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GRAHAM GOLD
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REMY IRWAN Embassy
ARDI PITE Electra 666
JOE VAN 1945MF
CHRIS. M

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@ POOL SIDE GARDEN, LOR IN HOTEL SOLO
20.00 wib 'tilll u know when
February 25th, 2006
DRESS CODE:
WHITE CLUBBING GEAR!!!!!!

Hayah, nanti berantakan nih.....Club banyak razianya!!!! Razia alkohol, razia narkoba, razia rokok, razia pakaian.....HANCURRRRRRR...............

Kapan indo bisa maju nih kalau pemimpinnya begitu?? Ada aja orang bego jadi wakit rakyat di DPR!!!!! Hahaaaa, sekalian aja ni negara dikembaliin ke jaman batu!!!!

Yup, agree....Mungkin juga yang ajuin peraturan ini (u know who is he right?!) memang otaknya aja yg gak beres, yah otaknya dia yang porno!!! huahahhahahahahaha, amit2 deh!! Sok suci banget tu orang!!!!

Yah begitulah, yang buat peraturan itu juga BEGO....Mereka gak bisa bedain mana yang pornografi mana yang pornoaksi dan mana yang tidak.... Kalau puser kelihatan dibilang porno kan udah kelewatan, gak sekalian orang2 di sini disuruh pakai baju kayak di afganistan biar sekalian ancur....huehuheuhehehue,

Yaah, nanti juga banyak yang menentang aturan ini, wait and see aja....Yah secara ni peraturan yang gak guna dan gak nyambung sama sekali.....

Waaa seru juga ini topik, ikutan yaaa....

Nama gw aslinya Chrisna, lahir 27 juni 84 secara sehat, wajar dan senormal-normalnya di rumah sakit bilangan daerah menteng....

Karena gw suka edm dari gw masih smp, gw belajar dj'ing dari teman gw, tapi baru benar2 bisa mixing sekitar tahun 2002, karena dunia gemerlap alias dugem (hayah dugem) atau dance scene menurut gw sangat seru makanya gw tertarik terjun ke dj'ing hehe ,

Masuk ke ravelex?? Seru didini, bisa tukar2 info, dapat teman baru, bisa saling support antar pecinta edm, dj, vj, eo, dll....

Orangnya di dini juga gokil semua!!! hehehe

Dude, if u got any problem with it, dont get anger in here....hehe, relax.... Gw kasih contoh deh, ada satu profile dj Harry Lemon a.k.a Lemon8.....bassically dia itu orang indo,lahir di indo... tapi secara dia dari kecil tinggal di belanda so people think that he are dutch ppl....Lo boleh cari profilenya dia di www.armadamusic.com.... Did we already know that he's an indonesian?? We're not right, tapi ada "Indonesianya' berarti dia masih dari indonesia walaupun dia besar di negara lain...

Give a support is that hard for ya? Kalau memang ada nama dj indo yg masuk list rangking atas yah kita cari tahu dan kita support, bukan malah ngomel kaleee, sekarang dj vote di dunia aja banyak, tergantung persepsi masing2 juga....Di indo aja ada, dan mungkin hasil ranking yg didapat juga berbeda....And if u think thats a bulllshit or whatever just dont open the web if u dont like it....
But for real i like it coz i can support them (indonesian djs) on international world. Not a big deal for giving a support right?!

peace

Non-stop electronic music festival seperti di zouk atau seperti di dance valley holland, 2 hari full, line up djnya banyak, ada dj internasional, dj lokal yg senior, dj nubreed....Gerne lagu dari elektro, trance, techno, DnB, Prog House, etc..(kecuali tung-tung atau lagu2 yg aneh)

Diadainnya di pantai kuta atau di dreamland, dibuat 5 area....Mantab....

Tapi balik ke duit sama ijin....Kalo ga ada duit terus ga dapet ijin yah bt deehh..hehe

Lah, kok malah jadi posting rangking?? If they are for fun, what for they make the web?? Khan keputusan, pilihan, dan vote orang bisa beda2 ya ga....Kalau ada dj yang kita belum tau yah wajar2 aja, sekarang dj di indo banyak banget... Bisa jadi nama2 yg belum kita tau itu main di negara lain atau gimana gitu, kalau dibuka webnya dan kita lihat listnya ada ratusan nama dj bakhan ada nama yang benar2 kita gak tau tapi dia ada di urutan list...

Yah cuma masukin pendapat gw aja yaah, bukan berarti menentang looh hehe 

peace

[DJ REMY IRWAN]

DJ REMY IRWAN

Alongside his fellow DJ friends back in the early 90s, Remy Irwan pioneered what today has become a scene that is so strong and diverse in Indonesia; they introduced the underground sound to the Indonesian scene. As the first underground dance club [ B1 ] in Jakarta opens, he was naturally appointed its resident.

Infusing deep house, tribal, progressive and techno in his sets, he played an important part in spread heading the sound that today are being played in clubs in Indonesia. Taking years to finally get to what everyone knows today, Remy Irwan has had his first hand experiences on witnessing how the Indonesian scene is evolving, as a lot of numbers of club opens and closes, and another club re-opens and closes again, where he had been the resident for some of them.

Finally in 2002, he joined Embassy as they opened their doors for the first time. From then on, he witnessed how the scene was getting even bigger and bigger, as Jakarta started being considered as one of the key players in the dance scene development throughout Asia.

After years of witnessing and experiencing a great number of talented international artists coming in and out, and sharing his booth with renowned world DJ like Satoshi Tomiie, Chris Fortier, Mistress Barbara, Christian Smith, Smokin Jo, Derrick May also performed at We Love Space Sundays in Ibiza alongside Felix Da Housecat, Dj Sneak, Groove Armada... Now its his time to take on the world, be prepared?!


DJ ARDI PITE

Radiant Julliardhi, aka Ardi Pite has been heating the Indonesian dance scenes since 1998.

