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Date; June 2- 2023
Time; 10pm-2am
HNTR is an enigmatic figure hailing from the dark corners of Toronto's underground electronic music scene. With over a decade of experience behind him, he has been a pivotal force in shaping the sound of Canada's uUnderground, pushing the boundaries of dance music with his unique, futuristic sound.
He has released on some of the most respected labels in the industry, including Factory93, Armada and Deadmau5's Mau5trap to name a few. He has also had the honor of touring with the Canadian superstar, and has garnered a reputation as a must-see live act.
In 2022, HNTR made history by winning the first ever Juno award in the Underground Dance category, cementing his status as a true pioneer of the scene. Despite this success, he still remains an elusive figure, shrouded in mystery and intrigue.
At the heart of his sound lies a darkness that is both alluring and foreboding. His music is a journey into the unknown, a soundscape that is at once futuristic and timeless. With every release, he is taking us deeper into a sonic universe, a world where the lines between reality and imagination blur.
HNTR's sound is a testament to the power of electronic music, and to the creativity and innovation that can arise from pushing the boundaries of what is possible. As he continues to evolve and grow as an artist, we can only imagine what new digital frontiers he will explore next
support Web and Johnny Monsoon
Date: June 2- 2023 ( Ora Level One back room)
Time: 10pm-2am
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Kevin Huizing AKA Budakid is a Berlin based music producer/dj. Coming from a very musical family, it was only a matter of time before young Budakid started playing an instrument of his own. As a drummer in a drum ensemble, the soon-to-be producer/dj got his first taste of beats and he wanted more. Having
Before long, Budakid landed his first residency in one of Utrecht’s most popular clubs. Although he wasn’t of legal age, several clubs asked him to perform
All this made him a crowd favorite at festivals like Tomorrowland, Fusion Festival, Sonar Festival, Feel Festival, Amsterdam Dance Event and SonneMondSterne and clubs such as Katerblau (DE), Sissyphos (DE), Watergate (DE), Cafe D’anvers (BE), Thuishaven (NL) and Melkweg (NL).
His music has been already supported by heavyweights such as Solomun, Jazzanova, Sasha, Joris Voorn, Guy J, Kölsch and Deadmau5. That’s something that didn’t happen overnight. Budakid’s tracks have been released on respected labels like Anjunadeep, Diynamic, Exploited, Last Night On Earth, All Day I Dream,
So it’s safe to say Budakid isn’t just another kid on the block. Already regarded as a more than reliable producer/dj by his peers, nothing stands in the way of Budakid to become one of the greats.
f: @hiimbudakid
Date: June 3- 2023
Time: 10pm-2am
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JUST FEEL: From electronica, to house, to deep techno, but always with feeling, Just Her is that special kind of artist that holds an innate ability to move your feet and heart in equal measure.
JUST GROW: With one foot firmly in the DJ booth after cutting her teeth spinning vinyl in sweaty back rooms, and the other in her fast developing producer and songwriter career, Just Her has
already carved out an impressive back catalogue on world class labels including Anjunadeep, Crosstown Rebels, Global Underground and Armada, achieving a wealth of Beatport chart positions, an Essential New Tune on Radio 1 and high profile press features in the likes of DJ Mag
& Mixmag. Also establishing herself as an accomplished remixer, Just Her has deconstructed tracks from key players such as Armin Van Buuren and Lane 8, crafting them skillfully into her signature
deep emotive cuts.
JUST COMMIT: A self-confessed multi-tasker, Just Her has not only found the time and skills to study for a Masters Degree in Music, but also to establish her own brand 'Constant Circles' - a unique concept in which music & contemporary visual art are combined, with successful label parties across the UK & Europe and art exhibitions in Brighton and London. Alongside the label she also hosts two successful radio shows, self-syndicated to a number of platforms worldwide,
including the highly regarded stations Frisky & Proton, as well as heading up a successful music & art blog that is rapidly gaining an underground following.
JUST THRIVE: Despite the fallout from the pandemic, the last 18 months could have been Just Her's strongest to date, with a string of solid solo releases including stellar debuts on Circus, Culprit and Renaissance, garnering a wealth of support across the industry, from Eli & Fur, to Sasha to Icarus. With this output came huge gains in traction on the gig circuit, with stand out performances at Warm Up Festival and the 10000 capacity Anjunadeep Open Air at Drumsheds
in London, plus a bucket list moment of handing over the reins to Sasha and Digweed in her home town of Brighton. Never one to rest on her laurels, Just Her has continued this momentum in 2022 with a widely acclaimed four track EP on Anjunadeep and a debut release on fast rising imprint HE.SHE.THEY, soon to be followed by releases on Selador and Nick Warren's Soundgarden. 2022 also came with a spectacular touring schedule of shows across the globe including USA, India, Australia, Mexico, with no signs of slowing.
JUST LOVE: With kindness and compassion at the forefront, Just Her is on a mission to make the industry humble again and the world a happier and more peaceful place via those moments of euphoria on the dance floor, through killer hooks, emotive melodies and strong lyrical messages.
