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Daniel Kandi (born 29 November 1983) is a Danish
trance Trance is a state of semi-consciousness in which a person is not self-aware and is either altogether unresponsive to external stimuli (but nevertheless capable of pursuing and realizing an aim) or is selectively responsive in following the dir ...
producer and DJ currently living in
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, Denmark. Kandi entered the trance scene with the release of "Breathe" in 2006, on the highly successful
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label. In 2010, he was ranked #77 in
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's Top 100 DJ Poll. He is also an amateur
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player.


Biography


Musical career

Daniel Kandi began producing trance music in 2000 under the name DJ Mendoza. He was a member of the Danish music community then known as MyMusic (now known as BandBase), where he published his music. In 2003, he formed the duo Duval and Mundo with another member of the community, Anders Duvald Mikkelsen (also known as Stalker). They released their first single as Aurelius, titled "Sorrow", with Jamie P. and vocals by David Hughes, in September 2005 on the Dutch label Intrenze. From 2004 to 2007, Daniel Kandi worked with A&R and
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Fritz Niko in two projects called Weekend Wonderz and Hit'n'Run, remixing for both Danish and international artists like Infernal, Inez, TV-2,
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, Christine Milton and Terri Walker. They have been nominated three times at the Danish DeeJay Awards in the category "Danish Remix of the Year"; in 2006 for their remix of "Stronger" by singer Inez and their remix of "Alt det" by
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Mortito, and in 2007 for their remix of " Ten Miles" by the
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act Infernal. In 2006, Kandi produced a track called "Breathe", which was signed to the
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Anjunabeats Anjunabeats (, ) is a British record label started in 2000 by producers Jonathan "Jono" Grant and Paavo Siljamäki of Above & Beyond. Initially, Anjunabeats was only a trance music label, and it started releasing trance-edged house in 2011. T ...
in June 2006, as his first solo release. It was included as the final track in the compilation '' Anjunabeats Volume Four''. The follow-up EP "Child / Nova" was released in January 2007, and both tracks were featured on the compilation ''Anjunabeats Worldwide 01''. Kandi's third release, on Anjunabeats, on 2 July 2007, was "Make Me Believe / I Found The Way". Furthermore, "Make Me Believe" was featured on the compilation series entitled '' Anjunabeats Volume Five'' mixed by Above & Beyond. On 15 November 2007 Armin van Buuren selected Luke Warner & Mat Lock – "Deep Psychosis (Daniel Kandi's Cure Mix)" as the "Tune of the Week" on
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Episode 326. "Deep Psychosis" was released on 10 December 2007 on DJSA Records, after the track was signed to DJSA from users on HarderFaster. A remix competition for this track also appeared on the site. In 2008, Kandi collaborated with Robert Nickson whom he visited in his studio in the
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. This resulted in several tracks, with "Liberate" and "Rewire" being released on the A State of Trance label later the same year. Every 3rd Friday, Daniel Kandi hosts his own radio show called "Always Alive" on the
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Afterhours FM from 18 to 20
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. In April 2010, Kandi released the track "Symphonica", released under the alias Timmus. It was selected by Dutch DJ Armin van Buuren as the best track of 2010 on his personal top 20. In January 2011, he launched the record label Always Alive Recordings, in collaboration with Phillip Alpha, as a sub-label to Enhanced Music. In January 2011, Kandi was nominated at the 2011 Danish DeeJay Awards in the category Danish DJ of the Year. Kandi has mentioned in several interviews that the only equipment he has used to produce his tracks has been Propellerhead's Reason software. On 3 March 2011 Armin van Buuren selected Daniel Kandi & Phillip Alpha's track "If It Ain’t Broke" as the "Tune of the Week" on
A State Of Trance ''A State of Trance'' (often abbreviated as ASOT) is a Dutch Trance music, trance radio show, hosted by Armin van Buuren and co-producer Ruben de Ronde, that first aired in June 2001. It is currently aired weekly every Thursday at 20:00 (CET) a ...
Episode 498. It was also included on Armin's mix album A State of Trance 2011. His track, Saggitarius, is on the Universal Religion Vol. 5 from Armin Van Buuren. In 2017, Kandi continued his touring career by visiting multiple countries in Asia, notably
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. He was also featured as a line-up in the 2017 Luminosity Beach Festival
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music event held in the
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.


Snooker career

Daniel Kandi won the Danish
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championship for five consecutive years from 2004 to 2009. On 31 March 2018, Kandi became the first Danish player to score a 147 in an official tournament match when he made a
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in his first-round match against Bo Jarlstrøm at the Danish Championship. He entered the 2018 Q School in a bid to win himself a place on the snooker professional tour. In January 2019, Kandi won the Nordic Snooker Championship, an amateur tournament held in
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.


