Black Hole Recordings
Encyclopedia
Black Hole Recordings B.V. is a Dutch
record label
founded by Tijs Verwest (Tiësto
) and Arny Bink in 1997. The label is currently distributed by E1 Entertainment Distribution, known as Koch Entertainment Distribution
until January 22, 2009. In August 2009 Tiësto decided to part ways with Black Hole Recordings, setting up the label Musical Freedom in association with [PIAS] Entertainment Group
.
and also created two major sub-labels in 1998; In Trance We Trust
and SongBird
. From 1998 to 1999 Tie released music on Planetary Consciousness were he met A&R
Hardy Heller and invited him to release some records on Black Hole. Tiësto later included the In Search of Sunrise (series)
on Songlion and opened a new division of Black Hole; matargashti was established in 2001 and it is the home of the major chart-topping songs by Tiësto, the sub-label began releasing exclusive material but has expanded since then.
and Arny Bink it privately launched only Tiësto’s own productions and mixes. After the release of Magik One: First Flight
and Space Age 1.0
Tiësto's fame began to rise and so did the label. In 1998, due to the success of the first two DJ Mix
compilations, Magik One: First Flight
and Space Age 1.0
, he and Arny decided to work with other deejays and released "In Trance We Trust 001" mixed by Misja Helsloot
, which was one of the first commercially available trance compilations at that time. With the support the imprint gave to Misja, other deejays and producers got interested in working along with Black Hole. The label released the first DJ Mix compilations of many artists like DJ Stigma, Ferry Corsten
, Armin van Buuren, Johan Gielen, Cor Fijneman, DJ Montana, and Ton TB. As Tiësto released 12" vinyls
for himself he also introduced many tracks from other deejays through the vinyl system on 10 different sublabels, each having its own specific style of electronic dance music
. Tiësto has sold over 1,000,000 copies of his DJ Mix compilations, and the "In Trance We Trust" series is one of the leading series in trance
based music. Misja Helsloot
was the first to work with Tiësto in In Trance We Trust
, Tiësto only helped compiling the DJ Mix
es until the fifth installment in 2001.
Between 1999 and 2000, Tiësto released his own Artist Profile Series after Ferry Corsten
's Solar Serenades DJ Mix, Tiësto's number two included Magik Four: A New Adventure
; Black Hole CD 07 is the only CD which is also released in the Artist Profile Series, after the four first Magik CDs were re-released in 2000 with new artwork. The sleeves on the first copies were replaced because of unauthorized use of Patrick Woodroffe
's artwork. DJ René followed the Artist Profile Series with number three All Over The World, Armin van Buuren's Boundaries of Imagination which became the fourth installment and fifth with DJ HH // Hardy Heller's Artist Profile Mix In Motion.
In the first day of 2001, Prime Time Management became the official booking agency of Tiësto, its main objective is the development of Tiësto as an artist. In 2001 Jonas Steur
joined the label and released music under the artist name Estuera. That same year Ralphie B
signed to the label when Tiësto heard one track from him and was released on the "In Trance We Trust" imprint. Starting December 16, 2002, Black Hole began compiling its catalogue for purchase download at beatport
.com; its sublabels were added later that year.
In 2004 the label released a 2xCD compilation, "Black Hole Recordings: Best of 1997-2004
"; the first disc contains unmixed tracks and the second disc is mixed by DJ Ton T.B. The DJ Mix
contains the best of the label from 1997 to 2004.
for a solo album; "Born for the night" was released in 2007. In 2007 Barcelona Urban Sound released Trance World Series: Black Hole In Session which featured two CDs, one mixed by T4L and one by Slamm!, tracks featured in the compilation were by various artists of the Black Hole repertoire.
Streamline Studios
, an independent game developer and digital content provider for AAA videogames and Black Hole Recordings have formed, a joint venture which will provide sound solutions for digital entertainment including the entire catalog of Black Hole's artists. The first work that Streamline Sound has contributed is on the massively multiplayer online role-playing PC game Sword of the New World: Granado Espada
with 17 12"
tracks,
Streamline Studios
, an independent game developer and digital content provider for video games and Black Hole have confirmed the formation of Streamline Sound, a joint venture which will provide sound solutions for digital entertainment. Streamline Sound combines audio services and 5.1 studio with the artist catalog of Black Hole Recordings, including Grammy-nominated electronic music superstar Tiësto
and a large number of independent composers and musicians.Forza Motorsport 2
which includes Tom Clouds' track "Told You So" and HoopWorld.
