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The Moderator
12+ albums
Alltechnothe netherlandstrip-hopelectronica artists
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The Moderator, aka Klaas-Jan Jongsma, is one of Hollands most talented producers in the field of electronic dance music. He has a very personal, melodic and soulful style of music that combines the past with the future. Klaas-Jan caught on to electronic music at an early age, listening to a broad range of developing styles. He was thrilled by the emergence of house music and techno and fully immersed himself in these new musical forms. As a consequence he got interested in the creation of this fascinating music. He bought his first pieces of equipment and started experimenting. KJ also connected with a few other music enthusiasts in his area, the somewhat remote area of Almelo in the north-east of Holland. All the creative impulses amounted to KJs first releases under various guises such as Dash (Acid Djax-Up-Beats), Peninsula (Detroit-influenced Eevo Lute) and Megapurlz (Acid). Musical collaborations also surfaced, such as East Island, an ongoing project together with Peter and Tonie Vanderloon. KJ subscribed to 313, a mailing list for the fans of electronic music from Detroit, techno in particular. He connected with like-minded souls from all over the planet. He also was the moderator of the Dutch counterpart of 313, the Lowlands list. This is where his artist name The Moderator originates. In December 1999 KJ made his first visit to Detroit, together with some Dutch friends such as Hans Veneman (TV99AD). At the 313 party the Dutch crew met tons of people they had s
