Since Darren did so many great tracks, it was hard to just pick 1 track to talk about. So, even though he was very busy, we did another interview, which will be online in a few weeks. In that interview we talk about the story behind "Angelic - It's My Turn". So, stay tuned! So what is your favorite Darren Tate production or remix?
Darren Tate Vs. Jono Grant - Let The Light Shine In (Original Mix) Darren Tate - Prayer For A God (Original Mix) Orion vs Ayla - Eternity (Darren Tate Mix)
There literally has to be at least ten tracks that share that place lol. His quality of output was the highest in the industry. Similar to what Ferry was doing. Citizen Cane - The Journey, Wilderness and The Theme are probably my top three ♥️
So many. Darren made emotional trance music that had a classical music approach as he could orchestrate aswell as produce Some of my favourites are Orion See Me Here, Eternity, DT8 project Destination, Jurgen Vries The Opera Song and Angelic Its My Turn amongst others. He is one of the greats
The man whose music saved my life back when I was bullied and now present day, I am proud to have my music recognized by him. Thanks Twan for a great interview as always, your purity and devotion to music is unparalleled
Interesting to hear the story behind the project name. I think at the time a lot of people knew Jurgen Vries was not German/Dutch and that maybe it was a gimmick to try and sell more records and give it more credibility up against the Armins, van dyks and Ferrys of the time. Ironic that this choice of name ended up doing the exact opposite (well I thought so anyway but this didn't prevent me from buying it and playing it out lol). Still a good track and not much else like it about either. Good interview as always Twan.
Thank you! And I remember there were a few different stories about the artis name back then, so I thought I should clear it all up for once haha ;-) Glad you enjoyed the interview, thanks for your comment! :)
Iow3freq music 100% could not agree more - I think you can tell from Darren’s compositions alone he has that background which makes him a stand out artist. Also a lovely guy to speak too!
Another great interview, Twan! I had the pleasure of meeting Darren recently, at a small trance event in Kent, UK. I simply approached him and asked for a photo after his set, and he invited me to stay and chill with him and his friends. We chatted about trance. It was clear how much he loves what he does, and how he loves small, intimate venues. He really is an incredible guy; very sociable, warm, and a little quirky and fun. Twan, you are a legend. Rikki
DT8 Project Feat. Andrea Britton WINTER OMG Unbelievable Song i broke a few car subwoofers playing that endlessly . Thank you Twan for doing the time and interview and Darren man you know how to produce, keep doing your thing .
I first discovered The Theme while randomly browsing the Ministry of Sound website and saw the cool animated music video of it playing. It was amazing and so different from other tracks at the time. It's still an outstanding track even now. I was shocked to find out that Darren Tate was behind the Jurgen Vries name since he put "Destination" out that same year under DT8 which was also a great (vocal) track that was buzzing in the TranceAddict forums at the time. LOL that elephant story was quite amusing! 🐘 #DarrenTateAKAtheElephant
Have this vinyl, but I prefer Dumonde remix. It has more power and energy inside. Btw I am sure these videos will become Golden themselves one day, coz this is the real history of our favorite tunes, their background. If I would be an author of a trance classic track (Van Buuren for example) i would invite Twan myself and cover all the costs. I wonder why artists dont do that, they will not be on the top forever. This is a great option to share the history of success.
This was very interesting to hear actually. I always thought of "The Theme" as a huge anthem, so I find it baffling that it was even refused. It just had huge 2000-ish riff that was popular in that Era. Personally speaking, I wasn't a huge fan of that record in particular, but absolutely loved Citizen Caned - "The Journey ", including his Angelic project. Thanks for the interview, Twan. Side note, and I know it's been mentioned quite a few times in these interviews, but it's just refreshing to see these producers and DJs, who created and defined an entire Era, being so down to earth and humble. Today's EDM artists are just so arrogant, about pieces of music that probably 90% of the time, they didn't even produce themselves, lol.
I live in UK. I like trance but it is hard to find people especially in London who are into trance. However, that interview tells me that trance was big in 2000s in UK comparing to 2019.
