Ora Presents John O'Callaghan

Date: March 24- 2023
Time: 9pm-2am
Tickets.oraseattle.com


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John O'Callaghan
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John O'Callaghan is an artist, producer, DJ and an internationally respected name in the world of Electronic music. O’Callaghan or 'JOC' as his army of fans have dubbed him, has long pushed the boundaries of musical genres in ways that have earned him a stellar reputation across the dance music industry. From the ambient progressive tones of the ‘Henrik Zuberstein’ guise to the techno wedged into his ‘Joint Operations Centre’ productions. He always showcases true diversity in his sound, and has emerged as a leader of the trance movement. In the past few years he has encapsulated the true artistry of uplifting melodic trance music resulting in smash hit remixes on the crème de la crème of the finest Electronic music labels around such as: Armada, Black Hole, Vandit, Garuda and of course his heavy hitting originals on his widely respected Subculture record label. John O’Callaghan has long been responsible for taking vocal records and transforming them into extraordinary Trance Classics. This was evident when his remix of Gareth Emery’s ‘Concrete Angel’ hit Number One in the download charts, and the original was voted ‘tune of the year’ by millions of fans on Armin Van Buuren’s ‘A State Of Trance’ radio show. An artist that is responsible for creating some of the defining sounds and biggest vocal tracks of recent times, John O’Callaghan has also retained unprecedented levels of credibility within the underground scene. With three studio albums and a discography littered with some of the most iconic Trance records of the recent era, such as: ‘Big Sky’, ‘Find Yourself’, ‘One Special Particle; and ‘Exactly’. While many of the tenants of trance have recently waved the white flag in exchange for top-dollar, big-room business, John O’Callaghan has always stuck to his guns. An innovator by its very definition, the Irishman is untouchable due to his unwavering commitment to keeping the genre free from the pollutions of pandering to the masses. Tech and uplifting are his specialty, with a slew of pseudonyms at his disposal to ensure he always has a side option to spice up his discog. Either through his scene-defining sets or the sign-offs on his Subculture imprint, you can always count on JOC to push trance towards the promised land.

Ora Presents Gardenstate ( Anjunabeats)

 Matt Felner

Ora Presents Roger Shah

Date: April 7- 2023
Time: 10pm-2am

Tickets: tickets.oraseattle.com


ROGER SHAH 

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Roger Shah, Mr Magic Island, is a 5 times awarded DJ Mag Top 100 artist with more than 600 single releases in over 80 countries, countless hit records within his genre, his music videos have been watched over 100 million times on Youtube, and he’s played at the most important clubs and events around the world - from Privilege Ibiza to Zouk in Singapore, prestigious festivals such as EDC Las Vegas, Dreamstate, Ultra Music Festival in the olympic stadium in Seoul, A State Of Trance and Future Sound Of Egypt events around the globe.

 

As a producer he has worked with and produced for artists such as Tiësto, Armin Van Buuren, Paul Van Dyk or platinum selling artists such as Sarah MacLachlan, Moya Brennan, Kosheen and many more.

 

Besides his dance music projects such as Roger Shah or Sunlounger, he is hosting his weekly „Magic Island - Music For Balearic People“ radio show and is syndicated to more than 40 stations around the world. He is also working on hybrid orchestral music for movie advertising trailer houses in Hollywood and is developing his own e11even11music company into that direction and also busy working on a full score for a sci-fi audio book.

 

His latest artist album No Boundaries reached the top 10 on Itunes almost around the world incl #1 in Mexico, #5 in the US. With his latest collaboration with Aly & Fila „Unbreakable“ he had another Beatport #1 single again and won the prestigious ASOT - Tune of the year 2016.

 

Website: https://www.rogershah.net

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rogershahartist

Twitter: https://twitter.com/roger_shah

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rogerpshah/

Youtube Channel link: https://www.youtube.com/user/rogershah

Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/rogershah

 

current album: Roger Shah - No Boundaries https://rogershah.choons.at/noboundaries (link to all stores and streaming portals)

Ora presents Darude 

Friday April 21- 2022

Time: 9pm-2am ( 21 & over event)

Local Support: TBA

 

Darude

 

To date, Darude remains one of dance music’s most influential stars. At the age of 24 and at the height of the trance boom of the early ’00s Finnish DJ / artist/producer Ville Virtanen created the milestone single ‘Sandstorm’ under his pseudonym Darude. The track went on to become one of the biggest selling dance singles in the history of electronic dance music with global sales of over 10 million units and to date featured on hundreds of compilations worldwide.

