Geert Huinink

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Geert Huinink
Also known as Modus Operandi, Photon Project, Twenty-Something, G&A Project, White Russians, Magik Muzik
Origin Netherlands
Genre(s) Epic trance
Years active 2000–present

Geert Huinink is a Dutch electronic music producer.[1] The work that has been released by him has been done under many different aliases. There is little published about the man, but his name does surface around some influential and respected leaders in the trance music scene. Most of his work in the electronic music circles appears in compilations under one of his own aliases or as his own name as a credit to being a composer for another artist. Geert has also produced for a Dutch television show called "Meiden van de Wit" in 2002.[2] Game soundtrack composition is another forte of his.[3]

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[edit] Dawnseekers

The Dawnseekers is one of the aliases used by Geert, along with Alco Lammers, that produced melodic and uplifting trance tracks during the early 2000's.[4] The trademark of their tracks were the use of lush strings very closely resembling violins and beautiful horns combined with other orchestrated instruments. There were just a few, but euphoric tracks completed during the few years that the duo were active as the Dawnseekers. Their music was picked up by Black Hole Recordings and Platipus Records.[5] The pair of Dutch artists were active in remixing as well as original productions. A track originally by Art of Trance was redone by Dawnseekers.

[edit] Photon Project

One of their major hits was under the Photon Project guise with the track "Enlightenment" released in 2000. The track features a beautiful melody played by what sounds like a symphony orchestra and features a whispering sample by Gary Oldman from the movie "Leon - The Professional". It goes:

I like these calm little moments before the storm.
Can you hear it?
It's like when you put your head to the grass and you can hear the growin', you can hear the insects, z-z-z-z-zah!"

"Enlightenment" stops short of 12 minutes in playing time, of which 4-5 minutes consists of soothing symphony. The B-side of this release is "Illumination". "Illumination" focuses more on the trancier part even though it also has a slight orchestrated breakdown in the middle. It clocks in at 10 minutes and 30 seconds. The track "Enlightenment" was remixed by Geert Huinink himself in 2005 and released as a free mp3 on the Internet.

A successful remix of Andain's "Beautiful Things" (as Photon Project) appeared on notable compilations.[6]

[edit] Work with Tiesto

In addition to working with Tiesto's Black Hole label, Geert is also credited with writing and producing the title track for Tiesto's Elements of Life album.[7][8] On Tiesto's earlier Just Be release, Geert has been credited as co-composing the expansive lead track "Forever Today" as well as "A Tear in the Open".[9][10] In 2001 a remix of Oceanlab's hit "Clear blue water" was done.[11][12]

This table summarizes the work Geert has performed on Tiesto albums:

In My Memory [13]
  • "Magik Journey"
Parade of the Athletes [14]
  • "Olympic Flame"
  • "Victorious"
  • "Forever Today"
Just Be [10]
  • "Forever Today"
  • "A Tear in the Open"
Elements of Life [7]
  • "Elements of Life"

[edit] Singles

As Dawnseekers [4]
  • "Gothic Dream"
  • "Protuberance"
  • "Shaman's Wake Up"
  • "Twister"
Remixes:
  • Art of trance - "Breathe" (Dawnseekers Remix)
As Photon Project [6]
  • "Enlightenment"
  • "Illumnation"
  • "The Inside"
  • "The Outside"
  • "Brainwave"
  • "11 Hours"
  • "Fly"
Remixes:
  • Andain - "Beautiful Things" (Photon Project Remix)
As Twenty-Something [15]
  • "Mayflower"
  • "Morphing Mirror"
Remixes:
  • The Quest - C-sharp (Twenty-Something Remix)


As Headstrong [16]
  • "Escalator"
  • "Noise 4 Us
As Threesome (With Cor Fijneman) [17]
  • "Mohave"
  • "Gobi"
As 2 Souls [18]
  • "In The Beginning"


As Modus Operandi [19]
  • "Sandman"
  • "Promise"
  • "Suburbia"
As White Russians
  • "Dangerous Liaisons"
  • "Tortilla Wrap"
  • "Navigator "
As Divided [20]

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Geert Huinink at Discogs
  2. ^ "Meiden van de Wit". imdb.com. Retrieved on 2008-03-11.
  3. ^ Geert Huinink. streamline-sound.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-13.
  4. ^ a b Dawnseekers at Discogs
  5. ^ Dawnseekers. dancerecords.com. Retrieved on 2008-02-25.
  6. ^ a b Photon Project at Discogs
  7. ^ a b Tiësto* - Elements Of Life. Discogs. Retrieved on 2008-02-25.
  8. ^ Elements of Life. billboard.com. Retrieved on 2008-02-04.
  9. ^ Just Be. billboard.com. Retrieved on 2008-02-04.
  10. ^ a b Tiësto* - Just Be. Discogs. Retrieved on 2008-02-26.
  11. ^ Geert Huinink / Photon Project / Dawnseekers. Retrieved on 2008-02-26.
  12. ^ OceanLab featuring Justine Suissa - Clear Blue Water (Ferry Corsten Remix). ferrycorsten.com. Retrieved on 2008-02-04.
  13. ^ Tiësto* - In My Memory. Discogs. Retrieved on 2008-04-06.
  14. ^ Tiësto* - Parade Of The Athletes. Discogs. Retrieved on 2008-02-27.
  15. ^ Twenty-Something at Discogs
  16. ^ Headstrong at Discogs
  17. ^ Threesome at Discogs
  18. ^ 2 Souls at Discogs
  19. ^ Modus Operandi at Discogs
  20. ^ Divided at Discogs

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