It's what the world needs more of right now. After all, will we ever learn to just love?
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Alexis Curshé is an Atlanta-based DJ and producer from South Carolina. She found solidarity in Atlanta in 2018, quickly working her way into the dance music scene. Later, she met and formed strong friendships with Atlanta scene stalwarts Ash Lauryn and Vicki Powell, who she calls her "biggest blessings." They introduced Curshé to the city's queer scene, playing Sunday Service and then becoming a resident at Deep South, Atlanta's internationally-recognized queer house music event series and collective. She co-managed the A3C Festival in fall 2019 (in addition to playing it), and found her way onto lineups for events in Chicago, Detroit, L.A., and New York, opening for local queer scene heroes - The Carry Nation.
Immersing herself in underground scenes around the US and the world—and especially Atlanta—Curshé has developed a euphoric, ultra-percussive and sexy sound that ranges from hard drum to techno to soulful house. In addition to working on her first release of original music, Curshé holds down residencies at Deep South's Sunday Service and her very own event series, Saturday Love.
https://linktr.ee/alexiscurshe
radiojavan.com
Date: June 9- 2023
Time: 10pm-2am
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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.
Genre: Techno
Date: June 10- 2023
Time: 10pm-2am
Support: Lili Alessa
CHARLES D
NYC based artist Charles D has established his unmistakable sound that combines hard hitting techno grooves with progressive sounds and influence. 2022 has been a huge year with releases on Octopus, Factory 93, and the almighty Drumcode imprint. Charles’ Epic Mix for Adam Beyer & Bart Skils ‘Your Mind’ is a chugging end-of-night weapon that was first played by Adam Beyer to close out Awakenings at the Gashouder during ADE last year. It further soundtracked events including Movement Detroit, Tomorrowland and EDC. ‘Your Mind’ the original was streamed over 38M times and judged by Mixmag as one of the greatest techno tracks of all time. Charles has a big 2023 planned with upcoming releases on Drumcode, Factory 93, & Kraftek
In addition to recent releases in 2022, his evolving music has gained support from Eric Prydz, which has led to multiple releases on Eric Prydz’s label Pryda Presents in addition to being a direct supporting act for the legendary artist on his North American tour. His record ‘YOU’ quickly reached the top of the techno charts and stayed #1 for more than 6 weeks, and was credited by Beatport as one of the top selling tracks for all of 2021. Charles has continued to gain support from the top DJ’s in the industry such as Adam Beyer, Joseph Capriati, Camelphat, Cristoph Layton Giordani, Bart Skils, Lily Palmer, Eli Brown, and more. On the first Friday of each month his audience can tune in to his radio show, Synthesized Radio, where his taste of Techno is on full display.
Date: Saturday June 17- 2023
Time: 10p,-2am
Marie Vaunt is a Japanese-raised Techno producer and DJ currently based in Los Angeles.
With her unique blend of massive rhythms, dark and ethereal vocals, and genre-defining acid lines, she has gained a large following, amassing 3.2 million Spotify streams in 2022, while also being a regular on the Beatport Techno Top 100 chart.
Marie has released on some of Techno's most respected labels including Drumcode, Fe Chrome, Kneaded Pains, Set About, Autektone, Legend, Codex, IAMT, Neoacid, and Alaula. She has also made official remixes for artists such as Cosmic Boys, Dense & Pika, T78, A*S*Y*S, and Kai Tracid, and has received support from industry heavyweights Adam Beyer, Maddix, Sian, A*S*Y*S and Mark Dekoda, to name a few.
In addition to her success as a producer, Marie has also made a name for herself as a performer, bringing her signature sound to stages in countries including Japan, Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Portugal, Spain, and the United States.
Marie Vaunt has solidified her place in the Techno scene as a household name, and continues to push boundaries with her unique and innovative sound.
Date: June 23- 2023
Time: 10pm-2am
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BIOGRAPHY
SANDER VAN DOORN // PURPLE HAZE
As a generation-defining artist that reshapes our perception of what dance music can be, Sander van Doorn is without a doubt one of the world’s most essential, influential and popular DJ/producers in dance music today. Sander van Doorn entered the musical scene in 1995, aged just sixteen. His brother’s latest gadget at the time, a Roland Groovebox 303, caught his attention. He was astounded when he first experienced the amount of creativity that could be put into making electronic music.
Time and time again, Sander would borrow his brother’s Groovebox and his nephew’s vinyl records and he played the life out of those records. Since then, Sander’s heart belonged to music and it still does today. Sander has created his own inimitable sound and style. He is a producer at heart, and started DJing to create exposure for his productions. It’s basically impossible to appoint one specific genre to him; his music gets influenced by a very broad spectrum of factors. He continues to be an immensely prolific and diverse producer, with his own monstrous solo output plus massive collabs helping him to amass millions of plays on YouTube and Spotify. Gold Skies has picked up well over 60 million plays alone, making for one of the biggest hits of his career so far. His A&R skills show no sign of faltering either with his DOORN Records imprint unleashing a steady stream of big names and hot new talents alike.
