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Would you agree that Zouk has led/leads the way in Singapore’s club and dance culture?

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Would you agree that Zouk has led/leads the way in Singapore’s club and dance culture?

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No doubt about it, the owner of Zouk Lincoln was the first guy to open a house club in Singapore. Prior to Zouk, the party scene in Singapore was really just about nightclubs that played pop music and live bands, and he was the first guy who really had the guts to open a house club. It didn’t really take off at the beginning and it was really only after 3 or 4 years that Lincoln’s bet started to pay off, in a big way. Did Lincoln look to Europe for that house sound? What was his inspiration? Lincoln was a regular at legendary festivals like Summer of Love and Woodstock, as well as travelled around the world to party in uber-cool clubs like Studio 54, Paradise Garage and Hacienda in his younger days. It was during one of his yearly jaunts to party island, Ibiza, where he caught DJ Alfredo, the godfather of Balearic house, a new blend of dance music that was very different from the usual pop tunes played commercially back then. This new sound intrigued Lincoln’s savvy ears and he was hoo

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