Arnej
Encyclopedia
Arnej is a Bosnian trance
musician
, who grew up in Toronto
, Canada
. He was named "Producer of the Year" by Armin van Buuren in 2008 and his tracks "Strangers We've Become" and "The Return" appeared on Armin van Buuren's A State Of Trance 2008
compilation. He currently works on music with the gaming company S2 Games creating soundtracks and sound effects for the game Heroes of Newerth.
Trance music
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musician
Musician
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, who grew up in Toronto
Toronto
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, Canada
Canada
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. He was named "Producer of the Year" by Armin van Buuren in 2008 and his tracks "Strangers We've Become" and "The Return" appeared on Armin van Buuren's A State Of Trance 2008
A State Of Trance 2008
A State of Trance 2008 is the fifth album in the A State of Trance compilation series mixed by Dutch DJ Armin van Buuren. The double disc album of trance music was released on September 29, 2008.-Track listing:*Disc 1: On the Beach...
compilation. He currently works on music with the gaming company S2 Games creating soundtracks and sound effects for the game Heroes of Newerth.
Singles/EPs
- 2004: 8 Wonders - The Morning After (Somatic Sense)
- 2004: 8 Wonders - The Morning After Remixes (Somatic Sense)
- 2005: 8 Wonders - 8th Wonder (Lost Language)
- 2006: 8 Wonders - 8th Wonder Remixes (Solaris)
- 2007: 8 Wonders - Sex on the Beach (AnjunabeatsAnjunabeatsAnjunabeats is a British record label, started by producers Jonathan "Jono" Grant and Paavo Siljamäki in 2000 which releases trance music. The first 12" record was titled Volume One, released under Grant and Siljamäki's alias, Anjunabeats, in 2000. As the label got the name Anjunabeats, they...
) - 2007: Arnej - Rendezvous / People Come, People Go (Pilot6Armada MusicArmada Music is a Dutch record label that specializes in releasing electronic dance music, primarily trance and house, co-founded by Armin van Buuren....
) - 2008: Arnej - They Always Come Back (Coldharbour RecordingsColdharbour RecordingsColdharbour Recordings is a sublabel of Armada Music that was launched in 2005, and is run by DJ and producer Markus Schulz. The label is named after Coldharbour Lane, a road in South London where Schulz's studio was located....
) - 2008: Arnej - The Beauty That Lies Behind Those Green Eyes (Black Hole RecordingsBlack Hole RecordingsBlack Hole Recordings B.V. is a Dutch record label founded by Tijs Verwest and Arny Bink in 1997. The label is currently distributed by E1 Entertainment Distribution, known as Koch Entertainment Distribution until January 22, 2009...
) - 2008: Arnej - The Ones That Get Away (ArmindArmindArmind is a Dutch trance record label. It is under the umbrella of the Armada Music empire, whose forefront face in the public is the founder, Dutch DJ Armin van Buuren....
) - 2008: Arney S. - The Night Before / Sunday Morning Walk (Intuition)
- 2008: Arnej pres. 8 Wonders - People Don't Change / Unspoken Truth / Time Waits For No One (A State Of TranceA State of Trance (label)A State Of Trance is a sub-label of the Dutch company Armada Music. Released its first vinyl release in 2003 and reached its 100 release with "The Doppler Effect - Beauty Hides In The Deep / Envio - For You "...
) - 2008: Arney S. - The Girl From Riga / A New Beginning (AVANTIAvanti (label)AVANTI, otherwise referred to as AVANTI by Black Hole or written as A¥ANTI, is a sub-label consisting on trance and techno founded by Tiësto in 1999...
) - 2008: Arnej - 7 Days / Bella (Pilot6Armada MusicArmada Music is a Dutch record label that specializes in releasing electronic dance music, primarily trance and house, co-founded by Armin van Buuren....
) - 2008: Arnej feat. Josie - Strangers We've Become (ArmindArmindArmind is a Dutch trance record label. It is under the umbrella of the Armada Music empire, whose forefront face in the public is the founder, Dutch DJ Armin van Buuren....
) - 2008: 8 Wonders - The Return / Fading Memories / Eventuality / Life Goes On (A State Of TranceA State of Trance (label)A State Of Trance is a sub-label of the Dutch company Armada Music. Released its first vinyl release in 2003 and reached its 100 release with "The Doppler Effect - Beauty Hides In The Deep / Envio - For You "...
) - 2009: Arnej - Dust in the Wind (Coldharbour RecordingsColdharbour RecordingsColdharbour Recordings is a sublabel of Armada Music that was launched in 2005, and is run by DJ and producer Markus Schulz. The label is named after Coldharbour Lane, a road in South London where Schulz's studio was located....
) - 2009: 8 Wonders - The Liftoff / Unwritten / Everything's Been Written (A State Of TranceA State of Trance (label)A State Of Trance is a sub-label of the Dutch company Armada Music. Released its first vinyl release in 2003 and reached its 100 release with "The Doppler Effect - Beauty Hides In The Deep / Envio - For You "...
) - 2009: Arnej - Tomorrow Never Comes / There Are No Coincidences (Coldharbour RecordingsColdharbour RecordingsColdharbour Recordings is a sublabel of Armada Music that was launched in 2005, and is run by DJ and producer Markus Schulz. The label is named after Coldharbour Lane, a road in South London where Schulz's studio was located....