2017 saw him re-launch his exciting alias Purple Haze, dedicated to a “sharper, darker, rougher” sound. The project was unveiled at Ultra Music Festival with a spectacular audio-visual live show that vividly brought to life his new concept. Later in the year he released the debut Purple Haze album, SPECTRVM: a riot of dark trance and tough techno with some standout vocals to boot. Rather than taking shine away from his usual SvD sounds, the new project has created a positive, synergized feedback loop in his studio, bringing a yin to his existing yang. “Too often I’ve seen artists lose their focus when they try to combine too many different sounds” he says, “but I get so much creative energy from working on this project that it’s actually added to the creative flow for Sander van Doorn.”
It’s just the start for Purple Haze, with some very big plans in the works — and with such a positive reaction from fans, more material is hotly anticipated. Today, Sander has performed thousands of shows in every corner of the world and released numerous solo records, yet he is still part of a group of innovative and progressive artists. Sander’s creative process exists of re-inventing musical styles, taking risks in regards to the sound he creates and most importantly staying ahead of the masses. Regular appearances at world-beating clubs and festivals like Creamfields, Tomorrowland, UNTOLD Festival and Electric Daisy Carnival pepper his hectic diary which sees him plays to tens of thousands across the globe every month.
With three full-length albums, numerous hit-singles, remixes of the world’s biggest artists, sold-out gigs in all major venues and festivals worldwide, his own successful record label and a weekly radio show named Identity, Sander van Doorn continues his musical journey into the heart of fans around the world.
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Date: June 24- 2023
Time: 10pm-2am
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Local support: Madlon
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JES
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Determined, relentless, and uncompromising in the pursuit of excellence. These are ideals that might characterize an artist formed under the high-pressure environment of New York, the greatest city in the world, and they aptly define JES. Her career path so far has been nothing less than astonishing.
This chart-topping, award-winning New Yorker has packed four solo albums, two Billboard #1 singles, international touring, and countless landmark songs into a constantly evolving career. Since her legendary release with Motorcycle, "As The Rush Comes" that expanded the boundaries of electronic music, JES has propelled an unending stream of solo hit songs and collaborations. JES has collected awards and nominations from the prestigious International Dance Music Awards (Miami), the International Songwriting Competition (Nashville), and received 3 Grammy nominations, most recently for her song "Hold On" in 2015. Her tours have touched the shores of 6 continents with landmark shows at international events such as the Beijing Summer Olympics, all while her songs have topped the Billboard Most Played Songs of the Decade chart.
2022 has proved to be another landmark year for dance music’s most irrepressible talent. JES hit the top spot on the Beatport Trance Chart again with her Will Atkinson collab, "Long Way Home", resulting in one of the longest-running #1 singles of the year. Her recent single with Aly & Fila, "Sunrise", was remixed by Dutch dance legends RANK1 and included for the second year running on the annual who’s who of dance compilation, Armin Van Buuren’s "A State of Trance 2022".
MEMENTO, a new double album, dropped in November, reaching top spots on dance and trance charts in the USA, UAE, Taiwan, Mexico, France, Poland, Norway, and many more.
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The spirit of trance and progressive in the United States has long been amplified and embodied by DJ/producer Kristina Sky. From the early days of the genres, she was first integral in bringing the music’s top DJs to the West Coast masses, often for the first time, then ultimately stepping behind the booth herself in 2002. “KSky,” as she’s known to one of the most loyal and passionate fanbases in the biz, has been tapped to play all the top festivals around the world, from Armin van Buuren’s A State of Trance, sharing the stage at Coachella with Daft Punk and Madonna, multiple sets at Electric Daisy Carnival, as well as consistent appearances at the trance-focused festival Dreamstate, and many more top one-off events. Kristina Sky has also held many coveted residencies including America’s first weekly trance event at Arena called “Heaven,” Spundae at Circus, Insomniac Events’ “Awakening” at Exchange LA, as well as the mighty Avalon Hollywood since 2010. It was in these rooms she honed her distinct sound.
Kristina Sky is revered for her unique style of high energy, melodic trance combined with her signature blend of deep & progressive house. Hailed as “one of the best progressive DJs in America,” by scene superstar John O’Callaghan, the top DJ/producers in the trance world are more than happy to sing her praises. “Kristina is living and breathing dance music,” says Dash Berlin. “Having finally met her in person on the Groove Cruise a few years ago proved to me that besides having a big heart for electronic music, she is an amazing and caring human being as well,” he says. “Kris has been there from the start, standing her ground firmly in a male-dominated industry, as where in the future she can be of great importance not only musically, but also on stage and in guiding new talent.”
