The Spectrum Radio Show ep. 3 (02/02/2019) - Featured Artists
Armin Van Buuren
Armin van Buuren is widely regarded one of the world’s biggest DJs and producers within Electronic Dance Music for a whopping twenty years. His life-long dedication to Electronic Music has earned him a Grammy® nomination for ‘This Is What It Feels Like’ (feat. Trevor Guthrie)and he has been voted “#1 DJ” in the world for an unprecedented five times in the annual DJ Mag Top 100, not to mention the fifteen consecutive top 5 spots to date,His weekly two-hour radio show, “A State of Trance” (ASOT),is broadcast weekly in more than 84 countries, drawing more than 37 million listeners every week. The ASOT brand has grown into a complete live show experience and touring concept, with stages and events all over the world. The next event series of A State Of Trance, A State Of Trance 800, is to kick off in Utrecht, the Netherlands on February 18th, 2017. In the same month (February, 2017), Armin van Buuren is to open a brand new radio studio in the HQ of Armada Music in Amsterdam, from which the A State Of Trance episodes are to be broadcast live.
Throughout the years, Armin has launched several ‘Armin Only’ world tours, including the ones based on his albums (‘Imagine’ in 2008, ‘Mirage’ in 2010, and ‘Intense’ in 2013).His latest world tour, ‘Armin Only Embrace’, is directly tied to the ‘Embrace’ album, his sixth and latest full-fledged artist album. In addition, Armin is the co-founder of the Armada Music record label (together with Maykel Piron and David Lewis), which has been acclaimed internationally for releasing top-notch Electronic Music in a variety of genres. As a performer, Armin headlines more than 150 shows a year at leading festivals and venues around the world, including Electric DaisyCarnival (Las Vegas, New York), Ultra Music Festival (Miami),Tomorrowland (Belgium); Omnia Nightclub (Las Vegas), Ushuaia (Ibiza),and numerous others.Lastly, Armin has six full-length artist albums to his name:‘76’ (2003), ‘Shivers’ (2005), ‘Imagine’ (2008), ‘Mirage’ (2010), ‘Intense’ (2013), and ‘Embrace’ (2015).
Thanks to: www.arminvanbuuren.com www.astateoftrance.com & www.armadamusic.com
Cimo Fränkel
In 2010 he participated in the television program My Name Is Michael, in which he searched for protagonists for Albert Verlinde 's latest theatrical show about the late Michael Jackson .
In 2011 he writes together with Fouradi the song Winner in honor of the 14th anniversary of the Johan Cruyff Foundation. The song was recorded with several famous Dutch people , including Do , Adlicious , Caribbean Combo , Gers Pardoel , Najib Amhali , Damaru , Phatt , Kim Feenstra , Jochem van Gelder and Inge de Bruijn. The group did this together with a number of mentally handicapped children from the Foundation.
In 2013 he wrote for various Dutch artists including Wildstylez , Coone , Headhunterz , Yellow Claw , Rochelle (winner X Factor season 4), Aliyah(winner Holland's Got Talent season 4), B-Brave and Haris Alagic (winner X Factor season 5) . On 6 June 2013, Cimo Fränkel signed a contract with BMG Talpa Music .
In 2016/2017 he was part of the Armin Only World Tour with as milestone the two sold-out shows in the Amsterdam ArenA in May 2017. In addition to the tour, he worked for six months in Los Angeles with various American artists, writers and producers.
In 2017 Fränkel released the solo tracks 'Occasional Love' & 'Never Give Up' and on 2 March 2018 he continued his career with the new single 'I'm Alright'.
Thanks to: (https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cimo_Fr%C3%A4nkel) Translated to English.
Rodrigo DEEM
Genre - Trance, electro, progressive house.
Band Members - Rodrigo Deem
Record Label - Armada Music, Enhanced Recordings, Monster Tunes
About - DJ/Producer from Argentina. He was born in 1989, a.k.a DEEM
More info on twitter @rodrigodeem
Thanks to: https://www.facebook.com/pg/RodrigoDeemMusic/about/?ref=page_internal
Talemono
See more work and news on twitter @talemono
Thanks to: https://www.beatport.com/artist/talemono/468726
Cosmic Gate
First they woke your mind… now START TO FEEL! From Cosmic Gate’s very first drumbeat through to ‘Start to Feel’ - their new convention-challenging long-player - they’ve proved to be the perfect alliance of musical minds. A by-chance meeting in a Cologne recording studio in the late-nineties set Nic Chagall and Bossi on the course to becoming Germany’s most successful and enduring electronic music duo. Their original productions have thrust them to the highest reaches of download charts & streaming lists, whilst their remixography has included everyone from scene legends like Armin van Buuren to revered Hollywood composers like James ‘Avatar’ Horner.
