Andy Blueman
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Andrej Komatovic, widely known as Andy Blueman (born September 4, 1982) is a Slovenia
n Trance
producer. His release Time to Rest was included in Armin van Buuren's trance compilation A State Of Trance 2008
, and 'Everlasting (Original Mix)' was included in A State Of Trance Yearmix 2009. His work Florescence (Epic Mix) was also included in A State Of Trance Yearmix 2010 and ranked 18th best song of 2010 in the TranceFix Top 25 of 2010. Five of his tracks were voted the track of the week (Future Favorite) on A State of Trance, and two of his other tracks won Trance Around the World's weekly web vote. He was the only non-DJ to place in the top 70 in the Tranceaddict Official 2010 top DJs poll. Eleven of his tracks were voted amongst the greatest 1,000 tracks in the history of trance music out of over 10,000 nominees in the Trance Top 1000 poll organized by Armada Music
, even though he had ever only worked on 13 trance songs released by the time of the competition.
In 2007, Perceptive Recordings had launched, and Andy's first track Nyctalopia was the first release on the label, with an extra Club Mix, and remixes by Onova and Will B. The release was a fantastic success. He decided to stay with Perceptive Recordings to release his music because they had a fair and amicable partnership. The popularity of Perceptive quickly grew with further singles including releases by Daniel Kandi
and Adam Nickey.
Komatovic's uplifting trance
music style includes the application of classical compositions, a genre many have called "Orchestral Uplifting" or "Uplifting Trance with Symphonic Orchestra". His first track, Nyctalopia, included a dramatic string ensemble in the breakdown, while still applying the same laws of Trance. His tracks Neverland and The World To Come both included an emotional breakdown with the use of eastern drums, and Everlasting included a piano solo.
His first E.P., Sea Tides, was released on February 23, 2009, and received hype by DJ's such as Ferry Corsten
and Armin van Buuren. It included three original tracks: Sea Tides, Neverland and Everlasting. The E.P. also included a re-work of each of the tracks. These re-works still included all the same instruments, but both breakdown and main chorus melodies were changed.
Since the Sea Tides E.P., Komatovic has produced numerous remixes for various labels, including Armada
and Anjunabeats
, receiving hype from many DJ's including Above & Beyond, Armin van Buuren, Tiesto, Ferry Corsten, and others. His work has influenced the production of more orchestral trance, and more upcoming and established producers are producing their tracks with extended emotional orchestral breakdowns, including SoundShit, Arctic Moon, Nery, Aly & Fila
, Ciro Visone, and Sara Pollino within the uplifting scene and Ralph Fritsch and Roger Shah in other trance genres. During 2010, Blueman continued to produce remixes, for Blue Soho, Subculture, Abora, AVA, and Enhanced Recordings. His fourth single Florescence was released in July 2010 as another purely solo release on Perceptive Recordings.
Many of his tracks have been widely voted as amongst the best in trance music. Eleven of his tracks were each voted as one of the 1,000 greatest trance tracks of all time out of over 10,000 nominees in the Trance Top 1000 poll organized by Armada Music
(the largest trance label in the world). These were Afternova - Serenity (Andy Blueman Remix), Time To Rest (Daniel Kandi Bangin' Remix), Sea Tides (Original Mix), Neverland (Energetic Mix), Everlasting (Original Mix), Nyctalopia (Original Mix), Nery - Redawn (Andy Blueman Remix), The World To Come (Andy Blueman Mix), Airbase - Roots (Andy Blueman Remix), Adam Nickey - In Motion (Andy Blueman Remix), Robert Nickson - Circles (Andy Blueman Remix). By the time of the competition, only 13 trance songs Komatovic had worked on had been released; this rate of 85% is amongst the highest of any producer in the history of trance music and is a testament to Komatovic's consistently high quality.
His songs have also been voted highly by listeners of A State of Trance
, which has about 15 million listeners a week: Five songs -- Time to Rest (Live Guitar by Eller van Buuren Mix), Nyctalopia (Onova remix), Time To Rest (Original Mix), Armin van Buuren pres. Gaia – Tuvan (Andy Blueman remix), and Nery – Redawn (Andy Blueman remix) -- were voted the corresponding week's Future Favorite. As for Trance Around the World
and its 30 million listeners, two of Andrej's other tracks -- Ferry Tayle & Static Blue - L'Acrobat (Andy Blueman Remix) and Adam Nickey - In Motion (Andy Blueman Remix)-- won the TATW web vote contest. And in the 2010 Trancefix poll of the best trance songs of 2010, Afternova - Serenity (Andy Blueman Remix) was rated the 11th best and his Florescence (Epic Mix) the 18th best of all trance songs for the year.
