blastoyzmedia@gmail.com

Progressive Trance
Spin Twist Records

Upcoming EPIC Gigs:
✈15/11 - Cape Town, South Africa
✈29/11 - Zurich, Switzerland
✈19/12 - Zurich, Switzerland
✈14/02 - Zurich, Switzerland
✈06/03 - Helsinki, Finland
✈02/05 - Basel, Switzerland
✈23/05 - Parma, Italy
✈13/06 - Chiuahua, Mexico
✈27/06 - Zernez, Switzerland [Burning Mountain]

So how did It all begin? 
This project started recently after spending many hours of flying between countries alone with just my computer and headphones between performances around the world.
Usually when I try to clear my head with music I take on a different direction with the writing, and this turned into some solid atmospheres with easy-listening vibes different to my Fullon project Blastoyz which is my main act I tour with.
It started as a sketch on a plane called “we are not alone” – and whilst in transit on tour while changing planes I was led to meet an amazing artist named Morten Granau.
We were both in South Africa, where we played at a magical festival together and became really good friends, soon after it led to the idea of doing a remix of one of his tracks "New World Order" 
And it took a very different direction than the one I was used to. After a while, when I returned to Israel after a European tour I had gone to visit one of my good friends "Ranji", where we sat in his studio and I showed him two pieces I had worked on. This is when I realized that I had something good because that is when the idea to do a joint track "Falling to" was created, and the project name "EPIC" was born along with the first EP "We are not alone" soon to be released on the massive progressive label SPIN TWIST RECORDS owned and run by Vaishiyas with great artists such as: Neelix, Coming Soon, Morten Granau, Fabio & Moon, Capital Monkey.


-EPIC - We Are Not Alone (debut EP) out on Spin Twist Records [16-10-2014]
including a track with 'Ranji' & a remix to 'Morten Granau".
-EPIC - Bend The Law (EP) out on Spin Twist Records [04-12-2014]
including a track with "Portal".
-EPIC & Ranji - Like A Disease (Single) out on V.A RAUMKLANG compiled by Bassforscher - Spin Twist Records [18-12-2014]

Hi, my name is Mandragora, I am a time traveller from 1354, while I was looking for weeds in the forest I fell into a wormhole, I traveled through infinite alternate realities for like a year, after I got bored of all that cosmic stuff I decided to camp on year 2012, then I found this weird music making box and I knew something big was coming.


Bookings:
ianoche@usn-agency.com

Mandragora prefers to keep his name out of the light and go by the name of
“Neto”, hence the username @holasoyneto on most of his social networks.
Apparently born in the desert city of Chihuahua, located in the north of
Mexico, it was in this place where he decided to fully go into music,
enrolling at the local Conservatory but quickly dropped out to pursue a career
in music production.
While still studying in the Conservatory of Chihuahua he had access to a
computer lab which had GarageBand installed, he rapidly realised the
possibilities of digital versus paper. One day one of his classmates listened
to one of his compositions and said, “Hey, Neto, that sounds like Goa music,
you should play it at the local raves.”
Not long after being introduced to the local rave scene, he started promoting
different kinds of events for different kinds of audience, this served to
create a local community to introduce the “Mandragora” project to the world,
inspired by the local rave scene and the hip-hop ethos.
Having this school of thought led him to create “#futureprog” a sub-genre of
Goa trance based on the idea of ever evolving music, of trying to predict the
future, right now #futureprog is produced and played by many artists big and
small throughout the entire world.
This creation led him to move to Brazil for 6 years to join forces with Alien
Records, releasing several albums and successful singles, performing at
legendary festivals, inspiring a whole new scene of producers and partygoers
worldwide.
At the moment Neto is based in the south of France locked in the studio
creating hundreds of tracks, just released a new mini album and is back on the
road, always on tour, always getting those new tracks mastered and ready to be introduced to the world.