Nic & Bossi’s behind-decks-brotherhood has now created floor-frission at an uncountable number of countries. They’ve sold out arenas, conquered electronic music capitals, spun at a litany of major festivals and 10 years into their career became the highest climbers on DJ Mag’s Top 100 chart. Driven by their critically applauded albums, club-busting singles (incl. ‘Not Enough Time’, ‘Body of Conflict’, The Theme, So Get Up and ‘Falling Back’) and scene-defining classics ‘Be Your Sound’, ‘Fire Wire’ and ‘Exploration of Space’, their place in electronic music’s hall of fame has long since been locked.
Thanks to: https://cosmic-gate.de/
Mark Sixma
Mark Sixma inevitably caught the dance music bug growing up in now-famous Breda, the Dutch city that produced Tiësto, Hardwell, and more. After mastering the art of DJing in his teenage years, Mark decided to try his hand at making his own music to play live. His first notable foray into trance music production saw him collaborate with Def Tactical whilst also releasing a Project 6 E.P. at Five AM Records. This was followed up by a release called Destination 6. It received Tune of the Week status on Armin van Buuren’s radio show A State Of Trance and was supported by the biggest names on the planet. The next single led to Mark signing with Armada Music. Fade 2 Black was, once again, selected as Tune of the Week on ASOT, truly cementing Mark as one to watch within the world of trance. Armin van Buuren then selected Mark’s tracks for his annual, platinum-selling A State Of Trance compilation three years in a row. In addition to the compilations, Armin also featured one of Mark’s tunes on his Wii Game and gave him the opportunity to remix Minack, his massive collaboration with Ferry Corsten. Since then Mark has gone on to release on some of the biggest labels in dance music, including but not limited to: Armada, Black Hole, Spinnin’, High Contrast and Flashover. Also on his list of achievements is the mix compilation Worldwide Trance Sounds Vol. 6 on Armada Music.
Mark Sixma has toured extensively, with big performances across the globe alongside top DJs like Armin van Buuren, Ferry Corsten, Gareth Emery, Judge Jules, Markus Schulz, Paul van Dyk, Sander van Doorn and W&W. The pinnacle of Mark’s DJing career to date was performing at A State Of Trance 550 and 650 in 2014. Mark has made appearances at several outdoor festivals including one of Europe’s biggest dance festivals, Nature One (two times). He has also performed at Electronic Family and the Escapade Music Festival. In 2013, Mark Sixma made his debut on W&W’s fast-rising label ‘Mainstage Music’ with his epic smash ‘Requiem’. This fought off competition to hit the Beatport Trance Chart at #1, beating the likes of world number one DJ and producer Armin van Buuren, whilst also holding the #1 slot on major digital download sites Audiojelly and Trackitdown, achieving a unique hat-trick of chart-topping positions! He followed this with a crossover genre defying release on Armada sub-label Armind, a collaboration with Klauss Goulart titled ‘Rio’ which also enjoyed massive chart success in the Beatport Progressive House Chart (#14), firmly demonstrating Mark Sixma’s mass appeal the world over! www.marksixma.com
Thanks to: www.facebook.com/marksixmaofficial www.twitter.com/marksixma & www.marksixma.com
Corti Organ
Corti Organ is a half German, half Croatian DJ and producer duo with a passion for electronic dance music and its tremendous spectrum of sounds — the clear atmosphere of Trance music, the straight line of Techno, the flexibility of House and all their sub genres.Influenced mainly by the rising of Trance music in the mid to late 90s, they constantly wanted to experience new sounds. Producing own tracks and DJing soon became their hobby. Always dreaming about getting in touch with their musical idols.After a the releases of „J.LU“, „Cranberry Sauce“ and „Adria“, the support by Armin van Buuren, Paul van Dyk, Maarten de Jong, Judge Jules, Heatbeat, Protoculture, Max Graham and Alex M.O.R.P.H, they now have monthly residency on Woody van Eyden's and Alex M.O.R.P.H.'s HeavensGate radio show to spread their enthusiasm for music to even more.