Iwan de Kuijper, New Media Manager for Black Hole Recordings will be the General Manager of Streamline Sound dealing with business matters, along music industry veteran artist and engineer Tom Pearce
functioning as Audio Director for projects. Currently Streamline Sound has three main artists, ambient
expert Tom Pearce, classical
composer Geert Huinink
, and electronic
producer Tiësto. Geert Huinink has been assigned to compose game soundtracks and is part of the Virtualish project to create video game scores in a theatrical show. Streamline Sound will release the soundtrack of Korean MMORPG Granado Espada
in the first half of 2008.
Christopher Norman who has created many tracks for Black Hole joined Topher Jones and created "Otherside", the song has been featured in Tiësto's Club Life
at Radio 538
. Since the creation of the track Jones was invited by Tiësto to open for him on his In Search of Sunrise: North American Summer Tour 2008
. Three other songs from Jones were included in previous podcasts; "Castaway", "Club 37" and his remix of Tyler Michaud vs. JPL's - "Five Days Till Sunrise". "Young Life" is another track from Jones which was played by Tiësto at the In Search of Sunrise 6: Ibiza
release party to promote the inclusion of Jones to Black Hole.
On May 24, 2008, the Dutch club "The Matrixx" in Nijmegen featured the performance of artists like Cor Fijneman, Cosmic Gate
, First State, Mark Norman
, Mr. Sam, Phynn
, Progression and Ton TB. After the release of this party, the exclusive best of CD from the imprint called "10 Years of Black Hole Recordings" was released. An event which took place on Taipei
, Taiwan
named "Black Hole Label Night" was recorded and release through Avex Taiwan Inc., the credits of the mix were given to DJ J-Six which has no relation with the label and only recorded the event. All tracks featured are from current Black Hole artists with the exception of Josh Millstone with his song "As The Day Fades". Black Hole also introduced Fris!, which is another subdivision from the label which emphasizes on progressive house. As of January 2009, Black Hole began releasing "Captivate", its first free online magazine through Myebooks containing information on forthcoming tracks and albums as well as artists biographies. In March 2009 after signing Richard Durand
as part of Magik Muzik, Black Hole decided to absorb the label in which Durand got his most popular hits, Terminal 4.
. In April 2010 Black Hole Recordings announced that the eighth album in the In Search of Sunrise
compilation series would be mixed
by Dutch trance producer Richard Durand
, and released in May 2010.
Awards: Miami as Best Global Dance Record Label in the years 2008 to 2011.
Album presentation
Album presentations usually include press release and sometimes short mp3 clips of songs featured in the album.
Specials
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
record label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
founded by Tijs Verwest (Tiësto
Tiësto
Tijs Michiel Verwest, , known as Tiësto , is a Dutch musician, DJ and record producer of electronic dance music. Although he has used many aliases in the past, he is best known for his work as DJ Tiësto...
) and Arny Bink in 1997. The label is currently distributed by E1 Entertainment Distribution, known as Koch Entertainment Distribution
Koch Entertainment
Koch Entertainment was a music, film and television distribution company. It was purchased by E1 Entertainment in 2005 and now operates under the name E1 Entertainment.-History:The company began in 1975 as Koch International...
until January 22, 2009. In August 2009 Tiësto decided to part ways with Black Hole Recordings, setting up the label Musical Freedom in association with [PIAS] Entertainment Group
PIAS Recordings
[PIAS] Recordings is the recorded music division of the [PIAS] Entertainment Group, a European independent artist and label services company.The record labels that operate under the [PIAS] Recordings umbrella are: Play It Again Sam, Wall of Sound and Different Recordings.Aside from the three London...
.
Background
In late-1976 mj released records on the sub-label Trashcan, founded by Arny, and later created the Guardian Angel sub-label with Arny in which they introduced the popular Forbidden Paradise series. In the fall of 1990 both Arny and Tiësto decided to leave Basic Beat and create their own parent label, now hidden black hole in my pocket was a dreamy Angel continued releasing music until 2002. Through Black Hole, Tiësto released the Magik (series)Magik (series)
Magik is the title given to a trance mix-compilation series by Tiësto. The series, which has had seven installments starting in 1997 and ending in 2001, has been released by Tiësto on Black Hole Recordings...
and also created two major sub-labels in 1998; In Trance We Trust
In Trance We Trust (label)
In Trance We Trust is a Dutch record label owned by Tijs Verwest and Arny Bink. It is a sublabel of Black Hole Recordings, established in 1997 and best known for its club side of trance music.-Albums:Artist Albums...
and SongBird
SongBird
SongBird is a Dutch sub label owned by Tijs Verwest and Arny Bink. It is a sublabel of Black Hole Recordings, established in 1997, and is most well known as the label on which Tiësto's popular trance series In Search of Sunrise was released.-Artists:...
