Netherlands

Amsterdam

De Schuurman

Despite being its smalli(sh) size, The Netherlands' impact on dance music has hit with heavyweight force. A multitude of electronic genres were born in the Dutch streets - from the head-stomping effects of hardstyle to the shivering build-ups of trance. 

 is an emblematic ode to electronic music - encapsulating the fearless Dutch spirit for exploration and experimentation. This is a festival free of judgement, curating diverse line -ps that attract house heavyweights like Honey Dijon, to PC Music pro Sega Bodega or homegrown talent like Carlos Valdes, owner of Amsterdam's iconic queer venue, 

One of this year's highlights sees Bubbling icon De Schuurman play a b2b with longtime friend and collaborator Shaun D, fresh dropping music on 

 Tapes. Bubbling - another Dutch-born genre - emerged in port city Rotterdam in the last 1980s, when Suriname-born dancehall DJ speed up a dancehall record. Younger generations like Shaun D and De Schuurman continued to evolve the genre in the early 2000s, adding aggressive synths and drastic drops, laying the foundations of  Dutch House explosion a decade afterwards.

 throughout his career - here's his guide of places to hit up if your in the city during 

This is a good one! It's a night club, but not only that - they host more events during the day too. 

This is a Japanese Ramen spot that might be my favourite place to eat ramen. Nice people, and it has an arcade inside! The whole restaurant is anime oriented and I'm an anime watcher so that's fun

Amsterdam North has "plek", which literally translates to 'spot'. It is a chill spot next to the water with some bars and community hangouts. Perfect in the summer fr. 

There's many of them, this one's downtown - as I'm not in Amsterdam that often it's an easy pick to chill and smoke weed. 

For when I make beats and I hang around the city. Plus, it's the only studio I can smoke in which is a major plug for making beats.

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