Bas Oskam, better known by his stage name Noisecontrollers, is a

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DJ and

hardstyle Hardstyle is an electronic dance music, electronic dance genre that emerged in the late 1990s, with origins in the Netherlands, Belgium and Italy. Hardstyle mixes influences from techno, new beat and Hardcore (electronic dance music genre), har ...

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based in

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. Noisecontrollers was formerly a duo before Arjan Terpstra left the project in 2013, prompting Oskam to continue as a solo act. They are regarded as one of the pioneers of hardstyle music. Since leaving the project, Terpstra has been producing music using the stage name Bloqshot, focusing on different musical styles.

Career

Noisecontrollers produces a melodious hardstyle sound. They debuted on DJ Mag's annual Top 100 DJs ranking at 90th in 2010. They have released songs on Fusion Records,

Scantraxx SCANTRAXX is a Dutch record label founded by Dov Elkabas (famously known as DJ The Prophet) in 2002, specializing in both hardstyle and hardcore music. S.W.A.T Between November 2007 and April 2008, the label organized a number of shows u ...

and on their own label Digital Age. They released their debut album titled "E=Nc² (The Science Of Hardstyle)". In 2012, Noisecontrollers created the Defqon.1 anthem collaborating with

Wildstylez Joram Metekohy (born 7 January 1983), better known by his stage name Wildstylez, is a Dutch hardstyle DJ and record producer. Having previously released hardstyle records under the alias 'Seizure', Joram Metekohy had his first solo release as Wil ...

and

Headhunterz Willem Rebergen (born 12 September 1985), better known by his stage name ''Headhunterz'', is a Dutch Disc jockey, DJ and Record producer, music producer. Rebergen is also a Voice acting, voice actor. He has done Dubbing (filmmaking), dubbing for ...

. In 2013, they created the

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anthem collaborating with Alpha Twins. In 2014, Oskam released ''All Around'', the first album since Terpstra's departure from the project. In 2014, he performed at the Defqon.1 festival in

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. In 2015, he performed at the TomorrowWorld music festival. In August 2015, he performed at Decibel Outdoor Festival. In 2016, he performed with

Sander van Doorn Sander Ketelaars (; born 28 February 1979), better known by his stage name Sander van Doorn () or the initials SvD, is a Dutch electro house DJ and record producer from Eindhoven. Background Sander van Doorn began his recording career in 20 ...

at Defqon.1. They founded the label "Digital Age" with Joram Metekohy, also known as

Discography

Studio albums

Compilation albums

Extended plays

Charted singles

Other singles

* "Das Boot" (with

Atmozfears Tim van de Stadt, known by his stage name Atmozfears, is a Dutch hardstyle artist. Atmozfears was previously a trio, consisting of Tim, Kevin Keiser and Michael Jessen, formed in 2009. By the end of 2012, Jessen had left the group. In February ...

and B-Front) (2019)

Awards and nominations

DJ Mag

Top 100 DJs Ranking

References

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