ALEC STYLEZ:
TOFKE:
ART.B:
MARKO:
ANGELO D'ONORIO:
POLE FOLDER:
ManuLD:
JOERI:
JAVI MUNOZ:
MASSIMO GIRARDI:
Stijn:
Vaïne:
Started his clubwarming career somewhere around 1992.
Being junior art-director at the world famous Belgian Bonzai/Lightning Record label he
could push his hobby spinning records to a proffsional Dj carreer. He Started playing friday’s
and saturday’s at a club in Antwerp named Fauna.
It was a smart move because a year later word
about man’s tunes got around and he was offered a chance in one of the first discotheques in
Belgium the name House Club worthy: the “Bel-Air”.
After a residency
of several years he really made name in the Belgium House Scene. Mostly playing two or more
sets a night in different clubs Alec.Stylez becomes a resident Dj on fridays, saturdays sundays
and even on mondays at many clubs that have written House history in Belgium and Europe, such as:
Zillion, Delano, Boccaccio Life, LaBush, Fuse, Balmoral, Illusion, Delano, Montini, MegaTemple,
Extreme, Vizion, Afterclubs such as Carat, The Maxx, Balmoral, LaPlaza, Outline, The Mushroom,
Kings and Creamm.
The clubs where he spins his records as resident and regurarly for the moment are:
Club-NL (Amsterdam), LaRocca, Barocco, The Move, Insomnia, Little Sins Productions, Cube, Euphoria,
Viper Club, Catacombes, BBC, Escape, Sottos, Balmoral, Millenium, White House, Jimmy’z (Monte Carlo),
Eclips (Holland), Sensual Pleasure at Mondial (Holland) and Nightlife (Holland).
He also has his resident
airplays on radio dance stations every saturday on warm.fm (www.warmfm.be) and every sunday Topradio
www.topradiotrl.be). Since 1999 he was managing the club named “Creamm” in Antwerp.
Together with belgian houselegend DJ Tofke (aka Christophe Mark). In 2004 he started his own
all in Dj/Artist/Club & Party Community Site: (www.thecreamminals.com).
He performed alongside big names such as: Dr.Kucho, Alex P and Brandon Block, Sander Kleinenberg,
Tim Deluxe, Marcel Woods, CJ Bolland, Laurent Garnier, M.I.I.K.E (Push), Frank Struyf, Dave Davis,
Westbam, Sharem Jay, kevin, Jee, Judge Jules, Darren Emmerson, Richie Hawtin, Smokin Joe,
Charles Shillings, Pole Folder, CP, Marco Bailey, DJ Hell, DJ Kash, TC Brain, Marko (LaRocca),
Yves Deruyter, The Fly, DJ Ghost, Frank Zolex, PhiPhi, George’s, Tofke, Oliver Moldan, Sven Väth,
Felix DaHouseCat, Javi Muñoz, Marusha, etc...
Now together with Tofke and Art.B he started The Creamminals and the new tunes they make are realy kicking some
a** in the Belgian and Holland Clubs!
AUSTRALIA: Savage - (Melbourne)
IBIZA Spain: Space - (01/02)
FRANCE : Apples - (Paris) - Ypsilon - (Toulouse) - Montana - (Epernay) - Garden - (Le Touquet)
ENGLAND UK: The Vox - (London) - The Vox - (London)
AUSTRIA: The Bunker
GERMANY: Warehouse - Loveparade (99/00)
HOLLAND: Mondial (Beek) - Nightlife (Maastricht) - Vizion (Kerkrade) - Eclips (Eindhoven) -
Nightmare (Rotterdam) - Little Sins (Amsterdam/Maastricht/Kaane/Eindhoven) - Club-NL (Amsterdam) - Little Sins
(Amsterdam/Maastricht/Kaane/Eindhoven) - Time Out (Gemert)
MONACO: Jimmy’z - (Monte-Carlo)
In 1989 Christphe Mark aka Tofke started djing at underground party's together with Deg (fuse). In 1990 Claude
from City Parade discovered Tofke and gave him his chance to start at the age of 15 as Belgium's youngest
dj in the very first afterclub in Belgium called The Globe.
