DJ mps PILOT

Introduction. mps PILOT has traveled extensively through a.o. the Balkans, Spain, India, Turkey, Morocco, Senegal, Mali and Burkina Faso and has immersed himself in the cutting-edge world music scene, a musical universe where exciting developments can be heard every day. In every possible direction and slippage between all different genres, mps PILOT maps the crosspollination and divergence of contemporary music. His interest in non-western music started during his time at university. Because of his interest in modern classical and experimental music he moved in 1990 to Amsterdam to enroll in the musicology department. Within the subject of ethnomusicology, however he continued to explore his fascination through sounds from all over the world. However, after seven years of studying it was time for the real thing.
Facts. mps PILOT’s refined yet hip mix of non-western music is nowadays appreciated way beyond Amsterdam. Since 2003 he is resident at the Sfinks Festival, Belgium. Besides the famous Amsterdam clubs like Paradiso and De Melkweg, mps PILOT is resident DJ at Ethnic Histeric, @ The Sugarfactory Amsterdam and @ Club Rasa, Rasa, Utrecht. For several years he had residencies @ Que Pasa, De Melkweg, Club Mundial, 013/Tilburg, the Global Nights in the artists’ enclave Ruigoord and Mystic Grooves, Utrecht/Amsterdam. He spins regularly for the Dutch/Maghreb organisation Marmoucha and in the Netherlands many times at festivals such as The Music Meeting, Dunya, Festival Mundial, Amsterdam Roots, Oerol, The Amsterdam Dance Event, Mysteryland, Dancevalley, 5 Days Off, The Contrabanda Festival and Lowlands. His overseas DJ trips in 2003, 2004 and 2008 brought him to Le Festival au Désert in Essakane, Mali. In 2004 mps PILOT deejayed WOMEX. In 2005 he performed during the Jaipur Festival in Rajasthan and in Bombay, India. In 2005 he stirred up 10,000 people during the Rawafid Festival in Casablanca and in 2006 & 2008 a crowd of 50,000 at the Timitar Festival in Agadir, Marokko. 2007 saw the The Sziget Festival, North Sea Jazz & Sfinks. January 2008 DJ mps PILOT traveled one month in Mali also to play for the 3rd time @ Le Festival au Désert. he also rocked Festival Dranouter on the main night.
Style. With an expressive and convincing execution, mps PILOT is able to let traditional and modern styles from Asia, Africa, the Middle East and South America flow through each other, forming a contagious sound. While many world music deejays have never heard of ‘beatmatching’, even perceiving it as deadly for the future of music, mps PILOT elevates ‘beatmatching’ to a high form of art. He weaves drum n’ bass rhythms, flamenco palmas, Indian bhangra-or Desi beats and Latin percussion solos into an organic whole. Using a rhythmic, intelligent mix technique, mps PILOT’s music functions as a mindopener.
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Discography:
OFFICIAL REMIXES
- Zuco 103-She ~ StreamerPilots mother mix (Dox records) 2009
Nova Lima - Tumbala ~ StreamerPilot ¡Azu madre! Remix (Cumbancha) 2009
- Burhan Öçal & The Trakya All Stars - Karabiber ~ StreamerPilot Remix (Doublemoon) 2009
- Ot Azoj Klezmer Band: Turkish Honga ~ StreamerPilot remix on V.A. - “BalkanBeats vol.3” (Eastblok) 2008
- Kofi Ayivor – Adzagli ~ StreamerPilot Coup The Decaller rmx 2008
COMPILATIONS
- Sailing the seven seas (selected by DJ mps PILOT) - Various Artists (Piranha) 2009
- MOVE / Mundial music Compilation / mix cd (Mundial records) 2007