Without doubt the hottest new trance DJ / producers to emerge from Holland this past couple of years is Richard Durand. Recommended by the mighty Tiësto as his 'Tip For The Top in 2007' in DJ Magazine, Richard responded with a string of stunning productions, including official remixes for Tiësto, culminating in a new entry placing in the DJ Magazine Top 100 DJs poll and subsequent rise into the Top 50 places.

The Richard Durand sound is trance, techno and tough electro in a unique package that's both dynamic and devastating. Having initially made his mark as a solo producer with big tech trance bombs on the Terminal 4 label, the huge success of his remixes of Tiësto singles 'Lethal Industry', 'Flight 643' and 'Break My Fall', Fragma 'Toca's Miracle' and Armin van Buuren 'In And Out Of Love', plus infamous festival favourite reworks of the likes of Prodigy 'Smack My Bitch Up' and Snow Patrol 'Chasing Cars' soon had Richard Durand marked as one of the hottest remixers on the planet with consistent playlist support from the DJs such as Tiësto, Armin van Buuren, Ferry Corsten, Judge Jules & Eddie Halliwell.

Following on from his massive vocal collaboration 'Weep' with Skin from Skunk Anansie on Perfecto in 2008, Richard Durand finally laid down an album marker in 2009 with Magik Muzik / Black Hole Recordings releasing his debut long player 'Always The Sun'. This landmark release put Richard's career path firmly in the fast lane with the album spawning crossover hits 'Into Something', 'No Way Home' and title track 'Always The Sun' which made TV channel playlists and clocked up 1.5 million YouTube hits upon release, plus a plethora of underground club hits that kept Richard's tech trance fans locked into his sounds.

When Black Hole Recordings announced at the start of 2010 that there would be a new figurehead of their legendary 'In Search Of Sunrise' series of CDs previously fronted by Tiësto, there proved to be just one obvious successor to the throne - Richard Durand. 'In Search Of Sunrise 8 - South Africa' was released in May 2010 to huge acclaim from the music press and dance fans alike, and Richard went on to host ISOS tour dates throughout the rest of the year, culminating in an IDMA nomination for 'Best Compilation'.

Richard Durand's DJing schedule also exploded into overdrive at the same time as his status as a producer grew and he's rapidly established himself as one of the most technically accomplished DJs in dance music today, utilising 4 x CDJs and effects units, Richard Durand DJ sets are a whirlwind journey of cutting edge tunes, exclusive reworks, slick mixing and technical wizardry behind the decks.

Richard Durand's ability to work crowds into a frenzy through his DJ sets have cemented his place as a fans favourite the world over with a DJ diary that reads like a who's who of A-list events; headlining global festival brands such as Sensation, Trance Energy, Godskitchen Global Gathering, Mayday, ASOT, Planet Love, plus leading club brands including Godskitchen, Gallery and Gatecrasher in the UK, Ruby Skye and Circus in North America, plus a standout summer residency at Judgement Sundays in Ibiza.

March 2011 marks the beginning of an exciting new chapter in Richard Durand's career with the eagerly anticipated release of his second artist album 'Wide Awake' on Magik Muzik / Black Hole Recordings.