At that time his music style was a new fresh
techno sound. Soon he played all over Europe in clubs like:
Warehouse-Koln, La Luna-Marseille, Rex-Paris...
and raves like Mayday-Berlin, Love Parade-Berlin, Magic Kingdom-Switserland, Coalmine Rave-Croatia...
In all this places he played with dj's like:
Carl Cox ,Laurent Garnier, Jack de Marseille , Alex Patterson,
Richie Hawtin, Marco Bailey...
In 1993 he was elected third best Belgium dj by the readers poll of the
magazine "Out Soon". Also that year he got in love with the Ibiza Island where he started to play on beach parties
and private villa parties. From 1996 till 2002 he has been weekly resident for 2 years @ Pacha another 2
years @ Space. He also did one season @ Pin-Up for Coxwen. Beside that he played in all Ibiza major clubs such as Privilege,
El Divino, Amnesia and more underground parties like Circo Loco @ DC10 and Km5. He also had the famous bar "Coolture
Cafe Ibiza" together with his friend Carmello Martinez. Together with Daniel Munoz (former creative director @ Space)
he started "Mad Productions". They where the first to organize Ibiza reunions in Belgium. As dj he played with all
the Ibiza dj's like:
Pippi, Jose de Divina, Elias, Tania Vulcano, Bruno Cafe Del Mar, Smoking Jo, Javy Munoz, Oliver,
Cesar de Melero... Back to Belgium he has been resident the last 15 years in almost every club such as:
La Rocca,
Pacha Brussels, At The Villa, The Globe, Bump @ Fuse, Carat, Illusion, H2O, Creamm, Barocco... he's probably one
of the most famous dj's from the early 90's scene in Belgium who still plays everywhere in clubs like:
Pacha-Marrakech,
Cream-Gran Canaria, Ministry of sound London, Kadoc Portugal... and spinned with all superstar dj's of the planet:
Erick Morillo, Roger Sanchez, Todd Terry, Bob Sinclar, Armand Van Helden, Pete Heller, X-Press2, Sharam Jey,
Felix Da House Cat, 2 Many Dj's, The Glimmers, Erick Prydz... to mention only a few of them. in 2004 he started
together with partners in crime Alec.Stylez and Art.B "THE CREAMMINALS".
The Creamminals: "Protectro Sexy"
Written arranged & produced by: Tofke aka Christophe Mark - Alec.Stylez - Art.B
Is nowadays the driving force behind the Rise 'N Shine concept that's rockin'
the crowd in the Main Room every third saturday of the month at the Belgian Dance Temple La Rocca.
Above all he's the owner off the 'B' Studio in wich he produced all the releases made by “The Creamminals”.
Art.B hasn't always been known as Art.B In the early 90's Bart (Beirinckx) became a resident Dj on belgian
dance radio stations such as Rave FM, Crystal FM and C-Dance.
During this period he met M.I.K.E
(Push - Universal Nation Bonzai Records) and together they produced their first record (Blast Trax) for radio station Rave
FM in the USA Import Studio, Antwerp.
The coöperation with M.I.K.E was excellent and after this first production,
several records were released. Bart soon played in clubs such as, Globe, Bel-air, IT(Amsterdam), Limelight, Q, Illusion...
Meanwhile the urge for his own studio came to a point that he decided to buy his own first synths, a small mixer
and an Atari computer running Cubase to experiment with his unique smooth sounds at home. Soon he bought reinforcing
analog and digital gear replacing the Atari's with Apple G5's and within years the 'home' fell off the Studio and
in 2004 the 'B' Studio was born.
