Biografia
# Spencer Vos . Dutch Founder of Euro Dance Music . In the music business for over 3 decades . Founder of the first Dutch Dance Agency DDA . Co organizer of the best rave's of the world: Hellraiser, Immortality by Cosmos Government
# Education . HTS (E) Rens & Rens, Private School, Hilversum, The Netherlands (NL) . 1992 -1995 SAE, School Of Audio Engineering, London (UK), Amsterdam, The Netherlands (NL) . 1999- 2000 NOB Santbergen training institute Hilversum - Course Image and Sound (drama, editing, lighting for television and motion picture, sound for drama, broadcast camera, color shading and grading), Hilversum, The Netherlands (NL) . 2004 Kodak Motion Picture Course - I Shoot Film, Dutch Film Academie, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (NL)
#Endorsements . Walter Siegers, executive producer SBS6 (NL) . Jasper Wolf, DOP, member of the Oscar Academy (USA) . Mickey Verhoeven, DJ Berghain Berlin (DE)
#Early career
# TV Studio Camera Assistant . 1994 - 1996 Koffietijd TV (Morning Show) (NL) . 1995 - 1999 Opsporing Verzocht (crime show) (NL) . 1998 - Telegames presented by Martijn van den Bergh (Zimoh) (NL) . 1999 - 2001 Barend & Van Dorp (primetime TV Late Night Show) (NL) . 2001 - Gevaar Op De Weg (TV625) (camera rigger) (NL) . 2001 - De Draad Kwijt (TV 625) (camera rigger) (NL) . 2001 - Spookhuis (NET5) (camera rigger) (NL)
# TV Studio Broadcast Engineer (sound) . 1999 - Big Brother I (Reality) (NL) The first reality soap in the world, the tv world hit of the '90's . 1999 - Studio Sport (NL) . 1999 - Opsporing Verzocht (Crime show Reality) (NL) . 2000 - Big Brother II (Reality) (NL) . 2000 - Big Brother Vips I (Reality) (NL) . 2000 - Big Brother Vips II (Reality) (NL) . 2000 - Gevaar Op De Weg (Reality) (NL) . 2000 - De Bus (Reality) (NL) . 2001 - Big Brother III ((Reality) (NL) . 2001 - Starmaker (Reality) (NL) . 2001 - StarAcademy (NL) . 2001 - De TV Kapper/ TV Barber (Reality) (NL) . 2001- Westpop with Dennis Weening, special with rising pop star Anouk and Barry Hay of the rock band The Golden Earring. (NL) . 2001- Westpop with Dennis Weening, Pukkelpop special Di-Rect (NL) . 2003 - 2013 AT5 News (NL) . 2003 - after 5 months working building the villa into a studio for De Meiden van 5, the day we started shooting the production was halted . 2004 - De Meiden van 5 NET5 V2.0 (Reality) (NL) . 2004 - 2008 Man Bijt Hond (NL) . 2005 - De Wereld Draait Door (Late Night Show) (NL) . 2006 - Paul & Witteman (NL) . 2006 - Nachtsuite (Late Night Show) (NL) . 2008 - Voetbal International (NL)
# ENG Broadcast Engineer (sound) . 1999 - 2004 Eigen Huis en Tuin (NL) . 2000 - Brandpunt KRO (Enschede Fireworks disaster special) (Bar disaster Cafe 't Hemeltje special) (NL) . 2000 - May 13th Fireworks disaster Enschede- The Netherlands- Live from the Enschede disaster site (NL) . 2001 - 2004 De Week Van Willibrord (NL) . 2003 - 2007 RTL Nieuws (NL) . 2003 - De Bar Rotterdam (Reality) (ENG sound) (NL) . 2003 - 2004 Kat In De Zak (NL) . 2003 - De Bauers (Reality) (NL) . 2003 - 2007 BBC, RAI Italy, Die Deutsche Welle (GER) . 2003 - Fame Academy (herr Tonmeister), Koln (GER) . 2005 - Paradise Hotel, Jalisco, Mexico - ENG sound and live camera operator (MEX) . 2006 - 2008 Peter R De Vries Crime Report (NL) . 2006 - 2007 RTL Boulevard (NL) . 2006 - Weekendtripper (travelshow) 13 episodes (Europe) . 2007 - Westside Amsterdam West (Reality) (NL).