What started out as a national release in Darude’s native home of Finland went on to become a worldwide phenomenon taking ‘Sandstorm’ to #1 on the Finnish Dance Chart; a spot that it would dominate for 17 weeks. Released in June 2000 by Neo Records the track would see Darude became the first Finnish artist to reach the Top 3 positions on the UK singles chart. Following this, ’Sandstorm’ went on to go Platinum and became the ‘World’s best selling 12” vinyl’ of 2000. The track attained cult like status and gained strong support from industry heavyweights such as Radio 1’s Pete Tong, Tiësto and Paul van Dyk, as well receiving phenomenal radio support from national stations in over 70 countries. Still swelling in sales today ‘Sandstorm’ achieved Gold status in digital sales in the US in 2010 and Platinum in the UK in 2015, and re-entered the UK Top 40 Dance Chart in 2011, whilst finding new supporters in the likes of Calvin Harris, Hardwell, Zane Lowe, Diplo and Laidback Luke.

The success of his first three singles (‘Sandstorm’, ‘Out of Control’ and ‘Feel the Beat’) led to the release of Darude’s debut artist album, ‘Before the Storm’. The album would go on to go double Platinum in Finland, and Gold in Canada. Worldwide sales to date are over 1 million units. The album was supported by a gruelling 9-month worldwide tour taking in Europe, Australasia and Asia. In the spring of 2002, he followed up this world tour by embarking on a 7 week live show tour across North America – a daring project but one that paid off, solidifying his name throughout the North America club scene.

In 2003 Darude released his 2nd artist album ‘Rush’. The first two singles from the album titled ‘Music’ and ‘Next to You’ went on to conquer the #1 position on various charts across Europe. In 2006, after several years on the road, Darude went back into the studio to work on his 3rd artist album, aptly titled, ‘Label This!’. Released in the fall of 2007 in Scandinavia, fall 2008 in USA and then globally in spring 2009, the album was a melting pot of the modern sound of Darude.

His resume of accolades is a testament to the exponential growth of his profile as an international artist. Over the years, he’s appeared on TV networks such as BBC, NBC, CNN and MTV, as well as having won a number of prestigious awards that include 2 x German Dance Awards, Dance Star Award, USA Golden Turntable DJ Award and is a 3 x Finnish Grammy Award winner. His name has also appeared in numerous public-voted polls with previous entries in the Top 100 DJs Poll and Americas Favourite DJ.

With appearances globally across radio and TV, the sound of Darude has also been featured in various Hollywood movies, adverts for Nike, PlayStation games and popular sports broadcasts like the America’s NFL, Ice Hockey World Championships, Wimbledon, UFC (used by former champion Wanderlei Silva), Euro 2000 and the 2006 Winter Olympics and video game series DJ Hero. Integrating himself even further into the modernized world of gaming and apps, Darude joined names including Latino sensation Shakira and iconic rock band Green Day in having his very own, in-play character come to life on the game complete with Darude’s signature look, the first electronic music artist to do so.

Hailed by the likes of DJ Magazine as “Finland’s biggest musical export”, Darude has gone on to perform in front of audiences up to 100,000 people strong, sweeping across continents and rocking clubs the world over. From appearing at prestigious festivals and events such as Tomorrowland, LA Music Festival, Radio 1's One Big Sunday, Groove Cruise, Weekend Festival Baltic and Future Music Festival, to headlining some of the world’s best clubs including Ministry of Sound, Exchange LA, Home and Government, and Rain. One of the proudest DJ highlights has to be his New Year’s Eve countdown set in Helsinki where Darude ushered in 2017 with a performance in front of 100,000 people as part of the celebrations of 100 years of Finnish independence.

2015 saw the completion of Darude’s fourth artist album ‘Moments’, a new and exciting chapter in his career that showcases a range of style and influences, featuring both song-led and club focused records, including the emotive and trancey sounds he’s become so synonymous with. The ‘Moments’ era of Darude’s career began with the widely acclaimed first single from the album ‘Beautiful Alien’, followed by the release of the album itself through Warner Music.

In 2015, Darude also embarked on his ‘Moments’ tour, playing 10 dates across North America, culminating in a headline slot at the after-party for the inaugural TwitchCon gaming and tech in San Francisco, an event which also saw an appearance from Canadian producer/DJ deadmau5. Indeed, just a week before playing the show, Darude took part in one of deadmau5’s ‘Coffee Run’ videos, which saw the pair chatting on camera while driving in deadmau5’s Lamborghini supercar. The Canadian DJ noted Darude’s almost unmatched influence on the dance music scene in North America, stating that “you (Darude) and a very select few others are responsible for the influx of electronic music into North America…it was Sandstorm – I’m totally being serious…that’s what all the clubs were hitting on. That’s the first time (electronic music) became less 'underground and cool'...there wasn’t anything before that”. Darude returned the following year to headline TwitchCon’s 2016 event alongside Dim Mak boss Steve Aoki. Then in 2017, he enthralled crowds at Tomorrowland, Dancefestopia, Ministry of Sound Australia. 2017 and continuing to tour across the musical landscape with some of his biggest ever tours across the US and beyond,

