Electronic Passion - Timeless Altitude - Secret Cinema

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Jeroen Verheij aka Secret Cinema started producing as Meng Syndicate in 1990. His first record ‘Sonar System’ came out on the Hithouse label in Belgium (ARS). Soon it became a big clubhit and through remixes by Speedy J aka Pullover the record became all the more successful. Because of the unfortunate death of Peter Slaghuis, the man behind the Hithouse project, the co-operation with ARS did not work out to Jeroen’s satisfaction.

In 1993, after having experimented with sound samples and melodies for three years, DJ Michel de Hey, who recognized Jeroen’s excellent producing skills, convinced him to release his music on Michel’s Immaculate Music record labels. The first record Night On Earth ‘My Brain’ was released in 1994 on the new innovative techno label Brave New World Records. Secret Cinema ‘Timeless Altitude’ released on EC Records got to the Belgium Top-30 and after that the first Grooveyard success followed. After getting amazing crowd response to the Grooveyard acetate, Michel decided to release ‘Watch Me Now’ in November 1994. While creating it Jeroen was inspired by funk heroes such as Curtis Mayfield and The Jimmy Castor Bunch. The record became an enormous clubhit in the Netherlands, Belgium, Great Britain and Japan. Grooveyard ‘Mary Go Wild’ appeared in 1997 and it hit no. 12 of the Dutch Top 40 Charts and a few months later it was also put out in Scandinavia, Spain and Belgium. For ‘Mary Go Wild’ Jeroen Verheij received two Update Dance Awards, for Best Dutch Producer and Best Dutch single of 1997. ‘Masculinity’, the follow-up for Secret Cinema, delivered him another two dance awards in 1998.

Jeroen has been playing live since 1993, but when Secret Cinema\\\'s ‘Volt!’ came out in 2000, it was the start of Jeroen\\\'s new and restyled energetic live set. A more techno-orientated Secret Cinema only set, different from his former live-sets, which combined Grooveyard and Secret Cinema songs. After that, Jeroen released his first album in 2001 under the name of Secret Cinema, "White Men Can\\\'t Funk".

Further he is busy co-producing. The theme for Rotterdam\\\'s Heineken Fast Forward Dance Parade \\\'Let the Music be your Guide\\\', created in co-operation with Michel de Hey, hit the Dutch Top 40 Charts again. Other jointed projects are Secret Cinema vs. Private Productions,with Robert Kroos, Hidden Rivals and Special Request in co-operation with Mirko ‘Miracle’ van Dommelen, Starchild in co-operation with Zki, the man behind ‘the Goodman’ and the recent successful collaboration Michel de Hey vs. Grooveyard.

The year 2001 saw the international breakthrough for Secret Cinema with the release of SC002,
a very techno orientated project extracted from his live-set including the track \\\'Carton Clip\\\',
his album \\\'White Men Can\\\'t Funk\\\' and subsequently his debut live performances in Ireland, Italy and Japan(WIRE festival 2001).

Jeroen also produces music for films. After making the music and sound effects for \\\' Barcode \\\', a film by Lokman , he is busy doing the same for Lokman\\\'s new film, \\\' Shredder \\\'. In 2003 Universal releases the barcode DVD video project which contains a 90 minute mix from Secret Cinema tracks, combined with video footage by VJ Finister.
A mind-blowing experience!

Further development into the Secret Cinema project has made the new album ‘Skunk&Espresso’ a favourite amongst all the ‘big name’ DJ’s around the world, from house to techno, from minimal to trance.
The album consists of 3 vinyl’s and a mixed CD, all written and produced by Jeroen Verheij.

Most of the tracks were already a part of SC’s live set and are therefore tested and played for crowds worldwide,
including the successful performance at Wire2005 Japan and the closing set on main stage at Awakenings, Holland’s biggest techno festival.

Starting the new album tour in Japan, the 3rd of March 2006, where Jeroen will play in Tokyo and Osaka, a long list of other bookings have already been confirmed.
As his live set has never been the same twice, Jeroen continues his quest for a better performance every week. Be sure to check it out, when he plays in a theater near you soon…