M.I.K.E.

The Big & The Influential

Mike Dierickx, aka M.I.K.E. is unquestionably a living legend in dance music. As a producer his output across the broadest spectrum of trance over the past decade is unrivalled, both under his M.I.K.E. name and just as famously the Push and Plastic Boy alter egos, plus over 40 other aliases over the years.

As an innovator and leader of the scene, success for M.I.K.E. the DJ has followed a similar path to the top, entering the DJ Magazine Top 100 poll in 2003 at #50 and not looking back since. M.I.K.E. is a genre defying genius, fusing the best of trance with electro, progressive, techno and everything good in between to create inspirational, entertaining and cutting edge Dance music that's blurring boundaries and once again bringing Dance fans and DJs together on a global scale.

Over the years M.I.K.E. has produced timeless trance anthems such as "Universal Nation", "Strange World" and "The Legacy" under his Push guise, while his Plastic Boy alter ego has spawned equally euphoric classics including "Silver Bath" and "Live Another Life". During this period M.I.K.E. has won numerous awards such as 'Best Single' and 'Best Dance Producer', entering the UK National Top 40 on 6 occasions, and has remixed tracks for artists as diverse as Sinead O'Connor, Mauro Picotto and Moby.

M.I.K.E. is a key artist for Armin's Armada label collective as well as running his own Club Elite and Maximised imprints. Recent release highlights under his Push guise include the massive 'Universal Voice EP' with "Trance Indicator" and "Voyager" in particular getting massive playlist support, the equally huge follow-up "Dream Designer", plus remixes for some of the biggest names in Dance music, including Armin van Buuren's "In And Out Of Love" and Ferry Corsten's "Made Of Love".

Incredibly, M.I.K.E. has simultaneously been making massive waves in the Techno and Progressive scenes with his latest side project M.I.K.E. presents Caromax's "Logic" flying high in the Progressive sales charts, while his Atractiva guise has gained playlist support from the likes of Carl Cox and Dave Clarke, and his Deep Flextion alter ego producing "Emotions Of The Night" which was signed by Gabriel & Dresden's uber cool Organized Nature label and receiving support from Sasha and John Digweed.

With M.I.K.E. having been at the forefront of the trance revolution for over a decade, it goes without saying that his DJ profile, gig schedule and fan base are up there with the biggest names. M.I.K.E. has been busy delivering cutting-edge, roof-raising DJ sets on the biggest stages around the globe, such as the Godskitchen tour of Australia and New Zealand, major European festivals such as Dance Valley, A State Of Trance 350, Tomorrowland and Zurich Street Parade, plus famous club brands such as Gallery, Ministry Of Sound and Gatecrasher in the UK and Circus and 1015 in the USA.

Needless to say that M.I.K.E. has plenty of big projects to kick start 2009. His Push remix of Ferry Corsten's "Made Of Love" hit the streets in February, followed closely by the new Push single "Interference". On the albums front, March saw the release of the 'Trance World Vol 6' compilation mixed by M.I.K.E. followed by eagerly anticipated new Push artist album 'Global Age' in June with the famous Push Live experience being showcased at selected leading events including Gallery / MinIstry Of Sound and Lush! in the UK and the Emporium and Tomorrowland festivals in Europe.

For more info related to M.I.K.E. check out the following links:
www.mike.be
www.myspace.com/officialpush
www.twitter.com/Mikepush

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