We were there again for 3rd year. Tomorrowland is the biggest and most important EDM festival in Europe that attracts visitors from all over the world. On the 3rd day of the festival the trance fanatics had their own stage to get their entertainment and dance for 12 hours non stop with the best music selected and mixed perfectly from the finest artists. Tranceaddict stage for another year was a success and was packed with happy faces who were jumping, raising their hands and getting satisfaction from the well constructed dj sets from artists such as Myon and Shane 54 that we met at the artist area of Tomorrowland 2012. Within this great interview the always smiling Myon and Shane 54 talk about their successful career so far including remixes for huge stars such as Armin van Buuren, Tiesto, Andain and others. They explain us how long it takes them to produce their remixes and which one took them the longest to produce. Also they give us a hint about the remix that took them an hour to produce as well and went at the number 1 of Beatport trance chart. They talk about the mash ups that made them very famous and their favourite hardware and software. They reveal how popular with the USA crowd they are at the moment and they describe their personal experience of the huge festival that is Tomorrowland. What is more they express the gratitude of playing at the Tranceaddict stage along with so important artists that all of them are their friends and they usually meet them at the backstage of all the festivals. They finally reveal that have produce many new tracks that soon will start releasing them with a goal to have an album ready in the near future. Enjoy this very entertaining and informative interview with the unstopable and charismatic duo.
Tasty info about Myon & Shane 54:
Myon & Shane 54 are one of the brightest stars of the so-called new generation of dance music producer / DJs.
Myon & Shane 54 were voted 62 in the 2010 DJ Mag Top 100 after two years of amazing achievements. This massive success is down to their mix of incredible talent and work rate. Their iconic chart topping productions and remixes, and performing their own defining brand of music and fantastic mashups on the DJ circuit have created a new exciting buzz in the genre.
The quality of their work was quickly spotted by 1 DJ Armin van Buuren, whose fans voted them straight into the live ASOT 400 live broadcast; featured on the last 2 ASOT compilation, and remixing his own productions. This has been echoed by other top producers including Andy Moor and Above & Beyond, who quickly signed them up to feature on their compilation albums.
They have produced an enviable list of productions including 'Vampire', 'Helpless', 'Not A Lot Left' and remixes 'Never Say Never' by Armin van Buuren, 'Under Your Spell' by Cosmic Gate and 'Love Comes Again' by Tiesto. On top of this they have a new 'Anjunaband' called 'Velvetine', a partnership with legendary trance singer Aruna on Ajunabeats.
Their story started in 2008 when Myon & Shane 54 decided to join forces. By the end of the first year of their existence, they were already household names of the scene with a notable amount of releases and a couple of Beatport number ones behind them.
2009 saw them playing their first big, international event, their ASOT 400 opening set was listened live by millions of trance fans all around the world.
They started their radio show and podcast, International Departures right after the party. The episodes quickly became very popular, partly thanks to the unique approach of shameless mashing up, something of a trademark that has become synonymous with the Hungarian duo. Their extensive tour diary serves the backbone to the International Departures TV Show, a first person view on the life of traveling DJs.
In 2010 they released their first album International Departures Soundtracks - a collection of songs that defined the era and mood of the first season of the TV show. It includes exclusive tracks, remixes, a fine - however far from complete - view on the first 2 years of their career.
Myon & Shane 54 are well known for their different take on dance music, which definitely makes them stand out from the mostly genre-conscious DJ scene. Through the quality of their releases, they already proved that these guys are something to reckon with, and they're here to stay providing a unique sound, that is truly theirs only.
EDM fans are demanding them at gigs across the globe leaving little time to unpack the suitcase between events. Myon & Shane 54 are set to become something they've always dreamt about: a driving force in dance music.
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Many thanks to Paul for his great camerawork.
Many thanks to Debbie and Getinpr for having us at Tomorrowland as press.
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