On 29 December 2010, Komatovic announced via his personal blog that he would quit the trance scene, having lost his passion for trance music. Rather, in the future he will focus on producing pieces of his favourite type of music: film scores. Away From The Sun (set for a 2011 release) and Cydonia are expected to be Andy Blueman's last two trance singles.
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
n Trance
Trance music
Trance is a genre of electronic dance music that developed in the 1990s.:251 It is generally characterized by a tempo of between 125 and 150 bpm,:252 repeating melodic synthesizer phrases, and a musical form that builds up and breaks down throughout a track...
producer. His release Time to Rest was included in Armin van Buuren's trance compilation A State Of Trance 2008
A State Of Trance 2008
A State of Trance 2008 is the fifth album in the A State of Trance compilation series mixed by Dutch DJ Armin van Buuren. The double disc album of trance music was released on September 29, 2008.-Track listing:*Disc 1: On the Beach...
, and 'Everlasting (Original Mix)' was included in A State Of Trance Yearmix 2009. His work Florescence (Epic Mix) was also included in A State Of Trance Yearmix 2010 and ranked 18th best song of 2010 in the TranceFix Top 25 of 2010. Five of his tracks were voted the track of the week (Future Favorite) on A State of Trance, and two of his other tracks won Trance Around the World's weekly web vote. He was the only non-DJ to place in the top 70 in the Tranceaddict Official 2010 top DJs poll. Eleven of his tracks were voted amongst the greatest 1,000 tracks in the history of trance music out of over 10,000 nominees in the Trance Top 1000 poll organized by Armada Music
Armada Music
Armada Music is a Dutch record label that specializes in releasing electronic dance music, primarily trance and house, co-founded by Armin van Buuren....
, even though he had ever only worked on 13 trance songs released by the time of the competition.
Music
Andy first discovered trance music in 1997 when he bought the album, Dream Dance. Since then, his interest in trance music has grown, expanded and matured. Near the end of 2001, he started producing his own music, following his brother who did the same the year before. Until recently, Andy was producing with a variety of tools and experimenting with different styles, such as ambient/chill out, film music, melodic, progressive and uplifting trance.In 2007, Perceptive Recordings had launched, and Andy's first track Nyctalopia was the first release on the label, with an extra Club Mix, and remixes by Onova and Will B. The release was a fantastic success. He decided to stay with Perceptive Recordings to release his music because they had a fair and amicable partnership. The popularity of Perceptive quickly grew with further singles including releases by Daniel Kandi
Daniel Kandi
Daniel Kandi is a Danish trance producer and DJ currently living in Aalborg. Kandi entered the trance scene with the release of "Breathe" in 2006, on the successful Anjunabeats label. In 2010 he was ranked #77 in DJ Magazine's Top 100 DJ Poll.-Musical career:Daniel Kandi began producing trance...
and Adam Nickey.
Komatovic's uplifting trance
Uplifting trance
Uplifting trance, often synonymous with epic trance, anthem trance, emotional trance, or euphoric trance is a term used to describe a large sub-genre of trance music. The name, which emerged in the wake of progressive trance in 1997, is derived from the feeling which listeners claim to get...
music style includes the application of classical compositions, a genre many have called "Orchestral Uplifting" or "Uplifting Trance with Symphonic Orchestra". His first track, Nyctalopia, included a dramatic string ensemble in the breakdown, while still applying the same laws of Trance. His tracks Neverland and The World To Come both included an emotional breakdown with the use of eastern drums, and Everlasting included a piano solo.
His first E.P., Sea Tides, was released on February 23, 2009, and received hype by DJ's such as Ferry Corsten
Ferry Corsten
Ferry Corsten, also known under the alias System F, is a Dutch producer of trance music, in addition to being a DJ and remixer. He also hosts his own weekly radio show, Corsten's Countdown. He routinely plays at events all over the world with crowds in excess of tens of thousands. In 2009 Ferry...
and Armin van Buuren. It included three original tracks: Sea Tides, Neverland and Everlasting. The E.P. also included a re-work of each of the tracks. These re-works still included all the same instruments, but both breakdown and main chorus melodies were changed.
