DJ Jaimy played at Amsterdam Vinyl Club on 11 December 2025, and dazzled us with his dexterity on the decks and his deep knowledge of house, UK garage and 2-step.

An interview with DJ Jaimy

Tell us about yourself.
My name is Cor and I’m almost 62 – I’m 62 in February 2026. I was born in Amsterdam – my girlfriend lives in Den Haag, and I now live around 30 minutes from central Amsterdam.

I’ve been DJing for a couple of years now. In the 1990s I used to go to big clubs in Amsterdam such as The Roxy. There was an amazing dance scene in those days – it was very different to how things are now, because there were so many different clubs. I was sad when The Roxy burned down!

As a DJ, what sort of music do you play?
I like deep house, 2-step and UK garage. But these days most DJs are playing with a laptop and a memory stick, and there’s not so much vinyl any more. But I hope vinyl DJing is coming back – it’s a little niche right now, but it’s getting more popular again.

What made you want to DJ in the first place?
When I went clubbing, I often spent a long time standing behind the DJs and watching them, and I thought it was something I’d like to try. But I started playing live DJ sets very late, like in 2020. I have a DJ set at home – I play on Technics SL 1210 MK2 with a Behringer DJX 750 mixer. It's a very good mixer, very nice!

Do you have a big record collection?
I think I have around 1,000 records now. I know some other DJs and they also have a lot of records. In Amsterdam we’re lucky because we have so many record stores, and some of them are the best in Europe.

I’m a huge vinyl fan and I’m glad to see so much interest in the format again. After all, that’s where DJing started in the first place. All this music was coming from the United States – Chicago, Detroit, house music – and at the time I was playing all those records on vinyl, and listening to DJs play vinyl in the clubs.

I like vinyl because it’s “now”, it’s rough. You can hear the needle dropping on the record. But now everything is digital, with people using laptops and CDs. For me, that’s not really DJing. Vinyl just feels more real.

Do you spend a lot of time hunting for records?
When I go to a record store I’ll dig through the records and listen. If the record sounds good, I’ll take it. But if I don’t like the music after two or three seconds, I’ll take if off the turntable. The record stores I normally visit have a lot of white labels, so you’d don’t know what you're getting – you have to listen to it. But if I listen to a record and I think it’s fun, I’ll buy it.

As I buy so many white labels, I’m able to pick up records for two, three or five euro each. I have a lot of fun doing that!

I spend a lot of time in record shops. But if you want to DJ, you need to do this - but it’s enjoyable, so why not?