
English: 
 

Dutch: 
 

Dutch: 
Ik vind z'n muziek geweldig.
Het is precies wat hardstyle is.
En z'n muziek maakt indruk
op alle hardstylefans in Amerika.
Zeker in Los Angeles,
waar het steeds groter wordt.
We zijn hier voor EDM Magazine omdat
hardstyle nog groter gaat worden...
waarschijnlijk groter dan ooit.
Iedereen zal naar hardstyle luisteren
en Brennan Hearts muziek kennen.
Het heeft vanuit de VS Canada
bereikt, Mexico, de hele wereld.

Dutch: 
Daar staat z'n muziek voor.
Eenheid...
in een groep
die hun problemen wegdanst.
Al waar ze naar streven
en wat ze leren van z'n muziek.

English: 
It's in here. It's in my skin.
It's in my eyes. It's everywhere.
Hardstyle is a feeling.
It's called hardstyle for good
reason. It's hard and it's style.
The ultimate feeling
of losing your mind.
It's part energy, part vibe.
Something everyone understands.
In hardstyle you really feel
people experience it together.
Large stages, large crowds.
Simultaneous reactions
when the DJ spins a certain record.
Something very universal,
an arising union.
A constant search
for losing yourself ultimately.

English: 
That is a universal
understood message.
A type of music that really allows
you to lose yourself completely.
Switch to seventh gear,
blow your mind. It's a little...
It's not as soft.
With some types of music
it takes a while to get into it.
Not with hardstyle.
The vibe, the energy, the feeling...
everybody understands it. Letting go.
It's a primal feeling of beats...
rhythm, build--up of the record,
the melody, the vocals, the theme...
everybody gets that. That's also how
'Lose My Mind' came about.

English: 
How does it feel when you're
on the dancefloor? What do you feel?
Abandoning reality in the weekend.
A recurring theme in hardstyle.

Dutch: 
Brennan Heart
is de god van de hardstyle.

English: 
The message was there, actually.
Partying in the weekend.
Letting it all go.
This is for a documentary on Brennan
Heart. Eline and Sean from Flanders.
From JIM. Over here as well
Brennan Heart is very popular.
And we hereby
declare the documentary open.
Cool. I'll keep you posted.

English: 
Firstly it's the most viewed
hardstyle video in the world.
It's a pop song in hardstyle...
but it remains hardstyle and that's
what's important for that track.
This is very City2City. Dubai,
Amsterdam, Kuala Lumpur, Melbourne.
We didn't get any sleep
and we're going to Sydney now.
One more hour of flying and if it's
up to me: party straight away.

Dutch: 
Toen ik 'Lose My Mind'
op YouTube zag...
was het 300.000 keer bekeken
en een maand later 800.000 keer...
en toen ruim een miljoen keer.
Het bracht hardstyle
naar een heel ander niveau.
Het mooiste aan Brennan Heart is
dat hij enorm bescheiden is...
maar tegelijkertijd
ook zo getalenteerd.
Ik weet nog dat we drie jaar terug
een nationale tour deden...
een soort van nationale
dj–competitie.

Dutch: 
Jonge dj's uit heel Australië
kwamen bijeen om te draaien.
Hij was gast–dj. Hij draaide ook,
maar zat ook in de jury...
en was een echte mentor
voor die jonge jongens...
voor de komende generaties die
van hardstyle houden en het creëren.

English: 
Let's go?
-We were waiting for you, so...

English: 
Is this 'The Challenge II'?
This is part 3 already. You must have
missed part 2. We just finished that.

English: 
Hardstyle, in the beginning,
12, 13 years ago...
was simply hard style. It could be
hard dubstep, drum 'n' bass, gabber.
There was no such thing as hardstyle.
You had hard trance...
hard house, hardcore,
but no hardstyle.
It's a mix of styles.
Crossover styles...
and that often leads to new things.
That's what has developed
into hardstyle over the last decade.
It gradually came into being,
and to be honest, I can't recall...
the defining moment
for the origin of hardstyle.
It just gradually came to be.

