Phynn
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| Birth name | Finne Jager |
| Born | December 6, 1984 Nieuwegein, (The Netherlands |
| Genres | Trance |
| Occupations | DJ, Producer, Remixer |
| Years active | 2000-present |
| Labels | Black Hole Recordings |
| Website | http://www.phynn.com |
Phynn (born Finne Jager in Nieuwegein, (The Netherlands) on December 6, 1984) is a globally acclaimed trance music DJ. He is signed to the Dutch Black Hole Recordings.
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[edit] Career
In 2000, Finne discovered his love for electronic dance music. Finding the style extremely interesting, he started exploring the possibilities of making electronic dance music. He first gained notoriety in an Ernesto vs. Bastian remix contest under the 'Mind Markers' guise. Out of hundreds of contestants, Finne was one of the three winners in the competition. He got in touch with Ernesto vs. Bastian and Sony's FTM label and did further remix work for the duo, remixing hits such as Stop 9.5 and Who's The Starter.
Phynn's 'Stop 9.5' remix was picked up by Tiësto, who played it on his second Tiesto In Concert edition, and it was featured on the official DVD release.
In the second half of 2004, Finne (now commonly known as Phynn) decided to make a track with his good friend Bart Van Wissen, also known as Fictivision. The result was 'Escape' (released on DJ Tiësto's Black Hole Recordings), a track that introduced both Phynn and Fictivision onto the international trance map. Soon after that, Phynn followed up with an even bigger hit, this time a solo production, titled 'Lucid'. As of today it remains one of his biggest and most well known hits. Lucid was also heavily supported by Tiësto and was also featured on the Tiesto in Concert DVD series.
Finne was introduced to the 'big audience' as a closing act for Tiësto at the Heineken Music Hall in Amsterdam, on December 3 2005, in front of a crowd of over 5000 people. One month later, Phynn was chosen Future Hero 2006 by Mixmag, a well known electronic dance music magazine.
Following his global success, Black Hole Recordings asked Phynn to mix the 11th edition of the highly acclaimed In Trance We Trust series. Phynn accepted and followed in the footsteps of high-profile trance artists such as Johan Gielen, Cor Fijneman and Mark Norman and delivered the 11th edition of the series.
In March 2007, Phynn reached a milestone in his career when he was asked to perform at the Main Stage of the world's biggest annual trance event Trance Energy, organized by Dutch event company ID&T. The audience size at this event counted over 25,000 people. At the age of 22, that made him the youngest DJ ever to perform at the Main Stage of Trance Energy. In 2008, Phynn performed at Trance Energy again, this time at the 'Future Stage'.
All this time, Phynn had been working on his debut album for 2 years which saw its release in November 2008 on Black Hole Recordings. Titled 'Metamorphosis', his album features 12 original works, including tracks with vocalists Molly Bancroft and Tiff Lacey. Notable tracks from this album are 'Try Again feat, Tiff Lacey', 'Wait For A Moment feat. Molly Bancroft', 'C U Smile', 'Starfire At Night', 'Metamorphosis' and 'No More Mistakes feat Molly Bancroft'.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- 2008 Metamorphosis
[edit] Singles
- 2004 Exotica / High Tide
- 2005 Dilemma (as Finor)
- 2005 Lucid / Solitude
- 2005 Close Encounter
- 2005 Tempest
- 2006 Treasure Island
- 2006 Oslo Summerparade Theme
- 2007 C U Smile
- 2008 Starfire At Night
- 2008 Try Again
- 2009 Spacewalk
[edit] Collaborations
- 2004 Alive Again / Static (as Mind Markers, with Gerwin Koudijs)
- 2004 Escape (with Fictivision)
[edit] Remixes
- 2003 Sound De-Zign – Happiness
- 2003 Simon Patterson - Andantino (with Edwin K.)
- 2003 Lique - Angel
- 2003 Ernesto vs. Bastian - Who's The Starter
- 2004 Varian - Passion
- 2004 Ernesto vs. Bastian - Stop 9.5
- 2004 Lightscape - Inner Warmth
- 2004 UKNY Connection - Amsterdam
- 2004 Fictivision - Out Of Orbit
- 2004 4 Rising Stars - Feelin' Me
- 2005 Tiësto - Adagio For Strings
- 2006 Javier & Finjemaen - Sweet Talk
- 2006 DJ Ruby - Modulation Error
- 2006 Edwin K - Encante
- 2007 Jes - Ghost
- 2008 Andy Duguid ft. Leah - Don't Belong
- 2009 Lee Canning - The Universe
- 2009 Claudia Cazacu - Earproof
