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Firebeatz
Firebeatz is a Dutch DJ and music production duo consisting of Tim Benjamin Smulders (; born 14 August 1985) and Jurre van Doeselaar (; born 7 July 1987). The duo formed in Tilburg in 2008, and gained fame in the EDM scene through their dance floor hits like "Dear New York", "Here We F*cking Go" and "Helicopter". The duo has since worked with well-known artists such as Calvin Harris, Tiësto and Martin Garrix. Music career Tim and Jurre met at the School of Arts in Tilburg, the Netherlands and discovered a similar interest in music. Their chemistry prompted them to form Firebeatz in 2008. Their early releases, "Funky Shit", "Where's Your Head At", "Miniman", "Dear New York" and "Here We F*cking Go" ranked highly on the Beatport dance charts. Their collaboration with Chocolate Puma, "Just One More Time Baby", aired on BBC Radio 1 DJ Pete Tong's show and received good audience feedback. The track went on to top the Beatport House chart for many weeks. "Dear New York", a colla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chocolate Puma
Chocolate Puma are a DJ and music production duo from Haarlem, North Holland, consisting of René ter Horst ("DJ Zki") and Gaston Steenkist ("Dobre"). Their stage names include "Zki & Dobre", "The Good Men", and "Riva". Zki & Dobre have produced dance music under various group names since the early 1990s. Their most notable productions are " Give It Up" (1993) credited to The Good Men, " I Wanna Be U" (2001) credited to Chocolate Puma, and " Who Do You Love Now?" (2001) credited to Riva, and featuring Dannii Minogue. They also founded their own record label, Pssst Music. Musical career As the Goodmen, their most notable production was " Give It Up", a 1993 house music track based upon samba-styled percussion and the simple, repeating vocal line of the song title. The percussion was inspired by a Sérgio Mendes recording. The song rose to #1 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot Dance Club Play chart in 1993 and made a brief appearance on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, peaking at # ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DubVision
DubVision is a Dutch DJ duo from The Hague consisting of brothers Victor (born 1989) and Stephan Leicher (born 1981) signed to the labels Spinnin' Records, Armada Music, STMPD RCRDS and Axtone. Biography Stephan and Victor's parents pressured the duo to learn to play an instrument during their childhood, so they learned to play the piano at age 7. They grew up in several countries, where they grew to appreciate musical influences from different cultures. At a later age, Victor began experimenting with electronic music, using different computer programs. After seeing his younger brother producing, Steve became interested, and the two decided to team up as a group. In 2012, DubVision collaborated with Project 46 on the song "You & I", which they released on Spinnin' Records. That same year, they also made their debut on Axtone Records with their rendition of "Committed To Sparkle Motion" by Discopolis. They released "Redux" through Spinnin' to start off 2013, and, later that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sander Van Doorn
Sander Ketelaars (; born 28 February 1979), better known by his stage name Sander van Doorn () or the initials SvD, is a Dutch electro house DJ and record producer from Eindhoven. Background Sander van Doorn began his recording career in 2004, releasing numerous tech-trance hits on Oxygen Recordings. He became a regular DJ at Ibiza's Judgement Sunday and the Gallery in London, and was featured on BBC Radio One's Essential Mix in 2006. He gained recognition as a popular remixer, shifting from remixing for trance producers to pop/ rock artists such as the Arctic Monkeys, whose hit " When the Sun Goes Down" was remixed by van Doorn in 2007. Musical style Sander van Doorn's musical style has ranged from tech-house and progressive house during the mid-2000s to more vocal-driven electro-house and EDM throughout the 2010s. Despite being more known for DJing, since 2006, he's been a regular presence on DJMag's Top 100 DJ surveys. Among his most notable remixes are Armin va ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucas & Steve
Lucas & Steve are a Dutch house music duo formed by DJs and record producers Lucas de Wert and Steven Jansen from Maastricht. History The duo was formed in 2010 and joined Spinnin' Records in December 2014. They released many singles on the sub-label Spinnin' Deep. In 2014, they remixed the song "Alright" By Red Carpet. They released "Summer On You" with Sam Feldt featuring Wulf (singer) and "Feel Alive" with Pep & Rash. Their song "Calling On You" featuring Jake Reese, debuted on a Billboard chart, at 40th on Dance/Mix Show Airplay. In 2018, they released their collaboration with Janieck called 'You Don't Have To Like It'. In 2020, they released a track called ''Do It For You'' in collaboration with W&W. Throughout their career, they have also remixed songs by artists including Robin Schulz, Hardwell, Felix Jaehn with Lost Frequencies, Showtek and Laurent Wolf. Discography Albums Singles Charting singles Non-charting singles Remixes Awards and nominations DJ M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Revealed Recordings
Revealed Recordings (or shortened to Revealed, stylized as revealed) is a Dutch record label established by Hardwell in 2010. The label is headquartered in Breda, Netherlands. History The label was established on 11 April 2010 by electronic music producer and DJ Hardwell. Revealed mainly focuses on big room house, dance-pop, and electro house. The label has had some success, including "Apollo" by Hardwell featuring Amba Shepherd, which peaked on No. 26 of the Dutch Top 40; Hardwell's 2014 single " Dare You" was also successful, entering the UK Singles Chart at No. 18. " Dare You" has also been used on adverts for television programs such as ''Strictly Come Dancing''.. "Cell" by Julian Calor is frequently used in Ultra Music Festival livestream broadcasts. "Radical" by Dyro & Dannic featured in the soundtrack for Just Dance 2017. The festival mix of Kaaze & Maddix's "People Are Strange" was also used in the trailer for the film Hubie Halloween. In 2015, Revealed launched a r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tilburg
