The third hero that we want to give some extra attention is Jerome Sydenham. Child of an English father and Jamaican mother, Jerome was born and raised in Nigeria. After having his teenage years spent in England, he migrated to the Big Apple. An immense career started from there. He had big commercial succeses in the late eighties when he joined the A&R division of Atlantic Records and worked with top acts as En Vogue and Das Efx.

In ’95 his international career in house music also took of with his own label ‘Ibadan Records’ (named after his Nigerian hometown). He became good friends and produced a lot of instant classics with the likes of Joe Claussell and Kerri Chandler. Later on he took the tech-house genre to another level together with Dennis Ferrer.

“Jerome Sydenham is a masterful producer that spans many genres and he is constantly inventing new sounds and styles of music”

Nowerdays Jerome is one of the best and most respected producers around and heads multiple labels like Ibadan, Apotek, UK Promotions and Avocado Records. Click ‘read more’ for a really strong interview by Adam Beyers Drumcode label. Of course we also added this promo mix he made for Fabric last summer!

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Some call him Kerri ‘Kaoz’ Chandler. For sure one of the biggest names in house music worldwide. This fella’ from Jersey surpassed legend status a long time ago. Known for his advanced productions and his hand-built equipment, Kerri is most certainly going to rock the place.

For the fans we have another nice interview by the British Musicology Magazine. It talks all about his love for music and technology and how Kerri, through his father (who also was a DJ), already played in clubs at the age of thirteen. Of course, we also have a musical addition to this post. For a nice soulful start of the weekend this set of Kerri recorded at the Q Bar in Bangkok (2010). At his artistpage you can find a more recent House Music Culture set that is also definitely worth listening to!

“To me the best thing is to make some music on the something I’ve built, to go to a place and play all the stuff I’ve made, to have it come out of a system that I helped develop”

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On our website we pay a lot of attention to all the artists who visit us. This is why we give each artist his/her own page, so you can get to know all the ins and outs about the artist. However at every event, there are a few artists you want to shine some extra lights on. Jimpster is one of them!

“Jamie Odell aka Jimpster and Audiomontage has been producing, remixing and DJing for the last 20 years and co-running his Freerange Records (voted Best British Label 2007) label for the last 15 of those. His musical upbringing and early introduction to production (his first release was on UK label Jumpin’ & Pumpin’ in 1990) and DJing have helped him forge a sound that is at once warm and deep as well as being innovative and club friendly.”

Click the read more tag for an interview Jimpster did with DMC world about his label Freerange Records and his last album Amour. You can find even more info on his artistpage and for all the soundfreaks we’ve got this amazing set he played at one of the best clubs in the UK, Londons Fabric.

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On February 4th, we will kick off the new year with an XL edition of WAREHOUSE. Pakhuis’ sister concept, that aims at the true fan of pure music oriented parties. This Saturday is the last day of the infamous International Filmfestival Rotterdam, that always adds an extra something to the city’s nightlife.

The line-up will consist of none other than KERRI CHANDLER, Jerome Sydenham, Jimpster, Steve Mensink, Lilith, Khalil, Steven Pieters and a truckload of local talent.
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This night also serves as the official release party of Triphouse Rotterdam 001: FRITS WENTINK – BARRY TONE (click for a preview!)

After recently presenting their new website, it’s time for another mix for Pakhuis NYE. This time provided by SKUG! As part of a yearly mix of the 50 best house and techno tracks from that year, presented by Protechnive Radio on Deep.FM, and hosted monthly at SKUG’s home base, the SOUNDKINGS studio, the crew selected their 25 best tracks of 2011. Mixed by residents Guevara and PD Marcos. Because the SKUG parties always are the best blend of pure house and techno music, you can expect an energetic mix. Including some fine promos from SKUG’s very promising live act Klankarbeit, and music from SKUG’s headliner for Pakhuis NYE, Einzelkind!

In the history of Pakhuis we’ve seen the name SKUG before. As the ambassadors of SKUG, Guevara and Arthur Meenks already played at the prequel of Pakhuis and hosted an area with DéTOUR last march. After doing a tour throughout the Netherlands last year, Pakhuis is another warm welcome in their hometown and a fresh start for 2012!

After Gohan’s promo set, now Nico Murse helps you through the cold December month with a another nice warm-up set for Pakhuis NYE! Newcommer at this Pakhuis edition is SESSIONS, a young and fresh organisation that stands for Quality House Music. After their big success at “Prachtig Rotterdam”, beneath the Erasmus bridge, it’s now time to rock one of the warehouses during Pakhuis NYE.

Nico, one of the driving forces behind the SESSIONS organization, made a 90 minute soundtrack, which gives preview of what you’ll be hearing at the SESSIONS area. Tracks include works from Gerd and Steve Mensink, from the brand new Triphouse Rotterdam EP (on sale soon!), give you a glimpse into Nico’s recordbag!

On new years eve the Triphouse Rotterdam collective will again host a room at Pakhuis. Triphouse Rotterdam stands for creative and forward thinking electronic music. From their headquarters, located in a side street of the Rotterdam’s West-Kruiskade, they spread their love for underground music. Through events, radioshows and of course their own recordstore and label they bring music lovers together. Their goal is to enrich Rotterdam’s nightlife, the Netherlands, planet earth and the rest of the universe with high quality electronic music.

“To infinity and beyond” – Buzz Lightyear

To get you into the right mood for the coming NYE party we present you a dj mix by Triphouse Rotterdam’s own illustrious duo Khalil and Steven Pieters. They have been one of the driving forces in the cities underground club scene for the turn of the century and especially the last couple of years their agenda has exploded, performing regularly at clubs and festivals throughout the Netherlands and countries such as Sweden, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Israel and Spain. During the AutumnDrift Festival in Nijmegen, Triphouse Rotterdam originators Khalil and Steven Pieters layed down a juicy selection of undergound tracks that are now available to everyone as a stream and/or download through Soundcloud. See you on the other side!

2011 was a good year for Steve Rachmad. The man who brought the Detroit sound to the Netherlands performed all over the globe including gigs at Tresor (Berlin) and Fabric (London). If you celebrate your birthday with Villalobos in Studio 80 and play at Time Warp one week later, we, as an organization, are honored that Steve will conclude a successful year at Pakhuis NYE!

Last May, the Grooveline crew followed Rachmad at a gig in Barcelona. You can find the result below:

Triphouse Rotterdam’s newest member, Gohan, aka Johan van der Meer, treats us to superb promo mix for the upcoming Pakhuis New Years Eve party. During this edition, together with Roaul Santos, he will be opening the Triphouse Rotterdam area. Check out his set to get ready for this special night!