Stuart Langelaan (born 4 June 1974), stage name Lange, is a British DJ and record producer.

Career

Lange was born in

Shrewsbury Shrewsbury ( , also ) is a market town, civil parish, and the county town of Shropshire, England, on the River Severn, north-west of London; at the 2021 census, it had a population of 76,782. The town's name can be pronounced as either 'Sh ...

. His career began in 1997, signing his first

recording contract A recording contract (commonly called a record contract or record deal) is a legal agreement between a record label and a recording artist (or group), where the artist makes a record (or series of records) for the label to sell and promote. Artists ...

with Additive Records in the UK. Early popularity was achieved with a collection of releases attracting the attention of industry leaders such as

Paul van Dyk Matthias Paul (; born 16 December 1971), known professionally as Paul van Dyk () is a German DJ, record producer and musician. One of the first true renowned DJs, van Dyk was the first artist to receive a Grammy Award nomination in the newly a ...

, Sasha,

Paul Oakenfold Paul Mark Oakenfold (born 30 August 1963), formerly known mononymously as Oakenfold, is an English record producer, remixer and trance DJ. He has provided over 100 remixes for over 100 artists including U2, Moby, Madonna, Britney Spears, Mass ...

, and

Judge Jules Julius O'Riordan (born 1966), better known by his stage name Judge Jules, is a British dance music DJ, record producer and entertainment lawyer. He is known for his DJ activities, music production and long-running radio show which achieved glob ...

. Lange had several

hits Hits or H.I.T.S. may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Music * ''H.I.T.S.'', 1991 album by New Kids on the Block * ''...Hits'' (Phil Collins album), 1998 * ''Hits'' (compilation series), 1984–2006; 2014 - a British compilation album se ...

in the

UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-s ...

. His remix work includes DJ Sakin's "Protect Your Mind", which was followed by his Lost Witness "Happiness Happening" remix. Other remix credits include work for

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 ...

and

The Pet Shop Boys The Pet Shop Boys are an English synth-pop duo formed in London in 1981. Consisting of primary vocalist Neil Tennant and keyboardist Chris Lowe, they have sold more than 50 million records worldwide, and were listed as the most successful duo i ...

(the Lange remix of "

New York City Boy "New York City Boy" is a song by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys, released on 27 September 1999 as the second single from their seventh studio album, ''Nightlife'' (1999). In the UK, the single peaked at number 14 on the UK Singles Chart. ...

" featured on their ''Pop Art'' album's bonus "remix disc"). In 1999, he released the vinyl-only single "I Believe" featuring vocals by Sarah Dwyer charting at No. 68. A year later, in 2000, he released the single "Follow Me" on Positiva, featuring the vocals of Cecily Fay from The Morrighan. Upon its release, the track was deemed chart ineligible as the CD single contained six tracks (including the previous release "I Believe") and over 40 minutes of music (at the time, chart rules stated that CD singles could only contain three tracks with a total running length of 20 minutes). The single reached No. 1 on the UK budget album chart upon release, staying in the chart for four weeks. "I Believe" and "Follow Me" were re-released as part of Positiva Records 10th birthday celebrations in 2003, reaching No. 12 in the UK budget album chart. "Drifting Away" reached No. 9 in the UK Singles Chart in 2002, and resulted in Lange performing on the

BBC One BBC One is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network owned and operated by the BBC. It is the corporation's flagship network and is known for broadcasting mainstream programming, which includes BBC News television bulletins, p ...

's ''

Top of the Pops ''Top of the Pops'' (''TOTP'') is a British Record chart, music chart television programme, made by the BBC and originally broadcast weekly between 1January 1964 and 30 July 2006. The programme was the world's longest-running weekly music show ...