# 2007 - 2009 introduction of the Digital Cinema camera to the international film production market by Spencer Vos . Established partnership with Valkiezer Capital Media International and Camera Rentals Amsterdam, The Netherlands (NL) . Promoting the first commercial Digital Cinema film camera, rentals and organizing conferences about this camera (which later won the 2009 Oscars with Slumdog Millionaire)
# Camera assistant for Super 16 mm, 35 mm and Digital Cinema . Millenium Goals commercial ArtCore directed by Roel and Beerend Boorsma , DOP Eric Halberstadt- Millennium promise of the G8, broadcast on Live Aid 2006 . Psalm 69, short film directed by Beerend Boorsma, (super 16mm) (NL) . IKEA commercial (Opknussen) (NL) directed by Jasper Wolf (NL) . Silver Man Dutch Film Festival 25 Year Anniversary commercial by ArtCore directed by Roel and Beerend Boorsma (NL) . Greenpeace cinema commercial filmed on 2K Digital Cinema then burned to 35mm Motion Picture (NL) . SBS6 commercials 2K (NL) . Documentary - Zijn Verloren Land Documentary2K (NL), His Lost Land- directed by Koert Davidse- DOP Ton Peters- Dutch Film Festival (NL) . MTV Coach commercial 2K (NL) . Preferred supplier of Digital Cinema for national broadcaster SBS6 NL Broadcast Commercials (NL) . Russian singer Nathasia Smolina video clip with Dutch band " The Yellow Pearl". 3 days film-shoot in "The Fabrique" in Maarsen- Holland- cinematographer Anthony Huiskamp (NL) . Breaker commercial (super 16mm) (NL) . Venco candy commercial (NL) . Keurslager commercials (NL) . Kinder Bueno commercial (NL) . Dreft commercial Coca Cola commercial (NL) . 2007-2009 Dutch street market commercials, multiple commercials in a row SBS6 (NL) . 2007-2009 multiple SBS6 multiple promotion commercials (NL)
# ENG and EFP Broadcast Engineer (sound) . 2005 - Srebenica Never Again (BBC) (documentary) (UK) . 2005 - Reel Comedy for Sony Dakota Films (Deuce Bigalow II) Amsterdam (NL) and Malaga (ES) . 2005 - Deuce Bigalow (full feature) Amsterdam (NL), Malaga (ES) . 2005 - CastingX Zaragoza, Spain (full feature) (ES) . 2005 - Ein Tag Mit Folgen - The Murder of Theo van Gogh (documentary) (NL) . 2005 - Costa! (sound) (tv series) (NL) . 2009 - 3 Be Smart for Dorota Zglobicka, Rutger Hauer Film Factory, Rotterdam (short movie) (NL) . 2009 - Song of Childhood, Rutger Hauer Film Factory, Rotterdam (short movie) (NL) . 2009 - Team 5 Be Smart Rutger Hauer Film Factory, Rotterdam (short movie) (NL)
# EPK (sound recordist) movie stars, royals and celebrities . Ike Turner (2001) (NL) . Bridget Jones Diary (2001) Introduction- Hugh Grant, Colin Firth, Renée Zellweger- The Grand Hotel Amsterdam- The Netherlands (NL) . Anouk breakthrough (2002), starring Barry Hay (Golden Earring), TV West, Westpop, The Hague - The Netherlands (NL) . Di-Rect (2002), TV West, Westpop, The Hague - The Netherlands (NL) . Robbie Williams Europe tour (EU) . Mariah Carey video clip shot in Fame Amsterdam, The Netherlands (NL) . P!nk European tour (EU) . REM European tour (EU) . Oceans 12, George Clooney, Bratt Pitt, Julia Roberts, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (NL) . The president of the United States, mister Bill Clinton and miss Hillary Clinton, Amstel Hotel, The Netherlands (NL) . Mohammed Zahir Shah- The king of Aghanistan in exile, Paris, France (FR) . Ricky Martin, Koln Germany (DE) . Metallica interview, headquarters Amsterdam, The Netherlands (NL)
# 2009 I've Seen Films International Short Film Festival of Milano, Italy (IT) . Twenty of the short films conceived at the Rutger Hauer Filmfactory 2009 had their international premiere at the I've Seen Films International Short Film Festival of Milano, Italy.The ten day celebration of short films from all over the world is founded by Rutger Hauer. 2009's festival, with more than 100 premieres, featured 231 works from 70 countries. I've Seen Films has held the distinction of being the first short film festival to screen the authors works in a high-definition digitized version. In some cases their creators were present in Milano to attend the premiere. Most definitely present was Rutger Hauer, the driving force behind both the Filmfactory and I've Seen Films. Rutger had a seat in the jury as well, along with colleagues and collaborators such as Ridley Scott, Robert Rodriguez, Lech Majewski, Christopher Nolan, Miranda Richardson, Paul Verhoeven, Eugenio Cappuccio and Anton Corbijn.
