A defining beacon of U.S. trance since their earliest volley of hit releases, Filo & Peri, have been shaking loose the floor tiles of the world’s dancefloors since 2003. Through an initial convoy of tracks (including ‘Ordinary Moment’ and ‘Shine On’), their sound has become indelibly engrained in the consciousness of electronic dance music lovers everywhere. Two years ago ‘Anthem’ brought Filo & Peri’s name to critical mass with a hit that stretched right around the globe…

Now, signing 2009 off in characteristically large fashion, the duo are breaking new ground and unlocking the cage of ‘Nightplay’ – their…

M.A.N.D.Y. join the elite roster of Mix Collection artists as they make their Renaissance debut…

Whether it’s DJing, heading-up the respected Get Physical label, producing or compiling mix albums, there’s no doubt Patrick and Philipp – aka M.A.N.D.Y. –
are amongst the most exciting pioneers of electronic music on the planet. Their releases and club appearances are met with eager anticipation, founded on a reputation for delivering quality, eclecticism and the damn right weird and wonderful! Now, as the pair join forces with Renaissance for the first time, that trend is set to continue and ascend…

M.A.N.D.Y.’s eagerly anticipated…

2009 IS the year for drum and bass. Clubnight Hospitality have been packing out venues up and down the country; The UK’s radios have been lit up by the incendiary sounds of Pendulum, Danny Byrd and Chase and Status and festivals had their soundsytems rocked by drum + bass DJs and live acts. In light of this, Hospitality have called upon two of the scene’s heavyweights High Contrast and London Elektricity to put together a definitive guide for the nation, This Is Drum + Bass.

After his 2002 debut album True Colours received huge props from critics and fans alike,…

Music often finds a home in destinations and as Holland moves into limelight for cutting-edge electronic music, Amsterdam’s leading events and festival platform, VOLTT unleashes the first episode in its mix series mixed by the nation’s most admired artist, Bart Skils, on one of its most revered labels 100% Pure.

Amsterdam has fast been approaching the forefront of contemporary dance music. An ever-growing group of quality producers from the Dutch capital is dominating the international horizon with a distinctive cutting edge sound while industry event Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) and local festivals such as VOLTT Loves Summer are spearheading…

With voting numbers up on last year’s poll, it’s shaping up to be a vintage Trance Awards event in 2009. As a mark of the gravity shown to the project by the dance music industry, we are proud to announce the first official compilation album showcasing the best sounds the scene has to offer.

It’s not any old album either! Trance Awards have teamed up with Ministry of Sound’s legendary and much respected Euphoria brand to deliver a three disk set of sounds mixed by three of the headline DJs who will be performing at the packed out ceremony held…

Over the last 8 years, through his no-nonsense beats, bellicose basslines and bombastic, floor-attacking synth-philosophy, Jochen Miller has become the poster boy for ground-breaking hard trance. Often spilling over onto the peripheries of techno, and the hinterlands of hard house, his wide-arc remit pushes things just as hard, and as tough as they need to get! Long a favorite production pick of many an A-list DJ (including Judge Jules, Ferry Corsten, Tiësto & Marco V), his music has been injecting audio nitrous down through the cables and out of the speakers of clubs around the globe.

Now as summer begins…