Artist Of The Month – W&W (April 2013)

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Quote of Armin van Buuren early 2010: “W&W are truly the rising stars of trance. If I have to put my money on somebody, I put it on W&W.”

W&W is a music duo from the Netherlands, consisting of Dutch Willem van Hanegem and Wardt van der Harst who is also known as Re-Ward. Their first track “Mustang” was a huge success, it has been played by DJs like Armin van Buuren, Tiësto and Sander van Doorn. Willem is the son of famous Dutch football player also named Willem van Hanegem.

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What started as a chance meeting at the 2007 Trance Energy has, in just under 4 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 Ward van der Harst & Willem van Hanegem go into overdrive.

As spinners they’ve delivered due damage to club nights and festivals and in both 2010 and 2011, their A-list-hammered track portfolio saw them conclusively tip the ‘next big thing’ scales. W&W also performed at Sunburn Goa 2012 and they put together an amazing show. We also got an opportunity to conduct an exclusive interview with the duo and getting to know a lot better about them & their style of music. Now, in the current decade, W&W are ruling the dance music community and will continue to do so in future as well.

W&W Productions: The serendipitous Trance Energy meet quickly bore their debut W&W production, which came in the form of the mighty ‘Mustang’. ‘Arena’ followed up its freshman success and fast found the CDJs of luminaries like Armin van Buuren, 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”, W&W have continued to rock federation trance to its core with ‘Mainstage’, the Sean Tyas-remixed ‘D.N.A’ each bringing floors to critical mass. Followed by singles ‘Manhattan’, ‘Impact’, ‘AK-47’ and the very first vocal anthem ‘Three O’Clock’ featuring Ana Criado, W&W is in excellent shape for debut album ‘Impact’ on Armada Music.

Following the success of their debut album “Impact”, they were given their own sub-label of Armada Music called Mainstage Music. In 2012, the duo released their first compilation on the label called, Mainstage Music Volume 1.Their track “Invasion” was chosen as the official anthem of episode 550 of A State of Trance (often shortened by the listeners with ASOT). However, creating new sounds and styles in their music W&W deviated from producing trance to the production of progressive house and electro. In the recent times, they have produced some big room music highly influenced with electro. Tracks like “Lift Off!”, “D# Fat”, “The Code” are some huge hits and showcase how W&W have transformed their music over the years.

Some of the massive hits of W&W which you cannot afford to miss -






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DJs: Almost a year to the day since Willem & Ward first shook hands they 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 & Entrance, Trance Energy, Tomorrowland, the A State Of Trance 450 and 500 gigs, Several Global Gatherings, Nature One and clubs like Ministry Of Sound London, The Guvernment Toronto & Amnesia Ibiza to name a few.

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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 every week. Mainstage is all about showcasing the freshest music and exposing new talent to the world. Broadcasting weekly on Sirius XM, Kiss FM (Ukraine), Dance Paradise Radio (Brazil) and bi-weekly on the renowned Afterhours FM. Mainstage is also available as a podcast on iTunes and can be heard over here.

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The dutch superstars will be touring India this month in association with Submerge. The duo will be performing in four cities – Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore & Kolkata. The tickets will be on sale very soon. Watch this space for latest updates on it.

W&W India Tour Dates :

April 18 (Thursday)
Mumbai (Royalty)

April 19 (Friday)
Gurgaon, Delhi NCR (Lemp)

April 20 (Saturday)
Bangalore (Pebble)

April 21 (Sunday)
Kolkata (Nalban)

For more info about the tour, follow Submerge : facebook | twitter | website

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