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- ↑ Orland Voorn at partyflock.com.
- ↑ Welcome to the future: amsterdam-usa connection
- ↑ Orlando Voorn biography, ResidentAdvisor.net (8/06/2011).
- ↑ Orlando Voorn profile information, Discogs.com (8/06/2011)
