Phil Horneman

Phil Horneman



`music was my first love
and it will be my last
music of the future
and music of the past
to live without my music
it is impossible to do!`

(John Miles – Music – 1976)



Why?

Well, he was born in Amsterdam and started off as a DJ somewhere in 1979, spinning 7-inch singles (the Jacksons, Karen Young, etc.) at schoolparties.
Since then he`s done so many parties, fashion shows, grand openings, open-air festivals and performances that he should open his own website.
To give you an idea what the man did in his short life, here`s a brief list of worthwhile activities:

1967 BIRTH OF PHIL,
1969 at the age of two he `sung` his first song... acapella! (Dave Berry - Now),
1971 plays his first record on his own ‘turntable’,
1979 first discjockey performance,
1982 kick-off pirate radiostation called
`Sunshine Radio`,
1985 moves to Israel to prove his luck in music (IDF Radio),
1990 after a 5 year career trip, he returns to Amsterdam and together with his father opens the smallest CD-shop in Holland,
1992 picks up DJ`ing in a hotel-club, becomes resident DJ for frequently organised `Disco & Danceclassics` parties at Escape Venue, Amsterdam (‘Heaven must be missing an angel’),
1995 beside DJ`ing, he starts working as a music-consultant & producer
(parties, fashionshows, dance-acts, commercials),
1997 closes CD-shop and starts working freelance,
1998 founded WickedJazzSounds as a radio-show on local radio,
1999 starts WickedJazzSounds–nights and starts working at a local recordshop (Dance Tracks),
2000 plays in Moscow, Russia on New Years-eve, quits his radio-show;
2001 Dance Tracks; WickedJazzSounds at Martini Jazz Festival Eilat, Israel, Paradiso beach-party, S.O.A.P.-party and resident in several local clubs, cafÈ’s & DJ hang-outs, Club Garvity, Lithouania and Moscow, Russia;
several performances in clubs nationwide.
2002 Successful kick-off with monthly WickedJazzSounds at ‘451_F’, Amsterdam.
Weekly clubnight as from october 2002 at ‘020’, Amsterdam,
2003 Several performances with WickedJazzSounds at a.o. Paradiso, Panama, Hotel Arena;
WJS is winner of ‘Gouden Kabouter Award’ for best new initiative; Residency at club Panama, Amsterdam;
2004 At the end of October closing down weekly clubnight for half a year. Continuing in 2005;
2005 Release of the first WJS-cd; opening of a new clubnight at night-theatre Sugar Factory; playing several main festivals (North Sea Jazz, Lowlands, Supernatural);
2006 The 2nd WJS cd is released with a big (sold-out) party in Paradiso, Amsterdam; Inviting and playing together with guests like DJ Spinna (US), Quantic (UK), 4hero Marc Mac & MC MG (UK), Gerardo Frisina (IT), Nathan Haines live (NZ), Paul Murphy (UK), Thijs van Leer live (NL), Kid Sublime (NL);
Taking WJS to a higher level with performances throughout the Netherlands a.o. Club Rotterdam, Indian Summer Festival, Solar Festival, Zomerparkfeest Venlo, etc;
2007 Celebrating 5 years of Wicked Jazz Sounds; CD compilation volume 3 sees the light in collaboration with DJ Leroy Rey; Performance on The Hague Jazz Festival;


As you see there a not that much DJ performances in this list. Phil spinned on such a big number of parties and you weren’t there at the moment, so why write it down.

Be there next time!
"I live music. I breathe music. It’s in my vains." Phil Horneman