Secret Cinema
Biografie
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 soundsamples 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, wich 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. 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 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).
For 2003 a busy schedule is already planned with the follow up to SC002,and many live-gigs around the globe, including all the big festivals in Holland and that means many!!
Now Jeroen also produces music for films.
After making the music and sound effects for ' Barcode ', a film by Adriaan Lokman , he did the same for Lokman's new film, ' Shredder '.
Now anticipations are high, with 'Barcode' being a big success and winning several prices around the world. Including the biggest animation price, the 'Grand Prix d'Annecy'.
Shredder had it's first showing at the Dutch Filmfestival on 28th of September 2002 and was presented in Dolby Surround sound. Shredder is now touring the world as it is played at many filmfestivals worldwide.
In the meantime Lokman and Secret Cinema have been busy producing the 'Barcode XL' version of the price-winning project.
The result is a splendid DVD/CD combination with a 45 minutes Live version of Barcode, played at the International Filmfestival 2003 in Rotterdam.
A 60 minutes extended version of Barcode is also on the DVD with tracks from Secret Cinema's live set presented in 5.1 surround sound.
As an extra it includes a CD with a spectecular Live-set from Secret Cinema recorded at the Switch club in Dublin, Ireland.
In 2000 Verheij went on to reinvent his Secret Cinema liveset. A year later his first album was released; ‘White Men Can’t Funk’. A string of techno classics like Volt, Saccades and Another Sweater followed and the albums Revenge of a Nerd and Skunk & Espresso were released. The techno scene was booming at the time and Secret Cinema headlined many festivals around the globe including most major Dutch festivals and events. One of the highlights was the closing set at the main stage of Awakenings Festival. An honor that only Jeroen Verheij, Richie Hawtin, Adam Beyer and Dave Clarke have had.
During 2008 the ever versatile Verheij broadened his horizon and hosted eleven Secret Cinema Invites events throughout the Netherlands. Many sold out, some were truly legendary like the Beach edition in Scheveningen that left the crowd screaming for more after over twelve hours of dance floor madness. 2009 will be the year in which the Secret Cinema Sound label is launched. Promising artists like Peter Horrevorts and Egbert have been signed. Next to the label the early work of Verheij will be digitally available. 2010, Jeroen’s 20th year in the music business, promises to be his finest yet!
In 1993, after having experimented with soundsamples 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, wich 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. 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 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).
For 2003 a busy schedule is already planned with the follow up to SC002,and many live-gigs around the globe, including all the big festivals in Holland and that means many!!
Now Jeroen also produces music for films.
After making the music and sound effects for ' Barcode ', a film by Adriaan Lokman , he did the same for Lokman's new film, ' Shredder '.
Now anticipations are high, with 'Barcode' being a big success and winning several prices around the world. Including the biggest animation price, the 'Grand Prix d'Annecy'.
Shredder had it's first showing at the Dutch Filmfestival on 28th of September 2002 and was presented in Dolby Surround sound. Shredder is now touring the world as it is played at many filmfestivals worldwide.
In the meantime Lokman and Secret Cinema have been busy producing the 'Barcode XL' version of the price-winning project.
The result is a splendid DVD/CD combination with a 45 minutes Live version of Barcode, played at the International Filmfestival 2003 in Rotterdam.
A 60 minutes extended version of Barcode is also on the DVD with tracks from Secret Cinema's live set presented in 5.1 surround sound.
As an extra it includes a CD with a spectecular Live-set from Secret Cinema recorded at the Switch club in Dublin, Ireland.
In 2000 Verheij went on to reinvent his Secret Cinema liveset. A year later his first album was released; ‘White Men Can’t Funk’. A string of techno classics like Volt, Saccades and Another Sweater followed and the albums Revenge of a Nerd and Skunk & Espresso were released. The techno scene was booming at the time and Secret Cinema headlined many festivals around the globe including most major Dutch festivals and events. One of the highlights was the closing set at the main stage of Awakenings Festival. An honor that only Jeroen Verheij, Richie Hawtin, Adam Beyer and Dave Clarke have had.
During 2008 the ever versatile Verheij broadened his horizon and hosted eleven Secret Cinema Invites events throughout the Netherlands. Many sold out, some were truly legendary like the Beach edition in Scheveningen that left the crowd screaming for more after over twelve hours of dance floor madness. 2009 will be the year in which the Secret Cinema Sound label is launched. Promising artists like Peter Horrevorts and Egbert have been signed. Next to the label the early work of Verheij will be digitally available. 2010, Jeroen’s 20th year in the music business, promises to be his finest yet!
