Orlando Voorn

As one of the first Dutch musicians to establish a vital connection between Detroit and Amsterdam, Orlando Voorn has long been recognized as one of the Netherlands' most original and inventive producers in the world of electronic dance music.

Voorn began DJing at the tender age of 12 and went on to win the Dutch DMC DJ Championships in 1986 with his own characteristic blend of hip hop and electro. Towards the end of the eighties, he acquired his first sequencer, packed away his turntables, and turned his hand to producing.

Having made his mark producing his own vision of techno, ambient, and hip hop while adamantly sidestepping genre limitations thus far, Voorn's announcement that his "Redeye" album would see a foray into drum'n'bass territory aroused both anticipation and curiosity. Like Squarepusher, Amon Tobin, and Photek, he uses drum'n'bass rhythms to create something beyond pure dance music.