D-Block & S-te-Fan

D-Block & S-te-Fan
Background information
Also known as DBSTF
Origin Den Haag, Netherlands
Genres Hardstyle, dubstyle, electro house
Years active 2005present
Labels Danamite (2005-2006)
Next Chapter (2006-2007)
Scantraxx Evolutionz (2008present) Revealed Recordings, DOORN Records
Associated acts MC Villian, Deepack, Blasterjaxx, Sick Individuals, Isaac, Rebourne,
Website www.dblock-stefan.com
Members Diederik Bakker
Stefan den Daas

D-Block & S-te-Fan (Diederik Bakker and Stefan den Daas) are two hardstyle and electro house DJs/producers from The Netherlands. Having met each other in 2004, Bakker and den Daas had their first release as D-Block & S-te-Fan in 2005. D-Block & S-te-Fan had a string of releases on various labels before signing for Scantraxx and launching their own sub label, Scantraxx Evolutionz, on which they continue to release as of 2014. Over their career, D-Block & S-te-Fan have performed at some of the biggest hardstyle & dance events in the world including, Thrillogy, Qlimax, Mysteryland, Decibel and in 2011 hosted their own X-Qlusive.[1] Bakker grew up with his father producing electronic music, which allowed him to learn musical skills very early in his childhood.[2] Daas' inspiration comes from happy hardcore,[3] They also did a remix of the Headhunterz & Wildstylez track "Blame it on the Music," which was featured on Headhunterz' 2010 Studio Sessions album. In 2010 D-Block & S-te-Fan got ranked at #73 on the DJ Mag Top 100 DJ's as their entry year. Then in 2011 D-Block & S-te-Fan climbed 33 rankings and got ranked at #40 on the DJ Mag Top 100 DJ's. Another year later in 2012 D-Block & S-te-Fan fell down 24 rankings and got ranked at #64 on the DJ Mag Top 100 DJ's. Most recently in 2013 D-Block & S-te-Fan fell down 8 more rankings and got ranked at #72 on the DJ Mag Top 100 DJ's. In 2015 D-Block & S-te-Fan had made a name for their house productions dubbed DBSTF in which they released three singles. Blasterjaxx had collaborated with them to release a track called Beautiful World on January 5th, 2015 with vocals from British Vocalist Ryder on Hardwell's Label Revealed Recordings. They released another Track on Doorn Records called Do Your Thing on April 6th, 2015. They released a new track under Mainstage Music with Hilversum Progressive House Duo Sick Individuals titled Waiting for you on August 3rd, 2015

Releases

(white labels are not listed)

Year Title
2005 Fresh New Beat
  • Release: November 23
  • Label: Danamite
  • Formats: 12″
2006 Dana Album Sampler
  • Release: March
  • Label: Danamite
  • Formats: 12″
2006 Keep It Coming / Our Way
  • Release: November 13
  • Label: Next Chapter
  • Formats: 12″
2007 Guilty
  • Release: 23 May
  • Label: Next Chapter
  • Formats: 12″
2008 Evolutionz / Part Of The Hard
2008 Ride With Uz / Stronger
2008 Kingdom / Total Eclipz
2009 Creation Of Life
  • Featuring DJ Coone
  • Release: 21 Jan
  • Label: Zoo Records
  • Formats: 12″
2009 Music Made Addict / Shallow Planet
2009 Rock Diz / In Other Wordz
2009 Music Made Addictz
  • Release: 25 September
  • Label: Cloud 9 Dance
  • Formats: CD
2009 Music Made Addictz - Album Sampler 001
2009 Music Made Addictz - Album Sampler 002
2009 The Nature Of Our Mind (Qlimax Anthem 2009)
2009 Music Made Addictz - Album Sampler 003
2009 Qlimax - The Nature Of Our Mind
  • Mix CD by D-Block & S-te-Fan
  • Release: 27 November
  • Label: Dance Tunes BV
  • Formats: CD
2009 Music Made Addictz - Album Sampler 004
2010 Together / Alone
2010 A Decade of Dedication
2010 Anger / Revelation
2011 RMX EP. Part 1
2011 Rockin' Ur Mind (Album)
  • Release: 29 January
  • Label: Scantraxx
  • Formats: Digital, CD
2011 Loopmachine
2011 Speed Of Sound (As Isaac vs. D-Block & S-te-Fan)
  • Release: 1 March
  • Label: X-Rate Records
  • Formats: Digital
2011 Rockin' Ur Mind
2011 RMX EP. Part 2
2011 Madhouse
2011 The Magical Mystery
  • Release: 6 June
  • Label: Scantraxx Evolutionz
  • Formats: Digital
  • Note: Official Intents Festival Anthem 2011
2011 Underground Tacticz
2011 In The Air
  • Release: 29 August
  • Label: X-Rate Records
  • Formats: Digital
  • Note: Together with Isaac
2011 Show Me The Way
2011 Alone (2011 Refixx)
2011 The Dream Goes On
  • Release: 10 November
  • Label: Hardcopy Records
  • Formats: Digital
  • Note: Together with Deepack
2012 Take Me There / Our Music
2012 Young Ones (D-Block & S-te-Fan Remix)
2012 Rebel
2013 Twisted Mind Fantasy
2013 X Gonna Give It To Ya
2013 Save Our Dreams
  • Release: 13 May
  • Label: Fusion Records
  • Formats: Digital
  • Note: Ft. The Pitcher & DV8 Rocks!
2013 From The Hard E.P.
2015 Beautiful World
  • Release: 5 January (as DBSTF)
  • Labels: Revealed Recordings
  • Formats: Digital
  • Note: with Blasterjaxx featuring Ryder
2015 Do Your Thing
  • Release: 6 April (as DBSTF)
  • Labels: Doorn Records
  • Formats: Digital
2015 Higher / Drop It Down
  • Release: 2 November
  • Label: Scantraxx Evolutionz
  • Formats: Digital
2016 Blasterjaxx & DBSTF - Parnassia
  • Release: 18 january
  • Label: Maxximize
  • Formats: Digital

References

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