# 2010 winner of Best Short Film at film festival Venice Italy (IT) . The Best smart Short Film Award assigned by 'Smart', the Festival's main sponsor, was won by Dorota Zglobicka (Poland) for her 'Be Smarter', produced during the 2009 Rutger Hauer FilmFactory Masterclass in Rotterdam.(sound by Spencer Vos). Judged by no other than Robert Rodriques, Paul verhoeven and Anton Corbijn. The 337 Internet works in competition had received more than 100,000 votes and over 1,500,000 views from all over the world. With a screening program of 231 works from 70 countries and special events that lasted 10 days taking place at Gnomo Milano Cinema, Centre Culturel Francais and THECA, the Gala Award Evening, hosted by producer, director and writer Bill Bristow, along with the skilled vocal Trio 'The Blue Dolls', has honored the winners of the second edition of 'I've Seen Films'. The International Jury, formed by Ridley Scott, Robert Rodriguez, Lech Majewski, Miranda Richardson, Paul Verhoeven, Eugenio Cappuccio, Anton Corbijn, Christopher Nolan, Bill Bristow Daniela Catelli, Teresa Cavina, Roberto Nepoti and Rutger Hauer assigned the following awards: The Best smart Short Film Award assigned by 'smart', the Festival's main sponsor, was won by Dorota Zglobicka (Poland) for her 'Be Smarter', produced during the 2009 Rutger Hauer FilmFactory Masterclass in Rotterdam (NL) .(sound by Spencer Vos).
# Producer (Video/ Digital Cinema production) . 2005 - Ghostly International EDM documentary at Sonar Barcelona (ES) for Merilyn Goldschmidt Productions Miami (USA) . 2006 - Club Zyon cinema commercial filmed on Sony Cinealta for 35mm Motion Picture (NL) . 2007 - 2009 Wooferland Music Festival short film/ documentary (NL) . 2007 - T-For Telecom, company film, directed by Natasja van Limburg Stirum (NL) . 2007 - Line Production Rentals for Guy Richie Nike POV commercial (UK) . 2008 - Elina (Miami USA) Book Of Lie (2K Digital Cinema)(music clip) (2008) (NL) (PT) . 2009 - Beef- Straight Through The Roof (Reggea) (2K Digital Cinema)(music clip) (NL) . 2009 - Jeffery-West shoes UK -(Narrowcasting) Amsterdam flagship store- Fans of the brand are Rutger Hauer, Mickey Rourke, Sylvester Stallone, David Bowie, Mick Jagger (NL)
# Music production Spencer Vos with XLR8 (1989) set the foundation of Dutch EDM House Music. Some highlights . International DJ Magazine (DJMAG) special about Spencer Vos aka Axel Rator/XLR8 . 'Shortly after that, in 1989 there were massive home/House parties with even live-acts by Fierce Ruling Diva, XLR8, Juan Atkins and of course -live DJ's. These were the best underground parties and started the beginning of the House-scene in Amsterdam.' . 2000- The Dutch newspaper Het Parool (NL) calls Spencer Vos XLR-8 with Rotterdam DJ Paul Elstak the hardcore founder of EDM . 2000- The Dutch Pop institute recognizes Spencer Vos (XLR-8) as the first hardcore dance band of the 90's
# 1992 - Global Tekno Power DJ Magazine In club Tivoli, Utrecht, Spencer met band Underground Resistance UR from Detroit, became friends. Started writing for Jeff Mills underground magazine Global Tekno Power for many years. . Orlando Voorn, interview . FRD, interview . Flamman & Abraxas, interview . Eddy de Clercq, interview
# Cosmos Government by Jochem Nagtegaal pre Hellraiser, pre Immortality, Pre DDA . Swim and Dance Part II- Zwembad De Grote Koppel, Arnhem (NL), Saturday the 6th of June 1992 . Modern Swim and Dance Paradise- Zwembad De Grote Koppel, Arnhem (NL), Saturday the 29th of February 1992 . Night of the Cosmos at Parkzicht-Parkzicht, Rotterdam (NL), Sunday the 1th of September 1991 . Rave House · Never too late to hallucinate- Luxor, Arnhem (NL), Thursday the 4th of July 1991
# 1992 - Spencer met Ray van O. the upcoming party organizer, in Subtopia In his attic in Amsterdam-West: let's organize the first and the very best Rave of the Benelux All house parties at that time had local DJ's only. We were the first Rave that would bring the very best DJ's and artists from all over the world to one venue Spencer Vos and Ray van O. founded the first Dutch DJ Agency DDA booking DJ's and bands to Holland Founded Immortal Sund Productions ISP inc. and DDA vof (NL) Hellraiser, Immortality Rave, Sporthallen Zuid, Amsterdam, The Netherlands pulled 25.000 visitors or more per night
#Booked for the first time to raves by DDA are . Jeff Mills - Underground Resistance UR Detroit (USA) . Robert Noise - Underground