Introduction
Richard Durand ([ˈricɑr dyˈrɑnt]; born 5 April 1976) is a Dutch Disc jockey and record producer. His real name is Richard van Schooneveld ([ˈricɑrt fɑn ˈsxoːnəvɛlt])
Biography
Starting his career in 2005, Durand was recommended by Tiësto as his 'Tip For The Top in 2007' in DJ Magazine. In that same year he was placed in the DJ Magazine Top 100 DJs poll.
His first creations were tech trance singles "Make Me Scream" and "Slipping Away" on the Terminal 4 label, but his real success started with remixes of Tiësto singles "Lethal Industry", "Flight 643" and "Break My Fall", and reworks of The Prodigy's "Smack My Bitch Up" and Snow Patrol's "Chasing Cars" which brought him into the playlist of DJs such as Armin van Buuren, Paul van Dyk, Ferry Corsten, Judge Jules and Eddie Halliwell.
In 2008, Durand remixed Fragma's "Toca's Miracle" and Armin van Buuren's "In And Out Of Love". His solo productions included "Weep" featuring Skin from Skunk Anansie on vocals, which was signed to Perfecto Records.
In 2009 Durand remixed Art of Trance's "Madagascar" followed by his debut artist album Always The Sun on Magik Muzik / Black Hole Recordings. The album spawned three singles "Into Something", title track "Always The Sun" and "No Way Home".
Discography
Albums
- Always the Sun (2009)
- Wide Awake (2011)
- Richard Durand Versus The World (2012)
- The Air We Breathe (2018)
DJ mixes
- Portrait (2013)
- In Search of Sunrise series
- In Search of Sunrise 8: South Africa (2010)
- In Search of Sunrise 9: India (2011)
- In Search of Sunrise 10: Australia (2012)
- In Search of Sunrise 11: Las Vegas (2013)
- In Search of Sunrise 12: Dubai (2014)
- In Search of Sunrise 13.5: Amsterdam (2015)
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| NED | |||
| 2005 | "Make Me Scream" | — | Non-album singles |
| 2006 | "Slipping Away" | 62 | |
| "Sunhump 2006" | — | ||
| 2007 | "Any Time" | — | |
| "For the Believers 2.0" | — | ||
| "Inside My Brain" | 70 | ||
| "Submerge" | — | ||
| "Sweep and Repeat" | 58 | ||
| 2008 | "Ledged Up" | — | |
| "Predator vs. Cha Cha" | — | ||
| "Weep" | 26 | ||
| 2009 | "Always the Sun" | — | Always the Sun |
| "No Way Home" | — | ||
| "Into Something" | — | ||
| "Silver Key" | — | ||
| "Tiger's Apology" | — | Wide Awake | |
| 2010 | "N.Y.C." | — | |
| "Dryland" | — | ||
| "Night and Day" | — | ||
| "Xelerate" | — | ||
| 2011 | "Explode" | — | |
| "Run to You" | — | Non-album single | |
| 2012 | "Trancefusion" | — | Richard Durand Versus the World |
| 2014 | "Shield Of Faith" | — | Non-album singles |
| "In Your Hands" | — | ||
| 2018 | "The Air I Breathe" | — | The Air We Breathe |
| 2019 | "Vortex" | — | Non-album singles |
| 2020 | "Malam" | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||