Meet the people who are working on the Cosmic Sensation project! Today: an interview with Peter Nijborn, musical director and long-time DJ.

Who are you?

I am Peter Nijborn and musical director at Office Broomer, the producer of Cosmic Sensation. I have been a DJ for about 25 years and during this period I have played in Rotterdam at regular evenings in Nighttown and various small niche clubs. My expertise has developed while experiencing – as a DJ – the enormous time span in which disco, house, hip hop and hard rock has evolved. After years of playing records, I shifted towards productions and special assignments, usually for Office Broomer.

What do you do for Cosmic Sensation?

I am Musical Director within the Cosmic Sensation project. In preparation for the project, I determine the musical genre and choose the songs for the CD. During the event itself, I will play the special Cosmic Remix every evening. The choice for the genre for Cosmic Sensation was an easy one: we’ll link the idea to the new trend inside Dance, Nu-Disco (a crossing between the 80’s and contemporary dance). During events in the Dome, we noticed that the combination of images in the Dome and the Nu-Disco make a perfect fit. But please note that this will not be a regular House event, but the music will complete the whole Cosmic Sensation experience. At this moment, we are working on the CD, which is the guideline for Cosmic Sensation.

What is special about Cosmic Sensation and why are you supporting the project?

Cosmic Sensation stands out because it is a totally new way of entertainment: location, dome, visuals, and finding the best music without making commercial concessions. The combination of space and the emergence of “space music” a la 2010 is an extraordinary combination and as a DJ you have to exploit this. Because of this there will also be performances of unknown acts like Acos CoolKAs, and believe me … in a couple of years you can tell everyone that you’ve seen them in our dome before they rose to fame.

My motivation is to look at the future and to not stand still … just like science does!