VRT NWS Breaks the Story: Prince’s Dirty Mind Console Now in Halle Studio
Belgian public broadcaster VRT runs the regional-news scoop: the Amek mixing console Prince used to track demos for Dirty Mind in 1980 is now in INSIDER’s Halle studio.
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RTBF Classic 21: La Première Console de Mixage de Prince Découverte en Belgique
RTBF’s Classic 21 carries the Dirty Mind console story for the French-speaking side of Belgium — including the eight-month Prince-Estate negotiation that delayed delivery to December 2025.
Dirty Mind Console Arrives in Belgium After Estate Negotiations
Eight months after Vanderheyden won the Propstore bid, the Amek console clears the Prince-Estate review and ships from Minneapolis to Halle.
INSIDER Wins the Bid for Prince’s Dirty Mind Console
Vanderheyden places the winning bid at Propstore’s November-2024 entertainment-memorabilia auction. Final price kept private. The console doesn’t arrive in Belgium for another eight months.
Propstore Auction Lists Prince’s Amek Mixing Console
The Propstore Entertainment Memorabilia Live Auction in London (14–17 Nov 2024) lists Dr. Fink’s Amek Dirty Mind console alongside his Purple Rain–era Oberheim OB-8.