Sander van Doorn

Sander van Doorn
Sander van Doorn in 2014
Background information
Birth name Sander Ketelaars
Also known as Filterfunk, Larsson, Purple Haze, Sam Sharp, Sandler
Born (1979-02-28) 28 February 1979
Eindhoven, Netherlands
Genres Electro house, progressive house, tech trance
Occupation(s) Disc jockey, producer, remixer
Years active 2004–present
Labels Doorn Records, Spinnin' Records, Ultra Records, Mixmash Records, Toolroom Records
Associated acts The Killers, Depeche Mode, Julian Jordan, Robbie Williams, Lady Gaga, Sia, Laidback Luke, DVBBS, Martin Garrix, R3hab, MOTi, Oliver Heldens
Website sandervandoorn.com

Sander Ketelaars ([ˈsɑndər ˈkeːtəlaːrs]; born 28 February 1979), better known by his stage name Sander van Doorn (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈsɑndər vɑn ˈdoːr(ə)n]), is a Dutch electro house DJ and record producer from Eindhoven.

Background

Sander van Doorn began his recording career in 2004, releasing numerous tech-trance hits on Oxygen Recordings. He became a regular DJ at Ibiza's Judgement Sunday and the Gallery in London, and was featured on BBC Radio One's Essential Mix in 2006. He gained recognition as a popular remixer, shifting from remixing for trance producers to pop/rock artists such as the Arctic Monkeys, whose hit "When the Sun Goes Down" was remixed by van Doorn in 2007.[1]

Musical style

Sander van Doorn's musical style has ranged from tech-house and progressive house during the mid-2000s to more vocal-driven electro-house and EDM throughout the 2010s. Despite being more known for DJ'ing, since 2006, he's been a regular presence on DJMag's Top 100 DJ surveys. Among his most notable remixes are Armin van Buuren's "Control Freak", Tiësto's "Dance4Life", Yello's "Oh Yeah", Sia's "The Girl You Lost to Cocaine", and Lady Gaga's "Marry the Night".[2]

History

2007: Doorn Records and Best Breakthrough DJ

He established his label Doorn Records in 2007, and released his debut album Supernaturalistic on Spinnin' Records. That same year, he won the award for "Best Breakthrough DJ" at the International Dance Music Awards held at the Winter Music Conference in Miami.

The first big achievement in his career was securing residencies at Judgement Sunday in Ibiza and at the Gallery in London. In June 2007, he presented one of Eddie Halliwell's shows on BBC Radio One. He also did an essential mix for BBC Radio One. His productions, both original work and remixes, in 2007-2008 have generally been well received in the electronic music industry and are supported by more than 50 radio stations worldwide. Notable artists he has done remixes for include Sia, The Killers, Swedish House Mafia, Depeche Mode, & many others. He also collaborated with Robbie Williams.

2008: Debut studio album

On 3 March 2008, van Doorn released his first studio album via Spinnin' Records, a Dutch electronic dance music record label. The album was titled "Supernaturalistic" consisting of 13 tracks.

2010: Headlining music festivals

In the summer of 2010, van Doorn had residency at the world-famous Amnesia nightclub in Ibiza, Spain. van Doorn headlined a lot of music festivals with Bal en Blanc 16 in Montreal, Beyond Wonderland in San Bernardino, Electric Zoo in New York City and Transmission in Prague. A month-long tour of North America, which started in April was a great success with the finale "Dusk Till Doorn" show at The Guvernment in Toronto. His tracks including "Renegade", "Daisy", "Reach Out", "Hymn 2.0" and "Daddyrock" topped the Beatport charts.

2011: Second studio album

On 19 September 2011, he released his second studio album titled "Eleve11" via Spinnin' Records. In 2011, he performed at Energy, Mysteryland, EDC and started a residency at worldwide Sensation festivals. He also released his first true cross-over hits 'Love is darkness' and 'Koko'. Besides that, his Dusk till Doorn compilation got its 2011 version, all of which earned him a Dutch Silver Harp award.

2012: Collaboration with Mayaeni

In 2012, his singles regularly topped the charts of online dance music retailer, Beatport. He collaborated with Detroit-based soul singer Mayaeni for the single "Nothing Inside". In March 2012, Sander performed at Ultra in Miami, where he introduced his new single "Nothing Inside" featuring Mayaeni. The song topped Beatport as well as the playlists and charts in numerous countries. In August 2012, it was announced that van Doorn and various notable electronic music producers would be featured on the Halo 4 remix album.[3]

2013: Digitally Imported

In 2013, he started a monthly program called Identity on internet dance music radio station Digitally Imported. He started his own monthly internet radio show called "Identity" on Digitally Imported radio. He also released some hit songs like "Joyenegizer", "Neon", "Project T" (with Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike) and "Direct Dizko" (with Yves).

2014: Gold Skies

In 2014, he collaborated with Martin Garrix and DVBBS for the single "Gold Skies". He also released "Right Here Right Now". In 2015, several more singles were released, including "Phoenix" (with R3hab) and "Rage" and collaborations with Firebeatz and Julian Jordan.

