De Grote Prijs van Nederland is a national talent search of sorts, which might sound cheesey, but when you realize names like Junkie XL, Opgezwolle, & Nobody Beats the Drum all were helped forward to fame via the Grote Prijs, it seems a lot less so. Regardless, it is a comptetion and it is filled with talent, and like we reported a couple months back, the talent we’re backing is [Moos]. Finding himself in the finals of the “Dance Producers” category, [Moos] is the only representitive for the dubstep sound, and at that is putting out a more relaxed, wobblerless dubstep. Check out his liveset from Club 3voor12 in Utrecht (from Nov 26th, 2009):
[moos] live @ Club 3voor12 Utrecht 20091126 by [moos]
Something else to check out is the online mix of all the Grote Prijs finalists (free downloads!). And don’t forget to roll down to Melkweg on the 12th to support [Moos], who should be performing live with VJ Jorrit, so expect an interesting show.
for more info on [Moos] go to : www.mauricedohmen.com
[moos] came in a close second behind Pitto in the Grote Prijs NL 2009! The dark horse of the competition, [moos] didn’t place in the public prize, but they were lauded by the judges for their musical dubstep skillz and “phat visuals.”
Check http://www.eclectro.nl/2009-12-14-live-moos-grote-prijs-2009 for audio and video.
Grote Prijs judge, Job de Wit, twittered about [moos]‘s near win, saying that they were a “very good second” and his “personal favorite”.
Online electronic music zine, Eclectro.nl, championed [moos], suggesting that the Grote Prijs panel chose for the mainstream over the original.
Thanks to everyone for your support, and to the Grote Prijs for the awesome opportunity.