Originally from Jakarta and studied in London, England, he was first attracted to this profession in 1994 during his stay in San Francisco.

2003 brought him to one of the hottest club in Jakarta CO2. The club is voted as the best club of the year 2003. Not only resident, but Ardi has played along side every international Djs such as Phil Kieran 'Shine' Belfast, Jim Masters Bas - London- UK, Mistreess Barbara - UK, Mason - Amsterdam, Binary Finarry - UK, BT - Washington DC, Phil Thompson - Bedrock UK, Derrick May - US, Reece Elliot - Slinky UK.

Ardi as resident DJ every Friday and Saturday puts the crowd pumping to his music till early hours. During the past three years, Ardi has also been a part of outdoor raves, big events, big rooms and small rooms throughout the nation.

And in early 2005, the Potent music & mix of Ardi Pite put him as: 'The Best DJ Of The Year 2004' at PARANOIA AWARDS. And as the time goes by, Ardi Pite is one of the busiest DJ with 3 month full book contract.


Gokil, nama dj indo masuk list dunia juga!!! Keren keren!!!! 

Born December 16th, 1971 in Eisenhuettenstadt, East Germany, Paul grew up in communist East Berlin. Prior to Germany's reunification, he at least had an early window to the capitalist world via the cross-border airwaves.

"We were able to see Westside - TV and listen to western radio stations. We recorded the music and replayed it at our parties, because in the east we didn't have something like a club culture. In those days I listened to the radio show of Monika Dietl. I was really captivated by the music of 'The Smiths' and 'New Order'. It (the music) was very strong and emotional...

Then in 1989, as the wall finally came down, a broad Club culture sprung up throughout all of Berlin. "Mainly they played that hard Detroit - Techno. I liked this energetic spirit, but something was missing. I (was looking out) for something else."

That search would never leave him. Stemming from two crusty old turntables, the first remix tapes of his musical ideas were created. And only a bit later, in March 1991, his unique style of dance music was played for the very first time to the public at the embryonic Berlin club "Tresor".

Around this same period, Paul also started making his own original compositions. His first production "Perfect Day", put together with Cosmic Baby as "Visions of Shiva", was released in 1992. "I was pleased like a little child, holding my own very first record in my hands!,... Paul remembers. "Perfect Day" was published by the Berlin underground label 'MFS', and launched a promising career, which aimed without pause or hesitation for the top !

In 1993 Paul created the club hit of the year with his remix of Humate's "Love Stimulation". The following year, his first album "45 RPM" was recorded, while he was also regularly spinning sets at the legendary club 'E - Werk'.

Over the next few years Paul garnered further respect by remixing tracks of many renowned artists such as Inspiral Carpets, Sven Väth, Curve and New Order. This was of course until the release of his second album, "Seven Ways", which firmly established him as one of the world's truly great electronic artists.

'Seven Ways' unleashed a frenzy of national and international interviews, and many globe-roaming DJ - sets as well, as Paul was catapulted into the Top 100 - Salecharts. Even the English music media, typically protective of their own homespun DJ artists, unanimously praised the record. Readers of "DJ Magazine voted 'Seven Ways' as the Number 1 album of the year. Bellowing singles such as "Beautiful Place", "Forbidden Fruit" and "Words", featuring remixes of Salt Tank, Quattara and Curve, fully secured him a place as a major player in the British and European dancecharts.

Before the club closed, Paul became an institution at Berlin's 'E - Werk', regularly spinning new musical magic, with guest appearances by fellow superstar DJ's Nick Warren, BT, Dave Seaman and Sasha.

In 1998 his first album "45 RPM" was released in the UK, and the new remix of the single "For an Angel" attacked the worldwide dancefloors. The album buzzed for two weeks at number 1 in England and four weeks at number 1 in the German dancecharts, and also achieved major postings in the American, Australian, Dutch, Belgian and Scandinavian dancecharts.

However, Paul's core sentiments are not as a producer, to be shuttered away in some stealthy studio, but as a performing DJ very willing to be seen, and with a deep desire to have contact with his audience, whether it be 500 people or 1.5 million...

"As I began my career as a DJ I discovered that there is a really deep communication between DJ and people. I learned to observe the different vibrations, learned how to move the crowd, and how to create atmosphere." Paul remembers, "because while spinning, an interaction takes place between the people and me. I never come into a club and spin just a ready set. It is also a very new experience for me every time, and nobody knows in advance how it will end."

Now he creates that experience regularly, as resident - DJ in New York's "Twilo" club, at the acclaimed "Gatecrasher" in Sheffield, and in his hometown of Berlin.

In 1999 Paul was divorced from his former label 'MFS' and started up, together with his team, the new label "Vandit" Records. This label presents both Paul's releases, as well as other new and innovative dance/DJ artists.

In England, 'Deviant' - Records are taking care of Paul's creative output, whose brainstorm was the 1998 Triple - CD "Vorsprung Dyk Technik". Combining 33 tracks, it is the most exhaustive collection of Paul's remixes to date, containing classics like Humate's "Love Stimulation" and Joe T. Vanelli's "Playing with the Voice in Germany" as well as Binary Finary's clubhit "1998" and Paul's own chart single "For an Angel". A year after its release in Nov 1999, "Vorsprung Dyk Technik" was officially declared "Silver" with over 60,000 UK sales, a very rare feat indeed for a Triple - CD.

Today Paul's touring diary is incredibly hectic with regular globetrotting stops at major venues in London, Tel Aviv, Mexico, New York and Singapore. Between all that, Berlin is always there and waiting -- if not for the interviews and local club dates, then for looking after his own label, recording studio and radio show (not to mention his friends and family as well!).

