Duncan Stutterheim (1971 in
Purmerend
Purmerend () is a city and municipality in the west of the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and in the region of West Friesland. The city is surrounded by polders, such as the Purmer, Beemster and the Wormer. The city became the ...
) is a Dutch entrepreneur who is best known as the founder of the Dutch event company
ID&T
ID&T is a Dutch entertainment and medium enterprise that was founded in the early 1990s. Their event Mysteryland is named the oldest electronic festival in the Netherlands, with later events like Trance Energy and Sensation. It operates many ...
.
Career
At 18-years-old, Stutterheim founded a courier company. A year later in 1992, Stutterheim and friends Irfan van Ewijk and Theo Lelie organised a
Hardcore house (''gabber)'' party called The Final Exam in Utrecht, attracting 12,000 people.
The success of that event led to the creation of ID&T, named for the initials of the three founders of the company, which became one of the largest organisers of dance music festivals in the Netherlands, responsible for festivals like
Trance Energy
Energy (formerly known as Trance Energy) was a Dutch trance event featuring trance music DJs from around the world. It was organized by ID&T and was held since 1999 in various venues in the Netherlands.
History
The event was founded in 1999. T ...
,
Tomorrowland
Tomorrowland is one of the many themed lands featured at all of the Magic Kingdom styled Disney theme parks around the world owned or licensed by The Walt Disney Company. Each version of the land is different and features numerous attractions ...
,
Sensation
Sensation (psychology) refers to the processing of the senses by the sensory system.
Sensation or sensations may also refer to:
In arts and entertainment In literature
*Sensation (fiction), a fiction writing mode
* Sensation novel, a Britis ...
,
Thunderdome, and
Mysteryland
Mysteryland is the leading electronic dance music festival in the Netherlands, organized by the Netherlands-based promoter ID&T. Being the first of its kind in the country when it was established, its organizers have billed the event as the o ...
.
In March 2013, Stutterheim sold 75% of the company to
SFX Entertainment
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, a large American entertainment company. SFX paid 100 million dollars for ID&T.
In April 2015 Duncan quit the ID&T company.
Duncan Stutterheim is the son of Cor Stutterheim, one of the founders of the Dutch branch of
CMG (Computer Management Group). Duncan is married and has three daughters.
References
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1971 births
Living people
Dutch businesspeople
People from Purmerend