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M.I.K.E.
is Mike Dierickx. Formerly known as Dirk Dierickx…
In 2001 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 name.
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.
His style of DJing is very similar to the music he makes,
on a hard-edged tech-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... 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 in 1996. This gave
him the opportunity to team up with Yves Deruyter, as
his producer. Mike was behind YDR hits, 'To The Rhythm','The
Rebel" and more recently, 'Back To Earth' and 'Spiritual
Feelings'. Pole positions in the worldwide dance charts
were soon putting the Belgian dance scene firmly on
the map.
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
records of the trance era. 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 enterd 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…
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…
In 1999 he decided to
start-up his own label,and Scanner-records was born…
Scanner got a backup from the likes of Steve Lawler,Marco
V,Timo Maas... More info can be found on www.scanner-records.be
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And with the dawn of the progressive Tech and Trance
era, you can expect to see M.I.K.E at the very front,
leading
the way.
R.E.S.P.E.C.T.
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