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Johan Gielen Trance Classics w/ DIM3NSION and Jam el-Mar

Saturday, March 24, 2018 @ 10:00PM

Event Description

Johan Gielen is universally recognised as a pioneer and legend of the global trance scene. The word "legend" is at times thrown around too freely these days, but in the world of dance music the Johan Gielen name is engrained deep into the DNA of the trance genre – he's a founding father of the sound as a producer and DJ, an inspiration to fans and peers alike, and remains a highly energised and influential driving force in the scene today.

Trance Classics compilation series & Johan Gielen Trance Classics Worldtour

There's no better artist to deliver a Trance... read more

Johan Gielen is universally recognised as a pioneer and legend of the global trance scene. The word "legend" is at times thrown around too freely these days, but in the world of dance music the Johan Gielen name is engrained deep into the DNA of the trance genre – he's a founding father of the sound as a producer and DJ, an inspiration to fans and peers alike, and remains a highly energised and influential driving force in the scene today.

Trance Classics compilation series & Johan Gielen Trance Classics Worldtour

There's no better artist to deliver a Trance Classics set than Johan Gielen and he's delighted to deliver the sounds that the fans demand – the 'Johan Gielen Trance Classics concept' is booming in clubland and festival stages are planned for 2018 which . Johan also delivered 'The World edition' of his popular Trance Classics compilation series on the High Contrast label.

Career

When the global trance movement was arguably at the peak of its powers in the 2000's Johan Gielen ranked as high as #24 in the prestigious DJ Mag Top 100 DJs poll and, to this day, is the only DJ to have performed 16 consecutive times at Trance Energy, the most celebrated of all trance festivals during this era, gaining him the nickname of "Mr Trance Energy". There's barely a big stage that hasn't been graced by Johan's presence and standout performances over the years – Tomorrowland, Sensation, Dance Valley, Godskitchen, Electronic Family, Mysteryland, Sunrise festival and top 100 clubs like Fabrik Madrid, Zouk Kuala Lumpur, BCM Mallorca, Guaba Cyprus, Avalon US, Ageha Tokyo are just a handful of highlights.

As a producer, Johan Gielen has been creating both club classics and crossover anthems since the dawn of trance music. As a solo artist. the pinnacle was surely his massive 'Revelations' album, but he's also the key member of famed and crowned with gold hit singles like 'The Beauty Of Silence' / 'Twisted') and Airscape ('Pacific Melody' / 'L'Esperanza').

During the 25 year career of Johan Gielen countless artists have risen and fallen, yet very few have stayed the course . The secret to Johan Gielen's enduring success is his commitment and consistency within the scene he loves. He was adorned with the nickname "Mr Trance Energy" by his fans and he's stayed true to the genre he loves – the Johan Gielen name is!

In the early nineties, as rave music exploded and started to dominate the international charts, many acts made music that became instantly forgettable, however one act has stood the test of time and contributed greatly to the electronic music scene, producing many an anthem, and DJing some of the biggest electronic music gigs worldwide. That act is Jam El Mar!

Jam El Mar has been at the forefront of electronic music. One half of the renowned duo 'Jam & Spoon', which had a pioneering influence on the trance and techno music that dominated clubs at the same time, Jam has since recorded under a multitude of well-known aliases such as Storm, Tokyo Ghetto Pussy and Dance 2 Trance to name but a few.

The worldwide success of these aliases led to Jam receiving golden and platinum awards, and the DJ gigs followed. Jam often featured at the Love Parade, and when his production partner Mark Spoon passed away in 2006, he continued playing to honour and remember him.

Since 2012, he is actively involved in both studio work and DJing (which also includes playing live sets). Prestigious events such as Tomorrowland, Mayday, Nature One, Parookaville and many more, frequently ask him to perform a mixture of retro-sets featuring tracks of yesteryear, or current techno sets!

Recently Jam has provided a rework of the prestigious classic 'The House Of House' by Cherrymoon Trax, Released in February 2017 his first EP-Release on Adam Beyers Truesoul label has taken the Techno-Charts and playlists by storm. More is to come!

Currently one of the most prolific and consistent Trance artists to emerge from Spain, DIM3NSION's fifteen-year journey has seen him transition from bedroom producer to big label regular who counts the likes of Ferry Corsten, Paul Van Dyk, Tiësto and Armin van Buuren as fans. With his 2015 track 'Origami' having spent just under a week at the #1 spot, and 4 weeks in the top 10 of Beatport's Trance chart, and releasing on labels such as Flashover, Armada, Vandit and more, DIM3NSION's profile is only set to grow.



 

 

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Saturday, March 24, 2018

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