The Creamminals : “Protectro Sexy”
Produced, written & arranged by: Art.B - Tofke aka Christophe Mark - Alec.Stylez
The Creamminals : “Findin Paulette”
Produced, written & arranged by: Art.B - Alec.Stylez - Younes Medinas
The Creamminals : “Schwanncell”
Produced, written & arranged by: Art.B - Alec.Stylez
Push 3: Blast Trax
TAG: Coherent Sound (vol 1)
Alternative Art: Magic Feelings
Projekt Z: Feel The Hardcore
Coax: Rave'O'Lution
Heaven's: Gate City Of Tomorrow
Tofke: Un Coketof (OutSoon Records)
Tofke: Mushrooms (OutSoon Records)
ToTof: Darlines Dancing (Zolex)
Totof: Da After (Zolex)
Totof: Darlines Dancing rmx (Tofke - Elias Ibiza) (Zolex)
Human Nature: Sweet Drop rmx(Zolex)
The Afterboys: Welcome to the Afterclub Zolex)
Tophque: Itchi and Scratchy (Zolex)
For the past 14 years MARKO has been the resident DJ for the legendary "La Rocca on Sunday" nights, a quite remarkable
achievement. He’s been called a specialist by some and middle of the road by others.. but everyone agrees: this guy’s got
real talent and is a true professional. For years his name has appeared in the top 10 of the influential dance-music magazine
"Outsoon" readers poll ( Belgian DJ’s ), and in 2004 he was also voted Best Belgian Progressive DJ. His main source of
energy comes directly from the dance-floor.. it’s feedback drives him on – he’s a past master at picking-up on it’s vibe and
guiding it. Of course it helps that he has an amazing selection of vinyl, which he uses (like a master-chef uses his
ingredients in the kitchen) to create an incredible atmosphere on the dance-floor.
Marko’s career begins in the late eighties, playing at first for private/exclusive parties. Then in 1990 he gets into "house" and becomes a regular DJ at "The Vaudeville" (a major club in Brussels). His weekly sets give him the feel for playing to a young and flourishing underground movement. As more and more gigs come his way, his reputation grows and he soon becomes established as an important figure in the vibrant Belgian dance-music scene.
Sensing the winds of change and thanks to Eric Beysens (AKA Eric Powa B), the legendary Belgian club "La Rocca" in Lier give Marko a musical "carte blanche" when they ask him to take-over their important Sunday night slot in 1992. It was the beginning of an ongoing love-affair between Marko and an ever expanding dance-floor of devotees; these open-ended sessions giving him the space and opportunity to play long sets evolving through different styles and sonic textures …… what an end to the week-end! There are many world-class guest DJ’s that have appeared alongside Marko on these Sunday nights, such as: Michel De Hey, Charles Schillings, Blake Baxter, Andre Nalin, Trevor Rockcliffe, Sander Kleinenberg, David Morales, Oliver Moldan, Marcello, David Guetta, Felix Da Housecat, Dee-Nice, Sasha, Armin Van Buuren, Criss Source, Dr Kucho, Tiestö – besides all the top DJ’s like Tofke and Alec Stylez from the Belgian scene.
But his career has not just revolved around his celebrated “La Rocca “Sunday sessions. Residencies at top clubs such as "The Villa" (94-96) and "The Fuse" (96-97), made Marko a "major player" in Belgium’s clubbing scene. Not only that, he was getting involved with making tracks and mixing compilations (see discography). With his tireless enthusiasm and his obviously natural ability to DJ, Marko became greatly respected both as a human-being and as a DJ by professionals and public alike. Along the way he’s DJ’d at many massive events such as "Rave Explosion, I love Techno, Impulz Extrema, City Parade" besides playing regularly at the major Belgian clubs (eg Cherry Moon, Café d'Anvers, l’Extreme, Who’s Who’s Land, the Katsu ). Not only that, he’s been playing frequently outside of Belgium (eg Chemistry/Amsterdam, Pacha/Ibiza, K5/Ibiza, Space/Ibiza+Gran Canaria , Queen/Paris , 287/Paris , La Rocca Special/Manhattan , etc).
Within the format of a UK club – Progressive (at the Tour & Taxi site in Brussels) he was brought in to play alongside DJ’s such
as Lucien Foort, Danny Howells , Ian Ossia from Renaissance , Cass and Lee Burridge in 1999 . In that same year he headlined at
the La Rocca 10th anniversary party, playing to 10,000 revellers at the Sports Paleis in Antwerp (an experience never to be
forgotten) – and when La Rocca went back there to celebrate the new Millenium he headlined in front of an ecstatic audience that
had virtually doubled to 18,000.
His passion for dance-music means that he’s one of the most "in-demand" "DJ"s, regularly playing alongside top stars such as Carl
Cox (in Warsaw Poland). Since 2000 he’s played gigs all over the European continent including the Folies Pigalle, Red Light and
Montana clubs in France; the very first Creamfields
on the Baltic coast ; the Solar Festival (Extrema); the Heineken Dance Parade in Rotterdam; Nature One .