"It isn't the success or which place I take in the salecharts that is important for me. (What's) most important are the people, the family, friends, ..and everyone, (especially) where I've changed something. I am really pleased when someone tells me: "Hey, by hearing your song something changed in my life!" Paul says, "I've never made music for being trendy or making the fat money. I make music for myself, it (the music) comes directly from my stomach, my music springs from an intense feeling. And every track has its own little story..."

Music has been the biggest passion in Tiesto`s life and has always felt the need to share that passion with other people. A mainstay in his native Holland, Tijs Verwest aka DJ Tiesto, recounts his first brush with bringing forth his passion for music at the tender age of 8 years old. In the early days of his career, he played records at drive-in disco shows where his sound focused on club music from the Dutch chart parade. Narrowing his scope to a fusion of house beats laden over a bass heavy groove, Tiesto then started playing out at a well known club in Breda called The Spock. Resisting the sounds and trends of the time, he caught the attention of the GM of Rotterdam's based label, Basic Beat Recordings, by creating his own distinctive style and sound. From this, Tiesto's first mixed series entitled Forbidden Paradise was born. Shortly after, he formed his record label, Black Hole Recordings and released his own Magik cd series. He also mixed the first two Space Age volumes and the much respected In Search Of Sunrise 1, 2 and 3. Through these imports, Tiesto was raised to mythical status in the States by his cult following.

Tiesto's US debut was marked with the release of Summerbreeze (2000), a mixed album featuring his remix of "Silence". Peaking the Billboard Charts at #3, "Silence" featured the vocals of Sarah McLachlan which became a mega-club hit, remaining one of the most influential tracks of this progressive dance era. This was what indeed made the world fall in love with him. It was this record which fully broke Tiesto in the U.K., spending four weeks in the Top Ten.

Tracks like Flight 643, Urban/Suburban Train and Gouryella - his collaboration with fellow Dutch trancemeister Ferry Corsten - have been played by everyone from Pete Tong to Paul Oakenfold. In fact Oakenfold has become his greatest ally, asking Tiesto to mix the opening track on his album Bunkka and putting Tiesto tracks on all his recent compilation albums.

There has become a huge demand for Tiesto's remixes, and so after declining a remix for U2, he did a great remix for Dave Matthews Band's 'The Space Between', which set a new standard for mixing rock and house music. Tiesto has also remixed a track from Moby's album, "18" featuring 2 b-sides - Love of Strings and Life's So Sweet.

In Summer of 2001, Tiesto ruled Godskitchen in Ibiza. In 2002, he was snapped up by Cream who gave him a residency at Amnesia alongside Paul Van Dyk. "2002 is the first year I've had a real residency in Ibiza so it gives me the chance to play some longer sets and influence the sound of Ibiza," he stated.

But it is America where Tiesto has caused the biggest impression. The Americans lap up his DJ sets, he loves their "youthful enthusiasm" and was high on the bill at the last Coachella festival in Palm Springs. It was a phenomenal 2002 for DJ Tiesto, who started the year by playing four major New Year's Eve parties, reaching 60,000 people in the UK. He also embarked on a 12 date U.S stadium tour with Moby & David Bowie, Carl Cox, and Digweed, and still had time to jet off to his residency in Ibiza.

After winning almost every dance related award in 2002, a crown was put on his career by being voted the number 1 DJ in the world in DJ Magazine`s Top 100. He repeated this achievement for the second consecutive year in 2003.

The Dutch Man is back to rock you silly!

Harry Lemon aka Lemon8 has been a DJ for quite some time now, whilst producing a soundtrack of a generation at the same time. Model8 - his first ever produced track - is considered to be a classic by many and still sounds fresh today even though it saw it's first release in 1993. The same goes for The Bells Of Revolution wich he created in 1995.

As a DJ he became a household name in Holland and abroad, playing the most influential clubs and parties. With all those influences gathered during his 15 years experience as a DJ, he could never be pinpointed to one particular style. His sets were - and still are - raw and eclectic. Moving from club to techno, from progressive to breaks, with the ever constant denominator of funk. Mind you, not that many people know he once started out as DJ Funkateer before transforming himself into Lemon8 in 1993.

From 1999 on, he's been more productive than all the years of music making before. Prior to The Inner Sanctuary Sessions, he barely released more than one track every other year, even though they've become instant classics. The Inner Sanctuary Sessions however, are a prime example of an artist who keeps reinventing himself. Following the second progressive wave, late 1999, he managed to create almost an entirely instant recognisable genre within a genre.

Today he is considered to be one of the most prolific DJ/producers of the new millenium. Ever changing and evolving, Lemon8 has become synonimous with quality. Almost like a trademark, you can see the name Lemon8 on various sleeves of the best dance labels across the globe and he's definitely become one of the top remixers in the world. For the past three years he did some 35 remixes for labels ranging from Australia to Switserland and from the UK to the US. After releasing 'Lose Control' on Bedrock, his single 'New York, New York' has become the best selling record of late 2002 in his native Holland and, again, became an instant classic worldwide.

In 2003 Harry released his album called 'The Inner Sanctuary Sessions'. The album contains 20 original tracks and remixes from the past 2 years and proves the fact that he's not only an outstanding producer, but an excellent DJ as well. It even won him the 'Cool Award' for best album in South America.

In 2004 he founded BANDUNG records and the first release proves to be an instant smash all over the world with Origene's 'Sanctuary'.

With a bi-monthly residence for God's Kitchen, an Amnesia residency this summer at Ibiza and shiny new productions on the way, the future of Harry Lemon looks bright indeed.

George Pallikaris originally hails from Thessaloniki, one of the largest cities in northern Greece. George was first introduced to music at a very young age. By the age of 4 he was already training to play the piano. Although he was studying the likes of Jean Michelle Jarre and Vangelis he was also composing music on his first synthesizer. Once George reached his teen years, he got very involved with early dance music buying house and techno records and playing them for his friends. After graduating from high school, G.Pal stepped in a direction away from music for about 4 years. So instead, he chose to pursue the subject of physics. While in the University, G.Pal slowly drifted back to his true passion, musical production. If it wasn't for this almost complete musical void G.Pal may never have gotten so determined to earn a living producing music.

