Ben Liebrand

Ben Liebrand
Also known as
  • The Crystal Palace
  • Brussel Syndicate
  • ISCO
  • Teknikolor
  • Teqnoh
  • The Riddler
  • The World
  • Goldilox
Born (1960-09-27) 27 September 1960 (age 64)
Nijmegen, the Netherlands
Genres
Occupations
Years active1976–present
Websitewww.liebrand.com

Ben Liebrand (Dutch pronunciation: [bɛn ˈlibrɑnt]; born 27 September 1960) is a Dutch dance music DJ and remixer. He has produced for artists such as Forrest and MC Miker G & DJ Sven[1][2] and remixed tracks by artists such as Alexander O'Neal, Salt-N-Pepa, Sting, TLC, Fun Fun, Tavares, The Limit, Bill Withers, Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons, Hot Chocolate, Pia Zadora, The Doobie Brothers, The Art Of Noise, Dimples D and Phil Collins.[3][4] He has also seen success under his own name, a prime example being his remix of Jeff Wayne's "The Eve of the War", which reached number three[5] on the UK Singles Chart in 1989.

His radio show "In the Mix" was the first non-stop mixed show that aired on Dutch National Radio on April 2, 1983. Early listeners were Armin van Buuren,[6] Tiësto (Tijs Verwest),[7] Olav Basoski,[8] DJ Jean,[9] Ferry Corsten and DJ Dano[10] (Daniël Leeflang),[11] who have cited Liebrand as their main reason for entering the music business.[12][13][14] "In The Mix" also spawned an annual yearmix with 100+ tracks called "The Grandmix." The first series of Grandmixes aired from 1983 till 1992. There were only two Grandmixes (1988 and 1989) that were released on limited edition CD exclusively for members of the UK Disco Mix Club.[15] The Grandmix 1990 was planned to follow, but was cancelled (after being pressed) due to changes in copyright rules in the UK.[16] The later Grandmixes from 1999 till 2018 were aired and also released on a 3 CD Box by Sony BMG records.

  1. ^ Dutch Platinum Sales Award Liebrand.com Dutch Platinum Sales Award 175000 copies Mc Miker G & DJ Sven: Holiday Rap (Retrieved 2021-05-03)
  2. ^ Ogg, Alex (1999). "The Hip Hop Years: A History of Rap", p. 233. Macmillan, UK (Retrieved 2021-05-17)
  3. ^ Silver Sales Award: Phil Collins, In the air tonight (Retrieved 2021-05-03)
  4. ^ Liebrand.nl Ben Liebrand in a Nutshell (Retrieved 2021-05-03)
  5. ^ Official Charts Eve Of The War (Ben Liebrand Remix) Peak Position #03 (Retrieved May 9th, 2021)
  6. ^ www.top40.nl Armin van Buuren - Artiest Informatie (Info in Dutch) (Retrieved 2021-05-27)
  7. ^ Clubglow.com About Tiësto (Retrieved 2021-05-12)
  8. ^ Climax interview 2013Interview Olav Basoski 2013 (Retrieved May 10th, 2021)
  9. ^ Biographie DJ Jean (Article in dutch) DJ Jean Gekkenhuis! (Biografie) by Victor Mastboom (Retrieved 2021-05-25)
  10. ^ Het Parool Article in dutch: DJ Dano, we werden als een raket afgevuurd (Written by Peter van Brummelen, 24 september 2016) (Retrieved 2021-05-11)
  11. ^ Entertainmentbusiness.nl Article in dutch: Interview DJ Dano (26 september 2016) (Retrieved 2021-05-11)
  12. ^ Inspired by Ben Liebrand Inspired by Ben Liebrand (Retrieved 2021-05-03)
  13. ^ DJ Broadcast Interview Ben Liebrand by Eric van den Bogaard 1 Jan 2004 (Retrieved 2021-05-10)
  14. ^ Soulandfunkmusic Interview Ben Liebrand by Mark Berbiers (aug/sept 2000) (Retrieved 2021-05-10)
  15. ^ Liebrand.nl Grandmix 1988 (Retrieved 2021-05-04)
  16. ^ GRANDMIX Liebrand.nl Grandmix Information by Ben Liebrand (Retrieved 08-05-2021)