English: 
It's been like this
for the past month.
I'm running late everywhere. Today as
well, although today wasn't my fault.
When I started with
what we now call hardstyle...

English: 
it wasn't hardstyle yet.
The genre didn't exist.
So you're completely on your own.
You start thinking...
am I crazy, or is this really cool?
It was a bit like being alone
against the rest of the world.
Then it's nice to meet someone, like
Fabian, who has the same ideas...
and also thinks it's cool. It creates
some kind of brotherhood...
in which you can share ideas
and develop a sound.
You sometimes meet people,
like Don...
He's family. I've learned so much
from him and we've shared so much.
That makes him
an important part of my life.
It actually feels
like he's my kid brother.
Not least because
he's been through a lot privately...
and that made me respect even more...
all he's doing as a musician,
and his positive attitude.
Many people don't know... They
hear the music, see the pictures...

Dutch: 
begin 2012 overleed Fabians moeder
haar laatste wens was dat haar twee
zonen haar as uitstrooiden over zee

English: 
the videos, but there's so much more
going on in the background.
I really respect how he made his
way through and emerged so positive.
I think haters would tone it down
if they knew that.
We have a certain drive in common...
and a deep love for music.
But we also, in the past years,
in the personal sphere...
lost a few people close to us.
It's important to have a nice career
and gain respect and appreciation...
but what's more important is
that your loved ones are still there.
Once they are gone,
then I think it's...
really important
you can find solace in music.
And that's been the case
for Fabian for years now.

English: 
The most remarkable moment
of my career was in 2012.
I then lost my mother and that
made me realize what I was doing.
I was traveling, crossing the globe,
spending time in the studio...
and with that came the awareness
of what I was doing.
Even before... I lost my father
when I was 17 years old.
Back then, that also urged me
to really do something with my life.
Really make music
and really make the most of it.
So since I was 17...

English: 
I've been making lots and lots
of music in 10, 15 years.
The passing of my mother
really opened my eyes...
and made me realize
how special this scene is...
the fans, my fans
and how special they made me feel.
So much love, warmth and energy.
It's fantastic to realize
you get to play for them every week.
Experiencing it with your fans
and drawing strength from it.
That made me overcome quite a deal,
thanks to the people I play for.
It's very special if you may feel
and experience that...
because I think few people
and colleagues realize...
that this truly is
the best job in the world.

Dutch: 
Fabian heeft veel tracks gemaakt
met zang erin...
waar echt een betekenis achter zit.
Ik herinner me 'We Come and We Go'.
Hij vertelde het verhaal daarachter.
Hij ontmoette iemand in Europa
die heel erg ziek was.
Ik weet bijna zeker
dat hij ongeneeslijk ziek was.
En hij gaf z'n laatste optreden
als dj en dat raakte Fabian.
Hij had een klik met die jongen
omdat z'n ouders ook overleden zijn.
En hij legde dat verband
tussen leven en dood...
en zo is de track 'We Come and We Go'
tot stand gekomen.
Zo zit er altijd een verhaal achter.

English: 
If you agree to meet each other
for lunch at half past one...
you know you only have to be there
at two o'clock.
He always thinks things through.
I'm more impulsive in the studio.
I can start up the computer
and just see how it goes...
whereas Fabian already knows
what he's going to do.
Fabian is someone who wants
to tell a story with his music...
and who likes to collaborate
with others...
to find the best way
to tell that story.

Dutch: 
Dat geldt ook voor de track
'Running Late'.
Als je Fabian echt kent,
weet je dat hij altijd te laat komt.
Overal voor. Optredens, besprekingen,
studiotijd. Hij komt altijd te laat.

English: 
I enjoy working with people who have
a vision regarding their music...
and who are not held back
by their ego either.

