Powerful, euphoric melodies and relentless energy are only some of the illuminative qualities that Adam Ellis contains within his own special blend of euphoric Trance, and his rising reputation as a natural born leader has become synonymous with the elite, international Trance fraternity within the last two years. Born and bred in Sheffield, England, (where the first, legendary Superclub, Gatecrasher One, was born), his humble upbringing has culminated into the quintessential underdog story where hard work and driven ambitions has ultimately brought about huge successes within his short career.
Harboring a fierce passion for music, Adam dedicated many years to music production before making his first major impact with a fantastic remix to the seminal Planet Perfecto classic, 'Bullet In The Gun'. Adam graciously reworked the iconic hit into a modern, peak time floorfiller, and reaped huge support by the main man himself, Paul Oakenfold. Additionally, this breakthrough remix was personally selected as an exclusive addition to 'Perfecto Records Collected - Volume Three' mix compilation.
In the way of original productions, Adam delivered a fierce opening act with his debut single of 'Napalm Poet' on Kearnage Recordings in the Summer of 2013, and it quickly became a feature track in the sets of many leading artists including John O Callaghan, Bryan Kearney, Aly & Fila, Simon Patterson & Armin van Buuren, (to name a few). This was Adam's first number 1 track on Beatport and was one of the highlights in the finale of the ASOT 600 celebrations at the Who’s Afraid Of 138?! Stage. Even today, many diehard Trance fans consider this single to be one of, (if not the best), Uplifting productions of 2013.
What followed after his success with his 2013 single debut was his Subculture premiere entitled 'Mandarine', which also topped the Beatport Trance Top 100 charts and was supported by Manuel Le Saux, Richard Durand, Indecent Noise and many more. Adam then went on to produce two more Top 10 singles in 2014 including his astonishing follow up from ‘Napalm Poet’ of ‘Agent Orange’, and has had nearly every single of his career played on ASOT. As far as collaborations go, Adam has worked with 2 of the leading names in the Trance scene today with Bryan Kearney & Menno De Jong and their combined might has brought about the classic remix of Conductor & The Cowboy’s ‘Feeling This Way’ and the wondrous collaborative single, ‘Solicitude’, (respectively).
He is also well known for his stellar remixes of John O Callaghan’s ‘Big Sky’, Menno De Jong’s ‘Creatures Of The Night’ and ReOrder’s ‘Gemini’, and these reworks strive to further showcase his signature, Uplifting sound. Lately, his remixes to Mark Sherry’s A Star With A Star and Jordan Suckley’s Contaminated have been fantastic additions to his growing discography, and his reworks of Liam Wilson’s Kiss and Lange & Susana’s Risk Worth Taking were featured on Solarstone’s Pure Trance Vol. 3 and Lange’s We Are Happy People remixes album.
As a DJ, Adam intense vigor for the vintage sounds of Uplifting and Tech Trance has culminated into a stunning array of music that extends from iconic classics from artists such as Giuseppe Ottaviani and Aly & Fila to the latest in cutting edge Trance sounds. Fueled with fire and power, his relentless display of mighty melodies and spellbinding breakdowns have brought about amazing reception for his fans, and has allotted him certain opportunities to play at some of the world’s biggest clubs, including his recent debut at Cream, Amnesia in Ibiza, which is considered one of the biggest arenas for Trance in the world.
As one of the rare breed of producers who writes 100% of their own material without the help of engineers or ghost writers, Adam has many more projects in the works to be released on Kearnage Recordings, AVA, Damaged, Outburst, Pure Trance, Blackhole Recordings and much more. With the future looking exceptionally bright for this young underdog, the start of 2015 is only going to add fuel to the growing movement behind his music and unite them within his revitalised golden age of Trance.
Name: Adam Ellis:
Location: Sheffield
Dimitri: Can you mention your biggest achievements in your music career in 2014 and your personal life if it is something that you wish to share with our readers?
Adam Ellis: My biggest achievements this year have been playing numerous countries all over the world and making my debut at Amnesia in Cream, Ibiza. I have had some success with my music and done well in the charts and have seen my radio show reach its first anniversary.
As far as my personal life goes, its all included in my music career so its all the same really.
Dimitri: 2014 was packed with releases from so many different styles, which Electronic Music style you believe is the absolute Electronic Music Style Of 2014 in the mainstream indifferent if you like it or not. Why you believe this style became so successful in 2014?
Adam Ellis: I would say that EDM has blown up. People like it because its popular and current. Hopefully it will lead them onto a more serious music genre in the future.
