Mascotte is one of the alter ego’s of Igor de Kok and Philip Van de Gehuchte, a DJ and producer duo hailing from the vibrant city of Ghent, Belgium. Their first collaboration takes place in 2002, with the first releases on the infamous Lowlands label. Mascotte’s early blend of electrohouse is so on the spot, it ends up in the vinyl crates of John Peel, Etienne de Crecy and many more club dj’s around the globe. Ever since, Mascotte has the zeitgeist running through the vains. Their approach has always been one of clearing the path to new evolutions in electronic music. Their sound delivers a mix of clean & punchy designer beats with atmospheric, almost landscape-esque melodic elements, building up to to euforic climaxes that breathe the essence of nightlife. It’s hard to put a genre name on Mascotte. The feeling is definitely Housy, but in their kitchen are also lots of spices borrowed from (melodic) techno, balearic, progressive house, and a spark of electronic disco. The result is a dish that anyone with good taste will love. After years behind the decks, it is clear that Mascotte know their music. And they know their audience. A dj set of Mascotte contains hidden gems next to forgotten anthems together with the latest unreleased bangers for next summer. Never commercial, obvious or dull. Wether in a small nightclub, or at a big festival stage, they deliver that positive, trippy feeling. By reading their crowd, and applying the right antidotes, Mascotte act like a shaman that unites and hypnotizes, turning the crowd into a collective mind, body and soul ! some of their recent gigs include : club elf (bern CH) The egg (london UK) Tomorrowland (boom BE) Dour festival (dour BE) Pukkelpop (hasselt BE) Vooruit (gent BE) Spring festival (utrecht NL) Nag Nag Nag (london UK) Petrol (antwerp BE) Kissinger (antwerp BE) Eskobar (seattle USA) Houzapalooza (peer BE) Tanzhaus (dusseldorf DE) ...