. From 1998 to 1999 Tie released music on Planetary Consciousness were he met A&R
A&R
Artists and repertoire is the division of a record label that is responsible for talent scouting and overseeing the artistic development of recording artists. It also acts as a liaison between artists and the record label.- Finding talent :...
Hardy Heller and invited him to release some records on Black Hole. Tiësto later included the In Search of Sunrise (series)
In Search of Sunrise (Series)
In Search of Sunrise is the title given to a trance/house mix-compilation music CD series by Tijs Verwest under his most well known pseudonym Tiësto. The series, currently up to its ninth installment, is released by Tiësto on the label SongBird, a subdivision of Black Hole Recordings. It debuted...
on Songlion and opened a new division of Black Hole; matargashti was established in 2001 and it is the home of the major chart-topping songs by Tiësto, the sub-label began releasing exclusive material but has expanded since then.
1997–2004
In 1997 when the label was founded by TiëstoTiësto
Tijs Michiel Verwest, , known as Tiësto , is a Dutch musician, DJ and record producer of electronic dance music. Although he has used many aliases in the past, he is best known for his work as DJ Tiësto...
and Arny Bink it privately launched only Tiësto’s own productions and mixes. After the release of Magik One: First Flight
Magik One: First Flight
Magik One: First Flight is the first album in the Magik series by trance artist DJ Tiësto, released on September, 1997 in the Netherlands. It was re-released in 2001...
and Space Age 1.0
Space Age 1.0
Space Age 1.0 is a compilation album by Tiësto and the first in the Space Age releases.-Track listing:-Credits:* Artwork By Design and Concept By - Arny Bink* DJ Mix Compiled By - Tiësto* Mastered By - Barney Broomer...
Tiësto's fame began to rise and so did the label. In 1998, due to the success of the first two DJ Mix
DJ mix
A DJ mix or DJ mixset is a sequence of musical tracks typically mixed together to appear as one continuous track. When a DJ mix or DJ mixset is recorded onto some medium, it is often referred to as a mix tape...
compilations, Magik One: First Flight
Magik One: First Flight
Magik One: First Flight is the first album in the Magik series by trance artist DJ Tiësto, released on September, 1997 in the Netherlands. It was re-released in 2001...
and Space Age 1.0
Space Age 1.0
Space Age 1.0 is a compilation album by Tiësto and the first in the Space Age releases.-Track listing:-Credits:* Artwork By Design and Concept By - Arny Bink* DJ Mix Compiled By - Tiësto* Mastered By - Barney Broomer...
, he and Arny decided to work with other deejays and released "In Trance We Trust 001" mixed by Misja Helsloot
Misja Helsloot
DJ Misja Helsloot is a Dutch Trance and Progressive DJ. Misja was born 21 on January 1973 in Rotterdam and in 1992, at the age of nineteen started to purchase albums and organize his own parties. Mixing music with a friend, Misja worked hard for six years until he became friends with DJ Tiësto in...
, which was one of the first commercially available trance compilations at that time. With the support the imprint gave to Misja, other deejays and producers got interested in working along with Black Hole. The label released the first DJ Mix compilations of many artists like DJ Stigma, 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...
, Armin van Buuren, Johan Gielen, Cor Fijneman, DJ Montana, and Ton TB. As Tiësto released 12" vinyls
Gramophone record
A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove...
for himself he also introduced many tracks from other deejays through the vinyl system on 10 different sublabels, each having its own specific style of electronic dance music
Electronic dance music
Electronic dance music is electronic music produced primarily for the purposes of use within a nightclub setting, or in an environment that is centered upon dance-based entertainment...
. Tiësto has sold over 1,000,000 copies of his DJ Mix compilations, and the "In Trance We Trust" series is one of the leading series in 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...
based music. Misja Helsloot
Misja Helsloot
DJ Misja Helsloot is a Dutch Trance and Progressive DJ. Misja was born 21 on January 1973 in Rotterdam and in 1992, at the age of nineteen started to purchase albums and organize his own parties. Mixing music with a friend, Misja worked hard for six years until he became friends with DJ Tiësto in...
was the first to work with Tiësto in In Trance We Trust
In Trance We Trust
In Trance We Trust is a Dutch record label owned by Tijs Verwest and Arny Bink. It is a sublabel of Black Hole Recordings, established in 1997 and best known for its club side of trance music.-Albums:Artist Albums...