Since the Sea Tides E.P., Komatovic has produced numerous remixes for various labels, including Armada
Armada Music
Armada Music is a Dutch record label that specializes in releasing electronic dance music, primarily trance and house, co-founded by Armin van Buuren....
and Anjunabeats
Anjunabeats
Anjunabeats is a British record label, started by producers Jonathan "Jono" Grant and Paavo Siljamäki in 2000 which releases trance music. The first 12" record was titled Volume One, released under Grant and Siljamäki's alias, Anjunabeats, in 2000. As the label got the name Anjunabeats, they...
, receiving hype from many DJ's including Above & Beyond, Armin van Buuren, Tiesto, Ferry Corsten, and others. His work has influenced the production of more orchestral trance, and more upcoming and established producers are producing their tracks with extended emotional orchestral breakdowns, including SoundShit, Arctic Moon, Nery, Aly & Fila
Aly & Fila
Aly & Fila is an Egyptian trance music duo made up of Aly Amr Fathalah and Fadi Wassef Naguib . They host an internet radio show every Monday on Digitally Imported radio, called Future Sound of Egypt.-History:...
, Ciro Visone, and Sara Pollino within the uplifting scene and Ralph Fritsch and Roger Shah in other trance genres. During 2010, Blueman continued to produce remixes, for Blue Soho, Subculture, Abora, AVA, and Enhanced Recordings. His fourth single Florescence was released in July 2010 as another purely solo release on Perceptive Recordings.
Many of his tracks have been widely voted as amongst the best in trance music. Eleven of his tracks were each voted as one of the 1,000 greatest trance tracks of all time out of over 10,000 nominees in the Trance Top 1000 poll organized by Armada Music
Armada Music
Armada Music is a Dutch record label that specializes in releasing electronic dance music, primarily trance and house, co-founded by Armin van Buuren....
(the largest trance label in the world). These were Afternova - Serenity (Andy Blueman Remix), Time To Rest (Daniel Kandi Bangin' Remix), Sea Tides (Original Mix), Neverland (Energetic Mix), Everlasting (Original Mix), Nyctalopia (Original Mix), Nery - Redawn (Andy Blueman Remix), The World To Come (Andy Blueman Mix), Airbase - Roots (Andy Blueman Remix), Adam Nickey - In Motion (Andy Blueman Remix), Robert Nickson - Circles (Andy Blueman Remix). By the time of the competition, only 13 trance songs Komatovic had worked on had been released; this rate of 85% is amongst the highest of any producer in the history of trance music and is a testament to Komatovic's consistently high quality.
His songs have also been voted highly by listeners of A State of Trance
A State of Trance
A State Of Trance is the title of a weekly radio show hosted by prominent trance producer DJ Armin van Buuren. First airing in March 2001 on ID&T Radio , the show takes the format of a two hour mix in which he plays new trance music, both promotional and commercially released...
, which has about 15 million listeners a week: Five songs -- Time to Rest (Live Guitar by Eller van Buuren Mix), Nyctalopia (Onova remix), Time To Rest (Original Mix), Armin van Buuren pres. Gaia – Tuvan (Andy Blueman remix), and Nery – Redawn (Andy Blueman remix) -- were voted the corresponding week's Future Favorite. As for Trance Around the World
Trance Around the World
Trance Around the World is the title of a weekly radio show hosted by trance DJs Above & Beyond...
and its 30 million listeners, two of Andrej's other tracks -- Ferry Tayle & Static Blue - L'Acrobat (Andy Blueman Remix) and Adam Nickey - In Motion (Andy Blueman Remix)-- won the TATW web vote contest. And in the 2010 Trancefix poll of the best trance songs of 2010, Afternova - Serenity (Andy Blueman Remix) was rated the 11th best and his Florescence (Epic Mix) the 18th best of all trance songs for the year.
On 29 December 2010, Komatovic announced via his personal blog that he would quit the trance scene, having lost his passion for trance music. Rather, in the future he will focus on producing pieces of his favourite type of music: film scores. Away From The Sun (set for a 2011 release) and Cydonia are expected to be Andy Blueman's last two trance singles.
