Mark van Bergen

EDM historian moderating a dancefloor debate

Based in Tilburg, Netherlands

A conference moderator slot from someone who studies the scene rather than plays it. Mark van Bergen’s background is in electronic dance music history, with work that spans Dutch rave culture, house history and the social effects of club participation.

More about Mark van Bergen

Van Bergen is a lecturer, researcher and writer who has been documenting EDM culture since 2000. His book Dutch Dance won the Pop Media Prize, and he’s been attached to projects on Thunderdome and Awakenings as well as teaching at Fontys.

Playing

2026-10-23 12:30 · Why Humans Still Need Dancefloors? · Felix Meritis

For fans of

Bill Brewster, Simon Reynolds, Matthew Collin

Official links

Instagram Website

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