Milan van Ooijen, Author at Deep House Amsterdam

Moog Music CEO Gives Full Company Ownership To Employees

"I've sold half the company", is what factory employees of leading synthesizer brand Moog were told by CEO Michael Adams last week. For a staff known to be one of the most loyal across industries, this came as ...

These Guys Made A Dance Track From The Sounds In A Kitchen

News

Who needs an expensive drum computer, synthesizer and sequencer produce dance music, when really all you need is a microphone and a range of kitchen sounds? That's exactly what two producers from Rotterdam, art...

90% Of AWW Festival Tickets Sold

Festivals, News

All We Want Festival has just announced that its third edition is nearly sold out, with 90% of tickets now gone. Deep House Amsterdam is looking forward to host a stage again. This time with Andre Lodemann...

Leaked Contract: Apple Music Pays No Royalties For Free Account Plays

News

Apple's brand new music streaming service Apple Music will allegedly not be paying artists, labels and publishers a dime for plays coming from free trial accounts, a leaked Apple contract states. Furthermore, t...

Meet “The Dude” – Amsterdam’s Most Epic Dancer

News

There is a man roaming the streets and festivals of Amsterdam this summer. He will put an instant smile on your face, while at the same time sparking insecurity towards your dancing skills. Meet "de Gast" ("the...

Elderly People Becoming Big Attraction At Festivals

Festivals, News

It's becoming somewhat of a trend on social media, footage of elderly people dancing like they're 22 again at festivals. Just two weeks ago Holland's very own 'House Opa' stole the show at Edit Festival in Haar...

Multiple Drug Overdoses Force Australian Boat Rave To End Early

News

Last Sunday a boat party in Gold Coast, Australia was cut short in the afternoon when an alleged 'liquid fantasy' (GHB) drug binge by various visitors ended in overdoses and other complications, leaving at leas...

So Should Apple Music Be Spotify’s Biggest Fear Now?

News

At Apple's lavish World Wide Development Conference yesterday, the tech giant's very own music streaming service was announced: Apple Music. The streaming service will be available from June 30th for all Apple ...

Dance Scene Shows Overwhelming Support For Gay Community And Inclusion

News

The damage is done. So we're not going to talk about the artist that has circulated all over the internet today. What was perhaps even more remarkable than the story itself, however, was the unwavering support ...

Ten Walls Slammed By Media And Public After Homophobic Comments

News

Ten Walls (aka Mario Basanov), the Lithuanian DJ/producer with the multitude of chart-topping hits under his belt like 'Walking With Elephants', has found himself in somewhat of a mess to say the least. This fo...

U.S. Communities On The Rise To Promote ‘Sober Raving’ At Festivals

Festivals, News

While the amount of festivals worldwide is continuing to grow rapidly there is still a serious PR problem surrounding the image of these events, especially concerning dance music-related ones. Festivals as drug...

Getting Ready For Free Your Mind Festival

Festivals, News

Tomorrow, June 6th, the Arnhem-based Free Your Mind Festival is celebrating its 12th edition - FYM is one of the longest-running dance festivals of the Netherlands - with quite the selection of artists, like Se...

$200.000 For A Ticket To Secret Solstice, World’s Most Expensive Festival

Festivals, News

While you thought tickets to your favourite Summer festivals this year were on the expensive side, they'll surely pale in comparison to Secret Solstice Festival. Because this multi-day Icelandic festival where ...

Exclusive Interview With Jackmaster

Interviews

With Jackmaster, what you are guaranteed to get is a master selector’s instinct for creating and riding the energy of a crowd. As his star has risen over the past few years, this has been on perfect display at ...

The Anthems Of DGTL Festival 2015

Festivals, News

Last weekend's DGTL Festival saw, perhaps more than usual, a string of old and new secret weapons, hits, anthems, and other explosive dance floor material that got crowd in an all-out frenzy. You will probably ...

Ben UFO, Dixon, Tale Of Us & More Tapped To Play Swiss Alpine Polaris Festival

BEONIX announces electric mix of stage hosts and brand showcases for unmissable 2026 edition

KDDO, MR. KENOU & Arabic Piano link u for ‘Qalbi’ on Pentlife Music

Re.You returns to his Younion label with new single Decisions

METAMORFOSI returns to Amnesia Ibiza with a groundbreaking 2026 line-up

VSNZ Winter Arc Returns to the Swiss Alps for 2026

FVTURE Bangkok announces Grand Opening Night, taking Asia into a whole new era

Premiere: Back For Good - Gymnastics (Betonkust Remix) [Turn it Down Music]

KDDO, MR. KENOU & Arabic Piano link u for ‘Qalbi’ on Pentlife Music

Re.You returns to his Younion label with new single Decisions

Gates of Agartha Moves to Turkey and Announces Line Up – Camelphat, Ame, Bedouin, Golfos (Dennis Cruz b2b Pawsa) and more

[Interview] 1979

Interview with Kid-A

Deep House Amsterdam Interview with Kilder

Metamorfosi closes down residency in style at Amnesia, Ibiza

Track Deconstruction at Sonar Barcelona: Gorillaz – Feel Good Inc.

Changing The World Through The Power Music

Roland to Renew Its Groovebox Line With Two New Successors to the MC-808

Judge a DJ on their music, not their equipment

Pioneer DJ’s Surprisingly Compact All-In-One Solution

Watch a Tutorial On Harmonic Mixing Tips & Tricks

Drew Morisey x Point Blank’s DJ Ravine: Three Essential Social Media Tips for Artists

Moog Music CEO Gives Full Company Ownership To Employees

These Guys Made A Dance Track From The Sounds In A Kitchen

90% Of AWW Festival Tickets Sold

Leaked Contract: Apple Music Pays No Royalties For Free Account Plays

Meet “The Dude” – Amsterdam’s Most Epic Dancer

Elderly People Becoming Big Attraction At Festivals

Multiple Drug Overdoses Force Australian Boat Rave To End Early

So Should Apple Music Be Spotify’s Biggest Fear Now?

Dance Scene Shows Overwhelming Support For Gay Community And Inclusion

Ten Walls Slammed By Media And Public After Homophobic Comments

U.S. Communities On The Rise To Promote ‘Sober Raving’ At Festivals

Getting Ready For Free Your Mind Festival

$200.000 For A Ticket To Secret Solstice, World’s Most Expensive Festival

Exclusive Interview With Jackmaster

The Anthems Of DGTL Festival 2015

Author Milan van Ooijen