EPs
- Andy Blueman - Sea Tides EP (2009) [Perceptive Recordings]
- Sea Tides (Original Mix)
- Neverland (Original Mix)
- Everlasting (Original Mix)
- Sea Tides (Energetic Mix)
- Neverland (Energetic Mix)
- Everlasting (Emotional Mix)
Singles
- Andy Blueman - Nyctalopia (2007) [Perceptive Recordings]
- Nyctalopia (Original Mix)
- Nyctalopia (Club Mix)
- Nyctalopia (Onova Remix)
- Nyctalopia (Will B Remix)
- Andy Blueman - Time To Rest (2008) [Perceptive Recordings]
- Time To Rest (Original Mix)
- Time To Rest (Mystery Islands Remix)
- Time To Rest (Extended Mix)
- Time To Rest (Daniel KandiDaniel KandiDaniel Kandi is a Danish trance producer and DJ currently living in Aalborg. Kandi entered the trance scene with the release of "Breathe" in 2006, on the successful Anjunabeats label. In 2010 he was ranked #77 in DJ Magazine's Top 100 DJ Poll.-Musical career:Daniel Kandi began producing trance...
Bangin' Mix)
- Reconceal & Andy Blueman - The World To Come (2009) [Perceptive Recordings]
- The World To Come (Reconceal Mix)
- The World To Come (Andy Blueman Mix)
- The World To Come (Onova Remix)
- The World To Come (Alex Pich Remix)
- Andy Blueman - Florescence (5 July 2010) [Perceptive Recordings]
- Florescence (Original Mix)
- Florescence (Intro Mix)
- Florescence (Epic Mix)
- Florescence (Emotional Mix)
- Andy Blueman - Away From The Sun (2011) [TBA]
- Away From The Sun (Original Mix)
- Away From The Sun (Intro Mix)
- Andy Blueman - Cydonia (2012) [TBA]
- Cydonia (Original Mix)
- Cydonia (Intro Mix)
Remixes
- AirbaseJezper SöderlundJezper Söderlund is a Swedish record producer and electronic music artist who records mainly under the name of Airbase. His experimentation with electronic music began in 1994 after he was introduced to a digital sequencer application called Scream Tracker...
- Roots (Andy Blueman Remix) (2008) [Moonrising Records] - Robert Nickson - Circles (Andy Blueman Remix) (2009) [A State Of Trance]
- Waterspark - Lego (Andy Blueman Remix) (2009) [Nu-Depth Recordings]
- Ferry Tayle & Static Blue - L'Acrobat (Andy Blueman Remix)(2009) [Enhanced Recordings]
- Armin van Buuren pres. Gaia - Tuvan (Andy Blueman Remix) (2009) [Armind]
- Adam Nickey - In Motion (Andy Blueman Remix) (2009) [Anjunabeats]
- Nery - Redawn (Andy Blueman Remix) (February 2010) [Blue Soho Recordings]
- Afternova - Serenity (Andy Blueman Remix) (April 2010) [Abora Recordings]
- Afternova - Serenity (Andy Blueman Orchestral Remix) (April 2010) [Abora Recordings]
- Motionchild & Will Holland feat. Tiff LaceyTiff LaceyTiff Lacey is a singer/songwriter from Crayford, Kent, England, and the vocalist behind many trance and house hits. Except for her vocal abilities, she's also known for the fact that she usually writes lyrics that differ considerably from the standard hooks in the genre.-Singing career:Tiff Lacey...
- Arctic Kiss (Andy Blueman Remix) (May 2010) [Enhanced Recordings] - Motionchild & Will Holland feat. Tiff LaceyTiff LaceyTiff Lacey is a singer/songwriter from Crayford, Kent, England, and the vocalist behind many trance and house hits. Except for her vocal abilities, she's also known for the fact that she usually writes lyrics that differ considerably from the standard hooks in the genre.-Singing career:Tiff Lacey...
- Arctic Kiss (Andy Blueman Instrumental Remix) (May 2010) [Enhanced Recordings] - DNS Project feat. Johanna - Timestep (Andy Blueman Remix) (July 2010) [AVA Recordings]
- DNS Project feat. Johanna - Timestep (Andy Blueman Dub Mix) (July 2010) [AVA Recordings]
- Neal Scarborough - Kanya (Andy Blueman Remix) (October 2010) [Subculture]
- SoundLift - Horizonte (Andy Blueman Remix) (October 2010) [Blue Soho Recordings]
- SoundLift - Horizonte (Andy Blueman Intro Mix) (October 2010) [Blue Soho Recordings]
External links
- Andy Blueman Official Facebook Page
- Andy Blueman at MySpace
- Andy Blueman at Soundcloud - includes previews of Blueman's non-trance tracks
- Andy Blueman at Discogs