After a few years of developing his skills composing and producing tracks, G.Pal decided to move to New York City so that he could pursue a degree in music technology. According to G.Pal, he would have stayed in Greece, but not one of the schools offered a degree similar to the one available through NYU. And frankly, it is tough to argue with George's thinking. After all, there can't be a better time to get a degree in music technology. This educational experience, combined with his own interest in studio gear, hardware and software puts George way ahead of your average dance music producer. While attending NYU, George started shopping his tracks around the end of 1997. About a year later, a decent amount of respectable labels were knocking on his door. Soon after his first commercial record release, a double pack on the UK's prestigious Low Pressings label, he started preparing material for labels. On a cold night in November at Mike Bryant's Friday night party, G Pal brought a demo down for Plastic City A&R Rick Salzer. After some small discussions, both parties agreed that G.Pal should join the UCMG NY artist roster. Since then he released many singles for Plastic City and the critically acclaimed album "Life by G.Pal".

George had to leave New York City after six years of studying at NYU, to join the Greek military force for two years. At that time Swift recordings was founded as a joint effort by him and UCMGNY as an outlet for his club-minded tribal and progressive productions. Since its inception, Swift has steadily gained momentum and created quite a buzz within the dance music community. There have been four releases in the Swift stable and several waiting for release. This accomplishment seems even greater when one considers that the label's founder and principle artist served in the Greek military from spring of 2001 until December of 2002.

Even though he was limited in his civilian capacities, George still managed to produce a weekly 2 hour mix for a large radio station in Greece and organize a regular Swift night at Athens' premiere nightclub Plus Soda. Because of military restrictions though, George was not allowed to leave the country and play in clubs around the world.

Now that George is released from the army, initially his focus will be on building Swift into the label he has envisioned all along. Swift records will no longer be a part of UCMGNY, as George decided to run the label by himself from his own country Greece. Swift will be globally distributed by Intergroove UK. In Greece it will be represented by KLIK records. Concerning his productions and remixes, George will start to work at his studio full time again. Expect remixes and productions from labels such as Yoshitoshi, Shinichi, Low Pressings, Addictive and many more. With sales steadily increasing and licenses coming in from Deep Dish and Steve Lawler for their Global Underground mix albums as well as DJ mixes from David Duriez, Terry Lee Brown Jr., Oscar G. for the Space club compilation, Tim Fielding for JDJ, Hardy Heller, Pascal Feos, and Steve Bug to name just a few, expect big things from G.Pal and Swift in the near future.

From September 2004 to May 2005, G.Pal launched the monthly Swift Records nights at LUV club in Athens. Among him and his wife Anna Maria X, Christian Cambas, MOS, DJ Tim, Mr. Roussos and Cleopatra also joined the nights. You can listen to G.Pal's weekly, DJ Zone radio mix show every Friday night, from 12 to 2 AM at Best 92,6.

Darren began to DJ at clubs at the tender age of 16, after buying his first set of decks at 14. Inspired by DJs like Jazzy M, Darren would travel 2 hours on a train to visit record stores across London for the latest vinyl. Although local clubs in Romford, now the home of the Underworld studio's were his first gigs, Darren soon went on to play the now legendary parties at Limelights, The Milk Bar and Venus.

After being sited as DJ of the Month in the Face and i.D Magazine bookings from across the UK and beyond followed. Darren soon chose to ditch his job on the stock market and take on the dance music world full time.

Shortly after that, when he just turned 18, a friend introduced him to Rick Smith and Karl Hyde and Underworld was born. They were in a band together for several years and needed a new injection from a DJ/Producer and the rest is history.

Signed to JBO, who Darren was already producing for, the band released three albums and have sold over a million albums world wide. Their hits included Cowgirl, Rez, Born Slippy and Dark and Long, still DJ classics and remixes included Massive Attack.

The year 2000 saw Darren depart from the band. Although Underworld had been his passion for 10 years, he wanted to branch out, expanding DJ'ing and working with producers he was meeting on his travels across the world

And where better to start than Oxford! The first collaboration saw Darren and DJ superstar, Sasha produce an Ibiza classic "Scorchio" that was almost made for Space on Sundays! Remixes for Fat Boy Slim, Space Invaders (Defected) and self signed band ­ Meeker followed.

Underwater Records is taking on new form with Meeker's second single ­ Mountains out in Jan 2001 and regular releases planned throughout the year

To back this up, a residency @ the End in 2001 will see Darren's DJ'ing reach another high with long, exclusive sets and a host of guests DJs and producers from all musical levels joining him in a series of 6 Underwater Parties, with a one-off show planned for the Miami Winter Music Conference. As if this wasn't enough, monthly US tours and solo material are on the agenda for 2001 and a huge Ibiza season with Underwater going on the road! And at some point he sleeps!!

Born in St. Maarten (Netherlands Antilles) on the 14th of March 1965, lived in the Netherlands, Cura�ao and Aruba before going to College in Rome Georgia USA. On holidays to Aruba (home at that time) he was dj-ing in the biggest clubs on the island, being 17 years of age.

After dropping out of college around 1983 he moved to the island of St. Maarten again where he played as a resident dj at the biggest club 'Studio 7' for 4 years.

In 1988 he decided to seek new opportunities and moved to the Netherlands to try out in the music business. Equipped with a s10 sampler and a drum computer plus USD 500, he moved to Amsterdam. After shortly working in Bebop (now well known as the IT) in Amsterdam he decided to move to Switzerland. After two months he returned to start working in the Tahiti Club in Scheveningen in the Netherlands. Here he worked for 9 years as a resident dj. In this club he also met The Freak, where together they started the dance label called 'Jinx Records'. His first track 'Katana - Sexual Intimidation' made it big in the dance charts. The second release Katana's 'Erotmania' became one of the biggest classics in the history of the record company which they started after a few years called BPM Dance.