) - 2010: Arnej - They Need Us / Ping Pong (Coldharbour RecordingsColdharbour RecordingsColdharbour Recordings is a sublabel of Armada Music that was launched in 2005, and is run by DJ and producer Markus Schulz. The label is named after Coldharbour Lane, a road in South London where Schulz's studio was located....
) - 2010: Arnej vs 8 Wonders - Beginning of the End / Crossover (A State Of TranceA State of Trance (label)A State Of Trance is a sub-label of the Dutch company Armada Music. Released its first vinyl release in 2003 and reached its 100 release with "The Doppler Effect - Beauty Hides In The Deep / Envio - For You "...
) - 2010: Arnej - The Strings That Bind Us (A State Of TranceA State of Trance (label)A State Of Trance is a sub-label of the Dutch company Armada Music. Released its first vinyl release in 2003 and reached its 100 release with "The Doppler Effect - Beauty Hides In The Deep / Envio - For You "...
) - 2010: Arnej - The Day Will Come (ArmindArmindArmind is a Dutch trance record label. It is under the umbrella of the Armada Music empire, whose forefront face in the public is the founder, Dutch DJ Armin van Buuren....
) - 2010: Arnej - We Need Them / For The People (Coldharbour RecordingsColdharbour RecordingsColdharbour Recordings is a sublabel of Armada Music that was launched in 2005, and is run by DJ and producer Markus Schulz. The label is named after Coldharbour Lane, a road in South London where Schulz's studio was located....
) - 2011: Arnej feat. Sally Saifi - Free Of You (Arnej Music)
- 2011: Arnej - Through The Darkness (Arnej Music)
- 2011: 8 Wonders - X (Arnej Music)
- 2011: Cosmic Gate & Arnej - Sometimes They Come Back For More (Black Hole Recordings)
- 2011: Arnej & Orjan Nilsen - The Music Makers (Arnej Music)
Remixes
- 2008: Sied van RielSied van RielSied van Riel is a Dutch trance music DJ and producer originally from Rotterdam but currently residing in Spijkenisse, Netherlands. He came into the scene in the year of 2006 with the production of his first track, "Fearless" and the following year was signed to the known label Spinnin Records...
& Claudia Cazacu - Contrasts (Arnej's Tech Dub) - 2008: Orange Project Feat. Kirsty Hawkshaw - Alive (Arnej Destination Unknown Remix)
- 2008: Blake Jarrell - Punta Del Este (Arnej's Minimal Drum Dub)
- 2008: Mike Saint-Jules - Sunlit Clouds (Arnej's Open Air Mix)
- 2008: Dash BerlinDash BerlinDash Berlin is a progressive-trance project created in 2007 in The Hague, Netherlands by Eelke Kalberg and Sebastiaan Molijn . The front man of the group is the DJ Jeffrey Sutorius...
- Till The Sky Falls Down (Arnej's Lost Love Mix) - 2008: Evgeny Bardyuzha - Bali (Arnej Mix)
- 2008: Leon BolierLeon BolierLeon Bolier is a Dutch classically trained trance composer, DJ, and record producer. His career began to flourish in 2008 with a number of successful song releases including the hit song "Ocean Drive Boulevard". He placed #95 on DJMag's 2008 list of the top 100 DJ's in the world, and moved up 32...
feat. Jonas SteurJonas SteurJonas Steur is a Belgian Trance DJ and producer. He is known under several additional aliases, most notably Estuera, the name under which he released most of his music until 2005 when he began DJing and releasing music under his birth name Jonas Steur...
- Lost Luggage (Arnej Mix) - 2008: Alphabeat - What Is Going On (Arnej Minimal Drum Dub)
- 2008: Rosie & The Goldbug - Heartbreak (Arnej Tech Dub)
- 2009: The ThrillseekersThe ThrillseekersThe Thrillseekers is the name of an English trance DJ, record producer and remixer. He has been at the forefront of the trance genre since the release in 1998 of his critically acclaimed track, "Synaesthesia ". He has also worked under the guises of En Motion, Insigma, Rapid Eye, and Hydra...
- City Of Angels (Arnej Mix) - 2009: Push - Dream Designer (8 Wonders Mix)
- 2009: Armin van Buuren feat. Vera Ostrova - What If (Arnej Remix)
- 2010: Attention Deficit - What (Arnej Remix)
- 2010: LTN - One Night In Ibiza (Arnej Remix)
- 2010: Origine - Sanctuary (Arnej Remix)
- 2011: Cosmic GateCosmic GateCosmic Gate is a German trance duo made up of Claus Terhoeven and Stefan Bossems . Both from Krefeld in Germany. On October 28, 2009, DJ Magazine announced the results of their annual Top 100 DJ Poll, with Ultra Records artist Cosmic Gate placed #19, 43 spots above the group's ranking the year...
- Human Beings (Arnej Remix) - 2011: Dresden & Johnston feat Nadia Ali - That Day (Arnej Mix)
- 2011: Ernesto vs Bastian - Dark Side Of The Moon (Arnej Club Mix)
- 2011: Markus Schulz presents Dakota - Saints (Arnej Remix)
Compilation albums
- 2008: Tranceposition Vol. 1
- 2010: The Journey Unknown (Collected Works)
- 2011: Musical Evolution (The First Chapter)