Resistance UR Detroit (USA) . DJ T1000 (USA) - Underground Resistance UR Detroit (USA) . Kevin Saunderson (USA) . Freddy Fresh (USA) . Ron Trent (USA) . Ralphie D'Agostino (USA) . DJ Hell(GER) . Ralphie D (USA) . Sven Vath (GER), . Laurenth Garnier (FR) . Lenny Dee (USA) . Carl Craig (USA) . Blake Baxter (USA) . Sven van Hees (BE) . Toby Isui (JP), booked for the first time outside Japan . Jones & Stepherson (BE) . Ken Iishi (JP), booked for the first time outside Japan . Bonzai DJ team (BE) . DJ Rok, (Germany) . Rob Spacecake (NL) . Yves de Ruijter (BE) . Frank de Wulf (BE) . PCP & Marc Acardipane (DE) . Mr Oz (UK) . Carl Craig (USA) . Rok (DE) . Nico (USA) . Tanith Berlin (DE) . CJ Bolland (BE) . Liza 'N' Eliaz (BE) . 303 Nation (DE) . Boscaland DJ HMS (UK)
# Hellraiser Rave's . Hellraiser · The Immortal Cosmos- Sporthallen Zuid, Amsterdam (NL), Saturday 27th of February 1993 . Hellraiser Afterparty · Immortality 3 Sporthallen Zuid, Amsterdam (NL), Sunday 6th of June 1993 . Mazzo Manic Monday · The king of distortion-Mazzo, Amsterdam (NL), Monday the 7th of June 1993 . Hellraiser - the 28th of Augustus 1993 (NL) . Amsterdam's New Rave Club · December 1 -Club Transit, Amsterdam (NL), Friday the 26th of November 1993 . Amsterdam's New Rave Club · I feel like chicken tonight 2-Club Transit, Amsterdam (NL), Friday the 3rd of December 1993 . Amsterdam's New Rave Club · December 1 -Club Transit, Amsterdam (NL), Friday the 10th of December 1993 . Amsterdam's New Rave Club · Thunderball- Club Transit, Amsterdam (NL), Friday the 17th of December 1993 . Amsterdam's New Rave Club · Transit Special- Club Transit, Amsterdam (NL), Saturday the 18th of December 1993 . Amsterdam's New Rave Club · Xmas Classics - Club Transit, Amsterdam (NL), Friday the 24th of December 1993 . Immortality - the 26th of February 1994 (NL) . Immortality - the 18th of June 1994 (NL) . Hellraiser · The Religion - the 3rd of September 1994 (NL) . Digital Overdose · Ultimate Hardcore Climax - the 26th of Augustus 1995 (NL)
Knowing Jeff Mills from GTP, Global Tekno Power I was later able to book Jeff Mills to many raves.
# Cosmos Government - Cosmos Government and Hellraiser inc end their collaboration
1995- Spencer Vos, founder of DDA artist management collaborated with club organizer Jochem Nagtegaal, former co owner of Hellraiser inc. Organising ClubTour The Sound with exclusive top Dj's for clubs in Holland and Belgium. . The Sound- Tagrijn, Hilversum, Saturday the 4th of march 1995 (NL) . The Sound- Graansilo, Amsterdam 17 / Saturday the 18th of march 1995 (NL) . The Sound- Club Amsterdam Marcanti, Amsterdam, Saturday the18th of march 1995, Eddy de Clercq, Sven van Hees, Ron Trent (USA), Carlijn, Paul Jay, Orlando Voorn, Funk 'n Bob with Franky D (NL) . The Sound- Café d'Anvers, Antwerpen, Sunday the 19th of march 1995, Eddy de Clercq (BE) . The Sound- De Waakzaamheid, Koog aan de Zaan, 23 / Friday the 24th of march 1995 (NL) . The Sound- Gigant, Apeldoorn, Saturday the 25th of march 1995, Ron Trent (USA), Eddy de Clercq, Sven van Hees, Jen'Kiss (NL) . The Sound- Tagrijn, Hilversum, Saturday the 1th of April 1995, Eddy de Clercq, Joost van Bellen, Ralphie D'Agostino, Orlando Voorn, Hep Cat (NL) . Weekend Of Immortality- Peppermill, Heerlen, Friday the 7th of April 1995 (NL) . The Sound- Club The Palace, Groningen, Friday the 7th of April 1995, Carlijn, Deepstyle, Eva (NL) . Weekend Of Immortality- IJsselhallen Zwolle, Saturday the 8th of April 1995, we produced the first rave ever for promotion of Green Left political party (NL) . The Sound- Kadance, Tilburg, Saturday the 8th of April 1995, Joost van Bellen, Ralphie D'Agostino, Quazar, Angelo, Hep Cat (NL) . The Sound- Gigant, Apeldoorn, Saturday the 22nd of April 1995, Joost van Bellen, Quazar, Mr Oz (NL) . The Sound- Paard van Troje, Den Haag, Saturday the 29th of April 1995, Joost van Bellen, Paul Jay, DJ Hep Cat, Quazar live, Mr Oz, Eddy de Clercq (NL)
# DDA booker for The Fun Factory, Zaandam and Multigroove, Zaandam (NL) . Fun Factory, by Multigroove Grand Opening all artists from October 1994, Zaandam (NL) . Multigroove all artists between1995-1999, Zaandam, The Netherlands (NL)
# DDA artist management and promotion on radio stations Most of the international DJ's and producers for Hellraiser, Immortality and Clubtour The Sound booked by DDA have performed on the underground pirate radio station Radio100 Ghetto Tones by DJ Mickey Verhoeven.