In addition to her prowess on the ones-and-twos, she carefully crafts remixes and original tracks that have found their way into the hearts of both fans and fellow DJs. Her first release in 2006, “EnMass – CQ [Seek You] (Randy Boyer & Kristina Sky Remix)” debuted on Armin van Buuren’s “A State of Trance” imprint on his world-famous Armada label, plus received massive support from Paul van Dyk, Markus Schulz, Agnelli & Nelson, John O'Callaghan, Darude, and Sander Van Doorn. The track then held the Beatport number 1 spot for 13 consecutive weeks, followed by another 10 weeks in the Top 10. She then teamed up with Boyer again for their 2008 hit on Paul Van Dyk’s “VANDIT” — “Kristina Sky & Randy Boyer - Set It Off”. Other production accomplishments include Randy Boyer & Kristina Sky ft. Cari Golden “No Limit” on Ultra Records. She’s also collaborated multiple times with Menno de Jong, such as on the Armada release “Signals.” In 2018 she was tapped to mix “Pure Trance Volume 7” which also featured a debut collaboration with Balearic king Roger Shah, “Ocean Flame”, and currently holds a spot on Solarstone’s globally respected “Pure Trance” roster alongside Solarstone, Factor B, Activa, Gai Barone and more, regularly playing the Pure Trance brand nights in London, Miami, Amsterdam, Las Vegas and beyond.
One of the genre’s original groundbreakers, Christopher Lawrence, has experienced many of KSky’s sets as both a fan and on the same lineups. “Kristina Sky is one of the most successful and respected DJs to rise out of the massive Los Angeles club and festival scene,” says Lawrence. “Having spent years in the trenches holding down residencies at multiple clubs and events including the world-famous Avalon in Hollywood, Kristina has earned her place in the international circuit. I have had the pleasure of playing alongside Kristina heaps of times over the years and have always been impressed with her performance and professionalism behind the decks,” he says. “Kristina Sky is a truly gifted DJ able to read a crowd and deliver exactly what the dance floor needs.”
Career Highlights:
Held residencies for:
Groove Cruise (ongoing since 2012)
Insomniac “Awakening” Fridays @ Exchange LA (2012 & 2013)
Avalon Hollywood (ongoing since 2010)
Giant (2008 – 2018)
Spundae @ Circus (2005 – 2008)
Heaven @ Arena (America’s first weekly trance club event) (2003 – 2005)
- On Solarstone’s Pure Trance roster since its inception (only female), playing PT brand nights around the world incl Miami WMC, Exchange LA, Avalon Hollywood, Fabric London, with a big debut at Luminosity Beach Festival in Amsterdam on the Pure Trance stage - Lumi known to be the holy grail of trance festivals worldwide.
- Handpicked by Solarstone to mix the famed Pure Trance 7 compilation (November 2018)
- Handpicked by John O’Callaghan to support the soldout Subculture presented by Dreamstate in Los Angeles.
- Handpicked by Gareth Emery to support the soldout Laserface San Francisco at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium (8500 ppl)
- Placed #13 on Trance Podium’s Top 100 DJs for 2020
- Remixed the mega trance classic “Are You Fine?” alongside fellow American producer John Grand on German trance legends Kyau & Albert’s “Euphonic Records”, with a double play on Above & Beyond’s Group Therapy (2022)
- Released “Rollercoaster” with UK’s Danny Stubbs featuring American vocalist Evan Henzi on Solarstone’s “Pure Trance”. (2022)
- Released “Underwater” with Germany’s Roger Shah on Aly & Fila’s “Future Sound Of Egypt” (2021)
- Handpicked to remix one of the biggest classics of all-time, Solarstone’s “Seven Cities” released on Armada Records (2021)
- Exceeded 1M Spotify spins with “Take Me Back” on John Askew’s “Deep In Thought”, a collaboration with Germany’s Roger Shah and American vocalist/singer/songwriter Emma Shaffer. (2020)
- Released “High Tide” with UK’s Danny Stubbs featuring American vocalist Evan Henzi on Paul Oakenfold’s “Perfecto Records” (2020)
- Released “The Sun”, a collaboration with Dutch superstar Menno de Jong, featuring Australian vocalist Fiora on “Black Hole Recordings” (2020)
- Released “Ocean Flame” with Germany’s Roger Shah on Solarstone’s “Pure Trance”. (2019)
- Released “Audacious” with Ireland’s Orla Feeney on Paul Van Dyk’s “Vandit Records”, with plays on Armin’s ‘A State of Trance’ radio.
- Released “Insubordinate” and “Crestfallen” with Orla Feeney on Manuel Le Saux’s “Extrema” label out of Italy.
- Regular appearances for Insomniac’s Dreamstate brand, including 3 consecutive years at their flagship festival, Dreamstate SoCal (‘16, ‘17 & ‘18), EDC Orlando, EDC Mexico, the debut of Dreamstate’s Satellite Series in Las Vegas & Miami, and most recently during the pandemic, where nightlife landscape completely changed overnight, Sky was entrusted to host & perform at Insomniac’s very first Virtual Dreamstate livestream (38,000+ viewers), along with multiple sets at Dreamstate’s Park ‘N Rave series.
