Massimo Dacosta, Jackin Chicago house royalty @ Moochin 29-March-08 // Live mix & Video...

Check the biog of Massimo Dacosta, one half of Belgian duo Vernon and Dacosta, and a bloody awesome DJ in his own right! Massimo will be playing at Moochin @ Babalou on Sat 29th March 08 (details at bottom).

Massimo DaCosta

was born and raised in Mons, Belgium. When he was 17, he was introduced to house music by such producers as MAW, dj Sneak, Todd Terry and Kerry Chandler. After some years playing in bars and small parties around Brussels, his friend Brandy, a dj, producer and manager of some of Belgiums top nightclubs, gave him a Friday-night residency at one of the most respected clubs in Belgium, Pure Club. This residency brought him the opportunity to meet and share decks with some of the world’s top dj’s such as DJ Deep, Bob Sinclar, Osunlade, Gregory, Mateo & Matos, Kenny Hawkes, Jef K, Chateau Flight, Alex Gopher, Llorca and Charles Schillings to name a few.


Since leaving Pure in November 2003, Massimo has settled into a new monthly residency at Touché in Leuven, and still crafts his deep, sexy, and funky house sets every week-end in some of the best clubs and parties in Belgium. He has played at Fuse, Pure, Sub, H2o, Silo, Café d’Anvers, Decadance, Pablo Disco Bar, BlowUp, BarRoom, Lounge, Catacombes, and Groove City. In 2004, he was proud to join Raoul (Swirl People) and Geoffroy (HiPhen) as the third resident dj for the finest weekly house night in Belgium, Food. Massimos International gigs have taken him to some of the most respected clubs in Chicago, Miami, NY, Boston, Milwaukee, Paris, Barcelona, Lille, Dortmund, Lljublina, Berlin, Frankfort, Luxembourg, Maastricht, Krakow, Katowice, Eindhoven, Belgrade, and Oslo.

When he is not rocking the best Belgian clubs, Massimo can be found hiding and producing in Vernon Baras studio. Their partnership started in 2000 and they have since worked on productions and remixes for OM Records, Icon, Robsoul, Lowdown, Doubledown, OAE, Flygaric Tracks, Séparé, Tom Bone, Uniform, DIY, Phono Graffiti, Flat & Round, and Blockhead. Today their productions earn praise from dancers, music journalists and top International deejays like Laurent Garnier, Jef K, Raoul(Swirl People), Mazi, David Duriez, Jason Hodges, Djulz, Phil Weeks, dj Sneak, Kenny Hawkes and Derrick Carter. Massimo is also involved in a new production project with Brandy. The first EP of this ambitious collaboration, called Massive Titties, will be released at the end of 2006 on the respected Bob Sinclars Parisian label, Yellow Productions.
Massimo @ Silo, May 2007
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Many Thanks for Massimo and Viva for the info :)

Check out Massimo at the finest underground jackin house party in London....

MOOCH!N
Saturday 29th March '08

@ Babalou
The Crypt, St Matthews Church,
Brixton Hill, London, SW2 1JF

Jackin Underground House music
with DJs...

Massimo Dacosta (Vernon & Dacosta, Belgium)
Jacob (Holmes & Watz, Baker St)
Lee Jarvis (4kenzo, Lost My Dog, mooch!n)
Bob Bhamra (West Norwood Cassette Library)

£5 members & guestlist before midnight / £8 after
Info: 07736 935 027 // lee (at) moochin (dot) biz // www.moochin.biz

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Massimo Rocks!
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Posted Fri 28 Mar 2008
Ooooooh!
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Posted Fri 28 Mar 2008
Lee -

If he still plays in Leuven, I recommend a visit... I've had some great nights there, and it's only a few hours away on Eurostar...
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Posted Fri 28 Mar 2008
If he still plays in Leuven, I recommend a visit... I've had some great nights there, and it's only a few hours away on Eurostar...

Yeah - he's one of the main guys in Belgium, which has a wicked underground house scene. Imagine Moochin lineups every week to 1000 people and you'll get the picture. I'm told that belgium is a real scenic place too.

I'm well up for a visit, and Massimo is very busy so i'm sure it would be timed alongside a good gig of his ;)
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Posted Fri 28 Mar 2008
Nice, brilliant DJ and producer :-) Buds in
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Posted Fri 28 Mar 2008
Thanks Duncan, glad you like him mate :)
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Posted Fri 28 Mar 2008
nice bookin man, awsome dj
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Posted Sat 29 Mar 2008
can't wait to hear this guy in the flesh tonight!
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Posted Sat 29 Mar 2008
Massimo Rocks!

Agreed..
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Posted Sat 29 Mar 2008
He played a blinder. Really good set.
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Posted Sun 30 Mar 2008
Ah what a lovely bloke he was.
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Posted Mon 31 Mar 2008
I take it he made the airport on time Lee?
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Posted Mon 31 Mar 2008
Yes, he was such a nice guy, and he got back on Sunday, in time to have to drive to Holland for another gig! lol
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Posted Mon 31 Mar 2008
Poor fella looked knackered when you left.
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Posted Mon 31 Mar 2008
Yeah, he was in the studio the night before, and after the gig we only got 4 hours sleep before heading out again. Back to normal(ish) now though!

Nice too see you saturday, mate!
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Posted Mon 31 Mar 2008
Was good to see you all too. Was a great night for me actually. Very last minute, although I did know about it from Thursday! lol
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Posted Mon 31 Mar 2008
Son of a bee-sting...

Wanted to be there but had a few last minute problems at the show.. im bettin Massimo rocked..
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Posted Thu 03 Apr 2008
Safe to say you missed out.
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Posted Thu 03 Apr 2008

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