Cosmic Gate Explained

Cosmic Gate
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Origin:Krefeld, Germany
Years Active:1999–present
Current Members:Claus Terhoeven (Nic Chagall)
Stefan Bossems (DJ Bossi)

Cosmic Gate is a German DJ duo consisting of trance music producers Claus Terhoeven (born 1972) and Stefan Bossems (born 1967). Both hail from Krefeld, Germany.

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] For the 2010 DJ Magazine Top 100 DJ Poll, Cosmic Gate moved to #24.[2]

Career

Cosmic Gate was formed in 1999 when Terhoeven (also known as Nic Chagall) and Bossems (also known as Bossi) decided to assemble a new project in the electronic music field.[3]

Their first single was "The Drums", followed by "Exploration of Space", "Mental Atmosphere" and their "Somewhere over the Rainbow" remix using samples from the 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 Tiësto ("Urban Train"), Ferry Corsten ("Punk"), Blank & Jones ("DFF"), Israel Kamakawiwo'ole ("Somewhere Over the Rainbow"), Svenson & Gielen ("Answer the Question") and Vanessa-Mae ("White Bird").

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. Since their third studio album, Earth Mover, they started moving towards the Progressive Trance style.[4] They have also led a trance podcast called Wake Your Mind Radio since 2014.[5]

In 2015, they collaborated with Armin van Buuren on the trance track "Embargo", which was featured on Van Buuren's studio album "Embrace". Two years later, they announced their seventh studio album titled "Materia", which was released on January 20, 2017.[6]

In 2018, Nic & Bossi were nominated for a Grammy Award For Best Remixed Recording for their remix of Gabriel & Dresden feat. Sub Teal "Only Road" on the Anjunabeats Label. They were the first ever trance artists to be nominated in this category.[7]

Touring

The pair have played over 1,000 gigs, typically performing between 100 and 130 nights a year. They have played at clubs such as Ministry of Sound, The Guvernment, and Privilege Ibiza. They have played alongside DJs such as Armin Van Buuren, Ferry Corsten, W&W and Hardwell.

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

Compilation albums

DJ mixes

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart positionsAlbum
AUT
[13] 		DEN
[14] 		FIN
[15] 		GER
[16] 		NED
[17] 		SWI
[18] 		UK
[19]
1999"The Drums" ———40———Rhythm & Drums
"Mental Atmosphere" ———58———
2000"Somewhere Over the Rainbow" ———29—82—
2001"Exploration of Space" 34——12—5229
"Fire Wire" ——————9
2002"Back to Earth" 4413—25———No More Sleep
"The Truth" 57——31—90—
"The Wave" ——1354——48
2003"Human Beings" ———————
2005"I Feel Wonderful" (featuring Jan Johnston)——————122Earth Mover
2006"Should've Known" ————75——
2007"Analog Feel" ———————
"Consciousness" (featuring Denise Rivera)———————
"Body of Conflict" (featuring Denise Rivera)————79——Sign of the Times
2008"A Day That Fades" (featuring Roxanne Emery)———————Earth Mover
2009"Not Enough Time" (featuring Emma Hewitt) ———————Sign of the Times
"Sign of the Times"———————
"Flatline" (featuring Kyler England) ———————
"Under Your Spell" (featuring Aruna)———————
2010"Barra"———————Wake Your Mind
2011"Be Your Sound" (featuring Emma Hewitt) ———————
2012"Perfect Stranger" ———————
"Wake Your Mind" (with Cary Brothers)———————
"Calm Down" (featuring Emma Hewitt)———————
2013"Storm Chaser" ———————
"Crushed" ———————Start to Feel
"So Get Up"[20] ———————
2014"Falling Back" (with Eric Lumiere) ———————
"Fair Game" (with Ørjan Nilsen) ———————
"Telefunken" (with Jerome Isma-Ae) ———————
"Alone" (with Kristina Antuna) ———————
2015"Yai (Here We Go Again)" (with JES) ———————Wake Your Mind
Sessions 001
"Going Home" (with Emma Hewitt) ———————Start to Feel
2016"am2pm" ———————Materia Chapter.One
"Edge of Life" (with Eric Lumiere)———————
"Event Horizon" (with Ferry Corsten)———————
"Fall Into You" (with JES)———————Materia Chapter.One
2017"Dynamic" (with Ferry Corsten)———————
"The Deep End" (with Tim White)———————
"Tonight" (with Emma Hewitt)———————Materia Chapter.Two
"AR" (with Markus Schulz)———————
"Bigger Than We Are" (with Eric Lumiere)———————
"Folded Wings" (with Sarah Lynn)———————
2018"Yeah"[21] ———————rowspan="3"
"Awaken"[22] (with Jason Ross)———————
2019"Need to Feel Loved"[23] (with Foret)———————
"Come With Me"[24] ———————20 Years
"Light Years"[25] ———————
"The Wave 2.0"[26] ———————
2020"Your Mind"[27] ———————rowspan="2"
"Universal Love"[28] ———————
"The Launch" (with Andrew Bayer)[29] ———————Anjunabeats Volume 15
2021"Blame" (with Diana Miro)[30] ———————Mosaiik
"Feel It"[31] ———————
"Nothing to Hide" (with Diana Miro)[32] ———————
"Vertigo"[33] ———————rowspan="3"
"Summer Wonder" (with Mike Schmid)[34] ———————
2022"Retrospection" (with Greenhaven DJs)[35] ———————
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.