After leaving the Tahiti Club he focused on his company BPM Dance making it one of the biggest independent record company's in the Netherlands, with labels like Jinx Records, Silver Premium, Tri Lamb, Smoke Free DJ Tools, Bango, 2 Play, Big Bucks and many more��Meanwhile in 1999 he started to offer vinyl on the internet which in a very short time exploded to become one of the biggest online shops in Europe www.only-djs.com

In the year 2002 the music business started to experience some difficulties, the form of bankruptcies of several key-company's, so he decided to stop activities as a record company on January 2003. In the summer of 2003 a dj friend from Spain convinced him to try to become a fulltime dj. He did. After a tryout in on of the biggest clubs in Amsterdam the XL, he immediately was accepted as a resident dj.

"My sound and the music that I produce all comes from my roots and history�? - Affirms Frederic De Backer.

Born and bred in the north of Belgium, Producer/DJ Frederic De Backer aka FRED BAKER has been carefully developing his original, melodic and soulful music signature that's deeper than the Atlantic Ocean since he was just a teenager. Embracing a musical, less is more ethos to all of his studio work, Frederic's motivation in the studio or behind the deck has been to always add a new wrinkle to dance music's vibrant fabric. Years after years and records after records, Frederic fastly became a major producer and dj in Belgium and France.

But it all started for Frederic De Backer in a big way when he produced in 1996, the Ibiza's classic Balearic trance anthem called Y-TRAXX "Mystery Land�?. The track was played and caned to death by the non Trance Master Paul Oakenfold among many others during the summer 1996 in Club such as Pacha, Space, Cream. The result, the track was licensed on FFRR's own Pete Tong Label inside London Records and as featured on more than 15 majors compilations the same years including Cream, Clubbers Guide to Ibiza, Global Underground and last but not least was the anthem of the "Kevin and Perry Go Large�? motion pictures compilation.

And now in 2002, Virgin decides to release the anthem once again with this time a powerful vocal version together with a couple of new remixes.

The next integral step in Frederic De Backer's voyage came when he produced the Legendary club anthem GROOVEZONE "Eisbaer�? released on 1997 on Positiva Records. Massive for the likes of Judge Jules, Pete Tong, Seb Fontaine to name a few, the track fastly became a classic in the UK. Soon after, the rest of the world started being crazy on it!! GROOVEZONE was signed in 24 countries and became a top seller with more than 300 000 singles copies. The a.m track was remixed by Jark Prongo, Viper, Plastik Park, Alexander Purkart and Housetrap. The follow up called ICU was also a success and received remixes from the Belgian Trance master Yves De Ruyter and the BC Crew.

The same year and boosted by the success, Frederic De backer struck back and produced the huge trance monster GLOBAL TRANCE MISSION "Dream Mission�? played till death by many Djs worldwide including Graham Gold, Paul Oakenfold, DJ Tiesto, Pete Tong, M.I.K.E., Ferry Corsten and last but not least Seb Fontaine who licensed it for his own SPOT ON Records and remixed it as "Fontaine & Vern Remix�?.

Soon after was the turn of THE EFFECT "Day Mission�? directly Picked up and licensed by Virgin Records Ltd UK. THE EFFECT was featured on many top UK's compilations in the meantime and was a big success in Clubs such as CREAM, GATECRASCHER.

With his production career in full motion, Frederic De Backer decided to do some collaborations with others talented artists. At this time, Frederic met Mr Sam, DJ and producer who already did a couple of productions and remixes well reviewed by the Djs and the magazines. They directly did some studio works together and the famous Trance "Screen Series�? including Yellow Screen, Red Screen, Blue & Green Screen was born. Soon after that, they developed many other projects such as Madrid Inc (licensed in several countries and has attracted the attentions of the world's stage, with the track My Sunday's Love being featured on in the July Summer Edition of Ministry Magazine's free covermount CD.

Many remixes were done in common under the project name "Mr Sam" for the likes of Sinead O'Connor, Corvin Dalek, Praga Khan, Circuit Boy, Tony Hadley (ex Spandau Ballet), Todd Terry, Kay Cee, Miro, Niels Van Gogh, Lotus, D-Note, Lost Witness, Amber, Laysia, Dj One Finger, Jaimy & Kenny D, Timo Maas, Dillinger & Capone, Urban Electro Squad, A Split Second, Zippora, Blank & Jones, to name of few. Inevitably with time, his sound will continue to evolve... It's for that he's just signed with three of the biggest trance labels in the world like Magik Muzik (with Dj Tiesto !), Armada (with Armin Van Buuren !) and Vandit (with Paul Van Dyk !), working also on trance projects with his best friend M.I.K.E. (Active Sight).

Terry BONES, Greg KALAS, Tom WOLFF, DJ HS, Laurent Warin, Club Red, Mr Sam, Victor LAUTREC, Greg NASH, DJ Vince & many others are also some artists and projects involved with Frederic De Backer.

Whether producing and original track, remixing someone else's production and working on some movie soundtracks, Frederic De Backer has an instinctive feel for what is fun, and what the dancefloor will respond to. It's that love for the music and for trance music in particular makes his productions work and keeps the faithful returning to the floor.

Possessing a firm knowledge of the past and a desire to make an impact on the future, it's an exciting for Frederic De Backer.

Right now, It's all about the future for this man and his music, and it's just the beginning!

ABOVE AND BEYOND are producers Jono Grant, Tony McGuinness and Paavo Sijam�ki. Collectively they have been responsible for some of the world's biggest club tracks over the last few years and now rank among the most respected trance producers globally, with a number of successful projects including OCEANLAB, FREESTATE, TRANQUILITY BASE, POS, NITROMETHANE and DIRT DEVILS.

