Misja was born on the 21st of January
in 1973 in Rotterdam. In 1992 Misja started to buy the records
he liked, and his choice was Trance (Progressive House).
Misja started to play at parties he organized together with
a friend in Rotterdam. In the mean time he became friends
with DJ Tio, who was already a well known DJ in Holland,
and he gave Misja the chance to mix his own CD. "In Trance
We Trust 001" which was released in September 1998 on
Black Hole Recordings. This CD was well sold in The Netherlands,
Israel and Norway, which resulted in many dj bookings in these
countries.
After a year Misja was looking for more than just a CD so
he started his own sub-label at a record company in Rotterdam.
In December 1999 his first CD on his own label was finished
and called "The Creation - Day One". This was the
first CD in a series of seven.
In the mean time his name was getting bigger in Scandinavia,
and so did the venues he played at. In October 1999 in Denmark
and April 2001 in Norway he played on Hyperstate (Inner city
of Scandinavia).
Because of his success he was asked in August 2000 to do
the number 10 of the successful CD compilation Forbidden Paradise.
One month later the second part of his own CD series was released,
"The Creation - Day Two".
In 2000 Misja started to invest in a studio at home and
the first result was a remix of the Inkfish track Orange Envelope
together with Alpha Breed.
In August 2001 a whole new record company was born. Gesture
Music. Together with Roland K (San Project, 2 men strong)
and Maarten v Oosten (Orientalist), Misja started his real
dream. Misja's first release at his company was be "Misja
Helsloot - First Second" in September 2002. This release
was played a lot by Paul van Dyk. In the summer of 2002 Misja
played at all major festivals in The Netherlands like Extrema,
Love Fields and Dance Valley.
Misja's name was steadily rising, both as DJ and producer.
Several remixes were made, and he had the honors to record
the Impulz theme song, A Different World, on his own First
Second label. New mix-cd's were released: Capital and (back
to were it all began) ITWT 007.
And DJ bookings brought Misja around the globe: from the
Cocorico in Italy to the Opium Garden in Miami to The Dome
in Tell Aviv, and back home to major gigs such as Impulz,
Dance Valley and the end party of the FFWD Dance Parade in
Rotterdam.
In 2004, a new highlight was added to Misja's career. Ten
thousands of party people saw him opening the Mainstage at
Trance Energy.
