Going Global this summer… (Winners announced!)
Hi, I’m Menno. What’s your name? I’d be delighted to meet you. In fact, I’d love to meet you this summer. I’m DJing at Global Gathering all over the world this year and I’m looking for people to party with. I like to party, do you like to party? Lets find out. One of my favourite things to do is play the music I love really loud and put my hands up. When I put my hands up, I let go of everything that might be troubling or distracting me in life. For just that moment I live in the moment, when otherwise I spend every other day of my life worrying about tomorrow. Is that how you feel too? If so, we might be more alike then you think.
Perhaps we can put up our hands together. Do a little dance, jump around and smile at people we might not even know. You’d be surprised what great things can happen when you smile at a stranger and maybe even talk to them. Don’t take it to serious, just look at the person standing next to you at a party and tell them: “I’m having a fucking amazing time, what about you?”
Godskitchen is going Global, and I’m going to be there. I’m very excited. Going Global for me doesn’t just mean long flights, stamps in my passport and checking in-and-out of another hotel, it means meeting new people, hearing new stories and feeling inspired and together. Together as one, for the music. That is what Global Gathering means to me.
This summer, I’d like to meet you at Global Gathering. Post below what Global Gathering means to you and win 2 VIP tickets to one of the festivals, including the opportunity to grab a drink with me and talk about life, music, the universe and everything. As a resident of the festival I will be spinning at all of the confirmed dates below, as well as more to be announced!
[11.07.09] Global Gathering – Chaika Airfield (Kiev, Ukraine)
[25.07.09] Global Gathering – Long Marston Airfield (Stratford Upon Avon, UK)
[01.08.09] Global Gathering – Tuutari Park (St. Petersburg, Russia)
For more info check www.global-gathering.com
From Holland, with love,
Menno de Jong
Update: With help from the organisation of Global Gathering the winners have been chosen and will be contacted by email…
Global Gathering Kiev: Alex Kapitoshka (Ukraine) and Olenka F. (Belarus)
Global Gathering St. Petersburg: Denk Akd (Argentina)
Global Gathering UK: Stephen Mileham (UK)
Global Gathering….ouff, so many things come to my mind when I hear those two words together, but the ome thing that takes the biggest part of it, is the fact that I can can be who I really am, no worrying about the weird looks of others,or what other could think about me, this is just about being me, and feel free, knowing that the ones around me are my family for the moment, we’re gonna be connected thanks to the music beat.
Really looking forward to your gigs Menno, and don’t forget this….’God loves you’
:)
I’ve realized what is Global Gathering only last summer in Qiev, Ukraine. That was something I will remember for ages. I was really shocked, and my feelings can’t be totally described here. Thousands of beautiful faces full of delight and happiness, feelings of euphoria and freedom, Burn Arena where Menno and others played their wonderful sets, flying “Intuition” t-shirts near me:)!! We were so wet and tired but music was inspiring us and we were dancing again and again, screaming and enjoying this madness! And now I’m really happy as Global comes to Belarus and I will have an opportunity to feel all that again!! I wish the days pass quickly and 27.06.09 will come to make my dreams come true! Looking forward to see you in our country Menno. Hope you’ll like Belarus and its people. Good luck and see you later! =)
Right now… I am after Golobal Gathering Poland… I was waiting for this party all the year and I’m not disappointed becouse that was realy great party. Global Gathering for me was a variety of every-day reality and my duties. I was very hapy to heard my favourites Dj’s and music i realy love – Trance!!! I met a lot of fine people, which were there from the same reason… music, dance and having fun!
I wish to all of you… the same way of splendid moments =)
Greetings.
Global Gathering.. to visit one party country and festival legend more! :-)
Global Gathering to me is lying on my back on the grass out in the open under a big blue sky, with the sun shining down on my face and a cold glass of beer in my hand, listening to the beautiful sounds of some of the best music around…
Global Gathering is the best music festival that the UK has to offer by far. It allows everyone for a weekend to be completely free and listen to the worlds best DJ’s spinning the beats. You get to meet some amazing like-minded people and just lose your self in the music!! No-one cares what you look like and waht you do, everyone comes together for one reason and one reason only- love of the music!!!
I have been to Global Gathering in the UK several times and couldnt imagine not going!!
To sum Global Gathering up in one word would be AMAZING!!
Take Care Menno
Love Tricia in UK
Does this apply for contestants in Asia who want to try too?? :)
Sure, if you can make it to one of the festivals :)
global gathering is one of those huge and wonderful parties i always look from abroad, a magic moment i would “never” live…i’m from argentina and i’m having the opportunity to go to europe this summer, so now i look to GG a little nearer. it would be the best to attend and better to meet you!!!! it would be my first time to see you playing so imagine what i feel…hope to see you soon my nº1 dj!!!!
“finding menno”…love den
This is life/..
