MASTER CONTROL CLASS with... _ _ _ __| |(_) _____ _____ _ __ __| | ___ ___ ___ / _` || | / _ \ \ / / _ \ '__/ _` |/ _ \/ __|/ _ \ | (_| || | | (_) \ V / __/ | | (_| | (_) \__ \ __/ \__,_|/ | \___/ \_/ \___|_| \__,_|\___/|___/\___| |__/ * * * * * _________ * * / \ ___________________ * * | | * | SP12_____________ | |___________|________ * | [] [] [] o _____ | * / \ | == == == |_____|| * * * /____ ______ \ | . . . . . . . . | * . ____. ] | | / |_ | | | | | | | | . . | * * * | ____ |_______ | = = = = = = . . | __ | | \ | | /\ | | | . . | * * / | /________ | |_____\ \___________| * / \__________/ \ / _/ / / \______/ \ / * / / * / /_______________________\ / | \ \ / * * __\__________________________\__ \_____/____________________ / \___\ /\ * / / | / _____ _____________________________ / | / _________ / (_____) / === === / / / / ________ - - - / - - - === === / / / / _______ / - - - - / - - - === == / / / / - - - /_____________________________/ / / / ________________________________________________ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /___________ /_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ / | ______ |================================================| | / | ==== = | | | / |____________|________________________________________________|_|/ By Emiel Emmereend DJ Overdose, also known as Jeroen Warmenhoven, is one of the Dutch West coast's most prolific electro producers. He's been active since the early 90s, participating in many different groups (Get It Boyz, The Hasbeens and Novamen) and music styles (Hip Hop, Miami Bass, Electro, Disco etcetera ad infinitum). His solo aliases are Model Man and Dream Disco and recently he's gained some fame by appearing in the internet series RELICS OF THE PAST, where he stars as Professor Gardner. In order to unravel the inner psyche of this versatile man, I decided to meet up with him in Schiermonnikoog, an island situated at the north of the Netherlands. We sat down in a nice and quaint 'locale', ordered some coffee and bitterballen whilst having a view of the marina where his sailing vessel (the HMS Jaguar) was embarked. Tell us about your sailing yacht. Well, you can't call it a yacht really. Still its quite luxurious. It has a 9,9 HP outboard motor, allowing you to choose between sailing and using the motor. Also, it has a kitchen aboard which I share with another guy. What do you usually cook on board? Pasta, steak, French Fries, eggs, salmon potatoes- you know, as long as you can make it with two pans you can make it on my boat. We also use a disposable barbque to do picnics on the shore. Recently you initiated a side career as an actor in Relics of The Past. Could you tell us what actors have influenced your acting style- and with that the character of Professor Gardner? It’s based mainly on Marlon Brando. I have to watch out with that or people might start calling me an imitator. But it was also inspired by old gangster movies. Robert Mitchum, Robert Ryan, Glenn Ford, James Cagney, Humphrey Bogart; I find them supercool. Is he really so wealthy as rumoured? Not as wealthy as the potsmoking, weight lifting surfer dudes. They seem to have nothing better to do than lift weights, smoke pot, surf and talk about shit and synths. What is your favorite movie? I would have to say: The Funeral by Abel Ferrara. I very much like the opening with the old cars in the funeral procession, Billy Holiday singing Gloomy Sunday. Then all the misery starts; gangsters who kill people almost for fun and see them deal with the loss of a brother, and the silly reason why he got killed. I like Abel Ferrara films in general. They seem to feel more realistic than others. Can you give us some tips on obscure soundtracks? What are your favourites? Trouble Man (Ivan Dixon) by Marvin Gaye. I might find that the best soundtrack ever. The horn section, the drums and that Moog… it’s almost perfect. Then, obviously, Blade Runner, beautiful sounds- the Vangelis has to be the best synthsoundtrackmaker ever. I also like anything by John Carpenter. 
