Paz Calzada

Paz Calzada Paz was born and raised in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Paz is her official birth name and Techno is her Pazzion! As a teenager she was present during the development of the Dutch house scene in the ‘80s. Every week she counted down the days until the weekend so she could feel free and unlimited on the dance floor, drowning in the dark beats and the strobe. She went from illegal underground parties and eccentric clubs such as the Roxy (Amsterdam) and Café d'Anvers (Antwerp) to the first larger house parties such as Hellraiser in Sporthallen Zuid and Awakenings in de Gashouder. But then from her mid-20s to her mid-40s, her work life completely consumed her and she eventually ended up in a burnout. During her recovery she went to raves and techno festivals and felt the music again. She