Maarten Hercules

producer of dance music

  • Fresh releases

      Cellec vs Ersa - Traveller: The Remixes

      Tracklisting
      1. Traveller (Maarten Hercules Remix)
      2. Traveller (Michael De Kooker Remix)
      3. Traveller (Cellec Remix)
      4. Traveller (Ersa remake)
      5. Traveller (SEAK Remix)
      6. Traveller (SEAK radio edit)
      7. Traveller (Original Mix)




      Owano Music presents us their latest release, which is a remix package of their huge success Cellec vs Ersa - Traveller. The original track got huge support from the likes of Tiesto, Marco V in Hong Kong, Brasil, Trance Energy and what not! You can find out more about that on YouTube.


      The newly released remix package gained plays from Above & Beyond, Menno de Jong, Ron van den Beuken, Cliff Coenraad, Lucien Foort, Mike Saint-Jules, Marcel Woods, Dance One Radio, Graham Gold, MIKE, Danjo, Bas & Ram, Peter South, Sebastian Brandt, Sequentia, Chris Deccecio, Phynn, Dyor, Milan Lieskovsky, Elef, Fausto, Ludvig Holm, Mr Sam, Bart de Jong, Laidback Luke, Don Diablo.


      Owano Music

      Maarten Hercules pres. 10io - You Just Take It

      Tracklisting
      1. You Just Take It (Original Mix)
      2. You Just Take It (Simon Sheppard Remix)









      Time for something new: a banging progressive tune with sounds you never heard before. On remix duties is Canadian Simon Sheppard, known for his progressive house single 'Fried Egg' on Jigsaw Recordings. This track got Above & Beyonds attention and is a smooth mix of progressive and trance.


      The releases comes almost sync with an album on the same record label, Jigsaw Puzzles. I can say this is a very very refreshing album so if you're into new electronic dance music, be sure to check it out.


      Jigsaw Recordings

      Maarten Hercules - Shine A Light

      Tracklisting
      1. Shine A Light (Original Mix)
      2. Shine A Light (Tim Preijers Remix)








      Maarten Hercules fortifies his name with a strong progressive trancer on the Ava Blue label. This young and promising talent, who you might know from his 'Body Fusion' or the much supported 'Red Sun Landing', is slowly making name in the scene by spreading his energetic, characteristic sound.


      'Shine A Light' spreads a lively feel good glow, as uplifting synths and housy kicks toy around and shape a balanced club cracker. Maarten gives trance a new perspective, working with a mixture of house, progressive and the best trance has to offer. We'll surely be hearing more of this talent in the near future.


      Tim Preijers has been blessed with the remix duties on this track and gave 'Shine A Light' an even more progressive feel, distorting the synths and lifting the bass to a higher level.


      Armada Music
  • Who?
      Maarten Hercules

      Born in 1987, Maarten Hercules grew up listening to a variety of genres across the musical spectrum ranging anywhere from 90s pop music to Jazz. However, he discovered a true passion for trance music and started to produce in 2002 and shortly thereafter acquired a Yamaha Motif synthesizer. Influenced by artists such as Way Out West, Markus Schulz, and Art Of Trance, and by working hard from his studio based in Elst, Holland, Maarten has been receiving DJ support since 2004, and was first signed in late 2005 to Enhanced Progressive at the mere age of 18.


      He soon saw tremendous success in early 2007 with the release of 'There's Always Music' on the Signalrunners label Fraction Records receiving support from Judge Jules and being bombarded on the airwaves of BBC's Radio1. Being featured in the playlists of MysteryLand in 2007 can only attest that Maarten can be consistent and maintain his quality of production. His other releases such as Body Fusion (late 2007 on Fraction Records) were also well received by DJ's around the world.


      A real amicable down-to-earth character, Maarten shows that he is truly passionate about his music which is clearly exemplified in his productions. He is currently working on a variety of remixes and further singles on Fraction Recordings which are sure to make a dent in the trance community worldwide. Maarten hopes to continue producing well into the future but he realises that this is only the beginning, his start to a journey which has been nothing short of magical over the years.

  • Discography

      Original Mixes

      2009
      » Maarten Hercules - Caramel Conclusions/Lightning Buzzyear [Stellar Sounds/Intuition Recordings NL]
      » Maarten Hercules - Shine A Light [AVA Blue/Armada Music NL]
      » Maarten Hercules pres. 10io - You Just Take It [Jigsaw Recordings USA]

      2008
      » Maarten Hercules - Red Sun Landing [Wildchild/Baroque Records UK]
      » Preijers & Hercules - After '87 [Enhanced main label UK]
      » Fa Kin Su Pah - Big Chief's Herbs [Fraction Zero/Fraction Records UK]

      2007
      » Maarten Hercules - Body Fusion [Fraction Zero/Fraction Records UK]

      2006
      » Pax Royale - There's Always Music [Fraction main label UK]
      » Maarten Hercules - Harmonics [Enhanced Progressive/Enhanced Recordings UK]



      Remixes

      2009
      » XGenic - Around Me [Enhanced main label UK]
      » Cellec vs Ersa - Traveller [Owano Music main label NL]
      » Sequentia - Infinite Horizon [Afterglow main label DE]

      2008
      » Michael Badal feat. Tiff Lacey - Don't Be Afraid [Enhanced Progressive/Enhanced Recordings UK]
      » Orjan Nilsen - Black Mamba [Octavius main label NL]
      » Tomonari Nagaoka - Adshua [D4Dirty main label AUS]
      » Adymus - A Place Not Far [Fraction Zero/Fraction Records UK]

      2007
      » Everwake - Twilight Rising [Alter Ego Digital/Alter Ego Records UK]
      » Abbott & Chambers - Never After [Alter Ego main label UK]
      » New Identity - Tranceparent [Well Mixed main label RO]
      » Damien Heck vs. Steve May - Pacific Air [AVA Blue/Armada Music NL]
      » JPL - Mirakel [Statement NL/Mondo main label UK]

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