Reliving the ‘Moments’ of his 2015 release, Darude gave fans a special Extended Mix of his 4th artist album with several genre variations, alongside club and original mixes from some of the album’s most notable tracks to complete the package. 2016 also saw the official release of the studio album’s title track ’Moments’. A stadium setting record, with Sebastian Reyman on vocals, ‘Moments’ delivers an emotive tone with a heart-piercing melody, strong bassline punch and suitable but dramatic piano, which encapsulates the Finnish producer’s forward-facing style.

Adding to his stellar discography and remaining as fresh and exciting as ever with releases including ‘Singularity’ and a remix of Max Millian’s huge ‘You Are The One’, Darude continues to excite in 2018 unleashing one of his biggest tracks in recent years ‘Surrender’ with Ashley Wallbridge on Gareth Emery’s Garuda imprint. Premiered on Armin van Buuren’s ASOT and holding 2 weeks at #1 in the Beatport Trance charts, ‘Surrender’ marked a momentous start to 2018 for the multi-platinum star, and more recently Darude released ‘Timeless’ on Garuda, supporting the single with a tour across the US, New Zealand, Australia and beyond.

Darude was announced as Finland’s entry for Eurovision Song Contest 2019, the world's biggest live music event uniting nearly 200 million people every May. Working with frontman from The Giant Leap, Sebastian Rejman, Darude will feature at Eurovision with the nation selected song ‘Look Away’. The song chosen out of three possible options, with the other songs being ‘Release Me’ and ‘Superman’, will now carry Darude, and Sebastian, all the way to Tel Aviv in May.

Ora and Monstercat Silk Presents 700 Episode Showcase at Ora with Shingo Makamura and Jacob Henry 
  
       Support from Web and Johnny Monsoon
Date: Friday May 12- 2023
Time: 9pm-2am

Monstercat Silk is thrilled to celebrate the 700th episode of our weekly radio show & podcast, Monstercat Silk Showcase, featuring two back-to-back nights of melodic house & progressive! We will be joined by Tokyo-based phenom and Monstercat Silk label leader Shingo Nakamura (Seattle debut) on Friday, May 12th, and iconic label muse and contributor BT on Saturday, May 13th. Monstercat Silk Showcase radio show founder/co-host and Silk Lead A&R Jacob Henry will be providing direct support for Shingo on the 12th, with Shingo himself delivering a special deep set in direct support of BT on the 13th. We are also thrilled to have our friends and two of Seattle's finest, WEB x Johnny Monsoon, opening up both nights with special B2B sets.

Join us for this milestone event!

Friday, May 12th

12-close: Shingo Nakamura

10-12: Jacob Henry

9-10:30: WEB x Johnny Monsoon (B2B)

Saturday, May 13th

12-close: BT

10:30-12: Shingo Nakamura (Deep Set)

9-10:30: WEB x Johnny Monsoon (B2B)

"Emotions Into Sound."

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SHINGO NAKAMURA

“Nakamura is known for expansive, consistently anthemic and often cathartic productions that blend classical piano with the genre’s soaring emotional punch.” - Billboard

SHINGO NAKAMURA

“Nakamura is known for expansive, consistently anthemic and often cathartic productions that blend classical piano with the genre’s soaring emotional punch.” - Billboard

Tokyo-based Shingo Nakamura has developed an iconic melodic house style that has reached every corner of the music scene. He is one of the marquee artists on Monstercat Silk, one of the largest electronic labels in  North America and DJ Mag nominee for "Best Label" in 2022.  He has also released on fellow leading electronic imprints Anjunadeep, Armada, and Colorize.

Considered a global leader of the Melodic House and Progressive House genres, Shingo has received official creative, social, and radio support from legends in the space like Grammy-nominated producer BT,  Armin van Buuren, Ilan Bluestone, Above & Beyond, Chicane, and Paul Oakenfold, and has received rave reviews in DJ Mag, including  several featured “Top 10” columns. His four ‘Best Of Shingo Nakamura’ YouTube compilations have generated more than 10 million views and he has played shows at revered venues such as Tokyo’s WOMB, which draws thousands of fans. 

His accolades to date include several #1 most-streamed tracks on SiriusXM Chill, various #1 releases on Beatport's Progressive House and Trance Release Charts, support on Spotify’s Chill Tracks (3M+ followers) and Apple Music’s Chill House playlists, features from the likes of Billboard, Forbes, Dancing Astronaut, Mixmag Asia, and Beatportal, and guest mixes on two of the world’s leading dance music radio shows & podcasts: Armin van Buuren’s “A State of Trance” and Above & Beyond’s “Group Therapy.” 

