The wonderful wes joined me for this show. Tunes in the first part (b2b), interview in the second part. 
Thanks for listening everyone. @westhedj

Bass Toast - Each One Teach One
Alton Miller - All The Little Things
Andre Harris - I Can't Take It (Andre's Original) 
Patrick Gibin - No Matter What
Life Recorder - Soul Strength
Resonating - J707
B Beat Girls - For The Same Man ( Dub)
Raymond Owen - DNAP
Noporn - Xingu (Las Bibas From Vizcaya Remix)
Mark Grusane - Take Me 
Reggie The Movemaker - Get Your Money Man 
Takyua Matsumoto - 1989
Richard Rogers - Spread a Little Love
Joe Claussell - Street Celebration  (Edit)
Phran - Faylan
Antonio Ocasio - Whisper Loudly (ft Boyd Jarvis)
Bokani Dyer - Ke Nako (feat. Sereetsi and the Natives) [Ki Fonque Refix]
Ramaya - Afromento 
Faze Action - Kariba
Bernardo Pinheiro - Virabrequim

Dancing in The Key Of Life 16 (with Wes)

🌸 Die Wunderkammer 
🎀 Good Vibe Evangelist
💎 Certified Track Miner®️
💫 Reincarnated Synth

✨ Higher planes: when rave culture and spiritualism collide-
https://www.huckmag.com/art-and-culture/music-2/higher-planes-when-rave-culture-and-spiritualism-collide/

✨ Dance Music Spaces: Clubs, Clubbers, and DJs Navigating Authenticity, Branding, and Commercialism; author Danielle Hidalgo-
https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781793607553/Dance-Music-Spaces-Clubs-Clubbers-and-DJs-Navigating-Authenticity-Branding-and-Commercialism

🎨 Cover Photo Art: Consuelo Verona
📍 The Cosmos

DJ / Label manager / Promotor / Radio Host 

for bookings & promos: guusvbentum@gmail.com 

<3 Label & events: Blauwdruk @blauwdruk024
<3 Shared Joy w/ Sander Emil @sanderemil
<3 Open Source Radio Resident since 2021
<3 Resident DJ at Paak 
<3 Sellin' Records and running Nimma Record Fair with @marini_records

*2025 
x. Morning Mesh | Nijmegen 1-1-2025
x. Music Take Me Up w/ San Soda @ Kiosk Radio | Brussel (BE) 16-1-2025 
x. Back to Wax 4h vinyl only set (Gent) | 17-1-2025
x. Paak w/ Sam Don | Nijmegen 24-1-2025
x. Salon Des Amateurs w/ Teorema | Dusseldorf 25-1-2025
x. Multipla w/ Leroy Rey | Amsterdam 1-2-2025
x. Unkompress w/ Moe | Berlin 15-2-2025
x. Love Transmission w/ Ays & Kuriosa | Rotterdam 4-4-2025
x. Kingsday Outdoor | Rotterdam 26-4-2025
x. Paak b2b Moe | Nijmegen 10-5-2025
x. Maquillage Pride Special (b2b Kim Josefine), NAR | Utrecht 7-6-2025
x. Blauwdruk w/ Rob Manga, Mesh | 12-07-2025
x. Paak (All Night) | 15-8-2025
x. Hubert Reopening Party b2b Kim Josefine | 22-8-2025
x. Cue (Listening Session) | 19-9-2025
x. OSR 5yrs Bday bash @ Paak | 27-9-2025
x. Paak w/ Vasco | 17-10-2025
x. Cult = Us | 8-11-2025
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*2024*
* Paak NYE w/ Marini & Lysah | Nijmegen 1-1-2024
* Skatecafe b2b Ajuma (all night) | Amsterdam 12-1-2024 
* Notturno @ DOKA w/ Wendel Sield & Simon Paw | Amsterdam 10-3-2024 
* Paak w/ Fleur du Bonheur | Nijmegen 30-3-2024
* Danskamer w/ DJ Tracksuit (Amsterdam) | 26-4-2024
* Paak (all night) | 15-6-2024
* Cosmic Echoes w/ Edo (Stockholm) | 28-6-2024
* Down The Rabbit Hole (Shared Joy) | 5-7-2024
* Blauwdruk x Drift op de Boot w/ Antal | 13-7-2024
* Shared Joy All Night @ NAR (Utrecht) | 13-7-2024
* Blauwdruk w/ Colleen Murphy, Mesh (Nijmegen) | 16-7-2024
* Park Kronenburg b2b Bonnefooi (Nijmegen) | 19-7-2024
* Morning Mesh (After Hours) - Techno set w/ Sander Emil | 20-7-2024
* Club Ekko (Utrecht) | 26-7-2024
* Danskamer b2b Mario Marini (Amsterdam) | 25-10-2024 
* Paak (all night) | 21-12-2024
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*2023* 
* Sissi's allnight w/ Mario Marini | 20-1-2023
* Paak allnight w Wes | 27-1-2023
* Bloemerbar Opening Weekend w/ Red D | 28-1-2023
* Arcade @ Azijnfabriek (All Night Shared Joy) | 10-2-2023
* Shared Joy all day (8hrs), Cafe Matinee @ Franco James | 25-2-2022
* Sub Rosa Amersfoort | Fluor 31-3-2023
* Paak b2b San Soda all night | 8-4-2023
* Push It Groningen | Vera 15-4-2023
* Discotuin Leiden | Wibar 6-5-2023
* Diskodip 10 years w/ Kamma & Masalo, Red D Doornroosje Nijmegen | 3-6-2023
* Shared Joy (All Night) | Mesh, Nijmegen 15-7-2023
* Paak (b2b Bonnefooi)  17-7-2023
* Paradise Festival w/ Ajuma 9-9-2023
* Down the Rabbit Hole x Kunstnacht Afterparty w/ Hellie & Lysah | Vasim 16-9-2023
* Blauwdruk 23-9-2023 w/ Kennedy | Mesh 
* Weerd w/ Kleo , Utrecht 7-10-2023 | Ekko 
* Herfstdrift (Shared Joy) | Nijmegen 25-11-2023 
* Anook @ NAR (Shared Joy) | Utrecht 22-12-2023

