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Scantraxx Recordz | |
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Founded | 2002 |
Founder | Dov "The Prophet" Elkabas |
Genre | Hardstyle |
Country of origin | Netherlands |
Official website | http://www.scantraxx.com/ |
SCANTRAXX is a Dutch record label founded by Dov Elkabas (famously known as DJ The Prophet) in 2002, specializing in both hardstyle and hardcore music.
Between November 2007 and April 2008, the label organized a number of shows under the name of S.W.A.T (Scantraxx World Artist Tour) in Europe and Australia. Those events were repeated in 2009 and 2010, but only in Europe. [1] [2]
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