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Dash Berlin Reveal New Frontman Following Four-Year Legal Battle
Legendary dance music outfit Dash Berlin are officially returning with a new frontman. Former frontman Jeffrey Sutorius left the group back in 2018 after a highly publicized split with his Dash Berlin bandmates, Sebastiaan Molijn and Eelke Kalberg. All parties reportedly made amends shortly after, but Sutorius ultimately departed for good after losing a trademark dispute in 2021. Sutorius, who now performs as a solo artist, had alleged that Molijn and Kalberg registered the Dash Berlin trademark behind his back and revoked his access to the group’s social media accounts, leading to a “negative influence on [his] health.” But with the dust beginning to settle, Dash Berlin are now pressing forward with their new frontman, Ryan Fieret of Dutch DJ duo Syzz. Fieret’...
“So Much Bigger Than Trance”: Jeffrey Sutorius on Mental Health and Post-Dash Berlin Future
There’s something to be said about memorable trance records. The records with the soaring melodies that lift your spirit to the heavens only to break your fall with each impassioned lyric. The records that gush your memory banks with rapture, reconnecting flashbacks with a blissful serotonin rush. Presiding over some of the most monumental trance tracks that evoke those feelings is Jeffrey Sutorius, the former frontman of Dash Berlin. Former Dash Berlin frontman Jeffrey Sutorius performing live. Jeffrey Sutorius (via Facebook) Performing as one of the most recognizable artists in the electronic music space, Sutorius was the public face of the Dash Berlin trio, a role he embraced as his bandmates, Sebastiaan Molijn and Eelke Kalberg, worked behind the scenes. However, following a tumu...
Dash Berlin Are Searching for a New Frontman
In search of a new frontman after the ouster of Jeffrey Sutorius, iconic trance outfit Dash Berlin have opened the auditions to the public. The group split up back in 2018 after an ugly legal dispute, with former frontman Sutorius citing “mismanagement” and “neglect” at the hands of his Dash Berlin bandmates, Eelke Kalberg and Sebastiaan Molijn. What followed was a lengthy and bitter trademark battle between the three men that eventually came to an end last month, when Sutorius announced that the group’s trademarks were officially transferred to his former group-mates, calling the move “very unfair.” Jeffrey Sutorius performing as Dash Berlin at ASOT600 Live during Miami’s Ultra Music Festival 2013. Ultra Music Festival S...
Jeffrey Sutorius Loses Dash Berlin Trademark Battle
Following a long and often bitter trademark battle, Dash Berlin frontman Jeffrey Sutorius has lost the dispute and must refrain from using the iconic trance group’s name. In a statement shared today, March 29th, Sutorius announced that the Dash Berlin trademarks have officially been transferred to his former group-mates, writing that the decision “feels very unfair.” “Unfortunately, it has been sentenced last week that the Dash Berlin trademarks must be transferred to my former partners in Dash Berlin and that as of March 17th I cannot use the name Dash Berlin, as I’ve done in the past 13 years, any longer,” Sutorius’ statement reads. “I know this seems weird and to me personally it feels very unfair, but it is something that I have...
Dash Berlin and ANG Drop New Single “Firefly” on Hardwell’s Revealed Recordings
Dash Berlin is back to unveil a massive big room track alongside LA-based duo ANG. “Firefly” comes to us via Hardwell‘s Revealed Recordings, marking the iconic trance artist’s second release on the label since 2014. “Firefly” is equipped with all the necessary bells and whistles of a true progressive house track. Dash Berlin and ANG expertly incorporate fierce synth stabs alongside a soaring melodic framework, delivering a euphoric number. It’s the type of track that makes you wish you were back in 2011 under the electric sky with your rave group. Check out “Firefly” below. Last year, Dash Berlin made his triumphant return to Revealed with the single “Skies” alongside Blackcode and Charlie Miller. In 2020, he dropp...
Dash Berlin Drops Uplifting Single “New Dawn” with HALIENE
Dash Berlin is here to get you through the quarantine blues, dropping an effervescent single titled “New Dawn” featuring vocals by HALIENE. The legendary trance and progressive house producer takes HALIENE’s inspiring lyrics and pairs them with a melodic arrangement. The gentle piano eventually leads into a bright, beaming drop that channels the peak-time energy one may feel at the apex of a festival set. Ultimately, “New Dawn” is here to elevate even the gloomiest of days. Dash Berlin has been a resounding force in trance music for years, and he only reinforces his reputation with his latest release. By combining elements of classic trance with a number of modern production techniques, the esteemed producer provides a warm virtual hug to all of his ador...
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Dash Berlin Channels “The Matrix” for Colossal Remix of Steve Aoki’s “Closer To God” [Premiere]
When two of the top producers in the industry come together on a track, you know magic is in the works. This was the case when Steve Aoki passed the production baton to Dash Berlin to remix the opening track of his Neon Future IV album, titled “Closer to God.” The new rework is featured in Aoki’s huge remix package for the album, which dropped today. “Closer to God” serves as the prologue to the journey Aoki launches us on, welcoming us back into his futuristic world. It starts with the opening monologue, delivered in haunting, mechanical fashion, explaining that in the neon future, “we are searching into the unknown, exploring an ever-expanding frontier, trying to find answers to understand hope.” Dash Berlin th...
