Filterheadz are a Techno

Techno

Techno is a form of electronic dance music that emerged in Detroit, Michigan in the United States during the mid to late 1980s. The first recorded use of the word techno, in reference to a genre of music, was in 1988...

 DJ and producer

Record producer

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 duo from Belgium

Belgium

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. Formed by brothers Bert and Maarten Wilmaers.

History

In the mid-1980s, the Filterheadz made their first musical steps by playing in a pop

Pop music

Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...

 band. Bert played guitar, Maarten was a drummer. Their role models were bands such as U2

U2

U2 are an Irish rock band from Dublin. Formed in 1976, the group consists of Bono , The Edge , Adam Clayton , and Larry Mullen, Jr. . U2's early sound was rooted in post-punk but eventually grew to incorporate influences from many genres of popular music...

, The Police

The Police

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 and Simple Minds

Simple Minds

Simple Minds are a Scottish rock band who achieved worldwide popularity from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s. The band produced a handful of critically acclaimed albums in the early 1980s and best known for their #1 US, Canada and Netherlands hit single "Don't You ", from the soundtrack of the...

, and still today these influences are audible in their songs.

After a whole series of pop, rock

Rock music

Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...

, metal

Heavy metal music

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 and rhythm and blues

Rhythm and blues

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 projects with rather modest success, they continuously approached the field of electronic dance music

Electronic dance music

Electronic dance music is electronic music produced primarily for the purposes of use within a nightclub setting, or in an environment that is centered upon dance-based entertainment...

 through remixes by Roger Sanchez

Roger Sanchez

Roger Sanchez, also known as Roger S. and The S Man, is a Grammy award-winning American House music DJ who has scored many hits in the European and World Charts...

, Masters at Work

Masters At Work

Masters at Work is the house/garage production and remix team of "Little" Louie Vega and Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez. They first worked together using the name, which had been given to them by mutual friend Todd Terry , in 1990...

 and David Morales

David Morales

David Morales is an internationally acclaimed Grammy-winning house music DJ and producer. In addition to his production and DJ work, Morales is one of the most prolific remixers of all time, transforming many pop music songs into club-friendly dance tracks...

. Therefore their recent productions are strongly oriented towards the American House

House music

House music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago, Illinois, United States in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino American, and gay communities; first in Chicago circa 1984, then in other...

 scene.

In 1998, they were contracted by the Belgian label Headroom Music. After a few publications under various pseudonym

Pseudonym

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s, they decided to opt for the name "Filterheadz". At that time, Jo Casters' attention was raised and he ordered a number of remixes from them. Their interpretation of "Struggle for Pleasure

Struggle for Pleasure

"Struggle for Pleasure" is the name of a song released in 1983 by Belgian composer Wim Mertens. It is the theme song used by the Belgian phone operator Proximus. It featured in the Peter Greenaway movie The Belly of an Architect. Energy 52's song "Café Del Mar" features a main melody based on...

" (Minimalistix

Minimalistix

Minimalistix is a trance project from Belgium, consisting of members Dave Lambrechts, Janus De Decker, Johan Casters, Peter Bellaert and Steve Sidewinder ....

) became a club hit. Inspired by Deep Dish

Deep Dish

Deep Dish is a duo of DJs and house-music producers consisting of Iranian-American members Ali "Dubfire" Shirazinia and Sharam Tayebi. Based in Washington, D.C., Shirazinia and Tayebi are well known for providing house or dance remixes of tracks of famous stars such as Madonna, Cher and Gabrielle,...

 and John Digweed

John Digweed

John Digweed is an English DJ, record producer and acclaimed actor.-Biography:John Digweed began DJing around age 4...

, they advanced to progressive trance and with remixes for Hooj and Platypus

Platypus (band)

Platypus was a progressive rock / jazz-fusion supergroup that consisted of members from Dream Theater, King's X and Dixie Dregs. The group was formed in 1997 and disbanded in 2000.-History:...

 scored more club hits.

When the Filterheadz were contacted by Intec Records

Intec Records

Intec Digital is a record company rediscovered after four years of inactivity on the ground of Intec Records. Originally, Intec Records was started by Carl Cox and DJ C1 in 1998. The record label's greatest success was the summer hit Sunshine by Belgian act Tomaz vs...

, they produced a Latin Techno track "Sunshine", which was to be played on Ibiza

Ibiza

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 as a summer song. More remix work for Green Velvet, Bedrock

Bedrock (producers)

Bedrock is a British trance and house production duo, featuring John Digweed and Nick Muir. They produced the singles "For What You Dream Of" , "Set In Stone" / "Forbidden Zone" , "Heaven Scent" and "Voices" , all of which reached the UK Singles Chart...

, Eddie Amador

Eddie Amador

Eddie Amador is an American house music record producer and remixer. He is also the founder of the Mochico and MochicoPrimo record labels.Born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona, Amador studied mechanical engineering at Arizona State University while moonlighting as a hip hop DJ. In 1996, he earned a...

