Noel Sanger

Since the early days of the US rave scene, to the more sophisticated clubbing of the new millennium, Noel Sanger has stood among his peers as one of North America’s finest electronic exports. His massive discography spans a decade and has surpassed 150 released productions appearing on 30 plus record labels in more than a dozen countries, with consistent support from pa diverse array of practically any A-list DJ you can name. Having escaped household and brand-name status, Noel might be the best kept secret in dance music, although his substantial contributions to global dance culture have been acknowledged repeatedly by the industry’s elite.

One such acknowledgment came at the start of 2006, when no less than electronic music's foremost virtuoso, BT, personally hired Noel as a programmer on his collaborations with Dutch Superstar, Tiesto, now released on Tiesto's “Element's of Life” CD. Noel spent a month in Los Angeles, working side by-side with the two producers in BT's studio, contributing significantly to the outcome of the project.

His five nationally (US) released DJ mixes have all met with enthusiastic critical acclaim; the most recent of those, Summerbreeze 2, is widely regarded as one of the best mix comps of 2002/2003. He has remixed tracks from artists such as Lustral, Flash Brothers, Delerium, DJ Hyper, BT, PQM, Jan Johnston, and dozens of others, and over the years his works have appeared on top dance labels like Armada, Baroque, Curvve, Electrofly, Perfecto, Solaris, Release, Institution, Nettwerk, Acetate Ltd., Musicnow, Limbo, Additive and Sunkissed as well as majors like Sony UK, Universal US, and more. His original releases have always met with similar critical acclaim, leaving many an empty space on record shop walls around the world.

From Santo Domingo to Vancouver, Guadalajara to Ottawa, he has criss-crossed the continent time and again, bringing his unique style of forward-thinking dance music to some of the world’s best clubs, and to the world’s best crowds. From 2001 to 2003 he toured with DJ Tiesto several times, most recently accompanying the superstar DJ on the Sony Playstation 2 Dual Play Tour through 14 American cities. The world seems to have taken note-Noel’s first global touring began Summer 2003 in Japan, and spread to South America that Fall. He's maintained a rigorous schedule of releases, tour dates and studio work ever since, even teaching production techniques for two years part time at the world's foremost recording arts program, Full Sail in Orlando, Florida.

His modest musical beginnings laid the groundwork for the steady consistency which has characterized his career. At age eight he wrote his first full songs; at age 13 he picked up his first guitar; in high school he studied music theory, along with jazz and classical music. He played in various metal and punk bands throughout these years until, in 1990, he was converted to the electronic religion of house and techno while working as a radio presenter at a Naples, FL dance music radio station. From there he began to DJ and produce music, building a small but devoted following for the underground in the tourist town which he called home. By late 1994 he felt it was time to move on, and set up shop in nearby Miami. Immediately he began doing guest spots in South Florida's best venues, and in less than two years had played often at such notable
spaces as The Edge, Groove Jet, Warsaw, Bash, Amnesia, as well as innumerable one-offs and raves. By day he worked for the well known house label E-sa records, playing a crucial role in launching their successful OX imprint. When, in mid1996, studio demands became too heavy to continue with the label, he devoted himself to producing, DJ'ing, and songwriting full time.

In 1997 he teamed up with vocalist Nicole Henry, who had been featured on a number of his internationally licensed productions, to create a live PA which many feel helped raise the bar for live electronic music in the American rave scene. The electrifying performances, which featured Noel’s emotive guitar, live keyboards and percussion paired with Nicole’s soulful vocals, took them throughout the US for over two years and nearly 80 shows. It culminated in a headline spot on the 20 city 1999 ESDJCO North American tour. Shortly thereafter, the Sanger live PA was shelved in order to focus more attention on his DJ’ing, which in turn led to a series of three mix comps in less than one year, which, taken together, sold nearly 100,000 copies. It was during this time that he was approached by Nettwerk Management (Sara McLachlan, Coldplay, Avril Lavigne, Sum 41, etc.) to be only the second DJ signed to their DJ management roster, after Tiesto.