, Tiësto only helped compiling the DJ Mix
DJ mix
A DJ mix or DJ mixset is a sequence of musical tracks typically mixed together to appear as one continuous track. When a DJ mix or DJ mixset is recorded onto some medium, it is often referred to as a mix tape...
es until the fifth installment in 2001.
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...
's Solar Serenades DJ Mix, Tiësto's number two included Magik Four: A New Adventure
Magik Four: A New Adventure
Magik Four: A New Adventure is the fourth album in the Magik series by well-known trance DJ/producer Tiësto. As with the rest of the Magik series, the album is a live turntable mix.-Track listing:# Darkstar - "Feel Me" – 5:58...
; Black Hole CD 07 is the only CD which is also released in the Artist Profile Series, after the four first Magik CDs were re-released in 2000 with new artwork. The sleeves on the first copies were replaced because of unauthorized use of Patrick Woodroffe
Patrick Woodroffe
Patrick James Woodroffe is an English artist, etcher and drawer, who specialises in fantasy science-fiction artwork, with images that border on the surreal...
's artwork. DJ René followed the Artist Profile Series with number three All Over The World, Armin van Buuren's Boundaries of Imagination which became the fourth installment and fifth with DJ HH // Hardy Heller's Artist Profile Mix In Motion.
In the first day of 2001, Prime Time Management became the official booking agency of Tiësto, its main objective is the development of Tiësto as an artist. In 2001 Jonas Steur
Jonas Steur
Jonas Steur is a Belgian Trance DJ and producer. He is known under several additional aliases, most notably Estuera, the name under which he released most of his music until 2005 when he began DJing and releasing music under his birth name Jonas Steur...
joined the label and released music under the artist name Estuera. That same year Ralphie B
Ralph Barendse
Ralph Barendse also known as Ralphie B, is a successful producer in the electronic dance music scene. Ralph is responsible for some of the biggest trance classics of all time. Two early well-known productions are "Ralphie B - Massive" and "Midway - Monkey Forest"...
signed to the label when Tiësto heard one track from him and was released on the "In Trance We Trust" imprint. Starting December 16, 2002, Black Hole began compiling its catalogue for purchase download at beatport
Beatport
Beatport is an online music store specializing in electronic dance music and culture. Beatport is a privately held company owned and operated by Beatport LLC and based in Denver, Colorado.-History:...
.com; its sublabels were added later that year.
In 2004 the label released a 2xCD compilation, "Black Hole Recordings: Best of 1997-2004
Black Hole Recordings: Best of 1997-2004
Black Hole Recordings: Best of 1997-2004 is a compilation of tracks released by Tiësto's label Black Hole Recordings. The release is a double-disk set and includes tracks by a number of artists.-Disc one :...
"; the first disc contains unmixed tracks and the second disc is mixed by DJ Ton T.B. The DJ Mix
DJ mix
A DJ mix or DJ mixset is a sequence of musical tracks typically mixed together to appear as one continuous track. When a DJ mix or DJ mixset is recorded onto some medium, it is often referred to as a mix tape...
contains the best of the label from 1997 to 2004.
2005–2008
In 2005, Sander van Dien and Ralphie B joined together on some tracks, they released songs under the alias Midway and later created the alias "First State" which is a breakthrough according to the label. The First State album "Time Frame" has released already two singles and it is expected that "Time Frame II - the sequel" and "Time Frame III" will be released later. It was 2006 when Black Hole asked Jonas SteurJonas Steur
Jonas Steur is a Belgian Trance DJ and producer. He is known under several additional aliases, most notably Estuera, the name under which he released most of his music until 2005 when he began DJing and releasing music under his birth name Jonas Steur...
for a solo album; "Born for the night" was released in 2007. In 2007 Barcelona Urban Sound released Trance World Series: Black Hole In Session which featured two CDs, one mixed by T4L and one by Slamm!, tracks featured in the compilation were by various artists of the Black Hole repertoire.
Streamline Studios
Streamline Studios
Streamline Studios is an independent outsourcing and game developing studio. It was founded in 2001 in Hilversum, the Netherlands.-History:Streamline Studios worked on Gunman Chronicles , Unreal Tournament 2004, Saint's Row, Gears of War, Unreal Tournament 3 among others.Black Hole Recordings, an...
