenary to co-host the most important hardcore radio show in the world: Masters of Hardcore Radio Live.

He has been one of the hosts of the show ever since, which opened a lot of doors for Mercenary. The crowd and bookers discovered that he was not just another radio host, but also a skilled DJ. Mercenary is known for his versatile sound, playing all styles in hardcore and blending it all together. He got to play at leading events likes Dominator – The Hardcore Festival, Masters of Hardcore, Mindcontroller, Nature One and many other international events. Mercenary has rocked hundreds of parties ever since, but one thing was still missing: his own tracks.

This all changed when Re-Style and Mercenary gathered for a cup of coffee during 2011's summer, which quickly transformed into a marathon studio session, resulting in the remarkable track 'Conducting Experiments". Their first collaboration was supported by artists like Outblast, Nosferatu, Catscan and many other leaders of the hardcore scene. After this success, Re-Style and Mercenary also produced 'Going Down" and their early hardcore tribute 'We Go Back", which even got airplay at BBC Radio 1. The variety of the tracks does not come unexpected: Mercenary's style cannot be boxed.

Mercenary is also known for his Merciless Monsters mixes, which are being released on a monthly base on the internet since 2010. The DJ/ producer brings you a versatile mix featuring all the styles that Mercenary considers to be hardcore or thinks they fit the genre in the right way. With thousands of downloads and streaming a month, Merciless Monsters can be considered one of the hardcore scene's most popular podcast series. Besides the podcast, Merciless Monsters is also being broadcasted weekly at the world's leading hardcore radio station: Hardcore Radio.

Mercenary is now working on solo tracks, but also focusing on the MOH Radio Live show and his Merciless Monsters podcast series. Bit by bit, Mercenary wins more territory by showing no mercy and assassinating all dancefloors.