![]() "But for me it was a disaster and it made me think again to just continue DJ’ing with only a USB stick and a headphone on the road." Confident about my great plan to show all these guys what I can do live. With a fully packed car I was heading to Belgium. To finish up I brought the E-RM multiclock to make sure the clock signal would be steady. Not because it was an important factor in my set, but the lights are so cool. So I thought let’s make it bigger then! I brought with me my Elektron Dark Trinity (Octatrack, A4, & Rytm) SE-02, Beatstep Pro, 909, Pioneer mixer and why not let’s add my new TB-3 acid machine. For anybody who has been in a situation like that it’s obvious that it is fucking scary when everybody is watching your hands doing the tricks. ![]() The promoter booked me as one of the headliners and thought it would be cool to create a Boiler Room style setting. I had practiced the live set a few times in my studio and it was banging, so chest forward and chin up. The set was ready and I was feeling confident. I knew that most of the people who where present there where musicians themselves, so I felt even more pressure to come up with something good. After performing live some years as a duo, I was ready to go solo. ![]() In April 2018 I had a booking for an intimate festival in Belgium. ![]() You will also get an exclusive insight into the setup and gear I use as well as some live performance tips! I will give you a little insight about the motivation to play live and the decisions you will have to make. The decision to start playing live for a crowd with your own setup is easy to make, but the road ahead will be slippery and you have to be persistent to get there. Playing live electronic music can give you the smoothest goose bumps in the world, but it can be the struggle of your life as well. An article by Amsterdam based LIVE Act MOUT ![]()
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