Today, Maarten Hoogstraten, the other half of the duo, has released a heartfelt statement on their website claiming that Bingo Players will live on.

Dear All,

Firstly, i want to thank each and every one of you for the massive amount of support and kindness shown in the past month. I was overwhelmed with the heartfelt messages and the stories shared by people… thank you, it means a huge amount to me and Paul’s family and friends.

Many people have asked if they can donate to a charity in Paul’s name. He had asked for those that wanted to please be directed to KWF (The Dutch Cancer Society) –www.kwf.nl

So, understandably there are lots of questions you all may have about what’s going to happen next. Well, the first thing I want everyone to know is that I’m still continuing Bingo Players. We’ve come too far to stop now and Paul’s spirit will always be a part of anything I do as Bingo Players.

Before he passed, Paul and I spoke and he made it clear he wanted me to continue Bingo Players. He and I have worked so hard to get to where we are, and it feels as though our journey had only really just begun. There’s so much more ahead for Bingo Players.

I want to continue because I love what I do and I want to do it for both of us. There is a lot of music that we worked on together before Paul passed away that will be coming out in the next months and years, more on that soon!

Bingo Players will always be plural.

We’re happy to know that Bingo Players will continue to funk around the festival world, and bring us fresh, euro-house beats.  We’re excited to see what Hoogstraten has to show us in the coming months.

What do you think about  Maarten Hoogstraten keeping the Bingo Players plural? Tell us on our Facebook page! 

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After hopping on the Twittersphere this morning (edit: later confirming via Wikipedia), it seems as though Paul Baumer, one half of Dutch Dance group Bingo Players, has died of cancer. Paul, who had been fighting cancer for the better part of 2013, stated early this summer that he would be working in the studio while seeking treatment. He unfortunately passed earlier last night.

Maarten Hoogstraten, the second and remaining member of the group, had this to say on the Bingo Players Facebook:

Dear All,
I’m deeply saddened to tell you that Paul passed away last night after his battle with cancer. He fought strongly until the end.

We want to thank you all for your support over the past few months.

Needless to say, all upcoming shows for the rest of this year have been cancelled as we’re going through this loss with family and friends. We’ll post a longer update shortly with more information as well.

Paul, we will miss you.
– Maarten

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After his diagnosis, Paul went on Facebook saying:

As some of you may know, I have been in the hospital over the past few weeks and I have not been at some of the recent shows while seeking medical treatment. I now have the results back and I wanted to let you know that I have been diagnosed with cancer.

As devastating as this news has been for me and my family, I am ready to fight this.

From the beginning, Bingo Players has been about me and Maarten sharing the music that we love, both through our records and with you at shows. I will continue to be actively involved in all areas of Bingo Players and Hysteria Records with Maarten. But for the foreseeable future Maarten will be representing both of us on the road, while I’ll be seeking medical treatment as well as working in the studio, taking lead on running our label etc.

All shows that are planned will still be happening and we will have more tour announcements coming. For us, we want to continue to help create those meaningful and memorable experiences from our music and shows, but as you can imagine in light of this news, we need to make some adjustments and we hope you understand. As I said earlier I’m ready to fight this thing and hope to be on that stage again with you guys in the future!!!!!

Much Love,
Paul

It is currently uncertain as to what will be the future of Bingo Players, but we, as many do, certainly hope Maarten will continue making music. Stay tuned for more updates.

How do you feel about Paul Baumer dying? How do you think it will effect the Bingo Players’ fan base? Let us know on our Facebook page. 

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