- Created and runs the successful United We Groove/United We Trance brand, a 6-year-running annual rooftop party in Miami during MMW, reaching capacity the past 5 years, with huge line-ups across the trance & progressive spectrum including acts like Kyau & Albert, JES, Roger Shah pres. Sunlounger, MIKE Push, Matt Fax, The Thrillseekers, Paul Thomas, Fatum, & many more. Commonly known to have big artists drop by to support like Ferry Corsten, Emma Hewitt, Aly & Fila, Thomas Gold and more.
- Kristina Sky presents United We Groove hosted stage debuted on Groove Cruise Cabo 2018, and is now a staple hosted stage on every Groove Cruise West & Miami, as well as a soldout debut United We Groove NYC boat party with Darude and Andy Moor in Summer 2019, and a soldout debut United We Groove San Diego boat party with Gabriel & Dresden in Summer 2021 with another soldout year two featuring Cosmic Gate & Orkidea in Summer of 2022, with more festivals and club nights to come.
Some of the artists KSky has shared the stage with: Madonna, Paul Van Dyk, Ferry Corsten, Armin van Buuren, Kaskade, ATB, Above & Beyond, Aly & Fila, BT, Paul Oakenfold, Gareth Emery, Markus Schulz, Gabriel & Dresden, Dash Berlin, Cosmic Gate, John O’Callaghan, Andrew Rayel, Solarstone, Chicane, Tritonal, Ben Nicky, Sander van Doorn, Kyau & Albert, Purple Haze, Matt Fax, Oliver Smith, Motorcycle, Rank-1, Menno de Jong, Bryan Kearney, Morgan Page, Roger Shah, The Thrillseekers, Emma Hewitt, Sean Tyas, Simon Patterson, Ben Gold, Factor B, Jochen Miller, 4 Strings, Grum, Craig Connelly, Vintage & Morelli, Signum, Ronski Speed, Giuseppe Ottaviani, Darude, Andy Moor, Johan Gielen, Richard Durand, Judge Jules, Christopher Lawrence, John 00’ Fleming, Blank & Jones, Max Graham, Talla 2XLC, Paul Thomas, Alex M.O.R.P.H., Mark Sherry, Alex Di Stefano, DJ Sammy, David Gravell, Sunny Lax, Fatum, Ruben de Ronde, RODG, Stoneface & Terminal, Infected Mushroom, Marco V, Will Atkinson, Bobina, Gai Barone, Tim Penner, Thomas Datt, Filo & Peri, David West, Soha, Bissen, UMEK, 7Skies, JES, Audrey Gallagher, Jan Johnston, Betsie Larkin, Lasgo, Jaren, NU-NRG, Second Sun, Ian Van Dahl, Lange, Mark Norman, Scott Bond, Leon Bolier, Phynn, Hydroid, Thomas Bronzwaer, Andy Caldwell, Blake Jarrell, Marcus Schossow, Austin Leeds, Doc Martin, DJ Irene, D:fuse, Micro, Caffeine, Donald Glaude, Taylor, Peter Hook (New Order)
Date: Friday June 30- 2023
Time: 10pm-2am
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Emma Hewitt
FEW VOICES ARE AS INSTANTLY RECOGNIZABLE AS THAT OF AUSTRALIAN BORN SONGSTRESS, EMMA HEWITT.
HEWITT’S HAUNTING MELODIES, YEARNING LYRICS AND DISTINCTIVE STYLE HAVE EARNED HER A LEGION OF PASSIONATE FANS AROUND THE WORLD AS SHE CONTINUES TO WRITE AND RELEASE MUSIC WITH SOME OF THE WORLD’S MOST RESPECTED NAMES IN ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC.
EMMA’S FIRST DANCE COLLABORATION WAS WITH UK PRODUCER CHRIS LAKE AND YIELDED THE PROGRESSIVE HOUSE SMASH ‘CARRY ME AWAY’ KNOCKING RHIANNA OUT OF THE #1 POSITION ON THE U.S BILLBOARD CHART (HOT DANCE AIRPLAY) GOING ON TO SPEND OVER 50 WEEKS IN THE TOP 100.
FROM THERE, EMMA TEAMED UP WITH GERMAN ICONS COSMIC GATE FOR THE ANTHEM ‘NOT ENOUGH TIME’ AND DUTCH SUPERSTAR DASH BERLIN FOR THE MEGA HIT, ‘WAITING’. ‘WAITING’ FIRMLY CEMENTED EMMA HEWITT’S REPUTATION AS A SERIOUS INTERNATIONAL TALENT EARNING HEWITT MANY ACCOLADES INCLUDING A #1 ON THE GLOBAL TRANCE CHARTS AND AN INTERNATIONAL DANCE MUSIC AWARD (BEST EURO TRACK).
