W&W
Encyclopedia
W&W is a Trance
duo from the Netherlands
, which consist of Willem van Hanegem (ˈʋɪ.ləm vɐn ˈɦaː.nə.ɣəm) and Wardt van der Harst (ˈʋɑrt vɐn dər ˈɦɑrst), who is also known as Re-Ward. The first hit "Mustang" was a huge success, it has been played by DJs like Armin van Buuren, Tiësto and Markus Schulz. Willem is the son of famous Dutch football player also named Willem van Hanegem
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W&W Productions: With tracks like ‘Ensure’, ‘Show my Shuffle’, ‘Origin’ & ‘Stab My Speaker’, Willem and Wardt initially started out producing their own respective floor-thrillers. The serendipitous Trance Energy meet quickly bore their debut W&W production though, which came in the form of the mighty ‘Mustang’. ‘Dome’ & ‘Arena’ (which featured on the Armin Only DVD) followed up its freshman success and fast found the CDJs of trance luminaries like Tiësto, Ferry Corsten, Markus Schulz, Sander van Doorn & Judge Jules. Tipped by Armin van Buuren as “the best up-and-coming production duo out there” and released through Armada’s own Captivating Sounds division, W&W have continued to rock federation trance to its core with ‘Mainstage’, the Sean Tyas-remixed ‘D.N.A’ and their Ummet Ozcan collaboration ‘Synergy’ each bringing floors to critical mass. Remix-side, their voracious rewires have proved equally as popular - most notably on Armin’s ‘Rain’, ‘Remedy’ (by UK pop starlet Little Boots) and those of Sander van Doorn, Leon Bolier, Sied van Riel, & others.
DJs: Almost a year to the day since Willem & Wardt first shook hands they were on hand to witness Sander van Doorn spinning the furiously phat beats and compressed melodies of ‘Mustang’ at Trance Energy. Galvanised by its floor-response (and defining their sounds as “big room trance with a techy edge”), they, themselves quickly took up the spinning mantle. That route has taken them to some of the most respected nights out there. Ones that have come to include Poland’s Sunrise Festival, the A State Of Trance 400 gigs and a spot playing alongside Tiësto at his massive stadium gig in Kiev. Just one year further down the road from their first gigs together, the pair had proven their best in two of the biggest events in the dance music calendar, Trance Energy 2010 & ASOT450.
The Mainstage Radio Show: Now a regular standing fixture in the trance enthusiasts listening schedule, W&W’s Mainstage radio show exports their diverse sound around the world on a monthly basis. Broadcasting on the renowned Afterhours FM (one of the world’s five most popular trance-based websites), in January 2010 it was revamped & relaunched with a host of new elements (including regular competitions, features and interviews). Mainstage goes on Afterhours.FM
on the 2nd and 4th Monday of each month between 18.00 and 19.00 hours CET.
Singles:
Remixes:
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...
duo from the Netherlands
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...
, which consist of Willem van Hanegem (ˈʋɪ.ləm vɐn ˈɦaː.nə.ɣəm) and Wardt van der Harst (ˈʋɑrt vɐn dər ˈɦɑrst), who is also known as Re-Ward. The first hit "Mustang" was a huge success, it has been played by DJs like Armin van Buuren, Tiësto and Markus Schulz. Willem is the son of famous Dutch football player also named Willem van Hanegem
Willem van Hanegem
Willem "Wim" van Hanegem is a Dutch football player and coach born in Breskens, Zeeland. In a playing career spanning over 20 years he won several domestic honours in the Netherlands, as well as two UEFA trophies, all with Feyenoord. He was also a finalist in the FIFA World Cup 1974...
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Biography
Introduction: What started as a chance meeting at the 2007 Trance Energy has, in just under 3 years solidified into one of the freshest, most exciting electronic dance acts on the scene. With it has come a new multifarious trance sound that, globally, has begun to shatter underground clubs, arenas and festivals. Banding together under the name W&W has seen the collective careers of Wardt van der Harst & Willem van Hanegem go into overdrive... As spinners they’ve delivered due damage to club nights and festivals and in 2009 their A-list-hammered track portfolio saw them conclusively tip the ‘next big thing’ scales. Now, in the new decade, W&W are ready to rule.W&W Productions: With tracks like ‘Ensure’, ‘Show my Shuffle’, ‘Origin’ & ‘Stab My Speaker’, Willem and Wardt initially started out producing their own respective floor-thrillers. The serendipitous Trance Energy meet quickly bore their debut W&W production though, which came in the form of the mighty ‘Mustang’. ‘Dome’ & ‘Arena’ (which featured on the Armin Only DVD) followed up its freshman success and fast found the CDJs of trance luminaries like Tiësto, Ferry Corsten, Markus Schulz, Sander van Doorn & Judge Jules. Tipped by Armin van Buuren as “the best up-and-coming production duo out there” and released through Armada’s own Captivating Sounds division, W&W have continued to rock federation trance to its core with ‘Mainstage’, the Sean Tyas-remixed ‘D.N.A’ and their Ummet Ozcan collaboration ‘Synergy’ each bringing floors to critical mass. Remix-side, their voracious rewires have proved equally as popular - most notably on Armin’s ‘Rain’, ‘Remedy’ (by UK pop starlet Little Boots) and those of Sander van Doorn, Leon Bolier, Sied van Riel, & others.
