Funkerman ("Speed Up") Interview

Funny story here. At Amsterdam Dance Event 2007, the person I was most excited to meet was Funkerman. His song "Speed Up" totally inspired me to change everything that I do as a DJ. Yes, the song is about getting a girl into bed with you, but there is one line which goes "baby, step up your game," and that one line floated through my head during all of 2007. Upon meeting Funkerman backstage at last years massively successful Flaming Records party at the Melkweg, I burst into the story. He looked at me strangely and smiled. It was then I realized that the combination of loud music and my talking way too fast made the story unintelligible. This year at Amsterdam Dance Event 2008, I got the chance to sit down and talk to Ardie Van Beek about "Speed Up," the new single "Remember," the upcoming album, and the roots of the Flamingo Recordings label.