Steven Pieters (1983) was born in Etten-Leur (Netherlands) but soon after moved to a Rotterdam suburb. His interest in electronic dance music started to grow at the tender age of ten. Heavily influenced by the older kids in his neighborhood, who were already into mixing house records, he bought his first set of turntables in ’95 when he was only twelve. Five years later at the age of seventeen, he was one of the resident DJ’s at a very gritty Rotterdam based after party club, quickly learning the tools of the trade. Nowadays he plays his music in clubs and festivals throughout Europe and is one of the tastemakers of the Dutch underground house scene. Although it’s hard to stick a certain label to his sound, it can be best described as a forward thinking blend of everything deep and funky. Whether playing solo or back to back with his partner in crime Khalil, he holds a reputation for bringing warm and soulful sounds with a distinct freaky edge and a powerful hypnotic groove. Currently Steven is spearheading Triphouse Rotterdam, a collective of creative people from the city of Rotterdam who share a common love for house music with a psychedelic touch. The collective operates from their recordstore located in the west side of the city, that functions as a communal gathering space for the local scene. Together they also runs several club nights and festivals, two radio shows and the Triphouse Rotterdam label. With these activities Steven plays a vital role in maintaining a much needed platform for contemporary electronic music in his hometown. His little spare time is spent in the studio working on his own productions that have surfaced on labels such as Wolfskuil Ltd, Kindisch and Grammafoon over the last years. On a shorter notice: keep an eye out for this enthusiastic and highly motivated house freak, soon to be setting fire to a dance floor near you! Discography: Khalil & Steven P – Crooswijk RIP EP (Grammafoon) Combinator – Tranq (Steven Pieters remix) (Manual) Steven Pieters – Acid Sunset (Wolfskuil Ltd) Steven Pieters – Concorde To Honolulu (Kindisch) Steven Pieters – Don't Try To Understand It EP (Triphouse Rotterdam) Some festivals, clubs and parties where Steven performed: Dimensions Festival (Croatia), Awakenings, Free Your Mind Festival, Solar Weekender Festival, Extrema Outdoor (Belgium), Sensation White, Your Time NYE (Turin), Slakthuset (Stockholm), Off Sonar (Barcelona), Chalet (Berlin), Have A Nice Day Festival, Sira (Jerusalem), Free Funk Festival, Dockhouse Festival, Pakhuis, Graefenthal Am See Festival (Germany), Brandend Zand Festival, Costa del Soul Festival, Maassilo, Trouw, Watt, Supperclub, Amsterdam Dance Event, Off Corso, Doornroosje, MS Stubnitz, Kruthuset (Stockholm), Studio 80, Tivoli, Rotterdam Electronic Music Festival, Sugar Factory, Dekmantel, Drift Festival, Catwalk, Poly Vinyl Club (Barcelona), Nighttown, Escape, Melkweg, Paradiso, Woodstock 69 amongst hundreds of others.