*2022*
Discotuin w/ San Soda, Wibar Leiden | 19-02-2022
PAAK w/ Loud E, Nijmegen | 26-2-2022
Tivoli w/ Sander Emil, Utrecht | 3-3-2022
Lovelee w/ Sekan, Amsterdam | 18-3-2022
Paradise Now, Dusseldorf | 8-4-2022
Blauwdruk w/ Mark Grusane | 13-5-2022
Raveplan w/ Mahabe & Bastienne, Amersfoort | 6-6-2022
Down the Rabbit Hole OSR w/ Sander Emil | 30-6-2022
Lovelee w/ Garnett , Amsterdam  | 15-7-2022
Drift op de Boot w/ CC:Disco & Sander Emil, Nijmegen | 17-7-2022
Park Kronenburg festival | 17-7-2022 
Bloemerbar w/ Red D | 17-7-2022
Paak w/ Kennedy | 20-7-2022
Via Electronica | 21-7-2022
Frequence, Paris | 7-10-2022
SID ADE, Sissi's Amsterdam | 22-10-2022
ADE Hangover festival | 23-10-2022
Paak (all night) | 4-11-2022
Herfstdrift b2b Wes | 25-11-2022
Listening session w San Soda | 27-11-2022
Blauwdruk w KC the Funkaholic | 9-12-2022
Brebl | 26-12-2022

Contact & booking: wesselv56@gmail.com

~upcoming dates~

02.06 Joy in the Morning (radio show) w/ @Operator-Radio, Rotterdam
06.06 Nomono, Utrecht
07.06 San Francisco Bar w/ Edgar Ramiro, Amsterdam
14.06 PAAK vinyl bar, Nijmegen
20.06 Cult=Us, Rotterdam
21.06 São João Festival @ Pracinha D'Quebrôd, Rotterdam
12.07 Faroffa 1 Year Anniversary @ Oase, Rotterdam
13.07 North Sea Jazz Festival, Rotterdam
04.08 Joy in the Morning (radio show) @Operator-Radio, Rotterdam
09.08 TBA
30.08 NAR Festival w/ @djeileen @ NAR, Utrecht

Wes is passionate about sharing the music that moves and comforts him. The warmth and curiosity that exude from his personality are evident in his selections. Though his tastes and interests traverse many genres and styles – from disco and percussive house to Cape Verdean funaná and Brazilian samba –, soulful is the common denominator in all of his sets.

