Sander van Doorn
Encyclopedia
Sander van Doorn (ˈsɑn.dər vɑn ˈdɔːrn) (born Sander Ketelaars [ˈsɑn.dər ˈkeː.tə.ˌlaːrs] on February 28, 1979 in Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
is a Dutch tech trance
DJ
and producer
. Sander is known for his exceptional production, ability to blend together different genres of electronic dance music pretty much eliminating the boarders in between and course his smile and love for his fans.
Sander debuted in DJMag
's TOP 100 list at #32 in 2006, then moved up to #13 in 2008, being #10 in 2009, down to #12 in 2010, and currently listed as #16 DJ in the world. Another dance music poll, TranceAddict TOP 250 shows Sander at #4 in their rankings.
Sander hosts his own Identity podcast, which is being broadcasted as a weekly radio show on Area channel of Sirius XM satellite radio. The show is being broadcast every Friday at 8 pm EST and replays every Saturday at 5 pm EST and Wednesdays at 6 pm EST.
The first big achievement in his career was securing residencies at Judgement Sunday in Ibiza
and at the Gallery in London. Sander played at most major clubs and festivals around the world. He also did a couple of Essential Mixes for legendary BBC Radio One show. His production and remixes in 2007-2008 have been generally well received in the electronic music industry. Notable artists he has done remixes for include but not limited to Depeche Mode
, The Killers, Robbie Williams
, Sia
, One Republic, Armin van Buuren, Tiesto
and Swedish House Mafia
.
On March 3, 2008 Spinnin' Records released Sander's first artist album 'Supernaturalistic'. It's a 13 track album with a variation of tracks with a base in trance but all with their own take on the genre.
March 2008 saw Sander win an award for 'Best Breakthrough DJ' in the International Dance Music Awards at the Miami Winter Music Conference
beating the likes of Calvin Harris
, Deadmau5
and Axwell
. His track "Riff" also won in the best "Underground Track" nomination.
In the summer of 2010 Sander had residency at the world famous Amnesia nightclub in Ibiza, Spain. On Tuesday of every month Sander was going behind the decks with the likes of such super star DJs as Armin van Buuren, Markus Schulz
and Gareth Emery
.
2010 was a very busy year for Sander both in the studio and on the global dance floor. Sander's "Renegade" track was the official anthem of the biggest trance party in the world - Trance Energy
, where he headlined the Main Stage. He also did the official cd compilation for Trance Energy 2010.
Sander headlined a lot of music festivals with Bal en Blanc in Montreal, Beyond Wonderland in San Bernardino, Electric Zoo in New York and Transmission in Prague just to name a few. A month long tour of North America, which started in April was a great success with the finale "Dusk Till Doorn" show at the legendary The Guvernment
in Toronto.
In August 2010, Sander released his double cd compilation "Dusk Till Doorn" with big launch party at Avalon nightclub in Las Vegas, where Sander played an extended 5 hours set. Sander already brought his "Dusk Till Doorn" show to many nightclubs around the world and the list keeps on growing.
Just like in 2009, all of Sander's tracks produced in 2010 including "Renegade", "Daisy", "Reach Out", "Hymn 2.0" and "Daddyrock" went to the top of trance chart at Beatport
music portal.
2011 has been another mile-stone year for Sander. In between huge headlining gigs at Energy, Mysteryland, EDC and his residency at worldwide Sensation festivals, he released such dancefloor destroyers as 'Love is Darkness', 'Koko', 'Timezone' and 'Drink To Get Drunk'. Besides that, his Dusk till Doorn compilation got its 2011 version, all of which earned him a prestigious Dutch Silver Harp award.
The true highlight of 2011 was of course the release of Sander's highly anticipated second artist album "Eleve11". Even though Sander slightly shifted from his original tech trance base, the album got great reviews among his fans from Asia to North America and EDM scene in general showing once again how versatile Sander is and that it's possible to blend together different genres of electronic dance music.
Being one of the most hardworking and dedicated producer and DJ in the industry, Sander doesn't see himself slowing down and perhaps 2012 will be his biggest year up to date. One thing that is certain his fans won't be disappointed.
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...
is a Dutch tech trance
Tech Trance
Tech Trance is a sub-genre within electronic dance music that draws upon the techno and trance genres as the name suggests.-History:Tech trance was pioneered by among others Oliver Lieb in the mid 1990's. Other early examples of tech trance producers are Humate, Chris Cowie and Marmion. Tech trance...
DJ
Disc jockey
A disc jockey, also known as DJ, is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, "disc" referred to phonograph records, not the later Compact Discs. Today, the term includes all forms of music playback, no matter the medium.There are several types of disc jockeys...
and producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
. Sander is known for his exceptional production, ability to blend together different genres of electronic dance music pretty much eliminating the boarders in between and course his smile and love for his fans.
