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For this Saturday, 30th of March 2024, we are back to John Doe for another special event.
And for this one, we invited one of the best Techno producers around, none other than Amsterdam's living legend, Secret Cinema!
"A key figure on the Dutch scene since 1991. An international headlining artist known for his sets in Berghain, Space Ibiza, Womb Tokio, Watergate, his frequent Elrow gigs or headlining every major festival in the Netherlands. Gem Records label boss responsible for moving the careers of Egbert, Enrico Sangiuliano and Reinier Zonneveld forward. Steady producer of countless essential techno classics for over 25 years. One of the most original and down-to-earth pioneers of electronic music on the planet. All legitimate ways to describe Jeroen Verheij a.k.a. Secret Cinema."
Secret Cinema will be supported by our resident DJ, Marco Ramos.
Join us at John Doe from 23:00 until 07:00.
Tickets are now available.
Secret Cinema bio:
A key figure on the Dutch scene since 1991. An international headlining artist known for his sets in Berghain, Space Ibiza, Womb Tokio, Watergate, his frequent Elrow gigs or headlining every major festival in the Netherlands. Gem Records label boss responsible for moving the careers of Egbert, Enrico Sangiuliano and Reinier Zonneveld forward. Steady producer of countless essential techno classics for over 25 years. One of the most original and down-to-earth pioneers of electronic music on the planet. All legitimate ways to describe Jeroen Verheij a.k.a. Secret Cinema.
The artist known best for his Secret Cinema work started the nineties off with an array of projects that each played important roles. Verheij’s story started at one defining moment in 1990 at his parents’ house near Rotterdam, the Netherlands: The moment he decided to stop playing video games and start making music on his Amiga 500 computer. His first release ‘Sonar System’ as Meng Syndicate (Hithouse Records 1991) became an instant rave classic.
Hungry for more the young producer invested his royalties in equipment. His friend Gert-Jan Bijl (a.k.a. 4lux frontman Gerd) recommended the Kurzweil K2000. This piece of equipment sparked an extremely productive period: “I made most of my nineties hits in 1994 sitting on the side of my bed because the room was too small to fit a chair in”. It was there that he made Point Blank - Meng's Theme; a track that according to the Swedish Drumcode label boss himself, inspired Adam Beyer to start making techno. The first Secret Cinema release “Timeless Altitude” followed soon and was a massive worldwide club hit played by Väth, Cox and was a Love Parade favourite. Grooveyard - Watch Me Now and Mary Go W!ld were huge crossover hits that made their way from the club into the national charts in several countries.
At the time, Secret Cinema was part of a now-extinct species of musicians who made a living selling music without performing. He had one strong principle; he only wanted to perform his music live on stage, no DJing. It was only sporadically he would bring out his huge rack of equipment to play a live set, inserting floppy disks with samples for each track. Again, it was a piece of equipment that brought around change…
In 1998 Verheij discovered the Yamaha SU700 sampler sequencer: “It felt like the missing link for my live sets. I could mix from one song to the next like a DJ, but with control over every sound and effect”. This compact setup made Secret Cinema a pioneer of live acts as we have come to know them today. It also gave birth to an international career with travel now within reach; trips to Japan, China and across Europe. It was the setup with which he headlined many festivals in the early 00’s such as Wire, Mystery Land, Dance Valley and closing the main stage of Awakenings Festival 2005.
After 15 years of strictly live sets, Verheij broke his promise to himself. He decided it was time to get more freedom to play a different sound than his own. The start of Secret Cinema’s DJ career. It was then that he discovered Egbert who had a huge collection of unreleased tracks which only needed polishing. Gem Records with its booking agency and label nights was formed to accommodate the new talent Verheij discovered in his search for new music which no one else had yet. “The collective that started to form around me served as inspiration to find a new sound as a producer”. This resulted in chart successes such as ‘Kurzweil’, ‘Jazz Me’ and ‘Shake Ur Tek-Ass’. It also gave birth to a new act: Secret Cinema & Egbert. The duo is in high demand for their back-to-back performances and their releases.
Secret Cinema’s Gem Sessions club nights have grown increasingly popular, now selling out venues such as the legendary Melkweg in Amsterdam where the infamous all-night Gem Sessions take place with all artists on stage all night. Amsterdam Dance Event 2016 saw a collaboration with 909 for a sold-out 3000 visitor showcase at Warehouse 22.
