Tech house seems to be a pretty misunderstood genre. In the States, at least, tech house is often met with tired complaints of repetitiveness and a lack of musicality. To those people, I’d say meet Joris Voorn. The Dutchman has been a leading figure in the global tech house scene, having released multiple albums, including his most recent Nobody Knows, and been responsible for peak-time anthems like “Goodbye Fly” and “Spank The Maid.” Voorn has toured the world, played festivals, and just generally held it down as a king of tech house. With Nobody Knows, Voorn expanded his tech house sound and incorporated an indie vibe that could be appreciated at home by a fire just as easily as in the club. Certainly not all the cuts are tech house–some would be better labeled as deep house or some sort of electronica–but there’s a distinctly focused sound; just as we’ve come to expect and appreciate from Voorn. You might not be up on the man, though, so here’s 10 things you definitely didn’t know about Joris Voorn, straight from the horse's mouth.
I was born in Tilburg, not in Rotterdam as the world seems to think
I have photography as a hobby
I used to play violin as a child, which I traded for guitar later on
I started DJing officially in 1996 when I joined a DJ competition and won
I never listen to techno or house music
I came to the US for the first time in 2004
I’m a big independant movie fan, and the more obscure the better
I have played for the Dutch Awakenings parties since 2003
Some people know I studied to be an interior architect, and even worked in an architecture office for two years
Oh, and I’m a Pisces
