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DJ Rob Boskamp is probably one of the most well-known names in Dutch DJ-history. He has played every single festival and every single club in Holland and is also a regular in most clubs at the isles of Curacao and Bonaire.
His dj-styles range from soulful, latin, groovy-house stuff to the more banging Dutch style. His uplifting real and tech-house sounds creates that hands in the air reaction every time he gets his hands on the wheels of steel.
But he is also very well-known for his amazing disco, dance and house-classics sets (70/80/90s/00’s) and his extremely energetic eclectic sets (from house to urban, from pop to top40 from dance-classics to salsa). Since the start of 2017, he also integrated video-clips into his sets, which makes it even more an experience you don’t want to miss.
Because of his lengthy dj-career, he’s a walking encyclopedia and knows what good quality music is all about. His sets with soul and funk, lounge and jazzy tracks combined with sweet, loungy house are also a pleasure to the ear.
He‘s known for his long sets (3 to 6 hours and more), but is also experienced enough to bring it all down to a banging 2 hours set.
His amazing capability to adjust to every crowd he stands for, makes him unique in his own right.
He’s holding residencies in clubs like Café in the City / Amsterdam, Panama / Amsterdam, Porto / Loosdrecht, Three Sisters / Amsterdam and Soho / Amsterdam.
He is also the resident for the successful party-concept’s ‘Legendary’,
‘The Play-Ground’, ‘Latino Grooves’, ‘Supertramp’, ‘LatinXperience’, ‘Nasty 90’s & Super 00’s’, ‘Hippie’, and ‘S.M.A.S.H’ (Soulful Music And Sexy House).
Furthermore he owns labels like Instant Groove Records, Big Boss Records, Urban Sound of Amsterdam and S.M.A.S.H Records.
As a producer he’s is known for his bootleg “get your ass up” and his singles ‘in the evening”, “it’s all in the mind” and “position”, which all went into the Dutch sales charts.
He also remixed artists like Snoop Dogg, Nick Corline, Kadoc, Da Hool, T-Spoon and Moony, Chaka Khan, Diana Ross amongst others.
Rob did over 200 gigs in 2017 and also a dozen releases.
2018 is just starting and with upcoming bookings in Italy, Belgium, Germany and Curacao and of course his weekly residencies in Holland, he’s still a force to be reckoned with.
How would you describe your influences and how have they changed over the years?
I grew up on soul and just kept on progressing from one style to the other. Every so many years (dancemusic) styles changed. I loved every change we had up untill today. So it influenced me in the most direct sense and i had the luck and opportunity to be able to keep on spinnin' and show that to the world.
What´s new right now?
I am dj'ing for the biggest part of the year in The Netherlands. Clubs, Festivals and residencies are my 'normal' weekends. I am also blessed to be able to play abroad. Several times per year i fly to Curacao, Italy, Ibiza and other countries to show my skills.
As a producer i release every other month a new song. This is my latest one:
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Are you a superfan of anyone? How did you become a superfan? Do you remember how you become a fan and what turned you into super fan? Have you ever thought about why you´re such a fan?
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What was the biggest mistake you made when you started making music and what would be the number one tip you could give to a newcomer musician?
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How do you get gigs? Can you share any tips?
follow up all the leads, be punctual, be well dressed (even when casual), follow up in time when asked
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Do you have good promotion tips for other musicians?
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Do you have insights on how to grow your audience on soundcloud that you want to share with our audience?
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What has been your biggest challenge right now? Have you been able to overcome that challenge? If so, how?
if you are looking for gigs persistance is the only way!!
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How do you personally discover new music?
visit all the related websites like beatport, traxsource etc
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Once you discovered new music, do you tell others about the new music/artist you discovered? If yes, how exactly?
“mostly when we hook up during gigs
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What is your number one tip to improve your music production or songwriting skills?
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What is your best tip for those who struggle with finishing their tracks?
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We meet again in one year. What has changed?
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http://www.soundcloud.com/https://soundcloud.com/robboskamp
http://www.twitter.com/robboskampdj
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