Dj Orkidea

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Tapio Hakanen, better known by his stage name DJ Orkidea (or sometimes just Orkidea), is a Finnish electronic music artist. DJ Orkidea has been one of Scandinavia’s top DJs for over 10 years and has been voted twice ’Most Popular Nordic DJ’ in Swedish/Danish Megamind’s voting and elected five times as ’Best DJ’ in Finnish Club Awards. His track Killa in 2005 was a hit in Finland. Orkidea has made remixes for big trance labels like Anjunabeats or Hooj Choons and for artists like Tiësto, Tilt, and Way Out West. DJ Orkidea is employed as a sound design manager at Nokia Corporation.

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

Bookings: paula@twenty4sevenmanagement

It’s been amazing twenty years since me and my friends started organizing illegal raves in the squat houses of Helsinki in early 90s. Most bizarre experience must have been DJing for Jean-Paul Gaultier and Helena Christensen at a Berlin fetish club Kit Kat after their first ever Berlin show. Most flashy ones have been entertaining the rich & famous of Hong Kong or Russia while warming up Chemical Brothers, Paul van Dyk or Underworld was something I’ll never forget. From the venues I’ve DJed Tresor in Berlin, Pacha in Ibiza, Ministry of Sound in London and CODE in Tokyo were special places to play.

My recording career started in 1998 with Slusnik Luna’s Nicklas Renqvist. ‘Unity‘ was signed to british Steelfish label and found it’s way to Gatecrasher and Renaissance compilations. Sasha and Oakenfold opened their Essential Mixes with it and Pete Tong played it on BBC Radio 1. Gigs with DJ Tiesto lead into signing to his Black Hole label while other releases include ‘Embrace’ on Five AM and ‘Beautiful‘ on Sential (finnish national singles chart #1). Most famous colaborations include ‘YearZero‘ together with Andy Moor, ‘God’s Garden‘ together with David West and ‘Zeitgeist‘ with Solarstone. My remixes include Aalto’s ‘Rush‘ made together with Super8, Stage One remix made for Hooj Choons, Way Out West’s ‘Killa‘ and more recently a bootleg remix of Hans Zimmer’s ‘Time‘ from Inception soundtrack which Paul Oakenfold loved so much he did his own edit. In 2011 I released my third artist album “20” which also celebrates my twenty years of DJing.

As promoters we have come a very long way from the days of illegal warehouse raves. Together with my friends, we have run Club Unity for over ten years, promoted Renaissance’s events in Helsinki and organized events called “Pacifique” for almost 3000 people in a water park. We have had fun at 16 hour Sunday clubbing sessions at DTM and have brought Jose Padilla to Finland. We have organised events on boats, in parks, on ice-skating rinks and even did one of Finland’s first flash mobs: the infamous One Minute Raves. The longest set I’ve ever played was 23 hours on New Year’s Day in 2010. To me electronic music and club culture has always been about open-mindness, unity amongst people and pushing the musical boundaries forward, whether it’s ambient concert in a park or full on rave in warehouse. Uniting the sounds, the minds, the people…

Birth name: Tapio Hakanen
Also known as:  DJ Orkidea 
Origin: Finlind
Genres: Trance, Progressive, Electronica
Occupation(s):  Musician, DJ , producer, Sound design manager at NOKIA Corporation,
Years active: 1990–present
Labels: Pure Trance, Anjunabeat, Black Hole , AVA, Universal Music
Websites: http://www.djorkidea.com/
                 https://www.facebook.com/orkideadj/
                 https://soundcloud.com/orkidea



Orkidea

TATW

Preview clips of my brand new remix album "20 Ximer"
Out now on Solaris Recordings:

iTunes: http://bit.ly/20Xemir-iTunes
Beatport: http://bit.ly/20Xemir-Beatport

Unity (Solarstone Pure Mix)

Download here: http://bit.ly/SlowmotionIII

A tradition that’s unofficially linked their last 4 years with a 3-strong arc of ‘Slowmotion’ tracks, each has augured a major new Solarstone or Orkidea release or project. As the first purpose-produced track from his forthcoming, keenly anticipated ‘Electronic Architecture³’compilation, No. ‘III’ in the series is no different. Together the pair deliver another piece of righteously dark, long and supremely strong subterranean-minded trance.
Solarstone & Orkidea are back to strike three for three with the latest in their sequential ‘Slowmotion’ series. The pair’s Original Mix steams from port through coolly undulated bass waves and casually swelled 80s-edged synthesis, tipping a blasé vocal salute to arch synth-masters Yello as it embarks. 
Churning those waters ever deeper, female siren-song harmonies heighten its atmosphere, before Richard & Tapio channel the track into the glockenspiel-like orchestral chime of the break. With the tempo’s dial securely locked to trance-progressive, ‘Slowmotion III” proceeds to deliver one laser-lit FX tweak, frisson-filled sequential development and masterfully delivered key change after another. 

