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 Danny Krichel a.k.a. Dan McKinley was born in 1984. He grew up in a musically addicted family, loving the cool sounds of the 80s. He was very much influenced by his parents and his girlfriend. It was them who got Dan hooked to the journey called house music.
Momentarily he is working in Breda (The Netherlands), which he does to be off the streets. Besides this, he is diving into electronic music production in combination with his favorite relaxation.. deejaying.
When Danny was 15, he started to edit some sounds by using Music Maker, in a few years he grow as a producer and made his first completed tracks with Cubase by cutting (break)beat samples and synths of tracks (Prodigy/Fatboy Slim) he loved at that moment. These sounds inspired the start of the art of producing and deejaying.
It took some years, but Dan McKinley started as a local resident DJ at Drop Inn in Kerkrade. In that time he met (inter)national DJ's and producers that inspired Dan to practise more and more....
More recently Dan McKinley's style has shifted towards one that strives for deeper, tighter, groovier and techier minimal, electro and house elements!
Following artists have been of influence and inspired Dan along the way; Queen, Bon Jovi, TOTO, Mr. Oizo, Johnny Glegg, Carl Cox, Benny Rodrigues, Switch, Michael Jackson, Madonna, Timbaland, Fatboy Slim, Junkie XL, Josh Wink, Groove Armada, The Prodigy and the ultimate sound of the 80s to name a bunch of load :) .....
Dan McKinley has played alongside artists such as: Erick E, DJ Daan, Equinoxx, Marcel Woods, Menno de Jong, Tim Nokx, VCF 1, Sidney Samson, DJ Dansa, Randy Katana, Monica Electronica.....
Dan McKinley has played in clubs and at parties such as: Drop Inn (resident 2001-2004), Vizion (Recently known as Bozzini), Nr.7even, Rainbow Club (Belgium), Spock, EFS, Centre, De Kelder...
His styles vary and touch many influences, such as: electro house, minimal, deephouse, tech house, acid house, breakbeat, progressive and techno...
It's all so hard to explain! You just need to see and feel Dan McKinley's sound.
"Paradigm: No beat is the same, every beat is Dan McKinley's!"
Links:
www.dan-mckinley.com
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