Peter-Paul Pigmans

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Most Wanted & Mad   NL 35 07/05/1997 (7 weeks)

Peter-Paul Pigmans (born January 31, 1961 in Berkel, Netherlands ; † August 27, 2003 ) was one of the best-known representatives of the hardcore techno / gabber scene under the pseudonym 3 Steps Ahead .

Life

Pigmans came to music through a friend and later colleague Rob Fabrie (aka DJ Waxweazle / The Headbanger), was influenced by the advance of the emerging hardcore techno music style and released from 1993 under the names Silverbells and The Illegal Alien on the record labels Rave Records and Hard Stuff Records. In 1994 Pigmans created the name 3 Steps Ahead, intended for productions with Rob Fabrie and Ed Bout. However, only 2 EPs called Step 1 and Step 2 were realized, some of which were produced in cooperation with Fabrie. Both were released on the Step label, a sub- label of the renowned ID&T label .

Over the years he has produced around 20 records, including an album called Most Wanted & Mad (1997) and a double album called Junkie (2000), which also contains older tracks that have already been released. On later records Pigmans used the name "The Ender", named after the series protagonist Andrew "Ender" Wiggin from Orson Scott Card's Ender's Game series.

In 1999 Pigmans was diagnosed with cancer.

Pigmans died of a brain tumor on August 27, 2003, a few weeks after the “3 Steps Ahead 4 Life” fundraising party that took place on July 18 in Zaandam. After his death, Drokz vs. TAFKAT and Promo the tracks " Dedicated 2 3SA " and " Hear This Cry (Dedicated To PPP) " and the organizers of the Thunderdome 2003 party commemorated 3 steps ahead by starting them with a minute of silence.

Pigmans left behind a widow named Jessica de Wit, a daughter named Lara Jill (born January 1998) and a son named Ender (born December 2000).

In 2009 his two tracks " Thunderdome Till We Die " (1997) and " Stravinsky's Bass " (1994) were used in the US film Brüno .

Pseudonyms

• 3 steps ahead
• Bug Slowbizy
• Pedro Terzero
• Silverbells
• The Ender
• The Illegal Alien

Web links

• 3 Steps Ahead at Discogs (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Chart sources: NL
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