'' and also the ''Pepsi Chart Show''. Lange was also behind the SuReaL track "You Take My Breath Away", which peaked at No. 15 in the UK in 2000. Lange mixes have accumulated many appearances on

compilation album A compilation album comprises Album#Tracks, tracks, which may be previously released or unreleased, usually from several separate recordings by either one or several Performing arts#Performers, performers. If by one artist, then generally the tr ...

s, including two tracks on the million-selling

EMI EMI Group Limited (originally an initialism for Electric and Musical Industries, also referred to as EMI Records Ltd. or simply EMI) was a British transnational conglomerate founded in March 1931 in London. At the time of its break-up in 201 ...

Now That's What I Call Music! ''Now That's What I Call Music!'' (often shortened to ''Now!'') is a series of various artists compilation albums released in the United Kingdom and Ireland by Sony Music and Universal Music (Universal Music Group, Universal/Sony Music Entert ...

'' series. Other projects include his 'Firewall', 'LNG', and 'Vercetti' guises. In 2003, Firewall's "Sincere" was released on

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 ...

's A State of Trance

record label A record label, or record company, is a brand or trademark of music recordings and music videos, or the company that owns it. Sometimes, a record label is also a publishing company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the produ ...

, and was re-released on Lange's own label, Lange Recordings. His 2003 track, "Don't Think It (Feel It)" (featuring Leah) peaked at No. 59 in the UK Singles Chart. In 2005, Lange went down the commercial road again with the release of the vocal track "If I ever see you again", under the name of Offbeat, however this only made number 136 in the UK Charts, probably due to it being a 12" release only despite the apparent mainstream appeal of the track. As a club DJ, Lange reached No. 37 in the ''

DJ Mag ''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 ...

'' poll. As well as playing some of the UK's biggest clubs (including

Godskitchen Godskitchen is an international superclub brand which is associated with dance music and organises events, particularly in the UK and US. The company used to run a club night of the same name at their nightclub AIR, in Birmingham. Godskitchen ha ...

Gatecrasher Gatecrasher is an international clubbing brand made famous by the "Gatecrasher" (later "Crasher") dance music events, which were held at the Republic nightclub in Sheffield, UK during the late 1990s and early 2000s. The promoters of the brand ...

, Passion, Gallery, and Slinky), Lange regularly tours internationally. Touring has taken him to Australia, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Russia, China, Singapore, Sweden, Switzerland, Ibiza, Canada and the United States. Lange has headlined music festivals including Australia's Summadayze (alongside Tiësto), the Popsicle festival in San Francisco, Spooky and WEMF in Canada, and Fortdance in St Petersburg performing alongside

Ferry Corsten Ferry Corsten (; born 4 December 1973) is a Dutch disc jockey, record producer and remixer from Rotterdam. He is well known for producing many pioneering trance tracks during the 1990s–2000s under his numerous aliases, including System F, Moon ...

and

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 ...

. He released his debut album ''Better Late Than Never'' on Maelstrom and Lange Recordings in 2007. The album had one CD of new material, and a second disc called ''History'' that highlighted some of his past hits from 1998 to the present. Three singles from the album had successful releases; those were "Songless", "Angel Falls" and the most successful release, "Lange feat.

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 ...

– Out of the Sky". That release retained a top 10 position on the Beatport Trance Chart for a considerable time after the track's release in October 2008, and earned Lange the nomination as one of the Beatport Top 10 selling Trance Artists in 2008. In 2010, he released his second album, ''Harmonic Motion''. In 2013, his third album "We Are Lucky People" was released.

Discography

Studio albums

* 2007 ''Better Late Than Never'' * 2010 ''Harmonic Motion'' * 2013 ''We Are Lucky People''

