Recorded live at Open Source Radio 10.04.2021

Wes @ Open Source Radio 10.04.2021

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

Bookings: tim@rhythmicculture.com

askmelater (they/them): Heart strings / hard breaks.

Shows:
2025:

17.01.25 Multipla, Amsterdam 
18.01.25 residency at Nar, Utrecht 
08.02.25 WAS, Utrecht
15.02.25 Skatecafé, Amsterdam 
28.03.25 residency at Nar w/ Ghost Phone, Utrecht
17.05.25 SISSI’S, Amsterdam
23.05.25 residency at Nar w/ BassToast, Utrecht
13.06.25 Best Kept Secret Festival, Hilvarenbeek
20.06.25 Nomono, Utrecht 
28.06.25 Phono Lake, Amsterdam
05.07.25 Wilde Weide Festival, Kraggenburg
19.07.25 Thuishaven, Amsterdam 
19.07.25 Pride is Life, Amsterdam
25.07.25 murmur, Amsterdam 
29.08.25 Into the Great Wide Open, Vlieland
30.08.25 residency at Nar, Utrecht 
13.09.25 SISSIS’s Summer Closing, Amsterdam
13.09.25 Club3, Haarlem
20.09.25 OT301, Amsterdam 
26.09.25 residency at Nar, Utrecht


2024:
26.01.24 Wibar, Leiden
26.01.24 Boring Festival, Haarlem 
16.02.24 DOKA, Amsterdam 
14.03.24 RadioRadio, Amsterdam 
23.03.24 De Schietclub, Amsterdam 
06.04.24 TBA, Utrecht
06.04.24 Melkweg, Amsterdam 
12.04.24 Kabul à GoGo, Utrecht
20.04.24 EKKO, Utrecht 
26.04.24 TILLA TEC, Amsterdam 
08.06.24 Best Kept Secret Festival
22.06.24 Transit Festival, Antwerpen 
28.06.24 RadioRadio, Amsterdam
06.07.24 MurMur 3rd anniversary, Amsterdam
14.07.24 Wildeburg Festival, Kraggenburg
27.07.24 Milkshake Festival, Amsterdam
11.08.24 We Can Dance Festival, Zeebrugge
18.08.24 Lowlands, Biddinghuizen
31.08.24 DOKA, Amsterdam 
27.09.24 DOKA, Amsterdam
09.11.24 FOLDER, Amsterdam 
23.11.24 Panel Talk - Culturele Zonnacht, Utrecht
29.11.24 Nar, Utrecht
30.11.24 SISSI’s, Amsterdam

2023
13.01.23 DOKA, Amsterdam
20.01.23 MurMur, Amsterdam
04.02.23 RadioRadio, Amsterdam 
10.02.23 DOKA, Amsterdam 
18.02.23 Sissi’s, Amsterdam 
03.02.23 club3, Haarlem
25.03.23 Bloemerbar, Nijmegen
26.04.23 SISSI’s, Amsterdam
06.05.23 POING, Rotterdam
26.05.23 TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht
03.05.23 Pride, Nar, Utrecht
17.06.23 EKKO, Utrecht
24.06.23 Transit Festival, Antwerpen
24.06.23 Ampère, Antwerpen 
19.07.23 HoneyHoney, Nijmegen
12.08.23 SISSI’S, Amsterdam 
18.08.23 Doka, Amsterdam 
26.08.23 Rush Hour instore, Amsterdam 
07.09.22 RadioRadio, Amsterdam 
15.09.23 Polychrome, Amsterdam
16.09.23 WAS., Utrecht
23.09.23 PingPongClub Festival, Utrecht 
19.10.23 ADE Bar Theo, Amsterdam
20.10.23 ADE DOKA, Amsterdam 
21.10.23 ADE MurMur, Amsterdam
21.10.23 ADE Kanaal40, Amsterdam 
01.12.23 SkateCafé, Amsterdam
30.12.23 Nar Café der Kunsten, Utrecht

2022

12.2.22 De Nacht Staat Op, De Helling, Utrecht.
5.3.22 WAS., Utrecht
11.3.22 DOKA, Amsterdam
18.3.22 De Wissel, BASIS, Utrecht
31.3.22 RadioRadio, Amsterdam 
7.4.22 Planeta Manas, Lisbon
21.4.22 Weelde, Rotterdam
30.4.22 Pamela w/ Latoya, Amsterdam
5.5.22 Honey Honey, Nijmegen
11.6.22 MurMur, Amsterdam
9.7.22 Wildeburg, Kraggenburg 
19.7.22 Subcultuur in het Park, Nijmegen
19.7.22 Subcultuur, Nijmegen
3.9.22 De Wissel Festival, Utrecht
23.9.22 DOKA, Amsterdam 
1.10.22 BASIS, Utrecht 
1.10.22 Parallel, Amsterdam
11.11.22 POLYCHROME, Amsterdam
13.11.22 Bungalup, Biddinghuizen
10.12.22 OOST, Groningen
31.12.22 WAS., Utrecht