REJECTED  /  EDWIN OOSTERWAL

From Holland’s thriving electronic music scene, yet another promising artist steps into the limelight. After being involved in a number of groundbreaking projects, dj/producer Edwin Oosterwal is taking things to the next level. With a critically acclaimed solo-début, Dusty House Room 4, on his own Rejected imprint and gigs in some of Europe’s leading clubs, an international breakthrough is inevitable.
Edwin started dj-ing in the East of Holland, where he was studying to be an engineer and first met his friend and future musical patner in crime Joris Voorn. Mixing all types of music for tough crowds, Edwin soon mastered the craft of dance floor wizardry. Deejaying remained a passion in those days, only to become the main focus in later years. Edwin’s engineering endeavours brought him to all corners of the world, picking up different musical influences along the way. His years in Sydney broadened and deepened his take on electronic music. Living in NYC helped further develop Edwin’s historical perception.

Edwin returned to Dutch shores in 2005 a seasoned musical connoisseur. He soon hooked back up with Joris, who at the time was making a serious career out of spinning and producing. The two of them started Rejected – production outfit, dj-team and label. From the first release it was clear that Rejected had international appeal. For The People, Cliché and Let’s Go Juno ended up in all the right record bags. Moreover, as a label manager for Rejected and the more techno-oriented Green, Edwin also helped sign such pivotal releases as Pitto’s Feelin’ and 360’s Neon.

After more than fifteen years of paying his dues and biding his time, Edwin finds an old dream fulfilled. Not only is he heading two of Holland’s leading electronic music labels. He is also touring the world with his own contemporary take on the sound he has been representing since the early nineties – as Rejected and by himself. Awakenings, Fabric and Panoramabar are only the beginning. The rest is set to follow suit.

rejected all night long at trouw!

saturday january 16 joris voorn and edwin oosterwal will play all night long at one of amsterdam’s hottest venues trouw. it will be something very special as they do not often get a chance to play all night long. joris and edwin are both really looking forward and they hope to see you there!

edwin oosterwal’s 2009 year mix online now!

check out the 2009 year mix edwin oosterwal made exclusively for dutch website 3voor12. it represents some of the tracks he really enjoyed playing in 2009. click the link under audio additions. enjoy!

rejected label night at atak

on friday december 18 joris voorn and edwin oosterwal are going back to their roots, back to where it all started: atak, enschede. after both coming in first place at a local dj contest they shared a residency at atak for several years. now they return to host a rejected label night. atak has since then moved to a different venue but that shouldn’t stop them from having fun. they are joined by pitto and reach visuals. hope to see you there!

cliche @ seven

this friday warren fellow and edwin oosterwal will join forces again at their montly residency at seven in the hague. this time they will do an extra long back to back session starting at 1 pm until the last one leaves. so it’s up to you!

rejected label night at cafe d’anvers!

friday the 13th of november joris voorn and edwin oosterwal will host a rejected label night at the legendary club cafe d’anvers in belgium. cafe d’anvers has been around for 20 years and joris and edwin are very excited to play at the club. hope to see you there!

new residency at seven!

this friday october 23 edwin oosterwal will start his new monthly resideny at seven in the hague. the night is called cliche and together with good friend warren fellow (remember hotlips?) he will host the friday night once a month. hope to see you there!

ade 2009

this year joris voorn and edwin oosterwal will attend the ade 2009. on thursday joris will be part of a panel about the art of how to sustain success, to keep your fans and how to make money with attitude. friday joris and edwin will play at the official buma cultuur coctail hour. and on saturday edwin will be checking your demos as part of the demopitch at ade next. see you at the ade!

bang!

this saturday edwin oosterwal will be playing a special back to back set with warren fellow and darko esser at the whoosah for remy’s birthday bash. check below for all the details. see you there!   

new rejected track out on figure!

it’s been a while but joris voorn and edwin oosterwal teamed up again and they have just released another bomb. this time not on one of their own labels but on len faki’s figure label. it’s a split platter with slam. slam’s contribution is an absolute monster, a huge peak-time, dark-as-you-like floor smasher. rejected’s slyly named “peanuts” sounds like the best remix that never came out of a certain similarily nut-based anthem from a couple of years ago … no gimmick though, this is a perfectly constructed piece of dancefloor business,  just those drums on their own would have been a must buy tune!   

this sunday at the whoosah

just want to let you people know that edwin oosterwal is playing a special back to back set with dutch wunderkind pitto this sunday, august 9 at the whoosah in scheveningen. be there or be … 

edwin oosterwal 2009 year mix
joris voorn essential mix 18-04-2009
 edwin oosterwal deep inside show 17-07-2009

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