With over 200k monthly listeners on Spotify, Shingo has cemented himself as one of the world’s leading talents in the melodic and progressive house space. As further proof of his respected artistry across the music industry, Shingo was recently selected as one of just several acclaimed electronic music artists to help launch Spotify’s new ‘DJ Mixes’ global initiative. In addition to consistent releases on Monstercat Silk this year, Shingo looks forward to continuing to perform throughout Japan, as well as upcoming gigs in the USA, Belgium (Tomorrowland), and returning to Amsterdam Dance Event later this year.

PRESS & ACCOMPLISHMENTS

35 million Spotify streams & 2.55 million unique listeners

The #1 most-streamed tracks on SiriusXM Chill in separate weeks during 2021

#1 hit on Beatport's Progressive House Release Chart

Best of Shingo Nakamura YouTube series alone has received 10M+ streams to date

Spotify’s Chill Tracks playlist (3M+ followers) and Apple Music’s Chill House playlist support

Features from the likes of Billboard, Forbes, Dancing Astronaut, Mixmag Asia, and Beatportal

Guest mixes on two of the world’s leading shows: Armin van Buuren’s “A State of Trance” and Above & Beyond’s “Group Therapy”

One of just a handful of internationally recognized artists who were selected to help launch Spotify’s new ‘DJ Mixes” initiative

Between  50K and 100K unique searches of his name on YouTube, on a monthly basis

“Nakamura stuns audiences with his organic, elated, airy, dreamy and celestial sound” - Forbes

SiriusXM Chill

Tokyo-based Shingo Nakamura has developed an iconic melodic house style that has reached every corner of the music scene. He is one of the marquee artists on Monstercat Silk, one of the largest electronic labels in  North America and DJ Mag nominee for "Best Label" in 2022.  He has alntinuing to perform throughout Japan, as well as upcoming gigs in the

• Since March 2021, four separate singles by Shingo Nakamura have received “Gold” rotation (500+ spins) on SiriusXM Chill, including “Phenomena”( pictured below).

• “Falling Off” was SiriusXM Chill’s #1 most-played track  of November 2022 (pictured below)

GUEST MIXES

Guest mixes are when a big name DJ and producer curates and performs music for radio stations. They are also put on YouTube. Shingo has done guest mixes for the biggest shows and radio companies in the world.

GROUP THERAPY

Guest Mix for Above & Beyonds "Group Therapy" Radio Show, recorded and produced weekly in London, England, and syndicated to 50M+ estimated global listeners.

A State of Trance

Guest Mix for Armin van "A StaBuuren's te of Trance" Radio Show, recorded and produced weekly in Amsterdam, Holland and syndicated to 50M+ estimated global listeners.

SiriusXM Chill

Guest Mixes for SiriusXM’s premiere electronic channel, SiriusXm Chill. Frequently a top artist and performer on the channel.

CONTACT

nick@4thlevelgroup.com
michael@4thlevelgroup.com

Shingo Nakamura on the front page of Beatport, the largest DJ store in the world

   35 million      The #1 most-streamed tracks on SiriusXM Chill in separate weeks during 2021

 Jacob Henry
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Jacob Henry, who was born in Philadelphia and currently resides in Los Angeles, is the Lead A&R of Monstercat Silk, formerly known as Silk Music (2008-2021). In February 2021, Vancouver and Los Angeles-based label Monstercat officially announced its acquisition of Silk Music and formation of the Monstercat Silk brand, under Jacob's direction. In 2022, Monstercat Silk received the Best Label nomination from DJ Mag and launched several branded playlists on leading global meditation app Calm, as well as a label showcase at Amsterdam Dance Event.

 

Jacob has been DJ’ing throughout the United States and beyond since 2000 and composing original electronic music since 2009. Highlights of Jacob’s discography include the poignant melodic house offerings "Hopeful Romantic” and "Yesterday's Tears" (w/ Approaching Black), as well as the more anthemic “Serengeti" (w/ Coastal) and affecting "Words Unspoken," a collaboration with global melodic & progressive house leader Shingo Nakamura.

 

Jacob's productions and compilation series have received radio support from the likes of Above & Beyond and Armin van Buuren and have been featured in the pages of both DJ Mag and Mixmag. On behalf of Silk, Jacob appeared as the featured guest on episode #124 of Above & Beyond's acclaimed "Group Therapy" radio show.