I don''t live in the UK myself, but I know that in 1999-2003 it was pretty big there! I know Ministry Of Sound has trance parties still in The Gallery, really big names as well! ;-) Hope you enjoyed the interview!
Thanks for the interview Twan, as always very interesting. Darren has made so many great tracks including some of my all time favourites. I interviewed him myself like 13 years ago, he sure has changed appearance wise but still seems to be a great guy.
A very nice interview again. Great job. It was good to know how the name Jurgen Vries came about. Nice details there. Also, good to know about his current and upcoming works. His new releases in recent times have been top notch as well. He is a cool guy. I am glad I got to see and meet him at Lumi last year.
Thanks for this interview. I have to admit that I haven't heard this track before. Main Lead reminds me a little of Beam & Yanou - Sound of Love from 2000. Both tracks have not only a similar sound but the main melodic lines are played in Legato mode which subsequent sounds are played smoothly, without gaps between them.
Without ever having tried to look it up, i've always wanted to know who this "Jurgen Vries" was, well now i know! I saw the videoclip on tv before i heard the song by itself. That's what captivated me.
Another good interview, Twan! Dj Elephant, I mean Darren Tate is one of my favorite producers ever, but if I had to choose only 3 tracks I think they would be: Let the light shine in, It's my turn and Now we are free.
I always thought Jurgen vries was a real person back then now after all these years I no it wasn't lol, quite a funny story actually. I got the total Euphoria compilation he did as dt8 project back in 2005 great album.
Very interesting interview! Amazing no one wanted to sign it....and also 'Elephant' is one of his best productions imo,such an uplifing record,blows all modern Trance out of the water still :) Funny story though.
Thank you! And since I started doing these vlogs, I found out that a lot of tracks (and some BIG classics) were very hard to sign, crazy! But I love to hear those stories hehe ;-)
Thank you! I did a lot of trance interviews already (and no worries, there will be more!), but I am also trying to focus more on other genres. Since these vlogs take a lot of time and energy, I'm pretty picky. So I usually pick a big hit or classic instead of tracks that are lesser-known for a bigger audience. So that's where my focus is. I currently have no time to record any new interviews anyway, since my posting schedule is full already until early February 2020. So to answer your question; I don't really have plans (for now) to ask them anytime soon.
@@muzikxpress Aw man for real? Sigh...I know,its always about the views these days and trying to get as many people to watch as you can. But another way that I see it, you can indeed bring some attention to these long time standing artists who deserve it as they have been in the scene for a long time and once had a lot of popularity but have fallen off the radar in recent times. Like for example, Temple One's track "World Beyond" Was once on the charts back in the glory days of enhanced music, or Estiva "I Feel Fine". These kind of uplifting trance tracks from the 2010 era means a whole lot to me and I know im definitely not the only one who thinks so. However these days, it pains me to see how the scene has shifted into something that really doesn't have that kind of connection or meaning in the tracks that is being produced. Which is why I think that if you gave them exposure like this, they might think back to those days and we could start to see a shift back into when uplifting trance was at its peak! I know I sound like someone who just can't move on with the times and it may be true, but I also don't want gems like this to be forgotten by the masses over time. But as always, keep up the good work and I'll continue to follow your interviews!
Well, I have over 50 people on my wish-list for now, all about tracks that I really like myself. Most of them are tracks I grew up with myself, so not many will be from the 2010 era. Maybe every once in a while there will be an interview with someone who did a track in that era, but the main focus of my vlogs is older tracks / classics. And tracks that are more well-known. It really takes a lot of time and energy (and money as well) to do these interviews, I did invest a lot in equipment, software etc, so I rather focus on the interviews that I think will work and tracks that I like myself. Just being honest here, it is a time consuming hobby which isn't cheap either ;-) Thanks for your understanding, I'm sure there will be more interviews coming up of tracks you do like :)
@@muzikxpress Yeah I mean I understand from where you're coming from...you gotta earn back what you've spent on and more. But I don't think its about whether what works or what doesn't because at the end of the day, you interview is an interview after all, so no matter who the artist you're talking to, we will end up learning various things about them and their tracks. And please don't get my hopes up haha...there isn't anyone out there rn who would be willing to interview those guys.
