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Modular

In the year 2000 the band Modular was formed, whose name was taken from the mythical Moog Modular analog synthesizer series (which was similar in appearance to a phone switch crossed by kilometers of cables that allowed the user to create infinite possibilities of electronic sounds of the space age). At the end of the 1960s and beginning of the 1970s albums featuring these synthesizers were produced in abundance, known as 'Moog Records' or 'Moog Music'. Soundscapes of retrofuturistic and fantastic feeling were created, sprinkled with kitsch touches.

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Jochen Miller

Jochen van der Steijn, better known as Jochen Miller, is a trance DJ/Producer from the dutch city of Mill. He started his career in 2001 with various singles under the name of DJ Jochen before changing to Jochen Miller in 2003, along with a shift in style from uplifting trance/hard trance to tech trance that found him a place on High Contrast Recordings where he remains to this day. 2008 saw the first of many collaborations with Benno De Goeij of Rank 1 with the single "And Then...", leading to a co-production partnership on Jochen's own productions.

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Paul Oakenfold

Paul Oakenfold (born August 30, 1963 in Greenhithe, Kent, England) is a world famous DJ and producer, whose works have helped define the mainstream of trance & elecronica. Not only does Paul Oakenfold produce records, but he also mixes them. In 1987 he spent several months in Ibiza with a few friends and fell in love with dance club music. Oakenfold produced "Happy Mondays' Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches" before producing for U2, Massive Attack, Simply Red and New Order (to name a few).

Eddie Halliwell

Eddie Halliwell is an English dance music DJ, from Wigan, England. Eddie has held residencies at Goodgreef and Gatecrasher, was named DJ of the year by mixmag in 2003 and reached number 17 in both the 2005 and 2006 DJ Mag Top 100 poll. As well as making a name for himself on the UK and international club circuit, Eddie is also a resident DJ for BBC Radio 1. Having been brought up in the north west of England, it is where Eddie made his name at clubs such as Gatecrasher and Goodgreef.

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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Phony Orphants

Phony Orphants are Jeppe Ornkilde (DJ Jeppe) and Mikael Dahlgaard (DJ Emok), a progressive psytrance-group from Denmark. They created Iboga studio in Copenaghen, releasing their firsts works on Transient, Plastik Park, Plusquam and so on. Collaborating with some of the most interesting Scandinavian artists, such as Beat Bizarre, Refer Decree and much more, they finally created Iboga Records, which they also manage.

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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.

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Headhunterz

Headhunterz (Willem Rebergen, 12 september 1985) is a hardstyle DJ from The Netherlands, Veenendaal. He was discovered by fellow DJ The Prophet (Dov Elkabas). He made his definitive breakthrough in 2007, when he performed at major dance events such as DefQon.1, Q-Base and Qlimax. Today he has his own sublabel (Scantraxx Reloaded) at The Prophet's hardstyle label 'Scantraxx'. Popular releases by Headhunterz are 'Rock Civilization', 'Forever Az One' and 'End of my Existence'. His latest 2010 release is "Psychedelic/ Dreamcatcher / Emptiness".

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Timo Maas

Timo Maas (born July 27, 1969 in Hannover, Germany) is an electronic music DJ/producer and remixer. Maas' first fascination with music was sparked by listening to the radio when he was young. At the age of 9 he bought his first record and went on to buy his first set of turntables at 17. His very first set was in 1982, when he played at a party in his friend's home. The beginning of his career consisted mostly of gigs around Germany playing "Top 40"-records, but occasionally sneaking in a techno record.

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