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Occasionally a DJ or producer comes along who unexpectedly manages to trigger the audience and perfectly merge different states of minds through his sense, responsiveness & sublime choice of record; the self-willed Richard Damen is one of them.

Accidentally rolled into the profession, literally raised with music being served from the nursery. Throughout his career Richard Damen has performed at clubs, parties and festivals of great prestige. The list of events in which he has played is endless, and is one where quality is more important than quantity.

From Castle of Love Festival (Kerkrade) to multiple sold out events at Klokgebouw (Eindhoven), passing through Panama (Amsterdam), Subsonic (Groningen), TivoliVredenburg (Utrecht), Effenaar (Eindhoven), Patronaat (Haarlem), De Graanbeurs (Breda), Stadsporthallen (Tilburg) and Beursgebouw (Eindhoven).

Meanwhile, Paaspop, Solar Weekend, Brabants Verbond, Insider Festival, Parade Open Air and Jungle Festival, are some of the many festivals he has played. Sharing stages with the biggest names in the industry. Richard Damen played alongside Secret Cinema, Marco Lys, Jengi, Rich Wakley, Luuk van Dijk, Dimitri, The Deepshakerz, Simon Kidzoo, Kav Verhouzer and Rich Pinder, to name a few.

But that’s not all, his visibility has raised and his productions increasingly receiving great feedbacks and support by colleagues such as Martin Ikin, Luuk van Dijk, Ferreck Dawn, ROOG, Dennis Quin, Vanilla Ace, Relativ, Di Chiara Brothers and lots more. Richard Damen is the scene’s best kept secret, ready to be revealed.