Andrei Rață (born 21 July 1992, in

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), better known by his stage name Andrew Rayel, is a

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n producer and DJ. Initially releasing his music on Armada Music, Rayel founded the label "inHarmony Music" on 22 September 2017, where his role is label chief and head of A&R.

Musical career

Rayel's electronic music career started in 2009 at age 17, but he had started to produce music and develop his style four years earlier. He is signed under the

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label, co-founded by

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. His breakthrough followed his single "Aether" being voted as "Tune of the Week" on Van Buuren's radio program, ''

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''. He performed at various "A State of Trance" events. He has DJ’ed notable clubs and large festivals, from

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, Stereosonic,

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, Ministry of Sound to multiple

events, the A State of Trance Ibiza nights and the Monday Bar cruise, as well as AfterHills Music Festival in Iasi, Romania in May–June 2017. Rayel's tracks are frequently played by DJs and producers around the world, including

Tiësto Tijs Michiel Verwest (; born 17 January 1969), known professionally as Tiësto ( ), is a Dutch DJ and music producer from Breda. He was voted "the Greatest DJ of All Time" by '' Mix'' magazine in a 2010/2011 poll amongst fans. In 2013, he was ...

, W&W,

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and many others. In 2012, Rayel was ranked number 77 in ''DJ Mags Top 100 DJs; he was ranked #28 in 2013, winning the title of "highest climber" in the ranking. His ascent continued in 2014, as being ranked #24. Rayel announced in 2013 that a new artist album was to be released in 2014. In August 2013, Rayel announced his first official compilation, titled ''Mystery of Aether'', including tracks from van Buuren,

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and W&W, among others. It included new songs and remixes performed by Rayel. The album was released on 6 September 2013. In September 2013, he made an entry for the song he worked for the ASOT 650 Anthem contest, however did not win the contest. Rayel's first studio album, '' Find Your Harmony'', was released on 30 May 2014. Rayel's second studio album, ''Moments'', was released in May 2017. This album was supported by a solo "Moments Tour" that consisted of shows throughout the U.S./North America, Europe and Asia. The lead single from the album is titled “I’ll Be There” featuring Eric Lumiere. On 22 September 2017, Andrew Rayel launched his own record label, inHarmony Music (distributed by Armada Music), as a platform to release his tracks and to promote new talents in the electronic music scene. He released the label together with single "Mass Effect" on the same day, and a collaboration with Bogdan Vix & Keyplayer titled "Soul On The Run" featuring Roxana Constantin on 2 December 2017. Rayel's first single of 2018 titled "Horizon" was released on 9 February through label "inHarmony Music", and featured

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singer

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. He released "Trance ReBorn" on 9 March 2018, which was a collaboration with Dutch DJ

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and served as the main anthem for the 100th episode of Rayel's Find Your Harmony radio show. On 20 April 2018, he collaborated with Graham Bell to release "Tambores", a trance-influenced

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track which was initially debuted in his 2018

performance. He released "Dark Resistance" on 11 May 2018, "In The Dark" with

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on 1 June 2018, and "New Dawn" with Corti Organ and Max Cameron on 6 July 2018. Rayel underwent a change in his big room sound with the release of "Last Summer" with

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, featuring Jake Torrey, on 3 August 2018, which was a pop song that incorporated aspects of acoustic music. Rayel told ''

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'' that the track was an "completely unexpected sound", and that he enjoyed "experimenting and trying something

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never done before".

Personal life

In August 2021, Andrew announced his engagement to his girlfriend of six years Daniela Prisacaru in New York

Discography

Studio albums

* 2014 '' Find Your Harmony'' * 2017 '

Compilation albums

* 2013 ''Mystery of Aether'' * 2014 ''Find Your Harmony 2015''

Singles

*2010 "Always In Your Dreams" (featuring Flaya) * 2011 "Aether" * 2011 "Opera" * 2011 "Drapchi / Deflageration" * 2011 "550 Senta / Believe" * 2011 "We Never Come Back" * 2011 "Globalization" * 2012 "Aeon of Revenge / Source Code" * 2012 "How Do I Know" (featuring Jano) * 2012 "Coriolis / Exponential" * 2013 "Musa / Zeus" * 2013 "Sacramentum" (with Bobina) * 2013 "Until the End" (with Jwaydan) * 2013 "Dark Warrior" * 2014 "Eiforya" (with

) * 2014 "Goodbye" (featuring Alexandra Badoi) * 2014 "Power of Elements" (Trancefusion 2014 Anthem) * 2014 "One In A Million" (featuring Jonathan Mendelsohn) * 2014 "Followed By Darkness" * 2015 "Impulse" * 2015 "Miracles" (featuring

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) * 2015 "We Bring The Love" (featuring Sylvia Tosun) * 2015 "Daylight" (featuring Jonny Rose) * 2015 "Mimesis" (with Alexander Popov) * 2015 "Chased" (with

Mark Sixma Mark Sixma () is a Dutch trance and house music producer and DJ. In his career, Sixma has worked on collaborations with Armin van Buuren, Faruk Sabanci and W&W, among others. He’s best known for his hit singles Sinfonia, X, Chased with A ...