Evenementen in het verleden
- 05-12-2015 Edel w/ Secret Cinema all nigh - Utrecht
- 05-12-2015 Edel - Secret Cinema All Night - Utrecht
- 27-11-2015 Verknipt 3 Year Anniversary - - Amsterdam
- 06-11-2015 Gem Sessions - Rotterdam
- 16-10-2015 Hitec Presents : Tronic l ADE - Amsterdam
- 15-10-2015 Verknipt - Techno Special #AD - Amsterdam
- 19-09-2015 Summerlake Outdoor Festival 20 - Woerden
- 18-09-2015 Chateau - Zaandam
- 29-08-2015 Wonderland Festival 2015 - Diemen
- 08-08-2015 Loveland Festival 2015 - Amsterdam
- 08-08-2015 Lakedance 2015 - Best
- 04-07-2015 Quest 4 Techno - 's-Gravenzande
- 04-07-2015 Quest4Techno - 's-Gravenzande
- 04-07-2015 Vogelvrij Festival - Amstelhoek
- 27-06-2015 Awakenings Festival 2015 - Day - Spaarnwoude
- 20-06-2015 Blue Moon Festival - Heerhugowaard
- 13-06-2015 Doorgedraaid Festival - Voorschoten
- 06-06-2015 Free Your Mind Festival 2015 - Arnhem
- 30-05-2015 Obsession Outdoor Festival - Bovenkarspel
- 23-05-2015 1992 is 4 you! festival - Rotterdam
- 16-05-2015 Chateau Festival 2015 - Zaandam
- 16-05-2015 Toffler Festival 2015 - Rotterdam
- 27-04-2015 Loveland Van Oranje - Amsterdam
- 05-04-2015 Paaspop 2015 - Day 3 - Schijndel
- 05-04-2015 A b2b2b Gem Session at the bea - Bloemendaal
- 04-04-2015 LENTE UI FESTIVAL - Alkmaar
- 28-03-2015 Pour Toi - Rotterdam
- 13-09-2014 Nazomeren Festival - Groningen
- 19-10-2013 Loveland ADE#2013 - Amsterdam
- 16-10-2013 MARY GO WILD: 25 YEARS OF DANC - Amsterdam
- 05-10-2013 Geknaekt Festival 2013 - Utrecht
- 05-10-2013 Flashforward - Tilburg
- 27-07-2013 Welcome to the Future Festival - Oostzaan
- 22-07-2013 Think Pink! 2013 - Tilburg
- 02-06-2013 Click Circuit Festival - Zandvoort
- 01-06-2013 909 - Amsterdam
- 01-06-2013 Free Your Mind Festival - Arnhem
- 01-06-2013 Click Circuit Festival - Zandvoort
- 25-05-2013 Moments - Rotterdam
- 18-05-2013 Soenda Festival 2013 - Utrecht
- 11-05-2013 ContraVersion - Amsterdam
- 30-04-2013 Loveland Queensday - Amsterdam
- 31-03-2013 Sunday opening - Bloemendaal aan Zee
- 16-03-2013 Groove to Chill - Vlissingen
- 22-02-2013 CLR Amsterdam 2013 - Amsterdam
- 16-02-2013 Poema invites - Utrecht
- 05-01-2013 Planet Rose '18 Years On!' - Nijmegen
- 01-01-2013 Awakenings - New Year Special - Amsterdam
- 31-12-2012 Nachtduik - Maassilo NYE - Rotterdam
- 31-12-2012 Smeerboel - Oud & Nieuw - Utrecht
- 22-12-2012 Valhalla - Electronic Parade - Amsterdam
- 21-12-2012 Doomsday Festival - Antwerpen
- 14-12-2012 Secret Cinema - All Nighter - Amsterdam
- 27-10-2012 Elevate - Groningen
- 20-10-2012 ADE - Music ON / Mistakes Musi - Amsterdam
- 13-10-2012 Blown Away - Rotterdam
- 14-09-2012 Gem Sessions @ klinch - Amsterdam
- 08-09-2012 Smeerboel - Utrecht
- 17-08-2012 Click at the beach - Bloemendaal aan Zee
- 11-08-2012 Lakedance - Best
- 10-08-2012 Format - Amsterdam
- 05-08-2012 Secret Cinema & Tony Rohr - Scheveningen
- 04-08-2012 Secret Cinema b2b Tony Rohr - Rotterdam
- 04-08-2012 Dance Valley 2012 - Velsen-zuid
- 28-07-2012 Ultrasonic Festival - Maarssen
- 28-07-2012 Outdoor Stereo Festival - Hoorn
- 28-07-2012 Outdoor Stereo - Hoorn