Compilation albums

* 1999 ''Tranceformer 2000 (Mixed By Mauro Picotto & Lange)'' * 2003 ''A Trip In Trance 3 (Mixed By Lange)'' * 2005 ''Global Phases Vol 1 (Mixed By Lange)'' * 2009 ''Visions – Lange Recordings Sessions (Mixed By Lange)'' * 2009 ''Lange pres. Intercity – Summer 2009 (Mixed By Lange)'' * 2010 ''Lange pres. Intercity – Spring 2010 (Mixed by Lange)'' * 2011 ''Passion – The Album (Mixed by Lange & Genix)'' * 2011 ''Lange Remixed (Mixed by Lange)'' * 2012 ''Lange pres. Intercity 100 – The Album (Mixed by Lange)'' * 2013 ''Ministry of Sound – Trance Nation (Mixed By Lange)'' * 2014 '' In Search Of Sunrise 12 (Mixed By Richard Durand & Lange)''

Singles

* 1998 "The Root of Unhappiness / Obsession" * 1999 "I Believe" (feat. Sarah Dwyer) * 2000 "Follow Me" (feat. The Morrighan) * 2000 "You Take My Breath Away" (as SuReal) * 2001 "Reflections / Touched" (as Firewall) * 2001 "Always On My Mind" (as SuReal) * 2001 "The Way I Like It" (as S.L.) * 2001 "Memory" (with

DuMonde DuMonde was a German trance duo, consisting of Jürgen Mutschall (a.k.a. DJ Jam X) and Dominik De Leon (a.k.a. De Leon). Discography Albums * ''A Decade 1997–2007'' (2007) Compilation albums * ''Techno Club Vol. 12'', with Talla 2XLC * ''On Sta ...

) * 2002 "Drifting Away" (feat. Skye) * 2002 "Atacama / Summer in Space" (with Pulser as The Bass Tarts) * 2003 "Sincere" (as Firewall) * 2002 "Frozen Beach" * 2003 "Don't Think It (Feel It)" (feat. Leah) * 2003 "I'm in Love Again" (as X-odus feat. Xan) * 2003 "I Believe 2003 / Follow Me" (feat. The Morrighan) * 2003 "Intercity" (as LNG) * 2004 "Kilimanjaro" (as Firewall) * 2004 "Sincere For You" (feat.

Kirsty Hawkshaw Kirsty Hawkshaw (born 26 October 1969) is an English electronic music vocalist and songwriter. In addition to her work as a solo artist, she is known as the lead vocalist of early 1990s dance group Opus III, and her collaborative work with oth ...

) * 2004 "In Control / Skimmer" (as Vercetti) * 2005 "If I Ever See You Again" (as Offbeat) * 2005 "Sincere 2005" (as Firewall) * 2005 "This Is New York / X Equals 69" (with

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 ...

) * 2006 "Bermuda / Radar" (with

Mike Koglin Mike may refer to: Animals * Mike (cat), cat and guardian of the British Museum * Mike the Headless Chicken, chicken that lived for 18 months after his head had been cut off * Mike (chimpanzee), a chimpanzee featured in several books and documen ...

) * 2006 "Looking Too Deep" (as Firewall feat. Jav D) * 2006 "Back on Track / Three" (with

) * 2006 "Dial Me Up" * 2006 "Another You, Another Me" (with

) * 2007 "Red October" * 2007 "Angel Falls" * 2008 "Songless" * 2008 "Out of the Sky" (feat.

) * 2009 "Stadium Four" (with Andy Moor) * 2009 "Let It All Out" (feat.

) * 2009 "Happiness Happening 2009" (feat. Tracey Carmen) * 2009 "Wanderlust" (as Firewall) * 2010 "Under Pressure" * 2010 "Live Forever" (feat.

Emma Hewitt Emma Louise Hewitt (born 28 April 1988) is an Australian singer. Biography Hewitt was the lead singer of the Australian rock band Missing Hours, with whom she released an eponymous debut album in October 2008 through Sony Australia. The ban ...

) * 2010 "Strong Believer" (feat. Alexander Klaus) * 2010 "Harmonic Motion" * 2010 "All Around Me" (feat.

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 ...

