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Mike Dierickx (born 20 February 1973), formerly known as Dirk Dierickx, and most commonly recognized under the aliases M.I.K.E., Push or Plastic Boy, is a Belgian DJ. Best known for the song "Universal Nation", he has also released other singles including "The Legacy" and "Strange World".^[1] His style is primarily progressive trance.

Biography[link]

Producing and DJing under the name M.I.K.E., he has been releasing records under the guises: Solar Factor, M.I.K.E, The Blackmaster, Return Of The Native, Plastic Boy, Šand, and Push. In total, there are around 85 different aliases that span his career, because of either collaborations with other artists, or adapting new aliases simply to suit the nature of a particular track, covering the trance, techno and house scenes. As a DJ, Mike's style is very similar to the music he makes—progressive trance with a techy-edge. He is at the forefront of Europe's new sound, regularly topping the dance charts in several leading countries.

As an 11 year old boy he discovered the potential of samplers and keyboards, his interest in electronic music developed further over the next years. At the age of 18, Mike handed his first demo tape to the Antwerp-based record company, USA Import. Shortly after, his first record, "Vision Act" was released on the Atom label in 1992. Mike released a series of successful records before he signed up with Lightning back in 1996.

M.I.K.E's became very popular and, in 1998, although a commercial crossover had never been anticipated, 'Universal Nation' won several dance awards, and is recognized as one of the classic dance-records of the trance era until this day. The number 1 position of the song in worldwide dance charts helped putting the Belgian dance scene firmly on the map. His Push follow-up single 'Strange World' was also a hit and played throughout hundreds of clubs all across Europe. This was followed by another excellent performing release, 'The Legacy', once again topping most dance charts across Europe and entering the British National charts at #21. Over the years Mike received several music awards including best club singles and best dance-producer, and entered 6 times the national top 40 in the UK.

Mike also teamed up and did remixes for Sinéad O'Connor, Moby, Mauro Picotto, Bomfunk MC's, Oliver Lieb, Psy'Aviah, and Ian Van Dahl. This kind of success did not go unnoticed as M.I.K.E. was asked to DJ at some of the best venues in the world, including 'Gatecrasher' and 'Godskitchen' in the UK, 'Fura' and 'Velfarre' in Japan, 'Dance Valley' and 'Trance Energy' in the Netherlands, and 'Spirit' and 'Spundae' in the U.S. Mike still holds residencies in Godskitchen and The Gallery in London.

In 1999 he decided to start-up his own label, Scanner-Records. The music stands for minimal electric dance. Scanner's back-catalogue can be found on www.scanner-records.be, but the project is on hold as Mike is concentrating on his new label Club Elite. The label will boost tech grooves and the better electro-trance.

Discography[link]

As Push[link]

Albums[link]

• 2000 From Beyond
• 2002 Strange World
• 2004 Electric Eclipse
• 2009 Global Age

Singles[link]

• 1997 "Universal Nation"
• 1999 "Cosmonautica"
• 1999 "Till We Meet Again"
• 1999 "Universal Nation '99"
• 2000 "Electro Fever"
• 2000 "Strange World" (2000 Remake)
• 2000 "The Legacy"
• 2000 "Tranzy State Of Mind"
• 2001 "The Legacy" (2001 Remake)
• 2001 Push vs. Sunscreem - "Please Save Me"
• 2002 "Journey Of Life"
• 2002 "Strange World" (2002 remake)
• 2002 "Universal Nation 2002"
• 2003 "Universal Nation 2003"
• 2002 Globe vs. Push - "Dreams From Above"
• 2003 Push vs. Globe – "Tranceformation"
• 2004 "Blue Midnight" (limited edition)
• 2004 "Electric Eclipse"
• 2004 "R.E.S.P.E.C.T."
• 2006 "Strange World" 2006 (Club Elite)
• 2008 Universal Voice E.P. (Club Elite)
• 2008 Impact E.P. (Club Elite late 2008)

As Plastic Boy[link]

Albums[link]

• 2005 It's A Plastic World
• 2011 Plastic Infusion

Singles[link]

• 1998 "Twixt"
• 1998 "Life Isn't Easy"
• 1999 "Angel Dust"
• 2000 "Can You Feel It"
• 2001 "Silver Bath"
• 2003 "Live Another Life"
• 2004 "Twixt 2004"
• 2005 "From Here to Nowhere"
• 2008 "Rise Up" / "A New Life"
• 2010 "Chocolate Infusion" / "Exposed"
• 2010 "Aquarius" / "Journey Of A Man" / "We're Back To Stay"
• 2011 "RED E.P"

As M.I.K.E.[link]

Albums[link]

• 2006 The Perfect Blend
• 2007 Moving On In Life

Singles[link]

• 1999 "Futurism"
• 2000 "Sunrise At Palamos"
• 2002 M.I.K.E. vs. John '00' Fleming - "Ice Cream"
• 2003 "Turn Out The lights"
• 2004 "Totally Fascinated"
• 2004 M.I.K.E. vs. Armin van Buuren - "Pound"
• 2004 M.I.K.E. vs. Armin van Buuren - "Intruder"
• 2004 M.I.K.E. vs John '00' Fleming - "Dame Blanche"
• 2005 "Massive Motion"
• 2005 "Fuego Caliente"
• 2006 "Voices From The Inside"
• 2006 "Salvation"
• 2006 "Strange World 2006"
• 2006 M.I.K.E. with Andrew Bennet - "Into The Danger"
• 2007 "Changes 'R Good"
• 2008 "Nu Senstation"
• 2008 M.I.K.E. with Andrew Bennet - "A Better World" - The Mixes
• 2010 "Art of love"
• 2011 "Back In Time"
• 2012 M.I.K.E. & Maor Levi "Coleurs Du Soleil"

As Solar Factor[link]

• 2001 "Deep Sonar"
• 2002 "No Return"
• 2002 "Urban Shakedown"
• 2004 "Fashion Slam"
• 2005 "Global Getaways"
• 2005 "The Rising Sun"

As Project M.C.[link]

• 2010 "Kontrol" / "Crossing The Sun"

Remixes[link]

• Art Of Trance: "Madagascar" (Push Remix)
• Cygnus X: "The Orange Theme" (Push Remix)
• Mauro Picotto: "Back To Cali" (Push Remix)
• Moby: "In This World" (Push Vocal Mix)
• Rio Klein: "Fearless" (Push Remix)
• Sinéad O'Connor: "Troy – Phoenix From The Flame" (Push Remix)
• Sunscreem: "Exodus" (Push Remix)
• The Space Brothers: "Everywhere I Go" (Push Trancendental Remix)
• Yves DeRuyter: "Music Non Stop" (Push Remix)
• Robert Gitelman: "Things 2 Say" (M.I.K.E. Remix)
• The Gift: "Love Angel" (M.I.K.E. Remix)
• Armin Van Buuren: "In And Out Of Love" (Push Trancedental Remix)
• Arnej: "They Always Come Back" (M.I.K.E. Remix)
• Ramirez Vs. Nebula: "Hablando" (Push Remix)
• Ayumi Hamasaki: "Boys & Girls" (Push Remix)
• Ayumi Hamasaki: "Carols" (Push Remix)
• Psy'Aviah: "Ok" (M.I.K.E. Remix)

References[link]

External links[link]

• M.I.K.E.'s website
• Complete M.I.K.E. discography
• M.I.K.E.'s MySpace
• TranceSound.net M.I.K.E. aka Push interview August 2008