dj fire
As Jurgen Leyers, formerly known as Dj Energy, would take it upon himself to entertain the masses with his musical wizardry behind the turntables at school, it came as no shock that his passion would one day take a professional turn. Gradually, he exchanged his school performances, musically wide ranged as they were, for full blown dance dj sets.
When he joined the crew of Rave FM (1993), it became apparent that his true passion had become the electronically spun sounds of an up and coming new Belgian vibe. Guest performances at Belgium's better dance clubs were soon to follow and his sets at venues in Germany (Dorian Gray, Frankfurt/ Euphoria Rave, Hannover), The Netherlands (First Flash to Eden, Mysteryland '99, Trance Buddha and Ministry of Dance) and Switzerland (Highway) clearly illustrated that Fire had become a dj of international esteem. Meanwhile he started playing at "The Qu", "The Hole", "Bel Air", "Fauna" and "Club X" as resident Dj and performed several guest-dj sets at "La Scala", "Extreme", "Zillion", "BBC", "Illusion" and "Cherrymoon", to name but a few.
His first efforts as a producer (1997) were soon rewarded when Fire teamed up with Dimitri Dewever and Francis van Mechelen (Francis better known as Cisko Kid). This first project, "Energy Source", was a small hit in the clubs and charted in the official Belgian dance chart. His breakthrough as a producer became obvious when subsequent team efforts between Fire and other producers (such as Dimitri Dewever, Laurent Veronnez and M.I.K.E.) resulted in top 10 positions in the dancecharts, the most succesfull of which were "Fire & Ice" and a number of their remixes... For instance, their remix of Sonic Inc's "The Taste of Summer" was number 1 for 2 weeks in the Belgian Dance Charts.
Currently Fire is playing as a guest-dj at several different locations in Belgium and Holland. Up to the end of the year 2003 he held a residency in an afterclub called Rockefeller in Holland. He was one of the residents in the main hall where he played every Sundaymorning. In 2002 Fire played on a truck on the Love Parade in Berlin, a big Bonzai-night in Scotland (UK) and on the Summerboat party in Oslo, Norway... This past year saw him playing at leading clubs in Hamburg (Germany), Zurich (Switzerland) and he also held a residency in Dutch club Club-X.
The first half of 2004 saw him playing as a resident in one of Belgium's leading clubs Cherrymoon.
New releases include a new Fire & Ice and Dj Fire. The first 3 Dj Fire-releases did pretty good, considering they were not that commercial. All three reached top 20-positions in the Belgian dancecharts and were on playlists of all major trancejocks. His remixes on tracks of Paragon and Fire & Ice were well received and played by many... Other collaborations with new artists are planned. And there is more to come...