Dutch: 
Brennan Heart is muzikaal,
maar ook een fantastische producer.
Dus je krijgt harde kickdrums
die erg clean zijn...
maar wel gecombineerd met een enorme
muzikaliteit bij alles wat hij doet.
april 2012
bestemming New York

Dutch: 
1996 – een tiener begint z'n reis
in de dancemuziek
2000 – op z'n 18e tekent hij
een contract bij EMI Records...
en begint zo z'n carrière
in de muziekindustrie
2001 – eerste release
'Bassdriver – Fatal Invasion'
die track wordt nu beschouwd
als early hardstyle
2006 – tracks als 'One Blade'
en 'Revival X'...
zetten de toon
voor een melodischer tijdperk
2009 – de muzikale grenzen
van de hardstyle...
worden verkend
in het album 'Musical Impressions'
2009 – tracks als 'Just As Easy'
zijn een voorbode...
voor een meer toegankelijke sound
binnen het genre
2011 – de City2City
World Tour begint...
terwijl hardstyle de wereld verovert
2013 – Brennan Heart
richt label We R op

English: 
It's our audience in Australia,
in Chile.

Dutch: 
Hardstyle lijkt wereldwijd
een toegankelijker geluid te worden.
Voor 2006 kwam je in hardstyle
nog niet zo veel melodieën tegen.
Het werd in andere landen niet
als een belangrijk genre gezien.
En nu hardstyle
melodischer is geworden...
verspreidt het zich wereldwijd.

English: 
A factor of ten over there, when it's
even extreme here in the Netherlands.
It's venting music.
I now see hardstyle spreading
unchecked across multiple continents.
It started in Europe, then Australia.
Now in Asia and America.
That's a positive thing. A style
can become more mature as well.
Once that reinforces each other...
Different styles come together...
different influences... To me, that's
a part of evolution, that growth.
That's what I see happening
in hardstyle right now.
You can't stop it.
People always tend to say...
it's getting commercial,
this is the end of the scene.
But why do things get commercial?

English: 
Because it has reached a certain
quality and appeals to many people.
Electronic dance music
is exploding in America right now.
The last year
it's growing enormously...
and you see festivals
spreading like wildfire.

Dutch: 
Brennan Heart is onze favoriet.
Kom alsjeblieft terug.
Niet bewegen.
Laat hem die handtekening zetten.
Hardstyle, Californië. Het komt
eraan hier. We vinden je geweldig.
420 Festival. Helemaal te gek.
Brennan Heart. Hardstyle.
Serieus. Goede show.
–Haal het naar Amerika, alsjeblieft.
Een nieuwe carrière.
Zo goed? Mag ik nu naar huis?
–Goed gedaan.

English: 
Sometimes I'm on the road
but I still need to finish a track...
or work out ideas for a show.
Such was the case for Intents.
I was in L.A. back then. I knew
how I wanted the track to be...
so I booked a studio over there
and finished the track.
That's how I like to work. If I have
an idea, work on it straight away.
I think a lot of people
watch this scene closely.
Colleagues, in the Netherlands or
abroad, know exactly what's going on.

English: 
It's a positive development.
Previously lots of people...
thought of it as something dark
and underground.
You now see how big it has become.
It's an open, positive thing...
and lots of people
want to be part of that scene.
You can hear it when you listen to
a hardstyle record. You can hear it.
It's really hard to explain...
but you can hear that it's no music
people listen to occasionally.
Listen to a track every now and then
and go to a party once a year. No.
You can feel it's a type of music
that people want to live for.

English: 
That's why I call it lifestyle.
People, our fans, also the people
that I meet at parties...
are so completely into this.
Some people live up to it for months.
Some come flying in from all over the
world. Japan, South Korea, Russia.
Busses, cars. Just to be part of this
event and experience it together.

English: 
We arrived in Mexico City yesterday.
Today we have some spare time.
This time I took Max P to Mexico.
-Mr. Lose My Mind.
Like he says, the vocalist of
'Lose My Mind' and 'Just as Easy'.
We often collaborate in the studio,
wrote lots of tracks together.
Just now we walked around a bit
and found this typical Mexican band.
It was a bit difficult, but we taught
them the chords of 'Lose My Mind'...
with their Mexican twist.
It's not that easy.
They have their own rhythms.
But they found it interesting
to try something different.
He plays the wrong chords.

Dutch: 
Nee, dubbel tempo.

