Mirik Milan is the currently elected Night Mayor of Amsterdam (Nachtburgemeester Amsterdam). The night mayor is a “Rebel in a Suit” who asks and gives advice to all participants of the night: users, influencers, creative industry, mayor, city council, promoters and clubs and his office also organizes events in the benefit of the nightlife. The Night Mayor foundation was established in 2014 to professionalize the function of the night mayor, by setting goals and planning how to achieve them.
Life: when was the moment you figured out that Dance Music was meant to you?
I was 16 and my friend took me to a famous Dutch nightclub called RoXY. Back than you didn’t to show you ID and my mature looks helped me to get in. RoXY was famous for it’s advent-garde scene. The Dutch house scene started there in ’88. The venue dramatically burnt down during the funeral of one of it’s owners and creative directors when he sadly passed away days before in his sleep. The people, the atmosphere, the night noise from the smoke machine. I knew at that moment Nightlife would be an important part of my live.
Laugh: when was the last time you had real fun?
Beginning of May we were in Berlin for an exchange project called Enter the Void between Berlin, Budapest, Riga and Amsterdam. The event is about re-designing public space. How can young creatives take back the public space without damaging or betraying the law. How can you organize a free open air or rave party without being caught. Four days of brainstorm sessions with an amazing group of people. Closing the week with a Sunday party at Sisyphos and Berghain off course. Straight after clubbing we went on to the river Spree with a boat. That also helped! :-)
Love: name the one thing you love more than anything – and why is that?
Amsterdam and my wife of course, got married last year. Amsterdam is such a great city to live in. It’s openminded look at nightlife and dance culture is really Important. Dance Music is seen as an engine for economic growth. Nightlife and all the festivals which are being organized are on a really good level. We have 130 +2000 dance music festivals in the Amsterdam area alone on yearly basis.
Past: name a significant moment in your career in Dance Music – and why is that?
The moment I was asked to join Meubel Stukken and Joost van Bellen his Rauw party. Together with DJ Joost van Bellen we're running the Rauw club night since 2003. Rauw introduced artists like Erol Alkan, Boys Noize, Justice, Busy P, Crookers, Brodinski and Gesaffelstein to the Dutch dance scene.
Present: what do you think that is trending today in music, clubs and festivals?
More and more cities around the world are interested in have longer opening hours for night clubs. Because it helps the scene to growth and get better line ups but on the other hand it gets back on the problem side because all the people don’t leave the venue at the same time and spill out on to the street all a once. At the moment I’m writing this I’m in Cali Colombia to do a talk at the subject. For the last three month I have been doing an international talk in my role as the Night Mayor every week in a city around the world. Next up are Ibiza, Mumbai, Denmark and London.
Future: where is industry heading in the years to come?
I hope we will see more art and technology been added to the dance industry. What TodaysArt festival is already doing for years will come to mature. You see now at festivals that stages are becoming bigger, more technical. A new sub culture group will be looking for new stuff. Sub cultures shape mainstream culture. That is why it’s so important. In sub cultures you will have innovation and that is much needed in an ever changing dance music industry.
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