Hardwave Alerts
Long-form conversations with the artists, producers and listeners who keep the harder-styles scene alive.
Artist-to-Artist
An artist-to-artist conversation about musical roots, the Russian hard dance scene, collaboration and the search for a simpler, danceable sound
What happens when classical harmony meets the energy of a rave and the force of gated kicks? For Rowdy, that unlikely combination is more than a musical contrast — it is the foundation of his sound. In this Ha…
Artist-to-Artist
A conversation with Pieter Heijnen about the early hardstyle years, creative freedom, Theracords, Tranceparency and the music that keeps him inspired
Some artists have helped shape hardstyle from its earliest days. For this Hardwave Alerts Artist-to-Artist conversation, DJ Thera (Pieter Heijnen) looks back on his first steps in electronic music, the formati…
Community Voices
Hardstyle, emotion and connection
Hardwave Alerts is not only about releases, news and free downloads. It is also about the people who feel this music. For this Community Voice feature, Sofia from Ukraine shares her perspective as a hardstyle…
Artist-to-Artist
Identity, hardstyle roots and building something together
Behind every track, every kick and every stage name, there is a story. For this Hardwave Alerts Artist-to-Artist Conversation, Symbiotic Audio — Geoffrey van Berkel and Jan van Raamsdonk — talk about their ide…
Artist-to-Artist
Building Hardstyle Taiwan and bringing the sound of Formosa to the world
From discovering hardstyle in Taiwan through an iPod Classic in the mid-2000s to releasing on Dirty Workz and Q-dance, collaborating with international artists, and spending more than a decade building the har…
