Tom Smeyers started collecting records back in '98. Since then he developed a style embracing the broad spectrum of early 90's deep house and Detroit house/techno.

Tom is known for starting festivals or club nights playing melodic Detroit house and later on advancing into an eclectic mix of early 90's New York house, garage house, and Motor City techno sounds. On special occasions, he takes out his Italo crates for a set of space disco and prime-time Italo disco.

In other words, a common thread running through most of his mixes is heavily influenced by the sounds of artists such as Glenn Underground, Ron Trent, Chez Damier, Funk D' Void, Reese, Romanthony, Mike Huckaby, Larry Heard, Octave One, Paperclip People and Kerri Chandler.

Tom recently obtained a residency at La Cabane, a new club based in Brussels listing international house music and disco lineups. Besides clubs, he mixes a monthly Friday night show for We Bring You on Bruzz and every two months you can find him in the wooden cabin of Kiosk Radio Brussels for a live stream mix.

During the last 20 years, Tom performed guest sets at various clubs in Belgium and abroad such as Vooruit, Silo, Westerliefde, Café d'Anvers, Decandance, Vlla, De ClubUp, Vaag, Bar Helder, Klub Goud, La Vilaine, The Wood, Kelly Palmer, La Cabane, FortyFive ... Throughout the festival season, Tom can be seen mixing at festivals such as Pukkelpop, Voodoo Village, and Booty Rave.

Launching his vinyl-only label SneakerFreaks Music in 2015, Tom took credit for the first release on the label. His Back & Forth EP was played by Kerri Chandler, Tom Trago, Bicep, Soul Clap and reached a solid number two spot in the House Music Buzz Chart curated by Decks Records.

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Gigs 2023
11.01    Butternut w Spekki Webu
23.02 Kiosk Radio 
25.02. C12 w Bjarki
03.02 Butternut w Partiboi69, Teki Latex, Lolsnake
10.03  Funke w Twan
09.04 Modulair Festival, b2b Ampe
21.04  TBA
28.04 TBA
13.05 TBA
17.05  Nacht w Vân Ahn
20.05 TBA
14.07  TBA
30.07  Tomorrowland - Butternut stage hosting

Gigs 2022
26.03. Kompass w Jacidorex, Nur Jaber, Tommy Holohan
15.04   Stimular w Twan
27.05.  Butternut w Anetha, Mama Snake
26.06.  Genk On Stage
30.06.  Funke x Radio ruit
23.07.   In de war
29.07.   Tomorrowland 
06.08.  WECANDANCE festival
12.08.   Cirque Magique festival w Bjarki
03.09.  XRDS festival w Courtesy, D.Dan, Hyperaktivist, DVS1
10.09.  Zodiak w Nur Jaber
22.10. Butternut w Marlon Hoffstadt
28.10. Decadance w Daria Kolosova
18.11.   Funke w MARRØN
10.12.  Kuf kuf 
23.12.  Vooruit, charity  event
31.12.   Kompass w Nina Kraviz, SPFDJ, Wallis, Rebekah

In this series, I create a lengthy mix, solemnly made with carefully selected music, intertwined with historical audio recordings, and recognisable or less recognisable movie quotes. 
All of them exactly 40 years old in the year I constructed the mix.

This concept started in 2019, with a mix from 1979.

And off we go, every year, one new edit.

Ipecac Recordings is the brainchild of Greg Werckman (former label manager for the legendary punk label, Alternative Tentacles, employee for Mercury Records for a record 15 minutes, currently operating Pick-A-Winner Management) and Mike Patton (former frontman for Faith No More, Mr. Bungle, currently of Fantômas, Tomahawk, Peeping Tom).

Werckman and Patton had been scheming for years (in between video games) about starting their very own label, waiting for just the right moment to unleash their master plan. Ipecac Recordings is not about to make music biz history and execute a revolution (although one is surely needed) or bore you by waxing poetic about their original musical philosophies. But if we have to adhere to a "mission statement," how about the notion of being an honest, artist friendly label run on a shoe string with no outrageous promotional or production costs. This label is a home to Mike Patton's eclectic musical collaborations as well as a place where bands we admire have the freedom to release music they might not be able to, or want to, release on other labels.

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