I was invited to play a four set of 90s trance, techno and progressive to legendary VUM open air party in Helsinki. The open air event takes place at Ääniwalli which is the #1 electronic music venue in Finland. Set goes from deeper UK progressive sounds to original German underground trance & techno and ends with late 90s uplifting sound of Dutch trance. This was a really special party to play. Thank you very much Lil Tony, Ääniwalli crew and everybody on the dancefloor for the good vibes <3

Photo credit: Tube Lähdeoja @ Taivas UG 1995

Orkidea - Journey through 90s trance, techno and progressive (Live at VUM 2024)

Had a pretty usual life with all the regular ups&downs which will be added naturally by aging, just like a good quality imperial stout strong beer, get’s better or worse after some years and will be kept secret until the bottle opens. Then you can start looking back and ask yourself what went wrong or what was good…? For me personally I would say drink the bottle before taking the risk, enjoy the moment and go back in time listening to the memorable music of early house/trance classics (personal choice) the moments that marked them, the 90’s/early 20’s clubs in Belgium (which are all closed now) the early Ibiza clubs  way before Ushuaïa and other commercial venues turning charme into charge! Remembering Bora Bora without a fence in front, walking in and out of the beach freely….at night and then…well…an amazing ‘secret’ happened which I’ll never forget! All i want to say is I’m fu..ing happy to be a part of this amazing time/era which can’t be copied or happened again in the future, only the music will be available forever and releases me in my stressful times….realizing that this is the best way for me to get a reset in my head thinking about the past with all the good memories! 🤞

Music is my first love and will be my last

One of Scandinavia's leading DJs, producer, promoter, head of music at YleX, father and a music lover. 

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Orkidea has been one of Scandinavia’s leading DJs since the early 90s. He is best known for his unique blend of trance and progressive: credible and firmly rooted in the underground origins of trance. His music has been supported by a wide variety of DJs from the ultimate taste makers such as Pete Tong and Sasha to stadium filling titans Armin van Buuren and Tiesto. All artists that he has enjoyed sharing the stage with too.

Tapio Hakanen aka Orkidea has released four full length albums for Black Hole, AVA and Universal Music. He is best known for classics such as Unity, YearZero and Nana and timeless remixes of Way Out West’s Killa, Aalto’s Rush and Tiesto’s Flight 643. Lately he has been one of the key creative forces in Solarstone’s Pure Trance movement and has had the pleasure of mixing the first compilation, releasing on the label and performing at their high profile events around the globe. Orkidea is also a member of the critically acclaimed VII DJ collective.

Throughout his career, Orkidea has been voted seven times as #1 DJ in Finland and two times the most popular DJ in Scandinavia and made it to the DJ Mag Top 200 and Tranceaddict Top 100 lists. He has had 32 Beatport Top 100 tracks, one iTunes #1 album, a Finnish singles chart #1 and a Beatport Trance #1 single under his belt alongside over 30 million plays in YouTube, SoundCloud and Spotify.

Since his first gigs at illegal squat house underground raves in 1992, Orkidea has played over 2000 gigs around the world at legendary venues such as Ministry of Sound in London, Cafe del Mar in Ibiza, Tresor in Berlin, Pacha in Buenos Aires and Avalon in Los Angeles, as well as some of world’s most prestigious events including Dreamstate USA, Luminosity, Transmission and Amsterdam ADE.

Between his peers, he is known as being driven by his constant need to evolve and create. Something he fulfills by uniting, supporting and inspiring the people and movements he is passionate about. Dedication to the scene and ethos of “Forward Forever, Backwards Never” has kept Orkidea moving and progressing for over 25 years and it’s still what keeps him as relevant and credible as ever.