Dutchman Ardie van Beek is known throughout clubland as Funkerman, one of the leading names in house music for more than a decade. The DJ, famous for fusing house with styles such as hip hop, soul, jazz, and funk, is always coming up with a fresh sound, ready to make his mark on whichever club he happens to be in that weekend. It all started for him listening to the sounds of Public Enemy, Eric B and Rakim and other heroes of the US hip-hop explo...