Leon Bolier (ˈleˑjoˑn ˈboː.lir) (born 1980) is a Dutch

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

 classically trained trance

Trance music

Trance is a genre of electronic dance music that developed in the 1990s.:251 It is generally characterized by a tempo of between 125 and 150 bpm,:252 repeating melodic synthesizer phrases, and a musical form that builds up and breaks down throughout a track...

 composer, DJ

Disc jockey

A disc jockey, also known as DJ, is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, "disc" referred to phonograph records, not the later Compact Discs. Today, the term includes all forms of music playback, no matter the medium.There are several types of disc jockeys...

, and record producer

Record producer

A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...

. 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

DJMag

DJ Mag is a British monthly magazine dedicated to Electronic dance music and DJs. Founded January 31, 1991, the magazine is translated monthly to Portuguese, Polish , Ukrainian, Lithuanian, Chinese, Bulgarian, Spanish, French, German and Italian.- DJ Blackbook :In January 2008, the magazine...

's 2008 list of the top 100 DJ's in the world, and moved up 32 places in 2009, and rests at #68 in 2010. He has had his songs played by top DJs like 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 Armin van Buuren as well as his tracks appearing on famous trance compilations such as In Search of Sunrise 4: Latin America and A State of Trance 2006

A State of Trance 2006

A State of Trance 2006 is a trance compilation album released in 2006. A State of Trance 2006 was the first A State of Trance album to use the "On The Beach" and "In The Club" format.-Track listing:Disc 1 – On The Beach...

. His latest album, Phantasma

Phantasma

Phantasma is the second studio album by Trance artist Leon Bolier, released on August 30, 2010.-Disc one:# That Morning # Dark Star # By Your Side # Don’t Be Afraid# Highland Walk...

, was released on August 30, 2010.

Singles/EPs

• 2011: "The Peacemaker"
• 2011: "The Lovemaker"
• 2011: "Vengeance Vengeance"
• 2011: "Absolut" (with Joop)
• 2011: "Ost Kaas" (with Marcus Schossow)
• 2011: "Cape Town"
• 2010: "Elysian Fields"
• 2010: "Saturn" (with W&W)
• 2010: "By Your Side (I Will Be There)" (feat. Fisher)
• 2010: "That Morning"
• 2010: "Dark Star" (with Sied van Riel)
• 2010: "2099" (with Marcus Schossow)
• 2010: "Shimamoto"
• 2009: "NSFW"
• 2009: "Medellin"
• 2009: "Lunar Diamond"
• 2009: "Seraphic"
• 2009: "Last Light Tonight" (with Menno De Jong)
• 2009: "This" (feat. Floria Ambra)
• 2009: "Wet Dream" (with Galen Behr)
• 2009: "Thug & Sofa Cure"
• 2008: "YE"
• 2008: "XD"
• 2008: "The Night Is Young"
• 2008: "One / Two"
• 2008: "Ocean Drive Boulevard"
• 2008: "Malibeer / With The Flame In The Pipe"
• 2008: "I Finally Found" (feat. Simon Binkenborn)
• 2008: "Hold On"
• 2008: "Deep Red"
• 2007: "Summernight Confessions"
• 2006: "No Need To Come Back" (feat. Elsa Hill)

Remixes

• 2011: Raphinha Bartel - Double Evidence (Leon Bolier Remix)
• 2009: Aly & Fila
  Aly & Fila
  Aly & Fila is an Egyptian trance music duo made up of Aly Amr Fathalah and Fadi Wassef Naguib . They host an internet radio show every Monday on Digitally Imported radio, called Future Sound of Egypt.-History:...
  
   - "Khepera" (Leon Bolier Remix)
• 2009: Cliff Coenraad - "Gone South" (Leon Bolier Remix)
• 2009: Push
  Mike Dierickx
  Mike Dierickx , formerly known as Dirk Dierickx, and most commonly recognized under the aliases M.I.K.E., Push or Plastic Boy, is a Belgian DJ. Best known for the song "Universal Nation", he has also released other singles including "The Legacy" and "Strange World"...
  
