When did you start DJing and what were you playing?
I started mixing in the early 80's. Had my first gig in some fancy disco when i was around 16 but got kicked out after a minute or 30 playing "Robot is Systematic." It really started around 1992, in "De Blauwe Aanslag" in Den Haag, playing Acid, Techno and Electro with or without Unit Moebius.
Outside of Italo and Electro, what other types of music do you like?
I like a lot of music from anytime or anyplace.
Do you think mixing technique or musical taste is more important? Or are both equally important?
Both are very important. And not all records go together while other ones go perfect. You need to know your records from A to Z and anticipate the impact regarding the atmosphere. It's easy to play only hits for 2 or 3 hours, but my idea is to take people up, down, left and right. New music, old music and different styles.
Do you prefer DJng or playing live shows? And how do you see the differences between the two?
I prefer DJing. Saves me a lot of carrying things around and I have more songs to choose from.
So how do you find time between producing, DJing, remixing and playing live? It seems like the days are too short for you; how do you keep going?
By being picky.
Are you going to continue making songs as I-f?
I do not know.
You also run www.viewlexx.com and www.hotmix.nl can you tell us the idea behind it and what it is?
It's a relatively cheap and easy way to reach people anywhere on and off the planet and show them what we do and why we are on your planet.
Are there any upcoming plans for live shows as The Parallax Corp. scheduled outside of the Netherlands?
Probably I-f vs Alden Tyrell in Barcelona. No date confirmed yet. And we also play stuff from the Parallax Corporation. 30th of March I DJ together with Intergalactic Gary in Berlin. Cocadisco does Berlin!
Top 5 cities to DJ?
I had a lot of fun in a lot of different places. But Barcelona is always extra...
Are there any cities that you haven´t played that you would like to go to?
Panama City.
What other interests do you have outside of music?
Movies and 80's BMW's. My favorite movie is "Dune" by David Lynch. I'm a sucker for gangster/police and conspiracy movies. I got a lot of favorites, but a few important ones are 'The Parallax View', 'Bad Lieutenant' and 'Assault on Precinct 13'
As for the BMW's I like the 323i/325i made till 1986. (Without the plastic bumpers and
all that crap.) A really fast one is one's ultimate statement of personal individuality.