Back in Belgium, Marko has often featured in important line-ups at gigs such as the House Torhout festival in 2001 and 2002, the Dance-a-Delic festival (several years), the White Sensation event at Antwerp and the Cruises to Pleasure boat parties. It is also worth mentioning his appearances at the huge City Parade on his very own trailer/float (in front of more than 180,000 dance fanatics) in 2001/2002/2003/2004 but especially in 2005, when he wound up the whole proceedings playing on the final trailer/float – then ending up on an awaiting City Parade stage to an incredible reception ……what a buzz! In terms of releases, Marko has put together many compilations released on diverse labels of which 8 have been devoted to La Rocca. In the 90’s he remixed lots of tracks for labels such as: NEWS, Mackenzie, Bonzai and Tripomatic. In 2001 he produced “Guitar Overload“ with Ton TB on Massive Drive Recordings and worked together with Pole Folder on several remixes including “Inner Turmoil“ (released by Bedrock Records). More recently he’s worked with Franky Jones (Enterprise Records) and released a self-penned track “Dark Orgy“ and a re-working of “Indian Preach“. His latest release is titled "4.5" and is a "Marko on Sundays remix".
Marko is not particularly bothered about being ‘fashionable ‘or ‘trendy ‘. It’s not simply by chance that his career has flourished and that his following has grown almost beyond belief over the last 14 years. Marko’s obvious passion for Dj’ing is derived from the vibe he gets from the dance-floor as well as the vibe he gets from the music he plays: Marko plays from the heart!
Started listening to hip-hop, soul,
funk and jazz when he was still a little boy. Later on, his musical horizon
broadened, and in 1990 he started spinning funky techno-house. Only four
months after starting his dj career at the world famous Amsterdam-based iT,
everybody knew his name and skills. He was invited to rock the dance floors
of all the famous clubs in town, including Mazzo, Paradiso and the legendary
RoXY. Two years later his name was listed among the top dj's of the nation,
and he was playing all over the country.
Since that time, Angelo has been rewarded with three Best Dutch Dj awards,
and has become one of the most popular DJ/ Producers in the country. Angelo
travelled around the world doing gigs in Brazil, Spain, Argentina, Chile,
South Korea, China, USA, Bulgaria, Russia, Israel, Prague, Macedonia,
France, England, Ireland, Scotland, South Africa, Croatia, Norway, Italia, Belgium
and many more. Over the years, Angelo has played with many of the top names in techno-house
such as Derrick May, Kenny Larkin, Billy Nasty, Westbam, Mr. C., Laurent
Garnier, Tom Middleton, Pepe Bradock and more. He has even instigated a live jam session
with the legendary hip-hop outfit Pharcyde, where tech-house spinning and hip-hop vocals
were merged into one sound. As a resident DJ at the bi-monthly Welcome to the Future nights
at Paradiso since 1993, he has also shared the stage with Underworld, Ken Ishii, Slam dj's,
Funk d'void, Pure Science, System 7. In the festival environment, he has played to up to
20,000 people supporting the Prodigy (Pinkpop), Chemical Brothers, Underworld and Orbital
(Lowlands). He hosted the Audio nights at Paradiso together with Dj Dimitri, 4 times a year.
Residencies Angelo D'onorio:
Club NL (I LOVE SUNDAYS), Shaped Parties OSLO.
Apart from spinning, Angelo is also busy on the production front. He has released many records and did some remixes here and there.He released a single on London based label Carbon (feat. Lex Empress) that has reached several charts and got very good reviews in 7mag and DJ magazine and the follow up of highly acclaimed To the floor (no 4 on Carl Cox top 10 in Muzik Coxy's big column) and Kepomambo/ Sky jam on the rapidly growing New York Label Red Menace which reached several Charts!
