Sander van Doorn

Biography

Sander Ketelaars (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈsɑndər ˈkeːtəlaːrs]; born 28 February 1979), better known by his stage name Sander van Doorn (Dutch: [ˈsɑndər vɑn ˈdoːr(ə)n]) or the initials SvD, is a Dutch electro house DJ and record producer from Eindhoven.

Background

Sander van Doorn began his recording career in 2004, releasing numerous tech-trance hits on Oxygen Recordings. He became a regular DJ at Ibiza's Judgement Sunday and the Gallery in London, and was featured on BBC Radio One's Essential Mix in 2006. He gained recognition as a popular remixer, shifting from remixing for trance producers to pop/rock artists such as the Arctic Monkeys, whose hit "When the Sun Goes Down" was remixed by van Doorn in 2007.

Musical style

Sander van Doorn's musical style has ranged from tech-house and progressive house during the mid-2000s to more vocal-driven electro-house and EDM throughout the 2010s. Despite being more known for DJing, since 2006, he's been a regular presence on DJMag's Top 100 DJ surveys. Among his most notable remixes are Armin van Buuren's "Control Freak", Tiësto's "Dance4Life", Yello's "Oh Yeah", Sia's "The Girl You Lost to Cocaine", and Lady Gaga's "Marry the Night".

2007: Doorn Records and Best Breakthrough DJ

He established his label Doorn Records in 2007, and released his debut album Supernaturalistic×Supernaturalistic3 March 2008 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 13 tracks1Look Inside Your Head3:122Riff5:093By Any Demand3:254155:455Pura Vida5:196Sushi5:247The Bass4:448Lobby3:159Apple5:3910Grasshopper3:4911Dozer4:4612Outrospective6:4113The Girl You Lost to Cocaine (Sander van Doorn remix)7:05 on Spinnin' Records. That same year, he won the award for "Best Breakthrough DJ" at the International Dance Music Awards held at the Winter Music Conference in Miami.
The first big achievement in his career was securing residencies at Judgement Sunday in Ibiza and at the Gallery in London. In June 2007, he presented one of Eddie Halliwell's shows on BBC Radio One. He also did an essential mix for BBC Radio One. His productions, both original work and remixes, in 2007-2008 have generally been well received in the electronic music industry and are supported by more than 50 radio stations worldwide. Notable artists he has done remixes for include Sia, The Killers, Swedish House Mafia, Depeche Mode, & many others. He also collaborated with Robbie Williams.

2008: Debut studio album

On 3 March 2008, van Doorn released his first studio album via Spinnin' Records, a Dutch electronic dance music record label. The album was titled "Supernaturalistic×Supernaturalistic3 March 2008 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 13 tracks1Look Inside Your Head3:122Riff5:093By Any Demand3:254155:455Pura Vida5:196Sushi5:247The Bass4:448Lobby3:159Apple5:3910Grasshopper3:4911Dozer4:4612Outrospective6:4113The Girl You Lost to Cocaine (Sander van Doorn remix)7:05" consisting of 13 tracks.

2010: Headlining music festivals

In the summer of 2010, van Doorn had residency at the world-famous Amnesia nightclub in Ibiza, Spain. van Doorn headlined a lot of music festivals with Bal en Blanc 16 in Montreal, Beyond Wonderland in San Bernardino, Electric Zoo in New York City and Transmission in Prague. A month-long tour of North America, which started in April was a great success with the finale "Dusk Till Doorn×Dusk Till Doorn16 August 2010 · Album · Compilation,DJ-mixSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 35 tracks1You Are Not Alone6:242Ganza6:083Lifelike5:544Teenage Crime (Axwell & Henrik B remode edit)3:535Bungee5:306Crash the Disco7:087Reach Out5:508Damascus (Dada Life remix)5:329She Gave Happiness (Arty remix)6:0610Moment8:0911Bermuda6:35121004:1513Vertigo (extended mix)8:0514Enjoy the Silence (radio mix)3:4015Naked8:1716Overflow5:5317My Journey (Jerome Isma‐Ae remix)7:5118Dusk Till Doorn (The Continuous DJ Mixes, Pt. 1)1:12:5419Run Till U Shine (Cosmic Gate remix edit)4:2220Black Is the New Yellow8:1321Hymn 2.07:3322Our Feeling (KhoMha remix)8:4523Hope (club mix)8:2924Found a Way7:372524 Hours (Rank 1 remix)7:2626Zero One6:1427Radiator5:2828Arcadia (edit)3:4429Sundown7:3730Heart of Glass (Ronski Speed remix)7:2431Avalanche (edit)4:0632Opera of Northern Ocean (Phynn remix edit)4:3133Twisted (Jochen Miller remix)9:5034Daddyrock (edit)4:3935Dusk Till Doorn (The Continuous DJ Mixes, Pt. 2)1:13:10" show at The Guvernment in Toronto. His tracks including "Renegade", "Daisy×Daisy22 February 2010 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 trackADaisy (original mix)7:26", "Reach Out×Reach Out1 June 2010 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Reach Out5:50", "Hymn 2.0×Hymn 2.020 July 2010 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracks · 2 discsDisc 11Hymn 2.07:31Disc 21Hymn 2.07:31" and "Daddyrock×Daddyrock4 July 2011 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Daddyrock (Arty remix)7:34" topped the Beatport charts.

