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Hardwell Yearmix 2012

Hardwell 2012 Yearmix

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Hardwell 2012 Yearmix

After capping off one of his most monumental years to date, the production maestro and record label executive, Hardwell, features his “Yearmix 2012” on the 97th episode of the world-renowned "Hardwell On Air" radio show in celebration of reaching 500,000 “likes” on Facebook. As a comprehensive recap of the year’s biggest dancefloor hits, he has carefully curated a breathtaking set that includes an array of energizing tracks from a number world-class artists, Revealed Recordings' head honchos, and of course, Hardwell himself. A special download of the “Yearmix 2012” without the included voiceovers is available HERE.

In 2012, Hardwell saw immense success by producing some of the biggest tracks of the year, such as "Apollo" and "Spaceman," headlining the world's largest festivals, mentoring the most promising up and coming artists, and bringing his Revealed Recordings label to the forefront of EDM. He proves time and time again that his potential truly has no limits.

Hardwell opens up the "Yearmix 2012" with a special treat as he drops the world's first play of the "Apollo" radio edit with added vocals. In addition to his own chart-topping hits, the the mix includes productions from Dannic, Dyro, Firebeatz, and Jordy Dazz, among others, to ensure an exhilarating experience much like his incredible live sets. Hardwell doesn’t waste any time in beginning another phenomenal year to come and he will continue to exceed high expectations with ease.

Tracklist:
1. Hardwell feat. Amba Shepard - Apollo
2. Kill The Buzz - Party Hard
3. The Naked & Famous - Young Blood (Tiesto & Hardwell Remix)
4. Hardwell - Spaceman
5. Firebeatz - Here We F*cking Go
6. Hardwell - Three Triangles
7. Jordy Dazz & Dannic - Fuego
8. Jordy Dazz - OMG
9. Example - Say Nothing (Hardwell & Dannic Remix)
10. Dyro & Rene Kuppens - Raid
11. Hardwell & Showtek - How We Do
12. Hardwell & Dannic - Kontiki (Dyro Remix)
13. Marcel Woods & W&W - Trigger

W&W Ready to “Lift Off” – New Single Out 12/3

W&W Lift Off

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On December 3rd, Dutch production/DJ team W&W (AKA Ward van der Harst & Willem van Hanegem) will release their new single “Lift Off” through their Mainstage Music label.

“Lift Off” embodies what makes W&W such a special act. While “Lift Off” has classic trance influences and a sense of flow and journey, it quickly brings in punchier house elements that create a multidimensional sound.

W&W are the forerunners of the new sound that has come to shake things up. Fusing styles and mixing influences, their visionary productions have ever appealed to a wide and open-minded audience. Infectious, rebellious and highly energetic, their list of productions stretches far beyond the average discography of today’s young upstarts. From the depths of ‘Arena’, to the acid-rubbed ‘AK-47’, synth- driven ‘Alpha’, floor pounding ‘Shotgun’ and playful pre-album taste ‘Impact’, each of the tunes leaving the W&W studios is a sure-shot of dance floor thrill. Tipped by Armin van Buuren as ‘the best up-and-coming production duo out there’, it was a great honor to have their ‘Invasion’ voted as the official anthem to the “A State of Trance 550” world tour.

As the fields of dance industry stretched out in front of them, the guys embarked upon a new adventure in September 2011: ‘Impact’. The debut album of W&W has been 1,5 years in the making, pushing the boundaries of everything danceable. 2012 saw them navigate around the pigeonholes, through the all- shattering beat of ‘Moscow’, the weaponry of ‘Trigger’ (in collaboration with Marcel Woods) and now the telltale of ‘Lift Off!’. Inspired by releases on its own Mainstage Music label, W&W decided to kick off an official compilation series based on the label. ‘Mainstage Volume 1’, released in September 2012, brought the highlights of the label, of both past and future. As remixers, W&W’s rewires have proved equally as popular - most notably on Armin van Buuren’s ‘Rain’, classic ‘Delerium – Silence’ and those of Dash Berlin, Allure, Aly & Fila, Marcel Woods and Cosmic Gate, some charting the Beatport Top 10 for weeks.

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 many more stations. 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. Mainstage is also available as a podcast on iTunes and can be heard over HERE!

Keep an eye out in the coming months for info about new W&W releases and North American tour dates

W&W North American Tour Dates
November 30 – SoundGarden Hall – Philadelphia, PA
December 01 – BLVD22 – Vancouver, BC
December 08 – Palladium – Hollywood, CA
December 31 – Oracle Arena – Oakland, CA
December 31 – Wamu Theater – Seattle, WA

W&W - Lift Off!

W&W-MOSCOW

W&W have been catching my eye recently with some weird trance and electro bangers. I first got hooked with their track, "Invasion" and later was blown away by "Shotgun". Since then the duo from the Netherlands have released two new tracks. One of which was a collaboration with Mr. Marcel Woods called "Trigger", and the other has quickly become one of my favorite songs titled, "Moscow". Make sure to pick this track up from Beatport.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VJahj6M9_4

Tuesday Tune-Up

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Damn I've been MIA for a minute. Midterms and papers have been the death of me but I was able to let loose at Hard Haunted Mansion this weekend and that's exactly what the doctor ordered. Its been a couple weeks since I've posted on here so I figured I would bless you all with a few gems that I've been listening to on repeat lately.

Saturday Six Pack #11

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Too late to even begin writing a description but you already know the drill. Enjoy this bangin' pack ranging across the house, electro and tronce genres we all know and love (plus the newest of the news from Kaskade and his Music Monday mash ups). Oh and just so you have the heads up... look out cuz BIG things coming soon from DxE ;) Stay thirsty hombres.

Don’t Ditch

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The most influential and popular dj of our generation has finally reconnected with his roots. Teaming up with Marcel Woods, we get a glimpse of where the world's techno master-mind came from & hopefully the direction that he's heading back in. Just when I had abandoned all hope of a return to the glory days [Traffic, Carpe Noctum, etc.] he comes out and slams us with a bit of old-school flavor - reminding us that he's still got it. If I were to attempt to categorize the genre, I'd have to put it under the label, 'Good Luck Not Dancing!' Put this on full blast and let your ears be graced with a sound reminiscent of a true great's better days. Cheers