He brought a fresh underground sound and introduced many revered international artists to the city. As well, he nurtured plenty of local talents with residencies at the club, thereby helping to create a real worldwide buzz around electronic music in Amsterdam that is still going strong today. Since July 2015, Olaf has been on a 3-year roadtrip travelling from Canada, all the way through Central and South America to Patagonia, the southernmost tip of the continent. Documenting his travels with a sonic diary podcast called Radio Balthasar, named after his trusted yellow camper van called Balthasar, it features the music he listens to on the road as well as found sound recordings of nature, the people he meets and adventures he has. This prolonged period of time away from his previous life has given him time and space to reflect and nurtured a new sense of creativity. Whilst his experiences in the Americas have formed the music he plays in clubs, music with colour, charm and emotion. They have given him a greater understanding of the world, opened him up to new influences and cultures and given him a sense of freedom he didn’t have before. As such, that carries over into the club, where he feels compelled to share his vision on club culture and educate people about expression, open mindedness and freedom. Playing for—at least—four or five hours is what Olaf does best. It is then that he can really stretch his legs and play ambient, soul, afro, disco, early proto-house and techno. Not afraid of a big piano or diva vocal, he can be as charming as he can cerebral when in the DJ booth. In his time, Olaf has studied Sound Engineering, worked at the first Dutch national electronic radio station and programmed and managed countless events and clubs as well as working as a journalist, all of which have given him a 360 degree understanding of this culture and what it takes to build an audience and an atmosphere. As a dj, he has taken this knowledge to plenty of high profile international clubs and festivals all around Europe and South America. Olaf is intuitive and well informed, musical and majestic: a true adventurer both in person and as a DJ.