, Tiësto

Tiësto

Tijs Michiel Verwest, , known as Tiësto , is a Dutch musician, DJ and record producer of electronic dance music. Although he has used many aliases in the past, he is best known for his work as DJ Tiësto...

 and Oliver Lieb

Oliver Lieb

Oliver Lieb is a German electronic music producer and DJ. Lieb is known to have more than a dozen aliases with over 200 productions and remixes in various electronic genres such as, trance, house, and techno. He has also produced tracks for other artists...

 followed.

After producing the best-selling techno record of the year, they began to search musical diversity again and published their first mixed genre CD "Tribalicious". The first album is in progress and will be a mixture of Electronic Music and Independent.

Singles

• 2000 'Party With You' (as Slow)
• 2000 'Feel Your Body' (as TFF)
• 2001 'Faggots and Dope'
• 2001 'The Music'
• 2002 'The One Who Got Caught'
• 2002 'The Rhythm/Protection' (feat. Tomaz)
• 2002 'I Love Techno (United As One)' (as Tomaz vs. Filterheadz)
• 2002 'I Love Sunshine' (as Tomaz vs. Filterheadz)
• 2003 'In Your Eyes' with Orange 3
• 2003 'Lake T'ana' (as Slow)
• 2003 'Tribalicious'
• 2003 'Corrador' (as Zzino vs. Filterheadz)
• 2004 'Yimanya'
• 2005 'Love Distortion'
• 2005 'Cartagena/Santiago/Lima'
• 2005 'Switch'
• 2006 'Endless Summer'
• 2006 'Blue Sky Happiness'
• 2008 'Day At the Beach'
• 2009 'Rising Rocky'
• 2011 'Everything Explained'

Remixes

• 1999 After Sun - "Lovers"
• 2000 Spectre - "Intoxification" (Pro-Sync v. Filterheadz)
• 2000 Eggs & Bacon - "Moonlight Shining"
• 2000 Minimalistix
  Minimalistix
  Minimalistix is a trance project from Belgium, consisting of members Dave Lambrechts, Janus De Decker, Johan Casters, Peter Bellaert and Steve Sidewinder ....
  
   - "Struggle for Pleasure"
• 2000 Master & Slave - "Time of Your Life"
• 2001 Star - "Rock Rose"
• 2001 Minimalistix - "Close Cover/Close But Undercover"
• 2001 Ashtrax  - "Digital Reason"
• 2001 Murcielago
  Murciélago
  Murciélago was a Navarra fighting bull known for having survived 28 sword strokes in an October 5, 1879 fight against Rafael "El Lagartijo" Molina Sanchez, at the Coso de los califas bullring in Córdoba, Spain. Its name means bat in Spanish....
  
    - "Los Americanos"
• 2001 Minimalistix
  Minimalistix
  Minimalistix is a trance project from Belgium, consisting of members Dave Lambrechts, Janus De Decker, Johan Casters, Peter Bellaert and Steve Sidewinder ....
  
   - "Into the Trees"
• 2001 Sonorous - "Glass Garden"
• 2001 Miss K. vs. Woody Rivers - "Touched Together" (Filterheadz vs. Pro-Sync Remix)
• 2001 Dave Kane - "The Journey of Zoé"
• 2001 Minimalistix - Firewalkers
• 2001 DJ Sandy vs. Sinesweeper - "Shake It"
• 2002 Antiloop
  Antiloop
  Antiloop was a Swedish electronic dance music group formed by Robin Söderman & David Westerlund from Lidingö. Their best-known songs include Beauty & The Beast, In My Mind, Trespasser, Believe, Start Rockin and Nowhere to Hide...
  
   - "Start Rockin'"
• 2002 Minimalistix - "Into the Streets"
• 2002 Praga Khan
  Praga Khan
  Praga Khan is a Belgian techno musician, primarily in the new beat style.-Overview:Praga Khan is one of the pioneers of the new beat / acid house / rave sound, and has contributed to the theatrical scene with his musical collaborations in The Next Dimension and Code Red.In the late 1980s, he...
  
    - "Glamour Girl"
• 2002 Bedrock - "Emerald
  Emerald
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  "
• 2002 Ralphie B - "Massive"
• 2002 DJ Georgio presents Scramjet - "Into Tha Groove"
• 2002 Sylver
  Sylver
  Sylver is a Belgian vocal Trance group best known for the song "Turn the Tide". The group's vocalist is Silvy De Bie and keyboardist/songwriter is Wout Van Dessel . Regi Penxten is the producer and co-songwriter...
  
    - "Livin' My Life"
• 2002 Tiesto
  Tiësto
  Tijs Michiel Verwest, , known as Tiësto , is a Dutch musician, DJ and record producer of electronic dance music. Although he has used many aliases in the past, he is best known for his work as DJ Tiësto...
  
   & Junkie XL
  Junkie XL
  Tom Holkenborg , better known as Junkie XL or JXL, is a Dutch musician. He uses the name JXL in cases where the term "Junkie" might cause offense. XL is for "Xpanding Limits"....
  
    - "Obsession"
• 2002 Barraka - "Song To The Siren"
• 2002 Oliver Lieb
  Oliver Lieb
  Oliver Lieb is a German electronic music producer and DJ. Lieb is known to have more than a dozen aliases with over 200 productions and remixes in various electronic genres such as, trance, house, and techno. He has also produced tracks for other artists...
  
