PRODUCTIONS

Barkers is responsible for several parties on different scales, a participation in events and festivals over the years.   Barkers is founder of the Annual ADE Network Bash which became one of the ‘not to be missed’ network events of the Amsterdam Dance Event. At first they just invited their own network for a drink, but after a couple of successful years they came up with the bright idea to team up with Buma Cultuur, ID & T and the Good Guyz to bring every year different companies and their networks together. This resulted in 5 years of packed Amsterdam hotspot like Foam Photograpy Museum, De Appel, 11 and de Duif, and collaborations with companies as MTV, Vice, MySpace, Deux d’Amsterdam, Dance Department, Muziek Centrum Nederland, 3FM, and sponsors as Bacardi, Martini, Vrumona, Onitsuka Tiger just to name a few.  

The infamous illegal underground parties such as Club Love at the Karel de Graaf Studio’s, Het Portiershuisje and Kikkenstein in ‘de Aflopende Zaak’ alias ‘De Bunker’ at the NDSM in collaboration with Meubel Stukken, made a well respected contribution to the underground Amsterdam nightlife.   Barkers and Joost van Bellen’s company Meubel Stukken go hand in hand with several productions. Barkers involvement in the 10 Jaar Meubel Stukken festival and Valtifest was priorily artist handling.

The Matthaus Passion the Remix was a project of Joost van Bellen, Gerald v/d Kaap and Cor Schlusser (Melkweg), for which Barkers also was asked to do artist handling and planning.   Meubel Stukken’s infamous Rauw party has concurred a residency in Berlin’s underground club Scala with help of Barkers and MCN. And Joost van Bellen & Kim Tuin are two of the party De Nachtwacht, Amsterdam’s first Night Mayor who collaborated tightly with the mayor of Amsterdam for 3 years. The book ‘ de Nachtnota’ about the Amsterdam Nightlife, and the Wereld Aids Nacht at Paradiso, are a few of the achievements of de Nachtwacht.

In the present Barkers is developing the concept of the Barkers Bar. They want to create a platform for all of the artists on their roster and because they represent such a diversity of music, the Barkers Bar will sooner or later pop up at several places and in different levels of nightlife. With a monthly Barkers Bar at 365Mag’s Thursday night at the Sugar Factory called Miko Loves Barkers, they kick off with a stage for their House, Disco and Techno artists and their (foreign) friendly artists. On the 25th of July 2009 there will be an electro pop rock edition of the Barkers Bar @ Timboektoe.  In fall 2009, Barkers will be full partner in Joost van Bellen’s 25 years Rock & Rave Circus which will tour all over in Holland’s finest clubs. And of course you will find Barkers at the artistdesk at Valtifest this year!