@@DaRUde117 Well trust me, I am not gonna earn back what I invested here in the last 2 years haha! I would need a LOT more views and subscribers for that. But as I already said, I'm personally more interested in doing interviews about tracks that I grew up with myself back in the day. If you knew how much time I am actually spending on the vlogs, I'm sure you would understand why I am picky and why I keep doing what I'm doing now. Just being honest, I prefer older tracks, so why not keep doing what I enjoy? ;-)
This is still really great track, but back when it came out it was so fresh and something different than everything else that came out that time. Dumonde remix was even better as I was big fan of theyr sound at that time. Would be cool to hear story behind some dumonde tracks like never look back or god music etc.
DuMonde are great, they are on my wish-list to be interviewed for sure. Unfortunately they don't play in The Netherlands a lot and they're not living really close to where I live, but.... hopefully it will happen somewhere in the near future ;-) I would love to know more about "Tomorrow" and / or "Never Look Back", amazing tracks!
@@dangermace11 Yeah that one is great, but as I just mentioned, they don't live close and since I don't really have a travel budget for these vlogs, I guess I have to wait until there's a DuMonde DJ set in The Netherlands again. (Or unless people donate, but that hardly happens haha)
Thanks Dan! And he wasn't arrogant at all, in fact, he was very friendly and nice. He was working on a very big project, so he was pretty busy, but he still made sure he took the time to sit down with me and let me record 2 interviews with him :)
I heard that story around the time of the release too, but that was a made up story. The story Darren told in the interview is the only true story. Why would he lie about it?
@@darrentate4488 I always wonder why random people think to know what did happen exactly, while they weren't even there! The wonderful world of the internet and its keyboard warriors lol.
Since Darren did so many great tracks, it was hard to just pick 1 track to talk about. So, even though he was very busy, we did another interview, which will be online in a few weeks. In that interview we talk about the story behind "Angelic - It's My Turn". So, stay tuned!
So what is your favorite Darren Tate production or remix?
Darren Tate Vs. Jono Grant - Let The Light Shine In (Original Mix)
Darren Tate - Prayer For A God (Original Mix)
Orion vs Ayla - Eternity (Darren Tate Mix)
There literally has to be at least ten tracks that share that place lol. His quality of output was the highest in the industry. Similar to what Ferry was doing. Citizen Cane - The Journey, Wilderness and The Theme are probably my top three ♥️
When The Morning Comes.
So many. Darren made emotional trance music that had a classical music approach as he could orchestrate aswell as produce Some of my favourites are Orion See Me Here, Eternity, DT8 project Destination, Jurgen Vries The Opera Song and Angelic Its My Turn amongst others. He is one of the greats
Angelic - It's My Turn & Darren Tate - Prayer for a God
One of the best producers ever
The man whose music saved my life back when I was bullied and now present day, I am proud to have my music recognized by him.
Thanks Twan for a great interview as always, your purity and devotion to music is unparalleled
Oh wow... What a story! Respect!!
The Journey, what a tune
he's a proper angel
Happy..Thanks Foreverything 💘
He is one of my favorite producers. Tate's track are always quality. Thanks for this episode Twan!
Thank you so much!
Didn't know he was Citizen Caned and made "The Journey" I first heard that song in In Trance We Trust 006 and I love that song
Interesting to hear the story behind the project name. I think at the time a lot of people knew Jurgen Vries was not German/Dutch and that maybe it was a gimmick to try and sell more records and give it more credibility up against the Armins, van dyks and Ferrys of the time. Ironic that this choice of name ended up doing the exact opposite (well I thought so anyway but this didn't prevent me from buying it and playing it out lol). Still a good track and not much else like it about either.
Good interview as always Twan.
Thank you! And I remember there were a few different stories about the artis name back then, so I thought I should clear it all up for once haha ;-) Glad you enjoyed the interview, thanks for your comment! :)
you know what they say...no such thing as bad publicity ;)
A very talented man with some amazing releases under his belt. Thanks for doing this interview 😊
Thanks a lot!
He is classically trained and that clearly comes across since his first releases. Trance and classical = a perfect partnership.