# Sound Engineer knowledge of music engineering and copyrights- Classical Music Engineer, Jazz, Classical Music and Opera . 1994 assistant engineer for the floor-filler Rubb It In by FRD, Lower East Side Records (React London) (UK) hitting nr 5 on the dance billboard in the USA (Moog synthesizer loop by Spencer) . 2006 - The Party Animals, Xanadu, Lower East Side Records (single) (2006) (NL) . 2006 - Martin Duvall 'Living on Warhol' produced by Flamman & Abraxas, Studio A1, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (NL) . 2006 - front of house engineer for Martin Duvall, Grote Kerk, Dam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (NL) . 2006 - 2007 main front of house mixer at Paradiso pop temple in Amsterdam mixing Martin Duval for Love & Pride.(NL) . 2006 - main front of house for Black Holes by Martin Duvall, remixes by Eric de Man, Steffi and organist Dick Kooiman (NL) . 2006 - mixed ballad for Martin Duvall written by Nick Alan NYC (USA) . 2006 - remix by Martin Duvall of Amanda Lear, Stud with Marcel Ironfist and Miss Bunty (NL) . 2006 - front of house engineer for Martin Duvall, The Milky Way, pop temple, Amsterdam . 2006 - 3-1 Elektro band, album. produced by Flamman & Abraxas, Lower East Side Records (NL) . 2007 - remix Temptation, Martin Duvall (NL) . 2009 - Black Holes, Amanda Lear, remix Martin Duvall with Dudok Quartet and Martina Prins soprano solo opera (NL) . 2009 - Easy Living, Shirley Zwerud, remix Martin Duvall with Dudok Quartet and Martina Prins soprano solo opera (NL) . 2009- The Hangouts CD 1 (Punk) (2010), recorded at studio a1 producer by Spencer Vos, engineered by Rafi Levin (Miami USA), Lower East Side Records (NL) . 2010- The Hangouts CD 2 (Punk) (2011), recorded at studio A1 engineered by Spencer Vos (NL), Lower East Side Records (NL)
# Composer . 1992- first record deal as XLR-8 on Fierce Ruling Diva's (Flamman & Abraxas) Lower East Side Records, label Suptopia Volume 1.(NL) . 1993- Spencer Vos, Dov Elkabas, The Dream Team, tracks appear on ID&T Thunderdome V collection selling more than 150.000 copies worldwide . 1994- tracks appear on Rave Mission Summer Edition (Germany) selling over 70.000 copies (DE) . 1995- produces the XLR-8 Accelerator white label record with artists Lady Dana and 100% Isis . 1995- producer of two CD albums Gabbernation I and Gabbernation II with artists The Party Animals, Lenny Dee (USA), PCP Germany to name a few, produces 5 tracks per CD with other DJ's (NL) . Kiara Station, 20 year anniversary album of XLR-8, at the same record company as 20 years ago Lower East Side Records, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (NL) . Axel E Rator, 20 year anniversary album of XLR-8, TINK!, Lisboa, Portugal (PO) . 2013 - Fraulein Z & Axel E Rator Title: Christiane F. Remixes by: Al Ferox (Columbia), Anthony Rother (Germany), D-R-U-N-K (Motor)(Italy) and Audiowitch . 2013 - Fraulein Z & Axel E Rator Title: Royal Junk . Remixes by John Treshold . 2013 - Herr Zimmerman - ROYAL JUNK (PREVIEW) by Fraulein Z & Axel E Rator (original) . 2013 - Herr Zimmerman - Royal Junk (original) - by Axel E Rator & Fraulein Z . 2013 - Herr Zimmerman - Royal Junk by Axel E Rator & Fraulein Z - Al Ferox Remix . 2013 - Herr Zimmerman - ROYAL JUNK by Axel E Rator & Fraulein Z - John Treshold Remix
#Music For Catwalks- produced with DJ Eddy De Clercq for Viktor and Rolf V&R Haute Couture Shows . 2002- Fall Winter F/W 2002-2003 starring Tilda Swinton . 2003- Fall Winter F/W 2003-2004 starring Tilda Swinton . 2006 - composer/ producer/ sound engineer soundtrack with Eddy de Clercq for Orange Telecom (NL)
#Rodrigo Otazu for Gassan Diamonds starring pop star Do . 2003- introduction Otazu Gassan Diamond Collection- Gassan Diamonds Amsterdam, produced by EDC, composer/engineer Spencer Vos (NL)
# Live performances of Spencer Vos, XLR-8 . 1991-1993 live performances worldwide . 1992- (first time a regular club dares to organize a house party inside a club at) Live PA at The Escape Amsterdam : XLR-8 as opening act for Praga Kahn (UK) . 1991 1992- 1991 New Years Eve Rave) XLR-8 live PA Multigroove Rave Diemen squatted place with more than 10.000 people (NL) . 1993-1994 Live PA Multigroove raves (NL) . 1993- XLR-8 Live PA Mazzo, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (NL) . 1993- XLR-8 Live PA Planet E, Basel Switzerland (CH) . 1993- lXLR-8 I've PA Rotterdam Terror Corps Energiehallen Rotterdam (NL) . 1993- XLR-8 live PA IJsselhallen, Groningen, Live PA for 10.000 people (NL) . 1993- XLR-8, Hold Your Horses, Live PA (NL) . 1993 Sporthallen, Hoorn, Live PA with DJ Dano, Buzz Fuzz, Pavo (NL) . 1994- XLR-8 Underground rave in a subway station Vienna, Austria, live PA (AU) . 1994 - XLR-8 Live performance DADARA ART in Artis, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (NL) . 1994- XLR-8 Live PA Donderslag rave in Austria, organized by Gerald Prudil live performance sparring with USA DJ Lenny Dee for the hardest sound (AU) . 