Introduction: What started as a chance meeting at the 2007 Trance Energy ha… Read Full Bio ↴Introduction: What started as a chance meeting at the 2007 Trance Energy has, in just under 3 years solidified into one of the freshest, most exciting electronic dance acts on the scene. With it has come a new multifarious trance sound that, globally, has begun to shatter underground clubs, arenas and festivals. Banding together under the name W&W has seen the collective careers of Wardt van der Harst & Willem Van Hanegem go into overdrive... As spinners they’ve delivered due damage to club nights and festivals and in 2009 their A-list-hammered track portfolio saw them conclusively tip the ‘next big thing’ scales. Now, in the new decade, W&W are ready to rule.

W&W Productions: With tracks like ‘Ensure’, ‘Show my Shuffle’, ‘Origin’ & ‘Stab My Speaker’, Willem and Wardt initially started out producing their own respective floor-thrillers. The serendipitous Trance Energy meet quickly bore their debut W&W production though, which came in the form of the mighty ‘Mustang’. ‘Dome’ & ‘Arena’ (which featured on the Armin Only DVD) followed up its freshman success and fast found the CDJs of trance luminaries like Tiësto, Ferry Corsten, Markus Schulz, Sander Van Doorn & Judge Jules. Tipped by Armin van Buuren as “the best up-and-coming production duo out there”, W&W have continued to rock federation trance to its core with ‘Mainstage’, the Sean Tyas-remixed ‘D.N.A’ and their Ummet Ozcan collaboration ‘Synergy’ each bringing floors to critical mass. Remix-side, their voracious rewires have proved equally as popular - most notably on Armin’s ‘Rain’, ‘Remedy’ (by UK pop starlet Little Boots) and those of Sander van Doorn, Leon Bolier, Sied van Riel, & others.

DJs: Almost a year to the day since Willem & Wardt first shook hands they were on hand to witness Sander van Doorn spinning the furiously phat beats and compressed melodies of ‘Mustang’ at Trance Energy. Galvanised by its floor-response (and defining their sounds as “big room trance with a techy edge”), they, themselves quickly took up the spinning mantle. That route has taken them to some of the most respected nights out there. Ones that have come to include Poland’s Sunrise Festival, the A State Of Trance 400 gigs and a spot playing alongside Tiësto at his massive stadium gig in Kiev. Just two years further down the road from their first gigs together, with Trance Energy 2010 fast approaching the pair are ready to play one of the biggest events in the dance music calendar....

The Mainstage Radio Show: Now a regular standing fixture in the trance enthusiasts listening schedule, W&W’s Mainstage radio show exports their diverse sound around the world on a monthly basis. Broadcasting on the renowned Afterhours FM (one of the world’s five most popular trance-based websites), in January of 2010 it was revamped & relaunched with a host of new elements (including regular competitions, features and interviews). Mainstage goes on Afterhours.FM on the 2nd and 4th Monday of each month between 18.00 and 19.00 hours CET.

Rave After Rave
W&W Lyrics

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It's not a dream, it is reality
You are my shining star
I wanna move, I wanna shout out
That's what you do to me
I feel alive, can't get enough
You're the drug I'm addicted to
You make me dance, I feel the freedom
You are the rave to me

Baby, come and save me
I am waiting for you to come and find me
Baby, come and save me
I am waiting, don't wanna rave without you

Baby, come and save me
I am waiting for you to come and find me
Baby, come and save me
I am waiting, don't wanna rave without you

I'm far away from home, but the thought of you keeps me alive
I've always known that you're the one I need to find
I will never let you go
I'm never alone 'cause the rave is always by my side

Far away from home, but the thought of you keeps me alive
I've always known that you're the one I need to find
I will never let you go
I'm never alone 'cause the rave is always by my side

Far away from home, I've always known

Overall Meaning

that you're my guiding light. The opening of W&W's song Rave After Rave invites the listener to acknowledge the euphoric feeling that comes with being in a rave, a dance party that creates a sense of community through shared music, energy and emotion. The lyrics express the idea that the rave experience is not a dream, but a concrete reality that transports the listener to a transcendent state. The singer addresses their partner, who is also part of the rave culture, as if they are a guiding star leading them through the darkness.

The lyrics "You are the rave to me" suggests that the experience of dance and connection is intimately tied to this person. The song portrays how the person wants to move, shout and dance without fear, as the partner provides a sense of freedom and liberation in their lives. The lyrics continue, "I'm far away from home, but the thought of you keeps me alive," speaking to the idea of the transformative power of the rave culture to whisk one away from stress and worries of daily life. Ultimately, the song pleads for the partner not to leave and to continue to share in the transcendental experience of the rave scene.

Line by Line Meaning

It's not a dream, it is reality
This feeling is not imaginary, it's real

You are my shining star
You are the one who brightens up my life

I wanna move, I wanna shout out
I want to express my happiness and energy by dancing and shouting

That's what you do to me
Your presence makes me feel alive and excited

I feel alive, can't get enough
I feel rejuvenated and I want more of this feeling

You're the drug I'm addicted to
Your energy and presence is what I crave and can't get enough of

You make me dance, I feel the freedom
Your influence makes me feel free to express myself through dance

You are the rave to me
You are the embodiment of the feeling and experience of a rave to me

Baby, come and save me
I need you to bring me back to life and excitement

I am waiting for you to come and find me
I'm eagerly anticipating your arrival to revive me and make me feel alive again

I am waiting, don't wanna rave without you
I don't want to experience this feeling without you, it won't be the same

I'm far away from home, but the thought of you keeps me alive
Even though I'm physically distant, thoughts of you and your energy keep me going

I've always known that you're the one I need to find
I've always felt that your presence is what I need in order to be fully alive

I will never let you go
I never want to lose the feeling and energy that you bring to my life

I'm never alone 'cause the rave is always by my side
Even if you're not physically present, the feeling and energy of a rave is always within me

Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing
Written by: Andre Appel, Morten Juhl, Sonja Fritzsche, Ward Wardt Harst Van Der, Willem Hanegem Van

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