Peter-Paul Pigmans (31 January 1961 – 27 August 2003) was a Dutch gabber music producer, best known for his production under the pseudonym 3 Steps Ahead.
3 Steps Ahead | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Peter-Paul Pigmans |
| Born | 31 January 1961 Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Died | 27 August 2003 (aged 42) Netherlands |
| Genres | Gabber |
| Years active | 1994 - 2003 |
Born in Berkel en Rodenrijs and based out of Rotterdam, Pigmans' music is widely considered one of the most innovative specimens of the gabber genre;[1] while many gabber producers favor raw force and little virtuosity when creating a song, Pigmans' music always had a strong technical side, and his songs often featured atmospherical elements, an unusual thing in the genre at the time. He was also known for his extremely wild live shows.[2]
His first full-length album Most Wanted & Mad (1997) reached #35 on the Dutch Album Top 100.[3]
Pigmans was known for his eccentric live performances, with bizarre suits, strange sound effects and rousing live sets. For instance, he wore a football shirt that was half a Feyenoord shirt and half an Ajax shirt, aiming to promote fraternisation within the hardcore scene.[4][5][6][7]
Pigmans was diagnosed with brain cancer in 1999. On 18 July 2003 in Zaandam at the Hemkade Stadium, fellow Dutch producers organized a fundraising event for him called "3 Steps Ahead 4 Life" where the cream of the Dutch gabber scene performed (for free - all income was spent on his treatment in hope of curing him) and paid respect to him.[8] A couple of weeks later, he died. Two months later the annual Thunderdome started with a one-minute silence in his memory.
He's been elected into the Thunderdome Hall of Fame.[9]
Discography
editAlbums
edit- Most Wanted & Mad (1997)
- Junkie (2000)
EPs
edit- Step 1 (1994)
- Step 2 (1994)
- Step 3 (1994)
- Drop It (1996)
- Hakkûh (1996)
- Gangster (1996)
- It's Delicious (1997)
- Paint It Black (1998)
Film soundtracks
editTwo of his songs were used in the soundtrack for Brüno (2009): "Thunderdome Till We Die" and "Stravinsky's Bass".[10]
References
edit- ^ "Scanned Poster". Party Flock Netherlands.
- ^ "3 Steps Ahead live @ thunderdome 96". YouTube. 17 September 2007. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ "3 Steps Ahead - Most Wanted & Mad". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2024-08-06.
- ^ bitoyboyxl (2023-05-30). "Peter Paul pigmans w…". r/gabber. Retrieved 2024-08-06.
- ^ "3 steps ahead tribute op ground zero". Synthforum (in Dutch). 2024-02-09. Retrieved 2024-08-06.
- ^ MusicMeter. "3 Steps Ahead - Most Wanted & Mad (1997) - MusicMeter.nl". MusicMeter (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-08-06.
- ^ partyflock agenda: 3 Steps Ahead For Life · 18 juli 2003
- ^ 3 Steps Ahead Hall of Fame entry Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine on Thunderdome.com
- ^ Brüno (2009) soundtrack listing at the Internet Movie Database
External links
edit- Official site and obituary
- 3 Steps Ahead at Discogs
- 3 Steps Ahead 4 Life - Announcement of the fundraising party with artist roster