HARD with STYLE



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A home to lovers of the harder styles in dance music and a platform for new talents to shine. Based on the ever so popular monthly Podcast, presented by Headhunterz. HARD with STYLE has become more than a record label – a movement in its own right.

A deep rooted love for Euphoric Hardstyle is the key, quality music that gives people shivers on the dance floor. Of course we will also continue experimenting and exploring the boundaries of all that Hard EDM has to offer.'' 



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The pseudonym of Dutch producer Mark van der Schoot (32), Maduk first came to prominence via the YouTube channel Liquicity Drum & Bass  in 2011. Van der Schoot had started producing just a year before and had given his friend Maris Goudzwaard -- who ran Liquicity -- a copy of the track "Avalon" which was promptly uploaded. The liquid drum & bass sound was the perfect fit for the burgeoning channel and was released on their new label of the same name. 

Joining forces with Goudzwaard in 2013 to setup the label and their Amsterdam-based club nights, Van der Schoot continued to release on Liquicity and multiple other labels. With his brand of Drum & Bass becoming popular and winning both best newcomer DJ and Producer at the Drum&Bass Awards 2014 & 2015, Maduk released his debut album "Never Give Up” on U.K.-based label Hospital Records in 2016. 

The years after the album release Maduk focussed mainly on his label and events, Liquicity Festival now is one of the biggest Drum & Bass festivals in the world and the Liquicity community is steadily growing with sold out club shows all over Europe. Early 2019 Maduk announced to be back on the Liquicity roster and released his first new album single Go / Coming Down soon after. Later the singles Go Home (NCS), Colours / Still In Love [UKF10 x Liquicity], Company, Everytime, Back To Life, Go Back To The Jungle and Come Back To Me' followed, possibly all part of his second studio album. ~ Rich Wilson, Rovi

A Dutch teenage girl, with half of her childhood spent living in South Africa, who happens to be the next big thing in dance music. 
Sophie Francis started playing piano and singing along to every song.  
At the tender age of 14, Sophie began charting her path from a school challenge. Asked to master a skill over nine months, Sophie decided that she’d put her musical acumen to task. She went to class to learn to DJ and she quickly realised there was something much more at her fingertips. She began to obsess about music, mixing, production and the art of it all. She felt the real pull of music and what it can do for people and suddenly this school project became the catalyst of a career. She booked her first residency at a local bar where she perfected her skills and, as she played for more and more people, the artist inside began to emerge. She realised that she could connect with people in a powerful way through music. 
She was hooked.
Always Management signed her in 2015 and almost immediately, had her playing at weekend festivals across the globe. The first of those, BCM Mallorca, showcased Sophie on the mainstage for 2 full hours and set a crystal-clear precedent that Sophie was a star. 
As 2015 came to a close, Sophie went to South Africa for a tour performing on the mainstage of The Ruins Festival, a club show at The Coco Club in Cape Town, and rounding it all off with an appearance on Expresso a national TV show with 1.5 million viewers. 
At early 2016 Sophie sent Freeway Recordings 3 demos and the result was unprecedented. The label worked with Sophie on co-production and turned the 3 demos into final releases. ‘Drop Of A Dime’, ‘Up In This’ and ‘Bad Boy’ came out at the beginning of 2016, and each made #20 on the Beatport PH chart and got the support of Tiësto, Quintino, Ummet Ozcan, Thomas Gold, Tritonal and many others. The tracks were on rotation at NRJ and Tiësto’s Club Life radio show.
Sophie’s 4th single ‘Annihilate’ was a free-download. Fans again surprised everyone by pushing the song to a viral status by logging 2 million plays on Soundcloud.
The summer of 2016 was very successful, playing mainstage for festivals of 35k people in Valencia, playing at best clubs in the world by DJ Mag and gaining fan base after every show. These season gave Sophie a special highlight when she was confirmed to play as the ‘New Discovery’ special guest which included performing at 15 shows at BCM Mallorca; the most important nights brought to prominence by alums such as; Steve Aoki, Oliver Heldens, and Nervo among others. Sophie was joined on stage by Martin Garrix where the pair performed an impromptu B2B set.
The milestones continued in 2016 when Sophie released her first vocal track ‘Walls’, on Powerhouse Music. ‘Walls’ entered the playlists of national Dutch radios (538, SlamFM, 3FM) and received a 94% vote of ‘likes’ from listeners on 538 and broke into the Top 30 on the Dutch Airplay chart. ‘Walls’ was followed by the release of ‘Don’t Stop’, a club track on the Dirty Dutch imprint. The song entered the top15 on Beatport’s Chart, was premiered by David Guetta and supported by many international DJS. 
As 2016 progressed, Sophie was feeling the pressure. She was now an in-demand artist getting offers for bookings in the UK, Belgium, France, Germany, US, India, China, Vietnam, Japan and UAE, but balancing the fact that she is still a student attending a gifted high school with very critical exams looming.
A new label came calling and, in late January, Sophie signed a deal with Spinnin’ Records. Her first single, ‘Without You’ was released on Feb 17 with a follow up single is slated for April. Spinnin’ has made it clear that Sophie is a priority for them and news of the signing reverberated through the industry.
It was around this time that Sophie was named to the prestigious “Top 25 Most Influential Artists Under 25” by Spotify NL. She’s joined by fellow artists Martin Garrix and Oliver Heldens among others.

Looking around ourselves today we see that things are accelerating ever so rapidly in the world of technology.  Mans creation has dominated the world with industrious brilliance that can at once be described as mind bending, awe striking and terrifying.  Perhaps nothing symbolizes the spirit of this better than Alessandro Dilillo (Bike) and Stefano Sporani, better known to the world as NOIZE SUPPRESSOR.  Leaders in realm of Hardcore Techno, Noize Suppressor have taken their industrious art form to another level in both the musical and live realms. Bringing their fans an unmatched experience in entertainment on every level. As any witness of a Noize Suppressor show will tell you: its truly is mind bending, awe striking and terrifying…. all at once.

Jason Payne. 
The Definition Of RAW.

No time to stand still! With his leading mixing skills, mash-ups and edits, a performance by Jason Payne is only for the real die-hards. As Break The Rules’ label owner, his latest releases have topped the charts. In 2020, he released his first debut album ‘Watch Me’ with hits ‘Ain’t No Stopping Us’, ‘Chaos’ and ‘Brute Force’.

His track 'Strength. Domination. Power.' (with Regain and Requiem as 3 The Hard Way) even placed #1 on the Spotify Viral 50 list.

His list of performances is as diverse as it is impressive. With bookings at world renowned festivals around the globe, like Tomorrowland, Defqon.1, Decibel and Hard Bass, Jason Payne has taken the Hardstyle scene by storm.
 
Bookings:  info@thebassline-agency.com

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