Dimitri

DJ/Producer/Remixer
Outland Records/Amsterdam

Biography
DJ Dimitri started his musical career in 1983 at the age of 16, mixing funk and hip-hop tracks for the Dutch ABC radio station. Two years later he was involved with the famous Dutch hip-hop band " Freakaristic " where he gained national fame as one of the best scratchers in Holland. 1988 was Dimitri's first appearances at the newly opened house temple " Roxy " in Amsterdam. Roxy offered him his own Friday night and from there on Roxy's door saw queues for more than a hundred meters. After gaining more and more respect Dimitri became the leading house DJ in Holland. 1991 started Dimitri playing already for party's in Ibiza. Later on that year he mixed his first CD-compilation for the Amsterdam label "Go Bang" and started his own label " Be.S.T. " (Beautiful Soul Techno).

The label has his own definite sound, which was copied immediately in Techno town number one Detroit. Be.S.T released tracks like : Alice D. in Wonderland " Time Problem ". After Dimitri's second record with the song " Given Flowers For You " his label became an even bigger success. In December 1992 started Dimitri his own record shop and new label " Outland Records". In 1993 finished Dimitri mixing and releasing three Outland compilations. He still found some time playing in the UK, France, Spain, Germany, Italy, Belgium and in the Caribbean. 1994 released Dimitri smash club hits like " Disco Train and " Fluid Harmony " as well remixes of the Chanelle hit " Work that Body " and " Romy Luna ". He mixed again four different CD-compilations the same year. 1995 became Dimitri resident DJ at the UK club " Renaissance" together with John Digweed & Sascha.

Places of Travel - Dimitri has played at so many venues, we'll just list the countries:
Australia, Austria, Belgium, Caribbean, Finland, France, Germany, Ibiza, Ireland, Israel, Spain, Switzerland, USA,

Special Venues
UK-Ministry of Sound, Club UK, Renaissance, Hacienda, Lost and Drum Club, Pure, Arches and many many more.

Over the past few years Dimitri has played with a lot of friends, such as:
Jeremy Healy, Carl Cox, Laurant Garnier, Justin Robertson, Sascha, John Digweed, Boy George, Dave Angel, Derrick Carter, Tony Humphries, Masters at Work, Kevin Saunderson, Ralph, Ricky Montinari, Kenny Larkin, Lenny Dee, Blake Baxter, Frankie Bones, Super DJ D'mitri, Jon Pleased Wimmin, Robert Owens, Mark Lewis and many more...

uncut Bio -
International DJ of the Year: voted by Mixmag UK's No. 1 Music-Magazine
1.Laurant Garnier
2.Todd Terry
3.Junior Vasquez
4.Richie Hartwin
5.Josh Wing
6.Roger S.
7.David Morales
8.Dimitri
9.Jeff Miles
10.Danny Tenaglia

Dimitri - Amsterdam / Outland Records
1983-1987
DJ Dimitri started his musical carrier at the age of 16, mixing funk and hip-hop tracks for the Dutch ABC radio station. Working at the import department of Atalos Music store gave him from his early age an insight to the world's most up front and innovative dance music.

1985
Dimitri was involved with the infamous Dutch hip-hop band "freakaristic" where he gained national fame as one of the best scratchers in Holland.

He became head-DJ at the "Herr van Jericho", a high quality club in Dutch beach resort Bergen aan Zee, and started to make radio mixes for radio Decibel ( Amsterdam's number one dance station ) as well for the Doul Show at the national TROS radio.

1988
In this year DJ Dimitri got a steady job at the exclusive Club Richter, as well as his first appearances at the newly opened house temple of Holland, Roxy both in Amsterdam.

1989
Success in Amsterdam made it possible for him to get gigs abroad. Italy became very fond of his style, which involved him in the first warehouse party scene of this Latin country.

1990
Roxy offered DJ Dimitri his own night, every Friday night the Roxy door saw queues for than a hundred meters. He became one of the leading house DJ's in Holland. Foreign gigs including in Italy: Kinky, Bologna, Byblos, Riccione, Palace, Genoa and the Imperial in Pisa, in Belgium among many others Cafe D'Anvers in Antwerp.

1991
DJ work included the best parties in Holland, Belgium and Italy. This year brought him for the first time to party paradise Ibiza, where he worked at the Pacha and Ku. Dimitri mixed his compilation CD for the Amsterdam label Go Bang and started his own label Be.S.T. ( Beautiful Soul Techno ). The label has his own definite sound, which, was copied immediately in Techno town number one Detroit. First release was " So Lonely by Numbers & Feelings, which hit several underground charts in Holland and England and became a club hit.

1992
DJ work included, as the previous year, Holland, Belgium, Italy and Ibiza and for the first time Switzerland, Frankfurt (Omen) and Paris. Home base Club Roxy, gave him his first own club night on Thursdays called the Hi tech Soul Movement in cooperation with one of the best party organizers in Holland, Elelko Anceaux. Be.S.T saw the releases of Alice D. in Wonderland " Time Problem " ( which became a hit in Holland, Belgium and the UK. Dimitri Presents " Page3/4 ", of which the " Given Flowers for you " became an even bigger success. In December of the same year Dimitri started his own record shop and label Outland records together with Pieter Hoovers. the label's first release was Chiquita - "Cavity".

1993
DJ work went global this year, including a new year party on the beach on the Caribbean Island Curacao, the UK ( Ministry of Sound, Lost and the Drum Club, Pure in Edinburgh, the Arches in Glasgow, Space in Ibiza, in Detroit U.S.A. at Industry and on a party of his friend Derrick May, Cologne, Frankfurt, Dusseldorf, Munich, Paris, Geneva, Zurich, etc. Dimitri DJ-ed as well at the Euro Disney Rave near Paris Record releases included Concerto in E - "Staccato Please, a remix of "carousel" and three compilation Cd's."Static Tracks", Spiritual Tracks 1, Spiritual Tracks 2.

1994
DJ work, Heidelberg, Dusseldorf, Cologne,, UK - Luv Dup, Club UK., Ministry of Sound, Sir Henry's Cork (Ireland), Space, Ku, Amnesia, Pacha, Ibiza in Spain, France - Warehouse Raves/Paris, Nimes. Israel Ku and Lemon in Tel Aviv and U.S.A. (World Cup Party, Detroit). Record releases included Dimitri and Jaimy "Don't Be A Prisoner Of Your Own Style" with the smash club hit's "Disco Train" and " Fluid Harmony ", remixes of the Chanelle hit "Work Your Body" and " Roma Luna" , compilation CD's: Lovelball , Static Tracks 2, Spiritual Tracks 3.

1995
Australia, California, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Finland, Barcelona, Spain, Portugal, breakthrough in the UK ( Hacienda/Manchester, Sheffield, Bristol, Leicester, Club U.K. ) Dimitri becomes resident DJ of the club Renaissance together with John Digweed & Sascha. He is also involved in Amsterdam's new club Chemistry. More CD releases Static Tracks 3 & 4 and Spiritual Tracks 4. Voted as one of the worlds best DJ's by several magazines.

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