1993- Spencer Vos appears in the video-clip of Dutch House originator Quasar 'Last Train To Paradise' (NL) . 1993- XLR-8 Live PA tours England performing as XLR-8 on many raves and clubs such as The Cellar in Bristol (UK) . 1994 first German record deal with Rave Mission Germany (DE) . 1994- Spencer's tracks appear on Rave Mission Summer Edition (Germany) selling over 70.000 copies (DE) . 1994- XLR-8 live performance at a German Rave in an industry hall 10.000 people (DE) . 1994- XLR-8 live PA at a rave in Bocholt Germany Rave for 15.000 people (DE) . 1995- 26 July organizes a rave, the first house-party in Weesp near Amsterdam (NL), with DJ's such as Gizmo, The Prophet, Jeroen Flamman, Abraxas and live performance by Spencer (XLR-8) . 2016 - Multigroove the decade reunion, the 26th of November 2016 Rave for 25.000 people, The 25th Anniversary performance XLR-8
# Timeline Spencer Vos . EDM music producer in Amsterdam enjoying his evenings out in Amsterdam using a full membership at the famous Amsterdam club The RoXY as well as the IT!. Inspired by MTV's Stakker Humanoid started producing house music in early 1990 using just the lightest of gear: Roland W-30 sampler, small sound-mixer and a Juno 106. . 1991- A picture of Spencer Vos in underground club Subtopia appears in The Haagse Post (NL) . 1992- first record deal as XLR-8 on Fierce Ruling Diva's (Flamman & Abraxas) label Suptopia Volume 1. (NL) . 1991-1993 live performances worldwide . 1992- first time a regular club organizes a house party Live PA at The Escape Amsterdam : XLR-8 as opening act for Praga Kahn N-Joi (UK) . 1991 1992- 1991 New Years Eve Rave) XLR-8 live PA Multigroove Rave Diemen squatted place with more than 10.000 people . 1992 hired by Hellraiser to book DJ's for the first Hellraiser rave . 1993-1994 Live PA Multigroove raves (NL) . 1993- XLR-8 Live PA Mazzo, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (NL) . 1993- XLR-8 Live PA Planet E, Basel Switzerland (CH) . 1993- lXLR-8 I've PA Rotterdam Terror Corps Energiehallen Rotterdam (NL) . 1993- XLR-8 live PA IJsselhallen, Groningen, Live PA for 10.000 people (NL) . 1993- XLR-8, Hold Your Horses, Live PA(NL) 1993 Sporthallen, Hoorn, Live PA with DJ Dano, Buzz Fuzz, Pavo (NL) . 1993- DDA hired by rave organizer Immortality to book their DJ's (NL) . 1994- XLR-8 Underground rave in a subway station Vienna, Austria, live PA (AU) . 1994- XLR-8 Live PA Donderslag rave in Austria, organized by Gerald Prudil live performance sparring with USA DJ Lenny Dee to be the hardest sound(AU) . 1993- Spencer Vos appears in the video-clip of Dutch House originator Quasar 'Last Train To Paradise' (NL) . 1993- Spencer Vos, Dov Elkabas produces The Dream Team- Strictly Core, tracks appear on ID&T Thunderdome V collection selling more than 150.000 copies- . 1993- XLR-8 tours England performing on many raves and clubs such as The Cellar in Bristol (UK) . 1994 first German record deal with Rave Mission Germany (DE) . 1994- Spencer's tracks appear on Rave Mission Summer Edition (Germany) selling over 70.000 copies (DE) . 1994- DDA hired by rave organizer Immortality to book their DJ's (20.000 people rave) for 5 raves (NL) . 1994- XLR-8 live performance at a German Rave in an industry hall 10.000 people (DE) . 1994- XLR-8 live PA at a rave in Bocholt Germany, 15.000 people . 1994 assistant engineer for the floor filler Rubb It In by FRD (React London) (UK) hitting nr 5 on the dance billboard in the USA (Moog synthesizer loop by Spencer) . 1995- producer of two CD albums: Gabbernation I and Gabbernation II with artists such as The Party Animals (NL), Lenny Dee (NYC USA), PCP (Germany) to name a few but also produces 5 tracks per CD with other DJ's . 1995- produces the XLR-8 Accelerator white label record with artists such as Lady Dana and Isis . 1995- 26 July organizes a rave, the first house-party in Weesp near Amsterdam (NL), with DJ's Gizmo, The Prophet, Flamman & Abraxas and live performance by Spencer (XLR-8) presenting his new tracks/ Most of the doormoney was stolen and Spencer being put into hospital by the two doorman. The Party Animals still waiting outside for Spencer see him coming out bleeding with broken nose, ribs and more. Together with the other crowd they completely destroy the outside of the club. All windows are being smashed. This is the first and last time this little city ever had a real rave. This reality is used as a scene 'as such' in the 1996 film Naar de Klote! (completely fucked up!) starring Tygo Gernandt and Hugo Metsers . 1999- November buys a music production studio in Amsterdam Centre. Studio A1 is a fact, buys a large mixing console, digital Augan OMX mastering system , large format speakers and starts his Amsterdam based studio . 1999- sound mixer/designer for television for the first reality show hit: Big Brother 1 (NL) followed by many other reality shows . 