Code Black (DJ)

Last updated

Code Black
Airbeat One 2015 Code Black Corey Soljan DJ by Denis Apel-1027.jpg
Corey Soljan at Airbeat One 2015
Background information
Birth nameCorey Soljan
Also known asCode Black
Born1987 (age 37–38)
Sydney, Australia
Origin Australia
Genres Hardstyle
Occupations
Instruments
Years active2011-present
Labels WE R Music
Website CodeBlackMedia.nl

Corey Soljan (born 1987 in Sydney), better known by his artistic name Code Black, is an Australian hardstyle-DJ and music producer. [1]

Contents

As a member of the act Bioweapon, along with Audiofreq, he travelled the world. Finding success in the Netherlands, he began a solo career stopping his duo act in 2011. He has played at various events including Mysteryland, Tomorrowland, HardBass, Decibel, Euphoria and both of the Defqon.1 music festivals held in The Netherlands and Australia. [2] He mainly produces and plays euphoric hardstyle tracks, but also produces and plays some rawstyle tracks.

Code Black's solo career began when he was signed to the label Fusion Records at the end of 2011. His first solo release, "Red Planet" in the same year, had great success within the hardstyle community. Arguably his most successful release, "Brighter Day" in 2013, reached number 28 on the Dutch Dance Chart. [3]

In 2012 Code Black performed a mix on the Kutski show for BBC Radio 1. [4] In 2013, he was listed as the 15th best DJ on the Australian "National Top 50 DJs" list. [5] In addition, he joined Brennan Heart's label, WE R Music. [6] In 2014, he was listed in DJ Mag's top DJ list for the first time as a new entry at number 92. [7] His 2017 remix of the Gareth Emery track "Concrete Angel", co-produced with Coone, was named as the Mixmag "Tune of the Month" for September. [8] In 2023 he debuted the "darker, rougher" "Blackout" project at EDC Las Vegas, playing the wasteLAND stage. [9] [10]

In 2015, Bioweapon got back together for a short tour after 4 years of silence.[ citation needed ] In 2025 Bioweapon announced the release of their 14-track album Time Capsule, which revitalizes the "old familiar" hardstyle sound. [11]

Discography

Albums

2018

EPs

2012

2018

Singles

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

On Albums

2018

On Compilations

2012

2013

2016

Remixes

2012

2017

2020

Related Research Articles

Hardstyle is an electronic dance genre that emerged in the late 1990s, with origins in the Netherlands, Belgium and Italy. Hardstyle mixes influences from techno, new beat and hardcore.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Qlimax</span> Music festival

Qlimax was an annual hardstyle and hard dance event in the Netherlands. It was a major attraction held by Q-dance, and considered to be one of the leading hardstyle events, attracting nearly 30,000 people annually. It contains some of the most sophisticated production and setup, as well as sound system for any Q-dance event. On the 25th of July 2024, Q-Dance announced that Qlimax 2024 will be the very last edition.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Technoboy</span> Italian hardstyle DJ

Cristiano Giusberti, known by his primary stage name Technoboy, is an Italian hardstyle DJ and producer from Bologna.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Scantraxx</span> Dutch record label

SCANTRAXX is a Dutch record label founded by Dov Elkabas in 2002, specializing in both hardstyle and hardcore music.

Fusion Records is a Dutch sub-label of Freaky Music which, at first, released hard trance and hard house records, and kept growing by releasing hardstyle. After the end of Superplastik, the artists that were signed to it moved over to Fusion Records. These artists included The Pitcher and Dozer. Fusion stopped pressing vinyl in June 2010 to "enlarge their focus on digital releases".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Headhunterz</span> Dutch Hardstyle DJ and record producer

Willem Rebergen, better known by his stage name Headhunterz, is a Dutch DJ and music producer. Rebergen is also a voice actor. He has done dubbing for several films and TV series. He started his career in 2005 working on hardstyle music.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kutski</span> British radio DJ

John Walker known by his stage name, Kutski is a British radio DJ, from Chester, England. He presented various shows for BBC Radio 1, playing a variety of hard dance music, including breakbeat, electro, hard trance, hardcore and hardstyle. Kutski now produces and hosts a weekly podcast, "Keeping the Rave Alive", which plays music similar to that heard on his BBC Radio 1 shows.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dirty Workz</span> Belgian record label

Dirty Workz is a Belgian hardstyle, jumpstyle and happy hard record label founded in 2006 by Koen Bauweraerts, also known as DJ Coone. Dirty Workz is home to many famous hardstyle acts, including Da Tweekaz and Wasted Penguinz. Dirty Workz also releases many jumpstyle releases from artists like Fenix, Dr. Rude, and Demoniak. Dirty Workz is a sublabel of Toff Music, a larger Belgian label. Toff Music releases all the albums from the Dirty Workz artists, while Dirty Workz itself focuses on digital and 12 inch releases. Dirty Workz is the main label and contains different sublabels: ANARCHY, DWX Bounce and DWX Update. In 2016 a new sublabel was announced within Dirty Workz known as Wolf Clan. In 2018 the happy hard sublabel Electric Fox was announced.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Coone</span> Belgian music producer and DJ

Koen Bauweraerts, better known by his stage name Coone, is a Belgian hardstyle producer and DJ.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wildstylez</span> Dutch hardstyle DJ and record producer

Joram Metekohy, better known by his stage name Wildstylez, is a Dutch hardstyle DJ and record producer. Having previously released hardstyle records under the alias 'Seizure', Joram Metekohy had his first solo release as Wildstylez in 2007 on the Scantraxx sub-label Scantraxx Reloaded. In 2010, he started the record label Digital:Age in collaboration with Noisecontrollers. After he stopped releasing on Digital:Age, and its subsequent collapse, Wildstylez had a string of releases on Q-Dance Records and also released many tracks for free via social media. In 2013, Wildstylez founded his own hardstyle label, Lose Control Music, under the parent label Be Yourself Music. As of 2014, he and Max Enforcer now release their own music through Lose Control Music. Later, in 2018, Wildstylez founded the label Art of Creation with Headhunterz.