2011: Second studio album

On 19 September 2011, he released his second studio album titled "Eleve11×Eleve1119 September 2011 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1Love Is Darkness6:222Koko3:563Believe3:414Nano4:295Rolling the Dice3:506Beyond Sound (The Godskitchen Urban Wave mix)4:197Timezone6:208Drink to Get Drunk4:169Who’s Wearing the Cap3:0010Slap My Pitch Up5:0211Eagles / Intro Chants (Triarchy’s festival re‐edit)19:05" via Spinnin' Records. In 2011, he performed at Energy, Mysteryland, EDC and started a residency at worldwide Sensation festivals. He also released his first true cross-over hits 'Love is darkness×Love Is Darkness8 February 2011 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Love Is Darkness (original mix)7:42' and 'Koko'. Besides that, his Dusk till Doorn compilation got its 2011 version, all of which earned him a Dutch Silver Harp award.

2012: Collaboration with Mayaeni

In 2012, his singles regularly topped the charts of online dance music retailer, Beatport. He collaborated with Detroit-based soul singer Mayaeni for the single "Nothing Inside×Nothing Inside7 May 2012 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Nothing Inside (original mix)5:49". In March 2012, Sander performed at Ultra in Miami, where he introduced his new single "Nothing Inside" featuring Mayaeni. The song topped Beatport as well as the playlists and charts in numerous countries. In August 2012, it was announced that van Doorn and various notable electronic music producers would be featured on the Halo 4 remix album.

2013: Digitally Imported

In 2013, he started a monthly program called "Identity" on internet dance music radio station Digitally Imported. It became a weekly show that currently broadcasts to more than 70 radio stations globally. He also released some hit songs like "Joyenegizer", "Neon", "Project T" (with Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike) and "Direct Dizko×Direct Dizko9 December 2013 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Direct Dizko (Original Mix)4:58" (with Yves V). The program ended its broadcast after its 623rd show on 5 November 2021.

2014: Gold Skies

In 2014, he collaborated with Martin Garrix and DVBBS for the single "Gold Skies". He also released "Right Here Right Now". In 2015, several more singles were released, including "Phoenix" (with R3hab) and "Rage" and collaborations with Firebeatz and Julian Jordan.

2016: The Snake 2016

Sander van Doorn started 2016 by releasing "Cuba Libre×Cuba Libre15 February 2016 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)" followed by a collaboration with Gregor Salto for "Tribal×Tribal25 April 2016 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Tribal (Extended Mix)4:19". He then produced "Not Alone×Not Alone24 June 2016 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Not Alone3:22" inspired by the original track by Olive. "Raise Your Hands Up×Raise Your Hands Up8 August 2016 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Raise Your Hands Up (extended mix)5:28" with Chocolate Puma was released on Musical Freedom Records before "The Snake 2016" with Fred Pellichero. He ended 2016 with "WTF", collaborating with Oliver Heldens, which was released on Heldeep Records on 28 November.

2017: Return to trance and new album

Van Doorn released an album under his Purple Haze alter ego, Spectrvm, on 9 October 2017.