Iow3freq music 100% could not agree more - I think you can tell from Darren’s compositions alone he has that background which makes him a stand out artist. Also a lovely guy to speak too!
Another great interview, Twan!
I had the pleasure of meeting Darren recently, at a small trance event in Kent, UK. I simply approached him and asked for a photo after his set, and he invited me to stay and chill with him and his friends. We chatted about trance. It was clear how much he loves what he does, and how he loves small, intimate venues. He really is an incredible guy; very sociable, warm, and a little quirky and fun.
Twan, you are a legend.
Rikki
Thanks so much Rikki! And yeah Darren is great, think this was the 4th time meeting him for me, he's always nice!
@@muzikxpress you lucky guy!
Always fantastic to hear from the producers themselves, thank you very much for these interviews!
Thanks a lot Tom! More to come soon! ;-)
One of my favourite trance tracks...i play it endlessly! Never knew he was a British Producer...love how hes put a spin on it. Very unique!!!👌
DT8 Project Feat. Andrea Britton WINTER OMG Unbelievable Song i broke a few car subwoofers playing that endlessly . Thank you Twan for doing the time and interview and Darren man you know how to produce, keep doing your thing .
Oh yeah, that is such a great track!!! And you are welcome, glad you enjoyed it!
I first discovered The Theme while randomly browsing the Ministry of Sound website and saw the cool animated music video of it playing. It was amazing and so different from other tracks at the time. It's still an outstanding track even now. I was shocked to find out that Darren Tate was behind the Jurgen Vries name since he put "Destination" out that same year under DT8 which was also a great (vocal) track that was buzzing in the TranceAddict forums at the time. LOL that elephant story was quite amusing! 🐘
#DarrenTateAKAtheElephant
Thank you Roth!!
Absolute legend! 👍
Funkmaster Rex my second interview with Darren will be up later this year btw!
Have this vinyl, but I prefer Dumonde remix. It has more power and energy inside. Btw I am sure these videos will become Golden themselves one day, coz this is the real history of our favorite tunes, their background. If I would be an author of a trance classic track (Van Buuren for example) i would invite Twan myself and cover all the costs. I wonder why artists dont do that, they will not be on the top forever. This is a great option to share the history of success.
Oh wow, thanks for the nice words haha! Hey, never say never ;-)
Dumonde remixes are legendary
Loved Narama and his Orion project, always classical and classy
This was very interesting to hear actually. I always thought of "The Theme" as a huge anthem, so I find it baffling that it was even refused. It just had huge 2000-ish riff that was popular in that Era.
Personally speaking, I wasn't a huge fan of that record in particular, but absolutely loved Citizen Caned - "The Journey ", including his Angelic project. Thanks for the interview, Twan.
Side note, and I know it's been mentioned quite a few times in these interviews, but it's just refreshing to see these producers and DJs, who created and defined an entire Era, being so down to earth and humble. Today's EDM artists are just so arrogant, about pieces of music that probably 90% of the time, they didn't even produce themselves, lol.
Thank you Gilbert! I would love to do another interview with Darren one day, such a great producer! And a great guy!
Great interview as usual!
Thanks a lot Jamie!!
Orion - See Me Here. And Destination. Always be my faves.
Orion - Eternity is my favourite Trance track of all time, that breakdown is still spine tingling !
I live in UK. I like trance but it is hard to find people especially in London who are into trance. However, that interview tells me that trance was big in 2000s in UK comparing to 2019.
I don''t live in the UK myself, but I know that in 1999-2003 it was pretty big there! I know Ministry Of Sound has trance parties still in The Gallery, really big names as well! ;-) Hope you enjoyed the interview!
Trance was Huge between 98- 03, it dominated Clubs, Radio and the charts in the UK.
orion eternity is the best of all times
i just got the copy of "the theme" from the discogs today, and what a surprise on the youtube:))) Thank Darren for the music!
Haha, good timing ;-) And good purchase! :D
Another outstanding interview! absolute genius Darren Tate, again never put Orion, Angelic and Jurgen Vries together. Filling in the gaps!
Thanks so much!!
Same here - literally only just realised the link between some of my all time favourite tracks!