) * 2016 "Winterburn" (with Digital X featuring Sylvia Tosun) * 2016 "Once In a Lifetime Love" (featuring Kristina Antuna) * 2016 "Epiphany" * 2016 "All Systems Down" (with KhoMha) * 2016 "Take It All" (with

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featuring Hansen Tomas) * 2017 "I'll Be There" (featuring Eric Lumiere) * 2017 "My Reflection" (featuring

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) * 2017 "Lighthouse" (featuring

Christina Novelli Christina Novelli (born 27 November 1986) is an English DJ, vocalist and songwriter who resides in London. She is the daughter of Jean-Christophe Novelli, a French celebrity chef. Career Early career At the age of 17, influenced by the music ...

) * 2017 "Heavy Love" (with

Max Vangeli Maksim "Max" Vangeli (born 4 August 1985) is a Moldovan DJ and record producer based in San Francisco, United States. Vangeli is best known for his house music productions and collaboration with Swedish DJ and record producer Antoine Josefsson, ...

featuring Kye Sones) * 2017 "Home" (featuring Jonathan Mendelsohn) * 2017 "Mass Effect" * 2017 "Soul On The Run" (with Bogdan Vix and KeyPlayer featuring Roxana Constantin) * 2018 "Horizon" (featuring

) * 2018 "Trance Reborn" (with

) * 2018 "Tambores" (with Graham Bell) * 2018 "Dark Resistance" * 2018 "In The Dark" (with

) * 2018 "New Dawn" (with Corti Organ and Max Cameron) * 2018 "Last Summer" (with

featuring Jake Torrey) * 2019 "The Melody" (with Nwyr) * 2019 "Originem (FYH 150 Anthem)" * 2019 "Take All of Me" (with Haliene) * 2019 "Kick, Bass & Trance" (with Chukiess & Whackboi) * 2020 "Light Side of the Harmony (FYH 200 Anthem)" * 2020 "Dark Side of the Harmony (FYH 200 Anthem)" * 2020 "Stars Collide" (with Robbie Seed featuring That Girl) * 2020 "Never Going Down" (with

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) * 2020 "Everything Everything" (with Olivia Sebastianelli) * 2021 "Carry You Home" (with Tensteps featuring Runaground) * 2021 "Silver Lining" * 2021 "River" (with Aidyl) * 2021 "Closer" (with Takis featuring Zagata)

Remixes

* 2011 Karybde & Scilla – "Tokyo" (Andrew Rayel Remix) * 2011 Ruben de Ronde – "Timide" (Andrew Rayel Remix) * 2011 Faruk Sabanci – "Maidens Tower 2011" (Andrew Rayel 1AM Remix) * 2011 W&W and Jonas Stenberg – "Alligator F**khouse" (Andrew Rayel Stadium Remix) * 2011

featuring Kay - "Work Hard, Play Hard" (Andrew Rayel Hard Remix) * 2012 Luke Terry – "Tales from the Forest" (Andrew Rayel Sunrise / Sundown Remixes) * 2012 Craig Connelly – "Robot Wars" (Andrew Rayel Stadium Remix) * 2012

Roger Shah Roger Shah (; born 29 November 1972), also known as DJ Shah and Sunlounger, is a German electronic music composer and producer. Biography History Roger Shah was born in Esslingen in West Germany to a German mother and a Pakistani father ...

featuring Carla Werner – "One Love" (Andrew Rayel Remix) * 2012 Fabio XB, Wach and Roman Sokolovsky – "Eternal" (Andrew Rayel Remix) * 2012 Fady & Mina – "Kepler 22" (Andrew Rayel Aether Remix) * 2012 Bobina – "The Space Track" (Andrew Rayel Stadium Remix) * 2012 Tenishia – "Where Do We Begin" (Andrew Rayel Remix) * 2012

featuring

Jan Vayne Jan Vayne (pseudonym of Jan Veenje) (June 9, 1966 in Zuidwolde, Drenthe) is a Dutch pianist. He began piano lessons at the age of 4 years and by the time he was 10, he had won his first prize. In 1984 Vayne began his study at the conservatorium i ...

