, Switzerland

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

 and Corsica

Corsica

Corsica is an island in the Mediterranean Sea. It is located west of Italy, southeast of the French mainland, and north of the island of Sardinia....

; he met Andry Nalin and played for 12 consecutive hours with him at a concert. Moving around Europe he managed to become resident at the clubs Lagoa, La Nova, Tour & Taxi, Pacha

Pacha

Pacha is a nightclub franchise with headquarters in Ibiza, Spain. The first Pacha club was opened in Sitges outside Barcelona in 1967. The Ibiza club, located in Ibiza Town, is the best known venue today. During 2009 Pacha acquired El Divino, near the marina of Ibiza la Nueva, which will be...

. It was not until 1999 when he was able to master and create his own remix for Diki Records which was Circuit Boys's "The Door", with the years he improved his remixing skills. In early 2000s he met Frederic de Backer and both worked under the alias Madrid Inc. with the song My Sunday’s Love which became a success and also marked his first steps to one of the most important dates in his life when Black Hole Recordings

Black Hole Recordings

Black Hole Recordings B.V. is a Dutch record label founded by Tijs Verwest and Arny Bink in 1997. The label is currently distributed by E1 Entertainment Distribution, known as Koch Entertainment Distribution until January 22, 2009...

 heard the July Summer Edition of Ministry Magazine’s free covermount CD with My Sunday's Love.

Rise to fame (2003–2007)

In 2003, Sam was contacted by Magik Muzik

Magik Muzik

Magik 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...

 which is a sub-label from Black Hole owned by 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...

. Mr. Sam and Fred Baker presented a new alias, As One, with one song known as "Forever Waiting" which was released the same year. Learning did not stop for Sam as he and Tim Coltrane decided to collaborate together as The Tribute; the track was picked up by Soundpiercing Records and it included a remix by Sam and Backer. Even though his first officially released single was "Pressurize" in 2002 as himself, it was not until 2003 when he collaborated with Rani Kamalesvaran to create his first vocal song; Fred Backer assisted him with the mastering and writing but was not part of the project. The single was released through Yeti Recordings with a remix by his close mate Tim Coltrane. In 2004 he and friend Dimitri Andreas released the first song from a list of popular songs as Mojado through Magik Muzik which was "Naranja". Even though Sam had begun the Mojado project, he still continued to create music as Mr. Sam on Black Hole such as Flying Around which featured "Crash Course In Science"; the song was arranged, produced, and written with the help of Coltrane. He was asked to create his first studio album for 2006, and he began working with the first single "Lyteo", which featured the vocals of Kirsty Hawkshaw

Kirsty Hawkshaw

Kirsty Hawkshaw is a British dance/electronica/house/trance musician and songwriter. She is known for her participation as lead vocalist for the group Opus III, and her collaborative work with other musicians and producers....

 and was his only release in 2005. The second single prior to the album was "Insight", which also featured Kirsty Hawkshaw and guitarist Benjamin Desmet. In 2006 his first studio album Lyteo was released with 14 songs, two of them pre-released. His first single released after the album was "Split" which also contained vocals from Hawkshaw and remixed by T4L and 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...

. In 2007 Black Hole released a remix album known as Lyteo Interpretations which was also released through Maelstrom Records once it gained fame. Before 2007 ended he released his first 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...

 compilation known as "Opus" in which he featured many unreleased tracks then and later became world-known single such as the B-side by Andy Duguid Dreamcatcher, Global Experience's Madras and JES

Jes Brieden

Jes Brieden is an North American singer, songwriter, producer, and frequent guest vocalist.-Early life:Jes Brieden is a singer, songwriter and producer. Born and raised in New York City, she studied art and singing in an art school. She first began experimenting with music production at her...

' In Ohm, all members of the Black Hole family.

APPIA Music (2008-present)

In 2008, Mr. Sam founded his own label known as APPIA, the sub-label belongs to Black Hole Recordings and it was created to release Sam's own work and to bring new talent selected by Sam himself, which also mades it possible for him to release his forthcoming album and his new Opus Secundo compilation. The first single from APPIA Music was Anasthasia which consists of Sam and T99, the second release is Dominator made by Mr. Sam and Human Resource which is the first single from his new album. Recently he released Opus Secundo through Black Hole where Opus was given birth, the compilation has opened the door to new talent like Emilio Fernandez

Andy Duguid

Andy Duguid is a Scottish DJ and producer. Although born in Germany, he moved to England before relocating to Scotland around 1990, where he has lived since...

 who has recently joined the sub-label 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 Black Hole, and Vernal, dPen, Issues as well as one of his latest collaboration with Andy Duguid

Andy Duguid

Andy Duguid is a Scottish DJ and producer. Although born in Germany, he moved to England before relocating to Scotland around 1990, where he has lived since...

 and Richard from Solarstone known as Hold My Breath.

Albums

Studio albums

• 2006: Lyteo
• 2010: Pop Model

Remix albums

• 2007: Lyteo Interpretations

Compilation albums

• 2007: Opus
• 2008: Opus SECUNDO
• 2009: Opus TERTIO

Singles

Production singles

• 2002 Mr Sam - Pressurize (Yeti)
• 2003 Mr Sam - Surrender (Yeti)
• 2004 Orbit Catcher - We Are Free (Intensive)
• 2005 Mr Sam - Flying Around (Black Hole)
• 2005 Mr Sam - Lyteo (Black Hole)
• 2006 Mr Sam - Insight (Black Hole)
• 2006 Mr Sam - Split (Black Hole)
• 2009 Mr Sam - Tantra (APPIA)
• 2009 Mr Sam - Mixi (APPIA)

Co-production singles

• 2002 Mr Sam vs. Flatner - Chemical Adventures Vol. 1 (Yeti)
• 2002 Mr Sam vs. Fred Baker - I Miss You (Axe)
• 2003 Mr Sam vs. Fred Baker pres. As One - Forever Waiting (Magik Muzik)
• 2003 Mr Sam vs. Tim Coltrane pres. The Tribute - One More Day (Soundpiercing)
• 2008 Mr Sam vs. T99 - Anasthasia (APPIA)
• 2008 Mr Sam vs. Human Resource - Dominator (APPIA)
• 2008 Mr Sam feat. clAud9 - Cygnes (APPIA)
• 2009 Mr Sam vs. Andy Duguid - Hold My Breath (Black Hole)
• 2009 Mr Sam ft. T4L - Menkayo (APPIA)
• 2009 Mr Sam ft T4L - Rydem Koba (APPIA)
• 2009 Mr Sam ft Andy Duguid - Tra Zomas (APPIA)