 

Jacob is the founder and co-host of Monstercat Silk's weekly radio show, Monstercat Silk Showcase. The show is now a Top 100 global iTunes podcast and can be heard on all major streaming services and podcasting platforms.

Ora and Monstercat Silk Presents 700 Episode Showcase at Ora with Shingo Makamura and Jacob Henry 
  
       Support from Web and Johnny Monsoon
Date: Friday May 12- 2023
Time: 9pm-2am

Monstercat Silk is thrilled to celebrate the 700th episode of our weekly radio show & podcast, Monstercat Silk Showcase, featuring two back-to-back nights of melodic house & progressive! We will be joined by Tokyo-based phenom and Monstercat Silk label leader Shingo Nakamura (Seattle debut) on Friday, May 12th, and iconic label muse and contributor BT on Saturday, May 13th. Monstercat Silk Showcase radio show founder/co-host and Silk Lead A&R Jacob Henry will be providing direct support for Shingo on the 12th, with Shingo himself delivering a special deep set in direct support of BT on the 13th. We are also thrilled to have our friends and two of Seattle's finest, WEB x Johnny Monsoon, opening up both nights with special B2B sets.

Join us for this milestone event!

Friday, May 12th

12-close: Shingo Nakamura

10-12: Jacob Henry

9-10:30: WEB x Johnny Monsoon (B2B)

Saturday, May 13th

12-close: BT

10:30-12: Shingo Nakamura (Deep Set)

9-10:30: WEB x Johnny Monsoon (B2B)
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BT
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I’m a Grammy Nominated electronic music composer, software developer, DJ, and film composer; a hyper-focused, detail-obsessed INTJ; a husband, dad, and overachiever that loves The Bachelor, family time, UFC, and traveling with the people I love.

I’m obsessed with learning. I believe in the beauty and value of change. I’m most comfortable when I’m uncomfortable. Growth, iteration and learning are fundamental tenets of my work and relationships. I’ve had my share of hard knocks, rejection, personal setbacks, creative disappointment and family woes. I believe every day is a new chance, and you get 365 of those a year. My greatest passion is inspiring people through evocative music that speaks directly to the human condition, and through new music technologies that encourage the creative spark.

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Shingo Nakamura
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SHINGO NAKAMURA

“Nakamura is known for expansive, consistently anthemic and often cathartic productions that blend classical piano with the genre’s soaring emotional punch.” - Billboard

 

Tokyo-based Shingo Nakamura has developed an iconic melodic house style that has reached every corner of the music scene. He is one of the marquee artists on Monstercat Silk, one of the largest electronic labels in  North America and DJ Mag nominee for "Best Label" in 2022.  He has also released on fellow leading electronic imprints Anjunadeep, Armada, and Colorize.

 

Considered a global leader of the Melodic House and Progressive House genres, Shingo has received official creative, social, and radio support from legends in the space like Grammy-nominated producer BT,  Armin van Buuren, Ilan Bluestone, Above & Beyond, Chicane, and Paul Oakenfold, and has received rave reviews in DJ Mag, including  several featured “Top 10” columns. His four ‘Best Of Shingo Nakamura’ YouTube compilations have generated more than 10 million views and he has played shows at revered venues such as Tokyo’s WOMB, which draws thousands of fans. 

His accolades to date include several #1 most-streamed tracks on SiriusXM Chill, various #1 releases on Beatport's Progressive House and Trance Release Charts, support on Spotify’s Chill Tracks (3M+ followers) and Apple Music’s Chill House playlists, features from the likes of Billboard, Forbes, Dancing Astronaut, Mixmag Asia, and Beatportal, and guest mixes on two of the world’s leading dance music radio shows & podcasts: Armin van Buuren’s “A State of Trance” and Above & Beyond’s “Group Therapy.” 

 

With over 200k monthly listeners on Spotify, Shingo has cemented himself as one of the world’s leading talents in the melodic and progressive house space. As further proof of his respected artistry across the music industry, Shingo was recently selected as one of just several acclaimed electronic music artists to help launch Spotify’s new ‘DJ Mixes’ global initiative. In addition to consistent releases on Monstercat Silk this year, Shingo looks forward to continuing to perform throughout Japan, as well as upcoming gigs in the USA, Belgium (Tomorrowland), and returning to Amsterdam Dance Event later this year.

