DJ / Producer Biography

A New York native now residing in Switzerland, Sean Tyas has been one of THE buzz names in trance circles this past year. And with good reason too; he's cut out his own niche in the highly competitive production arena to create countless hit tracks, remixes and bootlegs that bring to the dancefloor a mix of melodic harmony, driving groove and cutting edge production techniques.

The distinctive Sean Tyas sound has captured the imagination of the trance community with the highest echelons of the trance elite such as Armin van Buuren, Tiësto, Paul van Dyk, Above & Beyond, Judge Jules and Sander van Doorn all amongst the heavyweight playlist support. Sean also has legions of fans at grass roots level, from message boards, budding DJs and radio listeners, a fact proven by his meteoric rise up the ranks of popular polls such as the DJ Magazine Top 100 (New Entry at #54), TheDJList.com and TranceAddict.com, as well as being awarded 'Best New Face', #3 Best Remixer and #5 Best Producer at the Trance Awards and Mixmag placing Sean in their Top 10 of 'Best New DJs'.

It was in 2006 that Sean Tyas first started to make waves in the trance scene, winning the much hyped Spinnin' Records remix competition for his rework of Sander van Doorn 'Punk'd'. Quickly snapped up by the leading Discover label, his first solo release exceeded best expectations with the energetic and euphoric sounds of 'Lift' becoming one of the biggest releases the year. Further big tracks, remixes and compilation appearances were never far behind, with Sean having notable remixing success reworking tracks from Above & Beyond, Agnelli & Nelson, Vincent de Moor and Bobina to name but a few.

Undeniably a genius behind the controls in a studio, Sean Tyas has also translated his technical talents and popular sounds into one of the most in demand DJ sets in club land today. Demand for Sean Tyas the DJ has soared on the back of both his production success and show stopping performances.

In the UK and Ireland Sean Tyas has built up a solid fanbase at major events such as Godskitchen, Gatecrasher, Ministry Of Sound / Gallery and Inside Out, while elsewhere in Europe he's also made his mark on many famous stages, appearing on every Godskitchen Global Gathering festival in 2009, the Trance Energy, Dance Valley and Mystery Land festivals in Holland, Monday Bar cruises in Sweden, Judgement Sundays in Ibiza, plus east European club shows and festivals. The picture is just as complete in other continents, with Sean Tyas touring North and South America many times each year, as well as leading shows in Asia and the forthcoming Trance Energy Tour of Australia and New Zealand.

2008 saw many more trance bombs dropped from the Tyas camp, including a collaboration project with Armin van Buuren titled 'Intricacy', the chart topping 'Somethin's Up' with Simon Patterson, as well as massive remixes of Inertia 'The System', Nish 'Blue Sunshine', Ben Gold 'Life' and three big CD projects including 'Trance World Vol 3' on Armada. The 2009 Tyas release schedule kicks off at a pace, with the new singles 'Melbourne' and 'Rule Book' released on Discover, 'Seven Weeks' on Doorn and remixes for Signum and an Anjunabeats project, plus a coveted BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix broadcast in February.

More info:

www.seantyasmusic.com

www.myspace.com/seantyas