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De Dood van een Non Die Frau Ohne Körper Und der Projektonist Solo Für Zwei Superkiller (Jack White) The Beast of War (Mark Isham) There’s also this guy named Carter Burwell, with his instantly recognisable piano playing style. In Psycho II he used the Ensoniq SQ80 and the Roland TR808 Drummachine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTRKG0NNJeo Why do you prefer the EMU SP12 Turbo over the SP1200? Because it’s the one that I could get my hands on. I used to have an SP1200 but it was a bit fnurky. They are prone to more problems than the SP12, like the wellknown output problem that eventually made me get rid of my SP1200. I prefer the look of the SP12 though. The original SP1200 looked great, but I don’t like the look of the black case. I would like to have an original grey SP1200 but they are too expensive now. I used to live in New York where I bought mine for $1000,- and sold it for €1100,- here in the Netherlands. They now go for $2500,- which is insane! When did you start using the SP12? I bought my first SP12 from the producers of Mai Tai, who had some hits in the Netherlands in the late 80's. DJ Technician (of Get It Boyz)and I drove to Hilversum to buy it from a guy in a big ass studio. He looked at us and when he went to demo the unit, picked up a microphone and said, “YO", to sample it. Ha, I guess he knew we liked Hip Hop. All we could do was laugh. He coulnd't get the diskdrive to work so I tried my luck and haggled a third off the asking price. I think he asked 1700 guilders and I payed him 1200 in the end. Man, was I ever happier! I had wanted this machine for so long. They would name drop the SP1200 in so many hip hop tracks I loved and it is the ultimate Miami Bass machine. I would even dare to say that without this machine there wouldn't be any Miami Bass. So then you had zillions of them? Well, two! I traded a second one for a Roland TR808. Which I love, the way it walks and talks, but I didn’t like the limitations on the sequencer. My first SP12 was falling apart, so when I saw one for sale I asked the seller if he wanted to trade. Some time later Willie Burns found me a new face-plate to upcycle the first SP12. Now it’s working perfectly fine and I have two SP12’s. Could you tell us why the Ensoniq ESQ-1 and SQ80 are the best synths in the world? Or should we keep this a secret? It’s an insane synthesizer, the best in a hardware setting. It has a modular which you can build to launch off and circle the moon; it’s limitless. Mainly, I would say that there is no other synth, especially for that price, which can do sounds as good as the Ensoniqs. Also, the engineers shoud get their weight payed in gold for the lay-out. I mean, noobs could do cool things with it- even the simplest things sound creamy,lush and breathy-well, sound designers could go nuts using this thing! The only limitation I sometimes encounter is the eight voices. Any interesting freaky tour stories? For example from when you lived in the USA and toured a lot with Ron Morelli and MR. Pauli. One night we had to leave immediately after the gig. We were in, I think New Hampshire, and had to be in Detroit the next day. This meant that we had to drive all night long and day to get there in time. I was driving at the time, enjoying the night drive when it started to rain. Bad. It started raining so hard that I had to chase the truck in front of us because it’s tail lights were the only things that I could see. That kept me awake for quite a while. Playing in Detroit is always a blast. This time we were playing at the Detroit Eagle during Halloween. It’s a gay bar with freaks only, dressing up all weird or being completely naked. The DJ booth was covered by pictures of hard dicks. The t-shirt I got that night is my favourite ever, with a Freddy Mercury look-a-like beefed up guy staring your pants off. One night we had to sleep in this guys house who had like thirty cats andthe house smelled insanely bad like cat pass. My head was covered by my sweater and my sleeping bag and I could still smell it. The moment the sun rose I went out and sat outside until we were ready to leave. All we can smell currently is the salty sea and some fried fish. The tide is coming back up and it is time for Overdose to embark on his boat and sail away. Where to? His distant dreams, Gardner’s empire, maybe to a Ferrara film scene. All I know is that I am satisfied with having lifted a little of the veil of mystery that surrounds and follows him forever. Your star reporter EMIEL EMMEREEND ||===---- ___ ______ ____ _/|| ________ _______ ____ _ __/ ||\ __/ || \ _________ ________ _ _ / || \ / || \ __________ ________ _ \ ||____\ \________||___ _________ ____ ______ __________ ______/== === == \_______ __ ____ _ _ _ _ ___ _\________________________\__/ \____/ ___ /\____/ \__/ \___/\____/ \_____/\____/\___/ \____/ \____/\/\/\__/ /\______/\_________/\_____/\________________/\___/\______/\______/\/\/\__/ /\______/\________________/\________________/\___________/\______/\/\/\__/ Overdose's boat the HMS Jaguar in action, acquiring top speeds of over 5 Nautical Miles per hour. DJ OVERDOSE selected GEAR LIST synthesizers: samplers: drums: EMU Vintage Pro Ensoniq EPS16 plus Casio RZ-1 ARP Odyssey EMU SP12 Turbo (x2) Yamaha RY-30 Ensoniq ESQ-1 Roland TR606 Ensoniq SQ-80 Simmons Trixer Roland JX3P EMU Procussion Yamaha DX21 Korg Poly800 Korg Microkorg Three Essential DJ Overdose related Releases: NOVAMEN - Lies (Viewlexx) Novamen = his collaboration with the illustrious The Hague producer mr. Pauli. An all time The Hague electro-nix wave classic. The sweeped phase string are of a gloryfying divinity. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlmLt6Idur4 MODEL MAN - Hoe de Pet Staat (W.T. Records) A hidden gem On New York's W.T Records. Defeatist minimalism. The eternal soundtrack for a man with issues under gloomy clouds. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxo04fRFUR0 DREAM DISCO - Take me Home (Das Drehmoment) One of the underground hit records of 2007. An essential party banger. From the start the hypnotic repeating synth vocal enters your mind like a mantra. A foundation for the sleazy synthetic disco explosion that follows. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7l_mKiT7onU