Hi Menno. Will be catching you this year in Istanbul (winner or not : ). I missed out last year unfortunately due to work but I am NOT making that mistake again.
For me, Global Gathering is, well, where do I start…?
Without sounding ‘too’ poetic, the second I walk through the gates and I can hear the music pumping away, I will instantly forget about everything… and I mean everything! I will instantly forget about all the stress form work. I will instantly forget about my struggles with my Turkish language course… To put it simply, the second I hear those massive massive tunes being pumped out across the hot Istanbul summer night, I will be in a drug-free state of euphoria until the sun comes up the next morning. I will seriously be on cloud 99! That is what Global Gathering means to me; a means to simply escape the norm, even for a few hours on a hot Saturday evening (of course, the sets of MdJ, Cox and Orbital will help, too! :-)
Menno – Any chance you’ll be dropping Guanxi at some point during your set? : )
Much respect
Andy
Hi Menno¡ It’s me, Jasur. Let the world to be tranced with *Last Light Tonight*. Many thanks to you and your outstanding partner Djs for doing nice job. I wish you to explode minds of listeners with your amazing sounds at “GlobaRing”, most energetic dance event in the world¡ Global’s waves are expanding all over the Universe. So, let it fly¡ Deep respects…
Evening Menno,
Well Global Gathering for me means the first festival ive been to, for too long now Ibiza has taken centre stage and although it’ll be hard to beat i reckon yourself and all the other DJ’s i have planned to see will more than wash away the blues of not going, Also considering myself a geek im intrigued to see exactly what the boombox has to offer, the video’s make it look like nothing ill have experienced before from a sensory point of view.
It also means spending time with my girlfriend in a clubbing enviroment away from the normal crowd that usually go on road trips, experiencing stuff together that none of the rest have before.
ALL IN ALL I REALLY CANT WAIT
Steve
What does UK global gathering mean to me?
G- Greatest festival on earth
L- Love the freeness to release myself
O- Outstanding Djs at the top of their game
B – Blown away by the music and people and other events
A – AMAZING!!!!
L- Love of dance music
G- Good weather if its anything to go by last year. (fingers crossed ey)
A- Awsome stages and attractions
T- Time out from life and TIME to Party
H- Heaven Scent
E- Energetic, music pumped in every direction, ppl dancing until the music stops
R- Red Arrows fly over (f**King Amazing)
I- Irrisistable (not to be missed)
N- No Sleep needed as music keeps me going.
G- Got to be done no matter what
That pretty much sums global gathering up for me and to win tickets would be incredable as I would just love to make it another year.
Look after yourself menno and will see you in godskitchen tent win or lose.
Stephen
Global Gathering and what it means to me……. It means the world! A fab environment with 50000 like minded people twisted right orf their nappers!!!! Mashed potato, and mushy pea syndrome….. The big come down……… Planes, music, fuckin good music, and artists who call themselves DJ¬s blowing the socks off us all….. You hypnotists!!!
Hope to meet you all there yourself, Armin, the guys from A+B, take care, Dave. Happiness is the only way forward. And global has that and more!
Your sentiments reflect my life experience exactly. Until I was introduced to the rave scene in the mid 90’s I felt a strong emotional detachment from music in general and really hadn’t found a “community” I identified with. I’ve since been quite changed as a person, immersed in a naturally welcoming environment, learning to leave my inhibitions behind me at my own pace and discovering just how possible and powerful a natural euphoria can be. It is definitely true for me too that trance and its cousins are my escape from the troubling ‘real world’, especially when experienced the way they were meant to be – in a large open-air venue at a volume you can feel.
My best times were found in the 3-day WEMF weekend parties here in Ontario, Canada, although unfortunately that annual celebration has finally come to an end. Although trance is definitely my ‘life-blood’, it was at these events that I explored the vast spectrum of electronic music and each of the smaller ‘families’ of music enthusiasts who make up the entire community. Everyone has their own tastes but they can truly come together and meld as a greater whole at events of this scale. One need not try hard to sense the powerful vibe in the air, something tangible that must be felt first-hand to be understood.
I’m not sure what I’m going to do for large-scale events in the future because travel is difficult and expensive. I do truly hope that I can eventually attend a Global Gathering, or something of the like. Having reached my 30’s I’m gonna need the scene to keep me feeling young and reinforce all the wonderful memories I’ve had over the last 15 years or so. I was deeply disappointed I couldn’t make it to your last appearance in Toronto and I hope you’ll be back here again soon. But I also hope that something new will spring up in my area to fill the huge void left by the demise of WEMF. There is a literal ‘army’ of Trance fans here who will heed the call of duty should the overseas DJs show up in force.
Well to be totally honest Global Gathering at the moment is just a little bit of excitement and intregue churning in my belly. I’ve never been before so this will be my first year. I’ve heard stories from friends who are now die hard fans and go every year, this year I’m a Global virgin!
