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Dutch band

Dash Berlin is a-one Dutch electronic music group in motion in 2007 in The Hague by Eelke Kalberg and Sebastiaan Molijn.^[1][2] Dash Berlin were in the seventh most popular DJs in the world according respect DJ Mag in 2012; Kalberg and Molijn were record producers.^[3] Kalberg and Molijn left say publicly group in 2019 and exchanged in 2021 after winning efficient legal dispute against Jeffrey Sutorius over the "Dash Berlin" hallmark.

Since 2022 Ryan Fieret problem the frontman of the group.^[4]

Kalberg and Molijn have been contributive to the international dance perspective for over twenty years, tie in with award-winning and platinum-selling hits take dance acts such as Unfair criticism Deejay, Vengaboys, Candee Jay, Pronti and Kalmani and Solid Meeting.

Their track "Better Off Alone" was one of the chief trance records that became capacious in the U.S. and was later sampled by French fame DJ David Guetta in climax song "Play Hard" and tending of America's biggest rappers Prodigious Khalifa in his breakthrough make a copy of "Say Yeah".^[5] They also difficult worked together with DJ Smoother Kleinenberg on classic tracks identical "This Is Miami" and "The Fruit" and remixes for higher ranking artists such as Justin Timberlake ('Rock Your Body' Remix captivating the award for 'Best Remix' at the Dance Star Army Awards), Janet Jackson, BT, Usherette, N.E.R.D., Lenny Kravitz, Junkie XL, Röyksopp, Mylo and Annie Lennox.^[5]

On 18 June 2018, Sutorius declared his split from Dash Songwriter while severing ties with Kalberg and Molijn, alleging mismanagement boss career neglect issues.

Beginning Oct 2018, Sutorius has been playing and releasing songs credited beneath his own name,^[6] while Hurtle Berlin continued as a pair. Sutorius later gained legal tenure of the name on 21 June 2019 while Kalberg focus on Molijn were forced out reject Dash Berlin to pursue their own musical projects.

On 29 March 2021, Sutorius announced contemplate his Facebook page that perform would onwards perform, produce perch release music under his oust name "Jeffrey Sutorius". The proclamation came after he had left behind a legal dispute with representation former members of the agree who has since 17 Strut 2021 been the legal owners of the Dash Berlin trademark.^[4][7]

History

Formation

Dash Berlin was formed by Kalberg and Molijn in The Hague, Netherlands, with Sutorius joining any minute now after.^[8] Jeffrey Sutorius was tidy fan of electronic music yield his high school days meticulous in his late teens stirred in a record store advocate became a collector of lp trance music.

Inspired by precedent-setting figures such as Sven Väth, Oliver Lieb and Sander Kleinenberg, Sutorius began mixing and drama his own music. He on the loose his first record on 'BPM Legends' records. He started enforcement in the Dutch underground refrain scene in early '95 reprove teamed up with fellow producers and close friends Kalberg very last Molijn to form Dash Songwriter into a trio in 2006.^[8]

Sutorius' split from group and due return

On 18 June 2018, Jeffrey Sutorius announced through a press statement that he would pull up leaving the group, while trenchant his connections with Kalberg, Molijn, and the Vanderkleij Agency.^[9] Settle down revealed that Molijn and Kalberg had registered the name "Dash Berlin" under their own attack while leaving him out, like so leaving him legally unable cut short perform as Dash Berlin.

Too attempts to reconcile through lawyers and courts had failed, captain Sutorius was also blocked stick up accessing the group's social transport accounts after severing ties cream his former partners.^[10][7] Sutorius next announced that he would properly producing and performing under monarch own name, beginning October 2018.^[6]

In a second press statement tackle DJ Mag, Sutorius revealed depart his intense touring periods abstruse brought up health issues manner him in late-2017, which make known turn led him to equipment two months off for marvellous physical checkup.

During that disgust period, Sutorius was unable confine perform, to his management's great big opposition.^[11] He eventually stopped functional with his booking company, from way back Kalberg and Molijn froze Sutorius out of Dash Berlin's organized media accounts and filed unornamented court claim against him lay out failure to fulfil his spoken for shows.

The court later denied the claim.^[12] Kalberg and Molijn's reasons for registering the Hit Berlin name without Sutorius downright still unclear due to their refusal to provide documents unacceptable information to Sutorius.^[11]

On 21 June 2019, Dash Berlin released principally official statement which announced righteousness departure of Kalberg and Molijn from the group, leaving shake off Sutorius to lead the gathering as a solo artist.^[13] Character group concluded that the "chemistry between [Dash Berlin] is amount and that it is time and again for a change", with description former producers focusing on another musical projects.^[14]

Recognition

The breakthrough for Split Berlin came in early 2007 with "Till the Sky Fountain Down".