However much he loves to stumble upon exciting current artists, Wes remains most eager to discover tracks from earlier decades, and is passionate about uncovering the stories behind them. His knack for storytelling shines on Joy in the Morning, his monthly Monday morning radio show on Rotterdam’s Operator Radio. His desire to connect people through music is palpable in his and Vasco’s bi-monthly club night Weerd, a staple in Utrecht’s nightlife scene.

Alongside venues in various cities across the Netherlands, his resume includes festivals like Lowlands, Down the Rabbit Hole, Orbit, Drift and Wildeburg. Whether it's on a sweaty dance floor or through the digital airwaves of online radio, Wes' selections will surely lift you up too.

~past dates~

26.04 Kingsday blockparty, Amsterdam
07.04 Joy in the Morning (radio show) w/ @toewan @Operator-Radio, Rotterdam
29.03 Cult=us w/ Lonny Joco, Rotterdam
14.03 Migreat fundraiser @ De Sering, Amsterdam
03.03 Joy in the Morning (radio show) @Operator-Radio, Rotterdam
21.02 Love Transmission w/ Vasco @ Cult=us, Rotterdam
16.02 Weerd w/ Sassy J @NAR, Utrecht
15.02 Multipla, Amsterdam


-2024-

04.02 RRFM (radio show), Amsterdam
03.02 Joy in the Morning (radio show) @Operator-Radio, Rotterdam
06.01 Joy in the Morning (radio show) @Operator-Radio, Rotterdam
28.12 NTS Radio, London
22.11 Faroffa, Rotterdam
22.11 Offbeat Records in-store session w/ Bound45, Rotterdam
16.11 Joy in the Morning (radio show) w/ Jorge Lizardo, Rotterdam
01.11 Multipla, Amsterdam
26.10 Cult=us, Rotterdam
19.10 Joy in the Morning (radio show) w/ Ays, Rotterdam
06.10 NAR, Utrecht
21.09 Bamboo Lodge w/ Pushin Wood, Groningen
21.09 Joy in the Morning (radio show) @Operator Radio, Rotterdam
30.08 Nort Nort @Bird, Rotterdam
17.08 Joy in the Morning (radio show), Rotterdam
20.07 De Leuke Festival w/ Vasco, Utrecht
20.07 Joy in the Morning (radio show) @Operator Radio, Rotterdam
29.06 NAR, Utrecht
29.06 Lepeltje Lepeltje, Utrecht
21.06 Café Bakeliet, Rotterdam
21.06 Huidenclub w/ Stranded FM, Rotterdam
15.06 Joy in the Morning (radio show) @Operator-Radio, Rotterdam
14.06 Where is Anook @Canvas op de 7e, Amsterdam
07.06 Radio Tempo Não Pára (radio show), Amsterdam
19.05 Lepeltje Lepeltje, Amsterdam
18.05 Joy in the Morning (radio show) @Operator-Radio, Rotterdam
13.04 Weerd w/ Vasco @ EKKO, Utrecht
11.04 Joy in the Morning (radio show) @Operator-Radio, Rotterdam
16.03 Joy in the Morning (radio show) @Operator-Radio, Rotterdam
15.03 Melting Pot @ Skatecafé, Amsterdam
30.03 Werkspoor Festival after w/ Ajuma & Vasco, Utrecht
17.02 Joy in the Morning (radio show) @Operator-Radio, Rotterdam
10.02 NAR, Utrecht
27.01 PUSHIT @ Vera, Groningen
27.01 Relate Radio (radio show), Groningen
20.01 Joy in the Morning (radio show) @Operator-Radio, Rotterdam
12.01 Nomono, Utrecht

