Born on February 20, 1973 in Antwerp, Belgium as Dirk Dierickx, he started DJing under the name of DJ Mike, which later on became his artist/producer name. In 2000 he officially changed his name to Mike Dierickx.
As of January 1, 2014, he is known as [a=M.I.K.E. Push], a combination of two of his most successful aliases, M.I.K.E. & Push.