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Joris Voorn

Joris Voorn

  • Fri
    District 3 — Spectrum
    21:30 – 00:00
Joris Voorn

Many consider Amsterdam to be the global capital of techno and few artists embody that notion more than Joris Voorn. He sits at the epicentre of the Dutch electronic music scene and is one of Netherlands’ most celebrated international touring acts. He is a perfectionist and an immaculate purveyor of high quality techno and forward thinking house. 

A futuristic modern-art-meets-tech touring artist whose feet are firmly planted in the world of underground techno, Joris is also embedded in the worlds of contemporary art, photography and architecture. His attention to detail in the studio, on stage or in design are unsurpassed.

Born in the Dutch town of Tilburg, the son of a composer and a music teacher, Joris gained international recognition with his debut ‘Muted Trax’ EP on Keynote which was quickly followed by his universally acclaimed ‘Lost Memories’ release on Sino the following year. The follow-up ‘Lost Memories Part 2’ in 2004 included the standout track ‘Incident’ which became an immediate and firm fixture in the sets of many of his now-peers including Carl Cox, Derrick May and Laurent Garnier.

Since then Joris has gone on to release four highly acclaimed artist albums, ‘Future History’ (released on Sino in 2004), ‘From A Deep Place’ (released on Green in 2007), ‘Nobody Knows’ (voted electronic album of the year 2014 by Billboard Magazine in the US) and the most recent ‘\\\\’ in 2019 which features an array of stunning collaborations including one with UK dance royalty Underworld. He has backed these up with dearly loved mix compilations for Belgian techno bastion Fuse, Australia’s Balance, London underground super club Fabric and most recently 2020’s standout GU: Rotterdam where Joris effectively remixed over 100 tracks to form a truly mesmerising chapter in the iconic Global Underground story.

Joris’s celebrated abilities and skills in the studio have also led to many high profile remix requests. The list is diverse from global superstar Dua Lipa to cult indie songwriter White Cliffs. All have called on Joris Voorn to interpret their works.

In 2005 he founded ‘Green’ the first of three labels he runs with long-time collaborator Edwin Oosterwal. ‘Green’ provided a platform for Joris to release two albums, plus some of his biggest hits including 2013’s ‘Ringo’ and his 2016’s ‘Looks Fake Obviously’. His second label ‘Rejected’ offered an additional outlet – but this time for more straight-up house music aimed purely at the dancefloor. The Rejected catalogue includes many of Joris’s house hits including the ‘Dusty House’ series of Eps. He also released music from techno pioneers Deetron, Anton Pieete, Ian Pooley and Steve Rachmad.
These two labels represent the opposing ends of the ‘Spectrum’ of underground music Joris is proud to champion. In fact, this word is so synonymous with his wide range of underground styles and sounds that it inspired him to launch his 3rd label project, brand, weekly globally syndicated radio show an event series - ‘Spectrum’.

Since its inception ‘Spectrum’ has gathered a myriad of fans from not only the dancefloor and radio airwaves but industry alike. In a post pandemic landscape Joris recently hosted a sold out 4,000 strong gathering of Spectrum acolytes in Amsterdam and the schedule into the future is blossoming with diverse and unique events that showcase the cutting edge sounds Joris creates and performs. 

During the pandemic Joris found an incredible outlet for his creative drive. Extended periods of time in the studio were a luxury previously so rare and now he found himself entrenched in composing soundtracks for movies, working on new album material and even developing a new live alias – VIRSION – which will formally launch in January 2022 with singles, an album and a series of headline festival live appearances.

With VIRSION Joris has driven deep into the realms of hypnotic, tripped out underground techno. A live concept – the VIRSION tour will be a fully immersive show with mind bending visuals from Rebel Overlay. 

Joris is also far into his next artist album for BMG / Spectrum which looks set to be another masterpiece of rich sonic dexterity. It is aimed for a 2023 release.

Never sitting still, Joris Voorn is a sophisticated composer and performer of precise and emotional electronic music. An immaculate artist who stands alone in his unique ability to weave underground sounds with carefully placed moments of melody – he lives behind the decks – but never forgets the education he gladly received on the dancefloor.