Passiva

Galen Behr, better known as Passiva, was born on the 19th of September 1986 in Rotterdam , The Netherlands. At the age of 10 he started to play the violin, and learnt the basics of music. A year later he stopped and started listening to electronic dance music and in a short while after he was producing. His first serious track, named 'Glamorize', gained support from Marc West & Jon O'Bir, but the track never got signed.

A few months later Galen made a radio remix of Ferry Corsten's legendary 'Indigo'. He sent it to the Tsunami label for fun without realizing it would be released. Galen immediately got a request from the label to make an extended version. The result; Ferry Corsten - 'Indigo' (Passiva Remix) has been hammered by Graham Gold (UK) in the kickin' cut of his radio show and has also received airplay in The Netherlands on Radio 538.

His original release 'Glamorize' has now been reworked into a massive trancer under the new title 'Clouds Like Heaven’, released on Captured Music in March 2004 with an uplifting Faraway Project Remix on the flip. The track got massive support by the likes of Armin van Buuren, Ferry Corsten, The Thrillseekers, Lange, Above & Beyond, Ronski Speed, DJ Danjo & Rob Styles, Paul van Dyk, Phynn, Mesh, Shane 54, Mind One, DJ Precision, Sonicvibe and many more. It got voted Future Favourite in Armin’s radio show ‘A State of Trance’ in episode 139 and it‘s featured on some compilations like Trance The Ultimate Collection and A Trip Into Trance 3, mixed by Lange!

Apart from that, Galen has remixed a few tracks, which include a remix for Envio’s latest track ‘Time To Say Goodbye’, released on A State Of Trance. It got massive support in Armin van Buuren’s show and it also appeared on his latest mixalbum A State Of Trance 2004. His remix from 'St John vs Locust - Mind Circles' got massive support by Johan Gielen and Mike Shiver. A new remix for Uplifto Recordings has been finished. The result, Bobina – Russian Dream (Passiva Remix), an uplifting trancer which is now featured on Bobina’s artist album!

Latest works include a track called ‘Serenity’ and a collaboration with a new talented producer called Airpole. Serenity is scheduled to be released in summer 2004 on Selective Recordings, a new label based in the US Watch out for a remix by Filo & Peri!

'Clouds Like Heaven' featured in april's edition of DJ Mag Magazine 2004.

Radio Broadcasts:

Trancesphere Radio – Internet Radio
Radio Capelle FM – The Netherlands (twice)
Couleur 3 – France
Basicbeats Radio - Internet Radio

Live Performances:
Arise De Vereeniging, Nijmegen
Dance Club Tropicana, Rotterdam
Club Ministry of Dance, Rotterdam
Off.Corso, Rotterdam (twice)
Nighttown, Rotterdam