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Darude

Darude (Ville Virtanen) is a Finnish DJ. His artist name Darude comes from the start of his career. At a party with some friends, he played Swedish artist Leila K's track Rudeboys several times in a row. His friends started calling him Rude Boy after the track. The name evolved to the Rude, da Rude, and finally Darude.

Hoping his tracks would be big hits someday, Darude started making his music on a PC first, and then moved on to samplers and decks. His first hit single Sandstorm, was a result of a collaboration with Finnish producer and artist JS16 or Jaakko Salovaara, the man behind successful artists like Bomfunk MC's and Dallas Superstars. Darude landed a deal with JS16's 16 Inch Records, and co produced the song with him.

The song first conquered the Finnish and other European charts before creeping onto the UK charts (via the Internet at first, getting airplay in discos and clubs before it was officially released to a waiting audience), and finally taking the world by storm. In June 2000 Darude became the first Finnish artist ever to reach top 3 position on UK's single chart. The song was the worldwide number one selling vinyl record in the year 2000, a record of sorts for a trance number.

The second single Feel the Beat followed in Sandstorm's success, becoming a #1 hit in Finland before becoming a worldwide smash. Darude toured the world for nine months in 2001.

In 2002 he released his second album Rush. This album was less of a success than his previous works, but is still considered relatively good.

Today, Darude is considered a strong trance/electronic artist by many, and Sandstorm can still be heard at dance clubs worldwide.


Links

  • Official Darude site (http://www.darude.com/)
  • Blue Chip Records (http://www.bluechiprecords.com/)
  • 16 Inch Records (http://www.16inchrecords.com/)
  • Official JS16 site (http://www.js16.com/)

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. They have subsequently enjoyed increasing popularity, publishing two albums and touring extensivly, their most recent tour included fellow power metal band Angra in support. Today, Darude is considered a strong trance/electronic artist by many, and Sandstorm can still be heard at dance clubs worldwide. They began their career by publishing their songs on the first incarnation of MP3.com, and for years stood on the top of the metal charts. This album was less of a success than his previous works, but is still considered relatively good. The band originally formed under the name of DragonHeart, but changed their name to DragonForce before releasing any commercial albums due to possible trademark issues. In 2002 he released his second album Rush. Their style is upbeat and positive, and exemplifies some of the defining characteristics of the power metal genre, including:.

Darude toured the world for nine months in 2001. DragonForce is a power metal band from London. The second single Feel the Beat followed in Sandstorm's success, becoming a #1 hit in Finland before becoming a worldwide smash. Sonic Firestorm (2004). The song was the worldwide number one selling vinyl record in the year 2000, a record of sorts for a trance number. Valley of the Damned (2003). In June 2000 Darude became the first Finnish artist ever to reach top 3 position on UK's single chart. Valley of the Damned (Demo) (2000).

The song first conquered the Finnish and other European charts before creeping onto the UK charts (via the Internet at first, getting airplay in discos and clubs before it was officially released to a waiting audience), and finally taking the world by storm. Diccon Harper - Bass. His first hit single Sandstorm, was a result of a collaboration with Finnish producer and artist JS16 or Jaakko Salovaara, the man behind successful artists like Bomfunk MC's and Dallas Superstars. Darude landed a deal with JS16's 16 Inch Records, and co produced the song with him. Didier Almouzni - Drums. Hoping his tracks would be big hits someday, Darude started making his music on a PC first, and then moved on to samplers and decks. Dave Mackintosh - Drums & Backing Vocals. The name evolved to the Rude, da Rude, and finally Darude. Benjamin L Jackson - Keyboards & Backing Vocals.

His friends started calling him Rude Boy after the track. Alex Hart - Bass & Backing Vocals. At a party with some friends, he played Swedish artist Leila K's track Rudeboys several times in a row. Sam Totman - Lead/Rhythm Guitars & Backing Vocals. His artist name Darude comes from the start of his career. Herman Li - Lead/Rhythm Guitars & Backing Vocals. Darude (Ville Virtanen) is a Finnish DJ. ZP Theart - Lead Vocals.

Official JS16 site (http://www.js16.com/). Fantasy Lyrics. 16 Inch Records (http://www.16inchrecords.com/). Highly technical guitarwork. Blue Chip Records (http://www.bluechiprecords.com/). Very fast tempo songs. Official Darude site (http://www.darude.com/).