Signum is the name for two

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, Pascal Minnaard () and Ronald Hagen (). They are producers who create and

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mainly

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Career

Originally they both lived in

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, a city in the

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. In 2008, Minnaard moved to

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with his fiancé. Both Hagen and Minnaard still work together with the aid of

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technology and share projects together to create Signum tracks and DJ sets. Their first notable mainstream success was in 1997 with "What Ya Got 4 Me" (based on Tony de Vit's "The Dawn"), becoming a

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anthem. This song was re-released in 2001 and entered the

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of the

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. Signum started out on the BPM

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label, and stayed with them until 2003 when the label was disbanded, they then signed a contract with

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soon after. With their success of "What Ya Got 4 Me", they continued to remix tracks and produce material including; "Forever", "Better Off Alone", "Take U There" and "On Stream". Their next achievement came when they collaborated with the

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producer / DJ Scott Mac, to create "Coming On Strong". After this, they went to do remixes for

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and

Alice DeeJay Alice Deejay is a Dutch Eurodance-pop project founded and produced by Wessel van Diepen, Dennis van den Driesschen, Sebastiaan Molijn and Eelke Kalberg (Pronti & Kalmani), fronted by singer Judith Anna Pronk. They are best known for their 1999 s ...

. With a large amount of remixes undertaken, they decided to start creating and performing their own material. Their DJ debut was in July 2001 at

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in the UK, and they went on to play at various dance venues including '

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', 'Gatecrasher', 'Passion' and 'Slinky'. They also played at several

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s that year. Since their debut, that have played in the countries including

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and

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. They were signed to Armada Music in the summer of 2003, and released their first single "Push Through" on the "

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 ...

" imprint. In 2004 Signum teamed up with female vocalist Anita Kelsey, and created "Come Around Again", another success, as well as being dubbed by Signum as "the track they've always wanted to make". 2005 saw a tour in Australia and

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. Signum also produce music under another alias 'D-Factor'. In 2008 Signum featured in the Top 100 in the DJ magazine's awards, finishing at #72 on the list. Signum's latest album ''For You'' was released on 3 December 2010 by Armada Music.

Discography

Albums

*2010 ''For You'' rmada

Singles

*1997 'Adaptor' inx Records*1998 'What Ya Got 4 Me' inx*1999 'Coming On Strong' inx*1999 'Just Do It' ntidy Trax*1999 'The Recycle' idy Trax*2000 'Solar Level' inx*2001 '5 Yards/Afterglow' inx*2001 'First Strike' inx*2002 'Cura Me' ilver Premium*2002 'Second Wave' PM Dance White Label*2002 'Third Dimension' ilver Premium*2003 'Push Through/Sunny Changes' State of Trance*2004 'Come Around Again' State of Trance*2004 'Spacehopper / What Ya Got 4 Me?' idy Trax*2004 'The Timelord' State of Trance*2005 'Back @ Ya / In Your Face' State of Trance*2006 'What Ya Got 4 Me 2006 / Supersonic' State of Trance Limited*2007 'Captured' State of Trance*2007 'Harmonic / Cloud City' State of Trance*2007 'Syndicate / Hit That Note' State of Trance *2008 'Distant Signature' State of Trance*2008 'Royal Flash / Any Given Moment' State of Trance*2009 'Addicted' State of Trance*2009 'Riddles In The Sand' (As Ron Hagen & Pascal M) State of Trance*2009 'Healesville Sanctuary' (with Roger Shah) agic Island*2010 'Ancient World' (with Roger Shah) agic Island*2010 'Beyond This Earth' rmada Music

Remixes

*1998

- '9PM (Till I Come)' ontor *1998

Alice Deejay Alice Deejay is a Dutch Eurodance-pop project founded and produced by Wessel van Diepen, Dennis van den Driesschen, Sebastiaan Molijn and Eelke Kalberg (Pronti & Kalmani), fronted by singer Judith Anna Pronk. They are best known for their 1999 s ...