Thanks to: https://www.beatport.com/artist/corti-organ/149966
Andrew Rayel
Andrei Rata known as Andrew Rayel is a young man from Moldova, whose passion for music goes beyond imagination, born on July21, 1992, Andrew Rayel has a passion to creating electronic dance music with a mix of classical sounds, that is close to the heart and ears of all music lovers. Known to his melodic sounds, Andrew Rayel has been producing since the age of 13. Breaking into the scene by hav ing his first “Tune Of The Week” on the worlds famous DJ Trance icon radio show “ Armin Van Buuren’s – A State Of Trance” that has millions of followers, “Aether” was the first track Andrew Rayel has hit the spot on. Having the pleasure on releasing singles on one of the most respectable Electronic Dance Music labels, Andrew Rayel releases his magical touches on “Armada Music” owned by the legend himself, “Armin Van Buuren” . With huge hits such as “Aether” , “550 Senta”, “Aeon Of Revenge”,”Coriolis”, “Exponential” “Deflageration” and many more, not to forget having the support of huge names such as “Armin Van Buuren, Ferry Corsten, Tiesto, W&W, Bobina” and many more, Andrew Rayel has been a name that you simply cannot resist listening to. “I believe music is a universal language, that unites people with nothing but love, I intended to make sure that my tracks are nothing except full of emotions and happiness, as it’s one of the reasons behind music, and that is making the world a better place” says Andrew Rayel. The Moldovian producer puts all his thoughts and efforts on ensuring that once your ears are listening to the Rayel sounds, your world should be transformed into one euphoric place where all thoughts and feelings go beyond imagination. The road to success has just begun for Andrew Rayel, and the future looks bright!
Thanks to: https://www.beatport.com/artist/andrew-rayel/160633
Harry Square
More about him at www.twitter.com/harry_square
Tepes
COSTA RICAN DJ AND PRODUCER STEVE QUESADA, BETTER KNOWN AS TEPES, BEGAN HIS CAREER IN 2009, SINCE THEN, HIS SONGS AND REMIXES HAVE BEEN SIGNED BY SOME OF THE MOST IMPORTANT LABELS IN THE WORLD, INCLUDING ARMADA MUSIC, BLACK HOLE RECORDINGS AND COLDHARBOUR RECORDINGS. HIS ORIGINAL TRACKS, REMIXES AND COLLABORATIONS HAVE BEEN SUPPORTED BY MANY RADIO SHOWS AS GLOBAL DJ BROADCAST, A STATE OF TRANCE, AND VONYC SESSIONS, UNDER THE NAMES OF MARKUS SCHULZ, ARMIN VAN BUUREN AND PAUL VAN DYK, TO NAME A FEW. HE HAS MANAGED TO HAVE MORE THAN ONE TRACK IN THE BEATPORT TOP 100 (TRANCE) AND IN 2014 ONE OF HIS SONGS WAS PERFORMED BY NEW WORLD PUNX (MARKUS SCHULZ BTB FERRY CORSTEN) AT THE ULTRA MUSIC FESTIVAL IN MIAMI. SOME OF HIS GREATEST PERFORMANCES WERE AT THE LOCAL ELECTRONIC MUSIC FESTIVALS “CHEPE JOVEN” AND “PAZLAND”, WITH A CROWD OF 15,000 PEOPLE.HE HAS AS WELL PLAYED IN SOME OF THE MAIN NIGHTCLUBS IN HIS COUNTRY, SUCH AS CLUB VÉRTIGO AND CLUB VENUE. TRANCE LOVER AT ALL TIMES, WITH A UNIQUE AND FRESH STYLE IN HIS TRACKS, TEPES WILL NOT STOP UNTIL HE CONQUERS THE WORLD WITH HIS MUSIC.
Thanks to: https://www.beatport.com/artist/tepes/180041
Eximinds
Russian duo Eximinds have quickly emerged from the massive pool of upcoming EDM talent over the last two years, and have become one of the fastest rising names in trance and progressive. While Eximinds has existed for several years as a musical experiment with various members, only under the tutelage of current members Alexander Zhukov and Dmitry Momzikov has the musical collective started to gain the attention of EDM's elite. Eximinds met in an online music forum in 2009. After determining that they both had a shared passion for trance and technical skill, the two teamed up and immediately started producing more notable tracks in 2010.
