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M.I.K.E. is Mike Dierickx.
Formerly known as Dirk Dierickx…
He lives in Belgium around the area of Antwerp.
In 2000 he decided to change his real name from Dirk to Mike.
Mike quotes: "When I started to dj at the age of 16, i used the name Dj
Mike as my artist name…later on it changed into my producers name M.I.K.E.,
and that's why I decided to make it my real name…" He produces under the name M.I.K.E. , and also started to DJ under this
alias. M.I.K.E is releasing records under the guises; Solar Factor,
M.I.K.E, The Blackmaster, Return Of The Native, Plastic Boy …and last but
not least, Push.
As a dj,Mike’s style is very similar to the music he makes, techy- edged
on a progressive trance tip. M.I.K.E is at the forefront of Europe's new
sound, regularly topping charts in several leading countries.
The story began when an 11 year old boy discovered the potential of
samplers and keyboards...
A kid who preferred knobs and backlight displays instead of playing in
kindergardens.
At the age of 18, Mike handed his first demo tape to the Antwerp based
record company, 'USA Import'. Shortly after, his first record, 'Vision Act'
was released on the Atom label in 1992. Mike released a series of
successful records before he signed up with Lightning back in 1996.
M.I.K.E's reputation shot through the roof, and although a
commercial crossover had never been anticipated, in 1998 'Universal
Nation' took the world by storm, winning several dance awards, and
undoubtedly being recognized as one of the classic dance-records of the
trance era. Pole positions in the worldwide dance charts were soon putting
the Belgian dance scene firmly on the map.His Push follow up single,
'Strange World', destroyed hundreds of clubs across Europe, in the same
vein as 'Universal Nation'. This was followed by yet another blockbuster,
'The Legacy' once again topping all dance charts across Europe and
entering the British National charts at #21. Over the years Mike received
several music awards including best club singles and best
dance-producer,and entered 6 times the national top 40 in the UK.
Mike also teamed up and did rmxs for Sinead 'O Connor,Moby,Mauro
Piccoto,Bom Funk Mc's,Oliver Lieb,Ian Van Dahl…
This kind of success did not go unnoticed, as M.I.K.E. was asked
to DJ at some of the best venues in the world, including: 'Gatecrasher'
and 'Godskitchen' in the UK,'Fura' and 'Vel Farre' in Japan, 'Massive and
'Trance Energy' in Holland,'Limelight' U.S. and the Berlin Love Parade…are
a few to mention…
Interview by: Christian Almind
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