DJ W&W

Echte naam: Wardt van der Harst and Willem van Hanegem
Herkomst: Nederland
Websites: Myspace W&W, www.wandwmusic.com, Facebook

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Biografie W&W

A new sound is here, and ready to take over. One that shatters the underground halls, arena’s and clubs of the dance scene. W&W, the guise of Dutch producers Wardt van der Harst and Willem van Hanegem, is considered the next big thing in tech-trance. As big room anthem ‘Mustang’ erupted into the clubs, so did their W&W guise in the scene. What started as a little boy’s dream, soon became reality.

The W&W adventure began when both guys discovered their love for EDM. Finding out about this ‘different’ type of music, made them discover a whole lot more than they’d expected. A shared passion for beats and melodies is what drew these guys to a team-up in the studio. It didn’t take long before they met and decided it was time to fathom their musical chemistry in the studio. Willem:“We first met at Trance Energy 2007. We both have a huge interest in music so we hooked up a lot. Nowadays we are very close friends, besides being studio partners. I think it was in the summer of 2007 that we decided to produce some stuff together. The first track that was finished, was ‘Mustang’.“

And what a track to finish and start their W&W career with! Addictive tech-trancer ‘Mustang’ was soon being hammered by the big dj’s. Only a year after they first met, Sander van Doorn played their ‘Mustang’ at Trance Energy 2008, making a 30.000 trance lovers go nuts on their phat beats, compressed melody and mind-blowing hi-hats. W&W achieved their first goal: to create a true big room anthem. So besides growing out to close friends, they also found another spark there: ‘Mustang’. This first offspring of their talent led the way to recognition and support by today’s dance scene elite. Armin van Buuren even mentioned them as ‘the best upcoming producer duo of the moment’.

A moment that has been going on for two years already, as the guys deliver one big track after another. Armada Music quickly snatched the guys and laid down a safe path to release their ‘Intercity’, ‘Dome’, ‘Arena’ and ‘The Plan’, all masterpieces of their own kind. However, there’s always been one compromise. It’s got to have the W&W sound. W&W hasn’t only delivered bangers of tracks, but also introduced their unique, typical sound. Willem and Wardt both define it as ‘big room trance with a techy edge’. W&W: “We always try to bring that big room feeling in our records with massive lead sounds, catchy melodies and tough beats.“ To prevent it from getting a bit of a trick, the guys try to use a different approach on every track, without losing their W&W sound. W&W: “When you compare ‘Mustang’ to ‘Arena’, they both have a catchy hook, but it’s a totally different style. ‘Mustang’ has the rolling beats and basslines. ’Arena’ is very minimalistic, with very little percussion and no rolling basses, but it still has the specific W&W sound.” Their sound isn’t only appreciated by dance lovers, but is being praised to by the big names as well.

Future is definitely looking bright for these two Dutchies. And for those that can’t get enough of them, there’s a lot to look forward to. 2009 brings them a new chapter. From this year on, W&W dj’s together, and plans to continue walking down the path of success they’ve already started to follow. As you can see, young boys grow up fast.