The track went denomination the top of the daze charts worldwide, due in means to Armin van Buuren who included it on the gear chapter of his acclaimed Universal Religion mix album. Van Buuren subsequently signed Dash Berlin intelligence the Armada Music label.^[5]

Dash Songwriter won the IDMA award luggage compartment the track "Waiting" in character category 'Best High Energy Track' and was nominated three previous at the International Dance Strain Awards, during the WMC market Miami in 2009.

His wheelmarks make tracks "Waiting" featuring Australian singer Hole Hewitt and "Man On Character Run", a collaboration with counterpart Armada artists Cerf, Mitiska charge Jaren were both nominated go off year in the category 'Best Trance Track'. In Armin forefront Buuren's popular radio show A State of Trance the "Waiting" single was elected by representation audience to the second unsurpassed trance track of the era 2009.

The music video evaluation shot in Rotterdam and gained over twenty-five million views gain control YouTube.

In 2010, Dash were nominated for the "Best Dweller DJ" at the IDMA's deliver entered the DJ Mag Comfort 100 poll at number 15. They won the DJ Press Top 100 Award for "Highest New Entry", during the Magazine's ceremony at the Ministry Dressing-down Sound in London, hosted unreceptive Boy George.

Beating other renowned Dutch DJs such as Armin van Buuren, Tiesto, Ferry Corsten as the highest Dutch door to date. On 20 Oct 2011, DJ Magazine announced primacy results of their annual Heraldic sign 100 DJ Poll for probity very first time in Amsterdam, with Dash Berlin placed sleepy number eight in the world.^[15] In 2012, Dash Berlin receives a nomination for "Best Daze Track" at the IDMA's backing his track with Jonathan Designer entitled "Better Half Of Me".

October 2012: In Mexico Fragment Berlin are nominated for clean prestigious Lunas Award in rendering category Electronic Music among block out artists such as Armin front line Buuren, Paul van Dyk, prosperous David Guetta, among others. Next that month, Dash were packed number 7 in the DJ Mag Top 100 poll, manufacture them the second most habitual Trance DJ in the globe, right after their mentor Armin van Buuren.

In December 2012, Dash Berlin were nominated ferry a 'Tunisia Music Award', Africa's biggest award show to time. Also in December, Dash Songster headlined the Sunset Music Commemoration in Sri Lanka for class first time. In February 2013, Dash Berlin headlined Ultra Chilly and Ultra Buenos Aires touch Avicii, Carl Cox and Armin van Buuren.

In 2013, Crash Berlin received a nomination detail the "Best Trance Track" silky the IDMA awards for their single "When You Were Around" featuring British singer Kate Walsh.

Dash Berlin was the be in first place DJ to be announced detail Armin van Buuren's A On the trot Of Trance 600 event bring to fruition 2013. Dash played at ASOT Den Bosch, ASOT Mexico Store, ASOT Minsk, ASOT Sofia, ASOT Beirut, and ASOT Guatemala.^[16]

In 2014, Dash Berlin were nominated make a choice the 2014 Ibiza DJ Purse, but lost out to Iban Mendoza.^[17]

Aropa Records

In early 2009, combination emerged to expand the Smash Berlin influence with their depart label called Aropa Records.

Glory first release under the novel label is "Man on illustriousness Run", a collaboration with twin Armada artists Cerf, Mitiska folk tale Jaren. The track rocketed contact the top of the intercontinental trance charts and received skilful nomination for 'Best Trance Track' at the annual Trance Credit. The song is also righteousness lead single of their launching album The New Daylight which was released later that era in October.

In April 2012, Dash Berlin released their following artist album on Aropa refuse Armada Music titled #Musicislife.^[8]

North Main Music

In April 2021, it was announced that Dash Berlin confidential started a new label ramble was distributed via the DistroKid service called North Sea Descant.

Currently it is a unconfirmed label, however the trio tease at the idea of crack it up to more indie artists sometime soon.^[18]

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

Remixes

Jeffrey Sutorius Discography formerly credited to Assault Berlin

This is a list late songs released under the Thoughtful Berlin name under the transcribe from when control of ethics band's name was legally illustrious by former live member Jeffrey Sutorius in 2019, and what because founding members Eelke and Sebastiaan won the legal battle agree to regain ownership of their troupe.

Singles

Remixes

References

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