Sefrijn

About

Sefrijn is a dj, musician and creative entrepreneur. In his work he combines expressive playfulness, meditative sound and modern mysticism. A combination of technical knowledge, creative improvisation and deep sensitivity create unique experiences.

Find him at Ecstatic Dance, conscious festivals, mantra circles, meditative live music or silent retreats. Welcome all colours of life, welcome all of you! Celebrate and meditate with Sounds & Silence.

Upcoming Events

21

Jan

Friday

18:30 - 21:30

€15

DJ set

Ecstatic Dance

Odessa Muiderpoort A'dam

New and huge location by Odessa

Chipta Tickets

23

Jan

Sunday

13:00 - 17:00

sold out

DJ set

Ecstatic Dance

Landgoed Ottermeer

Little paradise in south of Holland

23

Jan

Sunday

19:15 - 22:15

€20

DJ set

Movement Meditation

Universe Utrecht

With DJ Caroline S'Jegers from Belgium!

Hipsy Tickets

25

Jan

Tuesday

19:00 - 22:00

€20

DJ set

Ecstatic Dance

Antwerpen (BE)

Journey abroad, be welcome!

Eventbrite Tickets

29

Jan

Saturday

21:45 - 01:00

€15

DJ set

Cacao Ecstatic

Odessa Veemkade A'dam

Dance at the amazing boat

Chipta Tickets

5

Feb

Saturday

19:00 - 22:00

tba

DJ set

Cacao Ecstacic

Chapel @ Sint-Oedenrode

Dance as our prayer

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Past Events

ED Amsterdam

ED Rotterdam

ED Köln (DE)

ED Luxembourg (L)

Nibana Festival (FR)

Ecstatic Dance Festival

Odessa Amsterdam

Play Festival

Eigentijdse Jongeren Festival

Ottermeerhoeve

ED Antwerpen (BE)

ED Leuven (BE)

ED Den Haag

Landgoed AlGoed - Twente

Nijmegen Danst

ED Eindhoven

ED Breda Devalounge

ED Groningen

ED Limburg

ED Zwolle

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🔊 VOLUME 🔊 Too loud or too soft? I’m curi

🔊 VOLUME 🔊
Too loud or too soft?

I’m curious to hear your opinion.
The past months I’ve been asking dancers about their experience regarding volume at Ecstatic Dance.

Some people have really sensitive ears and feel it's too loud.
Some need to really feel the music deep in their belly to bounce and want more.

Some music can be played soft and gentle.
Other high energy music just doesn’t work when it is too quiet.

It also makes a huge difference if you are ‘in it’.
If you are IN the intensity of the peak, the volume should reflect that. But if you just went to the toilet, or internally you are in a very different place, the loud volume can be overwhelming, even painful.

A bit like C0V!D measures, you can never please everybody.
Haha.

Sometimes I adapt my set when playing at a location where volume is an issue. I find different ways of drawing people deeper into the dance.

Sometimes some full on release is epic. People shout and roar, wild jumping. It is wonderful when the volume supports this energy. After this burst of energy, usually your internal system is even more open for quietness and sensitivity.

Personally I almost always wear earplugs as a dancer, even at Ecstatic Dance where volume is lower than regular clubs, so I can dance close to the speakers to FEEL the sound, but not destroy my ears. I have custom made earplugs which fit like a glove. They are not cheap (around €160), but you can’t replace your ears, so actually I would say it is a bargain.

So… what’s your experience?

Ready to dance!

Ready to dance!

Noura is één jaar oud! Hiep Hiep Hoeraaaa! Ik s

Noura is één jaar oud!
Hiep Hiep Hoeraaaa!

Ik schrijf niet vaak wat over Noura
En plaats al helemaal nooit foto’s
Noura leeft grotendeels vrij van de krachten die door de digitale wereld wervelen
Alhoewel ze selfies maken al heeuul errrrug leuk vindt 🙈
Vandaag wel een glimp
Van onze reis door dit leven
Met geluk en ook grote uitdagingen
Bergen en valleien

Dankbaar voor dit avontuur
Vertrouwd in mijn rol als pappini
(Onofficiële woord voor een papa die ook soms een mama is)
Dankjewel dat je er bent Noura 💛
Hierperdepiep Hiep Hoi!

