
Das Maik + Das Reinier = Das Manier. The DJ/Producer duo met during their time at university in the east of the Netherlands. Their friendship was founded in their mutual interest in computer and business studies and connection through a local student association. It was there that the seed for their current joint creativity was planted. Then in the 2010s, Reinier already played at local bars and was getting hold of new and rare synthesizers for his collection. As a good friend and coming from a musical background, Maik’s interest in producing and DJ-ing was sparked as well. However, although meeting at university, the duo’s relationship evolved from close friends to partnering artists only after they both finished their studies and moved to Amsterdam. It was there that they found



