1972: Born in the Netherlands.
2009: Moved to Hungary.

1985: Started mixing as MASA @ jeugdcentrum RIOS (the Netherlands)
later I used also the names (the) Innovator and Warehousegrooves.

1998: Reached a number 2 position at the ID&T magazine (best hardcore tracks)
but due to disagreements between me and the record company about the style and freedom of music I wanted to compose I decided to break the contract.

Most of my tracks placed on the internet reached a top 10 position, two of them even reached a number 1 position.

Styles I played throughout the years:
Acid/Garage
Hip house
New Jack Swing
UK Hardcore/Rave/early house
Drum and Bass
Hardcore
Techno
IDM/Experimental

Played live one stage with national and international big artists throughout Europe.

Influenced by:
Jazz
Soul
New Jack Swing and Hip Hop (old school)
Disco
Chicago and Detroit house/techno
IDM
Classical music
New Romantic (pop) and rock music

Gear:

I use best of both worlds so ITB and OTB.

Hardware/software:

Apple Imac & Apple laptop for using my DAW's and software *** (always buy your software so they can still make better ones in the future)

*Spectrasonics, Korg, AAS, Arturia, Brainworx, IK Multimedia, iZotope, Lexicon, Native Instruments, NUS, SPL, SSL, TAL, U-He, Waldorf, Xils-lab, Elysia, Flux, DBX, Yamaha, Roland, Novation, Ensoniq, Boss, Alesis, Akai professional, Oberheim,Audio logic, Fostex, Studio Electronics, Kawai, Motu, Emagic, Jomox, Pre sonus, Vermona, Sequential Circuits, Rob Papen, Acidlab, Ableton, X0XB0X, KRK, Sony, JVC, Supercollider, AKG, Fame, Technics, B&O, Cyclone, Marantz.

Most important:

A good working coffee machine, stamina, a pair of good working ears and a wife who loves you.