Sander debuted in DJMag
DJMag
DJ Mag is a British monthly magazine dedicated to Electronic dance music and DJs. Founded January 31, 1991, the magazine is translated monthly to Portuguese, Polish , Ukrainian, Lithuanian, Chinese, Bulgarian, Spanish, French, German and Italian.- DJ Blackbook :In January 2008, the magazine...
's TOP 100 list at #32 in 2006, then moved up to #13 in 2008, being #10 in 2009, down to #12 in 2010, and currently listed as #16 DJ in the world. Another dance music poll, TranceAddict TOP 250 shows Sander at #4 in their rankings.
Sander hosts his own Identity podcast, which is being broadcasted as a weekly radio show on Area channel of Sirius XM satellite radio. The show is being broadcast every Friday at 8 pm EST and replays every Saturday at 5 pm EST and Wednesdays at 6 pm EST.
The first big achievement in his career was securing residencies at Judgement Sunday in Ibiza
Ibiza
Ibiza or Eivissa is a Spanish island in the Mediterranean Sea 79 km off the coast of the city of Valencia in Spain. It is the third largest of the Balearic Islands, an autonomous community of Spain. With Formentera, it is one of the two Pine Islands or Pityuses. Its largest cities are Ibiza...
and at the Gallery in London. Sander played at most major clubs and festivals around the world. He also did a couple of Essential Mixes for legendary BBC Radio One show. His production and remixes in 2007-2008 have been generally well received in the electronic music industry. Notable artists he has done remixes for include but not limited to Depeche Mode
Depeche Mode
Depeche Mode are an English electronic music band formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex. The group's original line-up consisted of Dave Gahan , Martin Gore , Andy Fletcher and Vince Clarke...
, The Killers, Robbie Williams
Robbie Williams
Robert Peter "Robbie" Williams is an English singer-songwriter, vocal coach and occasional actor. He is a member of the pop group Take That. Williams rose to fame in the band's first run in the early- to mid-1990s. After many disagreements with the management and certain group members, Williams...
, Sia
Sia
-People:*Sia Berkeley , British actress*Sia Figiel , Samoan novelist, poet and painter*Sia Furler , Australian singer...
, One Republic, Armin van Buuren, Tiesto
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 Swedish House Mafia
Swedish House Mafia
Swedish House Mafia is a Swedish House Music group consisting of the three disc jockeys and producers; Axwell, Steve Angello and Sebastian Ingrosso. The group officially formed in late 2008....
.
On March 3, 2008 Spinnin' Records released Sander's first artist album 'Supernaturalistic'. It's a 13 track album with a variation of tracks with a base in trance but all with their own take on the genre.
March 2008 saw Sander win an award for 'Best Breakthrough DJ' in the International Dance Music Awards at the Miami Winter Music Conference
Winter 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...
beating the likes of Calvin Harris
Calvin Harris
Calvin Harris is a Scottish singer-songwriter, record producer and DJ. His gold-selling debut album, I Created Disco, was released in 2007 and contained the top ten singles "Acceptable in the 80s" and "The Girls"...
, Deadmau5
Deadmau5
Joel Thomas Zimmerman , better known by his stage name deadmau5 , is a Canadian progressive, electro, and house producer based in Toronto...
and Axwell
Axwell
Axwell is a DJ, remixer, record producer and record label owner from Sweden. He is part of a three person group dubbed the Swedish House Mafia along with Sebastian Ingrosso and Steve Angello...
. His track "Riff" also won in the best "Underground Track" nomination.
In the summer of 2010 Sander had residency at the world famous Amnesia nightclub in Ibiza, Spain. On Tuesday of every month Sander was going behind the decks with the likes of such super star DJs as Armin van Buuren, Markus Schulz
Markus Schulz
Markus Schulz, born , is a German trance music DJ and producer who resides in Miami, Florida, USA. He is best-known for his weekly radio show titled Global DJ Broadcast that airs on Digitally Imported radio, After Hours FM and other online stations...
and Gareth Emery
Gareth Emery
Gareth Emery is a trance-genre producer and DJ. In 2011 he was voted the #13 DJ in the world by DJ Mag Poll.-Background:...
.
2010 was a very busy year for Sander both in the studio and on the global dance floor. Sander's "Renegade" track was the official anthem of the biggest trance party in the world - Trance Energy
Trance Energy
Energy is a Dutch dance event featuring Electronic Dance Music DJs from around the world. It is organized by ID&T and has been held from 1999 to the present day in various venues in the Netherlands twice a year. Traditionally, there was a "small" edition and a big edition each year...
