Zany \Za"ny\, n.; pl. Zanies. [It. zanni a buffoon,
merry-andrew, orig. same as Giovanni John, i. e., merry John, L.
Ioannes, Gr. ?, Heb. Y[=o]kh[=a]n[=a]n, prop., the Lord graciously
gave: cf. F. zani, fr. the Italian. Cf. Jenneting.] A merry-andrew; a
buffoon. [1913 Webster] Then write that I may follow, and so be Thy
echo, thy debtor, thy foil, thy zany. --Donne. [1913 Webster]
Preacher at once, and zany of thy age. --Pope. [1913 Webster] [1913
Webster]
Zany \Za"ny\, v. t. To mimic. [Obs.] [1913
Webster] Your part is acted; give me leave at distance To zany it.
--Massinger. [1913 Webster]
Word Net
zany adj1 pungent adjectives of disesteem; "gave me a
cockamamie reason for not going"; "wore a goofy hat"; "a silly
idea"; "some wacky plan for selling more books" [syn: cockamamie, cockamamy, goofy, sappy, silly, wacky, whacky, unreasonable]
2 like a clown; "a buffoonish walk"; "a clownish
face"; "a zany sense of humor" [syn: buffoonish, clownish, clowlike]
Noun
1 a buffoon in one of the old comedies; imitates
others for ludicrous effect
2 a man who is a stupid incompetent fool [syn:
fathead, goof, goofball, bozo, jackass, goose, cuckoo, twat] [also: zaniest, zanier]
Moby Thesaurus
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Adjective
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Translations
ludicrously or incongruously comical
- Norwegian: ellevill
- Finnish: hullunkurinen
DJ Zany (or just Zany; real name: Raoul van
Grinsven) is known as a veteran disc jockey,
with over ten years of experience at the producing and performing
in the dance scene. He lives in Veldhoven, near
Eindhoven
and is currently a fulltime DJ/producer, after having worked on the
side for ten years in a record shop. He started his career in the
hardcore world, working between times with techno and trance, and
has had many hits in the top 10, under various aliases. For the
last few years, he has been concentrating on hardstyle. The former
member of Shadowlands Terrorists has been producing for the Fusion
label for many years, under a variety of pseudonyms. "The ambience
of the hardstyle scene is great, with enthusiastic and varied
audiences. Hardstyle is a broad movement which I get a lot out of.
However, I'm not afraid of incorporating techno, hardtrance and
oldschool into my sets. The audience appreciates it if a DJ plays a
variety of styles, rather than just hammering away in the same
tone."
The former chef was infected with the dance bug
by his elder brother and started work at the beginning of the 90's
in the Eindhoven record shop Freaky Records. During that time,
Raoul was regularly found in local clubs like Carte Blanche and
Carmen, and at big Shadowlands parties. As a member of the
Shadowlands team, he performed abroad with the Shadowlands
Terrorists, as well as under his own name. In the meantime, DJ Zany
has played in countries such as Italy , Switzerland , Spain , Crete
, Germany , Belgium , America , England , Curacao and France . The
musically broad-focused DJ Zany decided to concentrate his energies
on the emerging hardstyle, putting his
activities as a hardcore DJ/producer on the back burner. Highlights
include well-known parties such as Defqon 1, Qlimax, Qlubtempo,
X-qlusive, Inqontrol, Decibel, Hardbass and Sensation Black.
Hardcore's popularity was lessening around that time and hardstyle
was an interesting new movement. "It was a challenge for me to get
involved in it straight away" says DJ Zany.
Innovation and progress are two key words in
Zany's career. Already on his first steps towards producing under
the name of Shadowlands Terrorists he tried to develop a
distinctive sound. From 2001, Raoul made a series of EP's and
remixes for the Fusion label, under various pseudonyms, plus a mix
album 'New Generation Bass'. On stage, Donkey Rollers consists of
three people, while the music is produced by Zany and Michel
Pollen. "The Netherlands has always put its stamp on the
international dance scene and we must keep up this role of
trendsetter. So producers and DJ's must always try to achieve
progress and avoid repeating themselves. Only then can movements
and scenes develop."
Zany's music career in 2005 can be best described
as an insane and breathtaking ride on a fast rollercoaster. He
ended up at an amazing third place at the prestigious Dutch Dance
Awards, which made him the most popular hardstyle-dj in the world.
Zany finished the well received compilation 'Decibel' named after
the big outdoor festival in nearby Rotterdam. Under the name Donkey
Rollers he started a fresh project, and with this last mentioned
act he played a superb show at the DefQon festival. Zany did
successful remixes for both Dana and Showtek as well and continued
working on the Southstylers project alongside with Showtek.
"Earlier this year I finished the mix compilations Blutonium
Hardstyle Vol. 8' and Qlimax Belgium '. I'm also very proud that
I'll play at Sensation Black and think that 2006 will be just a
hectic as last year."
zany in French: DJ Zany
zany in Dutch: Dj Zany