Their hard work quickly paid off when they signed an exclusive deal with Enhanced Music in the same year. Their first single release as a newly formed duo, 'Afterlight/Forever Love,' became an instant hit which opened the flood gates of opportunity. Their remix for D-MAD's 'Forsheez' gained notoriety after being featured on several compilations, receiving support from many of the industry's heavy hitting DJs, including the legendary Armin van Buuren. Since then, the budding producers have released superb reworks for Paul Oakenfold, Ronski Speed, Aly & Fila, and fellow Russian producers Bobina, Moonbeam, and Alexander Popov. Their remix of Alexander Popov's 'When The Sun' also struck gold for the duo, marking their first appearance as a 'Tune of The Week' on A State of Trance, and was featured on the A State of Trance 2012 mix compilation. Perhaps their most notable achievement was their remix of The Thrillseekers ft. Fisher's 'Angel.' The smashing remix received highly prestigious mentions from both DJ Mag and Mixmag, the latter crowning their remix as 'Trance Tune of The Month' (July 2012 issue) - an accomplishment coveted by the most renowned of artists.
Eximinds has plans to release more original tracks in the near future, as well as collaborations with some of the hottest names in the industry, including Richard Durand, Omnia, and Alexander Popov. They are set to release Enhanced Progressive 100 (a mix compilation with Juventa), celebrating 100 releases on the sub-label on September 17, 2012. They have also snagged a guest mix on Above & Beyond's legendary radio show, Trance Around The World, which is slated to air later this fall. Keep an eye on Eximinds; their ride to the top has just begun.
Thanks to: https://www.beatport.com/artist/eximinds/113277
Invalyd
Genre -Electronic
Band Members - INVALYD
Hometown - San Francisco, CA
Record Label - Sony Music / Mixmash Records
About - 2x Beatport Top 10 electronic recording artist
Supported by Armin van Buuren, Laidback Luke, W&W, Paul Oakenfold, Markus Schulz and many more
Awards - "Canyon"
#8 in the Beatport Top 100 (2015)
Current Location - San Francisco
General Manager- natasha@stilettoartists.com
Press contact - will@newveronarecords.com
Booking agent - Stiletto Artist Management
natasha@stilettoartists.com
More about him on twitter @invalyd
Bobina
Introduction: For the last 8 years, Bobina (aka Moscow-based DJ, producer & record label impresario Dmitry Almazov) has been at the forefront of Russia’s electronic dance breakout. His DJ adventures have taken him around the planet numerous times, playing tent-pole events including Global Gatherings, Gatecrasher Summer Soundsystem, Trance Energy, and the Winter Music Conference. Spinning close to 100 block-rock sets every year, it has seen DJ Mag rank and re-rank Bobina as one of the 50 biggest spinners in the world for the last 4 years running. On the production front he has released numerous singles and 4 critically acclaimed artist albums, all of which prompted Ferry Corsten to call Bobina “one of the most talented music producers ever to come out of Russia”. Through his World Club Music label operations, Bobina’s also played a major catalysing role in the careers of Armin van Buuren, Tiësto & Above & Beyond inside the Federation, releasing their artist albums throughout the caucuses. Bobina - The Producer:
Taking the name from the Russian word for a reel-to-reel tape, Bobina sprang to life in Moscow in 2003. Moving the act swiftly towards its first album, he released his freshman long-player, ‘Catchy’ in 2004. Bobina’s sound spread wildfire-like across his home country, turning ‘Catchy’ into the country’s first #1 electronic dance album. ‘Lazy World’, the first single taken from it was signed to the DeepBlue label in the UK and marked the first international step in Bobina’s career. In 2005 Dmitry followed this up with the vocal anthem ‘September Rain’ under the moniker Zenon. With A-list DJs Ferry Corsten, Paul van Dyk, and Paul Oakenfold wasting little time in picking up on the track, it was signed to the NewState/Maelstrom music group for a UK release. This deal ultimately paved the way for Dmitry to sign Bobina to the highly respected imprint. His 2006 follow-up album ‘Beautiful Friend’ posted week-1 sales in Russia of over 10,000 units and the video for the single of ‘Beautiful Friend’ made the Russian and the UK’s MTV network hotlists. After taking time out to begin establishing himself as a remixer (see below), in mid-2007 Bobina pushed forward with production on his third album, ‘Again’. ‘Lighthouse’, the first single taken from it enjoyed heavy airplay across Europe and earned Bobina the ‘Most Rotated Artist’ accolade at 2007’s RDMA’s (Russian Dance Music Awards). ‘Slow’ - an electro-trance cover of the Kylie Minogue hit - followed it in April 2008 and set the scene for the release of ‘Again’ the following month. Selling over 40,000 units in the first 3 months of release, it became Russia’s best & fastest selling electronic dance album to date. It has gone on to spawn the singles ‘Invisible Touch’, ‘Time & Tide’, ‘Lighthouse’ & ‘Honestly’.