   - "Subsonik"
• 2002 Richi M - "Face the Future"
• 2002 QED
  QED
  QED may refer to:*Q.E.D., from the Latin quod erat demonstrandum, used at the end of a definitive proof*Quantum electrodynamics, a field of physics...
  
   - "Hardly A Day"
• 2003 Minimalistix - "Magic Fly"
• 2003 Roc Project
  Roc Project
  The Roc Project is an American techno act, composed of the New York-based DJ Ray Roc and, most often, the vocalist Tina Novak. Their debut single, "Never " was released in 2003...
  
   feat. Tina Arena
  Tina Arena
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    - "Never"
• 2003 Roc Project
  Roc Project
  The Roc Project is an American techno act, composed of the New York-based DJ Ray Roc and, most often, the vocalist Tina Novak. Their debut single, "Never " was released in 2003...
  
   feat. Tina Arena
  Tina Arena
  Filippina Lydia "Tina" Arena is an Australian singer, songwriter and musical theatre actress. She has won several awards, most notably 6 ARIA Awards and in both 1996 and 2000 she received the World Music Award for the world's best selling Australian artist...
  
    - "Never" (Tiesto
  Tiësto
  Tijs Michiel Verwest, , known as Tiësto , is a Dutch musician, DJ and record producer of electronic dance music. Although he has used many aliases in the past, he is best known for his work as DJ Tiësto...
  
   Remix vs. Filterheadz Remix)
• 2003 Ashtrax - "Digital Reason"
• 2003 Air Bureau - "Coloured Reasons"
• 2003 Whatever, Girl! - "Activator (You Need Some)"
• 2003 Pierre Ravan & Safar - "Divine Energy"
• 2003 Eddie Amador - "House Music"
• 2003 DJ Preach - "Against Winter (Filterheadz Re-work)"
• 2003 Dallas Superstars - "I Feel Love"
• 2003 Kira - "I'll Be Your Angel"
• 2003 Robbie Rivera
  Robbie Rivera
  Roberto "Robbie" Rivera is a prolific house music producer and DJ born in Puerto Rico. He has an extensive catalog of original productions and remixes to his credit, ranging from Tribal to Progressive House, as well as incorporating Garage and Latin elements. He and his wife Monica Olabarrieta...
  
    - "Sex
  Sex
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  "
• 2003 Vek
  Vek
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   - "Can't Get It"
• 2003 The Attic
  The Attic (band)
  The Attic is a Swedish house band duo whose members are Eric Amarillo and Michael Feiner that started under the name of Stereopol with the track 'Dancin' Tonight' in 2003...
  
   - "I Just Can't Help It"
• 2004 Eric Prydz
  Eric Prydz
  Eric Sheridan Prydz is a Swedish DJ and producer based in London, United Kingdom. The pronunciation of his surname is often questioned; it is pronounced "prids", but when under his alias, Pryda, it is pronounced "pride-ah"...
  
    - "Call On Me
  Call on Me (Eric Prydz song)
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  "
• 2004 Faithless - "I Want More"
• 2004 Delerium
  Delerium
  Delerium is a band from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, formed in 1987, originally as a side project of the influential industrial music act, Front Line Assembly...
  
   feat. Sarah McLachlan
  Sarah McLachlan
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    - "Silence
  Silence
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  "
• 2004 Tranquility Base - "Surrender"
• 2005 Housetrap  - "Freak"
• 2005 End-Jy - "Tango"
• 2006 Marcel Woods
  Marcel Woods
  Marcel Woods, real name Marcel Scheffers, is a Dutch DJ and producer from Eindhoven.-Biography:Woods started to DJ in 1990. Over the past years, he has, among other things, played at Dance Valley, Defqon.1, Innercity, Sensation and Trance Energy...
  
   - "Advanced"
• 2006 Steve Porter  - "1990"
• 2006 Tom Tom Le Chevalier & Anita Kelsey
  Anita Kelsey
  Anita Kelsey is a singer-songwriter whose vocals and top lines are featured on many hit dance records and feature films...
  
    - "Never Ever"
• 2006 Johan Gielen - "Revelations"
• 2006 M.I.K.E. - "Strange World 2006"
• 2007 Regi - "I Fail"
• 2007 Michal Poliak - "World Republic"
• 2007 Minimalistix - "Whistling Drive (Aka Young Folks)"
• 2008 Schossow* & Sagstad - "Svamptramp"
• 2008 Sia
  Sia
  -People:*Sia Berkeley , British actress*Sia Figiel , Samoan novelist, poet and painter*Sia Furler , Australian singer...
  
   - "Buttons"
• 2008 Boss@Nova - "I Wanna Be Your Dog"
• 2008 Chainside - "I Would Die For You"
• 2008 O.C. - "The Sleep Routine D.P."
• 2008 Simon Patterson
  Simon Patterson (musician)
  Simon Patterson is a British trance DJ and producer from London.- Biography :Simon Patterson began his career in the music business with an A&R position, which he held for several labels...
  
  - "Different Feeling"
• 2009 Marco Bailey - "Muzika"