SINCE THEN, A STRING OF #1 BEATPORT RELEASES HAVE FOLLOWED, AS HAS AN ACCLAIMED DEBUT ARTIST ALBUM WITH ARMADA MUSIC (FEATURING REMIXES FROM MORGAN PAGE & ARMIN VAN BUUREN), A LIVE ACOUSTIC VIDEO EP TITLED ‘STARTING FIRES’ AND FURTHER COLLABORATIONS WITH GRAMMY NOMINATED ARTISTS, ARMIN VAN BUUREN AND BT.
2015 SHOWS NO SIGN OF SLOWING THE PACE WITH EMMA CURRENTLY BACK IN THE STUDIO WORKING ON FURTHER SOLO SINGLES AND COLLABORATIONS FOR RELEASE OVER THE COMING YEAR AS WELL AS CONTINUING HER NEVER-ENDING GLOBAL TOURING WITH SOLD OUT CLUB AND FESTIVAL PERFORMANCES ALL OVER THE WORLD.
Ora Presents Monkey Safari
Date: July 1- 2023
Time: 10pm-2am
Monkey Safari Biography
Riding in with the power to deliver sunshine to world’s rainiest open-air events, Monkey Safari brings rays of light to whatever dance floors they cast their shimmering spell on. The past years saw Monkey Safari swinging to new trees, retiring their previous labels to focus on their new label 'Hommage.' It were the years of transformation for the German producers, developing and tailoring a sound suited perfectly for the unique club nuances while still keeping the core elements of melodic chords and grooves synonymous with the duos productions. During this time, Monkey Safari released their hugely successful ‘Cranes’ and ‘Walls’ EPs that presented opportunities for Monkey Safari to work with some exciting musicians, such as Wolf + Lamb and Kölsch, techno heavy weights Guy Gerber and Josh Wink, as well as one of dance music’s most iconic producers, Moby. Monkey Safari remixed a track for Moby & The Void Pacific Choir, returning the favor after Moby’s successful rework of the duo’s track ‘Walls’ last year. Their next releases continued in the same fashion, featuring remixes from Paco Osuna, Chloé, John Digweed & Nick Muir, UNER, Guy Mantzur, Victor Ruiz and more, while signing tracks from amazing Blond:ish, legendary John Tajada, and others on their Hommage imprint.
The duo’s efforts in the studio have transcended to their DJ sets with stand out shows at Time Warp and Awakenings Festival. On top of a heavy touring schedule at world renowned clubs and headlining slots at festivals, the duo released their album ‘Odyssey’. Monkey Safari produced the same kind of tracks for this album they were playing as they toured nightclubs and festivals around the world, rather than simply a listening album. In 2018 Monkey Safari carefully handpicked remixers they saw as most capable of continuing their vision for the album. The ‘Odyssey Remixes’ featured reworks of the original album tracks by the master himself, Carl Cox, international stars Hernan Cattaneo, Guy J, Musumeci, Tensnake and Reboot, studio geniuses Dubspeeka, Hannes Bieger, ROD, and Phil Moffa, as well as up-and-coming talent Avidus and Trivmph . Monkey Safari’s third album, ‘HI’ came in perfect time for the summer sunshine of 2019 with this warm, inviting collection of music designed to brighten your day and complement the glorious sunny days that bless us during the summer. Sven and Lars learned some valuable lessons from their last long-player, and the new album ‘HI’ comes from a far more relaxed, easy-going place. An organic project that came together quite naturally, their third album sees the duo in high spirits ready to bring a large dose of positive vibes and emotional depth to the party.
In 2020 and 2021 Monkey Safari released various singles on Anjunadeep, their hit single ‘Safe’ on Spectrum, as well as remixes for Joris Voorn, Booka Shade, Oliver Schories & Jan Blomqvist, UNDERHER, and more. The duo also began to move closer to legendary brand Get Physical, starting with a remix and a multitude of EPs on the Berlin-based Label. In August 2021 Monkey Safari proudly unveil their new album ‘Love Will Set U Free’, their fourth full-length project and their most definitive work so far. Over the past year the German duo have been utilizing the forced downtime to immerse themselves in making music. In such strange times their creative process shifted, taking them down new avenues as they channeled their combined experience and broad backgrounds into the new LP. Unable to road test their music, as they normally would, Lars and Sven initially approached the album with slight worry - unable to tap into that seemingly crucial audience-to-artist feedback loop. However, in the end, it helped to liberate them resulting in a project that embodies the Monkey Safari sound in its purest form.
The German outfit has been on an incredible run of form with promising developments in all of their endeavors and exciting news still to come. Be it a fresh remix or EP drop, DJ set or party, Monkey Safari will be sure to touch all scopes of dance culture with no signs of deceleration on the horizon. Their mandate remains the same, sending sunny vibes to make even the darkest dance floors smile.
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John Askew is one of the tech producer/DJs in the world. Over the last two decades his high-octane records and powerful live performances have captivated fans across all corners of the globe.