   - Global Age (Leon Bolier Remix)
• 2009: Arnej
  Arnej
  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...
  
   - "Dust In The Wind" (Leon Bolier Remix)
• 2009: W&W
  W&W
  W&W is a Trance duo from the Netherlands, which consist of Willem van Hanegem and Wardt van der Harst , who is also known as Re-Ward. The first hit "Mustang" was a huge success, it has been played by DJs like Armin van Buuren, Tiësto and Markus Schulz...
  
   - "The Plan" (Leon Bolier Remix)
• 2009: Breakfast
  Breakfast (music producer)
  Casey Keyworth , more commonly known under his alias "Breakfast," is a Trance DJ from Annapolis, Maryland, United States.- Early life :...
  
   - Air Guitar (Leon Bolier Remix)
• 2008: Karl G feat. Vicky Fee - Repeat Again (Leon Bolier Remix)
• 2008: Airbase
  Jezper Söderlund
  Jezper Söderlund is a Swedish record producer and electronic music artist who records mainly under the name of Airbase. His experimentation with electronic music began in 1994 after he was introduced to a digital sequencer application called Scream Tracker...
  
   - "The Road Not Taken" (Leon Bolier Remix)
• 2008: Leon Bolier vs. Kamaya Painters
  Kamaya Painters
  Kamaya Painters is a Trance project name used by Dutch DJ's Tijs Verwest, better known as Tiësto, and Benno De Goeij, best known for his participation in the Rank 1 project.-History:...
  
   - Endless Ocean Wave (Leon Bolier Mash-Up)
• 2008: Embrace - "Embrace" (Leon Bolier Remix)
• 2008: Seth Hutton feat. Judie Tzuke - Don't Look Behind You (Leon Bolier Remix)
• 2008: Jamaster A - Cicada (Leon Bolier Remix)
• 2007: Carlos - Alanda (Leon Bolier Remix)
• 2007: Joop - The Future (Leon Bolier Remix)
• 2007: Kenneth Thomas - Soleil Noir (Leon Bolier Remix)
• 2007: Joop - Prominent (Leon Bolier Remix)
• 2007: Dave202 - Torrent (Leon Bolier Remix)
• 2007: Evil Robot - Just Go! (Leon Bolier Remix)
• 2007: Activa - Genetic (Leon Bolier vs Joop Remix)
• 2007: Stephen J. Kroos - Formalistick (Leon Bolier Remix)
• 2007: Sied van Riel
  Sied van Riel
  Sied 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...
  
   - Sigh (Leon Bolier Remix)
• 2007: Splitscreen - Boomblasta (Leon Bolier Vs. Joop Remix)
• 2006: Carlos - The Silmarillia 2007 (Leon Bolier Remix)
• 2006: Gott & Gordon - Midnight (Leon Bolier Remix)
• 2006: JPL - Ilmola (Leon Bolier Remix)
• 2006: Mike Shiver - Feelings (Leon Bolier Remix)
• 2006: Xtranova - The Way We Were (Leon Bolier Remix)
• 2005: Niklas Harding & Redshift - Pagoda (Leon Bolier Remix)
• 2004: Can & Schossow
  Marcus Schössow
  Marcus Schössow born 1985 is a Swedish DJ and electronic music producer living in Helsingborg, Sweden.- History :A DJ and Producer, Marcus Schössow rose to fame after the release of the Tiesto mix compilation In Search of Sunrise 6, in which his track "Chase My Rabbit" was featured. He also...
  
   - Blabarsmonstret (Leon Bolier Remix)

DJ Mixes

• 2011: Streamlined 2011 - Tunis
• 2009: Streamlined 2009 - Buenos Aires
• 2008: Trance Mission Disc 1

External links

• TranceSound interview, April 2010
• TranceSound interview, September 2009