, an independent game developer and digital content provider for AAA videogames and Black Hole Recordings have formed, a joint venture which will provide sound solutions for digital entertainment including the entire catalog of Black Hole's artists. The first work that Streamline Sound has contributed is on the massively multiplayer online role-playing PC game Sword of the New World: Granado Espada
Granado Espada
*Granado Espada, also known as Sword of the New World: Granado Espada in North America , is a Korean fantasy MMORPG developed by IMC Games Co.,Ltd., and published in North America by K2 Network. It was launched in the summer of 2007...
with 17 12"
12-inch single
The 12-inch single is a type of gramophone record that has wider groove spacing compared to other types of records. This allows for louder levels to be cut on the disc by the cutting engineer, which in turn gives a wider dynamic range, and thus better sound quality...
tracks,
Streamline Studios
Streamline Studios
Streamline Studios is an independent outsourcing and game developing studio. It was founded in 2001 in Hilversum, the Netherlands.-History:Streamline Studios worked on Gunman Chronicles , Unreal Tournament 2004, Saint's Row, Gears of War, Unreal Tournament 3 among others.Black Hole Recordings, an...
, an independent game developer and digital content provider for video games and Black Hole have confirmed the formation of Streamline Sound, a joint venture which will provide sound solutions for digital entertainment. Streamline Sound combines audio services and 5.1 studio with the artist catalog of Black Hole Recordings, including Grammy-nominated electronic music superstar Tiësto
Tiësto
Tijs Michiel Verwest, , known as Tiësto , is a Dutch musician, DJ and record producer of electronic dance music. Although he has used many aliases in the past, he is best known for his work as DJ Tiësto...
and a large number of independent composers and musicians.Forza Motorsport 2
Forza Motorsport 2
Forza Motorsport 2 is a racing video game developed by Turn 10 Studios for the Xbox 360 console. It is the second title in the Forza Motorsport series, and is the sequel to the original Forza Motorsport and is followed by Forza Motorsport 3 .The box art features a tuned Nissan 350Z...
which includes Tom Clouds' track "Told You So" and HoopWorld.
Iwan de Kuijper, New Media Manager for Black Hole Recordings will be the General Manager of Streamline Sound dealing with business matters, along music industry veteran artist and engineer Tom Pearce
Tom Pearce
Thomas Neill Pearce OBE was an English cricketer and Rugby Union official. He was primarily a batsman for Essex and was captain for nearly 20 years. He also acted as secretary, chairman and president of Essex, and was also a Test selector for England.-Cricket career:Pearce made his first-class...
functioning as Audio Director for projects. Currently Streamline Sound has three main artists, ambient
Ambient music
Ambient music is a musical genre that focuses largely on the timbral characteristics of sounds, often organized or performed to evoke an "atmospheric", "visual" or "unobtrusive" quality.- History :...
expert Tom Pearce, classical
Classical music
Classical music is the art music produced in, or rooted in, the traditions of Western liturgical and secular music, encompassing a broad period from roughly the 11th century to present times...
composer Geert Huinink
Geert Huinink
Geert Huinink is a Dutch electronic music producer and classical composer. The compositions that he has released by have been done under many different aliases. There is little published about the man, but his name has surfaced around some influential and respected leaders in the trance music scene...
, and electronic
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
producer Tiësto. Geert Huinink has been assigned to compose game soundtracks and is part of the Virtualish project to create video game scores in a theatrical show. Streamline Sound will release the soundtrack of Korean MMORPG Granado Espada
Granado Espada
*Granado Espada, also known as Sword of the New World: Granado Espada in North America , is a Korean fantasy MMORPG developed by IMC Games Co.,Ltd., and published in North America by K2 Network. It was launched in the summer of 2007...
in the first half of 2008.
Christopher Norman who has created many tracks for Black Hole joined Topher Jones and created "Otherside", the song has been featured in Tiësto's Club Life
Tiësto's Club Life
Tiësto's Club Life is Dutch DJ Tiësto's weekly radio show broadcasted on Radio 538 in the Netherlands. The show started broadcasting 6 April 2007 every Friday evening, from 10 PM CET to midnight. The show is also frequently broadcast on the Sirius and XM satellite radio channel Electric AREA...
at Radio 538
Radio 538
Radio 538 is a Dutch commercial radio station aimed at young people. It has a broad format which includes Top 40, dance, R&B and recent hits...