2000- The Dutch newspaper Het Parool (NL) calls Spencer Vos XLR-8 as the hardcore founder of EDM together with Rotterdam DJ with Paul Elstak . 2000- The Dutch Pop institute recognizes Spencer Vos (XLR-8) as the first hardcore dance band of the 90's . Big Brother 2, (NL) . Big Brother 3, (NL) . Big Brother Vips,(NL) . Big Brother Vips2, (NL) . The Bar, (NL) . The Bus, (NL) . Staracademy, (NL) . Spencer Vos interview on TV about House music. . Starmaker, (NL) . De Meiden van 5, NET5, The Girls on 5, (NL) . Fame Academy (DE) . Paradise Hotel, Mexico in 2005, the last reality for Spencer, time for a change . 2003-2006 eng/efp sound engineer for television news, sport and drama for both national as international clients such as CNN L), BBC (NL), RTLGermany (DE), Die Deutsche Welle (DE), Reuters (UK), Rai Uno (italy). Israel, Mexico tv broadcasters to name a few . 2003-2005 sound designer for the breakthrough Viktor & Rolf fashion Paris Winter -Fall collection, praised for the soundscape in LA Times, Times England, Volkskrant and many other newspapers. A thing worth mentioning when does somebody reads something about sound by the presentation of a fashion collection? . 2006-2007 main front of house mixer at the famous Paradiso pop temple in Amsterdam mixing Martin Duval for Love & Pride.(NL) . 2006 - sound engineer for The Party Animals, Xanadu (single) (NL) . 2007 - main front of house mixer at The Milkyway Amsterdam for Martin Duval . 2006 - sound engineer : Martin Duvall track Living on Warhol. produced by Flamman & Abraxas . 2006 - sound engineer the band 3-1 elektro album. produced by Flamman & Abraxas . 2005 - 2007 starts working for movies, . 2006 - composer/ producer/ sound engineer soundtrack for EDC Orange Telecom. . 2006 - sound engineer soundtrack for Rodrigo Otazu, his presentation of the first Gassan Diamonds collection starring Do. . 2006 - sound engineer Philips Headquarters News for Philips satellite tv, interview with the CEO of Philips Gerrit Kleijsterlee. 2006 - Martin Duvall 'Living on Warhol' produced by Flamman & Abraxas, Studio A1, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (NL) . 2006 - 2007 main front of house mixer at the famous Paradiso pop temple in Amsterdam mixing Martin Duval for Love & Pride.(NL) . 2006 - 3-1 Elektro band, album. produced by Flamman & Abraxas . 2007 - remix Temptation, Martin Duvall . 2009 - Black Holes, Amanda Lear, remix Martin Duvall with Dudok Quartet . 2009 - Easy Living, Shirley Zwerud, remix Martin Duvall with Dudok Quartet . 2007 - goes corporate, his holding hold 50% stocks in an international production company. . 2008 - produces Dutch reggae band Beef! Straight To The Roof, video-clip. . 2008 - produces Elina (Miami USA) Book Of Lies. . 2007 - 2009 collaborates with a film rental company and is front-runner in Digital Cinema Camera rentals . 2009 - best short film at film-festival Rotterdam, sound by Spencer Vos. . 2009 - Spencer is executive producer for a new drama series in Holland . 2009 - The Hangouts CD 1 recorded at studio a1 producer by Spencer Vos, engineered by Rafi Levin (Miami USA) . 2009 - The Hangouts CD 2 (NL) 2010 recorded at studio A1 engineered by Spencer Vos (NL) . 2010 - splits the company, changes holding structure, gain's 100% stocks . 2010 - works for Rutger Hauer, movie star
# Studio A1, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, collaboration of long time friends. . Peter Flamman, the brother of Flamman of Flamman& Abraxas started his music production studio near The Amstel Station, Amsterdam, The Netherlands in the mid 1980's . Spencer started working for Flamman & Abraxas in their underground club Subtopia and became friends. . Subtopia soon was 'the underground House club' of Europe, with famous DJ's like Moby, Cybersonic, Rithcie Hawtin, Plasticman. . In the early 1990's Flamman & Abraxas bought the studio from Peter and started producing professionally . 1999 Spencer Vos bought the studio from his friends Flamman & Abraxas
# Party Animals some highlights . Technohead recorded at studio A1 1995: Technohead : Technohead - I Wanna Be A Hippy Before there was the Party Animals, there was 'I Wanna Be A Hippy'. The music in this Technohead video was the Flamman & Abraxas radio-mix and the three Gabbers and the Hippy they are chasing for a puff of his j**nt were later to become the Party Animals. The Ska influenced chords were to become the signature sound of all Party Animals top-hits to follow. 'I Wanna Be A Hippy' reached number one status in at least five European countries including Germany and sold over 250.000 copies in the UK alone. Headsex contained their biggest hit, I Wanna Be a Hippy. It was accompanied by a video featuring three Gabbers, wearing "Party Animal" t-shirts and carrying inflatable hammers, chasing a hippy on a bicycle around a park. It reached number 1 in 12 different countries including Germany, Netherlands, Belgium and Switzerland, and number 6 in the UK in February 1996.
