- Menno de Jong
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Menno de Jong Also known as Myth, Halcyon, Sayla, Solar Express (with Leon Bolier) Born 17 March 1984 Origin Netherlands Genres Trance Website http://www.mennodejong.com/ Menno de Jong (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmɛnoː də ˈjɔŋ]) is a DJ and producer from the Netherlands. His 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 Recordings. A Podcast pioneer, he’s produced and presented the much respected and widely-syndicated Intuition Radio show for the last 3 years. As a DJ he’s closed gigs for Tiësto & Paul van Dyk, and was ranked at No. 56 in DJ Magazine’s Top 100 Chart in 2009[1] and has spun in over 25 countries.
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 studio.[2] His production career started in auspicious fashion in 2004 when ‘Guanxi’, his debut production was signed to Anjunabeats. As with studio production Menno also dabbled in DJing from an early age. At 17 he progressed from school discos & friends parties to a two year residency at an underground club in Eindhoven. Further 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 university. Double-header with Leon Bolier ‘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, he has re-scripted tracks for The Thrillseekers, Karen Overton & Mark Otten, amongst others and to ever-increasing acclaim.
Having now spun in over 25 countries, Menno has played at clubs and events such as Godskitchen, Gatecrasher, Creamfields, Trance Energy, Sensation White, Mysteryland, Amnesia in Ibiza, Love Parade in Berlin, The Gaudi Arena in Moscow & WMC in Miami. Alongside that he has DJed with the likes of Tiësto, Armin van Buuren, The Prodigy, Paul van Dyk, Marco V and Markus Schulz.
Following an inspiring tour of Africa, Menno broke into the compilation market in mid-2007. Mixing the first in a projected series of country-themed albums, Intuition Sessions Vol. 1: South Africa gathered together the cream of the label’s highly recognizable crop.
De Jong was also at the leading-edge of the internet radio and podcasting phenomenon, launching his Intuition Radio show in 2005. The weekly episodes rapidly became required listening for the internet’s trance-hungry hoards, with Menno showcasing the very best in electronic dance music. 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 Intuition Podcast is also available as a download via iTunes.
References
- ^ Roberts, Joe. "Menno de Jong biography". djmag.com. http://www.djmag.com/top100/detail/1240. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
- ^ "Biography of Menno De Jong". residentadvisor.net. http://www.residentadvisor.net/dj/mennodejong/biography. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
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Categories:- 1984 births
- Living people
- Dutch DJs
- Remixers
- People from Den Helder
- Dutch trance musicians
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