What to say… No words But a buzzing after glow

What to say…
No words
But a buzzing after glow

Beautiful journey at Ecstatic Dance Universe in Utrecht
Thank you all for dancing with us!
Hope to see you in 2 weeks with DJ Martyn Zij and Chris van der Weide
Or in 1 week at our Mantra Dag

After two weeks of traveling with our van through

After two weeks of traveling with our van through the Alps, back in Holland! This Sunday we will dance again in Utrecht at Ecstatic Dance Universe. Looking forward very much to play and dance again!

19:15 doors open
19:45 we start

I will play a set, Jethro will do the ceremony.
Come and explore what moving your body can bring you.
Never did this before but curious? Great! Be welcome
Experienced dancer? Also great, dive deeper!

This photo was taken by Marjolein Aarten at the wonderful Freedive Festival during my Birthday night <3

Ecstatic Dance on Sunday in Utrecht 1,5 week ago

Ecstatic Dance on Sunday in Utrecht

1,5 week ago we opened this magical space with an amazing Ecstatic Dance. And the next few months we will keep on dancing.

I'm so grateful we found this space. I invested a lot in lights and sound, and we have a wonderful team who are helping to co-create these evenings. But I cannot do it without YOU, yes, you, beautiful dancer. Feel warmly welcome to join us!

This Sunday we invited DJ Iradi to share his magic on the dancefloor. There are still some tickets left!

19:15 Doors open
19:45 Ceremony by me :)
20:15 Set by Iradi
22:15 Closing with some fruit

<3

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ℹ️ Normally we don't take photos during Ecstatic Dance, but to share the magic of the new space we did at this edition. The dancers are not in the spotlight, mostly dark. Are you on the photo and feel you are still too recognisable? Let me know, and I will edit the photo 🙏

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#ecstaticdance #danceisourmedicine #freedomdance #danceyouremotion #dancemeditation

Ready for a new dance? Be welcome at this new loca

Ready for a new dance?
Be welcome at this new location for Ecstatic Dance in Utrecht. We moved from Domplein to Studio Monseigneur. More space and safety to be who we are 💛

I will play a new DJ set and @jethroobadja will do the ceremony. Still some tickets left. Link in bio

Tonight we dance and express ourselves at @demedit

Tonight we dance and express ourselves at @demeditatietuin Amsterdam. Ecstatic Dance with yours truly as a DJ.

Be fast, be slow, be crazy, be you.

Still a few tickets left so be welcome to join last minute! 💛💫✨🕺🤸‍♂️🔥🧞‍♂️🙏

Link in bio!

Dancing DJ 🕺🧞‍♂️🤸‍♂️ I canno

Dancing DJ 🕺🧞‍♂️🤸‍♂️

I cannot stand still when I feel the music, the people, the energy.
Had another magical outdoor evening at this retreat by ED Zutphen 💛

Next weeks will also be great:
✨ Thursday playing at @demeditatietuin
✨This weekend at Freedive (sold-out)
✨ Next weekend at Het Grote Fijne
✨ Sunday 5 sept at ED Universe in Utrecht
✨17-19 sept at @heartfirenl CampOut

Sunday we SING! Writing this from a sunny France.

Sunday we SING!

Writing this from a sunny France. Eline, Noura and I are at a Tantra Festival in Sadhaka. Beautiful nature holding space for connecting to ourselves and each other. Working here as a musician/DJ, but also recharging the battery with bird sounds, fresh water in the creek and relaxing the body.

We drive back on Friday, because this weekend we will share our Sounds and Silence at De Meditatietuin in Amsterdam during a mantra circle! Since Noura was born and the C thing goin’ round we didn’t sing so much, so happy to start at this place!

Interested?
You can find more info on the website from De Meditatietuin or the new Cosmic Circle website.

