Daniel Kandi (born 29 November 1983) is a

Danish Danish may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark People * A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark * Culture of Denmark * Danish people or Danes, people with a Danish a ...

trance Trance is a state of semi-consciousness in which a person is not self-aware and is either altogether unresponsive to external stimuli (but nevertheless capable of pursuing and realizing an aim) or is selectively responsive in following the dir ...

producer and DJ currently living in

Aalborg Aalborg (, , ) is Denmark's fourth largest town (behind Copenhagen, Aarhus, and Odense) with a population of 119,862 (1 July 2022) in the town proper and an urban population of 143,598 (1 July 2022). As of 1 July 2022, the Municipality of Aalb ...

. Kandi entered the trance scene with the release of "Breathe" in 2006, on the successful

Anjunabeats Anjunabeats is a British record label started by producers Jonathan "Jono" Grant and Paavo Siljamäki of Above & Beyond in 2000. Initially exclusively a trance music label, around 2011 Anjunabeats started releasing primarily trance-edged hou ...

label. In 2010, he was ranked #77 in

DJ Magazine ''DJ Magazine'' (also known as ''DJ Mag'') is a British monthly magazine dedicated to electronic dance music and DJs. Founded in 1991, the magazine is adapted for distribution in the United Kingdom, the United States, Spain, France, Italy, Lat ...

's Top 100 DJ Poll. He is also an amateur

snooker Snooker (pronounced , ) is a cue sports, cue sport played on a Billiard table#Snooker and English billiards tables, rectangular table covered with a green cloth called baize, with six Billiard table#Pockets 2, pockets, one at each corner and o ...

player.

Biography

Musical career

Daniel Kandi began producing trance music in 2000 under the name DJ Mendoza. He was a member of the Danish music community then known as MyMusic (now known as BandBase), where he published his music. In 2003, he formed the duo Duval and Mundo with another member of the community, Anders Duvald Mikkelsen (also known as Stalker). They released their first single as Aurelius, titled "Sorrow", with Jamie P. and vocals by David Hughes, in September 2005 on the Dutch label Intrenze. From 2004 to 2007, Daniel Kandi worked with A&R and

executive producer Executive producer (EP) is one of the top positions in the making of a commercial entertainment product. Depending on the medium, the executive producer may be concerned with management accounting or associated with legal issues (like copyrights o ...

Fritz Niko in two projects called Weekend Wonderz and Hit'n'Run, remixing for both

and international artists like Infernal, Inez, TV-2,

Bent Fabric Bent Fabricius-Bjerre (7 December 1924 – 28 July 2020), better known internationally as Bent Fabric, was a Danish pianist and composer. Biography Bent Fabricius-Bjerre was born in Frederiksberg, Denmark. He started a jazz ensemble after W ...

Christine Milton Christine Milton (born 18 July 1985) is a Danish pop singer, songwriter and professional dancer. She was one of the participants in Denmark's version of the ''Popstars'' franchise, having competed in season 2. Despite not winning, she was signed ...

and

Terri Walker Terri Walker (born Chanelle Gstettenbauer, 14 April 1979) is an English R&B and soul singer-songwriter. Walker has released four albums in the United Kingdom, ''Untitled'', '' L.O.V.E'', ''I Am'' and ''Entitled''. She also provided the majority ...

. They have been nominated three times at the Danish DeeJay Awards in the category "Danish Remix of the Year"; in 2006 for their remix of "Stronger" by singer Inez and their remix of "Alt det" by

rapper Rapping (also rhyming, spitting, emceeing or MCing) is a musical form of vocal delivery that incorporates "rhyme, rhythmic speech, and street vernacular". It is performed or chanted, usually over a backing beat or musical accompaniment. The ...

Mortito, and in 2007 for their remix of "

Ten Miles "Ten Miles" is a song by the Danish pop band Infernal. It was released in 2006 as the second single from the international edition of '' From Paris to Berlin'', and as the sixth single overall. The song became a moderate success in the dance mus ...

" by the

dance Dance is a performing art form consisting of sequences of movement, either improvised or purposefully selected. This movement has aesthetic and often symbolic value. Dance can be categorized and described by its choreography, by its repertoir ...

act Infernal. In 2006, Kandi produced a track called "Breathe", which was signed to the

British British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies. ** Britishness, the British identity and common culture * British English, ...

trance

label A label (as distinct from signage) is a piece of paper, plastic film, cloth, metal, or other material affixed to a container or product, on which is written or printed information or symbols about the product or item. Information printed dir ...

