Just got off the phone with Graham Massey who confirmed for 808 State! It's on!
Big news calls for a big picture :-)

Maurice got interviewed by VPRO 3voor12 about OldschoolRenegades™ (Dutch Language)

Poing-producer maakt documentaire over begintijd house.
Check it out: http://3voor12.vpro.nl/artikelen/artikel/43466913

We're proud to announce that SL2 is confirmed for the Oldschool Renegades™ documentary!
Slipmatt & Lime were school friends together in Loughton, Essex where they shared a mutual love of Hip-Hop and Reggae. In 1985 Slipmatt & Lime began recordeding Hip-Hop demo's with north London Rap duo, Gino & Mikey. In 1988, along with many others, they began going to Raves and switched allegiances from Hip-Hop to House. At one of the raves they met a crew from Ilford that included future DJ Devious D, and a 16 year old MC called Jay J. Soo after they formed SL2 with Jay J on the mic.

SL2

In 1989 they recieved a big break as Slipmatt's older brother Paul Nelson was one of the founders/promoters of the Raindance rave organisation. SL2 became residents and started DJing all around the UK for Raindance.
SL2 signed to B-Ware Records for their first release, an acid house record called "Do That Dance". Although the record sold well they were ripped off by the label which meant they saw no money from the release. The next 2 years saw them DJing and setting up the pirate radio station Raw FM with 3 other DJ's. In 1991 they set up their own label "Awesome". One of their 2 releases was "DJ's Take Control" that sold 3500 copies and attracted the attention of XL recordings. Signing to XL, SL2 had three top 30 hits and performed all over the UK, both as DJ sets and live PA's featuring their dancers Jo Millet (Lime's partner at the time, and future Jungle producer, Jo) and Kelly Overett (future Cappella vocalist). (Source: Discogs)

(Olivier Abbeloos of T99, Quadrophonia)

T99 was first started by Patrick De Meyer releasing three solo works. Patrick later heard Olivier Abbeloos working on a track called "Anasthasia" and proposed Abbeloos to release it as T99. Abbeloos agreed if from that point on they were a group by the name of T99. They later go on together to produce their only album "Children Of Chaos". (Source: Discogs)

Michael Alig (born South Bend, Indiana, April 29, 1966) is the co-founding member of the notorious Club Kids, a group of young clubgoers led by long time best friend James St. James and Alig in the late 1980s and early 1990s. In 1996 Alig was convicted of the murder of Andre "Angel" Melendez in a confrontation over a drug debt. Alig's other protegés included Gitsie, Jennytalia, Robert "Freez" Riggs, Richie Rich, RuPaul, Amanda Lepore, and many other Club Kid personalities. The Club Kids' outrageousness resulted in their appearing on the news and the television talk show circuit—they appeared on the Geraldo Rivera show five times.The Limelight NYC (left), Michael Alig (middle), Letter from Michael Alig to Maurice Steenbergen (right)

Michael was the main promotor at The legendary Limelight club in NYC, where a lot of the Oldschool Renegades once played (including me)

The Limelight in New York, which was owned by Peter Gatien and designed by Ari Bahat opened in November 1983. Located in the former Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion on Sixth Avenue in an area once known as the "Ladies' Mile," located in Manhattan's Chelsea district, and originally started as a disco music and rock music club. In the 1990s, it became a prominent place to hear techno, goth, and industrial music, and to obtain recreational drugs. It earned the media's attention in 1996 when club and party promoter Michael Alig was arrested and later convicted for the killing and dismemberment of Angel Melendez, a resident drug dealer at the club. The 2003 film Party Monster, starring Macaulay Culkin and Seth Green, was based on this event. The Limelight was closed by the police, but subsequently reopened several times during the 1990s. In September 2003, it reopened under the name "Avalon," however it closed its doors for good in 2007. While Gatien's Limelight is no longer at the center of New York nightlife, many of the cadre of club kids such as Richie Rich and Amanda Lepore have remained active after the Limelight's demise.

Currently Michael Alig is still in jail at Coxsackie Correctional Facility, but we've got an interview planned as soon as he gets out later this year.

We're proud to confirm John Kutski, DJ at BBC Radio 1.Hard Dance & Hardcore’s newest superstar & people’s favourite Kutski is on the rise. 2009 is set to be his busiest year so far, not only is Kutski’s weekly BBC Radio 1 show growing from strength to strength reaching new heights but this is the first time Hard Dance & Hardcore has had a weekly format to get out to new audiences and is an honour but also a well deserved plaudit for a true hard working professional. Kutski’s international profile has skyrockted this year with ground breaking high energy sets at the infamous Monday Bar Sweden, In Qontrol Festival Holland, Finland, Canada and a repeat tour of Australia. Also Kutski shall perform more UK/Ireland festivals than ever before as his summer schedule sees him at Godskitchen Global Gathering, Creamfields, Parklife, Planet Love, Slammin Vinyl as well as dates in Ibiza and continued residencies at Goodgreef, Inside Out & Big events.

Ontop of his weekly radio one show and full diary Kutski still makes time to hit the studio with a recent release on the legendary Detox Records and the launch of his own label Free Range Muzik’ set up to showcase the diversity of his sound and his love of Europeans flavours of dance music starting in the early 90’s!