Reis Vermaak is a UK radio presenter, record producer and club DJ.

Born Michael Hewitt in Coventry

Coventry

Coventry is a city and metropolitan borough in the county of West Midlands in England. Coventry is the 9th largest city in England and the 11th largest in the United Kingdom. It is also the second largest city in the English Midlands, after Birmingham, with a population of 300,848, although...

, England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

, Vermaak started his musical career at the age of seven when he started to learn the piano. By the time he was 14 he was creating music on Cubase and mixing on his Technics SL-1200

Technics SL-1200

The Technics SL-1200 MK2 MK3 MK4 MK5 MK5G M5G MK6 LTD & GLD are a series of turntables manufactured since October 1972 by Matsushita under the brand name of Technics. S means "Stereo", L means "Player". Originally released as a high fidelity consumer record player, it quickly became adopted among...

's.

After discovering the atmosphere of the dance club, he went on to produce a number of dance music hits under several pseudonyms. His trance music

Trance music

Trance is a genre of electronic dance music that developed in the 1990s.:251 It is generally characterized by a tempo of between 125 and 150 bpm,:252 repeating melodic synthesizer phrases, and a musical form that builds up and breaks down throughout a track...

 productions include "Reunited Again" (produced especially for a special night at the Passion nightclub), "Discovery", "Everyday Life", "Freedom" and "Vortex".

As of January 2009, Vermaak presents a weekly radio show on Saturday nights on Kingfisher FM

Kingfisher FM

Kingfisher FM is a Restricted Service Licence radio station set up in Redditch, Worcestershire, England.-Background:KingfisherFM was formed to highlight the need for a full-time radio station in and around the Redditch area and aims to provide a diverse and accessible local community station for...

, a UK radio station based in Redditch

Redditch

Redditch is a town and local government district in north-east Worcestershire, England, approximately south of Birmingham. The district had a population of 79,216 in 2005. In the 19th century it became the international centre for the needle and fishing tackle industry...

. During his two-hour show he plays both classic and often exclusive up-and-coming trance music. He also invites guest DJs into the studio for the Guest Mix that lasts between 30 and 60 minutes. Recent special guest DJs include Pacha

Pacha

Pacha is a nightclub franchise with headquarters in Ibiza, Spain. The first Pacha club was opened in Sitges outside Barcelona in 1967. The Ibiza club, located in Ibiza Town, is the best known venue today. During 2009 Pacha acquired El Divino, near the marina of Ibiza la Nueva, which will be...

's Random Geezer, and E-Lisset.

Vermaak makes guest appearances at Passion, Godskitchen

Godskitchen

Godskitchen is an international superclub brand which is associated with dance music and organises events, particularly in the UK and US. The company runs a club night of the same name at their nightclub AIR, in Birmingham, England and has an in-house music label...

, Global Gathering

Global Gathering

GlobalGathering is an annual dance music festival by Angel Music Group. Festivals are held in countries such as the UK, Poland, Russia, Belarus, Ukraine and feature leading electronica artists from across the globe...

 and Gatecrasher.

Discography

• 1999: One more Passion
• 2000: Let's Part-E
• 2006: Freedom
• 2007: Falling Star (Dedicated to the late Owen H.)
• 2007: Overdose
• 2008: Vortex
• 2008: Everyday Life
• 2008: Reunited Again

External links

• Reis Vermaak Music features all of the latest Reis Vermaak related information. From his Discography, to his latest movements, and includes sound clips of tracks he has been involved with
• Kingfisher FM - Radio station for Worcestershire: Local News, Travel, Weather and Music for Redditch
  Redditch
  Redditch is a town and local government district in north-east Worcestershire, England, approximately south of Birmingham. The district had a population of 79,216 in 2005. In the 19th century it became the international centre for the needle and fishing tackle industry...
  
  , Bromsgrove
  Bromsgrove
  Bromsgrove is a town in Worcestershire, England. The town is about north east of Worcester and south west of Birmingham city centre. It had a population of 29,237 in 2001 with a small ethnic minority and is in Bromsgrove District.- History :Bromsgrove is first documented in the early 9th century...
  
  and the surrounding areas