in June 2006, as his first solo release. It was included as the final track in the compilation '' Anjunabeats Volume Four''. The follow-up EP "Child / Nova" was released in January 2007, and both tracks were featured on the compilation ''Anjunabeats Worldwide 01''. Kandi's third release, on Anjunabeats, on 2 July 2007, was "Make Me Believe / I Found The Way". Furthermore, "Make Me Believe" was featured on the compilation series entitled '' Anjunabeats Volume Five'' mixed by Above & Beyond. On 15 November 2007

Armin van Buuren Armin Jozef Jacobus Daniël van Buuren ( , ; born 25 December 1976) is a Dutch DJ and record producer from Leiden, South Holland. Since 2001, he has hosted ''A State of Trance'' (ASOT), a weekly radio show, which is broadcast to nearly 40&nbs ...

selected Luke Warner & Mat Lock – "Deep Psychosis (Daniel Kandi's Cure Mix)" as the "Tune of the Week" on

A State Of Trance ''A State of Trance'' (often abbreviated as ASOT) is a Dutch trance radio show hosted by Armin van Buuren and co-producer Ruben de Ronde that first aired in June 2001. It is aired weekly every Thursday at 20:00 (CET) and 14:00 (EST). As of Jan ...

Episode 326. "Deep Psychosis" was released on 10 December 2007 on DJSA Records, after the track was signed to DJSA from users on HarderFaster. A remix competition for this track also appeared on the site. In 2008, Kandi collaborated with Robert Nickson whom he visited in his studio in the

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

. This resulted in several tracks, with "Liberate" and "Rewire" being released on the A State of Trance label later the same year. Every 3rd Friday, Daniel Kandi hosts his own radio show called "Always Alive" on the

internet radio Online radio (also web radio, net radio, streaming radio, e-radio, IP radio, Internet radio) is a digital audio service transmitted via the Internet. Broadcasting on the Internet is usually referred to as webcasting since it is not transmitted ...

Afterhours FM from 18 to 20

CET CET or cet may refer to: Places * Cet, Albania * Cet, standard astronomical abbreviation for the constellation Cetus * Colchester Town railway station (National Rail code CET), in Colchester, England Arts, entertainment, and media * Comcast En ...

. In April 2010, Kandi released the track "Symphonica", released under the alias Timmus. It was selected by Dutch DJ

as the best track of 2010 on his personal top 20. In January 2011, he launched the record label Always Alive Recordings, in collaboration with Phillip Alpha, as a sub-label to Enhanced Music. In January 2011, Kandi was nominated at the 2011 Danish DeeJay Awards in the category Danish DJ of the Year. Kandi has mentioned in several interviews that the only equipment he has used to produce his tracks has been Propellerhead's Reason software. On 3 March 2011

selected Daniel Kandi & Phillip Alpha's track "If It Ain’t Broke" as the "Tune of the Week" on

Episode 498. It was also included on Armin's mix album

A State of Trance 2011 ''A State of Trance 2011'' is the eighth compilation album in the ''A State of Trance'' compilation series mixed and compiled by Dutch DJ and record producer Armin van Buuren. It was released on 18 March 2011 by Armada Music and Avex Group, Avex A ...

. His track, Saggitarius, is on the Universal Religion Vol. 5 from

Armin Van Buuren Armin Jozef Jacobus Daniël van Buuren ( , ; born 25 December 1976) is a Dutch DJ and record producer from Leiden, South Holland. Since 2001, he has hosted ''A State of Trance'' (ASOT), a weekly radio show, which is broadcast to nearly 40&nbs ...

. In 2017, Kandi continued his touring career by visiting multiple countries in Asia, notably

Bangkok Bangkok, officially known in Thai language, Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estima ...

. He was also featured as a line-up in the 2017 Luminosity Beach Festival

music event held in the

Snooker career

Daniel Kandi won the Danish

championship for five consecutive years from 2004 to 2009. On 31 March 2018 he became the first Danish player to score a 147 in an official tournament match when he made a

maximum break A maximum break (also known as a maximum, a 147, or orally, a one-four-seven) is the highest possible in a single of snooker. A player compiles a maximum break by potting all 15 with 15 for 120 points, followed by all six for a further 27 ...

in his first round match against Bo Jarlstrøm at the Danish Championship. He entered Q School in May 2018 in a bid to win himself a place on the snooker professional tour. In January 2019 Kandi won the Nordic Snooker Championship, an amateur tournament held in

Stockholm Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, largest city of Sweden as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people liv ...

