"It's in here." "It's in my skin." "It's in my eyes." "It's everywhere." "Hardstyle is a feeling." "It's called hardstyle for good reason." "It's hard and it's style." "The ultimate feeling of losing your mind." "It's part energy, part vibe." "Something everyone understands." "In hardstyle you really feel people experience it together." "Large stages, large crowds." "Simultaneous reactions when the DJ spins a certain record." "Something very universal, an arising union." "A constant search for losing yourself ultimately." "That is a universal understood message." "A type of music that really allows you to lose yourself completely." "Switch to seventh gear, blow your mind." "It's a little..." "It's not as soft." "With some types of music it takes a while to get into it." "Not with hardstyle." "The vibe, the energy, the feeling... everybody understands it." "Letting go." "It's a primal feeling of beats... rhythm, build--up of the record, the melody, the vocals, the theme... everybody gets that." "That's also how 'Lose My Mind' came about." "How does it feel when you're on the dancefloor?" "What do you feel?" "Abandoning reality in the weekend." "A recurring theme in hardstyle." "The message was there, actually." "Partying in the weekend." "Letting it all go." "This is for a documentary on Brennan Heart." "Eline and Sean from Flanders." "From JIM." "Over here as well Brennan Heart is very popular." "And we hereby declare the documentary open." "Cool." "I'll keep you posted." "Firstly it's the most viewed hardstyle video in the world." "It's a pop song in hardstyle... but it remains hardstyle and that's what's important for that track." "This is very City2City." "Dubai, Amsterdam, Kuala Lumpur, Melbourne." "We didn't get any sleep and we're going to Sydney now." "One more hour of flying and if it's up to me: party straight away." "Let's go?" "We were waiting for you, so..." "Is this 'The Challenge II'?" "This is part 3 already." "You must have missed part 2." "We just finished that." "Hardstyle, in the beginning, 12, 13 years ago... was simply hard style." "It could be hard dubstep, drum 'n' bass, gabber." "There was no such thing as hardstyle." "You had hard trance... hard house, hardcore, but no hardstyle." "It's a mix of styles." "Crossover styles... and that often leads to new things." "That's what has developed into hardstyle over the last decade." "It gradually came into being, and to be honest, I can't recall... the defining moment for the origin of hardstyle." "It just gradually came to be." "It's been like this for the past month." "I'm running late everywhere." "Today as well, although today wasn't my fault." "When I started with what we now call hardstyle... it wasn't hardstyle yet." "The genre didn't exist." "So you're completely on your own." "You start thinking... am I crazy, or is this really cool?" "It was a bit like being alone against the rest of the world." "Then it's nice to meet someone, like Fabian, who has the same ideas... and also thinks it's cool." "It creates some kind of brotherhood... in which you can share ideas and develop a sound." "You sometimes meet people, like Don..." "He's family." "I've learned so much from him and we've shared so much." "That makes him an important part of my life." "It actually feels like he's my kid brother." "Not least because he's been through a lot privately... and that made me respect even more... all he's doing as a musician, and his positive attitude." "Many people don't know..." "They hear the music, see the pictures... the videos, but there's so much more going on in the background." "I really respect how he made his way through and emerged so positive." "I think haters would tone it down if they knew that." "We have a certain drive in common... and a deep love for music." "But we also, in the past years, in the personal sphere... lost a few people close to us." "It's important to have a nice career and gain respect and appreciation... but what's more important is that your loved ones are still there." "Once they are gone, then I think it's... really important you can find solace in music." "And that's been the case for Fabian for years now." "The most remarkable moment of my career was in 2012." "I then lost my mother and that made me realize what I was doing." "I was traveling, crossing the globe, spending time in the studio... and with that came the awareness of what I was doing." "Even before..." "I lost my father when I was 17 years old." "Back then, that also urged me to really do something with my life." "Really make music and really make the most of it." "So since I was 17..." "I've been making lots and lots of music in 10, 15 years." "The passing of my mother really opened my eyes... and made me realize how special this scene is... the fans, my fans and how special they made me feel." "So much love, warmth and energy." "It's fantastic to realize you get to play for them every week." "Experiencing it with your fans and drawing strength from it." "That made me overcome quite a deal, thanks to the people I play for." "It's very special if you may feel and experience that... because I think few people and colleagues realize... that this truly is the best job in the world." "If you agree to meet each other