A big cheer went up as Juventa entered the DJ booth around 1 o’clock and we knew it was time for the main event to begin. As his biggest hit to date, we all knew that Move into Light would be dropped at some point. As Juventa first touched the decks a familiar melody rang out across the club from the powerful Dynacord speakers, cheers rang out as we realized he was actually opening with it. As the night progressed he dropped a few more Enhanced gems and then came another highlight, his brand new track with Kelly Sweet, Superhuman. There are some powerful vocals on this one and it sounded great to hear it live.
Juventa, although known for his genre bouncing and versatility, stuck within the progressive trance genre for the most part to the delight of yours truly and as per the theme of the night. There were a couple drops though that wandered into the electro/big room realm and while some purists might take issue, the majority seemed more than happy to soak it all up and continue dancing. One such track was Alive by electro pop stars Krewella, and to be honest I caught myself humming along, most of the crowd were belting out the popular track.
Another amazing singalong was prompted a bit later on when he dropped on of last year’s biggest tracks, Strangers, a collaboration between Myon and Shane 54 and Seven Lions. Another highlight was the drop of Mat Zo’s Pyramid Scheme, together the entire club rocked the funky beat in unison. One of the last tracks that I remember him playing was an unknown version of Air for Life, a track that holds a special place in many of our hearts.
After Juventa it was Estiva’s turn to wow the crowd. He opened with a track he actually did with Juventa, their remix of Now or Never by Tritonal. His set had a very similar catchy fun vibe to Juventa and he stuck to the progressive trance theme as well for the most part. He wasn’t averse to playing some big room cheese either and I am quite sure I heard Krewella at some point for the second time that night. He also played a mashup of Bruno Mars Locked out of Heaven with popular banger Release the Kraken by Chris Schweizer. I was extremely pleased to hear smash hits Liberate and Everyday, both tracks household names by progressive god Eric Prydz.
Overall this was a stellar night among great friends and with some gorgeous trance music. On a personal note I finally managed to get a close friend out to his first show, knowing he was a big fan of Juventa. Safe to say he had an amazing time and I’m one hundred percent sure the majority of the patrons that night were in complete agreement. See you at the next trance “Upryzing” whenever Balance Inc. decides to bless trance family again!!!!!!
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Estiva
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Juventa
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Rory Harrison – EDM TOR