After building a strong reputation through remix work for acts like Adamski and Dario G, Above and Beyond's major breakthrough came when their spec mix of Madonna's single "What It Feels Like For A Girl" was accepted. In fact, Madge was so impressed with their version that she decided to shoot a video to the Above & Beyond mix instead of the album version! The infamous video was directed by husband Guy Ritchie.

Since then the guys have been busy dishing out the remix treatment to high profile acts like DELERIUM, THREE DRIVES and Japanese superstar AYUMI HAMASAKI, whose last album sold 5 million copies in Japan alone. The buzz around Above & Beyond also reached the US, where a remix of ARMIN VAN BUUREN's 'The Sound of Goodbye' enjoyed major radio play and hit No.1 in the Billboard Dance Chart late In 2002.

"Far From In Love" represented the first solo offering under the Above & Beyond name. Heavily supported by Dave Pearce/Judge Jules on Radio 1 and Armin Van Buuren on ID&T, the track has attained anthem status among the group's many fans and has been licensed to the likes of Media Records and ID+T internationally. Far From In Love unites an emotive vocal with Above & Beyond's trademark angelic strings and melodies, the band are currently working on a follow up.

Other classic tracks to emerge from the Above and Beyond collective include OCEANLAB's "Clear Blue Water" and "Sky Falls Down", TRANQUILITY BASE "Razorfish" and DIRT DEVILS "The Drill", one of clubland's biggest anthems in 2002. Amid the busy production schedule, the boys have also found time to establish and run two successful record labels, with Anjunabeats and Hard On Recordings both enjoying a solid following from the world's most influential DJs.

As DJ's Above and Beyond are beginning to carve quite a name for themselves following high profile sets at the likes of PASSION, MINISTRY OF SOUND, ROOM AT THE TOP and international super-clubs like VELFARRE in Japan. With a host of domestic and international gigs already planned over the next few months, expect to hear a lot more from Above and Beyond in 2003.

Gabriel & Dresden start off 2004 with a total of eight #1 Billboard Club Play Chart Remixes, a #11 UK Pop Chart Hit "As the Rush Comes" as members and producers of Motorcycle, and three Dance Star Award nominations for Best Producer, Best Single, and Best Break Through DJ. In addition, the duo is busy producing their debut mix CD, which will be released on Nettwerk Records this Spring.

Gabriel & Dresden met at the Winter Music Conference in 2001, when Josh Gabriel was giving out the white label of his first track "Wave 3" and Dave Dresden was scouting new music for Pete Tong. Dresden loved the track, and two weeks later it got played on Tong's BBC Radio 1 show. Tong soon offered Dresden the opportunity to remix New Order's track, "Someone Like You" and Gabriel was tapped to work on the remix.

Three years later the duo have produced 33 remixes, 2 original tracks, and have a world wide hit as Motorcycle with vocalist JES. Dresden also produces under the name Attention Deficit, and Gabriel writes and produces his own tracks, and has had two acclaimed singles as a producer and member of the group, Andain.

Both Gabriel and Dresden have been involved in music since they started their professional careers. Gabriel began writing and producing music after getting his first synthesizer in 1981. He eventually incorporated the computer into his music making with the addition of his trusty Mac Plus. Gabriel obtained a BFA degree in composition from California Institute of the Arts University and studied at the Institute of Sonology in Den Hague, The Netherlands. He then worked in various post-production studios, on projects for clients such as Sony, Disney, Sega and Oddworld.

Gabriel moved on to create Mixman� music software and acted as co-founder of the company Mixman Technologies Inc. for 8 years. Dresden's impressive career includes DJing for the past 15 years, while holding various high profile music industry jobs such as writer for artist interviews and music reviews, and driving A&R for Promo Only. Dresden has compiled mix CD's and compilations for several record labels, scouted for Pete Tong, has been a radio DJ and music director for both Internet and radio stations with a world wide listening base.

The duo live and produce in San Francisco , California.

Armin van Buuren is a happy man, and with good reason. Holding firm at Number 3 in the prestigious public-voted DJ Top 100, he's making the transition from talented young upstart to leading light in the echelons of trance �" and beyond. 2005 has brought two new significant awards (Best Radio Show, and Best Compilation for A State of Trance 2004 at the Miami Winter Music Conference Awards), and a stunning new artist album, Shivers, showcasing his debut as a songwriter.

Affronted by the cheesy tag that dogged it for a brief time real trance has continued to grow unabated, and the WMC awards reflect Armin's success in producing and playing quality tunes that both excite existing fans and bring new people to the scene. "I think trance is becoming a broader term for a lot of different genres; it's no longer a specific kind of music within the dance scene," says Armin, widely credited with creating the blueprint track for the genre, Blue Fear, at the tender age of 19,. "Trance has elements of all different types of music. I play a lot of tracks that are labelled as progressive, tribal progressive, techno, trance, euphoric trance, vocal trance, melodic progressive... These days it's really hard to label a specific sound. Styles are mutating and evolving into this all-over new sound, which is basically dance music going back to its roots. There's so much good music out there and I don't want to limit myself to just one style."

Born in Leiden, Holland (on December 25, 1976) to a musical family �" his dad had a serious penchant for a diverse range of genres including punk and electronica "to get rid of the stress of everyday life", while his brother is a prodigious guitar player �" Armin indulged his passion for music from a young age, blowing all the money from his paper round on records. His mum won a computer when he was 10, "So as a little nerdy kid I was writing my own Basic programmes, and learnt about the technology from there." He progressed from making the usual tapes for his friends, put together on a cheap set of decks that he wore out learning to mix, after discovering his uncle experimenting with different sequences on his computer. "I was so amazed at what he was doing, since that moment I've been addicted to creating music!"

