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Claessen Sees First Light
May 15th, 2008| No one can dispute the fact that Bart Claessen has now seen First Light, as he vaults to pole position #1 on TFRs Trance/Dance Stream for the week ending February 24, 2008. This ethereal uplifting male vocal trance cut has been storming the dance floors all over Europe with its hypnotic driving beat. Most recently, First Light even hit the Dutch Top 25 National chart and garnered significant airplay across many stations in his home country of the Netherlands for this 28-year old trance master.Claessen is no stranger to the trance scene as he accomplished much success most recently as last year with the sizable hit When Morning Comes and mash-up As Playmo Comes. In 2005, his smash Playmo had support from most top International DJs and was featured on countless dance compilations. These songs are however, are not his only claims to fame.
In 2001, right after graduating high school and while attending the Music Technology at the Utrecht School Of Arts, Claessen performed under the name Barthezz, producing the smash On the Move, which any trance lover would know, is a time tested CLASSIC. This song not only made the Top 10 charts in more than ten countries throughout Europe, it even garnered significant dance radio airplay in the U.S. as well. The song went on to sell almost 150,000 copies in Germany ALONE. The worldwide smash Infected, soon followed to similar successes. Claessen started from very humble beginnings listening to electronic music during his teenage years in the 1990s. He always loved music and got his start at age seven with piano lessons, but soon moved on in high school scrambling to save money to purchase equipment such as a sampler, synth, an Atari computer and a small mixer which he used in his parents attic to form a studio. Nothing like a homegrown success story! Claessen continues to be very active after just finishing up many DJ sets in the Ukraine and Poland. In March, he sets his sites on the UK with many gigs in various cities such as London and Glasgow, performing with legends such as Above & Beyond and Ferry Corsten. We have definitely seen the Light! –DJ Kuchar |
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DJ Kuchar’s Top 40 Songs
May 9th, 2008Week ending May 11, 2008
1 / 1 / In My Arms / Kylie Minogue
2 / 4 / Elements of Life / Tiesto
3 / 3 / If You Should Go / Armin van Buuren
4 / 5 / Going Wrong / Armin Van Buuren & DJ Shah
5 / 6 / New York City / Paul van Dyk And Starkillers And Austin Leeds feat. Ashley Tomberlin
6 / 2 / And Then… / Rank 1 & Jochen Miller
7 / 7 / Beauty Hides in the Deep (JOC Remix) / The Doppler Effect
8 / 8 / Into the Dark / Ferry Corsten And Howard Jones
9 / 15 / The Girl You Lost to Cocaine / Sia
10 / 9 / I Can’t Help Myself / Bellatrax
11 / 10 / Rotterdam / John O’ Callaghan
12 / 14 / Doktorspiele / Alex C feat Y-ass
13 / NEW / Catch Me (Playmo) / Bart Claessen
14 / 11 / The Launch Reloaded / DJ Jean
15 / 18 / Feel Me (Through the Radio) / DJ Shog
16 / 28 / Delirious / David Guetta
17 / NEW / Spring Forward and Fall Behind (DJ Space Raven Remix) / Dream Dance Alliance
18 / NEW / Super Jupiter / Ernesto Vs. Bastian
19 / NEW / Don’t Stop Believing / George Lamond
20 / 12 / Thrill / Ernesto vs. Bastian (Trance Energy 2008 Theme)
21 / 17 / Ocean Drive Boulevard / Leon Bolier
22 / 16 / What Hurts the Most / Cascada
23 / 19 / Now You’re Gone / Basshunter
24 / 22 / Keep On Rising / Ian Carey ft. Michelle Shellers
25 / NEW / Disco Volante / Ida Engberg
26 / 21 / Falling / First State feat. Anita Kelsey
27 / NEW / Bleeding Love (Remix) / Leona Lewis
28 / NEW / Deep at Night / Ercola/Heikki L
29 / 23 / Big Sky (Original Mix) / John O Callaghan Feat. Audrey Gallagher
30 / 24 / Bucovina / Ian Oliver ft. Shantel
31 / 27 / Tonight / Milk Inc.
32 / NEW / Fallen Tides / Mark Pledger vs. Matt Hardwick
33 / NEW / Smack / Simon Patternson
34 / 38 / Disco Lies / Moby
35 / 30 / Don’t Belong / Andy Duguid featuring Leah
36 / 32 / Toca’s Miracle 2007 / Fragma (Richard Durand & Deadmus Remix)
37 / 37 / Springstil / Springstil
38 / 36 / San Salvador / The Fearless
39 / 39 / Angel / Fridge vs. the Hitman
40 / NEW / Leavin’ / Jesse McCartney
Fresh New Music!!!
4 Minutes / Madonna (Bob Sinclar Remix)
With You / Electrobios
Headcase / Jaytech
Over the Edge / Kruitof & Van Dongen
Expect to Damage / Messler
The Right Life / Seal
4:00 A.M. / Kaskade
No Stress / Laurent Wolf
On My Own / Peter Luts & Basto
Rain Stars Eternal / Solarstone
Eternal Reminiscence / Boom Jinx ft. Key
