There are few people that cross your path in life and leave a lasting impression, but those that do, engrave those footprints for a lifetime, and Marco V is one of those people. He started DJing at the tender age of 14, and by 1996 was resident at “De Danssalon” in Eindhoven, Netherlands. Marco’s command of the decks, passion for music & intuitive DJing, quickly took him into the studio and out into the world.

Producing classic tracks such as “Tolerance”, “Indicator” and the world smash “G.O.D.D”. Marco’s sonic assault at World Class Clubs/Events such as Gatecrasher & Gods Kitchen placed him firmly in Dance Cultures history books. But it didn’t stop there!   The release of his studio album Con:Fusion also brought on a wave of remix requests. Everybody wanted the Marco V touch up. Future Sound of London asked him to remix “Papua New Guinea”, Paul Van Dyk wanted “Time of our Lives” remixed, Jens with his track “Loops and Tings”, Marc Et Claude with “Loving you”, Blank & Jones with “DJ’s, Fans & Freaks” and the list goes on and on and on.

His unique talent as a DJ and a Producer have propelled Marco to a level that some will never reach in a lifetime. Marco will soon be returning to our shores once again for his Australian Tour and appearance at Pharmacy [in Bloom] to take us on a journey through the boundaries of sonic perception with his infectious grooves…and rest assured, Marco will still be evolving to keep our feet stomping to his tunes for a very long time to come! But for now, Marco took some time out to give me an insight to where he is now and where he is going.

You seem to change your musical style quite a bit Marco. How would you describe the Marco V sound now?
Now that I am playing outside of Holland and the UK more and more, it’s easier for me to show that I am also a big fan of dark and deep music. It also depends on the releases that are out. When there’s a lot of good progressive out, that will influence my sets.

Some say you are the true “progressive trance” pioneer but yet you are STILL coined in the “tech-trance” category. Why do you think people tend to categorise artists/music & does this have any meaning to you??
This is the first time anyone has called me a ‘progressive-trance’ pioneer :o) Thanks! I will scribble this one down on the note we have in the studio with all the different styles people say I play :o) I don’t know why people do this. I just want to play what I like and believe in, and give people a great night when they come and listen to me.

You have a reputation of being very creative with your music & you have done a lot of vocal trance tracks. In the past, you have used Leslie Hendriks (The voice behind G.O.D.D.) for quite a few tracks. Will you be using her voice again?
For the new album we are working with other writers for the first time. There will be vocal tracks on the next album, but I don’t know yet if Lesley will be involved.

Did you actually write the Lyrics for G.O.D.D and the other vocal tracks?
We did write the vocals of G.O.D.D ourselves. Like we do with most of our tracks.

You are notoriously known for not caring about what other DJs are doing and what they are releasing! What’s the last CD you bought?
The last CD I bought is “Global Underground#25: Deep Dish in Toronto”. Stuff that I like to listen to in the car.

Your music has touched many lives but whose music has touched yours? Which one track or song describes Marco V?
This will take me a year to figure out!! I will answer it next time I come around. :o)

Aside from producing your own work, it seems everybody wants you to remix their music, even Jeff Mills has been quoted as wanting to work with you! How do you feel about all of this attention on you? Does all this attention give you a position of power in the music industry?
Jeff Mills? Really? I take that as a big compliment! They say you are as good as your last track/set, so I don’t think any DJ/Producer has real power. You just have to keep making nice tracks and playing good sets.

On the other side of the coin, technology seems to be a very big issue worldwide with DJs. You seem to be embracing it all so easily, playing vinyl and CD’s. Have you thought about VJ technology & doing audios/visuals with your sets?
We are working on some of that as we speak! I can’t reveal too much about that right now.

What is your view on Software such as Ableton Live, Traktor, Final Scratch etc? Do you plan on using them?
I don’t use Ableton and Traktor. I was thinking about getting into Final Scratch, but I don’t like the sound quality of it. For the audience I think it will always be nice to see a DJ spin vinyl, so I think I will continue playing vinyl also & I still like playing vinyl most, but it’s a lot to carry. The CD’s I bring to a set contain more than 3 cases of vinyl :o)

What do you think about MP3 downloading and the Internet? Do you think this Technology will see the death of Labels altogether?
I never thought DJs would switch to CDR’s and Final Scratch so much, So I can’t be sure about the future of labels. But, MP3 has done some great things for my deejay bookings worldwide.

There you have it folks, the ever so confident and modest Marco. For those of you that haven’t seen him play live, make sure that you get your booty to the following events in your city:

Sept 10 – Perth @ Digital (w/ Benjamin Bates, Adam Beyer, Joel Mull & Concord Dawn)
Sept 11 – Melbourne @ Pharmacy (w/ Benjamin Bates, Scot Project, Kan Cold & Geezer) [BUY TICKETS]
Sept 17 – Brisbane @ The Family Nightclub
Sept 18 – Sydney @ Gas Nightclub