From his early days signed to Discover Records where John released hits including “The Door”, “New Dimension”, “Fade To Black”, “Vandalism” and “Chime”, John has gone on to deliver a catalogue of big singles, remixes, artist albums and compilations for the coolest labels in the scene – including VII, Skullduggery, Armada, Subculture, Vandit, Perfecto Fluoro, FSOE, Black Hole, Captivating Sounds, Euphonic, Pure Trance, WAO138 and more…...
Today John’s VII label collective is the most forward thinking entity in tech. VII exclusively releases music from the seven artists signed to it (Simon Patterson, Will Atkinson, John Askew, AA Meeting, Greg Downey, Orkidea and EverLight).
After multiple Beatport number 1s John’s recent releases on VII act as a perfect showcase of his trademark, tough, driving sound. “These Dogs Trust No One”, “Escapism”, “Mezcal”, “Midnight Oil”, “Raven”, “A Million Stars”, “Black Coffee”……these are the tracks that define the sound of John Askew. Powerful, dynamic and high energy tech with deep emotional overtones.
In 2021 John released his 13th mix compilation – Dusk Till Dawn. This album on VII sat at number 1 on the Beatport main album chart for five weeks – eclipsing all house and techno albums released during that same period; a testament to the formidable force and sound of the label.
VII have hosted stages at a number of the world’s hottest Festivals including EDC Las Vegas, EDC Orlando, Tomorrowland and Unkonscious as well as selling out their stand-alone shows in Manchester and Amsterdam. This year they hosted their own stage at Luminosity Beach Festival and are now poised to announce a VII arena show in Europe for Q2 of 2023.
John is deep into work on his highly anticipated 3rd artist album which is due to land in March 2023. The first singles of this album are already locked and loaded for release on VII and Blackhole Recordings.
In 2019 John teamed up with legendary producer and friend Activa to form a new live act – AA Meeting. This completely live band features a perfect fusion of their two distinct sounds. Having already written some 18 new original tracks – AA Meeting performances are the epitome of forward-thinking electronic music as they exclusively feature unreleased music nobody has heard. Their debut live appearance – closing out the Saturday night of Dreamstate So Cal 2019 left fans and peers blown away, as did their set at this year’s Luminosity Beach Festival. Their debut single – Summit – marks the first single from an artist album promised for 2023.
Previously…..
John’s debut artist album “Lower the Tone” (released 2006) received critical acclaim and within 4 weeks of its release sold out – having to be repressed not once but three times. This was a testament to John’s die-hard fan base that relished the diverse and meticulously compiled 3xCD box set format.
In 2008 John released his second artist album “Z List Uber Star” which was met with amazing reviews from the most respected dance music press (Mixmag, M8, DJ Mag, IDJ, Harder Faster….)
John has mixed seven compilation albums – most recently “VII Vol I” for VII and “Resident” for Subculture. He has also recorded and released three live albums - recorded in London, Beirut and Los Angeles.
Pete Tong asked John to do an Essential mix for BBC Radio One. A rare honour and one that confirmed John’s status as a member of the global DJing elite.
For two years (09 / 10) John hosted his own weekly show on legendary London FM station Kiss 100.
From exclusive residencies at 2 of the World’s most influential clubs (The Gallery, and Ministry of Sound in London) to a constant stream of high profile guest slots playing the coolest dancefloors and festivals around the world, John is now enjoying the fruits of over twenty years hard work.
John has performed at many of the world’s best festivals including: Tomorrowland, EDC Las Vegas, Dreamstate So Cal, Luminosity, Creamfields, A State Of Trance, BAT Buenos Aires, Trance Energy, Unknocious Festival, Subculture Melbourne, Nature One Festival. EDC Orlando, ASOT Mexico, Unkonscious, UNTOLD…..
Ora Presents Paul Oakenfold
Date: Saturday July 8- 2023
Time: 9pm-2am
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Paul Oakenfold
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Biography
For the past 30-plus years, Paul Oakenfold has remained in the vanguard of the global electronic music community. With more than 110 million streams collectively, over 5 million albums sold worldwide and three GRAMMY nominations, Oakenfold is one of the industry’s most revered and most successful artists—ever. Hailed as the “Godfather of electronic music,” he’s been voted the world’s best DJ twice by DJ Mag, named the most influential DJ of all time by the London Evening
Standard and recognized as the world’s most successful DJ by Guinness World Records.
Never one to rest on past laurels, Oakenfold continues to push the envelope via his game-changing performances and projects. He’s known for performing at exotic locales, like the Great Wall of China,
in 2003, and from within a 1000-year-old rainforest in Ushuaia, Argentina, the latter of which is recognized as the southernmost city in the world; iconic venues, including the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, where he sold out two dates, in 2003 and again in 2007, and played in front of 30,000 people; and world-class festivals like Coachella and Glastonbury, where he became the first DJ to play the mainstage at both events.
