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Ran-D
Randy "Ran-D" Wieland (18 May 1981 in ZeelandNbr) is a Dutch DJ and music producer. Ran-D has been active in hardstyle music since 2006, when he released his first track "D-Pression" on Special Records. After his debut release, Ran-D moved on to release his music on the large Hardstyle Record Label A2 Records, which is a sub-label of Scantraxx Recordz. After releasing on A2 Records for seven years, in March 2015 and alongside Frequencerz, Adaro and B-Front, Ran-D founded the hardstyle record label ''Roughstate Music''. Ran-D has released a cover version of "Zombie" by The Cranberries, "Living For The Moment," "Firestarter," "Nirvana," "Suicidal Superstar" with Phuture Noize, "Band Of Brothers," and "Hurricane," which was awarded 1st place in the Q-dance Top 100 of 2018. In collaboration with Adaro, Ran-D is also part of the Hardstyle live-act Gunz For Hire which was founded in 2011. Gunz For Hire have released songs including "Bella Ciao," "Sorrow," "Bolivia," "Plata O Plom ...
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Qlimax
Qlimax is an annual hardstyle and hard dance event in the Netherlands. It is a major attraction held by Q-dance, and considered to be one of the leading hardstyle events, attracting nearly 30,000 people annually. It contains some of the most sophisticated production and setup, as well as sound system for any Q-dance event. History During the first few years following Qlimax's debut, the event used to have several editions each year. Since 2004, it was changed to the third or fourth week of November. At first it was held at the Beursgebouw (Eindhoven) and then moved to various other venues such as the SilverDome (Zoetermeer) and Heineken Music Hall (Amsterdam), but has now settled at the GelreDome (Arnhem). Artists and event Many artists consider being chosen to play at Qlimax as a highlight since the event is used to showcase the most successful artists in their respective genre. The beginning saw the lineup featuring genres ranging from Hardhouse to Techno. This was changed to t ...
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Adaro (DJ)
Thijs Ploegmakers  performing as Adaro, is a Dutch DJ and producer. In the past he produced several electronic music styles, for example in 2002 he was part of Driftwood (best known for their worldwide radio hit “Freeloader”). In 2008 he started producing hardstyle, and he is considered one of the originators of the raw hardstyle subgenre. His breakthrough tracks were “The Haunter of the Dark" and “No Time To Sleep” plus he had a massive hit with his remix of “Chain Reaction – Answers”. In 2013 he was voted number 75 in the DJ Mag Top 100. Adaro released his music on A2 Records until 2014. In March, 2015, alongside Ran-D, B-Front and Frequencerz, Adaro is one of the founders of hardstyle record label "Roughstate". Adaro has been responsible for creating many well-known Hardstyle songs that have reached certain commercial success, including "Touch A Star" with B-Front feat. Dawnfire, which was awarded #4 in the Q-dance Top 100 countdown for 2018. More Adaro hits ...
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A2 Records
Scantraxx is a Dutch record label founded by Dov Elkabas in 2002, specializing in Hardstyle music. S.W.A.T Between November 2007 and April 2008, the label organized a number of shows under the name of ''S.W.A.T'' (Scantraxx World Artist Tour) in Europe and Australia. Those events were repeated in 2009 and 2010, but only in Europe. Sublabels Active * Scantraxx BLACK (Sublabel for Rawstyle) * Scantraxx CARBON (Talents in Rawstyle) * Scantraxx Evolutionz (Sublabel of D-Block & S-te-Fan) * Scantraxx Global * Scantraxx Silver (Talents) * Scantraxx Special * Scantraxx Prospexx Inactive * A² Records (Sublabel of Alpha², replaced by Scantraxx BLACK) * Gold Records (formerly TiLLT Gold; Sublabel of Max Enforcer) * M!D!FY (Sublabel of Brennan Heart; as well as M!D!FY Digital) * Paint It Black * Scantraxx Italy (Sublabel of Davide Sonar) * Scantraxx Reloaded (Sublabel of Headhunterz) * ScantraXXL * Squaretraxx (Sublabel of Ruthless) * Unleashed Records (Sublabel of Digita ...
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Scantraxx
Scantraxx is a Dutch record label founded by Dov Elkabas in 2002, specializing in Hardstyle music. S.W.A.T Between November 2007 and April 2008, the label organized a number of shows under the name of ''S.W.A.T'' (Scantraxx World Artist Tour) in Europe and Australia. Those events were repeated in 2009 and 2010, but only in Europe. Sublabels Active * Scantraxx BLACK (Sublabel for Rawstyle) * Scantraxx CARBON (Talents in Rawstyle) * Scantraxx Evolutionz (Sublabel of D-Block & S-te-Fan) * Scantraxx Global * Scantraxx Silver (Talents) * Scantraxx Special * Scantraxx Prospexx Inactive * A² Records (Sublabel of Alpha², replaced by Scantraxx BLACK) * Gold Records (formerly TiLLT Gold; Sublabel of Max Enforcer) * M!D!FY (Sublabel of Brennan Heart; as well as M!D!FY Digital) * Paint It Black * Scantraxx Italy (Sublabel of Davide Sonar) * Scantraxx Reloaded (Sublabel of Headhunterz) * ScantraXXL * Squaretraxx (Sublabel of Ruthless) * Unleashed Records (Sublabel of Digit ...
