Into The Deep 09

With an eclectic taste in music, developed over 20 years playing at various events and holding residencies in clubs and bars from The Netherlands to Malaysia. Being one of the first followers of the Dutch House sound, back in what is now labelled the summer of love, my passion for electronic music has only grown stronger, with a stylistic preference for tech house and techno.

To simply describe Mike Risk: a pioneer in the ever-evolving dance music world, still influencing many with ground-breaking DJ sets and parties, touching souls and making them dance! Traveling the world and working closely with some of the world’s.. At the age of 18 Mike Risk moved to Amsterdam where he got hooked on house music. In 1994 he started DJ-ing and throwing parties; ‘Club Risk’ was a fact. It became a house and techno institute and breeding ground for talent, bringing countless international household names to Holland. It led to around 140 nationwide Club Risk parties a year. Following one of Holland’s first DJ agencies came to life: ‘Risk Agency’. Acclaimed DJ’s like Roog (Hardsoul), Leroy Rey and childhood friend Eric de Man jumpstarted their long-lasting careers here. Big international names such as Masters at Work (Kenny Dope & Louie Vega), Kerri Chandler, Jazzy Jeff, Dennis Ferrer, DJ Spen, Joey Negro and many more also joined the agency. These and many other endeavours have made him very influential in (Dutch) dance music in the last 20 years. This also lead Chicago house legend Lil’ Louis to include Mike Risk as one of the 100 most influential people in his documentary about house music history. 2006 was a year of change and new adventures. Club Risk and Risk Agency ended, where RiskSoundSystem (RSS) and FUSE were born. FUSE is a leading Dutch PR/Marketing agency, where he is a successful creative director and co-founder. RSS was a house music collective with likeminded friends (Leroy Rey, Chocolate Brown, John Agesilas) and would shortly grow to a principal act in Dutch ‘real house music’ scene. After the collective’s break up Mike Risk continued his musical quest as a solo artist. Mike Risk has played at various famous festivals, like Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE), IPM Rome, WMC Miami, Valtifest, Bungalup, O.W.A.P., Pacha Festival, Boothstock Festival, Loveland Festival, Dance Valley and Milkshake Festival to name a few. And several outstanding clubs around the globe like Cielo (New York), The Vanguard (LA), The Vagabond (Miami), El Divino (Ibiza), Ocean Beach (Ibiza), Room26 (Rome), DJOON (Paris), Pulse (London), HU’U Bar (Bali) and numerous clubs Dutch clubs like Paradiso, Gashouder, Melkweg, Jimmy Woo, AIR, Sugarfactory, Supperclub and many more to come.