Coming from Scotland we have T in The Park and Rockness which are always fun but you can never be sure of the weather. This year Global will be my summer festival in the sun with my mates. I can’t wait!
Hi, Menno!
GG is the finest time when i can dream only about…. no, i can’t dream at all and i don’t care about this! i have a good time, my friends arounds me. MUSIC. ATMOSPHERE!!!!! OOOOOOOO! It’s the best way to live!!!!
And
Thanx from Belarus!!!!!! GG 2009 was really GLOOOOOOBAL!
The morning with your music was the greatest mornin’ i’ve ever had!
after this i can’t work, simply fly with my dreams about next year!!!!
i hope we see U next year!!!!!
And don’t tell me that U’ve got another plan!!!! NO!NO!NO!
Natasha
when is winner been announced?
Hey Menno,
Global Gathering is a drug for me. My first dose I’ve got not so long ago,on 29th june in Minsk,with ur help by the way :)so my addiction to Global Gathering is not so heavy…not yet…but its getting worse with every day when i remember that great feeling of freedom,special feeling called “nobody-cares-what-r-u-doing”….
Global Gathering is my legal drug that helps to forget about work,about problems,about all this stuff…i just put my hands up in the air and let myself move together with thousands and thousands people around….just dance,move,listen to great music and enjoy freedom….open my mind and my soul….and enjoy every single moment,every single sound and word….
im GG-addict,for sure….
c u soon :)independently if i win or loose…kusjes uit belarus :)
My girlfriend & I both live in California, United States. We have been listening to trance music for so long now. When Menno de Jong came here, we went and saw him and he was amazing! Going to Global Gathering would be an amazing experience for both of us that we will remember for the rest of our lives. We’ve only been to shows in California. We’ve never been to any of the countries that Global Gathering is in. We love Trance music so much and not very many of the good Trance DJs come to our town. But Global Gathering has so many of our favorite DJs. Words cannot explain how amazing and life-changing this experience would be for my girlfriend and I. I’am also a beginner Trance DJ. The opportunity to meet Menno De Jong would be so amazing for me. He is one of my favorite DJs he is so talented. I could learn so much from him and I would love the chance to meet him. Thank you, hopefully we’ll see each other at Global Gathering!
So basically, this ‘competition’ is a load of crap. After last nights GG, there’s only 3 events left. Why didn’t you just say in the competition ‘Win tickets to GG UK, Ukraine or Russia’. Bit of a farce really.
Hi Andy,
You have a very valid point there, I’m very sorry about this and apologize for letting it escape my attention. To compensate I will do the following:
- Because Poland and Turkey are no longer included, I will re-issue a similar competition when I next play there.
- As Belarus is relatively close to the Ukraine there will be two winners for this festival (one from the Ukraine, and one from Belarus)
- There will be one winner each for the two remaining festivals, making 4 winners in total instead of 1.
I hope this works for you and the other people that reacted. I’m very sorry about this situation.
Warm regards,
Menno =)
hey Menno,
it can seem quite silly….but i was the only person here named “olenka”,and there is “olenka” in list of winners of tickets :P so i thought that it might be me….but u know,i got no notification by email….so i still have hope that this winner is me…and at the same time im not sure….maybe u know answers for my questions….
kusjes uit belarus :)
olenka
Menno,I was listening to your 2 hour set on Kiss.fm Stage,on Global Gatrering in Kiev.That was increadible,you were even better than Above’n'Beyond,that were dj’ing at 4.00 in the morning at Main Stage!!!
thanks for your hard working for us,your fans =)
MENNO, MENNO, MENNO, MENNO!!! I know that’s nice to hear that when you are playing set, so I shouted it many times =)
Jumping on the table was very funny. Thanks for “FACES” and “All we need it THAT moment” :P
After all, thanks for signing the T-Shirt… Couldn’t say that in place, because it was too loud, so saying now – INCREDIBLE live set, my head was overblown with emotions! Keep it up, we listen you all over in Ukraine…
Peace! [two fingers to the air)))]
Love… Global Gathering… Ukraine :)
I wish only global Gathering would make its way to Southern california. Menno you are the dj/ producer who pushes my to elevate my mixes and tracks. I want nothing more then just to witness you live again. Your set at Audiotistic was phenominal and i cant wait to see you again. Please plan another show here in southern calliforinia soon. And always continue doing what you do best…..making the masses stomp, jump, scream, and dance there shoes away.
thanks for the inspiration I love you man!!
Jonathon Lawrence
First of all global gathering brings to pictures to my mind the whole world meeting to dance for the love of the music.
first of all i dont know the age limit of this thing cuz im 17 and i f it comes with plane tickets cuz im all the waay in california but i remeber seeing u at audiotistic i was literaly like 5 feet away from you when u jumped of the stage u totally murdered the night not even above and beyond was better than you but global gathering would top my list of the Best Music Festivals yo and idk if were it said mail it wanted my adress but i put it there
Peace Dude
Steele