Since then, it's been strength to strength for Noel. His music is getting more attention than ever, with recent releases seeing play from Judge Jules (BBC Radio One and International Show), Armin Van Buuren (A State Of Trance), Markus Schulz (Global DJ Broadcast),Matt Darey, Paul Oakenfold, Tiesto, and a unspeakably long list of DJ's at clubs and festivals around the globe. His touring, production and remix commitments persist in intensity, and the Summer of 2007 will see his first ever tour dates in Europe, the debut of a monthly radio show on XM and Worldspace, as well as a weekly show available for syndication, the long-overdue launch of his own Dissident Music imprint, several new collaborative projects and a slew of original releases.

Having left Nettwerk in 2004, Noel came full-circle In 2006, joining forces with long-time ally and friend, Mark Walker, who first released his music on (and employed him at) E-sa records in Miami some 13 years ago. Noel is now the first managed artist on Mark's new Strange World Entertainment roster. Of the change he says, “I feel honored to have been with a company like Nettwerk, but the time came to move forward. I'm now extremely blessed to have someone like Mark in my corner, who has been there with me since the start, believes fully in my music and my vision, and has an industry CV that's second to none.” In addition, Noel's bookings will now be handled worldwide by the brand-new Blushtonic agency in Washington DC, founded by former Yoshitoshi label manager, Stefania Yanachkov.

With the buzz and novelty of an exciting new artist yet the history of one whose first release came over twelve years ago, Noel has a unique and unstoppable momentum. He has only just begun to deliver on the promise of his career’s first decade. One can only imagine what he will do with his second.

Selected Discography :: 1995 – 2006

Full Length

Compilation: Summerbreeze 2 (Nettwerk US/CAN) 2003
Compilation: Ritual(Sunrise Recordings / SHR) 2001
Compilation: Trance II: A State of Altered Consciousness(Container /Universal) 2000
Compilation: Vibrations of Light and Sound(Streetbeat / RED US) 2000
Original: Selections(SFP / MAX Music US) 1998
Compilation: Beatbox 2000: Essential Trance(Streetbeat) 1997

Programming/Sound Design/Score

Tiesto /Elements of Life (Various Tracks) (Black Hole NL, Ultra US) *programmer
Inner Circle Line (Award-winning Independent Film) *partial score
X-Games 2007 (ESPN) *Various Cues

Original Productions

Noel Sanger /Nothing (Curvve US)
Co-Stars ft Robert Martin / Promise Her Anything
Jafrosax /Exposure (Blow Ur mind) (Konami Japan) *Co-production
Noel Sanger and Dauby / One Drop (Baroque Ltd)
Noel Sanger / Falling Through (Baroque Ltd)
Air Hustlers / Downtime (Bandung/Armada)
Noel Sanger / Sugar Hollow (Mining Vinyl US)
Markus Schulz ft. Dauby / Perfect (Armada) *Co-production, Writer
Noel Sanger and Dauby / My Prayer (Release CAN)
Noel Sanger/ Trapped(Release CAN)
Noel Sanger and Dauby / Forget (Angora)
Noel Sanger/ Designs (Electrofly UK)
Noel Sanger and Dauby / Something In The Air(Musicnow US)*unreleased
Noel Sanger / Kali Ma(Musicnow US)
Noel Sanger / Toward the One/Bardo Thotrol(Musicnow US)
Noel Sanger / Carry On(Release CAN)
Noel Sanger / Givit2U(Teknology US)
Noel Sanger / Breathe_Here and Now(Musicnow US)
Noel Sanger / Dissident(Musicnow US)
Noel Sanger Vs Austin Leeds / Headtrip(Musicnow US)
Noel Sanger / Confinement / Darshan(Musicnow US)
Westbrook Project / No Greater Love 2000(SFP US)
Noel Sanger / Contrails / You(Musicnow US)
Woody Van Eyden vs. ATB / Feels Like Flying(Kontor Gmny / Radikal US) *writer
American Frontier Culture / Coming Home(Streetbeat US)
Epectasis / The Fire of Love / SFP(Mangabeat US)
Noel Sanger / The Voice / Subterfuge(Limbo UK)
Explorium / Technologies of Transcendence(DB US)
DJ Crown One / AMP / Night and Day(Mangabeat / SFP US)
Westbrook Project / Miracle(SFP US)
Westbrook Project / No Greater Love(SFP US/Additive UK)
Noel W. Sanger / All We Are(OX/Max Music US)
Magic City / It's Not Easy(Popular Records US)
La Ventana / Hot Hot / Come On(SFP US)
Noel W. Sanger / Jus'a Cupla Trax(Submarine Records US)
Seeds and Stems / Get U High(Cutting Records US)
Universe / I Still Believe(Cutting Records US)
Subconscious / Feeling(Nightbeat US)
E-Go Trip / Feel My Soul(Nightbeat US)
Feel Da Dreams Inc. / So Hot(Nightbeat US)
Beatdown / Took My Love(Nightbeat US)
Redlox / Bang(Ox US)