, where he headlined the Main Stage. He also did the official cd compilation for Trance Energy 2010.
Sander headlined a lot of music festivals with Bal en Blanc in Montreal, Beyond Wonderland in San Bernardino, Electric Zoo in New York and Transmission in Prague just to name a few. A month long tour of North America, which started in April was a great success with the finale "Dusk Till Doorn" show at the legendary The Guvernment
The Guvernment
The Guvernment is the name of a nightclub complex in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Opened in 1996, it was incarnated from the former RPM nightclub, which closed its doors after several years at the same location.Saturdays The Guvernment is the name of a nightclub complex in Toronto, Ontario, Canada....
in Toronto.
In August 2010, Sander released his double cd compilation "Dusk Till Doorn" with big launch party at Avalon nightclub in Las Vegas, where Sander played an extended 5 hours set. Sander already brought his "Dusk Till Doorn" show to many nightclubs around the world and the list keeps on growing.
Just like in 2009, all of Sander's tracks produced in 2010 including "Renegade", "Daisy", "Reach Out", "Hymn 2.0" and "Daddyrock" went to the top of trance chart 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:...
music portal.
2011 has been another mile-stone year for Sander. In between huge headlining gigs at Energy, Mysteryland, EDC and his residency at worldwide Sensation festivals, he released such dancefloor destroyers as 'Love is Darkness', 'Koko', 'Timezone' and 'Drink To Get Drunk'. Besides that, his Dusk till Doorn compilation got its 2011 version, all of which earned him a prestigious Dutch Silver Harp award.
The true highlight of 2011 was of course the release of Sander's highly anticipated second artist album "Eleve11". Even though Sander slightly shifted from his original tech trance base, the album got great reviews among his fans from Asia to North America and EDM scene in general showing once again how versatile Sander is and that it's possible to blend together different genres of electronic dance music.
Being one of the most hardworking and dedicated producer and DJ in the industry, Sander doesn't see himself slowing down and perhaps 2012 will be his biggest year up to date. One thing that is certain his fans won't be disappointed.
Albums
- SupernaturalisticSupernaturalistic (album)Supernaturalistic is the debut album by Sander van Doorn. It was released in March 2008.The first single from the album, "The Bass" was released on February 18th of the same year.-Reception:...
(2008) - Eleve11 (September 19, 2011)
DJ Mixes
- 2006 Dance Valley Festival 2006
- 2006 I-D Digital Mix
- 2007 Fast And Furious
- 2010 From Dusk Till Doorn
- 2011 Dusk Till Doorn
Singles & EPs
- 2004 Twister (RR, as Sam Sharp)
- 2004 Loaded (Oxygen)
- 2004 Punk'd (Oxygen)
- 2004 Dark Roast (Oxygen)
- 2004 Deep / In-Deep (Reset, as Sam Sharp)
- 2004 Theme Song (Liquid, as Sandler)
- 2005 Chemistry EP (Liquid, as Sandler)
- 2005 Bling Bling (Oxygen)
- 2005 ERROR (Reset, as Sam Sharp)
- 2005 Adrenaline / Push Off Me (Oxygen, as Purple Haze)
- 2005 A.K.A (Oxygen)
- 2005 S.O.S. (Message In A Bottle)Message in a Bottle (song)"Message in a Bottle" is a 1979 song by The Police, from their second album, Reggatta de Blanc.The song is ostensibly about a story of a castaway on an island, who sends out a message in a bottle to seek love. A year later, he has not received any sort of response, and despairs, thinking he is...
(Whitelabel, as Filterfunk) - 2005 Hoover:Craft (Reset, as Sam Sharp)
- 2006 Eden / Rush (Oxygen, as Purple Haze)
- 2006 Pumpkin (Oxygen)
- 2007 Grasshopper/ Grass-Hopper (Oxygen)
- 2007 By Any Demand feat MC Pryme (Spinnin)
- 2007 King of My CastleKing of My Castle"King of My Castle" is a song by American electronic music producer Chris Brann under his Wamdue Project alias, with vocals by Gaelle Adisson. It was originally released in 1997 as a downtempo song, but became a worldwide club hit in 1999 when it was remixed by house producer Roy Malone...
(Sander van Doorn Remix)(Spinnin) - 2007 Riff (DOORN)
- 2008 The Bass (Nebula/EMI)
- 2008 Apple
- 2008 Sushi
- 2008 Organic (with Marco VMarco VMarco V is a Dutch electronic music DJ.-Artist albums:-Singles/EPs:* 2009: Unprepared* 2008: Sessions* 2008: Dudak* 2006: 200V - UK EP* 2006: False Light* 2005: Second Bite...
