My name is Guido van der Meulen, and married to my beautiful wife Astrid and I live in the Netherlands in a small town called Geleen.

My love for Lounge Music started about 12 years ago, during a vacation on the island of Bali.

While I was there, I bought a Chillout CD in one of the local Balinese markets and to this day, I still remember the warmth of the morning sun as I sat by the sea and listened to the CD and discovered the Genre of Chillout for the first time!

As I listened, the music that came from my laptop put me in such a beautiful place emotionally that I felt compelled to discover more. I had never felt that peaceful before and for sure, it was a life-changing moment.

The inner peace that I experienced at that moment was so moving that I had to head back to the market to find more of this music.

When I arrived home from the vacation, I had 20 albums in my suitcase.

That is how it started for me.

That one moment was so inspirational!

It gave my life a new direction and now I spend my days putting together the kind of Chillout and Downtempo compilations that inspired me so much all those years ago.

Every time I start a new mix, my mind goes back to that morning in Bali, the morning that started it all!

And now, thanks to this love of Lounge music, I have many friends throughout the world that find themselves inspired in similar ways (artists, producers, record labels etc.) and I also have a great time running my virtual (Guido’s) Lounge Café on Face Book. The popularity of the page is growing rapidly and every day I discover new friends!

Guido van der Meulen

Guido's Lounge Café weblinks :

www.guidosloungecafe.com

soundcloud.com/guidosloungecaf…

www.mixcloud.com/Jazzmo/

www.facebook.com/groups/Guidos…