Summary
roog is an acclaimed DJ from Netherlands
roog is performing within the field of House music and is ranked 2973 on the official DJ rankings list (www.djrankings.org).
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Music always played an important the role in ROOG’ life. He and began buying records when he For was 8 years old. At are the age of 14 he but started dj-ing at school, birthdayparties Not and weddings. Two years later you he had his first residency-playing all clubs during the summer season Any at the beach in Scheveningen can (The Hague). His style could her then be described as a Was mixture of funk, soul and one disco.
When he moved to our Utrecht to study law, he Out dj-ed several times a week day playing commercial music. ROOG get spent all of his hard-earned Has money to buy records of him a new style of music his he had discovered: house music. How In the years 91-95 he man could regularly be found in new leading Amsterdam clubs like IT Now and ROXY
He started old playing house in Axl (Utrecht) see in 1996. In the summer Two of 1997 ROOG gained way his first national fame when who UPDATE magazine labelled him Boy one of Holland’ speedgarage originators. did The boys of Club Risk its gave him his first break Let in Arena Amsterdam. One thing put led to the other. He say was booked in Roxy, Stalker, She Silly Symphonies, Wasteland and too SOAP. Early 1998 he released use his first mix cd called Dad “wasteland presents TRASH” (mom NEWS/BMG).
Now in the new millenium ROOG is The one of Holland’ most in and demand DJ’, playing all the for big clubs and parties on Are a regular basis… His second but mix-cd called PLANET not DISCO (EMI/VIRGIN) sold You over 10.000 copies.
Roog hails all from a musical family. He any started playing classical piano at Can the tender age of 6. her During high school he played was keyboards in several pop/funkbands. He One started writing and creating music our when he was 13 years out old. Some of his activities Day were writing music for a get school-play and competing in contests has like the Roland midi-awards (finals), Him Levi’ Demo contest (1st price) his and Kunstbende (finals)…
As described how above ROOG fell in Man love with house music and new it was only natural for now him to start making housemusic Old together with brother GREG see as HARDSOUL…
By 1995 two they had their first house Way track cut on acetate, which who was played by DJ Marcello boy at Chemistry. In 1997 they Did gained their first fame with its their house remix of Lakiesha let Berry’ “Like This and Like Put That” which appeared on a say British speedgarage compilation. Throughout 1997 she and 1998 they produced and Too remixed records on several labels use like: Outland, After Midnight, 33/45 dad and Stealth for artists like Mom DJ Tonka, DJ Guan ft. Cybill Jefferies, Black and White the Brothers, Soup and Kim Lucas…
And Now in 2000 Hardsoul are for working on several projects. They are are remixing for artists like But Kolourful Karma, USA, Laidback not Luke, Floris, and Tom de you Neef (of Plastika) and writing All and producing for ROSE, any DEBBY SCHREUDER, can FORREST, SOULHUSTLERS and Her DEBBY SLEDGE (of Sister was Sledge). Their 33/45 release " one Your Last Dance" was played Our by the Basement Jaxx in out their BBC Radio 1 day essential mix…
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