DJ Jurgen (Jurgen Rijkers) was born in Delft, The Netherlands on February 13, 1967.
He started his DJ career in 1978 as a radio jock on City Radio Den Haag. In 1985 he moved to Radio Veronica, one of Hollands biggest national radiostations.
He also started to present the Radio Veronica Road Show. His name became known all over The Netherlands.

When house music entered the scene, DJ Jurgen moved along with this new style of music into the clubscene. Since then DJ Jurgen developed his own style, which is strong groovy house and trance.
DJ Jurgen used to be resident at the Hour Power (Escape Amsterdam) and the Asta (The Hague). But now, he is DJ-ing at various clubs and parties all over Europe and beyond.

In 1995 DJ Jurgen started producing and he released his first record in 1996. Next to producing and DJ-ing, DJ Jurgen also compiles DJ compilations, such as "This is Jurgen" and "Jurgen I".
In 2000 the single "Higher & Higher", sung by Karen Shenaz, was a nr. 5 hit in the Netherlands and was released all over Europe and the USA.
DJ Jurgen's new single (and video) "One step Away" has been released in may 2002.
The track has entered the dutch dance charts already.

Performances