Face The Musik

About Nic Chagall One half of the Cosmic Gate duo, known most famously for their 2001 trance track 'FireWire'. Now signed to Be Yourself Music, recetly released his track 'Monday Bar', thats been getting plays from the worlds top DJ's all over the globe. Nic produces with several other artists including Green Court and the Essential DJ Team. He also goes by the alias of Encee, and under this name released 'Sansibar/I dont know' last year on E-Cutz. Nic met fellow DJ and Producer Stefan Bossems (DJ Bossi) in 1997 both having several releases for the X-IT label based in cologne. In november 1998 the met again by chance in a studio and decided to produce a track together. This track would be the duo's first exploration nito hard trance and was titled 'The Drums'. Thus Cosmic Gate was born, and due to needing more time to remix tracks for artists such as Tiesto, Ferry Corsten, Rank 1 and Blank & Jones the pair had to quit their residential DJ jobs at 2 of the largest clubs in germany. The Follow Up-singles 'Mental Athmosphere' and 'Somewhere over the rainbow/Fire Wire' were even more successfull than 'The Drums', as they reached Top Selling Positions in Germany and in the U.K. In Germany their first Album was a big success as it went top 30, which for a techno album is a big accomplishment. Many international gigs, remixes and releases have followed. In early summer 2002 their new single 'The Truth' and album 'No more Sleep' became club and chart smash's in Europe, as the single went straight to number 1 on the german dance charts in the first week of release (only 2 other titles ever did...), and entered the charts at pos. 31!!!! The latest single titled 'Double-A-Side' features female singer Jan Johnston. Already being played by influential big djs like Armin van Buuren, Paul Oakenfold and DJ Tiesto. About Cosmic Gate Vorsprung Durch Technik (or ‘Advantage through technology’ in English) pretty much sums up the typical German stereotype. Super efficient, groundbreaking and full of innovation. If Mercedes are this to the motoring world then Cosmic Gate are paralleled within the world of electronic music.After a chance meeting at a record label head office in Germany, Claus Terhoeven (Nic Chagall) and Stefan Bossems (Bossi) have created and inspired some of the most influential music ever to hit our dance floors over the past decade. Today, Cosmic Gate are rated number 23 in the online directory of the worlds leading DJs at DJlist.com whilst remaining a permanent fixture, positioned for three consecutive years inside the DJ Mag top 100 confirming Cosmic Gate amongst the elite of dance music’s most famous and popular DJ duos.During the trance boom of the late nineties no DJ set would have been complete without the sounds of Cosmic Gate. Original productions such as The Drums, Back To Earth, Exploration of Space, The Truth, Raging and the unforgettable Fire Wire, which reached #9 in the UK charts and dominated DJ record boxes, homes and car stereos across the globe for the majority of the synth filled millennium year. In Germany the act have seen unequivocal fame with no less than seven chart top 40 singles to their name along with two artist albums ‘Rhythm & Drums’ and ‘No more Sleep’ rocketing their way into the album charts.Success after success with their own original productions has been accompanied by an impressive repertoire of Cosmic Gate remixes, for artists including Tiesto (Urban Train), Ferry Corsten (Punk), Blank & Jones (DFF), Svenson & Gielen (Answer the Question) and Vanessa Mae (White Bird) to name but a few.Behind the decks, Cosmic Gate can be found week in week out performing at the worlds leading clubs from Velfarre in Tokyo to Glow in Washington and from The Gallery in London to Sydney’s massive Home club. European festivals such as the legendary Nature One, Mysteryland and Trance Energy have paved the way for the Cosmic Gate DJ experience to be appreciated in full effect. Regular DJ appearances on every continent have given Cosmic Gate the chance to reach their truly global fan base.Cosmic Gate have always been, first and foremost about their fans. The ability to adapt their musical style with the ever changing face of dance music has seen the Cosmic Gate sound develop and move on from the harder edge trance of the 90ies through to their current, more progressive yet still driving energetic music style.In Summer 2005 Cosmic Gate released Back 2 Back vol. 2, the second part of their mix compilation series distributed through the worlds leading trance label Black Hole Recordings. A superb testament to their popularity with sales figures continuing to soar into the thousands.Now Cosmic Gate are looking forward to release their third artist album named Earth Mover, arguably their best yet. Comprising a mixture of vocal and instrumental tracks the album combines progressive elements with trance, techno, tech-house, electro and house. The thirteen track artist album will not only include their single hits Ultra Curve, Bilingual and I Feel Wonderful (feat. Jan Johnson), it also features their latest single Should’ve Known (feat. Tiff Lacey). The longplayer Earth Mover delivers a phenomenal blend of driving cool club tracks, a certain for airplay from the worlds other leading DJs and set to edge Cosmic Gate in the same direction they have been moving throughout the past decade – right to the top.