DJs: Almost a year to the day since Willem & Wardt first shook hands they were on hand to witness Sander van Doorn spinning the furiously phat beats and compressed melodies of ‘Mustang’ at Trance Energy. Galvanised by its floor-response (and defining their sounds as “big room trance with a techy edge”), they, themselves quickly took up the spinning mantle. That route has taken them to some of the most respected nights out there. Ones that have come to include Poland’s Sunrise Festival, the A State Of Trance 400 gigs and a spot playing alongside Tiësto at his massive stadium gig in Kiev. Just one year further down the road from their first gigs together, the pair had proven their best in two of the biggest events in the dance music calendar, Trance Energy 2010 & ASOT450.
The Mainstage Radio Show: Now a regular standing fixture in the trance enthusiasts listening schedule, W&W’s Mainstage radio show exports their diverse sound around the world on a monthly basis. Broadcasting on the renowned Afterhours FM (one of the world’s five most popular trance-based websites), in January 2010 it was revamped & relaunched with a host of new elements (including regular competitions, features and interviews). Mainstage goes on Afterhours.FM
Afterhours.FM
Afterhours.FM is an Internet radio broadcaster that plays trance and progressive dance music shows from DJs around the world...
on the 2nd and 4th Monday of each month between 18.00 and 19.00 hours CET.
Discography
Albums:- 2011 Impact
Singles:
- 2011 W&W - Cookie Jar
- 2011 W&W & Ummet Ozcan - Velecity
- 2011 W&W & Leon Bolier - Treasure Chest
- 2011 W&W feat. Emily - State of Emergency
- 2011 W&W feat. Bree - Nowhere To Go
- 2011 W&W - Search For Tomorrow
- 2011 W&W - Do Not Skip
- 2011 W&W - Based On A True Story
- 2011 W&W - Code Red
- 2011 W&W & Mark Sixma - Twist
- 2011 W&W - Beta
- 2011 W&W feat. Ana Criado - Three O'Clock
- 2011 W&W vs Wezz Devall - Phantom
- 2011 W&W - AK47
- 2011 W&W - Impact
- 2010 W&W vs Ben Gold - Break The Rules
- 2010 W&W vs Ben Gold - Nexgen
- 2010 W&W vs Leon Bolier - Saturn
- 2010 W&W - Alpha
- 2010 W&W - Manhattan
- 2010 W&W vs Jonas Stenberg - Alligator F*ckhouse
- 2010 W&W - D.N.A.
- 2009 W&W vs Ummet Ozcan - Synergy
- 2009 W&W - System Overload
- 2009 W&W - Mainstage
- 2009 W&W - The Plan
- 2008 W&W - Plasma (Exclusive on Trance Yearmix 2008)
- 2008 W&W - Arena / Chronicles
- 2008 W&W - Dome
- 2008 W&W - Countach / Intercity
- 2007 W&W - Mustang / Eruption
Remixes:
- 2011 Armin van Buuren Feat. BT - These Silent Hearts (W&W Remix)
- 2011 Marcel Woods - Champagne Dreams (W&W Remix)
- 2011 J.O.C. - Botnik (W&W Remix)
- 2011 Sean Tyas - Banshee (W&W Remix)
- 2010 Svenson & Gielen - Beauty Of Silence (W&W vs. Jonas Stenberg Remix)
- 2010 Aly & Fila ft. Denise Rivera - My Mind Is With You (W&W Remix)
- 2010 Scott Mac - Damager 02 (W&W Remix)
- 2009 Little Boots - Remedy (W&W Remix)
- 2009 Orjan Nilsen - Arctic Globe (W&W Remix)
- 2009 Armin van Buuren ft. Cathy Burton - Rain (W&W Remix)
- 2009 Leon Bolier & Galen Behr - Acapulco (W&W Remix)
- 2008 Sied van Riel - Riel People Know (W&W Remix)
- 2008 M6 - Fade 2 Black(W&W Remix)
External links
- W&W Official Website
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- W&W 2011 Interview on Trance Hub