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Often called one of the most promising talents from the Dutch electronic scene, Day After Festival talent Billy The Kit knows how to move an audience with his energetic, diverse, and unbreakable sounds. So it comes as no surprise that the house DJ and producer is performing and selling out some of the largest venues and festivals around Europe.

Native to The Hague, Netherlands, Joost Seilberger was influenced by music early on, “My father played in several bands during the 60s, so music was as important in the family as anything else. [When I was younger], I started experimenting with music, playing instruments like the saxophone and the piano. At the age of 14, I started producing, DJing and buying vinyl.” Mixing all kinds of music with various mediums, his diverse background with music brought him closer to understanding how to express his unique style.

Channeling that style, he started to make a name for himself as a DJ with his own party every Saturday at a small local bar in Leidschemdam. Building on the success of his weekly, in 2008, he first released Parade of Fools EP on Franchise Recordings. After a move to Tilburg to study, he scored a residency at La Paz in Eindhoven where he played alongside artists like Fedde le Grand. Though Seilberger made his debut during his previous years as a DJ, his breakout year was in 2011, when he was signed to the influential EMI Music imprint. His first single “Don’t Be Shy” as Billy The Kit, which immediately scored well in Dutch charts, became the anthem of the Dutch MTV Awards that same year.

Since then, his energetic DJ sets have have garnished quite the reputation, amassing over 250 gigs throughout Europe while still spending countless time in his studio. His catalogue of releases includes three mix albums and several hit songs, among which have resulted in many #1s on the Dutch, Beatport, and iTunes charts. Artistically, Billy the Kit’s evolution is far from over, “Create your own sound, watch, listen, invest, be patient and learn.”

Still letting the dust settle from the track “Loud and Proud” with Blasterjaxx, released on Tiësto’s imprint Musical Freedom, get ready to get loud as Billy The Kit makes his way to Panamà for The Day After Festival.

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