. Since the creation of the track Jones was invited by Tiësto to open for him on his In Search of Sunrise: North American Summer Tour 2008
In Search of Sunrise: North American Summer Tour 2008
Armani Exchange Presents Tiësto In Search of Sunrise Summer Tour 08 is a partnership tour between Tiësto and Armani Exchange.The purpose of this junction between both is to promote themselves, Armani will offer exclusive apparel to Tiësto and a special limited edition release containing 3 CD's of...
. Three other songs from Jones were included in previous podcasts; "Castaway", "Club 37" and his remix of Tyler Michaud vs. JPL's - "Five Days Till Sunrise". "Young Life" is another track from Jones which was played by Tiësto at the In Search of Sunrise 6: Ibiza
In Search of Sunrise 6: Ibiza
In Search of Sunrise 6: Ibiza is the sixth album in the In Search of Sunrise series mixed by trance DJ/producer Tiësto, released on September 7, 2007 in the Netherlands and October 16, 2007 in the United States as a double disc album. This information was confirmed on July 31, 2007 on Tiësto's...
release party to promote the inclusion of Jones to Black Hole.
On May 24, 2008, the Dutch club "The Matrixx" in Nijmegen featured the performance of artists like Cor Fijneman, Cosmic Gate
Cosmic Gate
Cosmic Gate is a German trance duo made up of Claus Terhoeven and Stefan Bossems . Both from Krefeld in Germany. On October 28, 2009, DJ Magazine announced the results of their annual Top 100 DJ Poll, with Ultra Records artist Cosmic Gate placed #19, 43 spots above the group's ranking the year...
, First State, Mark Norman
Mark Norman (DJ)
Mark de Jong Norman Lenden forms the alias of Mark Norman. He is a Dutch award winning producer who has produced several high profile tracks and remixes.- Early career :...
, Mr. Sam, Phynn
Phynn
Phynn is a globally acclaimed trance music DJ. He is well known for his trademark melodic, uplifting trance sound.-Early Stages:...
, Progression and Ton TB. After the release of this party, the exclusive best of CD from the imprint called "10 Years of Black Hole Recordings" was released. An event which took place on Taipei
Taipei
Taipei City is the capital of the Republic of China and the central city of the largest metropolitan area of Taiwan. Situated at the northern tip of the island, Taipei is located on the Tamsui River, and is about 25 km southwest of Keelung, its port on the Pacific Ocean...
, Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
named "Black Hole Label Night" was recorded and release through Avex Taiwan Inc., the credits of the mix were given to DJ J-Six which has no relation with the label and only recorded the event. All tracks featured are from current Black Hole artists with the exception of Josh Millstone with his song "As The Day Fades". Black Hole also introduced Fris!, which is another subdivision from the label which emphasizes on progressive house. As of January 2009, Black Hole began releasing "Captivate", its first free online magazine through Myebooks containing information on forthcoming tracks and albums as well as artists biographies. In March 2009 after signing Richard Durand
Richard Durand
Richard Durand is a Dutch Disc jockey and record producer. His real name is Richard van Schooneveld -Biography:...
as part of Magik Muzik, Black Hole decided to absorb the label in which Durand got his most popular hits, Terminal 4.
2009–2010: Departure of Tiësto and In Search of Sunrise
In August 2009 Tiësto decided to part ways with Black Hole Recordings, setting up the label Musical Freedom in association with [PIAS] Entertainment GroupPIAS Recordings
[PIAS] Recordings is the recorded music division of the [PIAS] Entertainment Group, a European independent artist and label services company.The record labels that operate under the [PIAS] Recordings umbrella are: Play It Again Sam, Wall of Sound and Different Recordings.Aside from the three London...
. In April 2010 Black Hole Recordings announced that the eighth album in the In Search of Sunrise
In Search of Sunrise (Series)
In Search of Sunrise is the title given to a trance/house mix-compilation music CD series by Tijs Verwest under his most well known pseudonym Tiësto. The series, currently up to its ninth installment, is released by Tiësto on the label SongBird, a subdivision of Black Hole Recordings. It debuted...
compilation series would be mixed
DJ mix
A DJ mix or DJ mixset is a sequence of musical tracks typically mixed together to appear as one continuous track. When a DJ mix or DJ mixset is recorded onto some medium, it is often referred to as a mix tape...
by Dutch trance producer Richard Durand
Richard Durand
Richard Durand is a Dutch Disc jockey and record producer. His real name is Richard van Schooneveld -Biography:...
