The Partysquad
Supreme Sound Selectors, without a doubt Holland's hottest dj team
As a two man crew Jerry (DJ) and Ruben (host/mc) have rocked almost every spot and venue possible. Whether it's the Amsterdam Arena filled with 30.000 people or an intimate residency, they'll move the crowd regardless. The entrepreneurs, who are also CEO's of a successful entertainment & production agency, started playing together back in '99 in the legendary Club Margaritas which was based in the heart of Amsterdam city. Ever since then it's almost impossible to imagine a Dutch club scene without these two entertainers.
After hitting the Dutch scene with numerous mix cd's, parties and dj-sets they started to broaden their horizon and went international. As regulars in Portuguese and Spanish clubs and with gigs in Marocco, Turkey, Curacao, Surinam, the U.K. and other countries they just proceed doing what they were used to do back home; rocking crowds!
Next to playing in the clubs, they also provide earcandy for their crowd; many floorfillers are their own production and came out of their very own hitfactory; "The GL (Goodlife) studio". Since the release of their first single in 2005 they have had many songs hitting the dutch charts. Every video they did has been supervideo (superclip) on dutch music television! (check the factslist for titles).
Also, Jerry and Ruben have received numerous awards for their work; urban awards (former mobo’s), TMF awards, Grote prijs van Nederland (grand prize of Holland) and more.
The Partysquad always has the right ingredients for the party; they adjust to the present crowd and because of their diverse way of playing in combination with the right vocal input, they really can rock almost every crowd anywhere. Although the roots of the 2-man band lay in the more hiphop orientated music, nowadays their sets include more styles and their style may be described as ‘eclectic’. The music varies from Hiphop/R&B and dancehall to Baile funk and House. Bottom line; you never know what to expect except for one thing; the dancefloor will be filled continuously!
The Partysquad (release) facts:
October 2005
The first release of The Partysquad; the single “Wat Wil Je Doen” (What Do You Want To Do), which is also the titletrack of the Dutch hit movie Het Schnitzelparadijs. A possecut with different rappers. The song was their first top 10 song in the charts.
January 2006
The second single was released; “I'm Sorry”. A collaboration with RMXCRW and R&B singer Gio. Next to chartpositions the video became BoxBom on The Box and Superclip on TMF.
March 2006
The Partysquad, Kees de Koning (Top Notch) and Universal Music start a new label: Goodlife Music. Different artist are signed but also The Partysquad theirselves.
April 2006
The Partysquad releases another song that hit the Chart Top 5; “Rampeneren”, a collaboration with Ali B. and Yes-R. The song maintains in the charts for 15 weeks!
After that 2 more club hits are released; “Hard2get” ft Gio, Ali B & Ambush and “Rellen & Rennen” ft Darryl.
September 2006
The debut album "De Bazen Van De Club" hits the stores. Also the next single “Dat is die shit” (That’s That Shit) is released; another possecut with different vocalists (Goodlife artists as wel as non GL artists).
November 2006
The Partysquad is responsible for the anthem of the TMF Music Awards 2006. The song they made features Extince, Jacqueline Govaert (from the succefull Dutch rock band Krezip) and Big Boy Caprice. After the show there was a huge demand for the song which was called, “Ben Je Down” (Are You Down).
TMF and Goodlife decide to release the single as a download only; all profits went to charity; Dance4life. On December 9th the single enters the Top 100 chart at number 4 on downloads only!
Besides all releases in 2006 The Partysquad managed to receive numerous awards from different awardshows such as The PP2G awards and The Urban Awards (former MOBO’s);
-Best DJ team
-Best DJ R&B / Hiphop
-Best Video
-Best Single
January 2007
A new chapter for The Partysquad; the single “Non Stop” ft. Brainpower hits the charts (and especially the clubs). The video has already been viewed more than 2 million(!) times on YouTube (which is crazy for a group from the small country of Holland).
June 2007
The Partysquad releases a download portal: www.thepartysquad.com/free. They want to offer clubhits to the fans for free (as an experiment at first). ‘CrazyFunkyStyle’ is a track from the portal which is onofficialy released; nevertheless they made a video to go with this crossover song which again was supervideo on dutch music television. The track becomes a hit in Spain during their international summer tour.
September 2007
Jerry and Ruben become official ambassadors of Dance4Life.
October 2007
The Partysquad wins 2 prestige’s TMF Awards: 1 for Best Urban Act and 1 for Best Single ‘Non Stop’.
November 2007
The Partysquad wins another Award. This time it is the Urban Award voor Best DJ team.