– "Serenity" (Andrew Rayel Aether Remix) * 2013 Armin van Buuren and

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– "The Expedition" (ASOT 600 Anthem) ndrew Rayel Remix* 2013 Andy Moor and

Betsie Larkin Betsie Larkin is an American vocalist, songwriter and guest writer/vocalist based in San Francisco, California, United States. Her first EDM collaborations with Ferry Corsten, "Made of Love" and "Feel You", appeared on Corsten's album ''Twice in a ...

– "Love Again" (Andrew Rayel Remix) * 2013

Kyau & Albert Kyau & Albert is the working name for two trance music producers and DJs from Germany named Ralph Kyau () and Steven Moebius Albert. They were formerly known as Kyau vs. Albert but changed their working name to Kyau & Albert in 2006. History Ra ...

- "All Your Colours" (Andrew Rayel Remix) * 2013

Zedd Anton Zaslavski (russian: Антон Заславский; born 2 September 1989), known professionally as Zedd (), is a Russian-born German disc jockey, DJ, record producer, and songwriter. Zedd grew up and began his musical journey in Kaise ...

featuring

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- "

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" (Andrew Rayel Remix) * 2013 Jamaster A featuring Bi Bi Zhou- "I Miss You Missing Me" (Andrew Rayel vs. Jamaster A Stadium Remix) * 2013

featuring

Sarah Howells Sarah Howells is a Welsh singer-songwriter and photographer also known as Bryde. She was previously one half of the Welsh folk / indie band Paper Aeroplanes. She has been performing as the solo project 'Bryde' since 2016. Biography Howells formed ...

- "Go It Alone" (Andrew Rayel Remix) * 2013

Alex M.O.R.P.H. Alexander Mieling (; born 24 December 1975) better known by his stage name Alex M.O.R.P.H. , is a German DJ and trance producer. Musical career Mieling released his first single in 1996, titled "Paysages", on the label Seelenlandschaften. One o ...

featuring Silvia Tosun - "An Angel's Love" (Andrew Rayel Aether Remix) * 2013

Faithless Faithless are an English band that formed in 1995, with its core members being Rollo, Sister Bliss and Maxi Jazz. Their first album, '' Reverence'', was released in 1996 and their most recent, ''All Blessed'', in 2020. They have sold millions ...

- "

Insomnia Insomnia, also known as sleeplessness, is a sleep disorder in which people have trouble sleeping. They may have difficulty falling asleep, or staying asleep as long as desired. Insomnia is typically followed by daytime sleepiness, low energy, ...

" (Andrew Rayel Remix) (Was never released) * 2013

- "Intense" (Andrew Rayel Remix) * 2013 Airbase - Modus Operandi (Andrew Rayel Intro Mix) * 2014

featuring

Matthew Koma Matthew Bair (born June 2, 1987), known professionally as Matthew Koma, is an American singer, songwriter, DJ and record producer. Songs written by Koma include "Spectrum" and Grammy Award-winner "Clarity", both performed by Zedd. Koma has colla ...

- "

Dare You "Dare You" is a song by Dutch DJ and record producer Hardwell. It features the vocals from Matthew Koma. It was released on 13 November 2013 and re-released on 5 January 2014 by Revealed Recordings. It entered the UK Singles Chart at number 18, ma ...

" (Andrew Rayel Remix) * 2014

Ivan Gough Ivan Gough (born 19 May 1969) is an Australian house music producer and DJ. His first release, a remix of Pendulums "I Need You" became an instant club anthem, being played by the likes of Paul Oakenfold and Pete Tong in the United Kingdom. H ...

and

Feenixpawl Feenixpawl is an Australian house music duo composed of Aden Forte and Josh Soon, formed in 2003. Their fifth single, " In My Mind", peaked at No. 29 on the ARIA Singles Chart, it also spent 11 weeks at No. 1 on the component ...

featuring Georgi Kai - "In My Mind" (Andrew Rayel Remix) * 2014

Sick Individuals Sick Individuals (stylized as SICK INDIVIDUALS) is a Dutch electronic dance music act consisting of Rinze "Ray" Hofstee () and Joep "Jim" Smeele (). The two met in Hilversum, Netherlands (2008) while studying Music Composition. Jim and Ray had b ...

