10 Things You Didn't Know About Chuckie

The Dirty Dutch sound was no doubt a huge part of the EDM explosion. Alongside a few others, Chuckie was behind that. A pioneer of the adrenaline-seiz

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The Dirty Dutch sound was no doubt a huge part of the EDM explosion. Alongside a few others, Chuckie was behind that. A pioneer of the adrenaline-seizing pulses of bleeping Dutch house, Chuckie has made his mark as a dancefloor destroyer. In 2014, the Dutch house sound wasn’t the main focus as it once was, instead evolving into a sound with many disciples. The Dutch trap sound and the Melbourne bounce sound are just a few that have taken influence from Chuckie and the like. But did you know Chuckie isn’t really just about Dutch house? Sure he’s got his label Dirty Dutch, but there’s a LOT more to know.

The first (vinyl) record Chuckie ever bought was the "Beat Street" original soundtrack

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"When I moved from Surinam to Holland at the age of seven, my mom didn’t allow me to take that record with me in my suitcase."

He became a barber at the age of 15

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His two all-time favorite movies are “Juice” and “Menace II Society”

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He discovered his love for electronic music via breakbeat and drum & bass

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"One of my all-time favourite records is still Awesome 3's 'Don’t Go.'"

From 1997 until 2005, he was voted for best Urban DJ of Holland

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In 2004 he won two MOBO AWARDS

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His first production software was called Protracker

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In 2001, he produced an R&B/Hip-Hop collective RMXCRW

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In his spare time, Chuckie likes to cook

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In 2012, Buma Culture (Holland) published that he was the biggest export product of Holland

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