for lunch at half past one... you know you only have to be there at two o'clock." "He always thinks things through." "I'm more impulsive in the studio." "I can start up the computer and just see how it goes... whereas Fabian already knows what he's going to do." "Fabian is someone who wants to tell a story with his music... and who likes to collaborate with others... to find the best way to tell that story." "I enjoy working with people who have a vision regarding their music... and who are not held back by their ego either." "It's our audience in Australia, in Chile." "A factor of ten over there, when it's even extreme here in the Netherlands." "It's venting music." "I now see hardstyle spreading unchecked across multiple continents." "It started in Europe, then Australia." "Now in Asia and America." "That's a positive thing." "A style can become more mature as well." "Once that reinforces each other..." "Different styles come together... different influences..." "To me, that's a part of evolution, that growth." "That's what I see happening in hardstyle right now." "You can't stop it." "People always tend to say... it's getting commercial, this is the end of the scene." "But why do things get commercial?" "Because it has reached a certain quality and appeals to many people." "Electronic dance music is exploding in America right now." "The last year it's growing enormously... and you see festivals spreading like wildfire." "Sometimes I'm on the road but I still need to finish a track... or work out ideas for a show." "Such was the case for Intents." "I was in L.A. back then." "I knew how I wanted the track to be... so I booked a studio over there and finished the track." "That's how I like to work." "If I have an idea, work on it straight away." "I think a lot of people watch this scene closely." "Colleagues, in the Netherlands or abroad, know exactly what's going on." "It's a positive development." "Previously lots of people... thought of it as something dark and underground." "You now see how big it has become." "It's an open, positive thing... and lots of people want to be part of that scene." "You can hear it when you listen to a hardstyle record." "You can hear it." "It's really hard to explain... but you can hear that it's no music people listen to occasionally." "Listen to a track every now and then and go to a party once a year." "No." "You can feel it's a type of music that people want to live for." "That's why I call it lifestyle." "People, our fans, also the people that I meet at parties... are so completely into this." "Some people live up to it for months." "Some come flying in from all over the world." "Japan, South Korea, Russia." "Busses, cars." "Just to be part of this event and experience it together." "We arrived in Mexico City yesterday." "Today we have some spare time." "This time I took Max P to Mexico." "Mr." "Lose My Mind." "Like he says, the vocalist of 'Lose My Mind' and 'Just as Easy'." "We often collaborate in the studio, wrote lots of tracks together." "Just now we walked around a bit and found this typical Mexican band." "It was a bit difficult, but we taught them the chords of 'Lose My Mind'... with their Mexican twist." "It's not that easy." "They have their own rhythms." "But they found it interesting to try something different." "He plays the wrong chords." "It was fun." "We fused the Mexican and Dutch 'Lose My Mind' culture." "In a couple of hours we'll see how the party goes." "Let's see how the Mexicans like hardstyle." "Many people live on the streets, literally in a cardboard box." "That leaves a big impression." "I fly over there to do a show, a set." "And I saw how fans..." "The people who come to the party..." "They save up for it." "Being able to play for them... and share with them what I like to do, is wonderful." "But also... it's a different culture from what I'm used to in Europe." "It makes you think, also that this music can mean so much." "Then I walk to the stage and the people go..." "You really feel so welcome." "Right from the first track that I play... it's great to be there." "In countries where I'm for the first time..." "In Chile and Mexico as well, or a couple of years ago in Sweden... it's such a warm welcome and that makes you give that bit extra... that turns it into one of the best nights." "This is a bit of a shame." "We had a nice party." "We had a great time, with Max P here, Mr. Lose My Mind." "But the driver has lost his mind as well." "He's been driving for an hour." "We don't know where we are and we keep driving around in circles." "We think we recognize buildings, but we're not sure." "We do know we need to sleep before we go to EDC in Las Vegas." "This is very messed up." "This must be the peak of the evening." "Walking back to the hotel." "There's road maintenance and this driver..." "It's a 20 minute drive, but after one and a half hour we decided to walk." "Maintenance or no maintenance." "This is ridiculous." "Mexico has a great audience, but this driver sucks with a capital S." "Finding balance is an ongoing issue." "I used to underestimate it... but with all this flying it's a daily task... to find a moment to rest, to eat, to prepare for a set." "Last year in Mexico for example I had a great