- "Wasting Moonlight" (Andrew Rayel Remix) * 2015

- "Save My Night" (Andrew Rayel Remix) * 2015

Cosmic Gate Cosmic Gate is a German DJ duo consisting of trance music producers Claus Terhoeven (born 1972) and Stefan Bossems (born 1967). Both hail from Krefeld, Germany. On October 28, 2009, ''DJ Magazine'' announced the results of their annual Top 100 ...

and Kristina Antuna - "Alone" (Andrew Rayel Remix) * 2015

Tommy Trash Thomas Olsen, better known by his stage name Tommy Trash, (born 15 November 1979) is an Australian DJ, record producer, and remixer. He currently resides in Los Angeles, California and signed to Ministry of Sound Australia. Biography Early ...

featuring JHart - "Wake The Giant" (Andrew Rayel Remix) * 2015

Lost Frequencies Felix De Laet (born 30 November 1993), known by his stage name Lost Frequencies, is a Belgian DJ and record producer. He is best known for his singles "Are You with Me" in 2014, "Reality" in 2015, and " Where Are You Now" with Calum Scott in ...

featuring

Janieck Devy Janieck van de Polder (; born ), better known by his stage name Janieck Devy or just the mononym Janieck, is a Dutch singer-songwriter, musician and actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Pluk in the 2004 film ''Tow Truck Pluck'' and the sin ...

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Reality Reality is the sum or aggregate of all that is real or existent within a system, as opposed to that which is only imaginary. The term is also used to refer to the ontological status of things, indicating their existence. In physical terms, r ...

" (Andrew Rayel Remix) * 2015

Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike are a Belgian–Greek DJ duo composed of brothers Dimitri Thivaios and Michael Thivaios. They were ranked No. 1 on ''DJ Mag''s Top 100 DJs list in 2015 and 2019, and were ranked No. 2 in 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2020 ...

featuring

Ne-Yo Shaffer Chimere Smith (born October 18, 1979), known professionally as Ne-Yo, is an American singer, songwriter, actor, dancer, and record producer. He gained fame for his songwriting abilities when he penned Mario's 2004 hit " Let Me Love You ...

- "

Higher Place "Higher Place" is a song by Belgian DJ duo Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike. It features the vocals from American singer Ne-Yo, who co-wrote the lyrics with Dimitri Thivaios. The single gave the duo their first number one in the United States, where it t ...

" (Andrew Rayel Remix) * 2015 Dash Berlin - "Till The Sky Falls Down" (Andrew Rayel Remix) * 2016 Armin van Buuren featuring

Eric Vloeimans Eric Vloeimans (; born 24 March 1963) is a Dutch musician, songwriter, and record producer. Biography Although he studied classical music as a child, he became interested in jazz at the Rotterdam Academy of Music. After graduating in 1988, he ...

- "Embrace" (Andrew Rayel Remix) * 2016 Armin van Buuren featuring

- "Again" (Andrew Rayel Remix) * 2017 Armin van Buuren and Garibay featuring

Olaf Blackwood Olaf Blackwood (born 5 November 1980) is a Jamaican singer-songwriter and record producer. Early life Blackwood was born in Lacovia, a village in Jamaica's Saint Elizabeth Parish, where he helped support his family's farm throughout his childh ...

- I Need You (Andrew Rayel Remix) * 2017

and

- "Missing" (Andrew Rayel and Mark Sixma Remix) * 2017 Tiësto - "Adagio For Strings" (Andrew Rayel Remix) (Was never released) * 2019 Armin van Buuren - "Lifting You Higher" (Andrew Rayel Remix) * 2019

The Chainsmokers The Chainsmokers are an American electronic DJ and production duo consisting of Alexander "Alex" Pall and Andrew "Drew" Taggart. They started out by releasing remixes of songs by indie artists. The EDM- pop duo achieved a breakthrough with the ...

and

Illenium Nicholas Daniel Miller (born December 26, 1990), professionally known as Illenium, is an American DJ, record producer, and songwriter. He has released four studio albums, his most recent being '' Fallen Embers'', released in July 2021. It earne ...

featuring

Lennon Stella Lennon Ray Louise Stella (born August 13, 1999) is a Canadian singer and actress. She portrayed Maddie Conrad on the musical-drama series ''Nashville'' (2012–2018). Before going solo in 2018, Stella performed with her sister as the duo Lennon ...

- "

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" (Andrew Rayel Remix) * 2021

Gareth Emery Gareth Thomas Rhys Emery (born 18 July 1980) is a British trance producer and DJ. He is best known for his three studio albums: '' Northern Lights'', ''Drive'' and '' 100 Reasons to Live'', and winning the prestigious A State of Trance Tune o ...

featuring Annabel - You'll Be OK (Andrew Rayel Remix)

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