) * 2011 "Electrify" (with Fabio XB and Yves Lacroix) * 2011 "Brandalism" (as LNG) * 2011 "Harmony Will Kick You in the Ass" (as LNG) * 2011 "Hoover Damn" (as LNG) * 2011 "Lange Remixed EP1: Touched (Dash Berlin's 'Sense of Touch' Remix) / Under Pressure (Steve Brian Remix) / Angel Falls (Signalrunners Fierce Remix)" * 2011 "Songless (Mark Sherry's Outburst Remix)" (feat. Jennifer Karr) * 2012 "Our Way Home" (feat. Audrey Gallagher) * 2012 "Crossroads" (feat. Stine Grove) * 2012 "We Are Lucky People" * 2012 "Destination Anywhere" * 2013 "Hold That Sucker Down" * 2013 "Immersion" (with Genix) * 2013 "Our Way Home (The Remixes)" (feat. Audrey Gallagher) * 2013 "Our Brief Time in the Sun" * 2013 "Risk Worth Taking" (feat. Susana) * 2013 "Follow Me 2013" (feat. The Morrighan)Released with Ministry of Sound – Trance Nation mixed by Lange * 2013 "A Different Shade of Crazy" * 2013 "Harmony Will Kick You in the Ass / Hoover Damn (Remixes)" (as LNG) * 2013 "Imagineer" * 2013 "Fireflies" (feat. Cate Kanell) * 2014 "Crossroads (Remixed)" (feat. Stine Grove) * 2014 "Insatiable" (feat.

) * 2014 "Unfamiliar Truth (Remixed)"(feat. Hysteria!) * 2014 "Hey! While The Sun Shines" (as LNG) * 2014 "Top Of The World" (with Andy Moor feat. Fenja) * 2014 "Top Of The World (Remixes)" (with Andy Moor feat. Fenja) * 2015 "Formula None" * 2015 "Origin" * 2015 "Formula None (Remixes)" * 2015 "Wired To Be Inspired" * 2015 "Weaponized" (with Stephen Kirkwood) * 2015 "You Are Free" * 2015 "On Your Side" (feat. Tom Tyler) * 2016 "Airpocalypse" * 2016 "Conspiracy" * 2016 "Hacktivist" * 2016 "On Your Side (Remixed)" (feat. Tom Tyler) * 2016 "The First Rebirth" * 2017 "Unity" (with Andy Moor as Stadium4) * 2017 "The Great Silence" (as Lange presents Firewall) * 2020 "Hybrid Origin" (with Andy Moor as Stadium4)

Remixes

* 2013 Andy Moor "K Ta" * 2013 Allure Feat.

"No Goodbyes" * 2013 Dennis Sheperd & Cold Blue "Fallen Angel" * 2012

Dash Berlin Dash Berlin is a Dutch electronic music duo started in 2007 in The Hague by Eelke Kalberg and Sebastiaan Molijn. Dash Berlin were voted the seventh most popular DJs in the world according to ''DJ Mag'' in 2012; Kalberg and Molijn were record pro ...

Feat. Kate Walsh "When You Were Around" * 2011

Super8 & Tab Super8 and Tab are a Finnish trance music duo of producers and DJs from Finland named Miika Eloranta (Super8) and Janne Mansnerus (DJ Tab). They recorded music as individual musicians until they officially decided to team up in 2005 after collab ...

Feat.

"Good Times" * 2011

"Into The Light" * 2009

"We Belong" * 2009 Above & Beyond presents OceanLab "I Am What I Am" * 2009 Bartlett & Dyor "Floating Beyond" * 2008

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 ...

"Hide and Seek" * 2008 Matt Cerf vs Evelio Feat Jaren "Walk Away" * 2008 Martin Roth & Alex Bartlett "Off the World" * 2007 DT8 "Perfect World" * 2007 Jas Van Houten "Loco Love" * 2005 Hemstock & Jennings "Mirage of Hope" * 2004

The Thrillseekers Steve Helstrip, known by the stage name The Thrillseekers, is an English DJ and record producer. His debut single was "Synaesthesia", released in 1999. Helstrip has worked under the guises of En Motion, Insigma, Rapid Eye and Hydra. He also w ...

