Dutch Musical Flavors: Progressive Trance Dutch began his dj career in 1989, before raves, ecstasy and trance music. As the early pioneers of electronic music began the conquest for North American dance floors, Dutch was already rocking his beat. www.thumpradio.com www.opulenttemple.org

As the first waves of techno and electronica crashed on the shores of
America, Dutch was plugging his headphones in. During the early years
of his Dj career he was influenced by both acid house music and the
harder techno sounds coming from Europe. The combination of his love
for various styles of music and smooth mixing skills, quickly
propelled his career and after the release of his mix, "Excapades in
Trance", Dutch was being booked across the USA.

In 1993, Dutch along with Dj Carlos and Christophe created the AREA
51 events. Attendance at these events topped 15,000 at "AREA 51 -
Contact". These events allowed him freedom to be more creative with
not only his music, but also the entire dance environment itself.
Creating each event theme and also performing the parties allowed
Dutch to create the perfect setting for the music he truly wanted his
audience to hear. The new sounds of the underground were breaking
through around the world and Dutch became the lens that focused this
new sound on San Francisco.

Around 1996 the psy-trance sound was being discovered around the
world. Interested in the possibilities, Dutch began to seed this
sound into each set. In 1999 while championing this new sound, Dutch
joined with Mason Rothert, Jim Seagel, Brian McDonald and Brian
Dobson in creating Thump Radio. It wasn't long before his infamous
San Francisco (((Thump))) Parties were legend. Artists like Infected
Mushroom, Hallucinogen, GMS, Atmos, Vibrasphere, Ticon, Sun Project
and Astral Projection, who had never performed in America, were
welcomed on the (((Thump))) dance floor. (((THUMP))) soon became an
important journey to North America for many trance artists and
eventually paved the way for this new trance sound across the
Americas. More about Thump Radio @ www.thumpradio.com

Currently, Dutch enjoys many types of progressive trance. Artists
like Vibrasphere, Atmos, Ticon, and Flowjob are frequently appearing
in his sets. His dance floor DJ sets average 130-138 BPM and are
comprised of highly refined progressive trance. Melodic undertones
coupled with hypnotic bass lines quickly distort time and space until
the next thing you know, his set is over. Dutch's latest endeavor is
the Opulent Temple, a Burning Man camp and collaborative group of
DJ's and friends who work all year for a 6 day party at the end of
August. Pictures and info @ www.opulenttemple.org