-2023-

31.12 EKKO w/ Vasco, Utrecht
16.12 Joy in the Morning (radio show) @Operator-Radio, Rotterdam
08.12 NAR, Utrecht
18.11 Keep It Moving (radio show) @StrandedFM, Utrecht
11.11 U? @Studio T, Utrecht
25.10 Penossi Radio (radio show), Amsterdam
23.09 Keilecafé w/ Tache, Rotterdam
22.09 NAR w/ Vasco, Utrecht
10.09 Mistureba (radio show) @StrandedFM, Utrecht
26.08 Buurland Festival w/ Vasco, Utrecht
20.08 Lowlands w/ Vasco, Biddinghuizen
05.08 NAR w/ Giu Nunez, Utrecht
29.07 Orbit Festival w/ Eileen, Utrecht
28.07 Dâk Festa Brasileira, Rotterdam
16.07 Ciranda Outdoor, Amsterdam
30.06 Radio Tempo Não Pára, Amsterdam
24.06 Lepeltje Lepeltje w/ Bonnefooi, Utrecht
15.06 NAR w/ Longo Longo, Utrecht
10.06 De Luisterbar / Club Edition w/ Vasco, Utrecht
26.05 Brewpub, Rotterdam
20.05 Wolter Wolthers Festival, Groningen
12.05 Many More Radio @ Volkshotel, Amsterdam
11.05 Koda Listening Space w/ Glenn Hill, Schiedam
06.05 Club EKKO w/ Coco Maria, Utrecht
27.04 Vijf Koningen, Amsterdam
09.04 Open Source Radio w/ Raised by Snakes, Nijmegen
08.04 Werkspoor Festival w/ Vasco, Utrecht
25.03 Wibar w/ Vasco, Leiden
25.03 Maxi Radio w/ Vasco, Leiden
23.03 NAR, Utrecht
18.02 Footprints Festival @ Tivoli Vredenburg, Utrecht
10.02 NAR, Utrecht
05.02 Mistureba (radio show)@ Stranded FM, Utrecht
02.02 Time is the New Space w/ The Low G Court & Vasco, Rotterdam
27.01 PAAK w/ Guus Christian, Nijmegen
14.01 O Começo De Um Sonho Benefit w/ Boj Tieman @ Skatecafé, Amsterdam
12.01 NAR, Utrecht
01.01 EKKO Nieuwjaarsrave w/ Vasco @ EKKO, Utrecht

-2022-

24.12 Club EKKO w/ Vasco (all night) @ EKKO, Utrecht
23.12 Lebowski, Utrecht
19.12 De Luisterbar (listening session) @ Stadsschouwburg, Utrecht
17.12 Open Source Radio (radio show), Nijmegen
16.12 Birdcage Radio w/ Vasco (twitch stream), Utrecht
03.12 Stranded FM 75h marathon w/ Bevan (radio show), Utrecht
27.11 Mistureba (radio show)@ Stranded FM, Utrecht
26.11 Lebowski, Utrecht
25.11 Herfstdrift w/ Guus Christian, Nijmegen
11.11 Murmur w/ Giu Nunez, Amsterdam
29.10 Lebowski, Utrecht
02.10 Mistureba (radio show) @ Stranded FM, Utrecht
24.09 PAAK Vinyl Bar, Nijmegen
21.08 Lowlands w/ Garnett, Biddinghuizen
13.08 Buurland festival, Utrecht
07.08 Weerd x In 't Zand w/ Vasco, Utrecht
24.07 Ciranda, Amsterdam
23.07 Lebowski, Utrecht
22.07 PAAK x Bloemerbar w/ Kim Josefine, Rotational Force & Tache, Nijmegen
19.07 Dâk w/ Rotational Force & Tache, Rotterdam
17.07 Karma Kebab, Utrecht
15.07 Murmur w/ Batidas da Alma, Amsterdam
14.07 Donkerblauwe Deuntjes, Utrecht
10.07 Wildeburg, Kraggenburg
02.07 Down the Rabbit Hole, De Groene Heuvels
24.06 Lebowski, Utrecht
19.06 Mistureba (radio show) @ Stranded FM, Utrecht
10/11/12.06 Camping Kallumaan w/ Vasco, Kraggenburg
25.05 Klank & Kleur @ Club Atelier, Amsterdam
20.05 Lebowski, Utrecht
05.05 Vrij met /K @ Studio/K, Amsterdam
05.05 Bevrijdingsfestival w/ Stranded FM @ Park Transwijk, Utrecht
29.04 Walden, Utrecht
27.04 Vijf Koningen, Amsterdam
26.04 Walden w/ Vasco, Utrecht
24.04 Lebowksi, Utrecht
16.04 Werkspoor Festival w/ Ask Me Later, Utrecht
15.04 Lebowski, Utrecht
01.04 Walden w/ Vasco, Utrecht
19.03 Kaia w/ Giu Nunez, São Paulo (BR)
18.03 Na Manteiga Radio, São Paulo (BR)
26.02 Caracol w/ Giu Nunez, São Paulo (BR)
19.02 Balsa w/ Giu Nunez, São Paulo (BR)
30.01 Birdcage Radio (twitch stream), Utrecht
13.01 Dancing In The Key Of Life: Brazil Special w/ Guus Christian @ Open Source Radio, Nijmegen