Selected Discography :: 1996-2006

Remixes

Lustral / Because of You (Baroque UK)
Flash Brothers ft Tiff Lacey / Stay (Coldharbour/Armada NL)
Miika Kuisma and Olli S / Awakening (Baroque UK)
Seroya/ Beautiful (Coldharbour/Armada NL)
Jonathan Allyn / Illuminate (TBA)
Matt Cerf ft Jaren/ Let Me Breathe (Lost Language/Solaris UK)
Holmes Ives ft Laura Burhenn/ Charcoal Love (OVA Remixed US)
Jafrosax/ Saxtatic (Konami/19Box Japan)
Sir Ivan/ For What It's Worth (Peaceman)
G Brown/ Devastation (Southcity Recordings US)
Andrea Burns/ 100 Stories (Toucan Cove/Universal)
Keo Nozari/ Close Enough (Coldharbour/Armada)
Haiducii/ Dragostea Din Tei (Empire/Universal US)
2Black/ Waves of Luv (Empire/Universal US)
Coldplay / Speed of Sound ( white label)
Soul Control/ Chocolatte (Empire/Universal US)
Christian West/ Eterna (Fluid Sessions)
Hellpass/ Twister (M-Theory UK)
Vek/ Prozak (Tao Recordings CAN)
Carole Pope/ Transcend (Play CAN) )
Piece Process / Iron Fist (Institution US)
Aluna /All I Need Is Time (Hi-Bias/Popular EMI CAN/Armada NL)
The PQM Project/ Aenema (Institution US)
D Bajema/ Twilight (Hunya Munya US)
Synaptik/ Impending (Alaris US)
DJ Hyper / Catnip(Acetate Ltd UK)
DJ 19 / Ocean Drive (19box JPN)
Stroud / I Am With You (Mining Vinyl US)
Descent / The Deep End(Release Elements CAN)
Big Country / In A Big Country(RR1000 CAN)
Prophecy / Daydream(Mythic US)
Jan Johnston / Flesh(Perfecto UK)
Mezz / No Way Out(Sunkissed US)
Penton and Duran / Control Factor(Stellar US)
Guardians of the Earth f/ Jes Brieden / Starchildren(Dream US)
Stryke / All That Remains(Substance US)
Delerium / Innocente(Nettwerk US/CAN)
Robbers of Antiquity / Frequency Puzzle(Musicnow US)
Ignition / Hyperformance(Musicnow US/Pioneer UK)
Libra (BT) Presents Taylor / Anomaly (Calling Your Name)(Musicnow US)
DJ Sharaz / Just Can't Wait(4:2-OH! US)
Dauby / Mutual(Whirling Records US)
Atmosphere / She's In Light(Phattrax Records US)
Rozalla / Don't Go Lose It, Baby(Popular US)
Sam Mollison / Always On My Mind(Sony/INCredible UK)
Judy Cheeks / Joy To My World(Popular US)
Acid Factor / Fantasy(Streetbeat US)
France Joli / Touch(Popular US)
Sheild / Cry To Heaven(Festival AUS)
Lonnie Gordon / A God That Can Dance(Festival AUS)
The Cotton Club / Hear The Drummer(Adrenalin US)
The Outhere Brothers / LaLaLa HeyHey(Aureus US)
Arthur Baker f/Nadine Renee / Stop! Love Patrol(Cutting US)
Chrissy Rodgers / Pleasure(Cutting US)
The Black Magic Experience / Slam(ESP-SUN US)
Alexia / Number One(DWA ITALY)
Viola Wills / It's My Pleasure(Mindwarp Records US)

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