Pure mood-food for those that like to explore the dark underbelly of trance, the Original Mix of ‘Slowmotion III’ arrives on Beatport on June 30th.  

Tracklist:
Black Hole 659-1
Solarstone & Orkidea – Slowmotion III
1. Original Mix

www.solarstone.co.uk
www.twitter.com/richsolarstone
www.facebook.com/solarstonefanpage 
www.soundcloud.com/solarstone
www.blackholerecordings.com
www.soundcloud.com/blackholerecordings

TEASER Solarstone & Orkidea - Slowmotion III (Original Mix) [Black Hole 659-1]

Buy on iTunes

#EA3 Preview Disc 2: Orkidea - Purity (EA3 Edit)

Download here: bit.ly/SlowmotionIII

A tradition that’s unofficially linked their last 4 years with a 3-strong arc of ‘Slowmotion’ tracks, each has augured a major new Solarstone or Orkidea release or project. As the first purpose-produced track from his forthcoming, keenly anticipated ‘Electronic Architecture³’compilation, No. ‘III’ in the series is no different. Together the pair deliver another piece of righteously dark, long and supremely strong subterranean-minded trance.
Solarstone & Orkidea are back to strike three for three with the latest in their sequential ‘Slowmotion’ series. The pair’s Original Mix steams from port through coolly undulated bass waves and casually swelled 80s-edged synthesis, tipping a blasé vocal salute to arch synth-masters Yello as it embarks. 
Churning those waters ever deeper, female siren-song harmonies heighten its atmosphere, before Richard & Tapio channel the track into the glockenspiel-like orchestral chime of the break. With the tempo’s dial securely locked to trance-progressive, ‘Slowmotion III” proceeds to deliver one laser-lit FX tweak, frisson-filled sequential development and masterfully delivered key change after another.

Pure mood-food for those that like to explore the dark underbelly of trance, the Original Mix of ‘Slowmotion III’ arrives on Beatport on June 30th.

Tracklist:
Black Hole 659-1
Solarstone & Orkidea – Slowmotion III
1. Original Mix
2. Solarstone Remix
3. Orkidea Remix

www.solarstone.co.uk
www.twitter.com/richsolarstone
www.facebook.com/solarstonefanpage 
@solarstone
www.blackholerecordings.com
@blackholerecordings

TEASER Solarstone & Orkidea - Slowmotion III (Orkidea Remix) [Black Hole 659-0]

TEASER Solarstone & Orkidea - Slowmotion III (Solarstone Remix) [Black Hole 659-0]

I have always loved long progressive tracks from the likes of BT, Sunday Club and Sasha who've have made tracks well over 10 minutes. You don't hear that much anymore and I was wondering why is that..? I ended up thinking that it's the 2014 EDM culture which has made DJs so visible stage performers that (at least in DJs' heads) there is a need to do something actively when playing and that has lead into two minute quick mixing and sets loaded with mashups. 

Don't get me wrong: I understand that in a big room/festival setting that works very well, but I also believe that many people still enjoy longer progressions and tracks with many parts flowing seamlessly from one to another. I wanted to try to make a track like that: epic intro, deep & groovy build up part, emotive breakdown, driving D part, uplifting peak moment and percussion driven outdo. Hope you like it :)

Solarstone & Orkidea - Slowmotion III (Orkidea Remix)

Sonorous - Protonic(Ronski Speed Mix)

Original mix of 'Purity' and remixes from Nicholas Bennison and Peetu S are now out in Beatport! It is my first new solo material in three years and the debut single from my fourth artist album (coming out during 2015) so I'm super happy to see this finally out! :-)

Beatport:
http://www.beatport.com/release/purity/1403812


Purity (Original Mix)

Download on Beatport: http://btprt.dj/1M3E64c
Download on iTunes: http://apple.co/1M3EbEV

Orkidea’s last single venture, the purer-than-pure ‘Purity’, stoked floor fires bright throughout the autumn. Drawing substantial deck & radio show rotation from Armin van Buuren and multitude of other tier-1 DJs, press-side it was hailed is as “a real treat!” with Tilllate scoring it a red-hot 9.5/10. The UK’s DJ Mag meanwhile described it as having a “doomy dash of ‘Bladerunner’ with several tablespoons of ‘Oxygène’ about it”. For his next release, the flying Fin, delves even deeper into the latter’s sonic gene pool, with a stunning retro-futuristic revision from the Jean-Michel Jarre universe. 

He’s taken the legendary composer’s 1988 classic ‘Revolution Industrielle’ and, bringing all his accrued production knowledge to bear, repurposed it for 21st century clubbers.
Orkidea brilliantly, assuredly recasts JMJ’s ‘Revolution Industrielle’ as a deep-into-the-night club floor titan, utilizing masterful chord transposal and emotion-spiking Roland D-50 synths to retain the original’s soundscape feel & drama. 
A release with one foot in the past… and the other most firmly in the future, to quote ‘Revolution Industrielle’ itself, it’s “today, tomorrow… forever”.

