Without doubt the hottest new trance DJ / producer to emerge from Holland this past year is Richard Durand. Recommended by the mighty Tiësto as his 'Tip For The Top in 2007' in DJ Magazine a year ago, Richard has responded with a string of stunning productions and remixes in recent months, including official reworks of Tiësto's 'Lethal Industry', 'Flight 643' and 'Break My Fall', plus a DJ diary that has exploded due to demand from high profile shows and festival appearances, culminating in Richard Durand finishing 2007 as one of the highly coveted new entries at #91 in the DJ Magazine Top 100 poll. The Richard Durand sound is trance, techno and tough electro in a unique package that's both dynamic and devastating. Having made his mark as a solo producer with the big tech trance bombs 'Make Me Scream' and 'Slipping Away', this year?s follow-ups 'Sweap And Repeat' and 'Submerge' have found playlist support from the biggest DJ names on the planet including as Paul van Dyk, Tiësto, Armin van Buuren, Ferry Corsten, Judge Jules and Eddie Halliwell to name but a few. However, what really sets Richard Durand apart from other leading producers are his exclusive and massively in demand reworks of big dance tunes from right across the dance spectrum. Once given a Richard rework., tracks such as Prodigy 'Smack My Bich Up', Chemical Brothers 'Hey Boy Hey Girl', Snow Patrol 'Chasing Cars' and Binary Finary '1998' are brought bang up to date in a storming tech trance fusion. It?s a winning formula that?s been setting dancefloors on fire around the globe and has made Richard Durand the biggest buzz name in tech trance circles this past year. With Richard Durand?s rapidly rising status confirmed by his recent charting in the DJ Magazine Top 100 as well as radio and media interest such as recent interviews and guest mixes on BBC Radio 1, plus a remix of Fragma and a solo album project on the way, expect Richard?s star to shine even brighter as we move into 2008.