1) Best Track:
Adam Ellis: Neptune Project - Lost All My Tears
2) Best Artist (Dj & producer):
Adam Ellis: Will Atkinson
3) Best Remix:
Adam Ellis: - Where To Now (Will Atkinson Remix)
4) Best Remixer:
Adam Ellis: Aly & Fila
5) Best New Talent (Dj or producer):
Adam Ellis: Kinetica / Allan Morrow / Paul Denton
6) Best Electronic Music Album:
Adam Ellis: The Other Shore
7) Best Electronic Music Compilation:
Adam Ellis: Pure Trance Vol 3 / Subculture : The Residents
8) Best artwork/cover of an Album or Compilation:
Adam Ellis: All of Keanrage’s artwork.
9) Best Lyrics in an Electronic Music track:
Adam Ellis: Running by Aly & Fila & Sky Patrol
10) Best Vocalist/Singer featured on Electronic Music track:
Adam Ellis: Neev Kennedy ;0
11) Best Electronic Music Label: So many to choose.
Adam Ellis: Kearnage, Subculture, Outburst, Monster, Pure Trance ect
12) Best online Funny video related to Dance Music:
Adam Ellis: Enhanced’s horny man dancing video haha
13) Best Online Social media network:
Adam Ellis: Twitter
14) Best Twitter or Facebook message you received from a fan or friend or you have read on someone else’s account:
Adam Ellis: Someone telling me my music has got them though deep depression. Very touching.
15) Best personal selfie of the year, where, when and under which circumstances you took it?
Adam Ellis: Me and PVD in Cream Amnesia. Someone photo bombed it too haha
16) Best music composition software:
Adam Ellis: Logic all day long !!
17) Best Event or Open Air Festival:
Adam Ellis: Xstatic. Ive never been but there new and they are concentrating on Trance which is important to me.
18) Best personal Dj Gig:
Adam Ellis: Cream Ibiza, Mandarine, Argentina !!
19) Best Dj set of the year from other fellow Dj:
Adam Ellis: Bryan Kearney at ASOT 650
20) Best country that you have visited to perform with the most up for it crowd:
Adam Ellis: Argentina
21) Best Radio show:
Adam Ellis: The Void ? ;0 haha
22) Best Radio station:
Adam Ellis: AH.FM
23) Best Online Record shop that you purchase your music:
Adam Ellis: I Tunes
24) Best Website that you visit frequently:
Adam Ellis: www.twitter.com
25) Best Smart phone/Mobile phone device:
Adam Ellis: I Phone
26) Best Dj equipment (software or hardware):
Adam Ellis: CDJ2000
27) Best new sound or sample that has been used in Electronic Music this year perhaps introduced first by you?
Adam Ellis: Ahh too many to mention.
28) Best tip that you learnt this year for your Djing techniques or music composition:
Adam Ellis: Have the sub bass at 8 o clock and the high’s at 2 o clock when beat matching to hear the track easier - SWAP !!
29) Best piece of advice you got in relation to your career in 2014:
Adam Ellis: Ignore the haters and just get on with it.
30) Best hobby or activity that you spent a lot of time in 2014:
Adam Ellis: Snowboarding
31) Best holiday destination for 2014 that you manage to visit this year either to relax or to perform in a club or festival:
Adam Ellis: Ibiza !!
32) Best Book of the year preferably related to Electronic Music:
Adam Ellis: Nothing music related but i thoroughly enjoyed ‘ American Desperado’. Its about the rise and fall of the cocaine wars in LA in the late 70’s / early 80’s.
33) Best Movie of the year preferably related to Electronic Music that may inspire you to compose a track:
Adam Ellis: There’s been so many. I loved Gone Girl.
34) Best track used on video game or TV/online advert in 2014:
Adam Ellis: Fly Me To The Moon in the new Marks & Spencer advert haha
35) Best piece of News you learnt this year related to Electronic Music Culture:
Adam Ellis: MOS didn't have to shut in London due to a housing development. I’ve never even been to that club but the fact big developers try and shut down clubs to build houses disgusts me.
Dimitri: Finally, 2015 is ahead of us would you like to tell your plans with your future releases, tracks, albums, collaborations, Dj gigs.
Adam Ellis: I just plan to build on 2014. The last 2 years have been the craziest and strangest of my 27 years and I just want to carry on improving as a DJ / Producer and see more of the world. Lots of new tunes, new styles and new collabs on the horizon.
Dimitri: Thanks very much for your collaboration to reply in this interview
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