Other Song

2016: Armin van Buuren & Cosmic Gate – "Embargo"

Remixes

Awards and nominations

2018 Grammy nomination 'Best Remixed Recording, Non-classical' for 'Only Road' by Gabriel & Dresden.[42] [43]

DJ Magazine

Top 100 DJs Ranking

[44]

YearRankMovement
200386—
200481
200590
2006——
2007——
200862—
200919
201024
201143
201239
201380
201469
201599
2016——

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: DJ Mag's Top 100 DJ's . DJ Magazine . 2009-11-19 . dead . https://archive.today/20120525114711/http://www.djmag.com/top100 . 2012-05-25 .
  2. Web site: DJ Mag's Top 100 DJ's. DJ Magazine. 2011-01-13. 2011-01-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20110104004156/http://www.djmag.com/top100/detail/2608. live.
  3. Web site: Cosmic Gate – Biography Billboard. Bonacich. Drago. Billboard.com. 2016-11-21. 2016-12-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20161202120020/http://www.billboard.com/artist/299678/cosmic-gate/biography. live.
  4. Web site: Cosmic Gate. Discogs.com. 24 August 2020. 17 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200817230942/https://www.discogs.com/artist/11101-Cosmic-Gate. live.
  5. Web site: Wake Your Mind Radio - . 2023-12-10 . 2023-12-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231210154758/https://cosmic-gate.de/wake-your-mind-radio/ . live .
  6. Web site: Cosmic Gate Announces New Artist Album & US Tour. Staff. Your EDM. 16 November 2016. Your EDM. 2016-11-21. 2016-11-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20161121174909/http://www.youredm.com/2016/11/16/cosmic-gate-announces-new-artist-album-us-tour/. live.
  7. Web site: Claus Terhoeven. 23 November 2020.
  8. News: Album Updates: Aly & Fila, Above & Beyond and Paul Van Dyk. 2017-08-22. Trance Hub. 2017-08-22. 2017-08-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20170823023858/https://trance.news/album-updates-aly-fila-paul-van-dyk/. live.
  9. Web site: Cosmic Gate releases anniversary album – 20 Years [Forward Ever Backwards Never] ]. Kirchoff . Alice . 28 August 2019 . EDM Tunes . https://web.archive.org/web/20190831045917/https://www.edmtunes.com/2019/08/cosmic-gate-releases-anniversary-album-20-years-forward-ever-backwards-never/ . 31 August 2019 . 31 August 2019.
  10. Web site: Vargas . Ulises . 2021-08-20 . Cosmic Gate piece together a symphonic collage in MOSAIIK Chapter One album . https://web.archive.org/web/20210827111148/https://edm.com/music-releases/cosmic-gate-mosaiik-chapter-one-album . 2021-08-27 . 2021-08-27 . EDM.com.
  11. Web site: Cosmic Gate And Ben Nicky – Trance Energy 2018. Discogs.com. 24 August 2020. 7 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200707064125/https://www.discogs.com/Cosmic-Gate-And-Ben-Nicky-Trance-Energy-2018/release/12867461. live.
  12. Web site: Wake Your Mind Sessions 004. cosmic-gate.de. 11 January 2021. 27 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201127134322/https://cosmic-gate.de/release/cosmic-gate-wake-your-mind-sessions-004/. live.
  13. Web site: Das österreichische Hitparaden- und Musik-Portal. Austriancharts.at. 24 August 2020. 15 September 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180915184118/https://austriancharts.at/search.asp?search=cosmic+gate&cat=s. live.
  14. Web site: danishcharts.com – Danish charts portal. Danishcharts.dk. 24 August 2020. 15 September 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180915184118/https://danishcharts.dk/search.asp?search=cosmic+gate&cat=s. live.
  15. Web site: finnishcharts.com – Finnish charts portal. Finnishcharts.com. 24 August 2020.
