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Zany |
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| Website: |
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| Real Name: |
Raoul van Grinsven |
| Country |
The Netherlands |
| Aliases: |
Copycat, DJ
Alpha-bet, Pale-X, Raoul Luciano, 040, Camilia, Cenoginerz,
Donkey Rollers, Mos Phat, Pavo & Zany, Shadowlands
Terrorists, Southstylers, Virus |
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Biography: |
DJ Zany is rightly known as a veteran of the dance scene,
with over ten years of experience at the turntables. Raoul
van Grinsven, who lives a stone's throw from Eindhoven , the
city of lights, is currently a fulltime DJ/producer, after
having worked on the side for ten years in a record shop. He
started his career in the hardcore world, working between
times with techno and trance, and has had many hits in the
top 10, under various aliases. For the last few years, he
has been concentrating on hardstyle. The former member of
Shadowlands Terrorists has been producing for the Fusion
label for many years, under a variety of pseudonyms. “The
ambience of the hardstyle scene is great, with enthusiastic
and varied audiences. Hardstyle is a broad movement which I
get a lot out of. However, I'm not afraid of incorporating
techno, hardtrance and oldschool into my sets. The audience
appreciates it if a DJ plays a variety of styles, rather
than just hammering away in the same tone.”
The former chef was infected with the dance bug by his elder
brother and started work at the beginning of the 90's in the
Eindhoven record shop Freaky Records. During that time,
Raoul was regularly to be found in local clubs like Carte
Blanche and Carmen, and at big Shadowlands parties. As a
member of the Shadowlands team, he performed abroad with the
live act Shadowlands Terrorists, as well as under his own
name. In the meantime, Van Grinsven has played in such
countries as Italy , Switzerland , Spain , Crete , Germany ,
Belgium , America , England , Curacao and France . The
musically broad-focussed DJ Zany decided to concentrate his
energies on the emerging hardstyle around the turn of the
millennium, putting his activities as a hardcore DJ/producer
on the back burner. Highlights on his extensive current CV
include well-known parties such as Energy, Defqon 1,
Goliath, Qlubtempo, X-qlusive, Decibel and Hardbass.
“Hardcore's popularity was lessening around that time and
hardstyle was an interesting new movement. It was a
challenge for me to get involved in it straight away.”
Innovation and progress are two key words in Zany's career.
Already on his first steps towards producing – under the
name of Shadowlands Terrorists – he tried to develop a
distinctive sound. From 2001, Raoul made a series of EP's
and remixes for the Fusion label, under various pseudonyms,
plus a mix album ‘New Generation Bass'. The recordings which
appear under the stage name DJ Zany are by Raoul himself. On
stage, Donkey Rollers consists of three people, while the
music is produced by Raoul and his right-hand man. Along
with Walt (known from Showtek), Zany produces hardstyle with
techno influences under the name of Southstylers. He has
also worked in the studio with icons like Pavo and The
Prophet. “The Netherlands has always put its stamp on the
international dance scene and we must keep up this role of
trendsetter. So producers and DJ's must always try to
achieve progress and avoid repeating themselves. Only then
can movements and scenes develop.” |
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