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Hard Trance

Phil York

Phil York is a Scottish hard dance producer and DJ, as well as owner and A&R of no fewer than 6 of the UK hard dance scene’s leading labels: Hardtimez, Nuklearpuppy, Distinkt, Tranzlation, HTUK and Bootek. His other aliases include Expose, Organised Chaos and Section 8, in addition to regularly producing alongside Gaz West (Dark By Design) and Jason Cortez.

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Steve Hill

Steve Hill got an early start as a professional guitar player at the age of 16. By the time he was 20 he was already doing more than 200 gigs a year, which lead to the success of his first album in 1997. The album was voted Best Canadian Debut Recording by Vancouver’s Real Blues magazine. Following a tour that took him across Canada, France and Belgium, he returned to the studio in 1999 to record ‘’Call It What You Will’’.

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Cosmic Gate

Cosmic Gate is a German trance, progressive trance and hard trance duo made up of Claus Terhoeven (aka Nic Chagall) and Stefan Bossems (DJ Bossi). They are best known for their singles "Exploration of Space", "The Drums", and "The Truth." Cosmic Gate has done remixes for popular DJs including Tiësto, Armin van Buuren, and Ferry Corsten. Cosmic Gate's heavy, analogue trance sound is considered by many to be the definition of hard trance. Discography Albums: * Rhythm & Drums (2001)
* No More Sleep (2002)

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