PRESS & ACCOMPLISHMENTS

35 million Spotify streams & 2.55 million unique listeners

The #1 most-streamed tracks on SiriusXM Chill in separate weeks during 2021

#1 hit on Beatport's Progressive House Release Chart

Best of Shingo Nakamura YouTube series alone has received 10M+ streams to date

Spotify’s Chill Tracks playlist (3M+ followers) and Apple Music’s Chill House playlist support

Features from the likes of Billboard, Forbes, Dancing Astronaut, Mixmag Asia, and Beatportal

Guest mixes on two of the world’s leading shows: Armin van Buuren’s “A State of Trance” and Above & Beyond’s “Group Therapy”

One of just a handful of internationally recognized artists who were selected to help launch Spotify’s new ‘DJ Mixes” initiative

Between  50K and 100K unique searches of his name on YouTube, on a monthly basis

 

“Nakamura stuns audiences with his organic, elated, airy, dreamy and celestial sound” - Forbes

 

SiriusXM Chill

Ora Presents KhoMha and Estiva 

Date: June 9- 2-23
Time: 9pm-2am 
Tickets.oraseattle.com

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KhoMha
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For over years  KhoMha has been one of Colombia’s finest electronic music exports! 

From his melodic progressive house to tech, the distinctive and dark sound of this South American mega talent has captured the hearts of a global swarm of adoring fans across every continent. KhoMha has smashed the stages of industry leading festivals such as Tomorrowland, Ultra, Global Gathering, A State Of Trance and many more. 

Born in Medellin, Colombia, KhoMha aka Roberto Alzate Pasos started out in the progressive house scene, culminating in releases on huge labels such as Spinnin, Cr2, supported by variety of top names such as David Guetta, Tiesto, Markus Schulz, Stefano Noferini, Dinka and many more. Exploring a more dark-tech sound earned him a heavy recognition by Armin van Buuren & A State of Trance. This led to a long-term exclusive relationship with Armada Music where he became a regular on the iconic Armind imprint. 

KhoMha has released stellar work alongside an extensive list of top shelf artists that most producers can only dream of. Armin van Buuren originals ‘Caught In The Slipstream’ & ‘The Expedition’, Markus Schulz & Haliene – ‘Tidal Wave’ got the KhoMha golden touch while remixes of trance classics Veracocha – ‘Carte Blanche’ and Vicent De Moor’s ‘Fly Away’ furthered his popularity. Collaborations with Markus Schulz, Purple Haze (Sander Van Doorn), Andrew Rayel, Orjan Nilsen, as well as other well received remixes followed. 

Pulse-raising original productions ‘The Dark Knight’, ‘Dusk Riddles’, ‘Tierra’, ‘Laberinto’, ‘Colorblind’ and ‘Earthshine’ have been major highlights in the KhoMha discography. His track ‘Hydra’ made it to the big screen on the soundtrack of Hollywood movie ‘Wild Card’. 

2021 saw KhoMha’s studio sound change direction with debuts on Oliver Helden’s Heldeep label with ‘Carbon Voices’, on Anjunabeats alongside Gardenstate for ‘She Was Looking Into The Sun’, plus a stunning r

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Estiva
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Carefully balancing on the edge of reality and dreaming, that is where Estiva feels most comfortable. Entering his musical world means you are bound to set sail on a journey where hypnotising grooves flow effortlessly into euphoric imagination. Dutch-born Steven Baan, known as DJ/producer Estiva, is at the forefront of a unique musical movement. Drawing inspiration from the beauty and dualities of the natural world and connecting the seemingly unconnected, he produces a delicate blend of progressive and melodic techno. Estiva puts the love for music first and reaches further than traditional labels. Whether he is playing extended sets at dark and intimate clubs around the globe or festivals such as Tomorrowland, Ultra, Creamfields or Dreamstate, Estiva takes his listeners on a meaningful journey. In 2018 he released his universally acclaimed album ‘Spectacle’, accumulating over 15 million streams. A year later ‘Metamorphoses’ marked the next evolutionary step in Estiva’s artistic development. The album was naturally inspired by the namesake classic epic by Ovid, who noted that ‘all things flow, all things are born to change their shape’. It explored various and the more deeper uncharted parts of the electronic music spectrum. With his latest EP called ‘Sky’, released on Anjunabeats, Estiva shows us that he’s continuously pushing the envelope.

Ora and Anjunabeats Presents  Anjunabeats Seattle: Group Therapy Weekender Warm Up Party 

Date: Thursday July 20- 2023
Time: 9pm-2am 


Multiple Headliners  with 2 Floors - 3 Stages - 4 bars 

Stage  1- Ora upper Level --    Headliners will be announced soon

Stage 2 - Ora Level One -  Headliners will be announced soon

Stage 3 - Ora Level One Back Room - Headliners will be announced soon 

Ora presents Cosmic Gate: MOSAIIK Chapter Two Tour 

 

Date: Friday July 28- 2023   ( Tickets on Sale on  Feb 24) 

Time: 9pm- 2am ( 21+ event) 

www.oraseattle.com 

facebook.com/oraseattle

 

 Cosmic Gate

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Introduction:

