Bart van Wissen

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Bart van Wissen
What does one need these days in order to succeed in today's tough world of the music industry? A great deal of determination would be a big answer. Besides the obvious elements such as knowing the right people, managing a fresh outlook towards dance music and possessing a certain level of musical awareness, maybe the most important quality that Dutch producer Bart van Wissen brings to the table is his genuine raw talent.
His dreams began around the tender age of seven, when his grandfather gave him his first keyboard. It didn't take long before he taught himself to play some basic songs with it. After some time, his parents decided that it wouldn't be such a bad idea if he took some lessons to help develop his musical skills. At age eleven, when most people are listening to bland pop songs on commercial radio, Bart started producing drum’n’bass tracks on his computer. His taste continued to evolve and he absorbed a larger variety of different styles such as house, trip-hop, jazz, funk and a healthy dose of abstract beats, all of which remain a major influence in his present work.
At the age of nineteen, Bart sent his first demo to Deep Records label boss Peter van Hal. After listening to just a few songs, Van Hal quickly decided that Bart was extremely unique. His fresh sound and incredible musical versatility really shined through his work. From that moment, Bart has been releasing music that has been played by the big DJs all over the world, covering a broad range of styles.
Nowadays, he still refuses to limit himself to just one style of music. His dancefloor-oriented work can be described as funky and danceable, yet at the same time very musical. His downtempo music (under his Sideways alias) contains elements from jazz, funk, triphop and even classical music.
Another important aspect of Bart van Wissen is that he has been working behind the decks for several years now. He's quickly becoming an excellent DJ, capable of working huge crowds with his fresh attitude and tight mixing skills. In the last few years, he has been travelling to countries like Indonesia, Singapore, Russia, Greece and many more, to play at clubs and festivals.
Discography

Illuminate [Deep Records] 2002
Illuminate, DeviateSpace Tourist [Extrema Records] 2003
Space Tourist, Distant Region
Unforeseen [Private Reality] 2003
Original mix, Madoka remixOne Reason EP [Lowriders] 2004
A Better Way, One ReasonGetting Closer EP [Private Reality] 2004
Bring Back The Fun, Electric, Getting Closer, Inside Out, The Sounds I See, The Other Track, Electric (Madoka remix)Hard Soil [Earth Audio] 2005
Original mix, Pako & Frederik remixDry Run EP [Extrema Records] 2005 Dry Run, Fear of Funk, Damn Robots Took my LunchIn Da House EP [Deep Records] 2006
Upstairs, Downstairs, In The Kitchen More Fun [Audio Therapy] 2006
More Fun (Across Borders compilation)Crazy Local EP [Sick Watona Records] 2007
Crazy Local, Crazy Local (RR Edit), Halfway Home, Club OnJaywalking EP [Vapour Recordings] 2007
Jaywalking, CruiserConcentrate EP [Groove Collection Originals] 2007
Concentrate, Contraband, Never A Right Time

The Dentist feat. Warren Morris - Purple Ohm [Extrema Records] 2003 Lilian - Magic Moments [Wildlife/Black Hole] 2003 Mic Burns - See Me Fall [Deep Records] 2004 Marris - Knowledge & Happiness [Nascent] 2004 Red Drop - Music 4 Me [Extrema Records] 2005 Phatjak - Dirty Monday [Extrema Records] 2006 Chuck Lepley - Walk Away [Little Mountain Recordings] 2007 Musetta - Peace & Melody [Morrison Recordings] 2007 Randall Jones - Lost Love [Deep Records] 2007 Eelke Kleijn - Monsters of the Deep [Global Underground] 2007 Dousk - Street Talk [Groove Collection Black] 2008 Envotion feat. Misia Furtak - Familiar Places [Armada] 2008 E-Unit - Nowhere Else On Earth [Curvve Recordings] 2008 Stan Kolev - F Substance [ReadyMix Records] 2008