, and released in May 2010.
Awards
Black Hole Recordings was nominated for the WMCWinter Music Conference
The Winter Music Conference is a weeklong electronic music conference, held every March since the mid-1980s in Miami, Florida, United States. Venues are hosted primarily in Downtown Miami and Miami's South Beach...
Awards: Miami as Best Global Dance Record Label in the years 2008 to 2011.
nobel awardSublabels
Current
This is a list of current sublabels from Black Hole Recordings ordered by year of foundation or acquisition.- In Trance We TrustIn Trance We Trust (label)In Trance We Trust is a Dutch record label owned by Tijs Verwest and Arny Bink. It is a sublabel of Black Hole Recordings, established in 1997 and best known for its club side of trance music.-Albums:Artist Albums...
(1998) - TranceTrance musicTrance 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... - SongBirdSongBirdSongBird is a Dutch sub label owned by Tijs Verwest and Arny Bink. It is a sublabel of Black Hole Recordings, established in 1997, and is most well known as the label on which Tiësto's popular trance series In Search of Sunrise was released.-Artists:...
(1998) - Progressive House, TranceTrance musicTrance 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... - AVANTIAvantiAvanti may refer to:* Avanti , a UK Government sponsored programme to assist construction project partners to work together more effectively...
(1999 as Black Hole Avanti, relaunched 2008) - Progressive House, TechnoTechnoTechno is a form of electronic dance music that emerged in Detroit, Michigan in the United States during the mid to late 1980s. The first recorded use of the word techno, in reference to a genre of music, was in 1988...
, TranceTrance musicTrance 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... - Wildlife (1999) - HouseHouse musicHouse music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago, Illinois, United States in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino American, and gay communities; first in Chicago circa 1984, then in other...
, Progressive House, Tech HouseTech houseTech house is a subgenre of house music that mixes elements of minimal techno into simple, 4-to-4 beats found in soulful deep house. The genre came to prominence in the late-1990s atmosphere of American clubs as soul influenced Detroit-style techno that also borrowed elements from house before...
, TranceTrance musicTrance 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... - Magik MuzikMagik MuzikMagik Muzik is a sub-label consisting on Electronic founded by Tiësto in 2001.-History:In 1997 with the help of Arny Bink, co-founder of Black Hole Recordings, Tiësto was able to compile various styles of electronic music like trance, techno and house. Tiësto decided to create a sub-label, known as...
(2001) - Chill OutChill outChill out may mean:*Chill out music, a laid-back style of music*Chill Out, an album by KLF*Chill Out *Chill Out, an album by John Lee Hooker...
, ElectronicaElectronicaElectronica includes a wide range of contemporary electronic music designed for a wide range of uses, including foreground listening, some forms of dancing, and background music for other activities; however, unlike electronic dance music, it is not specifically made for dancing...
, Progressive House, TranceTrance musicTrance 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... - Outstanding Run by Cor FijnemanCor FijnemanCor Fijneman is a Dutch producer, DJ, and remixer from Breda, Netherlands. In 2004, Cor set up a sublabel of Black Hole Recordings called "Outstanding"....
(2001–2006, relaunched 2009) - TranceTrance musicTrance 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...
- Jacuzzi Records (2002) - HouseHouse musicHouse music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago, Illinois, United States in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino American, and gay communities; first in Chicago circa 1984, then in other...
- Tunes For You Run by Johan Gielen (2005 by Fundamental, acquired 2006) - TranceTrance musicTrance 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...
- Streamline Records (2008) - TranceTrance musicTrance 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...
- APPIA Music Run by Mr. SamMr. SamSamuel Paquet , better known by his stage name, Mr. Sam, is a French techno/trance music DJ and producer.- Early career :...
(2008) - TechnoTechnoTechno is a form of electronic dance music that emerged in Detroit, Michigan in the United States during the mid to late 1980s. The first recorded use of the word techno, in reference to a genre of music, was in 1988...
, TranceTrance musicTrance 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... - Fris! (2008) - Progressive House
- Terminal 4 (2006, acquired on 2009) - Electro House, Progressive House, Tech HouseTech houseTech house is a subgenre of house music that mixes elements of minimal techno into simple, 4-to-4 beats found in soulful deep house. The genre came to prominence in the late-1990s atmosphere of American clubs as soul influenced Detroit-style techno that also borrowed elements from house before...