2016: The Snake 2016

Sander van Doorn started 2016 by releasing "Cuba Libre" followed by a collaboration with Gregor Salto for "Tribal". He then produced "Not Alone" inspired by the original track by Olive. "Raise Your Hands Up" with Chocolate Puma was released on Musical Freedom Records before "The Snake 2016" with Fred Pellichero. He ended 2016 with "WTF", collaborating with Oliver Heldens, which was released on Heldeep Records on November 28.

2017: Return to trance and new album

Sander teased on Twitter that he was releasing a new album under his Purple Haze alter ego.[4] and released "SPECTRVM" on October 9, 2017.[5] He states that it's a deeper & darker side of him that's always been there.

Discography

Singles

TitleReleasedRecord LabelOther Artists
Pumpkin2006Oxygen
Direct DizkoKonverted
Grasshopper2007Oxygen
Dawn Raid2008DOORN Recordswith Jon Rundell
What Say?2009with Marco V
Bliksem
Bastillon
Ninety
Daisy2010
Renegade (Official Trance Energy Anthem 2010)
Reach Out
Hymn 2.0
Daddyrock
Koko2011
Timezone
Drink To Get Drunk
What Did I Do2012
Chasin'
Kangaroowith Julian Jordan
Joyenergizer2013
Into The Lightwith DubVision and Mako featuring Mariana Bell
Neon
Project TSpinnin' Recordswith Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike
Direct DizkoDOORN Recordswith Yves V
Guitar Track2014with Firebeatz
Gold SkiesSpinnin' Recordswith Martin Garrix and DVBBS featuring Alessia
Get EnoughDOORN Records
THISwith Oliver Heldens
Rage2015with Firebeatz and Julian Jordan
PhoenixSpinnin' Recordswith R3hab
Ori Tali MaDOORN Records
Oh, Amazing Bass
ABCDOORN Recordswith Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano
LostSpinnin' Recordswith MOTi
White Rabbitwith Pep & Rash
Cuba Libre2016DOORN Records
Tribalwith Gregor Salto
Not Alone
Raise Your Hands UpMusical Freedom Recordswith Chocolate Puma
The Snake 2016DOORN Recordswith Fred Pellichero
WTFHeldeep Recordswith HI-LO
Need To Feel Loved2017DOORN Recordswith LVNDSCAPE
Just Won't Get EnoughQ-Dance Recordswith Noisecontrollers
The RhythmDOORN Records
Neilojas Purple Haze
Mant Array
Contrastas Purple Haze
Choir 1.0
No Words[6]2018featuring Belle Humble
Bergen[7]Armindas Purple Haze
Call Me[8]
Let It Go[9]DOORN Recordswith D.O.D

Albums

TitleReleasedRecord LabelOther Artists
Supernaturalistic2008Spinnin' Records
Eleve112011DOORN Records
Spectrvm2017DOORN Recordsas Purple Haze

Edits and remixes

ArtistTrackReleasedRecord LabelAdditional Information
Sam SharpRoundabout2009DOORN RecordsSander van Doorn Main Mix
Swedish House Mafia vs. Tinie TempahMiami 2 Ibiza2011Capitol (US)
Polydor (UK)		Sander van Doorn Remix[10]
InpettoShhhh!2012DOORN RecordsSander van Doorn Edit
The AlexsanderOutput2015Spinnin' DeepSander van Doorn Edit
MobyNatural Blues2016Spinnin' DeepSander van Doorn Remix
Sam SharpRoundabout2017DOORN RecordsPurple Haze Remix

References

  1. ↑ "Sander van Doorn | Biography & History | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
  2. ↑ "Sander van Doorn | Biography & History | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
  3. ↑ "Sander van Doorn, Alvin Risk, KOAN Sound, & Others to Appear on Halo 4 Remix Album". ElectroJams.com. 2012-08-22. Retrieved 2016-06-04.
  4. ↑ Twitter. 2017-03-13 https://twitter.com/purplehazeoff/status/841233102403956736. Retrieved 2017-11-11. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ Twitter. 2017-10-09 https://twitter.com/purplehazeoff/status/917375768606531590. Retrieved 2017-11-12. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ Sawyer, Mitch (2018-02-22). "Premiere: Sander Van Doorn Feat. Belle Humble – No Words". We Rave You. Archived from the original on 2018-04-10. Retrieved 2018-04-10.
  7. ↑ "Sander Van Doorn Drops New Purple Haze Track 'Bergen'". EDM Sauce. 2018-04-06. Archived from the original on 2018-04-10. Retrieved 2018-04-10.
  8. ↑ Todoroski, James (2018-07-13). "Purple Haze – Call Me". We Rave You. Archived from the original on 2018-07-16. Retrieved 2018-07-16.
  9. ↑ "Let It Go - Single by Sander van Doorn & D.O.D on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved 2018-09-04.
  10. ↑ https://open.spotify.com/user/swedk4rl/playlist/6zqLJ49RMoww3uoBB9N5Qk
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