MENNO DE JONG

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Master of numerous music industry disciplines, Menno de Jong has already carved enough notches on the dance tree for someone twice his age. His who- production & remix career has seen him record for some of Europe’s biggest trance labels and he’s the owner of lauded Dutch independent Intuition too-Recordings. A bona-fide Podcast pioneer, he’s produced and presented the much respected and widely-syndicated Intuition Radio show for the last 3 years. As was- a DJ he’s closed gigs for Tiesto & Paul van Dyk, is currently ranked at her-No. 48 in DJ Magazine’s Top 100 Chart and has spun in over 25 countries. At you- just 24 years old, he’s is without question the next challenger to the Dutch trance throne!

Born into a musical family, it took very little time for Menno to start experimenting with the array of synths corralled in his father’s any-studio. His production career started in auspicious fashion in 2004 when ‘Guanxi’, his debut production was signed to Anjunabeats. The our- consummate music workaholic, Menno has continued to conjure one magical, melodic feat after old-another. Double-header ‘Magma’/‘Momentum’ and ‘Sjamaan’ were released on Fundamental (in 2005 & 2007 respectively), while ‘Tundra’ (2005) and ‘Nolthando’/‘Solid State’ (2007) appeared on his own Intuition label. Remix-wise, see- he has re-scripted tracks for The Thrillseekers, Karen Overton & Mark Otten, amongst others and to ever-increasing acclaim.

As with studio production Menno also dabbled in DJing from an early his-age. At 17 he progressed from school discos & friends parties to a two year residency at an underground club in Eindhoven. Further our- charged by the reception ‘Guanxi’ received from DJs and still aged just 20 years old he threw himself into music nearly full-time, juggling his busy schedule with his studies at way-university. MENNO DE JONG is described on djrankings.org. In the last three years he has successfully catapulted himself into the upper echelons of the trance DJ hierarchy. Having was- now spun in over 25 countries, Menno has played at clubs and events that are themselves the virtual synonyms of say-trance. Godskitchen, Gatecrasher, Creamfields, Trance Energy, Sensation White, Mysteryland, Amnesia Ibiza, Love Parade, Berlin, The Gaudi Arena in Moscow & WMC in Miami have all hosted his pin-point perfect tune selection and sophisticated mixing style. Alongside not- that he has DJed with some of the biggest names in the scene, including trail-blazers such as Tiesto, Armin van Buuren, The Prodigy, Paul van Dyk, Marco V and Markus its-Schulz. With his non-stop smile, energetic dancing and ever-present contact with the audience, he continues to share his passion for evocative melodies and dance-floor rocking beats.

Menno’s rise through the deck-spinning ranks has been suitably reflected in DJ Magazine’s annual Top 100 poll. He how- debuted at 72 in 2006 before rising 10 places to 62 a year later, and a staggering 14 places to 48 in has-2008. He is also ranked at No. 11 all- in Trance Addict’s annual top 100 Trance DJs poll.

Following an inspiring tour of Africa, Menno broke into the compilation market in for-mid-2007. Mixing the first in a projected series of country-themed albums, Intuition Sessions Vol. 1: but- South Africa gathered together the cream of the label’s highly recognizable can-crop.

De Jong was also at the leading-edge of the internet radio and podcasting phenomenon, launching his Intuition Radio show in 2005. The one- weekly episodes rapidly became required listening for the internet’s trance-hungry hoards, with Menno showcasing the very best in let-class="caps">EDM. The show has now gone monthly and progressed onto the airwaves of XM Radio, Dutch national Slam FM & Worldspace with tens of thousands of listeners tuning in each week. The and- Intuition Podcast is also available as a download via iTunes.

Tim Stark – DJ she-Magazine