As a beginning DJ without a permanent residency, Promo decided to organise his own events in local and sport clubs. With that Promo did two things at the same time. On the one hand he built up a name with the public and on the other hand he acquired new contacts within the hardcore scene.

Promo came into contact with the hardcore sound when dance was still not that fragmented. In the beginning of the 90`s he listened to house, hiphouse, and hiphop. From there on his musical taste developed more into the direction of the harder styles.

After several small parties, Promo was ready to perform for the first time on a large event. `The first time I stood in front of a really big audience, was on the Birthday Party of Erick E in the Palace in Zaandam. In those days, Erick still performed under the name E-One. It was impressive to play for the first time for 2000 people`. Suddenly Promo was not standing on the dance floor anymore, but he was playing next to his DJ heroes. He remembers: `everybody was there: Buzz Fuzz, The Chosen Few, The Prophet. I was part of the crew now`. In the meanwhile, Promo has played in the Rex Club in Paris and next to Carl Cox in the Sports Arena in LA. Also, he did a tour in Australia and performed in the Netherlands in Ahoy and the Brabanthallen. Moreover, he has demonstrated his mixing skills on major festivals like Defqon, Mysteryland, and almost in every important club. In 2004 he closed of Sensation Black what Promo calls `one of the milestones` in his career.

Next to DJ-ing, Promo started to produce in 1995. In spite of having not much studio equipment, he was convinced that one could make better quality productions than that he heard in general. In 1996 he was contracted by ID&T and in the years that followed he produced over 80 tracks for their label. In that time, Promo became a mature producer who could stand on his own two feet.

Despite the downfall of Gabber in the late 90`s, Promo was convinced that Hardcore was still not at its end. In the summer of 2000, Promo started his own record label The Third Movement. At the moment, The Third Movement releases the works of nearly fifteen artists like Dana, Tommy Pulse, Rude Awakening, and Peaky Pounder.
The sound of Promo is paradoxically described by him as `accessible dark`. Promo: `I am always searching for new sounds and enjoy to experiment with rhythms. On first instance it seems really dark but as you hear it more often, some parts become recognisable in the end`. Promo`s typical rough sound is known thanks to the catchy hook that he can give to his productions. One of the most characterising elements of Promo`s work is his Basskick on which he worked on for years and is imitated and sampled globally. This indicates the influence and importance of his productions on other producers worldwide.