Lately, Oakenfold has launched several global, first-of-a-kind performances that take him into the world’s most awe-inspiring locations. In April 2017, he performed a once-in-a-lifetime DJ set at the top of the base camp of Mount Everest, Earth's highest mountain above sea level, following a 10-day hike. Following the rare performance, Oakenfold released Mount Everest: The Base Camp Mix (February 2018, New State Music), a full-length album mix that captures his Mount Everest set in full.
In addition to the album, he will soon release Soundtrek Everest, a brand-new documentary
chronicling Oakenfold’s momentous Mount Everest expedition. In September 2018, he became the first-ever artist to perform at Stonehenge, one of the world's most famous landmarks and a UNESCO World Heritage site, a groundbreaking gig now recognized as one
of the most iconic moments in dance music history. Oakenfold celebrated the legendary occasion via his newly released Sunset at Stonehenge mix album (February 2019, New State Music), which captures the historic DJ set.
Further in March 2019, Oakenfold performed at the opening ceremony of the 2019 Special Olympics World Games in Abu Dhabi. In addition to the performance, he also remixed the Games’ official theme song, “Right Where I'm Supposed To Be” from world-renowned pop stars Ryan Tedder, Avril Lavigne, Luis Fonsi and other global acts.
A prolific recording artist, Oakenfold’s lauded discography includes three full-length studio albums, multiple live and compilation albums, countless singles, remixes and rave classics, and more than 20 DJ mix albums. He counts two GRAMMY nominations for his solo work—twice nominated for Best Electronic/Dance Album for Creamfields (2005) and A Lively Mind (2007)—with an additional third nomination (Best Dance Recording, 2010) for his production work on Madonna’s international hit “Celebration.”
Oakenfold has also written and produced for every superstar artist of the past four decades. His extensive list of collaborators includes everyone from Cher and The Happy Mondays to U2 and Madonna. Oakenfold also counts 100+ groundbreaking remixes for 100+ artists, including The Rolling Stones, Justin Timberlake, U2, Madonna, Michael Jackson, Britney Spears and Elvis Presley, among many others.
Oakenfold is currently working on Shine On, his fourth full-length album, which sees the master producer/artist expanding into new sounds. The album will feature cross-genre collaborations with today’s leading pop luminaries, including Luis Fonsi, CeeLo Green and more.
Following a relocation from London to Los Angeles in 2002, Oakenfold began to work on film scores for major blockbuster movies. He produced the original soundtrack for Swordfish (2001), which won him a BMI Film Music Award in 2002, as well as the music score production for the 2007 Japanese CGI anime film Vexille. He has also contributed music to scores and cues for breakout films like The Bourne Identity (2002), The Matrix Reloaded (2003), Shrek 2 (2004), Collateral (2004), The Heavy
(2010) and others. Additionally, he has produced and contributed music to major TV series, including
Big Brother, Showtime’s Californication and Transformers Cybertron, as well as video game
franchises like Frequency. On the live and touring front, Oakenfold single-handedly pioneered the DJ residency formula that has since dominated the Las Vegas and larger North American club market with his Paul Oakenfold Presents: Perfecto Las Vegas series. Originally launched in 2008 at Rain Nightclub at the Palms Casino Resort, the weekly Perfecto Las Vegas shows were fully produced spectacles featuring live theatrical performers, cutting-edge visuals and special effects. Elsewhere, the residency spawned Oakenfold’s 2009 Perfecto: Vegas mix album, which became the highest-selling DJ compilation in American history at the time of its release, with over half a million sales. Via his independent imprint, Perfecto Records, and its various sub labels, Oakenfold has shaped the dance music industry on a global scale. Founded in 1989, Perfecto has been integral in the birth of trance music and the overall development of electronic music as an international movement.
Perfecto, today distributed by Black Hole Recordings, has released influential albums and singles from dance music’s biggest artists, including Carl Cox, BT and Sandra Collins. Perfecto celebrated its 25-year anniversary in 2015 with the release of 25 Years of Perfecto Records, a compilation album, mixed by Oakenfold himself, that traces the label’s history and sonic evolution. And now, Oakenfold celebrates 30 impactful years of Perfecto, with upcoming plans for special projects currently in the works. With more than 10 million record sales to date, Perfecto looks ahead to the next 30 years as it leads the future of dance music via a class of fresh, young talents and exciting new releases.
During every major development in the history of electronic music, Paul Oakenfold has played a pivotal role. A boundary-pushing artist, Oakenfold is the forefather of modern dance music culture and its most prominent figure. His creative touch is omnipresent, his influence on the sound and scene is ever-lasting and his global impact on the industry is immeasurable.
Ora Presents Giuseppe Ottaviani ( 3 hours Horizons Extended Set)
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Musician, producer, live act, label owner. New upcoming album in the making #EVOLVER
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
***Andrew Bayer- Mat Zo- Amy Wiles***
***Aame
and more Artists will be Announce 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)
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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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Date: Saturday August 18
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