Hope to see you on Sunday!
13:45 doors open
14:00 we start
Be welcome 💛

I used Shazam today. But not with a DJ set or the

I used Shazam today.
But not with a DJ set or the radio, but with my crazy neighbours!
Across my street there is a project for people moving back into society (whatever that is), who have had (or have) all kinds of issues before. This sometimes leads to interesting situations… Usually it is shouting on the street. But every once in a while there is one neighbour who has an amazing taste for latin, salsa and other South American music and he plays it FULL VOLUME. So sometimes I run to my balcony to Shazam his tracks ;) It is loud enough for it to work. Haha.
I didn’t tell him I like his music yet, but I will soon! Maybe he will be up for an Ecstatic Dance meditation too 🕺.

So…
This SUNNY weekend I might play some of his music. Three gigs coming up:
👉Hike & Rave at Zandvoort with @backtonaturehikes .
👉Ecstatic Dance at Kraaybeekhof in Driebergen.
👉Ecstatic DJ set at @odessaamsterdam .

After that we will leave to France to Sadhaka’s Tantra Festival. Looking forward to the road trip!
But hope to see you on the dance floor this weekend.
#ecstaticdance #ecstatic #djlife #alwayslookingfornewmusic #unexpected

Ik vind ik vind! En ik ben boos omdat!! Het is wa

Ik vind ik vind!
En ik ben boos omdat!!

Het is waar en ook weer niet
Gevoel wil spreken, zingen, schreeuwen, huilen, gezien worden…

Maar kan je dat bewijzen?
Waar zijn de cijfers?
Weet je het wel zeker?

Ik ben boos maar ik zeg het niet
Ik verschuil me achter de wetenschap, de regering, de school, de leraar
Zij hebben me verteld hoe het leven werkt
Zodat ik dat zelf niet hoef te doen

Ik wil gewoon niet dood, maar dat weet ik nog niet
Mijn hamster ging ooit dood en dat was heel verdrietig!
Mijn moeder is oud en ik wil niet dat ze ziek wordt

De zorg zit vol, ze lopen op hun tenen
Je denkt toch niet dat dit een grapje is?
Dit is echt onverantwoord!!
Corona is geen grap
Ik vertrouw je niet meer

Ik wil meer schrijven
Maar wie wil het horen?
En is het voedend voor mij?

Ik wil in een nieuwe wereld leven
Een nieuwe wereld scheppen
En nooit meer terug naar normaal
Maar vooruit met die geit
Het gekke onbekende tegemoet
Samen met de geliefde mensen om mij heen en met jou

Ik wil volledig leven
Met het risico om ziek te worden
En ervan leren, groeien, doen wat er mogelijk is aan de ziekte zonder dat anderen zo veel inleveren aan levenskwaliteit
Ik wil sterven
Oh mijn God, laat mij sterven
In vrijheid
Als onderdeel van dit leven

Ik wil samen kijken naar wat de aarde ons verteld
Wat ze ons werkelijk zegt
Want er is zo veel meer nodig dan een quarantaine plicht, een vaccin of een mondkapje
Want ze roept ons al decennia lang
Om een moment stil te staan
Bij een boom of een vogel
Bij ons tempo, onze consumptie
Dat gaat niet over Co2, zonnepanelen of een nieuw klimaat akkoord
Maar over wie we zijn. Onze relatie met onszelf, met elkaar, met moeder aarde die ons zoooooo veeeeeeel geeft

Ik wil mediteren op het virus
Er contact mee maken
En de aard ervan doorgronden
De uitnodiging aannemen
Voordat het harder moet schreeuwen
Net als wij wil ook het virus gehoord worden

Ik wil ademen met elkaar
Knuffelend, strelend, vrij vrijend, naakt door de duinen struinen
Omhoog vallen en omlaag kijken
Bijna bezwijkend onder al het leed op deze aarde
Kom ik terug
Met beide benen op de grond
Adem in en uit
Ik heb nog geen besluit
Maar ik leef, ik beef, ik beleef
Doe je mee?

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Other Projects

Cosmic Circle

Music from the Heart
Mantras & Kirtan
www.cosmiccircle.org

How About Yes

Interactive Media for a
More Beautiful World
www.howaboutyes.com

Media Art

Portfolio Projects of
Multidisciplinary Art and
Interactive Installations

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