TRANCE NATION DURING THE HOLIDAY MONTH FOR JUST €10 The best gift imaginable during the 2011 Christmas season costs just €10… A ticket for Trance Nation on February 4th at The Sand in Amsterdam! Not only the ideal purchase to get some jealous looks during the gift giving on Christmas Day, but also the perfect way to surprise and delight a loved one with a big gift for a small price.
This upcoming edition will be a very special one guaranteed, featuring among others a 4 hour farewell-show by Ernesto & Bastian, a classics-set by Johan Gielen and several international tastemakers of stature. One of Amsterdam’s most notorious sound systems is packed into The Sand, which will be a brand-new location in Trance Nation’s decade long history. After a short break, Trance Nation is all back baby, and boosts a monster-line on Saturday, February 4th 2012. Watch out for a slippery dance floor, because it will get dusty in the room when Ernesto & Bastian take the stage for their big finale; a four hour farewell show. In their own area they will be rocking it out getting hands in the air for the very last time. The legendary Johan Gielen will dust off his pearls ‘The Beauty of Silence’, ‘Twisted’, ‘We Know What You Did’ and ‘Breach Breeze’ for a melancholic classics-set with a countless great memories. Andy Moore is captain of his own AVA Recordings vessel, that sails under the Armada Music flag. He has delivered studio work for artists like Tiësto, Above & Beyond, Britney Spears, Avril Lavigne, Paul Oakenfold and Markus Schulz. Mr. Musical Madness himself, Marcel Woods, has a notorious reputation, both for his antics in the studio and on stage, and for always having a leg up on his colleagues when it comes to pulling out record collections. Expect the unexpected during Trance Nation. Swedish superstars Super8 & Tab don’t get bogged down by the cold, cold winters of their native lands and bring you music as delightful as a tropical islands without worries. These Vikings have sailed the seven seas and discovered many musical continents. Chris Cortez is a household name in the Amsterdam trance scene. As a producer, he recently buried the Dutch label Fektive Records and moved over to the U.K. label Fraction. Sean Tyas was born in New York but found peace in Switzerland where he, inspired by the astonishing mountain views, is expanding his label Tytanium. Mark Sherry hails from the U.K. where he has a reputation for making dance-floors go completely mental with hard-hitting powerhouse sounds! Spider has been a vital part of the innovative Dutch trance scene for more than 20 years and he has created countless of legendary moments, both as a DJ and as an organizer. Marc Simz, straight out the Dutch deep south city of Nijmegen, has been dropping bombs at Black Hole, Matrixx and High Contrast. A man who has trance in his heart. Tigran Organzov is part of the Ukrainian dance scene, which is booming with festival like the ultra notorious Kazantip, which lasts for several weeks! Jaroslav Pascar, a.k.a. Erick Strong - resides in the picturesque city of Saint Petersburg and build quite the reputation there with releases on labels like High Contrast, 2Play, Doorn, Reset and Interstate. Alex Fisher heard the call of trance almost 20 years ago when he released his masterpiece ‘The First Rebirth’, which struck a bridge between mellow and hardcore. The yin of Wezz & Fisher can hold his own like king. EARLY BIRDS GET THE BEST DEALS… This very festive early bird promotion is running all through December and will give you access to a dead-hot trance party boosting 13 stars. An unbelievable Christmas deal as you’ll pay just €0,80 per artist and get a guaranteed once-in-a-lifetime experience in 2012 for yourself, your mates or all together.

