Cosmic Gate

Cosmic Gate
Cosmic Gate performing in October 2006 at the "Godskitchen" party, Melbourne, Australia
Background information
Origin	Germany
Genres	Hard trance (early works), Trance, Progressive trance
Years active	1999 – present
Website	Official Website
Members
Claus Terhoeven (Nic Chagall) Stefan Bossems (DJ Bossi)

Cosmic Gate is a German trance duo made up of Claus Terhoeven (born 1972, aka Nic Chagall) and Stefan Bossems (born 1967, aka DJ Bossi). On October 28, 2009, DJ Magazine announced the results of their annual Top 100 DJ Poll, with Ultra Records artist Cosmic Gate placed #19, 43 spots above the group's ranking the year before.^[1]

History

Formed in 1999, Cosmic Gate's first single was "Exploration of Space", followed by "The Drums" ,"Mental Atmosphere" and their "Somewhere over the Rainbow" remix using samples from the widely popular film, "The Wizard of Oz." However, Cosmic Gate did not become well known until their single "Fire Wire" was released in the UK in 2001.

Cosmic Gate have made many remixes for artists such as DJ Tiësto (Urban Train), Ferry Corsten (Punk), Blank & Jones (DFF), Israel Kamakawiwo'ole (Somwere Over The Rainbow), Svenson & Gielen(Answer the Question) and Vanessa-Mae (White Bird).

Behind the decks, Cosmic Gate can be found week in week out performing at the worlds leading clubs from Velfarre in Tokyo to Glow in Washington and from The Gallery in London to Sydney’s massive Home club. European festivals such as the legendary Nature One, Mysteryland and Trance Energy have paved the way for the Cosmic Gate DJ experience to be appreciated in full effect. Regular DJ appearances on every continent have given Cosmic Gate the chance to reach their truly global fan base.

Over the past few years, Cosmic Gate's sound has developed and moved away from the harder edge trance through to their current, more subtle yet still driving energetic music style^[2].

Discography

Albums

• Rhythm & Drums (2001)
• No More Sleep (2002)
• Earth Mover (2006)
• Sign of the Times (2009)

Singles / EPs

• "The Drums" (1999)
• "Mental Atmosphere" (1999)
• "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" (2000)
• "Exploration of Space" (2000) #29 UK
• "Fire Wire" (2001) #9 UK
• "Back To Earth" / "Hardcore" (2002)
• "The Truth" (2002)
• "The Wave" / "Raging" (featuring Jan Johnston) (2002) #48 UK
• "Human Beings" (2003)
• "Different Concept" (2004)
• "I Feel Wonderful" (featuring Jan Johnston) (2005)
• "Tomorrow" (N/A)
• "Should Have Known" (featuring Tiff Lacey) (2006)
• "Analog Feel" (2007)
• "Body Of Conflict" (featuring Denise Rivera) (2007)
• "A Day That Fades" (featuring Roxanne Emery) (2008)
• "Not Enough Time" (featuring Emma Hewitt) (2009)
• "Sign Of The Times" / "F.A.V" (2009)
• "Under Your Spell" (featuring Aruna) (2009)

DJ mixes

• Technics DJ Set Volume Three (2001)
• Techno Club Vol. 14 - Talla 2XLC Welcomes Cosmic Gate (2001)
• 3AM Rush (2002)
• Bitte Ein Beat! - Beat 3 (2002)
• Back 2 Back (2003)
• MaxiMal In The Mix Vol. 5 (2003)
• Back 2 Back Vol. 2 (2005)
• Hard NRG 7 (2005)
• Back 2 Back 3 (2007)

Remixes

• Sash! - "Adelante" 1999
• U96 - Das Boot 2001 (Cosmic Gate Remix) 1999
• Green Court - Follow Me (Cosmic Gate Remix) 1999
• Green Court - Follow Me (Cosmic Gate Edit) 1999
• Miss Shiva - Dreams (Cosmic Gate Remix) 1999
• Beam vs. Cyrus & The Joker - Launch In Progress (Cosmic Gate Remix) 1999
• Bossi - To The Sky (Cosmic Gate Remix) 1999
• Taucher Science Fiction (Cosmic Gate Remix) 2000
• Der Verfall - Der Mussolini (Cosmic Gate Remix) 2000
• E Nomine - E Nomine (Cosmic Gate Remix) 2000
• Aquagen - Lovemachine (Cosmic Gate Remix) 2000
• Balloon - Monstersound (Cosmic Gate Mix) 2000
• Beam & Yanou - Sound Of Love (Cosmic Gate Remix) 2000
• Talla 2XLC - World In My Eyes (Cosmic Gate Remix) 2001
• Blank & Jones - DJs, Fans & Freaks (Cosmic Gate Remix) 2001
• Safri Duo - Samb-Adagio (Cosmic Gate Remix) 2001
• Vanessa-Mae - White Bird (Cosmic Gate Remix) 2001
• Green Court - Inside Your Gates (Cosmic Gate Remix) 2001
• Tiësto - Suburban Train (Cosmic Gate Remix) 2001
• George Acosta - World In My Eyes (Cosmic Gate Remix) 2001
• Ferry Corsten - Punk (Cosmic Gate Remix) 2002
• Rank 1 - Awakening (Cosmic Gate Remix) 2002
• 4 Strings - Diving (Cosmic Gate Remix) 2002
• DuMonde - God Music (Cosmic Gate Remix) 2002
• Sioux - Pho (Cosmic Gate Remix) 2002
• Svenson & Gielen - Answer the Question (Cosmic Gate Remix) 2002
• Age of Love - The Age of Love (Cosmic Gate Remix) 2004
• Beam - Amun (Cosmic Gate Mix) 2004
• C.Y.B - Now (Cosmic Gate Remix) 2005
• 64 Bit - Virtual Discotech 1.0 (Cosmic Gate Remix) 2005
• Vincent De Moor - Fly Away (2007)
• Armin van Buuren vs. Rank 1 - "This World Is Watching Me" 2007
• Kirsty Hawkshaw Meets Tenishia - Outsiders (Cosmic Gate Remix) 2007
• Tiësto Feat. JES - Everything (Cosmic Gate Remix) 2007
• Cosmic Gate - Body Conflict (Cosmic Gate Club Mix) 2007
• Vincent De Moor - Fly Away (Cosmic Gate Remix) 2007
• Messler - Prepare (Cosmic Gate B2B3 Edit) 2007
• Cosmic Gate - Fire Wire (Cosmic Gate B2B3 Reconstruction) 2007
• Filo & Peri ft. Eric Lumiere - The Anthem (Nic Chagall Remix) 2007
• Veracocha - Carte Blanche (Cosmic Gate Remix) 2008
• OceanLab - Sirens of the Sea (Cosmic Gate Remix) 2008
• Deadmau5 - Clockwork (Cosmic Gate Remix) 2008
• Armin van Buuren feat. Cathy Burton - Rain (Cosmic Gate Remix) 2009
• John O'Callaghan feat. Sarah Howells - Find Yourself (Cosmic Gate Remix) 2009
• Fabio XB & Ronnie Play feat. Gabriel Cage - Inside Of You (Cosmic Gate Remix) 2009
• Paul Van Dyk ft. John McDaid - Home (Cosmic Gate Remix) 2009
• Markus Schulz pres. Dakota - Sin City (Cosmic Gate Remix) 2009

References

External links

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