- 14-07-2012 18hrs Festival - Zaandam
- 30-06-2012 Awakenings Festival - Halfweg
- 17-06-2012 Click at the beach - Bloemendaal aan Zee
- 10-06-2012 Sundaypeople - Arnhem
- 10-06-2012 Sundaypeople - Arnhem
- 02-06-2012 Free Your Mind Festival - Arnhem
- 27-05-2012 Amsterdam Open AIR Weekender D - Amsterdam
- 26-05-2012 Soenda Festival - Utrecht
- 26-05-2012 Vlaardingen Festival - Vlaardingen
- 26-05-2012 Soenda Festival 2012 - Utrecht
- 19-05-2012 We Love Rotterdam - Rotterdam
- 12-05-2012 Gem Sessions - Scheveningen
- 30-04-2012 Koekoek - Amsterdam
- 30-04-2012 Loveland Queensday - Amsterdam
- 13-04-2012 Click - Antwerpen
- 08-04-2012 Click At The Beach Opening - Bloemendaal aan Zee
- 08-04-2012 Click at the Beach - Bloemendaal aan Zee
- 06-04-2012 Basic Grooves - Enschede
- 30-03-2012 Chateau Techno - Amsterdam
- 30-03-2012 Cloud Nine - Maastricht
- 10-03-2012 Secret Cinema - Utrecht
- 09-03-2012 Secret Cinema All Night - Amsterdam
- 24-02-2012 Secret Cinema All Night - Rotterdam
- 18-02-2012 #Hashtech - Almere
- 11-02-2012 Dancefair - Utrecht
- 20-01-2012 Secret Cinema & Egbert 6H @ kl - Amsterdam
- 31-12-2011 New Year 2011 - Fire - Amsterdam
- 31-12-2011 Nightlife Circus - Utrecht
- 31-12-2011 Awakenings - New Years Special - Rotterdam
- 31-12-2011 Potpourri - Eclectique Hysteri - Amsterdam
- 31-12-2011 New Year | Fire! - Amsterdam
- 22-12-2011 Rave 4 Mama - Leiden
- 16-12-2011 Gem Sessions - Rotterdam
- 10-12-2011 Time Warp Holland - Den Bosch
- 03-12-2011 Rockit - Amsterdam
- 22-10-2011 ADE - Loveland - Amsterdam
- 01-10-2011 Deep - Zwolle
- 30-09-2011 Ida Engberg & Secret Cinema - Amsterdam
- 17-09-2011 Summerlake Outdoor Festival - Woerden
- 17-09-2011 Forbidden Planet - Amsterdam
- 17-09-2011 Gem Sessions Closing Party - Scheveningen
- 10-09-2011 Smeerboel Op Het Strand - Utrecht
- 04-09-2011 Click at the Beach - Bloemendaal aan Zee
- 03-09-2011 Wooferland Festival - Halfweg
- 13-08-2011 Beachboom - Heartbeat - Renesse
- 13-08-2011 Loveland Festival 2011 - Amsterdam
- 07-08-2011 Gem Sessions - On The Beach - Scheveningen
- 06-08-2011 Welcome to the Future Festival - Amsterdam
- 30-07-2011 Rockit Open Air - Maarssen
- 29-07-2011 Secret Cinema All Night - Amsterdam
- 17-07-2011 Gem In The Open - Utrecht
- 17-07-2011 Gem In The Open - Utrecht
- 09-07-2011 18hrs Festival - Zaandam
- 03-07-2011 Gem Sessions - Scheveningen
- 01-07-2011 Lorre Festival - Delft
- 01-07-2011 Holland’s Next Fashion Victi - Amsterdam
- 29-06-2011 Gem Sessions - Antwerpen
- 10-06-2011 Gem Sessions - Haarlem
- 05-06-2011 Gem Sessions - Scheveningen
- 29-05-2011 Groove Garden 2011 - Sittard
- 21-05-2011 Gem Sessions - Scheveningen
- 23-04-2011 Paaspop 2011 - Schijndel
- 26-02-2011 Amazone Project - Ahoy
- 29-01-2011 Let there be House - Apeldoorn
- 13-11-2010 Pick Up - Haarlem
- 13-11-2010 Planet Rose - Nijmegen
- 12-11-2010 Gem Sessions - Amsterdam
- 30-10-2010 Concept - Rotterdam
- 14-08-2010 Loveland Festival 2010 - Amsterdam
- 24-07-2010 Freshtival - Enschede
- 17-04-2010 Isla Electronica - IJmuiden
- 27-02-2010 Faced - Amsterdam