In 1995 I started to make music on my PC using a little software called 'screamtracker'. I got the software from a friend that sent it over on 1 "Diskette" ;-) Although very primitive (it ran on DOS and basically just played some low-quality samples), it was fun making compositions... the trend was set and a new hobby was born.

Back in the days, trance was the only musical sound that could interest me. DJ Jan, Paul van Dyck, Taucher, DJ phiphi, etc were the hero's. "On the Second day" actually is one of the very first things I ever created... and lets be honest, it s***s big time ;-)

Then, in 1997, I got some music hardware that completely changed my way of making music. Actually, it was "Stefan Wuyts" (back then he was manager of A&S records) that advised me to buy a sampler. So my dad took me to a shop and we went home with an AKAI S2000 sampler, a Yamaha CS1x synth, a Mackie analogue mixer and Steinberg's "Cubasis" (thanks for that generous day, dad).

After learning how all this stuff worked together, things started to run smooth. I spent an average of 6 hours a day in the basement (because my equipment was there, not because I was naughty;-). "Free" was one of the first tracks that actually was worth giving a listen to. If you ever hear me taking about 'the track that almost got released', then I'm talking about this one ;-). It was made during the hot summer of 1997 and I must have spent more then a month on it. My hero's were still in the "trance scene", although I also started to discover some more 'underground' trance and house music via the "Extreme" and "x-mix" compilation CD's. (btw - this was also the time when I discovered "Chicane - off shore..." man what a beauty this track was and still is)

After playing more then a year with the Yamaha CS1x, I was bored with its possibilities. I exchanged it for big brother, theAN1x. A magnificent synth (for its price). "The chase" was one of the first tracks that was with the AN1x. The track perfectly fits into the uplifting and climax seeking trance scene at that time.

Along the road, I started making some other genres as well. "Traffic jam, overdrive, man on acid,..." are all examples of this. It was a sign... my musical inspiration was changing, and so was my taste:) The tracks that followed (like "chanson de nuit" and "reality conflict") are a lot more house and deep house oriented. Musical hero's: Underworld, Groove Armada, Leftfield, Deep Dish, etc.

Then, in 2002 I discovered the power of Propellerhead's Reason (2.0 at that time). It was my first contact with the new generation of music software. Reason has the advantage to be very simple in use, and still give a rather large scala of possibilities (with synth emulators, samplers, loop players, effects...). Working with Reason also painfully showed me the need for 'mastering'. Something I had never done before... and even today it's clear that mastering is not my strength ;-) (although Reason is not the right software to attempt mastering)

The first track made with reason were very chill and lounge oriented... what else could I do after tasting Sven van Hees - Gemini and St. Germain - tourist (two of the best records ever made if you ask me!). I was completely sold to jazzy lounge music. "Shake the banana" is an example of my early lounge attempts.

And the discovery went on... Kevin Yost, Buscemi, etc A new generation of songs was born; "Nancy's tree","can you feel it" and "Jazz:Evolution" are just some examples.

The search for new styles went on. "Let's go (all over you)" is a fine example. It was created after a night of "LTJ Bukem", live @ café d'anvers... drum & bass can be a real revelation.

It was clear: I don't really have "just 1 musical style". I like making whatever I feel like; lounge ("late night memories" and "behind the yellow man"), deep house ("setting the scene for more"), house ("what are you waiting for") and even house with trance flavors ("black knee highs")...