After an impressive debut at last year's Rockit Festival, Dutch producer and DJ Joris Voorn is back in the region. You can catch him in Shenzhen. Relatively new to the scene, Voorn has been a full-time musician for just under two years. The 27-year-old, who was born in Rotterdam, started his musical education as a classically trained violinist, before turning to the guitar and then electronic music. 'After being a bedroom producer for a long time, I was able to release some of my music, and that's where everything started,' says Voorn. 'I started playing out more, which gave me the opportunity to make a living from my music. There eventually came a point when I just couldn't combine working and making music any more, so I had to make a choice, which wasn't that difficult at all.' Voorn's latest release, Future History, has brought the Dutchman to the attention of a wider audience. Featuring the piano-infused break-through track Incident, Voorn has topped several dance charts, including a No1 spot on Mixmag magazine's techno chart. Championed by the likes of techno godfather Carl Cox and the late radio DJ John Peel, Voorn's sound has a wide appeal. Melodic and minimal, Voorn's approach to techno has an intelligence and subtlety often not associated with the genre. It's easy to see why Voorn's highly crafted and considered, emotional electronic music is gaining acclaim. 'I try to put a certain feeling in my music that at least makes me feel inspired,' he says. 'When I DJ, I try not to limit myself to one sound.' Perhaps best viewed as an umbrella term, techno isn't as distinct as many sub-genres of electronic music, such as trance and house. For many, the sound reached its peak more than a decade ago, but Voorn disagrees. 'Techno is conceptual music - there are no rules,' he says. 'From that point of view, it can be reinvented to stay fresh. However, it's true that certain genres of techno music have witnessed their boom period, but that also inspires people to explore new ground. So you can say techno is an evolutionary kind of music.' Voorn's music is released globally through Sino records - an offshoot of the Hong Kong-based Technorient label, which has released quality electronic records since 1997. 'Techno is a symphonic mish-mash of electronic impulses generated by sound modules and drum machines,' says label head Amil Khan. 'The sounds are 'loop' oriented. To the insensitive, it might seem repetitive, but to the sensitive, the groove found within a loop can be ecstatic.' Vroon says he's happy to be able to travel so widely. 'The nice thing is that I can see the world,' he says. 'I think it's important to spread quality music around the globe, and being a DJ helps me do that. 'I think Hong Kong is a wonderful city. I hope to get to know it better this time and start feeling at home there.' Joris Voorn, tonight, 11pm, True Color Club, 3-4/F Dongyuan Rd, Futian, Shenzhen. 100 yuan. Inquiries: 8227 4834