I have my own charity organization in Berlin called Ruckenwind, which supports kids from - ya - not ideal backgrounds.

When I started, DJs weren't in the media, electronic music wasn't in the sales charts and a DJ was the freak in the corner who provided the music while other people had fun. So to do it, you must have been a freak and a music lover.

Trance had become a dirty word. Thanks to Ian Van Dahl, Lasgo, Flip 'N' Fill and DJ Sammy, a generation of kids has grown up thinking trance is the shittiest music since country and western.

I always say, "If you see something is wrong in your neighborhood, go ahead and change it. Don't wait for somebody else to do it." This is pretty much what I do.

I don't need to play Beatport Top 10 to get the crowd going

I have my own charity organization in Berlin called Ruckenwind, which supports kids from - ya - not ideal backgrounds.

It is not the gift, but the thought that counts.