Eddy de Clercq at the Narcotic City Archive Opening Amsterdam 2021

Title

Eddy de Clercq at the Narcotic City Archive Opening Amsterdam 2021

Date Created

2021

Temporal Coverage (Time Period)

1980 – 2021

Abstract

In this video, De Clercq talks about his first Amsterdam Club De Koer (1980), that offered a mix of New Wave, disco, live music and performances. One of the guests was the Dutch cartoonist Peter Pontiac, who donated a unique series of painted T-shirts to De Clercqs club. Watch the video to find out how this donation came about!

Description

Eddy De Clercq is a Belgian-Dutch DJ and producer and one of the pioneers of Dutch dance culture. Since the late 1970s De Clercq organized parties in Amsterdam and he was one of the founders, co-owners and creative director of the famous Amsterdam club Roxy, that opened its door in 1987. He programmed new forms of music that were emerging at that time, such as electro, Detroit techno and acid house, and was instrumental in the breakthrough of EDM in the Netherlands.

Spatial Coverage (Place)

Amsterdam

Netherlands

Type

video

Format/size

22:27

Source

Narcotic City Team

Language

English

Rights Holder

Narcotic City Team

Narcotic Archive Item-ID

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