Thanks for the interview Twan, as always very interesting. Darren has made so many great tracks including some of my all time favourites. I interviewed him myself like 13 years ago, he sure has changed appearance wise but still seems to be a great guy.
Thank you John!
Another great interviewe! Thanx!
Thanks a lot, there will be another interview with Darren later this year FYI ;-)
A very nice interview again. Great job. It was good to know how the name Jurgen Vries came about. Nice details there. Also, good to know about his current and upcoming works. His new releases in recent times have been top notch as well. He is a cool guy. I am glad I got to see and meet him at Lumi last year.
Thanks a lot Hersh! Yeah I met him there too, first time since. .. Hmm.... 2003 or so I think, long time hehe
Great job! I learn so much every time I watch one of your vlogs!
Thanks so much Brad!!
Un gran DJ y compositor. Grande DT8.
Brave New World
Thanks Twan, keep them coming! Another great interview
Thank you!
Good job again my friend.
Thanks a lot!!
Thanks for this interview. I have to admit that I haven't heard this track before.
Main Lead reminds me a little of Beam & Yanou - Sound of Love from 2000.
Both tracks have not only a similar sound but the main melodic lines are played in Legato mode which subsequent sounds are played smoothly, without gaps between them.
Thank you! I did another interview with Darren (About "Angelic - It's My Turn"), which will be online in a few weeks. Maybe you do know that one :)
Excellent interview as per usual :)
Thanks a lot Michael!!
Without ever having tried to look it up, i've always wanted to know who this "Jurgen Vries" was, well now i know!
I saw the videoclip on tv before i heard the song by itself. That's what captivated me.
Yeah, pretty cool video right??
Great work as always! Rank 1 - Airwave next :) ?
Thank you! And already requested some weeks ago, but no reply from them yet. Fingers crossed!
Another good interview, Twan! Dj Elephant, I mean Darren Tate is one of my favorite producers ever, but if I had to choose only 3 tracks I think they would be: Let the light shine in, It's my turn and Now we are free.
Great track indeed, thanks man!!
I always thought Jurgen vries was a real person back then now after all these years I no it wasn't lol, quite a funny story actually. I got the total Euphoria compilation he did as dt8 project back in 2005 great album.
trance master hope you enjoyed the interview and all info 😉
Very interesting interview! Amazing no one wanted to sign it....and also 'Elephant' is one of his best productions imo,such an uplifing record,blows all modern Trance out of the water still :) Funny story though.
Thank you! And since I started doing these vlogs, I found out that a lot of tracks (and some BIG classics) were very hard to sign, crazy! But I love to hear those stories hehe ;-)
Thanks for interesting video 👍
Thank you Diana!
Good job not asking what the major hollywood film is/was.
Before the interview we already spoke about some things he was working on but he made it clear we couldn’t talk about that yet 😉
@@muzikxpress Ah cool. Well, nice interview.
nice one thank you
Just now I find how the name Jurgen Vries came together. And I just found out I've been miss pronouncing it all these years. Jurgen Bryce hahaha!
Awesome stuff as always! But I have such a burning question and that is, will you ever be able to interview Daniel Kandi or Estiva?
Thank you! I did a lot of trance interviews already (and no worries, there will be more!), but I am also trying to focus more on other genres. Since these vlogs take a lot of time and energy, I'm pretty picky. So I usually pick a big hit or classic instead of tracks that are lesser-known for a bigger audience. So that's where my focus is. I currently have no time to record any new interviews anyway, since my posting schedule is full already until early February 2020. So to answer your question; I don't really have plans (for now) to ask them anytime soon.
@@muzikxpress Aw man for real? Sigh...I know,its always about the views these days and trying to get as many people to watch as you can. But another way that I see it, you can indeed bring some attention to these long time standing artists who deserve it as they have been in the scene for a long time and once had a lot of popularity but have fallen off the radar in recent times. Like for example, Temple One's track "World Beyond" Was once on the charts back in the glory days of enhanced music, or Estiva "I Feel Fine". These kind of uplifting trance tracks from the 2010 era means a whole lot to me and I know im definitely not the only one who thinks so. However these days, it pains me to see how the scene has shifted into something that really doesn't have that kind of connection or meaning in the tracks that is being produced. Which is why I think that if you gave them exposure like this, they might think back to those days and we could start to see a shift back into when uplifting trance was at its peak!
