It is without a doubt that funk, hiphop soul and jazz have kept Rene Engel enthusiastic being a music lover and artist for years. The old school Detroit house scene certainly has his constant attention as well. From the more obscure and unknown gems he discovers, to the more well-known artists in these genres: they make him tick. It is the borderless love and passion for special music, filled with the sound of yesterday which Rene translates effortless to contemporary dance floors. “I feel it as my duty to translate the special feeling I get from this music to my djsets.” Gigs at Paradiso, Poema, Indian Summer Festival, 18hrs Festival, Woodstock 69, Stalker, 12 Inch City and Gramdioos all reflect this. The raging crowd at his closing set on Queensday is the best example, Rene says. “Closing after Gabriel Ananda and taking a mere five thousand people on my musical journey, is priceless.” The first release Rene Engel did was a collab with Kid Culture and was released on Amsterdam based Bitten Records. This 2000 and One and Sandy Huner label gave wings to the release, which got support by Karotte, Dubfire, Deetron and Hermanez, to name a few. June 2012 another collab with Kid Culture was released. “He means true inspiration to me. Without him the Visions EP never existed.” The track was released by Sincopat, with remix work by X-Press2 and AFFKT. Studio work continues and more and more people are interested in what is next for Rene Engel. He is convinced it’s his job to make sure the expectations get fulfilled. “I aim pretty high. Think Nuno Dos Santos his record choice and dynamic sets. Think the way an artist like Dixon makes a night from head to toe.”