Van Luup (Official)

A driving force behind the increasing popularity of the Tech and Deep house music genre in Sri Lanka and overseas, Van Luup is an international industry heavyweight. Van Luup’s impressive performances include having warmed up and closed sets for the likes of Mark Knight, Avicii, Funkagenda, Paul Thomas, Prok & Fitch, Luigi Rocca, Jerome Isma-Ae, Paul Harris(Dirty Vegas), Bodyrox (Jon Pearn), Thomas Gold, Jerry Ropero, Da Fresh, Anil Chawla, Deborha De luca, Filthy RIch, Minimize, Juliet Fox, Uberchic, Outwork, Richard Dinsdale (Ministry of Sound), Gordon Edge (Bora Bora (Ibiza), Patrick Oliver, Tony M (Ibiza), Cozi (Voice of David Guetta), Richard Maurry (MoS/Housexy), Shane Kehoe (MoS/Housexy), Paul Deighton (MoS/Housexy), Moog Conspiracy and Dipesh Parmer (MoS/Data). When Van is not on a main stage in front of thousands getting the crowd tripping to his brand of music, revellers can find him in the DJ booths of prestigious clubs around the world. His accolades include being the first ever DJ to introduce Ministry of Sound and Housexy to Sri Lanka and Doha, Qatar before they became the internationally recognisable brands they are now. Van Luup has had residencies and made appearances in leading clubs such as Admirals (Ritz Carlton), Cloud Nyn (Merweb), Pearl Lounge (Marriott) and the Cube ( Ramada) whilst living in Doha, Qatar in addition to his appearances in Sri Lanka’s premier clubs such as TABU, MKOP and Mix Bar (Taj Samudra) and Lord’s (Negombo) Van is not just a DJ for the masses, he is also a multi-talented producer involved in creating highly sought after remixes that he introduces through his appearances on Sri Lanka’s #1 English Radio Station Yes FM and his numerous sold out events. Apart from his DJ/Producer career, he is also one of the founder’s of Sri Lanka’s most anticipated Underground Dance Music (UDM) brand of parties- Booka Booka. Booka Booka is a monthly event which brings together Sri Lanka’s UDM brand ambassadors onto one stage all managed and marketed by Van and his team. Revellers in Sri Lanka, mark their calendar each month for this exclusive special event by the beach which is open only to true UDM fanatics. Booka Booka by far is his proudest achievement having branded it and being heavily involved in the marketing of this colossal monthly event. With years of experience and musical innovation, Van Luup is a DJ/Producer who can certainly awaken the masses to his tunes with his skillful beats and larger than life persona which has made his successfully gain international recognition leaving him trail blazing across the UDM scene in Sri Lanka and across the world. As his motto in life goes- he walks around like he is “bigger than Prince” and rightly so! For the latest Van Luup mixes and updates tune and log onto: CLUB ONE every Saturday @ 9pm (SL time) on Sri Lanka's 1# Radio Station YES FM - www.yesfmonline.com Beatport DJ - http://dj.beatport.com/vanluup Beatport - http://www.beatport.com/artist/van-luup/346964 Soundcloud - http://soundcloud.com/vanluup RA - http://www.residentadvisor.net/dj/vanluup-lk