Who does this?
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Harnessing a distinct brand of artistry that knows no categorical bounds, the DJ, producer and record label head has cemented herself as one of the music industry’s most in-demand names at nothing short of breakneck speed. Her signature sonic approach masterfully blends genres with a visceral energy that commands attention, the ardent catalyst in her meteoric rise from Belgium’s underground to global phenomenon status.

People keep saying trance is dead. We don't listen to them.

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Melbourne, Australia.

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/higherstatemusic/
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/higherstateofficial/

Higher State started in 2016 and have quickly grown in their home town of Melbourne, Australia and have been invited to play on most of the biggest Trance show's since.

Dynamic in their sound and not afraid to explore all sub-genres and a wide variety in their sets, they have played alongside a host of trance's A listers such as Bryan Kearney, Aly & Fila, Sneijder, Billy Gillies, David Rust, Scot Project, Mark Sherry, Giuseppe Ottaviani, Ben Nicky, Sean Tyas and local legend; Factor B, to name a few.

2022 Gigs:
Festival X (26 Nov) - Hardware & One Love @ Flemington Racecourse
Aly & Fila + Giuseppe Ottaviani (8th Apr) - Evolution & Output @ Chasers Nightclub
Subculture (2nd Apr) - Evolution @ Flemington Racecourse
Day Rave (5th Mar) - Output @ The Third Day
Anthems (1st Jan) - Output @ Melbourne Pavilion

2021 Gigs:
Past to Present (6th March) - Output @ Melbourne Pavilion
Anthems (1st Jan) - Output @ Love Machine

2020 Gigs:
Sneijder (7th February) - Output @ Seven Nightclub

2019 Gigs:
David Rust & Billy Gillies (21st December) - Output @ Seven Nightclub, Melbourne
Anthems - Battle of the DJs Vs Ahmet Atasaver (4th November) - Output @ Seven Nightclub, Melbourne
25 Years of Scot Project (25th October) - Pharmacy & Hard Kandy @ Brown Alley, Melbourne
Grotesque Ft RAM, Lost In Noise, Mark Sherry & Darren Porter (26th July) - Output @ Trak Lounge, Melbourne
Anthems - Battle of the DJs Vs Neblio (9th June) - Output @ Room680, Melbourne
Disorder Feat Renegade System & HP Source (12th April) - Our House + 88 Events @ Chasers, Melbourne
Bryan Kearney (2nd February)- Output Events @ Trak Nightclub, Melbourne

2018 Gigs:
Afterdark Ft Sneijder (21st December)- Output Events @ Trak Nightclub, Melbourne
Hard Kandy Vs Trancegression (24th November) @ Temple, Melbourne
Higher State @ Balthazaar (26th October) - Fallen Angel Entertainment, Canberra
Output 001 Ft Aly & Fila, Jordan Suckley, Richard Durand, Mark Sherry & James Dymond (13th October) - Output @ Festival Hall, Melbourne
Markus Schulz (27th September) - Temple & Silk Saturdays @ The Palms, Crown Casino, Melbourne
Adam Ellis (22nd September) - Trancegression, Harmonix, Hard Kandy, Seize & United Entertainment @ Temple, Melbourne
Ellicit Pres Adam Ellis (21st September)- Ellicit @ Burdekin Hotel, Sydney
ReOrder Pres. A Night of Disorder (4th August) - Trancegression, Harmonix, Hard Kandy, Seize & United Entertainment @ Temple Melbourne
Giuseppe Ottaviani LIVE 2.0 Tour (12th May) – Output Events @ Trak Lounge
Sean Tyas & Shugz (1st April)- Output Events @ Room 680
Chris Schweizer & Heatbeat (3rd March) – Output Events @ Room680
Alex Morph (17th February) – Output Events @ Room680
Factor B Club Show (6th January) – Bamboo & Trancegression Events @ Pandora
Output Pres. New Year’s Day Night (1st January) @ Therapy, Crown

2017 Gigs:
Ben Nicky HeadF*ck Xtreme – Symbiotic (7th July) @ Studio 3, Crown
Anthems Ft Richard Durand & Scot Project – Majik Ent. (25th February ) @ Studio 3, Crown 
Electric Parade Afterparty Ft Sneijder, Will Atkinson & Morten Granau – Majik Ent (18th February) @ Studio 3, Crown