 

From their very first drumbeat, throughto the release of ‘[Forward Ever Backward Never]’ - their‘20 Years’ commemoratinglongplayer,Cosmic Gate’s Nic Chagall and Bossi have proved to be a matchlessmusical union. Achance encounter in aCologne recording studio two decades agoset themon the course to becoming Germany’s most enduringly successfulelectronic music duo.Their original productions have takenthem to thehighest reaches of streaming lists and download charts, whilst their remixography eclectically includes everyone from revered Hollywood composers like James Horner (Avatar/Titanic) to in-scene demigods like Armin van Buuren and Tiësto.Nic&Bossi’s behind-decks-brotherhoodhastriggeredcritical mass in a now uncountable number of countries.

 

They’ve dominated electronic music capitals andspun at the veritable A-through-Z of major festivals. In the process they’vepicked up a Grammy nomination (in 2019’s Best Remix category), become the highest climber on DJ Mag’s Top 100 chart and racked up numerous other awards &nominationsalong the way. Driven by their critically applauded albums, Spotify-busting singles like ‘am2pm’, ‘Fall Into You’ and ‘Falling Back’ (each with 5million streams to their name)and scene-defining classics like‘Be Your Sound’, ‘Fire Wire’ and ‘Exploration of Space’ (10million Spotify streams),their star on dance music’s walk of fame has long since been laid. 

 

As DJs, kinetically bouncing off the others energy, week in, week out, Cosmic Gate continue to push floorsto supernova. In North America they’ve smashed the biggest festivals like EDC, Ultra, Electric Zoo, IleSoniq, Spring Awakening, Paradiso, Global Dance, Veld, Dreamstateand more.Road-blocking clubs and events like Space (both Miami & New York), Governors Island NY, LA’s Palladium and the Great Hall at Brooklyn’s Avant Gardnerhas become their SOP.Floors have felt similar pressurein hotspots worldwide.Among them have beenTomorrowlands inBelgium & Brazil,ASOTs internationally,Creamfields, Ministry& SW4 in the UK&Ultra Europe, Untold Romania, Mysteryland&Luminosity in Holland andParookaville, Boothaus&Nature One in their native Germany. Their WMC/MMW Miami Sunset Cruises have long since passed intoclubbinglegend and the pair famouslysold out a 2000 capacity solo show on the island of Honolulu.

 

Grammy nomination: the final month of 2018 Nic&Bossi were nominated for their first Grammy award. Selected in the Best Remixer category, their work on Gabriel & Dresden and Sub Teal’s ‘Only Road’from a year earlier drew nomination praise from the academy. The remix was further described by DJ Mag as “masterful”, with “alchemic sequencing”, “shrewd use of context” and was “wily” in its “sound design”

 

C.G. Productions& Albums:In their homeland, Cosmic Gatehasmaintained a consistently high level of mainstreamsuccess, charting no fewer than 7 top 40 singles. Further afield ‘Fire Wire’signalled the pair’s arrival, becoming a pan-European chart smash and hitting the top ten in a number of countries. 

 

Albums have, and continue to play a substantial part in their production career. Most recently that’s been evidenced by‘20 Years’, which was released in August of 2019. Significantly subtitled ’[Forward Ever Backward Never’], it was conceived as an album thatinnovatively took their body of work to new floors and audiences. Includingnew Cosmic Gate productions, it also incorporated 2.0 renovations of CG anthems. Further it featured reworks of tunes personally inspirational to CG, as well as new takes from other artists on classic Cosmic moments. Its first single releases brought a brace of Beatport hits with the MINT-playlisted ‘Come With Me’ and the “profound” (said DJ Mag) “9/10” ranked ‘Need To Be Loved’ both hitting the #1 position.

 

The album also gave rise to the 20 Years live tour, which to date has reached 30 cities globally.Of the tour’s LA stop, EDM.com said: “Los Angeles played host to one of their biggest shows on the tourwhere they performed at the legendary Hollywood Palladium. Their extended three-hour set included guest performances by JES, Eric Lumiere, and Emma Hewitt, who have lent their vocals to some of the duo's biggest tracks”. The Dallas Observer meanwhile hailed their Stereo Live, Houston show as a “cruise through two decades of varied, quality productions. 

 

’20 Years’ was preceded by the two ‘Chapters’ of thelongplayer‘Materia’ - the release of which musically bookended the group’s 2017. It was the album mothership for a clutch of new Cosmic Gate singlesand releases. Among them were‘Fall Into You’,‘Edge Of Life’, ‘Noom’, the Beatport #1 ‘am2pm’, ‘AR’,‘Dynamic’ (“melody and grit in equal proportions” said DJ Mag’s 8/10 review) and others.Following their ‘Start To Feel’ long-player (more info below), the releasescored a MIXMAG Album of the Month plaudit, representing - said the magazine - an “impressive”, “roots-return” to their origin sound. Upon their release the ‘Materias’were met with comparable sales success, hitting iTunes’ top 10s in 9 countries and reaching the #2 spot in both the United States and Canada.

