Tristan Cooke (born 1970), is a

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and

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DJ and producer. After graduating from

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, he travelled throughout

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playing at Full Moon parties in

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, before returning to the UK in 1993 swiftly establishing his name on the

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trance scene at events such as ''

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'', as well on the emerging outdoor trance party circuit.

Music career

Tristan's debut release was with Matsuri Records in 1995; his first album, ''Audiodrome'', was released by Twisted Records in 1998. As DJ Tristan, he now performs around the globe at the biggest psytrance festivals, such as

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, as well as other more mainstream dance festivals such as

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. Over the years, Tristan has collaborated with many

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s from his fellow Warwick alumnus Cassian

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to Ans Guise,

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, Raja Ram, The Antidote (Serge Souque of

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), Ajja, Avalon and Laughing Buddha among others.

Personal life

Tristan is married to Vanessa ''née'' White; the couple have one daughter and divide their time between homes in

and

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Discography

Albums

* ''Audiodrome'' - Twisted Records, 1999 * ''Substance'' - Twisted Records, 2002 * ''Chemisphere'' - Nano Records, 2007 * ''Way of Life'' - Nano Records, 2014 * ''Crazy Wisdom'' - Nano Records, 2022

EP

* ''100th Monkey & Tristan - Desert Music E.P Part 1'' - Matsuri Productions, 1995 * ''Close Zen Counters EP'' - Aquatec Records, 1996 * ''The F.O.G. EP'' - 21-3 Records, 1996 * ''Process - KV 23 EP'' - Flying Rhino Records, 1996 * ''Inside Out EP'' - Twisted Records, 1998 * ''The Temple EP'' - Twisted Records, 1999 * ''The Collaborator EP'' - Spiral Trax International, 1999 * ''Fresh Perspective EP'' - Flying Rhino Records, 2000 * ''Alpha Activity EP'' - Twisted Records, 2001 * ''Identified EP - Tristan vs The Antidote'' - Nano Records, 2010 * ''Trance Odyssey EP'' - Nano Records, 2011 * ''Force Of Nature by Tristan & Outsiders'' - Nano Records, 2013 * ''Road To Dendron EP - Tristan & Mandala'' - Nano Records, 2018

Compilations

* ''Twisted Sessions vol. 1'' - Twisted Records, 2002 * ''Spectrum 2'' - Dance Club, 2004 * ''UK Psychedelic'' Twisted Records, 2014

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tristan 1970 births Living people People from Surrey People educated at Cranleigh School C British psychedelic trance musicians Club DJs Dance-pop musicians British DJs British house musicians British record producers British trance musicians Electro house musicians Eurodance musicians Remixers Progressive house musicians Electronic dance music DJs Goa trance musicians