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| Born | 30 June 2000} Alkmaar, Netherlands |
| Genres | Frenchcore |
| Years active | 2000 -present |
| Website | djsefa |
Sefa Vlaarkamp (born June 30th, 2000), known by his stage name Sefa, is a Dutch frenchcore DJ and record producer. He has peformed at major festivals like Tomorrowland, Dream Village, Defqon.1, Dominator and Q-Base. [1]
Biography edit
Sefa began his career as a musician as a hardstyle producer when he was 10 years old. When he met Dr. Peacock at the age of 11, he got interested in frenchcore and changed his direction. He eventually released an EP on Dr. Peacock's label Peacock records when he was 15, and signed his first booking contract with BKJN events at the age of 16. [2] In 2018 he released his album "Leven is Lijden" and signed a booking contract with Platinum Agency. [3]
Sefa performed on the main stage of Defqon.1 in 2019, and was responsible for the first ever frenchcore anthem of the festival. Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page). [4] That year, he also played in the United States. [5] [6]
In 2021, Sefa released an EP with Dr. Peacock which was accompanied by 4 music videos. [7] That summer, they performed with several live musicians on the Dutch sailboat De Vrijheid on the IJsselmeer as part of Defqon.1 At Home. They also played a 30 minute frenchcore set on Dutch national radio station SLAM!. [8]
References edit
- ^ van Eijk, Koen. "DJ Sefa uit Castricum nieuwe ster op hardcore festivals, maar hij woont nog gewoon bij zijn oma". noordhollandsdagblad.nl. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
- ^ Mandel, Alan. "Life is Suffering & Sefa is Going To The Top". edm.com. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
- ^ Mandel, Alan. "SEFA JOINS PLATINUM AGENCY: "IT FEELS AS A REWARD FOR ALL THE WORK I DID TO GET THIS FAR"". q-dance.com. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
- ^ "Netflix enters the hardstyle realm with Qlimax: The Source" (in Dutch). weraveyou.com. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
- ^ Osenik, Abisola. "FIVE MUST-SEE ARTISTS AT W.A.R. FESTIVAL 2019" (in Dutch). edmidentity.co. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
- ^ Mandel, Alan. "EXPERIENCE KINGSDAY LIKE NEVER BEFORE WITH GAME-CHANGING FRENCHCORE DJ SEFA". edm.com. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
- ^ de Vink, Wouter. "DR. PEACOCK & SEFA LAUNCH UNIQUE EP: "THE RESULT OF A CLOSE FRIENDSHIP"". hardnews.nl. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
- ^ "KIJK, DIT IS FRENCHCORE: DR.PEACOCK & SEFA IN HET AVONDCIRCUS" (in Dutch). slam.fm. Retrieved 2021-01-07.