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It’s quite exciting to watch the dominating Winter Fantasy duo Showtek continue to charm the world with their talent. In the past decade, the two have influenced a vast audience across the globe, as they continue to skyrocket dance floors and sell out big shows with their eclectic and distinctive sound.

Native to Eindhoven, Netherlands, brothers Wouter and Sjoerd Janssen started producing music in 2001 as a hobby in their late teenage years – Wouter played piano while Sjoerd made beats using a computer to remix tracks and make studio mixes. Their hobby turned career when the two released their debut single “Defqon 1 Anthem 2006” followed by their debut album, Today Is Tomorrow.

Initially producing and playing techno, the two have expanded their music style throughout the years by blending a variety of genres including hardstyle, progressive/electro house and everything in between. Known as the “Kings of Hardstyle,” the brothers have evolved to become some of the leading producers in the industry with a most unique sound. “Our sound is catchy, melodic and harsh. Sometimes it’s well thought out, but it can also be spontaneous and loose. Nevertheless our sound is always recognizable as being a typical Showtek track.” These words rang very true in 2009 when Showtek became the first within their (then) music style, to lend their talents to the famous BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix.

Within their years of experience, the Showtek brothers have had a rapid rise to fame. Since 2012, they’ve continued to build the series of collaborations, under the project called Crazy Collabs, “So after all of those years we said we were going to start up a new project called Crazy Collabs. The first collab, ‘Hell Yeah’ with Tiësto was a massive track. The second was with Hardwell, ‘How We Do.’ And the next is with Bassjackers. It’s going to be on Musical Freedom.”

The duo keeps the momentum going by delivering massive hits like their latest single “Booyah,” which features We Are Loud and Sonny Wilson. And since they produce everything from techno to hardstyle, there is no telling what madness Showtek will bring when they perform at this year’s Winter Fantasy in Hidalgo, Texas on Monday, December 30th. Tickets are still available online but selling fast.

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