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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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Nitrouz

NitrouZ, aka JP Pirrello, is considered to be one of the biggest Hardstyle Talents in Australia. At a young age he was surrounded by music; learning to play the piano and singing in the school choir and other youth choirs. His singing was quite successful, performing at the openings of some of Sydney’s most prestigious events as well as singing on albums. Dance music had always been a part of his life as his older siblings passed down the music that they so passionately listened to, the music that was heard throughout the clubs at the time.

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Mark EG

Constantly searching for new sounds, original production talent and cutting edge club music, Mark EG is at the forefront of the UK's new music movement. But he refuses to be labeled. And this sometimes chameleon-like addiction to music has held Mark responsible not only for some of the most ground breaking releases in the hard techno world over the last few years (The Anxious), but also partly for the underground explosion of both hard trance and hardstyle through the UK.

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Jonas Stenberg

Trance producer from Uppsala, Sweden. Jonas Stenberg started out with music at an early age, with drum lessons as a 7-year old and picking up the clarinet at the age of 9. After years of playing in orchestras and groups he developed an interest for various kinds of music. Inspired by UK, german and dutch dance hits he discovered EDM in the late 90’s and started experimenting with his own sounds.

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Above & Beyond

Above & Beyond are a British trance music group formed in 2000 and consists of the members Jono Grant, Tony McGuinness, and Paavo Siljamäki. The trio are popular in the electronic dance music scene for their forward-thinking uplifting trance productions and collaborations with renowned vocalists. They have their own record label, Anjunabeats, which releases trance & progressive music, and they also host their own weekly radio show, Trance Around the World.

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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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