Looking back on his career with releases on Gem, EC, Drumcode and Cocoon that defined the sound of eras for many clubbers of several generations and headlining stages across the globe Secret Cinema still feels he must accomplish more. “It’s funny, but after 25 years I feel I still haven’t reached my goal. Slowly but surely, I am still growing towards it. I always feel I need to prove myself. But maybe that is the driving force I need to keep going. It’s always been that way really. Balance is of the essence”.
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Introduction
Jeroen Verheij aka Secret Cinema started producing as Meng Syndicate in 1990. His first record 'Sonar System ' came out on the Hithouse label in Belgium (ARS) and was an instant rave classic. In 1993 Michel de Hey recognized Jeroen 's excellent producing skills and convinced him to release his music on Michel 's Immaculate Music record labels. A string of tracks that shattered dance floors and charts followed under many aliases like Grooveyard, Point Blank and his most powerful identity: Secret Cinema.
In search of an identity
The first hit came within a year of signing with Immaculate Music in 1994 on Brave New World Records: The melodic rave anthem Meng 's Theme. In later years it made its way on to the 'Vintage R&S ' compilation alongside such legends as Model 500 (Juan Atkins), Aphex Twin, Kenny Larkin and Joey Beltram. At this point Secret Cinema was born to vent Jeroen 's more refined side as a producer. The first track he released under this alias was his second international hit for '94, Timeless Altitude. It sold over 20.000 copies within six months and proved to be more timeless than anyone had expected at the time. It can be a challenge to follow up a success of this magnitude so Verheij came up with yet another identity: Grooveyard- Watch me now was the result. This energetic break beat driven track also made its way into musical history, sold ten thousands of copies and was licensed to dozens of compilations in '95. By now Verheij had become one of Holland 's most respected producers and started playing mainstage gigs for festivals like Mysteryland and Dance Valley. The follow-up of Watch me Now was Mary Go Wild which went on to top Dutch and Belgian charts and won Jeroen Update Awards for Best Dutch Producer and Best Dutch Single in '97. His next Secret Cinema release 'Masculinity ' was also rewarded with two awards in '98. 2000 saw the production of another massive Grooveyard hit in collaboration with Michel de Hey; 'Compound ', which sold ten thousands of copies as well and is still a popular track for many DJ 's.
In 2000 Verheij went on to reinvent his Secret Cinema liveset. A year later his first album was released; 'White Men Can 't Funk '. A string of techno classics like Volt, Saccades and Another Sweater followed and the albums Revenge of a Nerd and Skunk & Espresso were released. The techno scene was booming at the time and Secret Cinema headlined many festivals around the globe including most major Dutch festivals and events and a number of closing sets. One of the highlights was the closing set at the main stage of Awakenings Festival. An honor that only Jeroen Verheij, Richie Hawtin, Adam Beyer and Dave Clarke have had.
Future plans
During 2008 the ever versatile Verheij broadened his horizon and hosted eleven Secret Cinema Invites events throughout the Netherlands. Many sold out, some were truly legendary like the Beach edition in Scheveningen that left the crowd screaming for more after over twelve hours of dance floor madness. 2009 will be the year in which the Secret Cinema Sound label is launched. Promising artists like Peter Horrevorts and Egbert have been signed. Next to the label the early work of Verheij will be digitally available. 2010, Jeroen 's 20th year in the music business, promises to be his finest yet!
DISCOGRAPHY
1991 Meng Syndicate- Artificial Fantasy/ Carpediem -- Hithouse Records
1991 Meng Syndicate - Vol. 2-- Hithouse Records
1992 Meng Syndicate- Sonar System-- ARS Productions
1992 Forgotten Worlds- Echoes-- Hithouse Records
1992 Stomach Basher - Not Offensive EP-- Rotterdam Records
1994 Night On Earth - My Brain-- Brave New World Records
1994 Point Blank - Meng 's Theme/ White Noise-- Brave New World Records
1994 Jeroen Verheij - Science Kicktion-- Brave New World Records
1994 Secret Cinema - Timeless Altitude-- EC Records
1995 Night On Earth - Surf De Neige/ Simple Shortcut-- Brave New World Records
1995 Grooveyard - Watch Me Now/ Hard Groovin '-- EC Records
1995 Secret Cinema - Straight Forward-- EC Records
1996 Night On Earth - Techno Trousers-- Brave New World Records
1996 Grooveyard - Mary Go W!ld!-- EC Records
1996 Secret Cinema - Straight Forward/ Sundance-- Music Man Records
