Special D. is a German

Germans

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 DJ

Disc jockey

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 and dance music

Dance music

Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement...

 artist

Musician

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 who is particularly popular in the Netherlands

Netherlands

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, where he won the 'Best Dance International' award at the 2004 TMF NL

The Music Factory

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 awards. He is also popular among the Euro-Trance

Euro-trance

The term Euro-trance describes all "trance"-like European imports into the American dance music market, especially those recorded in Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium.-Dream house:...

 scene in North America

North America

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. The "D" in Special D comes from the DJ's first name, Dennis.

His best known track, "Come With Me", reached number 6 in the UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

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 and number 4 in the Irish Singles Chart

Irish Singles Chart

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 in April 2004. He still proceeds to make new tracks, such as "You" or "Here I Am", which are frequently played on Europe

Europe

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an dance floor

Illuminated dance floor

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s.

His music featured in Crank: High Voltage.

He has started using Ableton Live

Ableton Live

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 in his live sets.

Singles

• "Come with Me" (2002) (2003) (2004)

Official Mixes

1. Come with Me (Club Mix) (6:29)
2. Come with Me (Dub Mix) (5:47)
3. Come with Me (Groove Coverage Remix) (5:54)
4. Come with Me (Single Edit) (3:11)
5. Come with Me (Central Seven vs Tricky P Remix) (6:30)
6. Come with Me (Extended Mix) (6:31)
7. Come with Me (Central Seven vs. Tricky P. Short Rmx) (2:50)
8. Come with Me (Radio Edit) (2:37)
9. Come with Me (Audiolush Remix) (6:40)
10. Come with Me (Flip & Fill Remix) (6:46)
11. Come with Me (Central Seven Remix)
12. Come with Me (KB Project Remix)

• "Home Alone" [2003] [2004]

Official Mixes

1. Home Alone (Club Mix) (6:53)
2. Home Alone (Megara vs. DJ Lee Remix) (6:38)
3. Home Alone (Gollum vs. Yanny Remix) (6:36)
4. Home Alone (Video Edit) (3:21)
5. Home Alone (Stacccato Remix) (7:16)
6. Home Alone (Single Edit) (3:12)

• "Nothing I Won't Do" [2004] [2005]

Official Mixes

1. Nothing I Won't Do (Extended Mix) (6:48)
2. Nothing I Won't Do (Single Edit) (3:05)
3. Nothing I Won't Do (Video Edit) (3:09)
4. Nothing I Won't Do (Club Mix) (6:42)
5. Nothing I Won't Do (Friday Night Posse Remix)
6. Nothing I Won't Do (Lee S Mix)
7. Nothing I Won't Do (KB Project Remix)
8. Nothing I Won't Do (Flip & Fill Remix)

• "You" [2004]

Official Mixes

1. You (Club Mix) (7:02)
2. You (Single Edit) (2:58)
3. You (Rob Mayth Remix Edit) (3:27)
4. You (DJ Bonebreaker Remix) (6:08)
5. You (Rob Mayth Remix) (6:32)

• "Here I Am" [2005

Official Mixes

1. Here I Am (Club Mix) (7:02)
2. Here I Am (Extended Mix) (6:57)
3. Here I Am (Single Edit)

External links

• MySpace website
• specialdsite.tk fansite
• Discogs Entry