Revolution Industrielle

Buy in Beatport

Orkidea & Activa - Z21 [OUT NOW!]

Written by Tapio Hakanen. Co-written by Marc Mitchell. 
Produced by Tapio Hakanen and Petri “Lowland” Alanko.
Published by copyright control.


Orkidea - Beautiful (Orkidea's Whiteout Remix)

Written by Andreas Krüger. 
Produced by Tapio Hakanen and Jaakko Salovaara. 
Published by Manuskript.

Orkidea & JS16 - Hale Bopp

Written by Rich Mowatt. 
Produced by Tapio Hakanen and Rich Mowatt. 

Orkidea & Solarstone - Slowmotion II

Sun Down

Pacifique

Sasha vs Underworld: Xpanding Girl (Orkidea remix)

Alex Morph: Purple Audio (Orkidea's Buenos Aires Breakz mix)

Orkidea: Stretching Time

Orkidea: Unity (2010 remix)

Andy Moor vs Orkidea: YearZero

Early support from Armin van Buuren, Above & Beyond, Ferry Corsten, Markus Schulz, Solarstone, Super8 & Tab and Progressive Pick of the week in A State Of Trance. Already in the Beatport Trance Top 10!

Available here: blackhole.choons.at/nanaremix

"The original of Orkidea’s Nana was featured on his very well received Harmonia album and now sees a single release in a remix by Jerome Isma-Ae. Prepare for an instant summer feeling and the urge to dance in the sand all day (or night) long. Jerome keeps the original vibe and groove of the track yet giving it a more club-edgy boost. We just have to move to this tune and you will too!"

Black Hole 780-0
Orkidea – Nana
1. Jerome Isma-Ae Remix

https://www.beatport.com/release/nana-jerome-isma-ae-remix/1757810

Released by:
Black Hole Recordings
Release date:
30 May 2016

Nana (Jerome Isma-Ae Remix)

Nana (Jerome Isma - Ae Remix)

The follow up collaboration after 'Slowmotion' from myself and trance legend Solarstone. 'Zeitgeist' is featured on Solarstone's Touchstone album - out now in Beatport: http://bit.ly/cHC8cy and iTunes: http://bit.ly/aIIxB5.
&gt;

Solarstone & Orkidea: Zeitgeist

Rendezvous (Orkidea Remix)

Union Jack: Two Full Moons And A Trout (Orkidea Remix)

Super8 & Tab recorded live @ TATW 350 Los Angeles USA 11-12-2010

Tracklist
01.Super8 & Tab feat. Julie Thompson - My Enemy (Intro Edit)
02.Super8 & Tab feat. Jan Burton - Empire (Craig Connelly Remix)
03.Super8 & Tab & P.O.S. pres. Aalto - 5 (Original Mix)
04.Ronski Speed feat. Ana Criado - A Sign (Original Mix)
05.M.I.K.E. - The Art Of Love (Protoculture Remix)
06.Lange - Harmonic Motion (Mike Saint Jules Remix)
07.Markus Schulz feat. Justine Suissa - Perception (Super8 & Tab Remix)
08.Daniel Kandi - Breathe (7 Skies Remix)
09.Super8 & Tab feat. Julie Thompson - My Enemy (Club Mix)
10.Super8 & Tab feat. Jan Burton - Mercy (Extended Mix)
11.Signalrunners & Julie Thompson - These Shoulders (Andy Moor Remix)
12.Above & Beyond feat. Ashley Tomberlin - Can't Sleep (Super8 & Tab Remix)

Super8 & Tab - TATW 350 Los Angeles USA 11-12-2010

Oliver Smith TATW #430 Guest Mix
22 June 2012

As played on the Above & Beyond TATW radio show.

1. Hanna - Sometimes [Karol XVII & MB Valence Remix] (Blockhead)
2. Oliver Smith - Under The Wire (Anjunadeep)
3. Solarity - Primordial (Anjunadeep)
4. Airsoul - Asia (Alter Ego Progressive)
5. Oliver Smith - Progress (Anjunabeats)
6. Denzal Park - Amarok (Neon)
7. Ronski Speed vs Sonorous - Protonic 12 [Oliver Smith Mashup]  (Enhanced/Euphonic)

www.oliversmithmusic.com

TATW #430 Guest Mix 22 June 2012

Artist: Ernesto vs Bastian
Release: Dark Side Of The Moon (Dogzilla’s Pure Filth Remix)
Label: Nebula
Release Date: 2005-04-04
Buy Link:
http://www.beatport.com/track/dark-side-dogzilla-pure-filth-remix/109323

Buy on Beatport

Ernesto vs Bastian - Dark Side Of The Moon (Dogzilla Pure Filth Remix)

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

Bookings: paula@silverlining.agency

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.