If we ask about Dimitri Thivaios (Willebroek, 41 years old), few will know who we mean. But if we mention Dimitri Vegas, is something else. The artistic name of the Belgian DJ of Greek origin is one of the most glittering, along with his brother Like Mike, in the world scene of electronic music. Elected world number 1 twice by the prestigious publication DJMagDimitri has walked through the cabins of the planet and now he is making the leap to a virtual stage, that of video games.
IO Interactive announced this past weekend a mission elusive target brand new for HITMAN World of Assassination with the participation of the electronic music superstar. Dimitri Vegas has given up his likeness and brings his voice to a new character, The Dropa DJ who is dedicated to the drug business and who must be eliminate if the quest is accepted, it will be available for free to all players later on. It is scheduled for release on PlayStation 5, PlayStation4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC consoles.
For this launch, Dimitri chats exclusively with AS about his involvement in the universe hit man, their regular presence at two of the biggest electronic music events on the planet (tomorrowland and the ibicenco Ushuaia) and his facet as an actor.
Despite the fact that the objective of millions of players in the world will be this mission to kill him, even virtually, Dimitri takes it with a lot of humor. “It’s something very coolI myself want to play it, what attracts my attention the most is to see what the fans think of playing with me in this way, I am curious to hear them “, comment. The popular deejay wanted to get involved in the creation of that character, The Drop. “The process has been a combination of having good conversations and discussion sessions. brainstorming With the studio that develops the video game, I think I sent them a good number of inputs and they chose the ones that, I think, have been the most fun”.
Regarding his effervescent career in the booth, Dimitri Vegas makes it clear that his presence for a good part of the summer in Spain is not by chance. Ibiza continues to be the core of the party. “Of course, among all the cities and countries, Ibiza is the perfect epicenter for electronic music”asserts. “There is a culture of EDM (electronic dance music) that has grown and grown for decades with a lot of people visiting the island and merging with it with the help of music. This island has something magical”.
In Ibiza, the shows of Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike draw thousands of avid fans to Ushuaïa and their sets are also attended by celebrities related to football, such as Sergio Ramos, a good friend of the DJ of Hellenic origin.
Dimitri Vegas’ participation in a video game seems the natural continuation of that other aspect, increasingly present in his career, that of putting himself in front of the cameras as an actor. In 2019 he participated with Sylvester Stallone in Rambo V: Last Blood and last year he starred in his first film, the action film H4Z4RD. “This last couple of months I have done a couple of small roles and I am always developing new projects, stay tuned because there will be more…”.