*Waterworld E.P. (12") Emergency Broadcast 1996
*AssatraX (2xLP) Emergency Broadcast 1998
*AssatraX (CD) Emergency Broadcast 1998
*Angelo - Assadin - label Emergency Broadcast
*Angelo D'onorio - Bassbin - M-track recordings NL
*Angelo D'onorio - Full Moon Junction plus remixes - M-track recordings NL
*Angelo D'onorio - Overload - M-track recordings NL
*Angelo D'onorio - Wedding track - M-track recordings NL
*Angelo D'onorio - Do you like the way it feels/ sweet little D - M-track recordings NL
*Angelo D'onorio - Joy Movement EP - Pinguins Music - M-track recordings NL
*Angelo D'onorio - because my dreams - Album sampler
*Angelo D'onorio - Save Your Soul - Carbon Recordings UK
*Angelo D'onorio - Keepomambo - Red Menace NY
*Angelo D'onorio - to the floor - Red Menace NY
*Angelo D'onorio - say the message - Bosh Records UK
*Angelo D'onorio - Because of My Dream - WHite
*Angelo D'onorio - Shelter - White
*Angelo D'onorio - lonely - Midnight Sessions NL
*Angelo D'onorio - Ain't no one like you - Mid-Nite Sessions NL
*Angelo D'onorio - Face the music -Serious-radio Recordings NL
*Angelo D'onorio - Feels so good -Serious-radio Recordings NL
*Angelo D'onorio - Twisting -Serious-radio Recordings NL
Dance Valley 96 (2xCD) Waterworld (Remix) Dance Valley 1996 De Nederlandsche Underground (CD) Waterworld (Previously... Prime 1996 Mystery Land - The European Dance Festival (1996) (3xCD) Waterworld Arcade 1996 Mystery Land - The European Dance Festival (1996) (German Release) (3xCD) Waterworld Arcade Deutschland GmbH 1996 Immortality - Volume IV (2xCD) Grey Area PolyGram TV 1997 ID&T 98 (CD) Frostie Nostie ID&T 1998 Mystery Land - The European Dance Festival (1998) (3xCD) Fröstie Nöstie Arcade 1998 Sorry! We Are Circoloco / DC 10 - The Album (2xCD) To The Floor Southern Fried Records 2002 Fabric 12 - The Amalgamation Of Soundz (CD) Save Your Soul Fabric (London) 2003 Dance Valley #9 2003 The Compilation (2xCD) Shelter UDC 2003
Much like the film of the same name, 2001 was a Space Odyssey for the underground club scene as thanks to John Digweed,
Pole Folder was introduced to the world with his debut single 'Apollo Vibes' becoming a genre defining classic in the
years that have passed since. This was followed over the course of the following year by the AA single 'Enter The
Rhythm/Waxxx' and a third single, 'Dust', a track that many hold in high regard even to this day. From there, EP and single
projects followed on such labels as Sunkissed Records and Mo-Do Records, whilst Pole Folder spent much of the next two years
focusing on an artist album he had been commissioned to do by John Digweed, making him the first artist to produce an
artist album for the prestigious Bedrock label. The album, 'Zero Gold' featured collaborations with Brooklyn singer
and songwriter Shelley Harland, fellow Belgian Sandra Ferretti and Kirsty Hawkshaw, and the album's blend of downtempo
moods, brilliant melodies and cinematic soundscapes have earned it critical acclaim all across the world.
It's testament to this fact that tracks from the album have been licensed for use popular shows such as 'Nip/Tuck' and 'CSI', such is the appeal and accessibility of the music Pole Folder creates. 'Apollo Vibes' was also included by John Digweed in the OST to the film 'Stark Raving Mad', whilst 'Dust' was used in a trailer advertising campaign for one of the UK's biggest independent television channels and it's a safe bet to say we will hear more of Pole Folder's work in the entertainment scene in the future.
In the live arena, Pole Folder's career as a DJ and live artist continues to grow and has seen him perform everywhere from Europe to America and Asia, with such places as Miami, Moscow, Monaco, Tokyo and Buenos Aires just a few of the places he's been invited to perform, and this continues to increase on a monthly basis, with live tours and DJ gigs planned for the future in various continents of the world.
2006 marks the beginning of the next chapter in Pole Folder's career as a producer with a series of projects and EPs for Mashtronic Records and Proton Music already completed. In addition to a series of remixes for labels that include Basswalk and Audiotherapy, there will be more new material, remixes and the odd revisited classic to come, and with his own label on the horizon, we can look forward to some exciting collaborations and projects where he will be able to imprint his own signature on the music. With more freedom and diversity then ever before, Pole Folder continues to realize his fate and validate his motto that 'Music is an emotional commitment'.
