JORICK CROES

BORN IN ARUBA, Jorick Croes, was always involved with music, playing different instruments in Reggae Bands as a teenager, he began to DJ in The Hague (NL) clubs like Silly Symphonies and Paard van Troje at the age of 22, mixing house and techno with European post- industrial electronic body music. He started producing in 2003, creating his own tracks – initially as "Serotonin Drops" in collaboration with a good friend and fellow DJ. His subsequent productions as "Jorick Croes" have helped him to take his genres steps further. Croes has established himself as one of minimal-techno’s underground innovators, a reputation cemented by his mix CDs. “I’d always wanted to move to Europe,” he says. “I needed somewhere that was inspiring and where there were like- minded musicians and artists, somewhere you could still experiment with music and with life. Holland is so liberal in so many different ways; there’s an amazing club scene, there’s a great development software tech scene, there are so many resources here.” Croes has sometimes been portrayed as some kind of obscure scientist figure within minimal techno culture, partly because of his innovative use of music technology.

In 2015 Croes took a break from producing and focused on the art of DJing, he founded “Caribbean Techno Movement” which is an organization that focuses on electronic music dance events, whether small or festival sized. CTM’s focus is to broaden the horizons of electronic music events, and open more doors for the scene already growing and booming in Aruba and the Caribbean.

In 2020 he made a a comeback as a producer, getting deals and signing with various big Record Labels in the electronic music industry. He wants to shine more light on the local talents & artists of Aruba in the electronic music scene, as he is making Remixes of popular Local Hit Songs and giving them a "Techno Twist"
He is also focusedon his own original production which are available on all digital stores, soon also on vinyl records.

Much of his time is taken up by music production and gigs to play anywhere from strong raves to tiny sweatboxes for small amount of people. He says that what he’s seen on his wild musical journey suggests that any pronouncement of the death of dance music is seriously premature. He has also done a number of projects which fall well outside the traditional role of the club DJ. Croes talks a lot about experimenting, but it would be incorrect to characterize him purely as some kind of electronic lab technician.

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As a DJ:
▶Has performed with artists such as:
 Kenny Kelly, Diego Teran, Hanie, Joe Grossman, Adrian Hour, Saeed Younan, Patrick M, Riotgear, Alex Young, Tony Guerra, Abril Love, Anton Piette, Shine, Marco Gonzalez, Michel De Hey, Jeng Do, Warren Fellow, Steve Rachmad, Secret Cinema, Sandeep, Daniel Sanchez, Gregor Tresher, Barem, Abnormal Boyz, Seph, DiMarco, DJ Pierre, Rulex, Leroy Styles, Gene Farris, Clarence Brandon, Morad The Sjeik, Shawn Rubens, Estroe, Ellen Allien, Paul Kalkbrenner, Tagträumer2, Kiki, Joachim, Mesquitas, Myron Kelly and many more...

▶SOUNDCLOUD: www.soundcloud.com/jorickcroes

▶MIXCLOUD: www.mixcloud.com/jorickcroes

As a producer:
▶Has remixed for and been remixed by artists such as: Butane, Juzz, Guido Farias, Bastien Groove, Alexandro G, Kenny Kelly, Maurizio Vitiello, 
Heron, Frank Chiarello, Tony Matt, Nikkolas Research, Raffaele Rizzi, BeCoolMan, Monque, Splatter, Ale Castro, Clarence Brandon, Jeff Keenan, Abnormal Boyz, Mini Mode, Matias Valdmont, Beat Syndrome, Experimental Feelings, Andy Soemers, Chuck D, Thee-O, Delano, Jonny Calypso, Diwex, Delano, Fan Erhalder, Fedja Knajdl, Mesquitas, Oscar Vasquez, Massimo Cassini, Moti Brothers, Riko Forinson, Ruppert and more...

▶RECORD LABELS◄
 Minimal Brain Damage (MBD), Raccoon Records, LTHM, Liquid Grooves, Mystic Carousel Records, Free Spirit Records, Pressure, Drops, Dbeatzion Records