Kevin aka Phaxe has gone from a no-name to an international player of the Progressive Trance elite within no time. Dropping his artist name Phaxe in 2007 provokes few, if any, reactions. Only 4 years later he has become a synonym for upper-league party music. Highly acclaimed live sets all around the world, applauded releases, and remixes for some of the scene’s biggest names tell an impressing success story. A story that makes the man from Copenhagen repeatedly being described as a “Progressive Prodigy”.

Looking back, the evolution of Phaxe`s sound is the history of a perfect storm brewing. It starts with excessive party weekends in the late 90s, awakening his interest in electronic music production. First creative steps are taken in front of a Nintendo gaming console. Eventually this new passion leads to a professional audio engineer training in 2006. These 3 stages of Phaxe’s career are still very noticeable today: His music is to-the-floor, playful, and high-quality in terms of sound.

This irresistible mixture is first to be heard in 2007 when a Phaxe track is released on IONO Music. One year later things take off: The title “Swing King” gains euphoric feedback from both party freaks and DJs worldwide. Within no time Phaxe is producing together with artists like Audiomatic, Morten Granau, Vice, Zyce, Flegma and many others. Great compliments are given to him when the still young producer is asked to remix some of his early Progressive Trance idols like Haldolium, Atmos and Symphonix. His long awaited debut album is signed on the prestigious label Iboga.

In addition to his solo activities, Phaxe keeps up a creative dialogue with some other producers - resulting in a great variety of sound and styles. Together with Morten Granau he is known as High & Mighty, delivering deep Progressive House. The name Sinister Silence stands for a mutual project with Dan Hessner and uplifting Progressive Trance. Last but not least there is O.T.B., a collaboration with Martin Daltoft of Vice.

Despite his impressive success story Phaxe always keeps a humorous and friendly attitude which is very noticeable when seeing him on stage. In this very situation his unbroken passion for Progressive Trance rubs off on the audience through vibrant sound waves.

Worldwide Bookings:
Bookbelik@gmail.com

BELIK BOOM (Personal name - Guy Belik) – Among the best artists in the Trance and Psy Trance scene today.
Stands behind over 65,000,000 views on YouTube and millions of streams on Spotify and other platforms. Played at the biggest festivals of trance worldwide: Playground BRAZIL, Worldtrance FRANCE, Tramunfest SPAIN, Ommix MEXICO, Sunburn INDIA, Fcknye BELGIUM and many more. Belik is well known for his creativity and unique style of music, combining cultures from all over the world in his tracks. Since young age, BELIK explored different genres of music; Classic, Indian, Arab and Rock were just some of them. He gained a unique understanding of world instruments, explored them, and took them to his own musical style – PSY TRANCE.
Among Belik's inspirations are FKJ, Bach, Hans zimmer and A.R Rahman.
Over the years, Belik has created a variety of music suitable for movies, games, and commercials, and he even aspires to develop in these areas in addition to being a trance artist.
During his career, Belik has played in Israel, France, Greece, Spain, Portugal, Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, India, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil and his music is played from almost 100 different countries.

Clearing space, getting rid of clutter, and optimizing the flow of energies: These are the principles of Feng Shui, but it’s also a very precise description of the sound of Hatikwa. The producer from North Germany gained popularity for his minimalist approach towards Progressive Trance, an approach that might take different directions but that always proves to have compelling hypnotic powers.

Hatikwa is one of those artists who reached a career breakthrough via Social Media. It is 2009 when he plays his debut live act at Hamburg’s Lonely Forest Project, and this experience is such a rich source of inspiration that he creates a track and names it after that party. Once uploaded on YouTube, "Lonely Forest" spreads rapidly and within no time the name Hatikwa is on the lips and on the Facebook profiles of Progressive Trance fans all over the world. Working with the netlabel Multiplex Records at the time multiplies the viral distribution of his music. After releasing some single tracks and digital EPs he drops his debut album "Point of View" on Magical Sounds Records in 2013, a step that puts him even higher on the agenda – especially in the Progressive Trance hotspots Denmark, Germany and Switzerland where Hatikwa has a solid fanbase. 