I know I sound like someone who just can't move on with the times and it may be true, but I also don't want gems like this to be forgotten by the masses over time. But as always, keep up the good work and I'll continue to follow your interviews!
Well, I have over 50 people on my wish-list for now, all about tracks that I really like myself. Most of them are tracks I grew up with myself, so not many will be from the 2010 era. Maybe every once in a while there will be an interview with someone who did a track in that era, but the main focus of my vlogs is older tracks / classics. And tracks that are more well-known. It really takes a lot of time and energy (and money as well) to do these interviews, I did invest a lot in equipment, software etc, so I rather focus on the interviews that I think will work and tracks that I like myself. Just being honest here, it is a time consuming hobby which isn't cheap either ;-) Thanks for your understanding, I'm sure there will be more interviews coming up of tracks you do like :)
@@muzikxpress Yeah I mean I understand from where you're coming from...you gotta earn back what you've spent on and more. But I don't think its about whether what works or what doesn't because at the end of the day, you interview is an interview after all, so no matter who the artist you're talking to, we will end up learning various things about them and their tracks. And please don't get my hopes up haha...there isn't anyone out there rn who would be willing to interview those guys.
@@DaRUde117 Well trust me, I am not gonna earn back what I invested here in the last 2 years haha! I would need a LOT more views and subscribers for that. But as I already said, I'm personally more interested in doing interviews about tracks that I grew up with myself back in the day. If you knew how much time I am actually spending on the vlogs, I'm sure you would understand why I am picky and why I keep doing what I'm doing now. Just being honest, I prefer older tracks, so why not keep doing what I enjoy? ;-)
So is Darren Tate a Space Harrier fan? The Theme was a great track with quality video.
This is still really great track, but back when it came out it was so fresh and something different than everything else that came out that time. Dumonde remix was even better as I was big fan of theyr sound at that time. Would be cool to hear story behind some dumonde tracks like never look back or god music etc.
DuMonde are great, they are on my wish-list to be interviewed for sure. Unfortunately they don't play in The Netherlands a lot and they're not living really close to where I live, but.... hopefully it will happen somewhere in the near future ;-) I would love to know more about "Tomorrow" and / or "Never Look Back", amazing tracks!
@@muzikxpress would love to hear more about how "tomorrow" came about Twan. That track is a monster and must be 20 years old by now surely.
@@dangermace11 Yeah that one is great, but as I just mentioned, they don't live close and since I don't really have a travel budget for these vlogs, I guess I have to wait until there's a DuMonde DJ set in The Netherlands again. (Or unless people donate, but that hardly happens haha)
Did they happen to play luminosity this year?
@@fly_byscotsfree8481 No, that was in 2017
Always remember this being played at God's Global Gathering and Peach
Эх, на русский бы перевод.... Это и другие видео с канала
Sorry, I only speak Dutch and English. This is “just” a hobby channel so I don’t have a budget to get translations. Thanks for your understanding.
Great track and awesome producer. Can’t help feeling though he came across as a bit arrogant, which really surprised me.
Thanks Dan! And he wasn't arrogant at all, in fact, he was very friendly and nice. He was working on a very big project, so he was pretty busy, but he still made sure he took the time to sit down with me and let me record 2 interviews with him :)
muzikxpress that’s really good to hear. I was hoping this was the case as he’s music has been the soundtrack to my youth
I can vouch for the fact that he is not at all arrogant. I met him recently. A really great guy, very down to earth and sociable. 😊
His story behind the name Jurgen Vries is all BS. He made the name up because German and Dutch DJ’s were huge at tje time (2002).
I heard that story around the time of the release too, but that was a made up story. The story Darren told in the interview is the only true story. Why would he lie about it?
@@muzikxpress Yup. Just ask Noel Labrosse who was the A&R for Direction!
@@darrentate4488 I always wonder why random people think to know what did happen exactly, while they weren't even there! The wonderful world of the internet and its keyboard warriors lol.