Singles / Productions:
Ragged Life - I'll Be Right Here [Sony Records Benelux]
Petra - Angel [Sony Records Benelux]
Pole Folder & CP - Apollo Vibes [Bedrock Records]
Pole Folder - Enter The Rhythm / Waxxx [Bedrock Records]
Pole Folder & CP - Dust [Bedrock Records]
Pole Folder - Planetary Activity / We Share [Sunkissed Records]
Pole Folder Feat Sandra Ferretti Protected [Mo-Do Records]
Pole Folder - Salvation On Slavery Sins [Bedrock]
Pole Folder - Inner Turmoil / Scared To Lose [Bedrock]
Pole Folder - Reprotected EP [Proton Music]
Pole Folder - For One Moment Of Glory EP [Mashtronic Records]
Pole Folder - Over [Audio Therapy]
Pole Folder - Zero Gold [Bedrock Records]
Ozark Henry - Rescue (Pole Folder Radio Mix) [Sony Music]
Dave Swayze - Goldwave (Pole Folder & CP Mix) [Green Valley Records]
Mona Lisa Overdrive - Born To Synthesize (Pole Folder Mix) [Platipus Records]
Fortunato & Montresor - Imagine (Pole Folder Sense Of Imagination Mix) [Bedrock Records]
Degrees Of Freedom - Intensity (Pole Folder & CP Mix) [Erase Records]
BlueRoomProject - Pacific Flat (Pole Folder & CP Mix) [CP Recordings]
Fretwell - Silky Dirty (Pole Folder & CP Mix) [Baroque Records]
Quivver - Space Maneouvres Part Three (Pole Folder Mix) [Lost Language]
Mike Brin - Out Of Sadness (Pole Folder Mix) [Mashtronic Records]
Ashbury & Haight - Constant Rhythm (Pole Folder 'Solar Cycle' Mix) [Basswalk Records]
Knix - Electric Poetry (Pole Folder Mix) [Proton Music]
dPen - Dont Close Your Eyes (Pole Folder Mix) [Ingenius Records]
Andrew Kelly - She Thinks She's Underground (Pole Folder Mix) [Composure Records]
Kenji Takashima - Another Landscape (Pole Folder 'Cerebral Landscapes' Mix) [Futic Recordings]
Né à Malmedy, il est atteint dés son plus jeune âge du virus de la musique. A 14 ans, il visite toutes les discothèques
de Belgique afin d’y écouter les tops DJ de l’époque, tant national que international. A 16 ans, il décide d’acheter ces 1
ères platines et vinyles. On lui propose alors une résidence d’été à l’Hacienda club (walk). Son parcours est plutôt classique,
concours, booking d’un soir qui lui permettrons de prendre les commandes de certains gros clubs belges tels que le Dockside,
BBC, Real, Zillion… Suite à un concours, on lui propose une résidence à la Villa Dance Ballroom (Henri-Chapelle) et dans la
foulée au Magic club (Vielsam). Mais c’est pourtant durant l’été 2002 qu’il va vivre une expérience unique qui va changer
sa vision sur le clubbing et la musique. On lui propose de devenir résident dans un petit club House d’IBIZA (Playa d’en bosa)
Le KISS pour le concept « Listen », 4 mois de pur bonheur, de rencontre et de
découverte musicale. Ce club n’est certainement pas l’une des plus grosse référence de l’île, mais ce fut pour lui une
expérience enrichissante tant sur le plan musical que humain.
Il revient en Belgique avec un nouveau concept de soirée «Welcome to the club», Qui trouvera une résidence mensuelle au Phoenix club ; musique club de qualité pour des clubbers avertis. On va également lui proposer de participer au développement d’une radio 100% musique électronique pour la province de Liège (Warm FM). A partir de ce moment les prestations en Belgique vont s’enchaîner, Beat and Bass, City Parade et Garden Party, mais également à l’étranger (Espagne, France, Allemagne, Luxembourg). Actuellement son meilleur souvenir musical est sans aucun doute, d’avoir eu le privilège de pouvoir se produire dans le club le plus mythique de Belgique LA ROCCA grâce à l’intervention des tops des DJ en Belgique MARKO. Ce fut pour lui une expérience unique et un rêve devenu réalité…Son style musicale est devenu définitivement Groovy Sexy Progress House Music.
Oasisosis - Full flash records (-SOON-)
La flûte enchantée //
Fucking friday //
Early in the morning //<
Dark dreams //