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Zombie (The Cranberries Song)
"Zombie" is a protest song by Irish alternative rock band the Cranberries, written by the band's lead singer Dolores O'Riordan in memory of Johnathan Ball and Tim Parry, who were killed in the 1993 Warrington bombings. It was released on 19 September 1994 as the lead single from their second studio album, ''No Need to Argue'', two weeks ahead of the album's release. Music critics have long recognised "Zombie" as "a masterpiece of alternative rock", as well as a grunge number uncharacteristic of the band's other work. "Zombie" reached No. 1 on the charts of Australia, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, and Iceland, as well as on the US ''Billboard'' Modern Rock Tracks chart. The song was voted by Australian radio Triple J listeners as No. 1 on the 1994 Triple J Hottest 100 chart. It won the Best Song Award at the 1995 MTV Europe Music Awards. In 2017, the song was released as an acoustic, stripped-down version on the band's '' Something Else'' album. In April 2020, i ...
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DJ Zany
Raoul van Grinsven (known more commonly as DJ Zany or Zany; born 11 May 1974) is a disc jockey and former member of ''Shadowlands Terrorists'', now specialising in hardstyle. He is currently the owner of Fusion Records. Zany's 2002 song ''Be On Your Way'' has been used as the "Walk on" music for professional darts player Ted Hankey. Biography ''Zany'' lives in Veldhoven, near Eindhoven Eindhoven () is a city and municipality in the Netherlands, located in the southern province of North Brabant of which it is its largest. With a population of 238,326 on 1 January 2022,
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Defqon
Defqon.1 Weekend Festival is an annual music festival held in the Netherlands. In the past, it was also held in Chile and Australia. Founded in 2003 by festival organizer Q-dance, the festival plays mostly hardstyle and related genres such as hardcore, early and classic. Events The festival was previously held in mid-June on Almeerderstrand in Almere. Since 2011, it is hosted on the event site next to Walibi Holland in Biddinghuizen. Since 2009, the event has also been hosted in Sydney in mid-September, at the Sydney International Regatta Centre. Until 2011 (2014 for the Australian edition) the festival ran for 12 hours, from 11:00 am to 11:00 pm, and ended with a firework display. Since 2012, the festival was extended to three days. Since 2015, the Australian edition was extended to two days. Each edition also has an anthem, an official song that is played in conjunction with the festival. The festival is also livestreamed with video from the largest stages and audio for ...
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Q-Dance
Q-dance is a Dutch company that organizes events and festivals that focuses on the harder styles of dance music – mainly Hardstyle, Hardcore, and Hard Trance. Popular events and festivals organized by Q-dance are Defqon.1 Festival, Qlimax, Qapital, Impaqt, EPIQ, and X-Qlusive. The events of Q-dance are easily identified by the letter “Q” on the event names. The logo of Q-dance is inspired by the knobs on DJ mixers, which if turned 120 degrees to the right creates the letter “Q”. History Foundation Q-dance was founded in 1999 as Qlass Elite by a couple of friends in the northern suburbs of Amsterdam (Landsmeer, the Netherlands). Big EDM label Spinnin' Records was the first to spot the label. The first event created by Qlass Elite was Houseqlassics, an event that played old school house music. After two editions of Houseqlassics, in the year 2000 a few more events were scheduled for the year: ''91-92'' and Qlimax. A year later, in 2001, the name of the company was chang ...
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Dutch DJs
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Not An Addict
"Not an Addict" is a song by Belgian rock band K's Choice from their second studio album, '' Paradise in Me'' (1996). It was written by the band's core members—siblings Gert and Sam (then known as Sarah) Bettens—produced by Jean Blaute, and recorded at Jet Studios in Brussels. The song was first released as a single in Belgium in July 1995 and was issued in other territories between late 1995 and mid-1997. It became the band's most successful hit, reaching the top 40 in several countries, peaking at number eight in the Flanders region of Belgium, and climbing to number five on the US ''Billboard'' Modern Rock Tracks chart. The song won a ZAMU Award for Best Single in 1995. Background and meaning The song's content originates from Sam Bettens' previous experiences with drugs and his views on substance dependence. He explained in an interview that he was addicted to cigarettes and experimented with acid and mushrooms but never tried any hard drugs, fearing that it would mak ...
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