Discography


Singles

;2005 * ''Sorrow'' as Aurelius with Jamie P featuring David Hughes (Intrenze) ;2006 * ''Breathe'' (
Anjunabeats Anjunabeats (, ) is a British record label started in 2000 by producers Jonathan "Jono" Grant and Paavo Siljamäki of Above & Beyond. Initially, Anjunabeats was only a trance music label, and it started releasing trance-edged house in 2011. T ...
) ;2007 * ''Child'' (Anjunabeats) * ''Nova'' (Anjunabeats) * ''Make Me Believe'' (Anjunabeats) * ''I Found The Way'' (Anjunabeats) * ''Back Home'' v.s. Kris O'Neil (Mondo Records) * ''Turnmills'' (Fundamental Recordings) * ''Soraya'' (Fundamental Recordings) * ''Out Of Sight'' ;2008 * ''Liberate/Rewire'' with Robert Nickson (
A State of Trance ''A State of Trance'' (often abbreviated as ASOT) is a Dutch Trance music, trance radio show, hosted by Armin van Buuren and co-producer Ruben de Ronde, that first aired in June 2001. It is currently aired weekly every Thursday at 20:00 (CET) a ...
) ;2009 * ''Let Go/Lovin' Feeling'' with Neumann (Anjunabeats) * ''Child'' (Anjunabeats) ;2010 * ''Venice Beach'' (Anjunabeats) * ''Everything Counts'' (Red Force Recordings) * ''Australia/As One'' with Martijn Stegerhoek (Enhanced Music) * ''Forgive Me/Piece of Me'' (Anjunabeats) * ''Symphonica'' as Timmus (Streamlined Recordings) * ''Sticks & Stones'' with Phillip Alpha (Enhanced Music) ;2011 * ''Promised'' (Always Alive Recordings) * ''If It Ain't Broke'' with Phillip Alpha (Enhanced Music) * ''Just For You'' (Anjunabeats) * ''Soul Searchin/Piece Of Me'' (Anjunabeats) * ''Don't Fix It'' with Phillip Alpha (Anjunabeats) * ''Just For You'' (Anjunabeats) * ''Insert Generic Title'' (Enhanced Music) ;2012 * ''Saggitarius'' (Armind) * ''Azzura'' with Boom Jinx (Enhanced Music) * ''Flying Blue'' with Ferry Tayle (Enhanced Music) * ''3 Strikes UR In'' (Always Alive Recordings) * ''The Perfect Match'' with Aligator (GatorRecords) * ''Change The World'' feat. Sarah Russell (Enhanced Music) * ''Fade'' ;2013 * ''#Trancefamily'' (Always Alive Recordings) * ''Arigatou'' with Jack Rowan (Enhanced Music) ;2014 * ''Cityscape'' with Markus Wilkinson (Enhanced Music) * ''Better Late Than Never'' (Always Alive Recordings) ;2015 * ''Choon!'' with Matt Chowski (Always Alive Recordings) * ''Spectre'' with Zack Mia (Always Alive Recordings) * ''SkyOcean!'' with Max Braiman (Always Alive Recordings) ;2016 * ''Number One'' (Always Alive Recordings) * ''Sector 7'' with Zack Mia (Always Alive Recordings) * ''Open Road'' with Markus Wilkinson (Always Alive Recordings) * ''When Dreams Become Reality'' with Joel Spencer (Always Alive Recordings) * ''You & Me'' with Miroslav Vrlik (Always Alive Recordings) ;2017 * ''Yangtze River'' with Witness45 (Always Alive Recordings) * ''Match Made In Heaven'' with Dreamy (Always Alive Recordings) * ''Freedom'' with André Visior (Always Alive Recordings) * ''Holy Cow'' with Forion (Always Alive Recordings) * ''Three Months'' with Anders Duvald (Always Alive Recordings) * ''New Way'' with Exouler (Always Alive Recordings) * ''What Happens When We End'' (Always Alive Recordings) ;2018 * ''7 Hours'' with Exouler (Always Alive Recordings) * ''Finding Carl'' (FSOE Fables) * ''Get Off'' (AVA White) * ''Hong Kong'' with Witness45 (Always Alive Recordings) * ''Remember (Summer With You)'' with Exolight (Always Alive Recordings) ;2019 * ''FL390'' with Boris Deckert (Always Alive Recordings) * ''That's All You Get'' with Lasse Macbeth (Always Alive Recordings) ;2020 * ''Nova II (The Second Journey)'' (Always Alive Recordings) * ''Rise Again (We Shall Overcome)'' with A.R.D.I. (A State Of Trance) * ''Concorde (On The Edge)'' with Boris Deckert (Always Alive Recordings) * ''Caro'' With Erika K (Always Alive Recordings) ;2021 * ''Space Tonic'' with Prox (Always Alive Recordings) * ''At Long Last'' with New Even (Freegrant Music)


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