Sander van Doorn
Having made his debut in the world renowned DJ Mag Top 100 at 32 in 2006, before climbing 19 places to No.13 in 2008’s poll, and in the following year 2009, Sander van Doorn reached 10th place; sandwiched between Gareth Emery and ATB, the fast rise of Sander van Doorn is a testament to his raw talent and dedication. In just seven years he’s clocked up more dance floor destroyers, sell out gigs and awards than most artists do in a lifetime… and his journey is still in its infancy.
Tydi
When most of us were contemplating which direction to go in life, a 21 years young DJ Producer firmly etched his worth in stone in the wonderful world of electronic dance music in such a way most can dream of in their entire career. Ranked the #1 DJ in Australia, productions signed to the #1 DJ in the world Armin Van Buuren’s record label, Armada and being play listed by artists such as Above & Beyond, Sander Kleinenberg, Andy Moor and Markus Schulz has become all in a days work for Tyson Illingworth.
Sied van Riel
The Riel Deal: From the prolific electronic dance breeding ground that is The Netherlands, with close to overnight speed, in 2008 he landed. In that year alone he was tipped by Tiësto as “the hottest producer around”, by DJ Magazine as “the next big thing to hit trance” and took home Trackitdown.net’s Trance Award for the scene’s ‘Best New Face’. 12 lightning-fast months later he’d qualified all those early markers through a fleet of equatorially hot track releases, club-hypnotizing DJ performances and a ‘next-level’ remix ethic.
Salamander
There are several bands with that name: 1. Minneapolis outfit Salamander began as a duo in the summer of 1992 featuring Erik Wivinus and Sean Connaughty on guitars and vocals. They played mostly mellow drone-based instrumentals that in retrospect sounded much like contemporaries Labradford or Low. Doug Morman joined on bass in early 1993. They recorded and played gigs as a drummer-less trio until Bryce Kastning joined on drums and keyboards in early 1994.
Pearls
There are three groups by this name:
1) The Pearls were an early 1970s girl vocal duo from England, featuring Lynn Cornell and Ann Simmons.
2) Pearls are a math-rock band from northwestern Washington state, featuring Jase Ihler, Thomas Kauffman, and Mayu Inose.
3) A band from Melbourne, Australia
Hellsystem
Giorgio Coniglione started to listen to techno/hardcore music in 1991. In 1998 he moved to Rome, bought a PC and began to make music on it. In 2002 he sent a demo cd to Hardcore Blasters, his tracks were good enough to be released on his first E.P Beat Motherfucker EP. To make his tracks he use only a simple PC without any other instuments.
TwiztedBlue
Take four walls, speakers and an avid selection of tunes fit for a musical master and you have a remarkably appropriate environment for an inspired yet influential artist- TwiztedBlue. From these walls of the clubs to the studio there is a solid guarantee of the trance and progressive masterpieces that will be executed so genuinely from this distinct and unfledged young talent. Hailing from Melbourne and securing an impressive reputation within the fast moving dance music industry down south, Mike Foden of TwiztedBlue can be credited for the vibe he delivers with intense authenticity.
Sven Väth
Sven Väth (born October 26, 1964 in Germany) is a DJ who has produced a large body of work since his career began in 1982. He is also one of the founders of Harthouse Records and the now-defunct Eye Q record label. Väth is also known as R U Ready and Sam Vision. He has been a member of the groups 16 Bit, Astral Pilot, Barbarella, The Essence Of Nature, Metal Master, Metal Masters, Mosaic, and Off. He also owns the Cocoon Club in Frankfurt, Germany, where he oftenly performs.
Jon O'Bir
“This is how trance is meant to be: beautiful bosh that takes you to another place” Mixmag feature February 2003. A lot can happen in 12 months, for Jon O’Bir, 2002 started off with him mixing in his bedroom like thousands of others dreaming of the big time, but as the hours counted down to 2003 his dream came true and he was warming up the crowd at U.K. super club, Godskitchen. It all started back in September 2002, when he entered a DJ competition for Passion and M8 magazine along with 300 other hopeful DJ’s.