  16. Web site: Home – Offizielle Deutsche Charts. Offiziellecharts.de. 24 August 2020. 31 May 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150531083511/https://www.offiziellecharts.de/. live.
  17. Web site: Dutch Charts – dutchcharts.nl. Dutchcharts.nl. 24 August 2020. 30 March 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220330024734/https://dutchcharts.nl/search.asp?search=cosmic+gate&cat=s. live.
  18. Web site: Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade und Music Community. Hitparade.ch. 24 August 2020.
    • For all songs except "I Feel Wonderful": Book: Roberts, David. 2006. British Hit Singles & Albums. 19th. Guinness World Records Limited . London. 1-904994-10-5.
    • For "I Feel Wonderful": Web site: Chart Log UK 1994–2010. 31 July 2014. 24 September 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140924144337/http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_00.HTM. live.
  20. Web site: So Get Up (Radio Edit) – Single by Cosmic Gate on Apple Music . Apple Music . 26 April 2021.
  21. Web site: Osmic Gate Have Us Screaming "yeah!" With Their New Single . 6 July 2018 . EDM Sauce . 7 July 2018.
  22. Web site: Awaken – Single by Cosmic Gate & Jason Ross on Apple Music . . 12 October 2018 . 14 October 2018 . 14 October 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181014170659/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/awaken-single/1436834623 . live .
  23. Web site: Need to Feel Loved – Single by Cosmic Gate & Forêt on Apple Music . . February 2019 . 6 February 2019 . 7 February 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190207014929/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/need-to-feel-loved-single/1451071578 . live .
  24. Web site: Come with Me – Single by Cosmic Gate on Apple Music . iTunes Store . 21 July 2019 . 21 July 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190721081708/https://music.apple.com/us/album/come-with-me-single/1466901239 . live .
  25. Web site: Cosmic Gate – 'Light Years' . Di Tomasso . Sol . 8 August 2019 . EDM Tunes . https://web.archive.org/web/20190810043011/https://www.edmtunes.com/2019/08/cosmic-gate-light-years/ . 10 August 2019 . 10 August 2019.
  26. Web site: Cosmic Gate bring new life to a classic on 'The Wave 2.0' . Alzgheibi . Husam . 19 August 2019 . EDM Tunes . https://web.archive.org/web/20190831045500/https://www.edmtunes.com/2019/08/cosmic-gate-bring-new-life-to-a-classic-on-the-wave-2-0/ . 31 August 2019 . 31 August 2019.
  27. Web site: Your Mind – Single by Cosmic Gate on Apple Music . iTunes Store . 23 March 2020 . 23 March 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200323060446/https://music.apple.com/us/album/your-mind-single/1500392984 . live .
  28. Web site: Universal Love – Single by Cosmic Gate on Apple Music . Apple Music . 8 May 2020 . 19 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220919211720/https://music.apple.com/us/album/universal-love-single/1505319444 . live .
  29. Web site: Gomez . Nancy . 11 September 2020 . Cosmic Gate & Andrew Bayer teams up to present 'The Launch' . https://web.archive.org/web/20200920152611/https://www.edmtunes.com/2020/09/cosmic-gate-andrew-bayer-teams-up-to-present-the-launch/ . 20 September 2020 . 20 September 2020 . EDM Tunes.
  30. Web site: Masim . Austria . 23 March 2021 . Cosmic Gate announce Mosaiik LP with project's lead single, 'Blame' . 4 April 2021 . Dancing Astronaut . 10 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210410201638/https://dancingastronaut.com/2021/03/cosmic-gate-announce-mosaiik-lp-with-projects-lead-single-blame/ . live .