In 2015, Hatikwa decided to stand on his own two feet completely - Xonica Records was born. Xonica Records was launched to open a dimension of sound that can't be achieved by any piece of studio equipment: Creative Freedom! Xonica Records is an autonomous platform for Hatikwa, a portal that enables him to keep up his truly eclectic and independent approach towards modern Trance music. In 2017, he created his second album "The Second Narration" and released it on his own label Xonica Records - a true milestone for him and his career. 

When it comes to production Hatikwa is extremely detail oriented. Sometimes it takes him months to finish a track because he’s just not quite satisfied with a single element. Like the music itself, this approach represents his signature style: Less is more, and quality surpasses quantity. Hatikwa knows exactly that a single sound can trigger the most profound emotions if it’s only in perfect tune, and if it only has enough space to unfold its unique vibration. Just like a spatial environment that has been designed in accordance with the priciples of Feng Shui, his sound creates an intense feeling of flowing harmony and effortless power – a highly energizing listening experience that can best be described as deeply psychedelic. 

Back to the roots...and then a step further..

Booking Worldwide: spintwistrecords@me.com

This is the official SoundCloud page of the tribal Psy-Trance artist "Jonatan Schreiber" from Israel.

Pettra’s music flows on the gusts of the desert winds. Incorporating cutting edge electronic music and production values with acoustic instruments Jonatan Shreiber has been producing his own unique brand of music for more than a decade on a wide spectrum ranging from full power Psytrance,  Ethnic Organic Trance,  through Melodic Techno & Organic House and all the way to acoustic ethnic flavoured compositions he plays himself on his Bouzouki and other instruments. 
A master of wind, string and percussion instruments, Pettra brings a rich world of musical culture to his productions and live performances, making him stand out undeniably as one of the most unique artistic talents. His music is known for its powerful soundscapes and driving rhythms and he has been touring extensively around the world and has performed at some of the biggest venues & festivals, including Voov Festival, One Love Festival, Sonora Festival, Baoba Festival,  and Indigo Festival, among others.
His music is strongly inspired by the desert and its distinct atmosphere. Pettra is a passionate artist who is dedicated to creating music that moves people. He believes that music has the power to heal and transform, and he hopes that his music can inspire others to live their lives to the fullest.
He has released on leading labels such as Iboga, Shamanic Tales, Spintwist, Iono Music, Digital Om & more.

Filip Mardberg and Fredrik Gilenholt are the two dynamic Swedes from Malmö who form the legendary duo better known as TICON. From a very young age both Fredrik & Filip were deeply drawn to electronic music, as they were especially intrigued on how music can positively change everything around you. The urge to produce their own music was strong, as they both had the same desire to express themselves through their own music, and so during the mid 90's their journey into music started when they both started tampering around with their computers making music from 1995.

TICON was officially born in 1998, which happens to be around the same time when the psychedelic music culture started introducing its psychedelic progressive trance sound. This also happens to be why TICON has always been considered as some of the initial few artists who all actively played vital roles in the development of the psy-progressive trance sound. It was due to their deep understanding and previous knowledge of electronic music, that the TICON project rapidly took shape. The main source of inspiration behind TICON has always been to create something fresh, something new, something that allows them to focus on expressing their inner emotion through their music. The trademark of their sound is best described as a brilliant blend of various electronic music styles that is carried by their deep understanding for intelligent electronic music. Their sound is emotionally charged, and driven by a ton of force which reflects their passion for music as well as their dynamic energy as a duo, with the aim to simply mesmerize dance floors.

Their 6th studio album was released in 2016, which affirmed their position as one of the most respected, true psy-progressive trance artists today. TICON’s illustrious career spans across an impressive two decades already, with a ton of timeless releases that has placed them in a league of their own. With their undoubted talented, charisma and dynamic music they are set to comfortably remain one of the most sought after psy-progressive duos on the planet.

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