1997 Secret Cinema - Masculinity-- EC Records
1997 Menz - Mengz Hauz/ Shimmy Thing-- Listen Twice Records
1998 Hectic - Drumming-- Listen Twice Records
1998 Night On Earth- 4th Element EP-- Brave New World Records
1998 Grooveyard vs. Michel De Hey - Compound-- EC Records
1999 Special Request - Air Co-- EC Records
1999 Starchild - Untold Stories/ Codec-- EC Records
1999 Luminance - Plutonium-- Miracle Records
1999 Luminance - Sound Of Fortune-- CC Records
1999 Soultrance - Soultrance-- Miracle Records
1999 Luminance - Check/ Descend-- Miracle Records
1999 Grooveyard - Take Me To The Bridge-- CNR Music
1999 Secret Cinema vs. Private Productions - Gung- Ho-- EC Records
2000 Hidden Rivals- Early Days-- Brave New World Records
2000 Luminance - Grace (promo)-- Avantgarde
2000 Grooveyard vs. Michel De Hey - Let The Music Be Your Guide-- Digi White
2000 Secret Cinema - Volt!-- EC Records
2001 Soultrance - Evolute/ Airliner-- Miracle Records
2001 Secret Cinema - White Men Can 't Funk-- EC Records
2001 Secret Cinema - Cartoon Clip-- SC Records
2002 Secret Cinema - Pure Tek-- EC Records
2002 Secret Cinema vs. Michel De Hey - Sounds From The Valley ( Dance Valley Theme 2002)
2002 Secret Cinema vs. Michel De Hey - Music Is My Machine-- EC Records
2002 FFWD - Pull Up The Bumper - Kontor Records
2003 Secret Cinema vs. Michel De Hey - Another Sweater-- EC Records
2003 Secret Cinema - SC003-- SC Records
2004 Secret Cinema vs. Michel De Hey - I Hate Trends-- EC Records
2004 Secret Cinema vs. Michel De Hey - Just The Two Of Us-- EC Records
2004 Secret Cinema- Revenge Of A Nerd-- EC Records
2005 Secret Cinema - Born To Ill-- EC Records
2005 Secret Cinema - See Myself/ Clubtakes (remixes)-- EC Records
2006 Secret Cinema - Skunk & Espresso-- EC Records
2007 Grooveyard vs. Michel De Hey - Compound (remixes)-- EC Records
2007 Secret Cinema - Saccades-- EC Records
2007 Secret Cinema - Water Gruv Remixes-- Team Records
2007 Jeroen Verheij - Chica-go-- Rejected Music
2008 Secret Cinema - Triple Funk EP-- Team Records
2008 Secret Cinema - Rita & Lynn-- EC Records
Read MoreJeroen Verheij aka Secret Cinema started producing as Meng Syndicate in 1990. His first record 'Sonar System ' came out on the Hithouse label in Belgium (ARS) and was an instant rave classic. In 1993 Michel de Hey recognized Jeroen 's excellent producing skills and convinced him to release his music on Michel 's Immaculate Music record labels. A string of tracks that shattered dance floors and charts followed under many aliases like Grooveyard, Point Blank and his most powerful identity: Secret Cinema.
In search of an identity
The first hit came within a year of signing with Immaculate Music in 1994 on Brave New World Records: The melodic rave anthem Meng 's Theme. In later years it made its way on to the 'Vintage R&S ' compilation alongside such legends as Model 500 (Juan Atkins), Aphex Twin, Kenny Larkin and Joey Beltram. At this point Secret Cinema was born to vent Jeroen 's more refined side as a producer. The first track he released under this alias was his second international hit for '94, Timeless Altitude. It sold over 20.000 copies within six months and proved to be more timeless than anyone had expected at the time. It can be a challenge to follow up a success of this magnitude so Verheij came up with yet another identity: Grooveyard- Watch me now was the result. This energetic break beat driven track also made its way into musical history, sold ten thousands of copies and was licensed to dozens of compilations in '95. By now Verheij had become one of Holland 's most respected producers and started playing mainstage gigs for festivals like Mysteryland and Dance Valley. The follow-up of Watch me Now was Mary Go Wild which went on to top Dutch and Belgian charts and won Jeroen Update Awards for Best Dutch Producer and Best Dutch Single in '97. His next Secret Cinema release 'Masculinity ' was also rewarded with two awards in '98. 2000 saw the production of another massive Grooveyard hit in collaboration with Michel de Hey; 'Compound ', which sold ten thousands of copies as well and is still a popular track for many DJ 's.
In 2000 Verheij went on to reinvent his Secret Cinema liveset. A year later his first album was released; 'White Men Can 't Funk '. A string of techno classics like Volt, Saccades and Another Sweater followed and the albums Revenge of a Nerd and Skunk & Espresso were released. The techno scene was booming at the time and Secret Cinema headlined many festivals around the globe including most major Dutch festivals and events and a number of closing sets. One of the highlights was the closing set at the main stage of Awakenings Festival. An honor that only Jeroen Verheij, Richie Hawtin, Adam Beyer and Dave Clarke have had.