English: 
It was fun. We fused the Mexican
and Dutch 'Lose My Mind' culture.
In a couple of hours we'll see
how the party goes.
Let's see how the Mexicans
like hardstyle.
Many people live on the streets,
literally in a cardboard box.
That leaves a big impression.
I fly over there to do a show, a set.
And I saw how fans...
The people who come to the party...

Dutch: 
Dan 'FA'.
Ik weet niet hoe dat moet.

English: 
They save up for it.
Being able to play for them...
and share with them what I
like to do, is wonderful. But also...
it's a different culture
from what I'm used to in Europe.
It makes you think, also that
this music can mean so much.
Then I walk to the stage
and the people go...
You really feel so welcome. Right
from the first track that I play...
it's great to be there. In countries
where I'm for the first time...
In Chile and Mexico as well,
or a couple of years ago in Sweden...
it's such a warm welcome and
that makes you give that bit extra...
that turns it into
one of the best nights.

English: 
This is a bit of a shame.
We had a nice party.
We had a great time,
with Max P here, Mr. Lose My Mind.
But the driver has lost his mind as
well. He's been driving for an hour.
We don't know where we are and
we keep driving around in circles.
We think we recognize buildings,
but we're not sure.

English: 
We do know we need to sleep
before we go to EDC in Las Vegas.
This is very messed up.
This must be the peak of the evening.
Walking back to the hotel.
There's road maintenance
and this driver...
It's a 20 minute drive, but after one
and a half hour we decided to walk.
Maintenance or no maintenance.
This is ridiculous.
Mexico has a great audience, but
this driver sucks with a capital S.
Finding balance is an ongoing issue.
I used to underestimate it...
but with all this flying
it's a daily task...
to find a moment to rest, to eat,
to prepare for a set.
Last year in Mexico for example
I had a great set...
then it took an hour and a half to
get back, so we walked back...

English: 
no sleep and on to the next gig
in Vegas. So you're exhausted...
but the moment you walk on stage,
play your first track...
and then... The crowd goes wild.
That makes it all okay.
So of course you think about it,
but you get back so much energy...
it makes it all worth it.
It's so hot over here.
We're finally in Vegas.
We've been looking forward to this
for months. But the temperature...
It's like a sauna,
but out in the street.
Let's go to the hotel.

Dutch: 
Wanneer gaan jullie een track maken?
–Vanavond.
We gaan terug naar het hotel,
Harald schrijft een tekst over EDC.
Dat is om twee uur klaar...
en dan is het vinyl
om acht uur klaar.
En de video doen we tussendoor. Toch?
–Dus woensdag is het klaar.
Nee, morgen. Binnen 24 uur
is het allemaal geregeld.
opnamesessie met Max P
studiosessie met Zatox

Dutch: 
Die hoge...
–Vind je die mooi?
Deze is echt slecht.
Na 'fight with persistence'.
Er zit iets tussen de F.
Alle 'fights'
zijn allemaal hetzelfde, hè?

Dutch: 
terug naar waar het begon...

English: 
Very cool.
This is where I stood 15 years ago.
Right here.
Out with my friends, every few weeks,
sometimes every weekend.
Watching DJs
like DJ Jean, Klubbheads.
This is where it all started.
Watching the DJ, with my demo CD...
hoping he would play my track.

Dutch: 
een dagje vrij...
racen op Zandvoort
bespreking met labelpartner
Be Yourself Music

English: 
A couple of months ago
I had a gig here and it's weird...
to think it all started here,
in The Apollo in Helden.
Really weird. This is where I used to
hang till about three in the morning?
Something like that.

English: 
What's up? How are you?
-Fine. You?
Hello.
-How are you?
How are you?
-Fine.
And the big boss.
-So how are you doing?
I'm doing fine.
-I've got some new stuff with me.
New tracks?
-Do you want to hear them?
Yes, please.

Dutch: 
Waar is de cd?
–Die ligt nog in de studio.
Echt niet. Waar is de cd?
'Where's the money, man?
Gimme my money, man.'
Weet iemand de weg?
Recht.
–Recht wat?
Wat is dit voor onzin?