2016 Gigs:
Anthems – Majik Ent. (23rd December) @ Studio 3, Crown
Official Aly & Fila Afterparty Ft Factor B (9th September) @ Studio 3, Crown

Electronic music lovers know Dimitri and Mike Thivaios as the monolithic brotherly duo "Dimitri Vegas and Like Mike". The brothers are superstars in the electronic music scene that earned the adoration of crowds around the globe. From becoming the first-ever duo to win the World #1 DJ's crown at the prestigious DJ Mag Top 100 DJs Poll in 2015 and 2019, the twosome has continued to stand firm and stay in the top 5 positions in the Poll since 2014.

Collecting more Gold and Platinum records than they can count, Dimitri and Mike have won the hearts of icons across genres collaborating with heavyweight hitters like David Guetta, Daddy Yankee, Natti Natasha, Gucci Mane, Snoop Dogg, Martin Garrix, Diplo, Swedish House Mafia, Steve Aoki, Armin Van Buuren, Afrojack, Ne-Yo, Wiz Khalifa and many more. An invite from Disney Records led the brothers to work with Hans Zimmer on a big room flavour of the film's lead score 'He's a Pirate' for the fifth instalment of the Pirates of the Caribbean movie franchise Dead Men Tell No Tales. They also created the theme for Mortal Kombat 11, the latest instalment of the iconic video game series.

After a stellar rise in the scene for many years, their monumental single 'The Hum' starring Jean Claude Van Damme and Charlie Sheen in the music video scaled new heights. Netting the #1 spot in their native Belgium, the single went platinum, with the music video receiving over 200 million views online. The brothers repeated their magic touch on the Ne-Yo collaboration 'Higher Place', which spent ten weeks atop the Belgian singles chart and secured the #1 Billboard Dance Chart spot. They claimed the #1 spot again with the release of their Diplo collaboration 'Hey Baby' and then again when 'Selfish' featuring Era Istrefi secured the #1 position on the Billboard Dance Chart. Their summer 2017 single 'Complicated', with David Guetta and Kiiara, became one of the year's biggest hits with over 165 million streams on Spotify and 88 million YouTube views. The duo joined forces with W&W on 'Crowd Control', the sonic representation of their iconic dance move. Their involvement on the All-Star collaboration 'Instagram', which included David Guetta, Afro Bros, Daddy Yankee and Natti Natasha, gifted the scene with one of the biggest songs of the summer in 2019 and which currently sits at more than 280 million streams on Spotify. In 2020 they released this monster hit Do It! together with Kimberly Loaiza and Azteck. The single has received more than 235 million TikTok views and over 80 million total streams.

The launch of their yearly homecoming arena concert in 2013 was another example of their enduring appeal. Nearly a decade later and after 25 sold-out concerts, welcoming more than 500,000 fans, Dimitri and Mike had firmly brought the madness of the biggest annual arena show to Antwerp's Sportpaleis. However, it's their position as the ambassadors of the worldwide phenomenon Tomorrowland which has seen them grow to an unprecedented level of stature, playing their part in the incredible rise of the world-famous Belgian festival.

Dimitri and Mike are locking up more than 30 million fans on social media, combined with billions of music streams and video views. In the meantime, they tour the world, selling out stadiums and arenas with immersive live performances. From iconic clubs like Amnesia, Green Valley, Ministry of Sound and Ushuaïa Ibiza, where the duo holds a summer residency in partnership with Tomorrowland, to festival mainstages such as Airbeat One, Balaton Sound, Creamfields, EDC Las Vegas, Lollapalooza, Parookaville, Soundstorm, World Club Dome, Tomorrowland, Untold and many more.

With a globe-trotting tour schedule while running one of the most iconic record labels in the scene and producing some of the biggest electronic records of the past decade, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike have proved that together, they have what it takes to dominate the scene as they persistently strive to give their global fan base the best experience and memories feasible.

Voted #1 Club Night in Victoria, Cloud Nine is Melbourne's premier Saturday night coming from the heart of late night activity known as King Street. Don’t let the fluffy name fool you; Cloud Nine is a gathering of somewhat familiar faces taking place after dark from 10pm every Saturday night until the wee hours of Sunday morning. 54-60 King Street, Melbourne.


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