| Isis van der Wel | |
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | DJ Isis |
| Born | 29 april 1975 |
| Origin | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Genres | Dance Tech House House Ambient House Techno |
| Occupations | DJ, DVJ, CEO |
| Years active | 1987 - present |
| Labels | All is One Records |
Isis van der Wel (Amsterdam, 29 april 1975), also known as DJ Isis (until 2006 100% Isis).
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Isis bought her first (house) record when she was 12 years old (1987). After two years of serious clubbing she started mixing. Very shortly after that she played at the legendary club RoXY on a regular basis, which has been the breakthrough of her professional career. From that moment onwards Isis has grown to be a renowned name in the dance-scene, with tours in Europe, North America, South America, Africa, and Asia.
Besides being a deejay and a producer Isis also runs her own booking and management agency Magma, organises events and on top of that she has her own label ‘All is One’ Records. Throughout her career Isis has been hosting and producing several club nights and events such as ‘State of Bliss’, ‘All is One’ and the Amsterdam Museum Night. For many years All is One hosts an area on one of Holland’s’ biggest outdoor dance festival; Mystery Land. During New Year's Eve in 2008, 2009 and 2010 All is One organised ‘Amsterdams Glorie’, the New Year’s Party of Amsterdam.
Next to her agency Magma and her events, Isis has founded her own label All is One Records in October 2005. Isis feels that this is a milestone in her career. The label All is One builds a bridge between different genres like techno, house, ambient and experimental dance music.
On the 20th of February 2010 Isis was elected as Night mayor of Amsterdam.[1] Isis wants to make sure that all the artists stay in Amsterdam by ‘creating more space for spontaneity and flexibility’. She installed a night-council as well. Members include Def P, Willem de Ridder, Peter Smidt, and Dadara.
In August 2006 Isis decided to change her alias. When she started back in 1991, she got the name 100% Isis. After 15 years she decided to stop using it and she prefers to be called Isis ever since. What she had to say about it:
100% ISIS has been my nickname since I was sixteen years old, like Lange Frans & 50 Cent are aliases. I didn’t come up with it. The printshop which printed the very first flyer that featured me used the name 100% ISIS. And there was no stopping it ever since. I am now at a point in my career that it’s time to make my name known as more than just an artist, but also as a human being which went through major developments. I am now a grown woman and my name is Isis.
The following albums were top 10 nationally ranked.
Isis has also released a fourth Mix CD, in cooperation with Oxfam Novib, by the name of Pulse. All revenue collected by sales from this Mix goes to Girls' Power Initiative, a project for young girls in Nigeria.