Discography

Singles

;2005 * ''Sorrow'' as Aurelius with Jamie P featuring David Hughes (Intrenze) ;2006 * ''Breathe'' (

) ;2007 * ''Child'' (Anjunabeats) * ''Nova'' (Anjunabeats) * ''Make Me Believe'' (Anjunabeats) * ''I Found The Way'' (Anjunabeats) * ''Back Home'' v.s. Kris O'Neil (Mondo Records) * ''Turnmills'' (Fundamental Recordings) * ''Soraya'' (Fundamental Recordings) * ''Out Of Sight'' ;2008 * ''Liberate/Rewire'' with Robert Nickson (

A State of Trance ''A State of Trance'' (often abbreviated as ASOT) is a Dutch trance radio show hosted by Armin van Buuren and co-producer Ruben de Ronde that first aired in June 2001. It is aired weekly every Thursday at 20:00 (CET) and 14:00 (EST). As of Jan ...

) ;2009 * ''Let Go/Lovin' Feeling'' with Neumann (Anjunabeats) * ''Child'' (Anjunabeats) ;2010 * ''Venice Beach'' (Anjunabeats) * ''Everything Counts'' (Red Force Recordings) * ''Australia/As One'' with Martijn Stegerhoek (Enhanced Music) * ''Forgive Me/Piece of Me'' (Anjunabeats) * ''Symphonica'' as Timmus (Streamlined Recordings) * ''Sticks & Stones'' with Phillip Alpha (Enhanced Music) ;2011 * ''Promised'' (Always Alive Recordings) * ''If It Ain't Broke'' with Phillip Alpha (Enhanced Music) * ''Just For You'' (Anjunabeats) * ''Soul Searchin/Piece Of Me'' (Anjunabeats) * ''Don't Fix It'' with Phillip Alpha (Anjunabeats) * ''Just For You'' (Anjunabeats) * ''Insert Generic Title'' (Enhanced Music) ;2012 * ''Saggitarius'' (Armind) * ''Azzura'' with Boom Jinx (Enhanced Music) * ''Flying Blue'' with Ferry Tayle (Enhanced Music) * ''3 Strikes UR In'' (Always Alive Recordings) * ''The Perfect Match'' with Aligator (GatorRecords) * ''Change The World'' feat. Sarah Russell (Enhanced Music) * ''Fade'' ;2013 * ''#Trancefamily'' (Always Alive Recordings) * ''Arigatou'' with Jack Rowan (Enhanced Music) ;2014 * ''Cityscape'' with Markus Wilkinson (Enhanced Music) * ''Better Late Than Never'' (Always Alive Recordings) ;2015 * ''Choon!'' with Matt Chowski (Always Alive Recordings) * ''Spectre'' with Zack Mia (Always Alive Recordings) * ''SkyOcean!'' with Max Braiman (Always Alive Recordings) ;2016 * ''Number One'' (Always Alive Recordings) * ''Sector 7'' with Zack Mia (Always Alive Recordings) * ''Open Road'' with Markus Wilkinson (Always Alive Recordings) * ''When Dreams Become Reality'' with Joel Spencer (Always Alive Recordings) * ''You & Me'' with Miroslav Vrlik (Always Alive Recordings) ;2017 * ''Yangtze River'' with Witness45 (Always Alive Recordings) * ''Match Made In Heaven'' with Dreamy (Always Alive Recordings) * ''Freedom'' with André Visior (Always Alive Recordings) * ''Holy Cow'' with Forion (Always Alive Recordings) * ''Three Months'' with Anders Duvald (Always Alive Recordings) * ''New Way'' with Exouler (Always Alive Recordings) * ''What Happens When We End'' (Always Alive Recordings) ;2018 * ''7 Hours'' with Exouler (Always Alive Recordings) * ''Finding Carl'' (FSOE Fables) * ''Get Off'' (AVA White) * ''Hong Kong'' with Witness45 (Always Alive Recordings) * ''Remember (Summer With You)'' with Exolight (Always Alive Recordings) ;2019 * ''FL390'' with Boris Deckert (Always Alive Recordings) * ''That's All You Get'' with Lasse Macbeth (Always Alive Recordings) ;2020 * ''Nova II (The Second Journey)'' (Always Alive Recordings) * ''Rise Again (We Shall Overcome)'' with A.R.D.I. (A State Of Trance) * ''Concorde (On The Edge)'' with Boris Deckert (Always Alive Recordings) * ''Caro'' With Erika K (Always Alive Recordings) ;2021 * ''Space Tonic'' with Prox (Always Alive Recordings) * ''At Long Last'' with New Even (Freegrant Music)

References

External links

Daniel Kandi
at

Discogs Discogs (short for discographies) is a database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. While the site was originally created with a goal of becoming the la ...

Daniel Kandi
at

Beatport Beatport is an American electronic music-oriented online music store owned by LiveStyle. The company is based in Denver, Los Angeles, and Berlin. Beatport is oriented primarily towards DJs, selling full songs as well as resources that can be used ...

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kandi, Daniel 1983 births Living people Danish record producers Danish trance musicians Danish snooker players Armada Music artists Anjunabeats artists