set... then it took an hour and a half to get back, so we walked back... no sleep and on to the next gig in Vegas." "So you're exhausted... but the moment you walk on stage, play your first track... and then..." "The crowd goes wild." "That makes it all okay." "So of course you think about it, but you get back so much energy... it makes it all worth it." "It's so hot over here." "We're finally in Vegas." "We've been looking forward to this for months." "But the temperature..." "It's like a sauna, but out in the street." "Let's go to the hotel." "Very cool." "This is where I stood 15 years ago." "Right here." "Out with my friends, every few weeks, sometimes every weekend." "Watching DJs like DJ Jean, Klubbheads." "This is where it all started." "Watching the DJ, with my demo CD... hoping he would play my track." "A couple of months ago I had a gig here and it's weird... to think it all started here, in The Apollo in Helden." "Really weird." "This is where I used to hang till about three in the morning?" "Something like that." "What's up?" "How are you?" "Fine." "You?" "Hello." "How are you?" "How are you?" "Fine." "And the big boss." "So how are you doing?" "I'm doing fine." "I've got some new stuff with me." "New tracks?" "Do you want to hear them?" "Yes, please." "Everything okay?" "Yes." "How are you?" "Come outside." "It's quite empty and dark now." "I like it better on that side." "I haven't been last year." "There he is." "Everything okay?" "Good to see you." "Looking forward to tomorrow." "You should be looking over there." "You got some work to do tonight." "Yes." "Nice." "Jonas." "I brought a good friend of yours." "It's going well, but it's quite a story." "Do all of your ideas work out?" "The finest moment between me and Q-dance was in 2010." "I'd been wanting to perform with an orchestra on Qlimax for years." "I simply walked in and said:" "'Guys, next Qlimax..." "I want to perform with a 30-piece orchestra." "I'll make the anthem... and together we'll make a stunning live show with a live orchestra.'" "I found it very courageous... because back then he was one of the first artists... to come up with such an idea, or think about such concepts." "We always approach our events like that, in terms of acts, shows... and moments, and..." "It's great to have an artist who is focused on producing... his own career, making sure he performs well... thinking outside the box like that." "So right away we said: 'Let's do it." "Great." "We're gonna make it work.'" "So that's what we did." "Searched for an orchestra." "They recorded the track." "We arranged to get the orchestra to Qlimax... and they then performed live there." "It was fantastic." "Very cool." "Qlimax is not just any party with DJs and sound and people." "It's the greatest hardstyle event ever." "Period." "It's like being in a movie, and you get swept away... and everybody plays a part in that movie." "The light show, the stage, it's truly amazing." "To me it's like a confirmation of being accepted as a pro." "They don't just put you on Qlimax." "You have to be somebody." "There's parties, and then there's Qlimax." "As the name implies, 'climax'." "Plus it's at the end of the year, at the Gelredome, a very cool location." "Q-dance spares no expenses." "Visuals, lights, lasers, a real show." "That's what Q-dance does best:" "shows." "This is the foundation of the outline." "And then suddenly I thought, and I felt it, how intense it would be... the moment we have the warming up... right before we reach for heaven... music-wise, if right there, we do something to bring people..." "Instead of building up tension, curtain drops, there we go... we first build up tension, then... a cello, a violin, a piano, very deep." "After that..." "Our events are worlds." "We truly try... to make people forget where they are." "Immerse them in a world that... doesn't exist, yet it does that night." "A true escape from reality." "Good to have you here." "Finally we meet." "Guest in the studio, Brennan Heart." "Finally, finally." "We've really been looking forward to your visit, Fabian." "The entire week." "And I'm thankful to Nicky... for being friends with the great of the earth." "Because that's what you are becoming." "What was your past month like?" "The past month..." "We're in the middle of the festival season." "We were at EDC, Electric Daisy Carnival, in Las Vegas... at the Q-dance stage." "In the meantime I've been to Poland, Spain... really everywhere." "We're in France right now." "Basel is at the border... and that's Switzerland, over there." "We're in the wrong country." "We did a tour of four gigs." "You start laughing." "I'm sorry, this is too dry." "Where's that chick?" "Can't you put on a wig?" "This fits my healthy schedule." "Twitter explodes." "Nonstop." "For what DJs are you here?" "Brennan Heart." "Mainly for him." "Your life and work as a DJ..." "I already clapped." "It makes sound and picture in sync." "I know that." "But he's talking, trying to focus..." "We're not gonna use his words." "I know that, but..." "This is new to us." "He's my booking manager." "We need to tune in to each other." "This is all new to us." "Okay, cool." "In the first part..." "This always happens when there's a camera involved."