Even for a weathered DJ like Fedde flying your own jet never tires.
In September 2012 National Geographic Magazine (NL) featured a 14-page article on the Dutch EDM (Electronic Dance Music) scene. This series was made to capture just one lifestyle-image of superstar DJ Fedde le Grand and his private jet tha the uses to tour Europe.
Q-Base Raveolution
Edition 2011, 14 hours of the harder styles in dance music on one of the warmest summer nights of the year. What a great party again!
Airport Weeze, Germany.
DJ’s Erick E, Fedde Le Grand and radio DJ Niek van der Bruggen threw a balloon powered houseparty at 4500 feet for the Radio538 & Warchild charity week.
This video is a time-lapse of over 1400 images shot over 3 hours at a 6 second interval with a Canon 5D + Canon 20mm f2.8. Autofocus was set at AI servo with the full range focalpoints on.
Due to the fact that the setup was in the shade of the balloon I opted for a “safe” Aperture setting of f2.8 at 160ISO realizing this would lead to some exposure errors. There was no real way to avoid it and it worked out well, especially when the balloon was freed from the other two and sunlight hit the DJ and the tables.
The largest Dutch radio station and the charity that helps children and parents from war-torn regions setup a stunt-filled week to raise funds to help as many children as possible. People could get chosen to do all sorts of stunt by texting the special number. Persons lucky enough to send the xxth text message were chosen for the stunt. In this case 60 people for a rare feat: tying three hot air ballons for a house party at 4500 feet!
As a senior Radio538 photographer, I was asked to photograph one of the coolest stunts of the week and got to climb aboard the formerly largest hot air balloon in the world with a group of collegues.
DJ’s Erick E en Fedde Le Grand threw a balloon powered houseparty at 4500 feet for the Radio538&Warchild charity week.
DJ Erick E on the decks at 4500ft.
DJ Fedde le Grand performing from a hot air balloon
The largest Dutch radio station and the charity that helps children and parents from war-torn regions setup a stunt-filled week to raise funds to help as many children as possible. People could get chosen to do all sorts of stunt by texting the special number. Persons lucky enough to send the xxth text message were chosen for the stunt. In this case 60 people for a rare feat: tying three hot air ballons for a house party at 4500 feet!
Party setup in the sky!
As a senior Radio538 photographer, I was asked to photograph one of the coolest stunts of the week and got to climb aboard the formerly largest hot air balloon in the world with a group of collegues.
Mission accomplished and money raised for the WarChild charity.
ID&T’s successor to Trance Energy took off last night: under a slightly changed name, ENERGY, a more house-based concept attracted a full-house in the Utrecht Jaarbeurs venue. With killer sets from Marco V, Avicii and Tiesto things went wild into the small hours.
Please enjoy these photos, wallpapers will be uploaded later and hopefully, when I get permission photos from Tiesto, Sander van Doorn and Ferry Corsten. Also, don’t forget to check out the ID&T ENERGY website!
It took Earth 20.000 times longer to create life than it takes humanity to destroy the planet. Is this the scenario of our era? Are we out of control? Or are we…. In Qontrol?
Amsterdam RAI, April 17th 2010