Sean Tyas Born in the Big Apple, Sean Tyas has since moved to Europe to further hone his musical skills. Has a hard time finding room for the numerous awards he has picked up and his label - Tytanium - has grown into one of the most respected dance labels in the world. In short, this is a true global star. Sean Tyas has been welcomed to the Netherlands many times and he sees Amsterdam as one of his favorite cities to spin. Andy Moor Ever since Andy Moor’s worldwide breakthrough and becoming part of the DJ Mag Top 100 elite, the chant “We Want Moore!” sounds even better. This (prog) trancer from Stoke On Trent is currently part of the Armada fleet and is the captain of his own AVA Recordings vessel. He has remixed for and worked with artists like Tiësto, Above & Beyond, Britney Spears, Avril Lavigne, Paul Oakenfold and Markus Schulz. All of this made Andy Moore into a global dance-floor phenomenon and part of U.K. dance royalty. Marcel Woods Straight from the deep south of the Netherlands comes a man who has a deeper love for electronic music in all it shapes and sizes than the Pope has for God. This man is an A&R manager, a label-boss and a true artist that is conjuring up the craziest musical concoctions in his state-of-the-art studio. As a DJ, this man is known for creating a thunderstorm of fat beats and seductive grooves that will surprise you, mess with you and create a true state of euphoria. Dropped a worldwide club classic this year when he teamed up with Tiësto on ‘Don’t Bitch’. Ernesto & Bastian Prepare yourselves for an emotional farewell show of one of the biggest acts in trance history. During a full four-hour performance, these two heroes of trance will part ways after 10 years of creating global madness. Their roller-coaster ride started when their track ‘Dark Side of the Moon’ was picked up and signed in 30 countries and immediately started a never ending tour around the world. Trance Nation will let them take you away to a better place with classic hits like ‘Thrill’, ‘Who’s The Starter’, ‘Stranger in Paradise’, ‘Bonanza’ and ‘Every Inch a King’. Super8 & Tab You don’t get the death penalty for organizing a rave in Sweden, but it comes close, so we welcome these Scandinavian outlaws with open arms. The high north hides a virtually untapped resource of trance talent, buried deep between the lakes, fjords, mountains and forest. These two have fallen in love with Amsterdam and Amsterdam has fallen in love with Super8 & Tab, as the snow will fly high when this Swedish juggernaut takes the stage. Johan Gielen A Zen master extraordinaire that controls crowds with goose-bump-trance that will keep you in a tight melodic grip. Build his reputation with classic tracks like ´The Beauty of Silence´, ´Twisted´, ´We Know What You Did´ and ´Beach Breeze´ and countless performances all over the world. The legendary Johan Gielen will fire-up the flux capacitors and take you into his time machine for a trip back to the golden age of trance. Chris Cortez His smile is getting bigger by the day and not just for being born and living in party capital Amsterdam, but also for meeting the love of his live back in 1992… Music! After returning to the trance front lines, he put himself on the map at Fektive Records (R.I.P.), but has since been picked up by British powerhouse Fraction Records. So far, Chris has been getting nothing but love in the U.K. but also had some legendary performances in Thailand and the Ukraine. By the way, Chris Cortez is the man responsible for the full Trance Nation line-up. Mark Sherry UK Once a well kept British secret and a virtual unknown in the Netherlands, but that changed rather quickly in the early 2000’s when Mark Sherry became an underground sensation in the lowlands after a string of releases at the legendary Amsterdam label Detox, run by Fred Berhout. Opened one of Holland’s biggest dance events, Qlimax, in the Gelredome in Arnhem, which made him love this country even more. Spider When discussing the first wave of trance that hit the Netherlands in the early ‘90s, you cannot downplay the influence of one man… Spider. The true king of the Dutch underground dance scene has slowly grown into of the country biggest promoters and is running the creative side of several hard hitting party concepts. As a DJ, this trance animal can still get you higher than most with a sound that is constantly updated. Cliches slide ride off his back and he never gets stuck in the past, this is one of those DJ’s you have to see before you die. Marc Simz The Matrixx, one of the biggest super-clubs in the Netherlands, is like a second home for Marc Simz. This is a DJ who is never afraid to surprise a dance-floor or turn down a challenge. His innovative style has led to support by some of the biggest trance names on the planet, and his releases for the compilation series ‘In Trance We Trust’ have been critically acclaimed all over the world. The chameleon of Trance will show all his colors during Trance Nation. Tigran Organzov UA The Ukraine is currently one of the most happening places in dance, which is mainly because of this man’s crazy spinning style. A country that hosts the most crazy dance festival in the world - Kazantip - which lasts for an insane six weeks and creates a true dance nation at the sea gathering 150.000 neo-hippies for a dance marathon that lasts almost 50 nights. Erick Strong Eastern Europe’s strongest powerhouse Erick Strong is packing up his best tracks in the country that knows no summer, and travels all the way to Amsterdam to warm up The Sand. With international releases on renowned labels like High Contrast, 2Play, Doorn, Reset and Interstate, Strong has been receiving bookings from every part of the globe. Raise your vodka and kick your feet as high as you can when the king from Saint Petersburg takes the stage and shout “за ваше здоровье!” Alex Fisher Started out as a raver at two of Holland’s most important places when house music was born; Club Parkzicht in Rotterdam and the illegal raves at Amsterdam’s Elementenstraat. One half of Wezz & Fisher, which is responsible for one of the most influential dance releases in history - ‘The First Rebirth’ - and a truly gifted DJ. Has seen and mastered trance in all its shapes and sizes and now he can bend the euphoria to his will.

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