  31. Web site: Feel It – Single by Cosmic Gate on Apple Music . Apple Music . 4 June 2021 . 4 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210604141946/https://music.apple.com/us/album/feel-it-single/1563741076 . live .
  32. Web site: Remram . Jasmin . 8 August 2021 . Cosmic Gate – 'Nothing to Hide' . https://web.archive.org/web/20210827110537/https://www.edmtunes.com/2021/08/cosmic-gate-nothing-to-hide/ . 27 August 2021 . 27 August 2021 . EDM Tunes.
  33. Web site: Remram . Jasmin . 30 September 2021 . Cosmic Gate drop suspenseful new track 'Vertigo' . 5 October 2021 . EDM Tunes . 4 October 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211004184657/https://www.edmtunes.com/2021/09/cosmic-gate-drop-suspenseful-new-track-vertigo/ . live .
  34. Web site: Summer Wonder – Single by Cosmic Gate & Mike Schmid on Apple Music . Apple Music . 2 November 2021 . 1 November 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211101192502/https://music.apple.com/us/album/summer-wonder-single/1585147954 . live .
  35. Web site: Barkin . Drew . 25 February 2022 . Cosmic Gate and Greenhaven DJs take us on a journey with new track 'Retrospection' . https://web.archive.org/web/20220225065418/https://www.edmtunes.com/2022/02/cosmic-gate-and-greenhaven-djs-take-us-on-a-journey-with-new-track-retrospection/ . 25 February 2022 . 26 March 2022 . EDM Tunes.
  36. Web site: Call to Arms (feat. Evan Henzi) [The Remixes] – EP by Gareth Emery on Apple Music ]. . 14 September 2018 . 2018-09-18 . 2018-09-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180918193734/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/call-to-arms-feat-evan-henzi-the-remixes-ep/1434722995 . live .
  37. Web site: Frozen Ground (Cosmic Gate Remix) [feat. Giuseppe de Luca] – Single by Ilan Bluestone on Apple Music ]. . 4 December 2018 . 2018-12-17 . 2018-12-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181217205351/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/frozen-ground-cosmic-gate-remix-feat-giuseppe-luca/1442763360 . live .
  38. Web site: 20 Years [Forward Ever Backward Never] by Cosmic Gate on Apple Music ]. iTunes Store . 2019-08-31 . 2019-08-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190831050333/https://music.apple.com/us/album/20-years-forward-ever-backward-never/1473957172 . dead .
  39. Web site: Cosmic Gate swing an astronomic remix front for Armin van Buuren's 'Something Real' . 2020-02-05 . The Nocturnal Times . https://web.archive.org/web/20200211172449/http://www.thenocturnaltimes.com/cosmic-gate-swing-an-astronomic-remix-front-for-armin-van-buurens-something-real/ . 2020-02-11 . 2020-02-12.
  40. Web site: Promised Land (Cosmic Gate's No Gravity Remix) – Single by Joe Smooth on Apple Music . Apple Music . 2020-08-21.
  41. Web site: Carlos Gonzalez . Juan . 2020-11-06 . Cosmic Gate releases amazing 'Everything Everything' remix . https://web.archive.org/web/20201117063222/https://www.edmtunes.com/2020/11/cosmic-gate-releases-amazing-everything-everything-remix/ . 2020-11-17 . 2020-11-17 . EDM Tunes.
  42. Web site: 2020-11-23. Claus Terhoeven. 2021-03-18. GRAMMY.com. en.
  43. Web site: Yopko. Nick. Three Different Anjunabeats Acts Nominated for 2019 Grammys. 2021-03-18. EDM.com – The Latest Electronic Dance Music News, Reviews & Artists. 9 December 2018. en. 2021-08-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20210827111427/https://edm.com/news/ajunabeats-grammy-awards. live.
  44. Web site: Top 100 DJs 2016 DJMag.com. djmag.com. 2016-11-21. 2020-06-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20200606083127/https://djmag.com/top100dj. live.

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