In the early 90s, Holland's upfront dance scene meant that although Armin was too young to go clubbing, he knew the music inside out from listening to the radio. "I loved dance music immediately �" this great rebellious sound that was so different to the 'beautiful' songs of the 80s". Citing electronic pioneer Jean Michel Jarre as a major influence (famed for his awesome visuals as well as his groundbreaking synth sounds), as well as Dutch producer Ben Liebrand, who later mentored him in his mixing and producing, Armin was soon cracking out consistently stand-out tunes that graced compilations across the globe, and his DJ bookings were looking pretty healthy to boot. But despite his music career taking off at such an early age, Armin thought it was wise to have something extra in case the DJing didn't work out, and studied for a law degree. He actually got a job offer with a law firm but says it's not really his thing, though he does acknowledge he'd look good in a suit...

The final year of his course was inevitably stretched as he juggled his studies with his increasingly hectic schedule; his meteoric rise to fame included a slew of acclaimed productions and remixes, as well as playing out to packed clubs every weekend resonating with the vibe of thousands of happy party people. He took three years to graduate, but with typical determination saw it out to the end.

Armin's Blue Fear, a Sasha and Digweed staple, previewed his signature style: divine layering of sounds, lush chords and a continuous driving beat with that intangible added extra, the unique essence that sets quality tunes apart when you hear them in a set. His subsequent productions and remixes (too numerous to list here �" chuck him into a google search if you've got a day to read the resulting titles...), include Communication, Sound Of Goodbye, Burned With Desire, Touch Me, Free, Wamdue Project's King Of My Castle, Solid Sessions' Janeiro, and Solar Stone's 7 Cities, as well as high profile collaborations with his peers.

While the remix offers now flood in, Armin only takes on tunes that he really loves, and that "I wish I'd made myself!" His compilations strive to follow that precedent, always comprising the cream of his current favourite tracks and mixes. It's what keeps him one step ahead. His desire to showcase more of the wealth of good music out there, along with the number of people sending him tracks they wanted to release, led to the obvious step of starting his own label, Armada, in 2003.

"Maykel Piron was head of A&R for Warner Music, and we always said we'd start a label together, though there was always an element of bragging! I took him to Ibiza for a weekend, and during the trip we sat on the terrace and started talking. He felt like he wanted a new challenge, and so did I". They teamed up with a third partner, David Lewis, who'd previously managed Armin, and the venture flourished. "What we wanted was a company that could offer everything for an artist: representation, a booking agency, and a record company. Artists can choose full management, or to just release a record or play out at gigs. Armada lets the artists choose what they want without telling them what to do".

Freedom is something that Armin fully appreciates as an artist, and all the tracks on his compilations are tried and tested. "Production gives you more freedom 'cos you can experiment more, it can be less obvious than DJing. Whatever - it's the best life there is! It has to do with taste. I don't often get to hear other DJs' sets, but I like that I'm not particularly influenced by anyone else. Some of my sets have influences of house or breaks, but I still have a certain sound that's my own". He honed his sound on debut artist album, 76, for which he scored a prestigious Dancestar Award 2004 nomination (Best New Artist Album). "I'd always wanted to do an album, but there'd never been the time or the money. Scoring the number five position in DJ's Top 100 poll the previous year helped to get labels interested, and I finally got to go into the studio. Basically everything I'd learned in the past 10 years fiddling around in my bedroom with equipment culminated in this album."

Undaunted by the stir that his first offering caused, Armin has pushed himself further with his much anticipated second artist album, Shivers (out summer 2005). The title track has already dented the charts, and the second single is the anthem for massive Dutch party Sensation White. Armin jetted round the world for collaborations with the likes of Gabriel and Dresden, with whom he recorded in San Francisco and the honey-voiced Nadia Ali of iio: "We recorded a track in New York, and I'm really really proud of it! I wanted to take things a little bit further with the album �" my definition of an artist album is something you can put on at home or in the car and really listen to �" so it's 10 brand new tracks that are very diverse, probably the most diverse things I've ever done. As a DJ you always have to take the crowd into account, but as an artist you have the freedom to make whatever you like, and I find that much more exciting creatively than being bound to that four to the floor or break beat or whatever. Shivers will appeal to a much bigger audience than 76, because it has a lot of rock and pop influences in addition to trance influences. 76 was almost like a 'best of' compilation because a lot of my earlier works were on there - it was sort of ending an era. Shivers is the work I've done in the last two years. It was also a real luxury as I had about 20 tracks by the time I needed to finish it, and I only selected 10 �" as I worked the album just got better and better, so it was like drawing a line and saying 'that's it'. It's really hard to let go to be honest, to stop the creative process!"

In fact, finishing Shivers has had the opposite effect and seems more of a start than an end. Clearly on form for a third album, ("I'm already working on it" admits Armin) the experience of making this one has opened a world of possibilities. "It was particularly interesting for me as I've really raised the bar this time in terms of song writing rather than purely thinking technically. I think technically, I know everything about trance and dance - I know how to make it, I know a lot about software and computers, but what I hadn't had time to invest in enough was actual song writing, song structure, arranging, composing, that's something a little bit new for me. Fortunately I've found the right people to work with �" I know about dance music and they know about song writing - so it's been a perfect amalgamation of the two."

After four years of fronting his own weekly radio show, A State Of Trance, Armin signed a deal with The Radio Department (also home to John Digweed and Carl Cox's shows) to distribute it internationally. Now online and on fm stations, his website details who is already broadcasting it �" and the list is still growing. "There's more new listeners because more people can access it now. I think trance is a universal experience; it's one of the first musical genres that really showed its power through the internet, and I wouldn't be where I am now if it wasn't for downloads!"

Post-album, Armin says he'll be "taking it easy for a bit". Taking it easy Armin-style includes touring America (where he has a huge following) with Paul Oakenfold, who will then join Armin at his Armada night in Ibiza, a tour to promote Shivers, a huge event at the end of 2005 in Holland, and of course, the radio show, as well as focusing on new songs "when I get the time."