- 'Better Off Alone' rbit *1998 Travel - 'Bulgarian' inx*1998

Yves Deruyter Yves Deruyter (born May 4, 1970) is a Belgian DJ and artist famous for his work on Bonzai Records. Career Yves Deruyter started his DJ career in 1985 and has played in Belgian clubs such as Globe, Barocci, Cherrymoon, Extreme, Carat, BBC, and L ...

- 'To The Rhythm' onzai Records*1998 Kay Cee - 'Escape' adikal Records*1999 Stray Dog - 'Mirror' eact*1999 Steve Blake - 'Expression' idy Trax*1999 Piet Blank & Jaspa Jones - 'After Love' ube*1999 Scooter - 'Faster Harder Scooter' del Records*1999 Hand's Burn - 'Good Shot' ssential Recordings*1999 Web - 'Lovin' Times' ntercord Tonträger GmbH *2000 Crispy - 'In And Out' ceburg/Enjoy*2000 Katana - 'Silence' etrecord-Z *2000

The Space Brothers The Space Brothers are a British trance music duo comprising Richard 'Ricky' Louis Simmonds and Stephen Christopher Jones, noted for producing under a variety of pseudonyms such as Chakra, Lustral, Ascension, Essence, Ultra High, Lamai and The ...

- 'Shine 2000' elstar TV*2002 Futura Legend Featuring Christine - 'Restless Nature' inx*2003

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- 'Gamemaster' niversal Music TV/Orbit*2003

OceanLab OceanLab (or Above & Beyond presents OceanLab) is a vocal trance group formed in London, England, in 2000, consisting of vocalist Justine Suissa and the three members of Above & Beyond: Jono Grant, Paavo Siljamäki, and Tony McGuinness. Afte ...

- 'Beautiful Together' njunabeats*2003

Misja Helsloot DJ Misja Helsloot (; born 21 January 1973, in Rotterdam) is a Dutch Trance music, Trance and Progressive electronic music, Progressive DJ. In 1992, Helsloot, at the age of nineteen, started to purchase albums and organize his own parties. Mixing m ...

- 'First Second' irst Second Records *2003 Laura Turner - 'Soul Deep' urb*2003

Delerium Delerium is a Canadian new-age ambient electronic musical duo that formed in 1987, originally as a side project of the influential industrial music act Front Line Assembly. Throughout the band’s history, their musical style has encompassed a ...

- 'Truly' ettwerk*2004 Signum - First Strike (2004 Remake Edit) DM*2004 DJ Danjo & Rob Styles - 'Duende'

ID&T ID&T is a Dutch entertainment and medium enterprise that was founded in the early 1990s. Their event Mysteryland is named the oldest electronic festival in the Netherlands, with later events like Trance Energy and Sensation. It operates many o ...

*2005

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 ...

- 'Serenity' rmind *2005 Kenny Hayes - 'Daybreaker' urbulence*2006 Above & Beyond - 'Can't Sleep' njunabeats*2007

Vincent de Moor Vincent de Moor (; born 1973, Delft, Netherlands) is a Dutch trance artist. He is most notable for his work with the record producer Ferry Corsten under the working title, " Veracocha," and for his 2001 single, "Fly Away". Musical career Early ...

- 'Flowtation 2007' ore Moor*2007 Dan Stone - 'Road Test' ed Force Recordings*2008 Ascension - 'Someone' (2008 Mix) ostiko *2009 Re:Locate - 'Rogue' akuza*2009

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 ...

& Signum - 'Healesville Sanctuary' 05 Recordings/Magic Island Records*2010

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 ...

feat. Ana Criado - Sunset Boulevard andit*2010

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. Solid Sessions - " Janeiro" ropa*2011 Shogun feat. Emma Lock - Run to My Rescue 107 Recordings*2015 Alex Di Stefano - I've got the power (Signum Signal Remix)

References

External links

*
An extensive Biography of Signum

Official Myspace website of Signum
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