May 26, 2007: Canadian Culture 2.0 - 020 - DUDERSTADT, SONICVIBE/VARDRAN, & KRISTOFF


Duderstadt
(http://www.duderstadt.dj/) - (http://www.myspace.com/theduderstadts)



German trance producers Marco & Dirk Duderstadt began their careers in 1994 by DJing at various local events. In 1998 they had a highly successful start in the music industry with the founding of project Fragma. Fragma entered top positions in sales charts worldwide. Based on this unbelievable and surprising success, they had the chance to DJ at events in Australia, North America, Panama, South Africa and all over Europe; playing alongside influential names like Armin van Buuren, Johan Gielen, George Acosta, Steve Helpstrip, and the list goes on.

Discovering their personal passion for the music, they decided to produce a new project under their real surnames Duderstadt. After completing remixes for Fragma, Blank & Jones, Monoculture, and Megalomania, Marco and Dirk released a track called "Mahananda" on Afterglow Records which recieved widespread play. They then followed up in 2006 with the popular "Muhanjala" which reached #2 on the Dutch Dance Charts, and sold out vinyl after three weeks.

In 2007 Duderstadt released "Smile" together with UK songstress Anita Kelsey, which got countless radio plays by all the top DJs and was voted as the "Future Favorite" on Armin van Buuren's A State Of Trance, and was voted as the web winner on Above & Beyond's Trance Around The World. Currently they are working on their very first artist album, expected to be released in autumn 2007.



Sonicvibe/Vardran
(http://www.sonicvibe.net) - (http://www.myspace.com/sonicvibe)



Young prodigy from Romania, Daniel Grigore aka: Sonicvibe, Vardran, Earthspirit, and Sand Leaper is stirring up melodic waves. Danni got his start producing music in 2002, and has continued on with a number of releases over his budding career. His debut collaboration, "Lunation" with Mike Shiver released in early 2004 under Captured Music captivated the attention of top radio jocks and appeared on several successful compilations. Since then he has seen success with remixes and releases on Somatic, Fenology and Anjunabeats.

Danni has continually gained support from top DJs such as Paul van Dyk, Armin van Buuren, DJ Precision, Rank 1, John O'Callaghan, Blank & Jones, Judge Jules, Above & Beyond, Mark Norman, Randy Katana, Cosmic Gate, Simon Patterson, Mark Sherry, DJ Choose, Yves Deruyter and many more!

Under his new Earthspirit alias, Danni shows off his deeper side with his 2007 release "Sky Mountains" from Alter Ego Records' sublabel Pure. With the new year, anticipation is surrounding the Danni's current projects as he is currently working on new remixes, and a possible artist album release.


Tune into the Trance Channel and catch this week's CANADIAN CULTURE 2.0 with Kristoff, Duderstadt, & Sonicvibe/Vardran on www.DI.fm


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