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A master of a wide range of dance music styles, Bart Claessen has established himself as one of the Netherlands’ most intuitive and musically versatile producers. He has also pulled off the uniquely tough trick of musical reinvention.

A little over two decades ago, Bart’s first single, ‘Barthezz – On The Move’, was released, which, through a raft of licenses to a network of the world’s most famous dance labels (Positiva, Ultra, Avex, and Superstar among them), became one of the biggest crossover dance hits of the year. It notched up Top 10 national positions in over ten countries, was nominated for two of Holland’s TMF Awards (for Best National Dance Act & Best Video), and propelled Bart right onto the global dance music scene.

His next single, ‘Infected’, followed, and his DJ career then took off, with UK DJ Magazine naming him as one of the DJs expected to explode, taking Bart to all corners of the globe, performing from A to Z of club capitals. Among these were Creamfields, Ministry of Sound, GodsKitchen, Amsterdam Dance Event, ASOT, Innercity, Trance Energy, and dozens of others.

The mid-2000s saw Bart Claessen begin a new chapter in his career with a different sound, again scoring chart hits, huge club smashes, and delivering seemingly timeless underground classics like ‘Playmo’, ‘Elf’, ‘Hartseer’, and ‘First Light’, working with labels such as Anjunabeats, Spinnin’, and Armada. He established his own record label and radio show, produced music for TV and movies, and created remixes for heroes and legends including Above & Beyond, Tiësto, Chocolate Puma, Dannii Minogue, GTA, Cosmic Gate, Meck, and Ferry Corsten.

Nearly twenty years later, winning a prestigious Buma Award (#3 category National) with a double-platinum revitalized version of ‘On The Move’ featuring Lucas & Steve, Barthezz tunes have proven to be earworm classics in their truest form, resulting in a second life for Barthezz DJ sets at even larger festivals than before, such as Love The Tuentis or Biggest Disco.