Joris Voorn (; born 25 February 1977 in

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) is a Dutch DJ and record producer who lives in

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. Voorn is the co-owner of the Amsterdam-based labels Rejected (with Edwin Oosterwal) and Green.

Biography

A DJ competition in Enschede started Voorn' music career. In 2002 he released an EP, "Muted Trax". This release, as well as support from

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, Derrick May and

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made him decide to focus on his DJing career. In 2003 his "Lost Memories" EP became another underground hit. In the same year Voorn was crowned Talent of the Year at the Dutch DJ Awards. In 2009 he released the "Balance014" compilation, which mixed 100 songs into a double CD, morphing them into a collective mix. Voorn also released the "Dusty House Room" EPs and reached 10th place in the

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's DJ top 100. In 2014, he released his third studio album "Nobody Knows," which features collaborations with

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, Kid A and his father. The album is not all electronic and features live instruments such as guitar and bass. In 2019, he released his forth studio album ''Four''. In April 2020, Orbital, an EDM artist Voorn grow up listening to, released a rework of Voorn's "Never." In October 2020,

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released GU43 featuring Joris Voorn.. The record features some of his own tracks and has been described as melodic tech-house. In 2020,

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(EDM Festival) announced they will be streaming 2020-21 New Year's Eve celebrations online and one of the featured DJs would be Voorn.

Discography

Singles

:Muted Trax Pt 1, Pt 2 & Pt 3 (Keynote, 2002,2003) :Lost Memories Pt 1 & Pt 2 (SINO, 2003) :Let's Go Juno (Rejected, 2007) :Dusty House Room 1 (Rejected, 2009) :Dusty House Room 2 (Rejected, 2009) :The Secret (

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, 2010) :Incident (Miyagi) :Together Feat Nic Fanciulli (Rejected, 2011)

Albums

:Future History (SINO, 2004) :From A Deep Place (Green, 2007) :Nobody Knows (Green, 2014) :Four (Spectrum, 2019)

Mix compilations

:Fuse Presents Joris Voorn (Music Man Records / Minimaxima, 2005) :Balance 014 (EQ Recordings, 2009) :The Sound Of Sundays At Space Ibiza (

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, 2010) :Cocoon Heroes (Mixed By Joris Voorn And Cassy) (Cocoon, 2012): :Fabric 83 (2015) :

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(2020)

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Top 100 DJs

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