Meridian
1)Tottenham based grime outfit now called Bloodline 2)Greg Szathmary aka Meridian from Hungary started composing music back in 1996. He went through all the steps in the progression electronic musicians usually do. Trackers, Reason, Cubase, soft synths, hardware stuffs spiced with some musical education. He learned playing piano and dealt with music theory as well.
His first real success was to get into the best 15 tracks in the Oceanlab Satellite remix contest. Since then he developed his producing skills to reappear on stage again with Emphase.
Arizona
There is more than one artist with this name: 1) Arizona was an indie rock band formed in Brooklyn, NY. The band is currently on indefinite hiatus. The members are now working on other projects, including Wages (www.wageswages.com) and New Beard (www.newbeardcity.com). Arizona first formed as a three piece in 2005 when founding members Ben Wigler, Nick Campbell, and Alex Hornbake recorded debut EP "The Sun and The Room" which had artwork contributed by Brooklyn artist Deems (www.inaspoon.com).
Kane Nelson
Kane Nelson has fast become known as one of the most exciting up and coming talents in the trance scene today. His style is described as solid trance with driving beats in epic proportions and with this mind, you know that there is a new kid in town. As a resident for the illustrious Digital Society, he has played alongside other top jocks such as Gareth Emery, Super8 & Tab, Simon Patterson, Orkidea, Matt Hardwick, Ronski Speed, John O'Callaghan and Solarstone, to name but a few. At Digital Society he showcases his two differing styles which reflect the diversity of his music tastes.
Gaia
There are several bands/performers known as Gaia
1) An alias of Armin van Buuren - Official Site
2) A Peruvian Alternative Rock Band (*) - Official Site
3) A Korean Gothic/Folk Metal band
4) An Italian singer/songwriter - Gaia Riva Official Site
5) A British band from South Yorkshire. 1). Gaia is an alias of dutch trance producer Armin van Buuren. It was first used back in 2000 for an uplifting trance track produced for the 4 Elements festival in Holland, also titled "4 Elements". He abandoned the majority of his aliases soon after and focused on producing under his own name.
Sneijder
Sneijder is one of the nu-breed trance producers ! Having only been producing just under 3 years, He has already received overwhelming support from A list Dj's and seasoned producers. With forthcoming Releases on Paul Van Dyk's Vandit imprint aswell as Infrasonic, Goodgreef Global and Goodgreef Digital and remixes on Spinnin/Reset, 2009/2010 looks like its going to be massive for the Irish Talent.
Greg Downey
Greg Downey began DJing over 6 years ago and in this time has established himself firmly among the best young DJs in the UK. Born in Belfast - Ireland, Greg developed a taste for tougher electronic dance music from a young age. He has reflected this in his unique style which combines underground and uplifting trance with elements of techno… The result... An Explosive sound! 2007 has been an amazing year so far for Greg… He has a full summer ahead with dates across the UK including top notch clubs Lush...
Sirius
Sirius: (1) Portuguese Black Metal band 1998-2002; (2) German Trash Metal band; (3) Norwegian rapper from Vestfold; (4) Greek Uplifting Trance artist; (5) Hong Kong Hard Rock Band (1) The black metal band Sirius was formed in 1998 and eventually attracted the interest of Samoth (ex-Emperor, who signed the band to his Nocturnal Art Productions label. Classic symphonic black metal is the order of the day here...
LoLo
There are at least 3 artists with the name Lolo: 1) Lolo, real name Lauren Pritchard, is an artist based in Brooklyn. She hit the ground running as Lolo with “Weapon for Saturday”, produced by Mark Batson who’s previously collaborated with Dr Dre and Eminem 2) The Lolo alias refers to a trance music producer, whose real name is Laurent Véronnez. He is better known as Airwave, but he works also under many other pseudonyms.
Akira Kayosa
The affair started in the early 90's when the likes of the Prodigy & The Chemical Brothers were dominating the scene. Like most of his age, these were the people he listened to. It wasn't long before Akira Kayosa's attentions turned towards the new sound that was developing, this was the music known as Trance. It seemed every cd that was released wether it be Gatecrasher or the Clubbers guide albums, it was in the bag.