In September of 2009 the album for followed by ‘Again Remixed’. Featuring reworks of all the album’s tracks, it prompted DJ/producers like Ferry Corsten, Gareth Emery, Sean Tyas & First State to contribute reworks. In November both ‘Again’ and ‘Again Remixed’ were re-packaged to form a 2xCD set ‘Again – The Special Edition’ for the UK’s Maelstrom Records label. This made Bobina the first Russian electronic music artist to release an album outside their home country. Most recently with ‘Rocket Ride’ - his fourth studio album - Bobina commemorated the 50th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin’s first manned space expedition. In July 2011 the album took flight and saw Bobina dominate both radio waves and club floors with the singles ‘Angel of the North' and ‘You Belong To Me’. Bobina - The DJ: Spinning an evocative, floor-combusting combination of vocal & instrumental trance, he’s brought the Bobina sound to tent-pole events like The Winter Music Conference (2006), Trance Energy (2007), Gatecrasher Summer Sound System (2008), The World DJ Festival (2011) and Global Gathering (2009-2011). In 2010 he played an estimated audience in excess of 60,000 at the Moscow Day celebration in Lubyanka Square. He was one of only a few deck-practitioners to be handpicked by Tiësto to support him on his ‘In Concert’ tour. In 2008 at the RDMA’s Bobina was recognized as The Audience’s Best DJ. In October of 2009 he took over Moscow’s legendary Gaudi Club for his first spotlight DJ concert. Bobina Extended saw him thrill a home city audience of over 3000 with a 4 hr set performance, making him the first DJ from the country to do so. Notably Bobina was also the first Russian DJ to appear in the DJ Mag Top 100 chart.
In 2008 he debuted at no.28 and, as of 2011, has now spent 4 consecutive years ranked as one of the 50 biggest DJs in the world. Bobina - The Remixer: Aside from his original production work, Bobina has carefully honed his craft as a remixer. Following the release of ‘Beautiful Friend’ he locked himself into the studio for almost two straight years perfecting the art and working on remaps. He has subsequently remixed artists such as Oakenfold, Armin van Buuren, The Thrillseekers Supermode (Axwell & Steve Angello) and for world famous labels such as Ministry of Sound, Perfecto, Armada and Nebula. In 2008 he reconfigured Morandi’s ‘Angels’ for Universal Music, with the track going on to become Russia’s most successful single music release of that year. Most recently he has remixed JES and Ronski Speed’s single ‘Can’t Stop’. Russia Goes Clubbing – The Bobina Radio Show: Beaming out around the Russian Federation through the country’s leading DFM network, Russia Goes Clubbing is Bobina’s once-a-week, every-week snapshot of what is making the country’s cities boom. It is broadcast through stations in 50 of the biggest cities in Russia and has a listenership of a staggering 10 million+ dance fans. RGC also has a massively popular podcast edition, which is downloaded by Bobina fans in all four corners of the globe. In late 2011 the show expanded it reach further, when Ukrainian station KissFM began broadcasting it weekly across its network.
Thanks to: https://www.beatport.com/artist/bobina/2345
Gray Like The Color
Gray Gubler is a Sound Mixer & Music Composer currently based in Las Vegas, NV. His passion for music began at an early age as he had been playing the Piano since the age of 6. After being inspired by his brother from his own success in Hollywood and getting to spend time on a professional set, he attended CSN for Video Production. Spending years Mixing and Composing dozens of Short Films and Documentaries opened the path to working on multiple Feature Films and Commercial jobs such as The Killers “Dirt Sledding” Music Video in 2015 and a Captain Morgan Commercial (2018).
Currently, he is freelancing on the sets of Feature films, Commercials, a TV Pilot, Music Videos and Documentaries as a Sound Recordist and Editor, along with Composing Music for various Narratives. Gray is also a DJ who has played at Downtown Las Vegas, The Artifice, Wet n’ Wild, and other venues in Las Vegas since 2012.