Artist
Darude
Darude is a trance artist from Turku, Finland formed in 1999. 36 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Trance · Turku, Finland · Best trance albums
- 36
- Releases
- 1999–2026
- Active years
- 1999
- Formed
Artist
Darude is a trance artist from Turku, Finland formed in 1999. 36 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Trance · Turku, Finland · Best trance albums
Most popular
Before the Storm
2000
Sandstorm
Single · 1999
Music
EP · 2003
HYPE
Single · 2026
Closer Together (The SAE/ADE Remixes)
EP · 2024
Nobody Listens (Remixes)
Single · 2023
Breathe
Single · 2023
Outlaws
Single · 2023
Nobody Listens (Trance Mix)
Single · 2023
Nobody Listens
Single · 2023
Just Believe (Darude Remix)
Single · 2022
Look Away (Super8 & Tab Remix)
Single · 2019
Release Me
Single · 2019
Look Away
Single · 2019
Superman
Single · 2019
Surrender (The Remixes)
Single · 2019
Hide
Single · 2019
Surrender
Single · 2018
Timeless
Single · 2018
Singularity
Single · 2017
Beautiful Alien
Single · 2015
Next to You
EP · 2003
Out of Control
Single · 2000
Ville Virtanen (born July 17, 1975), better known by his stage name Darude is a trance producer and DJ from Eura, Hinnerjoki, Finland. Debuting in 1995, he released the hit single "Sandstorm" in late 1999 and subsequent album Before the Storm. His music is characterized by its progressive/uplifting style. Virtanen started his career as an amateur musician while in technical school, making music using his PC's tracker software. As his interest in music production rapidly grew, he moved on to more serious production techniques. While at a classmate's party, Virtanen played the song "Rude Boy" (written by Swedish artist Leila K) four times. This earned him the nickname "Rude Boy," which gradually morphed into "Da Rude", which in turn inspired the name "Darude". Virtanen continued producing music, occasionally releasing demos to radio stations beginning in 1997, and offering his music for download on MP3.com. In 1999, he gave a demo for "Sandstorm" to his producer, JS16 (Jaakko Salovaara). Virtanen signed on with JS16's 16 Inch Records label, and shortly thereafter, "Sandstorm" was released as a single.