Frenchcore is a subgenre of hardcore techno. The style differs from other forms of hardcore in terms of a faster tempo, usually above 160 –185 BPM, and a loud and distorted offbeat bassline.

Audiotricz are a Dutch electronic music duo from Nunspeet, consisting of Kenneth Kroes and Leon Benschop who perform and produce music together within the hardstyle genre.

I Am Hardstyle is a Dutch record label which produces hardstyle. The label was founded in 2013 by Fabian Bohn, better known by his stage name, Brennan Heart.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Brennan Heart</span> Dutch DJ and hardstyle producer

Fabian Bohn, known professionally as Brennan Heart, is a Dutch DJ and hardstyle producer.

John-Paul Pirrello, known onstage as Outbreak, is an Australian DJ and music producer. Since 2002, he has been active in producing and performing hard dance music, specifically hardstyle since 2002.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Atmozfears</span> Dutch hardstyle producer

Tim van de Stadt, known his stage name Atmozfears, is a Dutch hardstyle artist. Atmozfears was previously a trio, consisting of Tim, Kevin Keiser and Michael Jessen, formed in 2009. By the end of 2012, Jessen had left the group. In February 2012, Atmozfears joined the hardstyle label Scantraxx Records. Atmozfears has played at such festivals as Defqon.1, The Qontinent, Q-Base and Tomorrowland.

Bas Oskam, better known by his stage name Noisecontrollers, is a Dutch DJ and hardstyle music producer based in Veenendaal, Netherlands. Noisecontrollers was formerly a duo before Arjan Terpstra left the project in 2013, prompting Oskam to continue as a solo act. They are regarded as one of the pioneers of hardstyle music. Since leaving the project, Terpstra has been producing music using the stage name Bloqshot, focusing on different musical styles.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gammer</span> English music producer and DJ

Matthew Lee, known professionally by his stage name Gammer, is an English music producer and DJ. He is best known for his association with UK hardcore, of which he is described as an icon. He is also the co-founder of the Together We Rise record label, which is dedicated to hardcore music.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sub Zero Project</span> Dutch music duo

Sub Zero Project is a Dutch hardstyle producer duo, consisting of Thomas Velderman and Nigel Coppen, most known for making the Qlimax 2018 anthem "The Game Changer". They are the youngest Qlimax anthem makers in history.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jonathan Mendelsohn (singer)</span> American singer

Jonathan Mendelsohn is an American singer and songwriter. He has worked with EDM DJs such as Hardwell, Brennan Heart and Blasterjaxx. Their collaborations "We Are Legends", "Imaginary" and "Ghost In The Machine" held the number one position on the respective Beatport Top 100, while the song "Till Tonight" with Laidback Luke was ranked in the Dutch national charts. Also two tracks with Dash Berlin received a nomination for 'Best Trance Track' at the IDMA's.

References

  1. ↑ "Code Black". UK Festivals Guide. Archived from the original on 22 June 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  2. ↑ "Partyflock.nl: Code Black". Archived from the original on 27 March 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
  3. ↑ "DutchCharts.nl: Code Black - "Brighter Day" page". Archived from the original on 12 June 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "BBC Radio 1 - Radio 1's Residency, Kutski with Code Black and Andy Whitby". BBC . 31 August 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  5. ↑ "Sydney Morning Herald: Who is Australia's number one DJ?". Archived from the original on 7 April 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
  6. ↑ "WE R Music Artists: Code Black". Archived from the original on 25 October 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  7. ↑ McGraw, Euan (2014). "Code Black - Top 100 DJs 2014". DJ Mag . Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  8. 1 2 Whitby, Andy (September 2017). "Tune of the Month". Mixmag (316).
  9. ↑ Hawn, Jaide (2 June 2023). "Code Black Dimmed Lights to Unveil His BLACKOUT Project". EDM Identity. Archived from the original on 3 August 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  10. ↑ Hawn, Jaide (26 May 2023). "Six Fantastic Moments at EDC Las Vegas 2023". EDM Identity. Archived from the original on 17 July 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  11. ↑ Wouter de Vink (9 January 2025). "Audiofreq & Code Black finally release their Bioweapon album". Hard News. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  12. ↑ Köbel, Adam (4 September 2018). "Code Black's 'Journey' Tells the Story of His Musical Self-Reinvention in Hardstyle". EDM Identity. Archived from the original on 11 January 2025. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  13. ↑ Mandel, Alan (16 October 2018). "Code Black Dives Deep Into The Future of Hardstyle". EDM.com. Archived from the original on 11 January 2025. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  14. ↑ "Code Black – Unleash The Beast". HardStyleMag.com. 21 July 2014. Archived from the original on 10 September 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  15. ↑ Whitby, Andy (April 2019). "Lowr U Go". Mixmag . 335.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.