W&W

Quote of Armin van Buuren early 2010: “W&W are truly the rising stars of trance. If I have to put my money on somebody, I put it on W&W.”

Introduction:
What started as a chance meeting at the 2007 Trance Energy has, in just under 4 years, solidified into one of the freshest, most exciting electronic dance acts on the scene. With it has come a new multifarious trance sound that, globally, has begun to shatter underground clubs, arenas and festivals. Banding together under the name W&W has seen the collective careers of Ward van der Harst & Willem van Hanegem go into overdrive… As spinners they’ve delivered due damage to club nights and festivals and in both 2010 and 2011, their A-list-hammered track portfolio saw them conclusively tip the ‘next big thing’ scales. Now, in the new decade, W&W are ready to rule.

Ready for ‘Impact’
2011 sees the guys embark upon a new adventure. In September, the debut album of W&W will be released on Armada Music. ‘Impact’ has all the essential W&W sounds to blow you away and take you in at the same time. Including some very exciting collabs, but never losing the essential W&W strength, ‘Impact’ is set to rule speakers and headphones alike.

W&W Productions:
The serendipitous Trance Energy meet quickly bore their debut W&W production, which came in the form of the mighty ‘Mustang’. ‘Arena’ followed up its freshman success and fast found the CDJs of luminaries like Armin van Buuren, Tiësto, Ferry Corsten, Markus Schulz, Sander Van Doorn & Judge Jules. Tipped by Armin van Buuren as “the best up-and-coming production duo out there”, W&W have continued to rock federation trance to its core with ‘Mainstage’, the Sean Tyas-remixed ‘D.N.A’ each bringing floors to critical mass. Followed by singles ‘Manhattan’, ‘Impact’, ‘AK-47’ and the very first vocal anthem ‘Three O’Clock’ featuring Ana Criado, W&W is in excellent shape for debut album ‘Impact’. Remix-side, their voracious rewires have proved equally as popular – most notably on Armin’s ‘Rain’ and those of, Aly & Fila, Allure, Marcel Woods & others.

DJs:
Almost a year to the day since Willem & Ward first shook hands they quickly took up the spinning mantle. That route has taken them to some of the most respected nights out there. Ones that have come to include Poland’s Sunrise Festival & Entrance, Trance Energy, Tomorrowland, the A State Of Trance 450 and 500 gigs, Several Global Gatherings, Nature One and clubs like Ministry Of Sound London, The Guvernment Toronto & Amnesia Ibiza to name a few.

The Mainstage Radio Show:
Now a regular standing fixture in the trance enthusiasts listening schedule, W&W’s Mainstage radio show exports their diverse sound around the world every week. Mainstage is all about showcasing the freshest music and exposing new talent to the world. Broadcasting weekly on Sirius XM, Kiss FM (Ukraine), Dance Paradise Radio (Brazil) and bi-weekly on the renowned Afterhours FM. In and amongst the intriguing Mainstage ID feature, where every week they’ll be playing a track so hot-damn fresh-off-the-desk, it can’t even be named, you’ll also now be able to vote in… Most Wanted! Through the fan forum you’ll be able to pick you favorite track of the fortnight and vote on it. The winner will be duly crowned ‘Most Wanted’ on the following show. Mainstage is also available as a podcast on iTunes and can be heard over here: http://podcast.wandwmusic.nl/

CAZZETTE is an Swedish DJ duo consisting of Sebastian Furrer & Alexander Björklund. The duo represent the second baby of Ash Pournouri from AT NIGHT MANAGEMENT (same manager behind the meteoric rise of AVICII) with the name launched from nothing on June 9, 2011.

Within days, CAZZETTE released their first release, a remix for Avicii entitled “Sweet Dreams (CAZZETTE meet AT NIGHT Mix) “on JOIA RECORDS and it’s been charting at the Top20 on Beatport Top100 General Charts for 6 weeks straight.

Their bootleg of Swedish House Mafia’s “Save the World” was accepted as an official remix by the boys and their highly appreciated bootleg of Adele’s “Set Fire to the Rain” went straight to the number one spot on HYPE MACHINE most popular after being uploaded on their Soundcloud page.

