If chemistry has taught us something, it’s that when two elements combine their individual properties they can give birth to a new wonder for the world. Moving beyond classrooms, we find the Blasterjaxx duo a perfect living example of two individuals pooling in their musical prowess and raising a fandom of their own.
Consisting of dutch boys, Thom Jongkind and Idir Makhlaf, ‘Blasterjaxx’ is a duo that has come to be recognized as the rising face of Dutch House and an iconic electro house act as well. Their journey to the top of the EDM industry tells a tale of hard work and perseverance. ‘Blasterjaxx’ came into being in 2010, but at this point the duo consisted of Thom Jongkind along with another producer. However, the duo saw the chemistry amongst each other decline and came to a consensus of dissolving the partnership, though Jongkind continued to produce under the moniker ‘Blasterjaxx’. Despite the split, Jongkind felt that Blasterjaxx was an act made for two and that’s where Idir Makhlaf (playing under the name ‘Macosta’) caught his attention.
Even through the two were living paradoxes of each other, with one being often “prominent and empowering” and other being more of a wallflower, their common interest in music sparked a new partnership that Blasterjaxx now came to be. Just like their personalities, their compositions were an amalgamation of electro house, big room and latin. The two found their sound rather quick and starting whipping out music that pushed boundaries of the monotonous big room tracks of 2010-2011. They started receiving support from well renowned acts of the industry like Sidney Samson, Gregor Salto, Franky Rizardo, Vato Gonzalez and many others. In 2011, their remix of ‘Hello’ brought the spotlight to their polished mixing skills and the world was left wanting more, giving them a queue to release their originals.
Their first EP was released with D-Rashid titled ‘Reborn’, containing two tracks “Reborn” and “Were We Go” in 2012 and symbolized their true sound. The response they received was phenomenal and it marked the initiation of the Blasterjaxx fandom. It was about time their raw talent got noticed by the big guns of the industry and it was Laidback Luke who competed the deed. Luke signed Blasterjaxx on his much reputed Mixmash label and was far from disappointed.
Young and fresh in 2013, the Blasterjaxx duo were at the prime of their music career, belting tunes like they had never been explored before. This was proven when the house titan Tiesto approached the guys himself to sign their now hit track ‘Loud And Proud’ on his own label. Their music was an expression of individuality and was being credited all over the world. Their sensationalism was marked by their entry into the industry’s most popular ‘DJ Mag Top 100 DJs’ poll on number 71 in 2013.
Their single ‘Faith’ reigned over the Dutch charts as well as the world EDM charts in 2013 and it’s followup ‘Fifteen’ in collaboration with Hardwell was a track that broke the records they’d set for themselves in 2014. With 2015 having freshly kicked in, Blasterjaxx is one act that has a lot to offer this year as well, one of them being their India tour that we can luckily be a part of! The two are all set to perform in Mumbai, Hyderabad and Bangalore this weekend along with MoTi and Kaz James. Thanks to Sunburn, there lies yet another weekend full of musical madness with these acts. Don’t miss out on this one!
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