Dutch Master

Dutch Master

Dutch Master is a hardstyle project from the Netherlands associated with Henry Snijders and, later, Olaf Veldkamp. It is active in the hard dance scene and appears under tags including hardstyle, jumpstyle, techno and hardbass.

Career

The project develops around Olaf Veldkamp, who starts producing in 1994 at the age of 15 and works in the studio with Showtek. Dutch Master performs at major festivals and events in several countries, including DefQon.1, Creamfields and Dance Valley, and builds a reputation through touring in the United States, South Korea, the United Kingdom, Australia, Croatia, Canada, Germany and Italy.

Releases and labels

Earlier releases appear on Dutch Master Works. In 2013, Olaf Veldkamp launches Diffuzion Records, his own label, and continues to produce and perform through it. Dutch Master’s tracks also receive remixes from Noisecontrollers and reach number one positions on download portals.

Other activity

Alongside production and live work, Olaf Veldkamp coaches younger producers and helps introduce the duo Shockwave to the hard dance scene.