mps
PILOT- Introduction.
mps PILOT has traveled extensively through a.o. the Balkans, Spain,
India, Turkey, Morocco, Senegal, Mali and Burkina Faso and has immersed
himself in the cutting-edge world music scene, a musical universe where
exciting developments can be heard every day. In every possible
direction and slippage between all different genres, mps PILOT maps the
crosspollination and divergence of contemporary music. His interest in
non-western music started during his time at university. Because of his
interest in modern classical and experimental music he moved in 1990 to
Amsterdam to enroll in the musicology department. Within the subject of
ethnomusicology, however
he
continued to explore his fascination through sounds from all over the
world. However, after seven years of studying it was time for the real
thing.
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mps
PILOT – Facts.
mps PILOT – Facts. mps PILOT’s refined yet hip mix
of
non-western music is nowadays appreciated way beyond Amsterdam. Since
2003 he is resident at the Sfinks Festival,
Belgium. Besides the famous Amsterdam clubs like Paradiso
and De Melkweg, mps PILOT is resident DJ at Ethnic Histeric, @
The Sugarfactory Amsterdam and @ Club Rasa, Rasa,
Utrecht. For several years he had residencies @ Que Pasa,
De Melkweg, Club Mundial, 013/Tilburg, the Global
Nights in the artists’ enclave Ruigoord and Mystic
Grooves, Utrecht/Amsterdam. He spins regularly for the
Dutch/Maghreb organisation Marmoucha and in the
Netherlands many times at festivals such as The Music Meeting,
Dunya, Festival Mundial,
Amsterdam Roots, Oerol,
The Amsterdam Dance Event, Mysteryland,
Dancevalley, 5 Days Off,
The Contrabanda Festival and Lowlands.
His overseas DJ trips in 2003, 2004 and 2008 brought him to Le
Festival au Désert in Essakane, Mali. In 2004 mps
PILOT deejayed WOMEX. In 2005 he performed during
the Jaipur Festival in Rajasthan and in Bombay,
India. In 2005 he stirred up 10,000 people during the Rawafid
Festival in Casablanca and in 2006 & 2008 a crowd of
50,000 at the Timitar
Festival in Agadir, Marokko. 2007 saw the The
Sziget Festival, North Sea Jazz
& Sfinks.
January 2008 DJ mps PILOT traveled one month in Mali also to play for
the 3rd time @ Le
Festival au Désert.
mps PILOT – Style.
With an expressive and convincing
execution, mps PILOT is able to let traditional and modern styles from
Asia, Africa, the Middle East and South America flow through each
other, forming a contagious sound. While many world music deejays have
never heard of ‘beatmatching’, even perceiving it
as deadly
for the future of music, mps PILOT elevates
‘beatmatching’
to a high form of art. He weaves drum n’ bass rhythms,
flamenco
palmas, Indian bhangra-or Desi beats and Latin percussion solos into an
organic whole. Using a rhythmic, intelligent mix technique, mps
PILOT’s music functions as a mindopener.
Discography:
StreamerPilot Remixes:
- Zuco 103-She ~ StreamerPilots mother mix (Dox records) 2009
- Nova Lima - Tumbala ~ StreamerPilot ¡Azu madre! Remix (Cumbancha) 2009
- Burhan Öçal & The Trakya All Stars - Karabiber ~ StreamerPilot Remix (Doublemoon) 2009
- Ot Azoj Klezmer Band: Turkish Honga ~ StreamerPilot remix on V.A. - “BalkanBeats vol.3” (Eastblok) 2008
- Kofi Ayivor – Adzagli ~ StreamerPilot Coup The Decaller rmx 2008
- Sailing the seven seas (selected by DJ mps PILOT) - Various Artists (Piranha) 2009
- MOVE / Mundial Music Compilation / mix cd (Mundial records) 2007
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