IT'S NOT EVERY DAY YOU GET THE CHANCE TO MEET YOUR IDOLS, LEARN FROM AND WORK WITH THEM. BUT FOR A SELECT GROUP OF NEW GENERATION DUBSTEP BEAT MAKERS, THIS BECAME A REALITY.
Stichting Nowhere is a production house for workshops, masterclasses, festivals and other youth events in Amsterdam. In Amsterdam-Oost, it hosts a variety of workshops ranging from yoga to photography to lyrical hip-hop dance. Each season, a new program of workshops is presented. The attendees of the Dubstep Academy workshop had the privilege of visiting the Red Bull Studios. With the help of Gomes (Oi! Recordings), Hayzee (Nebulon), Mike Mago (Boemklatsch), Karimooo and TheBobby6Killers (Vage Gasten), a total of 10 young producers were schooled and trained in the craft of producing and putting on events. Gomes explains that a lot of the participants were quite advanced in the technical aspects of the process already. “But in the workshops, we've also talked a lot about 132
the business side of things, which I think was very interesting for everyone. And of course there was a lot of room for everyone to ask all the questions they wanted.” One weekend long, the young producers worked hard on their productions, receiving feedback from the workshop masters, listening to their rich experience in the field. Thomas Nijhuis, from Nowhere, explains that a few of the young producers really impressed the workshop masters. “It wouldn't surprise me if we hear a lot more from some of these kids very soon.” Gomes was even more outspoken about the future stars. “With two of the guys I'm still in touch, and with one of them I'm going to release two tracks on my label Oi! Recordings very soon.”