English: 
Everything okay?
-Yes. How are you?
Come outside.

English: 
It's quite empty and dark now.
-I like it better on that side.
I haven't been last year.
There he is.
-Everything okay? Good to see you.
Looking forward to tomorrow.
-You should be looking over there.
You got some work to do tonight.
-Yes. Nice.
Jonas. I brought
a good friend of yours.
It's going well,
but it's quite a story.
Do all of your ideas work out?
The finest moment between me
and Q-dance was in 2010.
I'd been wanting to perform with
an orchestra on Qlimax for years.
I simply walked in and said:
'Guys, next Qlimax...
I want to perform with a 30-piece
orchestra. I'll make the anthem...
and together we'll make a stunning
live show with a live orchestra.'
I found it very courageous...

Dutch: 
Omschrijf in één woord wat Qlimax is.
Toewijding.

English: 
because back then
he was one of the first artists...
to come up with such an idea,
or think about such concepts.
We always approach our events like
that, in terms of acts, shows...
and moments, and...
It's great to have an artist
who is focused on producing...
his own career,
making sure he performs well...
thinking outside the box like that.
So right away we said: 'Let's do it.
Great. We're gonna make it work.'
So that's what we did.
Searched for an orchestra.
They recorded the track. We arranged
to get the orchestra to Qlimax...
and they then performed live there.
It was fantastic. Very cool.
Qlimax is not just any party
with DJs and sound and people.

English: 
It's the greatest
hardstyle event ever. Period.
It's like being in a movie,
and you get swept away...
and everybody plays a part
in that movie.
The light show, the stage,
it's truly amazing.
To me it's like a confirmation
of being accepted as a pro.
They don't just put you on Qlimax.
You have to be somebody.
There's parties,
and then there's Qlimax.
As the name implies, 'climax'.
Plus it's at the end of the year, at
the Gelredome, a very cool location.
Q-dance spares no expenses.
Visuals, lights, lasers, a real show.

Dutch: 
Voor mij is dat... Voor iedereen
in de hardstyle–scene...
is het bijzonder
om op Qlimax te staan.
Het is best exclusief, iets waar je
naartoe moet werken. Je moet...
jezelf bewijzen als dj,
als producer, als artiest.
 

English: 
That's what Q-dance does best:
shows.
This is the foundation
of the outline.
And then suddenly I thought, and I
felt it, how intense it would be...
the moment we have the warming up...
right before we reach for heaven...
music-wise, if right there,
we do something to bring people...
Instead of building up tension,
curtain drops, there we go...
we first build up tension, then...

English: 
a cello, a violin, a piano,
very deep. After that...
Our events are worlds.
We truly try...
to make people forget where they are.
Immerse them in a world that...
doesn't exist,
yet it does that night.
A true escape from reality.

English: 
Good to have you here.
Finally we meet.
Guest in the studio, Brennan Heart.
-Finally, finally.
We've really been looking forward
to your visit, Fabian.
The entire week.
-And I'm thankful to Nicky...
for being friends
with the great of the earth.
Because that's what you are becoming.
What was your past month like?

English: 
The past month... We're in the middle
of the festival season.
We were at EDC, Electric Daisy
Carnival, in Las Vegas...
at the Q-dance stage. In the meantime
I've been to Poland, Spain...
really everywhere.
We're in France right now.
Basel is at the border...
and that's Switzerland, over there.
We're in the wrong country.
We did a tour of four gigs.
You start laughing.

English: 
I'm sorry, this is too dry.
Where's that chick?
Can't you put on a wig?
This fits my healthy schedule.
Twitter explodes.
Nonstop.
For what DJs are you here?
Brennan Heart. Mainly for him.

English: 
Your life and work as a DJ...

English: 
I already clapped.
It makes sound and picture in sync.
-I know that.
But he's talking, trying to focus...
We're not gonna use his words.
-I know that, but...
This is new to us.
He's my booking manager.
We need to tune in to each other.
This is all new to us.
Okay, cool.
In the first part...
This always happens
when there's a camera involved.
 