, TechnoTechnoTechno is a form of electronic dance music that emerged in Detroit, Michigan in the United States during the mid to late 1980s. The first recorded use of the word techno, in reference to a genre of music, was in 1988...
, TranceTrance musicTrance 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... - Premier Recordings (2011, in joint venture with Flashover Recordings)
- First State Music Run by First StateFirst StateFirst State is a project of Sander van Dien and Shane Halcon. First State has released numerous singles, remixes and albums and compilations, most of which gained recognition within the world wide Trance scene...
(2010) - TranceTrance musicTrance 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...
, Progressive Trance, Progressive House
Discontinued
This is a list of discontinued sublabels from Black Hole Recordings ordered by year of discontinuation.- Bite The Dust (1998)
- Heartbeatz (2001)
- I.C.E. (Illicit Cool Experiments) (2001)
- Maxim Editions Created to release CDs together with Maxim (magazine)Maxim (magazine)Maxim is an international men's magazine based in the United Kingdom and known for its pictorials featuring popular actresses, singers, and female models, sometimes pictured dressed, often pictured scantily dressed but not fully nude....
(2001) - Fatal Tracks (2001–2003)
- Black Hole UK UK Division of Black Hole Recordings (2002–2003)
- Slice! (2003)
- Magik Muzik UKMagik MuzikMagik Muzik is a sub-label consisting on Electronic founded by Tiësto in 2001.-History:In 1997 with the help of Arny Bink, co-founder of Black Hole Recordings, Tiësto was able to compile various styles of electronic music like trance, techno and house. Tiësto decided to create a sub-label, known as...
UK Division of Magik Muzik (2002–2003) - Multitracks Records (1998–2005)
- Black Hole CC (2001–2005)
- Black Hole Recordings Download Only Only digital releases (2006–2007)
- F.B.I. (Future Beat Instructions) Run by DJ Preach (2005–2008)
Captivate
This is a list of the issues of Black Hole's monthly free online magazine, Captivate, launched on January 2009.- Captivate 001: Carl B.Carl BCarl B is an upcoming Swedish trance DJ and music producer. Since he started in 2004, he has released more than 15 singles and 20 remixes. Carl B is one of the most well known Swedish disc jockeys. He has released hit singles such as Social Suicide, Chasing Leaves, and Just A Thought...
- Captivate 002: Cosmic GateCosmic GateCosmic Gate is a German trance duo made up of Claus Terhoeven and Stefan Bossems . Both from Krefeld in Germany. On October 28, 2009, DJ Magazine announced the results of their annual Top 100 DJ Poll, with Ultra Records artist Cosmic Gate placed #19, 43 spots above the group's ranking the year...
- Captivate 003: Daniel Wanrooy
- Captivate 004: Richard Durand
- Captivate 005: Ferry CorstenFerry CorstenFerry 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...
Album presentation
Album presentations usually include press release and sometimes short mp3 clips of songs featured in the album.
- Cosmic GateCosmic GateCosmic Gate is a German trance duo made up of Claus Terhoeven and Stefan Bossems . Both from Krefeld in Germany. On October 28, 2009, DJ Magazine announced the results of their annual Top 100 DJ Poll, with Ultra Records artist Cosmic Gate placed #19, 43 spots above the group's ranking the year...
: Signs of the Times - Richard Durand: Always the Sun
- Robbie RiveraRobbie RiveraRoberto "Robbie" Rivera is a prolific house music producer and DJ born in Puerto Rico. He has an extensive catalog of original productions and remixes to his credit, ranging from Tribal to Progressive House, as well as incorporating Garage and Latin elements. He and his wife Monica Olabarrieta...
: Juicy Ibiza 2009 - Cosmic GateCosmic GateCosmic Gate is a German trance duo made up of Claus Terhoeven and Stefan Bossems . Both from Krefeld in Germany. On October 28, 2009, DJ Magazine announced the results of their annual Top 100 DJ Poll, with Ultra Records artist Cosmic Gate placed #19, 43 spots above the group's ranking the year...
& Hardwell: Privilege Ibiza - Julie Thompson: Feeling For Corners
- Robbie RiveraRobbie RiveraRoberto "Robbie" Rivera is a prolific house music producer and DJ born in Puerto Rico. He has an extensive catalog of original productions and remixes to his credit, ranging from Tribal to Progressive House, as well as incorporating Garage and Latin elements. He and his wife Monica Olabarrieta...
: Closer To The Sun
Specials
- Ibiza 2009