"This is just what I want," says Armin. "It's not love for music, it's a passion, and it goes beyond liking, and beyond a hobby, it's about a way of living. Music is essential for my life".

[And that is what legends are made of]

When an ordinary person is recognised at a young age for doing extraordinary things, it is easy to be misunderstood. Sasha, a musician in every sense of the word, may have fallen into that media led trap in the past, but now at 30 years young he forges ahead with projects that will finally allow people to understand who the man behind the myth really is.

The best DJs know that Djing is first about being able to read people and then about being able to tap into that human experience and take it on a journey. Sasha has always been noted for being a master at this, and although his style is described as "Progressive Trance" with a good presence of House and break beat elements; his music has always reached beyond those record store titles, thus separating him from his contemporaries. Sasha creates and plays music that gives emotion a chance to speak. It is this universal appeal that he has tapped into that has established his strong fanbase around the globe.

This ability to capture sounds on a universal level was most recently called upon when he was asked to write all the music for Sony Playstation¹s biggest game release of 1999, "Wipeout 3". Sasha wrote 5 original tracks to soundscape the game. "Wipeout 3" won not only the best racing game award, but best game of the whole show.

His special touch has also recently been called upon by The Chemical Brothers, who singled him out as the only artist asked to remix a track ("Out Of Control") from their new album. "I just dubbed it out to a style like I would play, the elements and sounds that the Chems used were so good that I didn't want to change them at all", Sasha reports on making the mix. Sasha's resume of chart topping remixes also earned him a request from Madonna in 1998 when he was asked to remix "Ray Of Light" and "Substitute For Love/ Drowned World".

Do not be mistaken, this kind of recognition does not happen overnight. Born and raised in a small town in Wales, Sasha was exposed to Motown records when he was just a baby and it was in the home that his talent for playing the piano was developed. His first exposure to house music was at Manchester's Hacienda; just as dance music exploded into the summer of love. This impact encouraged his move from Wales to Manchester. His first exploration into Djing was when a DJ in a local pub announced he was looking for people to play club dates. Sasha volunteered and now says that he "had about 30 records and basically just blagged it".

After honing his deck technique, Sasha's first big break came when he was offered a residency at Stokes legendary club Shelly¹s. When all the other DJ's were playing US House, Sasha's style was much more uplifting, and he encapsulated clubbers with his mixture of piano led Italian House whilst playing acapella tracks over the top. This combination alongside a wide variety of anthems kept dancefloors full and elevated Sasha to hero status.

Shelly¹s was the launch pad for the residency at Renaissance, where Sasha created his niche and helped forge a new style in UK house music. At Renaissance two major things happened; Sasha mixed the first ever UK DJ mix album and he met John Digweed which cemented the partnership known as "Northern Exposure". Over the past couple of years, Sasha and John have played together on five continents, have mixed 3 "Northern Exposure" albums which have sold to over 1 million people worldwide.

This special brother like relationship that Sasha and Digweed have on the decks, is what landed them the monthly residency at New York¹s "Twilo", following in the footsteps of Vasquez and Tenaglia. This residency has reached cult status in New York, and after going strong for over two years, it will continue well in to the millennium.

Although Sasha has clearly reached a celebrity status, it¹s his generous personality, his love for his peers and of course his completely candid humour that has enabled him to maintain such a likeable high profile in the often-fickle world of club culture. Always one to share what comes his way, Sasha invited long time friend and collaborator BT to take part in what he called "one of the most amazing musical experiences in my life". He is referring to his experience out at Peter Gabrielle¹s Real World studio in 1998 where Sasha explains in a mixer article, "we were in there for a week and were just going to do one track (during Real World¹s annual recording week where artists from all over the world are invited to Bath to record at the famous studios). "There were so many talented musicians around and the vibe down there was incredible. People were walking in, hitting things, strumming things, and slapping their goats! There were mad African people everywhere. We ended up recording five tracks and finishing four".

Since then of course, Sasha has gone from DJ to superstar status in America, where "Sarsha" is a household name for many teenagers and his and John's residency has continued to provide the launchpad for British dance music into New York and beyond. The sound of Twilo: deep, pumping late night .h.o.u.s.e. is encapsulated on 'Communicate', Sasha and John's joint mix album for INCredible. Modern club anthems like Trancesetters 'Roaches' and Trisco's Muzak all blended in the late night, early morning way that New York's clubbers have come know and love.

Earlier this year, a gruelling three month tour has taken their sound further out into deepest America, preaching a gospel of repetitive beats and imaginative mixing from coast to coast, and right through the mid western heartland of the States. A punishing gig-a-night schedule that must make nights like the opening of Space in Ibiza in June seem like a holiday by comparison. This summer has also seen Sasha move back into releasing his own music, collaborating with the former Underworld mainstay, DJ Darren Emerson on 'Scorchio'. A fast, deep pulsing tech-house track with a cheeky hint of Latin summer carnival, 'Scorchio' sums up everything that's best in Sasha's music: deep, intelligent music that still retains a sense of fun and works best out in the middle of the sweaty dancefloor.

For Sasha, music is his first love, and what gives him a buzz is being able to share his music with others. From his presence at those all too talked about after hour parties where his special impromptu sets are heard, to his signature always present child like antics that leave people wondering if he has modelled his life after Peter Pan, to his DJ sets at clubs around the world, all lined with the backdrop of his own productions, Sasha leaves trails of memories, melodies and stories wherever he goes. These are the things that have been, and will continue to be remembered and passed on for years. And that is what legends are made of.

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Apa mo d jemput jg niy??......
Btw,
Klo ga d jemput ntar siapa yg mecahin crowd gw hayoo??...
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Kalau penuh buset deeh, panas bgt, mungkin juga ac'nya dimatiin biar org beli minum, tapi malah bikin crowd kabur huehuehuehuehuhe