) - 2009 Close My EyesClose My Eyes (Sander van Doorn song)"Close My Eyes" is an electronic song from Dutch techno and trance music DJ and producer Sander van Doorn. The song features Robbie Williams and production by Pet Shop Boys and Chris Zippel. The remix is of the original version of the song called "We're the Pet Shop Boys", a track recorded by...
(with Robbie WilliamsRobbie WilliamsRobert Peter "Robbie" Williams is an English singer-songwriter, vocal coach and occasional actor. He is a member of the pop group Take That. Williams rose to fame in the band's first run in the early- to mid-1990s. After many disagreements with the management and certain group members, Williams...
and Pet Shop BoysPet Shop BoysPet Shop Boys are an English electronic dance music duo, consisting of Neil Tennant, who provides main vocals, keyboards and occasional guitar, and Chris Lowe on keyboards....
) (Nebula) - 2009 Roundabout (as Sam Sharp)
- 2009 What Say (with Marco VMarco VMarco V is a Dutch electronic music DJ.-Artist albums:-Singles/EPs:* 2009: Unprepared* 2008: Sessions* 2008: Dudak* 2006: 200V - UK EP* 2006: False Light* 2005: Second Bite...
) - 2009 Bastillion
- 2009 Bliksem (as Purple Haze)
- 2009 Ninety
- 2010 Renegade
- 2010 Daisy
- 2010 Reach Out
- 2010 Hymn 2.0 (as Purple Haze)
- 2010 Daddyrock
- 2010 Season (as Sandler, from 2004)
- 2010 Intro (XX Booty Mix)
- 2011 Love Is Darkness (with Carol Lee)
- 2011 Koko
- 2011 Timezone (as Purple Haze with Frederick)
- 2011 Drink To Get Drunk
Remixes
- 2004 Code 1 - House Music (SvD Dub)
- 2004 Sander van Doorn - Dark Roast (S.V.D. Remix)
- 2005 Manny Romero - Compadre (S.v.D. Remix)
- 2005 TDR - Squelch (Sander Van Doorn Remix)
- 2005 FilterFunk - S.O.S. (Message In A Bottle)Message in a Bottle (song)"Message in a Bottle" is a 1979 song by The Police, from their second album, Reggatta de Blanc.The song is ostensibly about a story of a castaway on an island, who sends out a message in a bottle to seek love. A year later, he has not received any sort of response, and despairs, thinking he is...
(Sander van Doorn Remix) - 2006 Armin van Buuren - Control Freak (Sander van Doorn Remix)
- 2006 Mohamed Sehly - Amazing Beat (SVD Without Going Cairo Remix)
- 2006 TiëstoTiëstoTijs 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...
- Dance4LifeDance4life (song)-12" Vinyl:-Limited Edition:-Charts:The song debuted at #21 in the Netherlands, to peak for 5 consecutive weeks at number 3. It stayed eleven weeks in the top ten....
(Sander Van Doorn Remix) - 2006 Club Scene Investigators - Direct Dizko (Sander Van Doorn Remix)
- 2006 Technotronic - Pump Up The Jam (Sander Van Doorn Remix)
- 2006 Sander van Doorn - Pumpkin (SvD Remix)
- 2006 Mode Hookers - Breathe (Sander van Doorn Remix)
- 2006 Yello - Oh Yeah (Sander van Doorn Remix)
- 2006 Filterfunk - S.O.S. (Message In A Bottle) [Sander van Doorn Mix]
- 2007 Wamdue Project - King Of My CastleKing of My Castle"King of My Castle" is a song by American electronic music producer Chris Brann under his Wamdue Project alias, with vocals by Gaelle Adisson. It was originally released in 1997 as a downtempo song, but became a worldwide club hit in 1999 when it was remixed by house producer Roy Malone...
(Sander van Doorn Vocal Mix) - 2007 Gleave - Come With Me (SVD Stripped Edit)
- 2007 Arctic Monkeys - When The Sun Goes Down (Sander van Doorn Remix)
- 2008 Sia - The Girl You Lost To Cocaine (Sander van Doorn Remix)
- 2008 One Republic - Apologize (Sander van Doorn Bootleg)
- 2009 Sam Sharp - Roundabout (Sander van Doorn Main Mix)
- 2009 The Killers - Spaceman (Sander van Doorn Remix) Part 1
- 2009 The Killers - Spaceman (Sander van Doorn Remix) Part 2
- 2009 Depeche Mode - Peace (Sander van Doorn Remix)
- 2010 Swedish House MafiaSwedish House MafiaSwedish House Mafia is a Swedish House Music group consisting of the three disc jockeys and producers; Axwell, Steve Angello and Sebastian Ingrosso. The group officially formed in late 2008....
- Miami 2 Ibiza (Sander van Doorn Remix)