Joris Voorn is a record producer and Dj from Rotterdam, Netherlands. Raised in a musical family, music naturally became an intrinsic part of Voornʼs life from an early age. Electronic music first caught his attention in the mid-90ʼs, and he started DJʼing in 1997. After developing a more focused interest in house and techno, Joris invested in the versatile MC-303 Groovebox and began to experiment with synth sounds and drumloops. By the end of 2000 Joris began building a small studio to produce his own music, which led to his first release called ʻmuted trax pt.1ʼ on Keynote. His first EP was massive success, filling the record boxes of Carl Craig, Laurent Garnier, DJ Rush and Technasia. In 2003 ʻLost memories Pt.1ʼ was released on Technasiaʼs SINO label and was followed by ʻLost memories Pt.2ʼ containing the anthem ʻIncidentʼ which was heard on dancefloors around the world. After the success of ʻIncidentʼ, Voorn released his debut cd album called ʻFuture Historyʼ on the Sino label. Encompassing 3 years of ideas and inspiration, the cd contains 20 diverse tracks, a seamless soundscape that represents his arrival as one of the most relevant techno producers of this time. In the summer of 2005 Joris Voornʼs new personal outlet called ʻgreenʼ saw the light of day. ʻA dedicated mindʼ was released as the first EP, which garnered success globally. He also completed his debut DJ mix CD for theFuse club in Belgium. After Dave Clarke, DJ Hell and Technasia, Fuse presented Joris Voorn to mix part 4 of their international residentʼs dj mix albums. The mix contained over 40 tracks of timeless techno music mixed with the help of Ableton Live for its endless mixing and editing possibilities. In 2006 the sophomore release under Voornʼs Green label, named ʻMPX_309ʼ, was a crossover techno work that was played out by techno, minimal, house and trance DJs. During the same year Voorn created his second album, released worldwide in June 2007. This new piece of work called ʻFrom a deep placeʼ featured many different styles of electronic music, ranging from atmospheric interludes to broken beats, house and deep soulful techno. The focus point of the ʻFrom a deep placeʼ CD has been the listener rather than the dancer and was received enthusiastically by the electronic music community. Some of the works were edited to more dj friendly tracks for the vinyl release of the album. During the summer of 2007 Joris has been touring with his new live performance insupport of his album release. More recently, Joris has been focusing on collaborative efforts producing remixes for respected and diverse artists uch as Robert Babicz, Nic Fanciulli, Slam, Steve Angello, Sebo K and Jerome Sydenham. The ʻDark Flower Magnolia Mixʼ for Robert Babicz turned out to be another summer anthem in electronic dance music, and was a favourite of DJʼs like Sven Vath, Dubfire, Pete Tong and John Digweed among many others. In 2008, following the success of his resident advisor podcast, Joris was invited to produce episode 14 of the Balance DJ mix CD series from Australia. Following in the footsteps of James Holden and Lee Burridge, Joris constructed a layered and seamless mix of electronic dance music on a double CD. An epic mix in the very best sense of the word, Balance 014 achieves the rare feat of combining variety and consistency, making it perfect fortrainspotters and dancers alike. The tracks change quickly and quietly, but the groove stays. An accompanying world tour will follow where Joris will bring the essence of this studio project to the stage, using all different elements of the mix into a full range club experience. As a DJ and live performer Joris Voorn has joined an elite group of international DJʼs whose musical talent hasacquired global appeal. He has performed across Europe, Japan, Hong Kong, China, Singapore, Austsralia,Russia, Brazil, Colombia, Israel, Detroit, Chicago and New York.
rejected at trouw!
this sunday joris voorn and edwin oosterwal will host another rejected night at trouw in amsterdam. we have 5×2 guestlist spots available for anyone who can tell us when and where joris and edwin first met. send your answers to guestlist @ rejected.nl!
rejected label night at cafe d’anvers
this friday, may 14, joris voorn and edwin oosterwal host another rejected label night at cafe d’anvers. last time was a great success so hope to see you there!
joris voorn nominated twice at beatport music awards 2010!
joris voorn is nominated as best tech house artist and sweep the floor is nominated as best techno track at this year’s beatport music awards. click here to vote.
first single from ripperton’s album out on green now!
ripperton, green and joris voorn. a match made in heaven one might suggest? judging by this, the first single to be taken from the already highly acclaimed debut album from the swiss maestro we can confirm this as a statement. two years in the making, ‘niwa’ and its 14 chapters, represent personal and musical journeys, brought together as this wonderfully complete and exceptional piece of work. the beautifully emotive ‘random violence’ is the first track to be released as a single and is supported by a stunning remix from label head joris voorn, who adds a little ‘bite’ for the dancefloor.
winter music conference 2010
like he hasn’t won enough break-trough/talent awards, joris voorn is nominated for the 25th annual international dance music awards in the category … best break-through dj. joris will also be performing at several events this year. so if you’re in the hood go check him out.
green at doornroosje!
after a very successful night at berlin’s panoramabar last weekend, joris voorn and edwin oosterwal will host a green night at doornroosje in nijmegen this saturday, february 13th. the night is the official release party of ripperton’s debut album on green “niwa”. next to ripperton they invited dutch talents pitto and quince who both are working on releases for green. see you there!
green at panoramabar!
this sunday joris voorn and edwin oosterwal will host a green night at berlin’s panoramabar as part of the closing of this year’s club transmediale. they invited deetron and pitto to join them in one of the world’s most infamous venues. the party starts around 14.00 and will end when the last person has left the dancefloor. see you there!
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!
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!
balance 14 in ra’s top 20 compilations of 2009
according to resident advisor joris voorn changed the way we think about mix albums in 2009 with balance 014. it was voted fourth best compilation of 2009. we actually think it was the best compilation of 2009 but we’re a bit biased …
