Wifebeaters

Wife beaters

Long manes, wild lifestyle and white undershirts, a straight from the catwalk of a Calvin Klein commercial. They are bad to the bone, and fully justified… these are the Wifebeaters!

Mike otherwise known as DJ Zed, and Alan Luna are both highly respected DJs and producers in their own right and have played among the best clubs and festivals in Holland and beyond. Together,
their neck-breaking sets and infectious personalities have led them
to outshine even the biggest name DJ's on famous
Dutch summer events such as Sneakers, Loveland and Dance

Valley. However, at the moment they spin their records most of the time in other countries outside of their homeland Holland, including France, The Canaries and Turkey.
One of the highlights featured an opening party at the beach of Montpellier.

 ,, It’s such a turn on! To play records at a beachparty in France… that’s totally crowded’’. Or in dutch;
 ,, Een vette kakker als je gewoon op een openingsfeest van een strandfeest in Frankrijk mag draaien, totaal afgeladen’’

It all sounds very easy and these boys are obviously rocking it…
but can I do this too? As a noob in this Dj-jungle? As a typical
student of the 21th century?

,,Minimal yes! I would not say it's bad, but I don’t like it….It’s basically just a beat and some clicks, you can put together easily… truly any farmerdick can do that… but mixing two old disco songs??? NO, you can’t do that easily, even on a laptop, but that’s exactly what we don’t do, we play live with everything else though… except a laptop. ‘’

In addition, these guys are huge fans of Ableton. ,,It's the reason why we can make music''. It has reduced the threshold and
learning curve, in that you can transfer music to something
tangible from an initial thought or concept. An Ableton course
has not been necessary, but for the majority, we highly recommend
it! ,,We are completely autodidact ;)… I'm self-taught when I want
to know something, then I just use the internet... I don’t need
someone to teach, I prefer trial and error’’ according to Mike.

 
Another thing they will never do is pre-planned sets, NEVER DONE IT, NEVER WILL DO IT AND I THINK ITS REDICULOUS! Alan; ,,I think it’s hilarious, but has nothing to do with us.’’ Mike; ,,To us its more about the randomness, it’s all about the feedback from your audience..’’

Responding to your crowd hey? But everyone still wants something different….?
,,When people are on the dancefloor, some of them always want that continuous peak and some Djs think that as well ... so then they throw hit after hit. What I think is that you should throw
some cunt songs in… the track you play afterwards is than 10
times more powerful and effective. It’s the tension you build.’’
I’m a peak-animal ;)…

Excitement right? Yes, We always play back to back, in that way you keep your set fresh and exciting, meanly for ourselves. Next to that, it’s also a challenge for each other. For example, when Mike turns on a number I would never expect, I think, Oh Shit – what can I do now? Its keeps it interesting and always dynamic… I love the chaos when I feel things are heading out of control, you know right!

Chaos in everything I understand? What about girlfriends? either of you Married? One of them yes!...One of them is on the hunt for the ideal. So all of you willing woman of Holland and further afield, this is your chance to catch one of the Wifebeaters. Are you looking for a bad boy, a wild lifestyle? The sex, drugs and rock and roll? Post your application below!

Want to see these beaters?
Check them at - Into the Wild - the 25th of Januari in Barkode, Amsterdam