Last week we met an Elf-DJ with a rich history of amsterdam parties who came back after many years abroad.
We have asked her to perform on a small tunnel gig were planning for the end of september.
this bio was send to us:
Artist-name: Dj Akbal.
Real name: Eveliene van Vroonhoven.
Styles: Psychedelic trance, Chill-out, Dub, Reggae, Tribal House, Break-beats, World-music (Afrikan, Arabe, Latin, Flamenco etc.), Lounge, Dance-hall, Clicks & Cuts and soundscapes.
Biography:
I started playing music at the age of 3, playing several instruments, writing and studying classical music and at the age of 15 I formed part in a rock-band. In between 1994 and the early months in 1997 I formed part of ‘’Acid productions’’, a company that throws techno-events. Than in February 1997 I went to my first psychedelic trance party and this day I knew I wanted to start playing music. One day later I bought my first vinyls. A few months later I moved to the ELF-building, a famous squad in the city of Amsterdam where 150 artists, musicians and dj’s lived in a community and every week-end we threw a 24-hour party, in which all new art and music was presented. In between April 1997 and May 1998 I plaid in Amsterdam in clubs like: Trance Buddha, Time, Akhnaton, ELF and various coffee-shops. The summer of 1998 I spent on Ibiza where I plaid at many of the well-known outdoor-raves. In between November 1998 and August 1999 I had gigs in London, Germany, Spain, Amsterdam and France. In September 1999 I went to the United Stated for one year where I plaid at several parties and festivals in Los Angeles, San Francisco and several spots in the desert of California (for example Burning Man 2000). The summer of 2000 I went back for another season in Ibiza, combined with gigs in Spain and Portugal. In November 2000 I went to Mexico where I plaid for 5 years all over the republic (Mexico City, Veracruz, Guadalajara, Tampico, Cancun, Merida, Palenque, Puerto Escondido, Acapulco, Mazatlan, Monterrey, Los Mochis, Morelia, Nuevo Leon, Xalapa, Culiacan, Cuernavaca, Puebla, Toluca, etc.). As well in these years I plaid several gigs in Guatemala. Since August 2005 back in Amsterdam. Shared my stages with people like: Deedrah, Pixel, GMS, Alien Project, CPU, Sirius Isness, Psysex, Oforia, Visual Paradox, Rinkadink, Altom, Talamasca, Orion, Triptych, Eskimo, Perplex, Space Cat, Astral Projection, Sesto Sento, Astrix, Kox Box, Black & White, and many many more.
At the moment I’m preparing my live-act.