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DJ WaxFiend at British Music Embassy @ The Courtyard

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“WaxFiend the champion you see!”, A sample that is hard frequently throughout WaxFiend’s notorious sets. This DJ from Amsterdam quickly became one of Europe’s most sought after DJ’s. Combining music from genres like HipHop, R&B, Dancehall, Trap, House, Classics and more he created a unique sound and is ready to rock any crowd, anywhere any time!

He has opened up shows for artist’s like Rihanna, Lil Yachty, Kaytranada, Sean Paul, Kehlani, Young Thug and many more and collaborated with a-list dancehall artist’s such as Busy Signal, Assassin and Gappy Ranks. Currently he is the resident dj @ Encore, Amsterdam’s leading weekly clubnight and is rocking clubnights and festivals all year around. Besides that he has played in almost every country in Europe and has regular gigs in the Caribbean, Asia and the USA.

In Holland WaxFiend has been nominated for several awards including the ‘Best DJ’ at the Dutch MOBO awards and State Awards. He has won awards for ‘Best Mixtape’ &‘Best Party’ and helped launching the careers of some of Holland’s biggest rappers. Besides rocking the clubs WaxFiend is a curator for well-known music service 22tracks.com. He is also on the airwaves every Friday night on Holland’s #1 urban radiostation ‘FunX’ hosting ‘Encore Radio’ premiering the latest HipHop & R&B on dutch radio.

Behind the scenes he is active as the driving force behind 2 of Holland’s most top events; Jamrock and Encore. Jamrock is known globally as Europe’s #1 Dancehall party since 2005 and organises events in Holland’s top venue’s. Encore started in 2012 and is currently Holland’s biggest weekly clubnight, where he entertains more than 1500 guest’s every week!

Focused and dedicated to his job as a DJ, event producer and music ambassador, look out for WaxFiend to come and tear the roof off at a club near you!

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From: Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS
Genre: Hip-Hop / Rap
Subgenre: Reggae
Type: Showcase