Tilburg () is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Netherlands, in the southern Provinces of the Netherlands, province of North Brabant. With a population of 229,833 (January 2, 2024), it is the second-largest city or municipality in North Brabant after Eindhoven and the seventh-largest in the Netherlands. Tilburg University is located in Tilburg, as are Avans University of Applied Sciences and Fontys University of Applied Sciences. There are three railway stations within the municipality: Tilburg railway station, Tilburg, Tilburg Universiteit railway station, Tilburg Universiteit and Tilburg Reeshof railway station, Tilburg Reeshof. The "Spoorzone" area around Tilburg Central station, once a Dutch Railways train maintenance yard, has been purchased by the city and is being transformed into an urban zone. History Little is known about the beginnings of Tilburg. The name ''Tilliburg'' fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicky Romero
Nick Rotteveel (; born 6 January 1989), professionally known as Nicky Romero or Monocule, is a Dutch DJ, record producer and remixer from Amerongen, Utrecht Province. He has worked with, and received support from DJs, such as Tiësto, Fedde le Grand, Sander van Doorn, David Guetta, Calvin Harris, Armand van Helden, Avicii and Hardwell. He currently ranks at number 20 on '' DJ Mag''s annual Top 100 DJs poll. He is known for his viral hit song "Toulouse". Early life Nick Rotteveel was born and raised in Amerongen, Netherlands. He moved to Kingston, Ontario, Canada for a year, and later moved back to the Netherlands to continue his education where he did his final semesters in France. Career Romero signed to Once Records and released the tracks "Privilege" and "Qwerty". It was followed by the track "Funktion One" was released, which was mixed by Azucar (from Madskillz and Gregor Salto) and later added "Hear My Sound". In 2009 he remixed Tony Cha Cha's track "Get on the Floor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Garrix
Martijn Gerard Garritsen (; born 14 May 1996), known professionally as Martin Garrix (or Ytram and GRX), is a Dutch Republic, Dutch DJ and record producer who was ranked number one on ''DJ Mag''s Top 100 DJs list for three consecutive years—2016, 2017, and 2018. He is best known for his singles "Animals (Martin Garrix song), Animals", "In the Name of Love (Martin Garrix and Bebe Rexha song), In the Name of Love", and "Scared to Be Lonely". Garrix has performed at music festivals such as Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Coachella, Electric Daisy Carnival, Ultra Music Festival, Tomorrowland (festival), Tomorrowland, and Creamfields. In 2014, he headlined the first edition of Ultra South Africa, making this his first major festival. In the same year, he became the youngest DJ to headline 2014 Ultra Music Festival at the age of 17. He was a resident DJ at Spain's Ushuaïa Ibiza Beach Hotel#Hï Ibiza, Hï Ibiza (2017) and Ushuaïa Ibiza Beach Hotel, Ushuaïa Ibiza (2016 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Progressive House
Progressive house is a subgenre of house music that emerged in the early 1990s in the United Kingdom. It is characterized by its evolving, melodic Musical form, structures, subtle Transition (music), transitions, and layered sound design.Gerard, Morgan; Sidnell, Jack. ''Popular Music and Society'' 24.3 (Fall 2000): 21–39. Initially rooted in a deeper Underground music, underground sound, progressive house evolved to gain Popular music, mainstream appeal by the 2010s, blending with festival styles and incorporating anthemic elements, leading to broader interpretations. Etymology In the context of popular music the word "progressive" was first used widely in the 1970s to differentiate experimental rock, experimental forms of rock music from Popular music, mainstream styles. Such music attempted to explore alternate approaches to rock music production. In disco, disco music, and later house music, a similar desire to separate more exploratory styles from standard approaches saw D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KSHMR
Niles Hollowell-Dhar (born October 6, 1988), known professionally as Kshmr (pronounced "Kashmir" and stylized in all caps), is an American musician, DJ, songwriter, record producer, former rapper, and singer. He was ranked 23rd on ''DJ Mag''s 2015 Top 100 DJs poll and was awarded highest new entry for the year. In the same poll he elevated to 12th in 2016 and 2017, and again in 2020. He was ranked 11th in the same poll in 2021; and in 2022 in same poll he ranked 12. In July 2017, he launched Dharma Worldwide, a sublabel of Spinnin' Records. Kshmr performed live at many music festivals like Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Coachella, Tomorrowland (festival), Tomorrowland, Electric Daisy Carnival, EDC, Ultra Music Festival, Ultra and Sunburn Festival, Sunburn. Early life Hollowell-Dhar was born in Berkeley, California. His father is a Kashmiri Pandit who emigrated from India, while his mother is American. He got his stage name from the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Gold (DJ)
Frank Thomas Knebel-Janssen (born August 9, 1981), better known by his stage name Thomas Gold, is a German DJ and producer. His first productions were trance-based, which eventually evolved into progressive house and tech house in recent times. He was ranked at number 82 in the Top 100 DJs survey conducted by ''DJ Magazine'' in 2012. Biography When Thomas was seven years old, he learned to play the electronic organ, and his interest in digital synthesizers and his passion for music emerged. At the age of 15 he bought his first piece, a synthesizer Yamaha DX-11. Several international labels have signed or released music by Gold, including CR2 (UK), Ministry of Sound (UK and Australia), Positiva (UK), Nero / Joia (Sweden), Vendetta (Spain), Cyber and Scorpio (France), Time (Italy), Universal (USA), Egoiste (Switzerland). His 2008 remixed version of the classic "Silence" by the group Delerium was successful on the Beatport download list and won the coveted Beatport Music for Best ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