Already supported by David Guetta, Tiësto, Swedish House Mafia, Avicii and Martin Solveig to name a few, these young Swedes are about to take over the world with their infectious take on electronic music – simply coined Dub House. With the first single due end of summer, they have already secured a 17-gig September tour in the US as well as selected fashion event parties around Europe.

A small number of DJ-producers can claim to touch the success that R3hab – real name Fadil El Ghoul – has earned over the course of his young career; in fact, the youngster’s rapid rise through the ranks of the electronic music world has been almost unsurpassed. If few DJs can say their own sound verges on a standalone and established genre; even fewer can do it in such a short space of time. R3hab’s brand of ‘Chainsaw Madness’ has created such a stir in the scene that time-honored acts are constantly in line to show their support – Tiesto, Afrojack and Calvin Harris (to name but a few) are all keen followers of the Dutchman’s signature noise. Selling out the most coveted of clubs, in demand for highest profile remixes and continually creating the most progressive Dance Music around – 2013 is set to be uniformly unrivalled.

2012 started with a bang as R3hab was crowned victor in the Miami Winter Music Conference’s IDMA ‘Breakthrough Artist Award’ back in March. The sought after accolade naturally propelled his career towards the United States; a place he now considers ‘a home-from-home’. Not that Fadil can ever stay in one place for long however; fiercely requested the world over, the following months were spent touring as a solo artist with his signature sound reverberating around the walls of Asia, Europe and Australia in the most popular of clubbing destinations. As if these abundant sell-out shows were not confirmation enough for R3hab’s status as global sensation, DJ Mag underscored this emphatically in October 2012 as he came in at #73 in their annual ‘Top 100 DJs’.

A touring DJ however, is merely a half of R3hab’s supremacy. Teaming up with fellow compatriot Afrojack on the electrifying ‘Prutataaa’, R3hab created a mainstage masterpiece for the summer of 2012, entering into the Top 10 of the Beatport Electro Chart within days of its release. His collaboration with Swanky Tunes and Max C ‘Sending My Love’ was also given early support by Swedish House Mafia when it was played in their set at the iTunes Festival, pulling in tens of thousands of listeners, and reaching a coveted #2 on the Beatport overall chart.

Beyond this, writing and producing collaborations with some of the hottest acts around has showcased a whole other side to him as a multi-faceted artist. Featuring the globally recognized Antipodean singer Havana Brown, his smash hit ‘You’ll Be Mine’ recently topped the Australian charts, which opened the Dutch star up to a brand new fan base. Furthermore, time spent producing with the legend that is Enrique Iglesias also shaped one of the biggest dance floor fillers of the year; ‘Finally Found You’ put him in front of the eyes and ears of a truly global audience and further cemented the fact that R3hab’s favorite territory – like so many of the greats – is of course, the studio. When it comes to production prowess, you’d be hard pushed to find anybody with more of it than R3hab.

R3hab’s crossover from the Electronic arena to multiple genres has also left some of Pop’s glitterati knocking at his door. He has gone on to re-work Lady Gaga’s ‘Marry The Night’, Calvin Harris’s ‘We’ll Be Coming Back’, Katy Perry’s ‘The One That Got Away’, No Doubt’s ‘Looking Hot’, Pitbull’s ‘Back In Time’ and Madonna’s ‘Turn Up The Radio’ in quick succession plus collaborations with David Guetta and Usher to add to his lengthy bow.

Although still young, R3hab has unquestionably honed his craft of producing personal tracks. His ‘Living for the City’ release has received heavy support from Beatport buyers going straight in at #5 in the overall chart within a matter of days! More recently, Fadil was honoured the opportunity of producing EDC Orlando’s official 2012 anthem ‘A Night In’ – a track that set the blogosphere ablaze and sent critics shouting from the rooftops. Previewed on Soundcloud his latest smash with ZROQ ‘Skydrop’ clocked up an astounding 175,000 hits before it’s official release on Tiesto’s Musical Freedom label receiving rave reviews across the globe. With many more productions under his belt, hints at future singles, worldwide tours and huge collaborations coming soon it’s amazing to think the world has only seen the start of R3hab.