Funkerman

With his 30 years as a DJ, producer and label boss, Funkerman (Ardie van Beek, 1975) refuses to count himself as 'the old guard'. Nevertheless, all his achievements cannot be ignored: multiple chart positions, at the top of the club charts with singles such as 'Rule the Night' and 'The One', sold-out venues at home and abroad, the hit 'Speed ​​Up' on his own label Flamingo Recordings (established in 2004) and the many successful collaborations that followed. Funkerman has been traveling the world continuously for many years. Despite the fact that House Music is the lifeblood of Funkerman's career, his roots lie in Hip-Hop. Hip-Hop from the late eighties and early nineties is what brought out the musicality in him. Hip-Hop is also what made him first move to the turntables, but it was House Music that made Funkerman find his true calling. Like other greats from Breda, club Spock was the cradle of the success that would follow. The magic of spinning, the unpredictability of a gig, or the exact moment in the studio when a new track comes together, that is what’s most important to Funkerman. "Not the hits." Call him controversial or headstrong, but Funkerman has his own view of the fast changing world in which he moves. This is essential for his existence as a creative person: "I have been participating for a while, but the real art consists of continuing to participate. And that requires authentic strength. Know what you can do and keep discovering it.”