 

The period 2015 - 2016 saw Cosmic Gate continue to embrace the collaboration medium through a number of high-profiles co-production projects. Among them was ‘Embargo’, which was the result of studio time shared with Armin van Buuren. The track was subsequently featured on the latter’s 2015 album, ‘Embrace’. A year later Nic&Bossi teamed up with Ferry Corsten to record ‘Event Horizon’. Garnering substantial praise from fans, DJs and press alike, it topped Beatport’s Trance chart in October of 2016.

 

Released in the summer of 2014, Cosmic Gate used their sixth album ‘Start To Feel’ to inspire fans to experience electronic music in a “deeper, wider, more complete way”. It’s first single - the Eric Lumiere-sung ‘Falling Back’ – was described as “9.5/10” scoring “anthem in a can” by the UK’s DJ Mag. Further singles including ‘So Get Up’, Yai (Here We Go Again’)and ‘Fair Game’ cemented its reputation. Upon release, the album hit the iTunes’ top 10 in the US, Canada, Germany and Russia. A MIXMAG 9/10 rated release, ‘Start To Feel’was hailed as “audio chemistry and production physics in their most quantum forms”. It also catalysedthe Start To Feel bus tour, which famously saw Nic&Bossi perform 13 shows in just 16 days, coast-to-coast across North America, playing to over 20,000 fans.

In 2011 the duo released ‘Wake Your Mind’.It produced ‘Be Your Sound’ - a single that MIXMAG suggested “finally unseats ‘Fire Wire’ as Cosmic Gate’s best-known-for track”. With its official video just off 16 million views on YouTube, it bagged anIDMA nomination in 2012, (with the JES-sung‘Flying Blind’ following suit a year later). 

Cosmic Gate’s album movements began with ‘Rythm& Drums’ (in 2001), ‘No More Sleep’ which followed a year later and‘Earth Mover’ in ‘06. The latter was the album platform for the club hits ‘Analog Feel', ‘Should Have Known’ and the IDMA-nominated ‘I Feel Wonderful’. ‘Sign of the Times’ arrived 3 years later, bringing the vocal anthem ‘Body of Conflict’, a further IDMA-nod for‘Not Enough Time’ and spurred(a then near unheard of) 43-place leap up DJ Mag’s Top 100 chart. It also edged the pair towards a more open-plan electronic music style (later to fully manifest in ‘Wake Your Mind’ and ‘Start To Feel’).

Cosmic Gate’sWake Your Mind marque was subsequently spun off into a number of other areas. WYM Radio is a comprehensively formatted show, which featuresNic&Bossidiscussing and airing their most highly rated tracks of the week. It’ll also encompasses first-listen music premieres and tunes from the deeper side of the CG psyche. The show - which is broadcast on Sirius XM, DI.FM and many other stations - also features comprehensive info on up-and-coming gigs, Nic&Bossi’s Big Bang track of the week and a host of other features, latterly including the ThrowBack weekly classic and their Private Playlist tune. In January of 2019, the show passed its landmark 250th episode. 

 

Since 2013, Wake Your Mind Records has been the label base for all of Cosmic Gate’s releases. It’s also served as a dais for Cosmic Gate to sign and release music from other artists. Of late, tracks from producers like Maor Levi Greenhaven DJs and Steve Brian, as well as Nic Chagall’s own solo material have featured, alongside co-productions with Ferry Corsten, Markus Schulz, Super8 & Tab and others. Latterly, the Wake Your Mind Sessions compilations have also come to play a part in the WYM make-up, with the third in the series reaching release in March of 2018.

 

Other remixes:Over their production lifetime, Cosmic Gate’s remixeshave become almost as illustrious as their productions. In essence a blow-by-blow of A-list artists, Nic&Bossi have lent their studio know-how to releases byArmin van Buuren, Tiësto, Deadmau5, Paul van Dyk, Above &Beyond’sOceanLab project, Markus Schulz, John O’Callaghan, Gareth Emery and Ferry Corsten. In early 2010 Atlantic Records US approached them to remix James Horner’s ‘I See You’ – the main theme from the film Avatar. This run culminated in Nic&Bossi being nominated for Best Remixer at the 2010 IDMAs and not to forget their Grammy nominated remix for „Gabriel & Dresden - The Only Road“ in 2019 (see extra paragraph on page one) 

 

 

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