Future plans
During 2008 the ever versatile Verheij broadened his horizon and hosted eleven Secret Cinema Invites events throughout the Netherlands. Many sold out, some were truly legendary like the Beach edition in Scheveningen that left the crowd screaming for more after over twelve hours of dance floor madness. 2009 will be the year in which the Secret Cinema Sound label is launched. Promising artists like Peter Horrevorts and Egbert have been signed. Next to the label the early work of Verheij will be digitally available. 2010, Jeroen 's 20th year in the music business, promises to be his finest yet!
DISCOGRAPHY
1991 Meng Syndicate- Artificial Fantasy/ Carpediem -- Hithouse Records
1991 Meng Syndicate - Vol. 2-- Hithouse Records
1992 Meng Syndicate- Sonar System-- ARS Productions
1992 Forgotten Worlds- Echoes-- Hithouse Records
1992 Stomach Basher - Not Offensive EP-- Rotterdam Records
1994 Night On Earth - My Brain-- Brave New World Records
1994 Point Blank - Meng 's Theme/ White Noise-- Brave New World Records
1994 Jeroen Verheij - Science Kicktion-- Brave New World Records
1994 Secret Cinema - Timeless Altitude-- EC Records
1995 Night On Earth - Surf De Neige/ Simple Shortcut-- Brave New World Records
1995 Grooveyard - Watch Me Now/ Hard Groovin '-- EC Records
1995 Secret Cinema - Straight Forward-- EC Records
1996 Night On Earth - Techno Trousers-- Brave New World Records
1996 Grooveyard - Mary Go W!ld!-- EC Records
1996 Secret Cinema - Straight Forward/ Sundance-- Music Man Records
1997 Secret Cinema - Masculinity-- EC Records
1997 Menz - Mengz Hauz/ Shimmy Thing-- Listen Twice Records
1998 Hectic - Drumming-- Listen Twice Records
1998 Night On Earth- 4th Element EP-- Brave New World Records
1998 Grooveyard vs. Michel De Hey - Compound-- EC Records
1999 Special Request - Air Co-- EC Records
1999 Starchild - Untold Stories/ Codec-- EC Records
1999 Luminance - Plutonium-- Miracle Records
1999 Luminance - Sound Of Fortune-- CC Records
1999 Soultrance - Soultrance-- Miracle Records
1999 Luminance - Check/ Descend-- Miracle Records
1999 Grooveyard - Take Me To The Bridge-- CNR Music
1999 Secret Cinema vs. Private Productions - Gung- Ho-- EC Records
2000 Hidden Rivals- Early Days-- Brave New World Records
2000 Luminance - Grace (promo)-- Avantgarde
2000 Grooveyard vs. Michel De Hey - Let The Music Be Your Guide-- Digi White
2000 Secret Cinema - Volt!-- EC Records
2001 Soultrance - Evolute/ Airliner-- Miracle Records
2001 Secret Cinema - White Men Can 't Funk-- EC Records
2001 Secret Cinema - Cartoon Clip-- SC Records
2002 Secret Cinema - Pure Tek-- EC Records
2002 Secret Cinema vs. Michel De Hey - Sounds From The Valley ( Dance Valley Theme 2002)
2002 Secret Cinema vs. Michel De Hey - Music Is My Machine-- EC Records
2002 FFWD - Pull Up The Bumper - Kontor Records
2003 Secret Cinema vs. Michel De Hey - Another Sweater-- EC Records
2003 Secret Cinema - SC003-- SC Records
2004 Secret Cinema vs. Michel De Hey - I Hate Trends-- EC Records
2004 Secret Cinema vs. Michel De Hey - Just The Two Of Us-- EC Records
2004 Secret Cinema- Revenge Of A Nerd-- EC Records
2005 Secret Cinema - Born To Ill-- EC Records
2005 Secret Cinema - See Myself/ Clubtakes (remixes)-- EC Records
2006 Secret Cinema - Skunk & Espresso-- EC Records
2007 Grooveyard vs. Michel De Hey - Compound (remixes)-- EC Records
2007 Secret Cinema - Saccades-- EC Records
2007 Secret Cinema - Water Gruv Remixes-- Team Records
2007 Jeroen Verheij - Chica-go-- Rejected Music
2008 Secret Cinema - Triple Funk EP-- Team Records
2008 Secret Cinema - Rita & Lynn-- EC Records
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