# Singles . December 1995 "Have You Ever Been Mellow?" 1 (NL) Gold in NL . April 1996 "Hava Naquila" 1 (NL) Gold in NL . July 1996 "Aquarius" 1 (NL) Platinum in NL . February 1997 "We Like To Party" 6 (NL) . May 1997 "Atomic" 8 (NL) . September 1997 "My Way" 19 (NL) Cover of Sid Vicious' version of Frank Sinatra's classic . February 1998 "Whatever!" 35 (NL) . May 1998 "Hawaii 5-0" 24 (NL)
. Hava Naquila was the first Gold Record for the Party Animals, directed by Israeli video artist R.E.L. and went straight to number one in the Dutch singles charts. The song was also released on a limited edition 10" picture disc. It was adopted as an anthem by supporters of Amsterdam's football club Ajax and is regularly being played at halftime during matches. Hava naquila 1996 06-04-1996 1(3wk) 12 Golden record / superstip
. Have you ever been mellow? 1995 20-01-1996 1(1wk) 11 Golden record . Aquarius 1996 27-07-1996 1(3wk) 11 Platina record / superstip. Party Animals - Aquarius As 4th consecutive number one for the Party Animals , "Aquarius" reached Platinum status. The video took three days of shooting in Amsterdam Artis and the center of Amsterdam and is the Party Animals most popular video so far. Directed by Martin de Waal / Martin Duval (now Maxime Duvall) with photography by Jonathan Weyland who both were to work on many of the Party Animals productions hereafter. It won a best-dance-video Thunderdome award and an additional award for best Happy Hardcore single
# Party Animals date highest rank number of weeks . We like to party 1997 01-03-1997 6 9 . Atomic 1997 10-05-1997 8 12 . My way 1997 06-09-1997 19 4 . Whatever 1998 14-02-1998 35 3 met Sugar Baby Hawaii 5-0 1998 06-06-1998 24 . 4 The Show 1998 14-11-1998 tip21 -
# Discografie Party Animals # Singles Dutch Top 40 . Good to Go 11-1996 4 10 Uit de film Naar de Klote! I . I'll be Your Only Friend 04-1997 4 9 I Need love 08-1997 9 7
# Two Technohead follow-up singles, less intense than the material on Headsex, followed in 1996 . Happy Birthday reached number 18 in April . the next single Banana-na-na reached number 64 in October
#The winner of 2005 "Golden Gnoom Award" for Best Dressed DJ . Martin Duvall performed that year with the Belgium Electro Pop band "Vive La Fete" on the biggest dutch outdoor festival: Pinkpop! They surprised friend and foe with their version of the Donna Summer classic "I feel love" . Martin Duvall (aka Martin C de Waal) is a somebody in Holland who somebody should make a somebody everywhere else. He is a well-respected artist whose challenging work examining issues such as media representation of gender and race, has received attention from the international art community. In March this year a retrospective was held of his photographic and video-work at the Torch Gallery in Amsterdam. He works extensively as a guest lecturer in art and fashion. But perhaps he is best known as an outrageous club celebrity hosting notorious club-events, turning his hand to DJ-ing,VJ-ing and performing in equal parts. More recently he has released recordings such as his own characteristic dance version cover of the Flirts's 'Temptation" and a self-written song: "Living on Warhol". And , yes, all those stories you've heard about his events are probably true.
# Other records produced / recorder at studio A1 are numerous
# later career . 2008 The music business was down - EU economy crisis. Spencer started working as technical director for a international engineering company : the AV&IT engineering of Superyachts up to 400 million euro's. Then headhunted. Since 2009 Shift lead at a 70 million euro Nato Helicopter Trainer, 4K laser beamers, 21-1 audio. BP Mirros screen.
