The musical roots of Tomaz sprung from his father's collection (ranging from classical over country to French chanson and pop music) to the new wave and rock scene of the 70's and 80's. This was his sole inspiration for his early Dj days. It wasnt long before he started to introduce the first house and techno tunes to those wave/rock parties and the Belgian airwaves on local radio stations.
His obsession for music drove him towards a job at the BCM (now Enterprise) record store, where he still works today guiding music-crazed lovers through the musical jungle.
In the late nineties Tomaz took it to a new level when he gave a first shot at production with Kobbe. That was the birth of several 12"es on labels like Re-Load and Future Frontier. Next in the line of production were the successful collaborations with the Filterheadz ("More House", the latin techno hit "Los Hijos del Sol" and the major worldwide clubhit "Sunshine" on Carl Cox' Intec label). "Sunshine" is one of the best selling singles on Intec and is still being re-pressed today, 4 years post-release.
This was the moment when Tomaz moved from the local radio stations to the Belgian national radio Studio Brussel where he became the techno programmer for the weekly show Switch. The show has just started its sixth season and continues to bring the best electronic music to an international audience. Alongside techno, Tomaz also programmes future hits and best classics on the same radio show.
2005 saw the release of the follow up single to "Sunshine". The Saturn Moons EP once again proved the musical diversity of Tomaz. After the latin flavoured releases, "Titan" is a dreamy, string-fuelled anthem, that like it's predecessor, is played by all the big names, whether they are techno, house or trance dj's. The future will bring more collaboration with the likes of Stanny Franssen, Sam Ostyn, Redhead, to name a few.
If you need to contact me send a mail to info at tomaz dot be.
For bookings mail bookings at tomaz dot be
You can also book Steve Cop vs Tomaz for a back to back classics set. The best in house, techno, trance and everything inbetween. Check www.myspace.com/stevecopvstomaz for more info.
54KOLAKTIV Presents a third edition of MO'YO'FRO' a Momo's. This edition will be a bit more eclectic then the previous one. We start of with the Laid Back crew (from 22h till 01h) playing HipHop, Funk, Soul and more. Followed by Momoneyhoney with their usual diversity. After our two girls Bok Bok will take over the decks and play u some of the newest UK sounds ranging from Funky House to Niche to Grime to Bmore and so on... The night will end with the 54KOLAKTIV crew featuring Ezzy, Azaryx & Midnight Cowboy and Phonetics & Walrus till the early morning.
BOK BOK (UK / SUBFM / NIGHT SLUGS)
ERIC P. (LAID BACK / INFINITSKILLS) FABE & WHO? (LAID BACK) RHIL (LAID BACK)
coming up..... ENEMY EARTH - Interstellar Commute LP (vinyl and digital release april 2009) ........ We have a new release coming up this April. Introducing Enemy Earth, Eat Concrete Records will release Interstellar Commute; a stellar body of deep astro-hiphop, psychedelica and ambient electronics. ........
