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Real name / Mo Becha, David Fouquaert
Moniker(s) / Mo & Benoelie
BORN
M: 1970. In Ghent, Belgium.
B: 1969. In Ghent, Belgium.
FAMILY
M: There was a bit of music in the house, a bit of African music, Arabic music and Michael Jackson. But we had a lot of radio and recording tapes from the radio when I was 10-years-old or something. The jukebox in my parents’ bar was owned by a company that delivered 7 inches, whenever they replaced the selection we got to keep what they took out..They were all scratched and had played on the jukebox 100-times already. But it was still cool to have those to play around with and listen to.
B: My parents used to have Clubs and DJ Bars in the late 70s in Ghent. My father was the DJ, he played a lot of Rock and Seventies stuff. I remember at the age of 8 I saw him playing records. I wanted to do that as well! My love for music and dj-ing definitely started there.
MUSICAL ROOTS
M: The first 7-inch I bought with my own money was Tainted Love by Soft Cell, we still have it in our record collection.
By the age of 11, I frequently visited my Aunt in Amsterdam and I remember the music on the radio was brilliant.. I recorded a lot of tapes there and on on... More Biography
Moniker(s) / Mo & Benoelie
BORN
M: 1970. In Ghent, Belgium.
B: 1969. In Ghent, Belgium.
FAMILY
M: There was a bit of music in the house, a bit of African music, Arabic music and Michael Jackson. But we had a lot of radio and recording tapes from the radio when I was 10-years-old or something. The jukebox in my parents’ bar was owned by a company that delivered 7 inches, whenever they replaced the selection we got to keep what they took out..They were all scratched and had played on the jukebox 100-times already. But it was still cool to have those to play around with and listen to.
B: My parents used to have Clubs and DJ Bars in the late 70s in Ghent. My father was the DJ, he played a lot of Rock and Seventies stuff. I remember at the age of 8 I saw him playing records. I wanted to do that as well! My love for music and dj-ing definitely started there.
MUSICAL ROOTS
M: The first 7-inch I bought with my own money was Tainted Love by Soft Cell, we still have it in our record collection.
By the age of 11, I frequently visited my Aunt in Amsterdam and I remember the music on the radio was brilliant.. I recorded a lot of tapes there and on on... More Biography