"New Life" * 2004 Empyreal Sun "From Dark To Light" * 2003 Pulser "My Religion" * 2003 Dario G "Feels Like Heaven" * 2003

Ayumi Hamasaki is a Japanese singer, songwriter, record producer, actress, model, spokesperson, and entrepreneur. By 2002, Hamasaki had earned the nickname "Empress of J-pop" due to her popularity in Japan and throughout Asia. Due to her success and relevanc ...

"Hanabi" * 2002 Ian Van Dahl "Reason" * 2001 Ultra 5 feat. J Cee "Potion" * 2001 SPX "Straight to the Point" * 2001

Ian Van Dahl AnnaGrace, formerly Ian Van Dahl, was a Belgian progressive house, electro house, and deep house music project fronted by Belgian singer Annemie Coenen and produced by DJ and record producer Peter Luts. The project first achieved success in 2008 ...

"Will I" * 2001 Eye To Eye Feat. Taka Boom "Can't Get Enough" * 2001 D. B. Boulevard "Point of View" * 2001 Dumonde vs. Lange "Memory" * 2000 Z2 "I Want You" * 2000

Ruff Driverz Ruff Driverz were the aliases of British DJ / remixers Brad Carter and Chris Brown. The duo also recorded under the names ''2000BC'' and ''Transit''. In the late 1990s, the duo scored six dance hits in the UK. Two of these were also major ...

Presents Arrola "Dreaming" * 2000 DJ Sakin & Friends "Stay (Reminiscing)" * 2000 Rhythm of Life "Put Me in Heaven" * 2000

"Tomorrow" * 2000 Atlantis Vs Avatar "Fiji" * 1999 TR Junior "Rock With Me" * 1999 The Morrighan "Remember" * 1999 Spacebrothers "Heaven Will Come" * 1999 Smudge & Smith "Near Me" * 1999 Pulp Victim "The World '99" * 1999

Pet Shop Boys The Pet Shop Boys are an English synth-pop duo formed in London in 1981. Consisting of primary vocalist Neil Tennant and keyboardist Chris Lowe, they have sold more than 50 million records worldwide, and were listed as the most successful duo i ...

"New York City Boy" * 1999 Lost Witness "Red Sun Rising" * 1999 Lost Witness "Happiness Happening" * 1999 Friends of Matthew "Out There" * 1999

"Why Go?" * 1999 DJ Sakin & Friends "Nomansland" * 1999 DJ Manta "Holding On" * 1999 Brainchild "Symmetry C" * 1999

Agnelli & Nelson Agnelli & Nelson were the collective name of Northern Irish music producers Christoper James Agnew and Robert Frederick Nelson, writers and producers of electronic dance music who have worked in the genre of trance from 1997 to 2014. They also ...

"Everyday" * 1999 Agenda "Heaven" * 1998 Sosa "The Wave" * 1998

Sash! Sash! (; stylised as SASH!) is a German DJ/production team, fronted by Sascha Lappessen (born 10 June 1970) who works in the recording studio with Ralf Kappmeier, Karl Xander, and Thomas "Alisson" Lüdke. They have sold over 22 million albums w ...

Move Mania "Move Mania" is a song by German production group Sash! featuring American singer Shannon (American singer), Shannon. It was released on 2 November 1998 through Club Tools and the Mighty label as the third single from their second studio album, ...

" * 1998 Marc Et Claude "La" * 1998 Golden Delicious "Ascension" * 1998 DJ Sakin & Friends "Protect Your Mind" * 1998 DJ Quicksilver "Timerider" * 1998 Boccaccio Life "Secret Wish" * 1998 Babe Instinct "Disco Babes From Outer Space"

References

External links

Official website
{{Authority control Living people 1974 births People from Shrewsbury British DJs British dance musicians British techno musicians British trance musicians Electronic dance music DJs Anjunabeats artists