Cosmic Gate
Cosmic Gate is a German DJ duo consisting of trance music producers Claus Terhoeven and Stefan Bossems. Both hail from Krefeld, Germany.
On October 28, 2009, DJ Magazine announced the results of their annual Top 100 DJ Poll, with Ultra Records artist Cosmic Gate placed #19, 43 spots above the group's ranking the year before. For the 2010 DJ Magazine Top 100 DJ Poll, Cosmic Gate moved to #24.
Career
Cosmic Gate was formed in 1999 when Terhoeven and Bossems decided to assemble a new project in the electronic music field.Their first single was "The Drums", followed by "Exploration of Space", "Mental Atmosphere" and their "Somewhere over the Rainbow" remix using samples from the film The Wizard of Oz. However, Cosmic Gate did not become well known until their single "Fire Wire" was released in the UK in 2001.
Cosmic Gate have made many remixes for artists such as Tiësto, Ferry Corsten, Blank & Jones, Israel Kamakawiwo'ole, Svenson & Gielen and Vanessa-Mae.
Over the past few years, Cosmic Gate's sound has developed and moved away from the harder edge trance through to their current, more subtle yet still driving energetic music style. Since their third studio album, Earth Mover, they started moving towards the Progressive Trance style. They have also led a trance podcast called Wake Your Mind Radio since 2014.
In 2015, they collaborated with Armin van Buuren on the trance track "Embargo", which was featured on Van Buuren's studio album "Embrace". Two years later, they announced their seventh studio album titled "Materia", which was released on January 20, 2017.
In 2018, Nic & Bossi were nominated for a Grammy Award For Best Remixed Recording for their remix of Gabriel & Dresden feat. Sub Teal "Only Road" on the Anjunabeats Label. They were the first ever trance artists to be nominated in this category.
Touring
The pair have played over 1,000 gigs, typically performing between 100 and 130 nights a year. They have played at clubs such as Ministry of Sound, The Guvernment, and Privilege Ibiza. They have played alongside DJs such as Armin Van Buuren, Ferry Corsten, W&W and Hardwell.Discography
Albums
Studio albums
- Rhythm & Drums
- No More Sleep
- Earth Mover
- Sign of the Times
- Wake Your Mind
- Start to Feel
- Materia Chapter.One
- Materia Chapter.Two
- 20 Years
- Mosaiik Chapter One
- ''Mosaiik Chapter Two''
Compilation albums
- ''Back 2 the Future – The Classics from 1999–2003: Remixed''
DJ mixes
- MaxiMal in the Mix Vol. 5
- Technics DJ Set Volume Three
- Techno Club Vol. 14 – Talla 2XLC Welcomes Cosmic Gate
- 3AM Rush
- Bitte Ein Beat! – Beat 3
- Back 2 Back – In the Mix
- Back 2 Back Vol. 2
- Hard NRG 7
- Back 2 Back 3
- Privilege – World Biggest Club: Ibiza
- Back 2 Back 4
- A State of Trance 500
- Trance Nation
- Wake Your Mind Sessions 001
- Wake Your Mind Sessions 002
- Wake Your Mind Sessions 003
- Trance Energy 2018
- ''Wake Your Mind Sessions 004''
Singles
Other Song
2016: Armin van Buuren & Cosmic Gate – "Embargo"Remixes
- Sash! – Adelante 1999
- U96 – Das Boot 2001 1999
- Green Court – Follow Me 1999
- Green Court – Follow Me 1999
- Miss Shiva – Dreams 1999
- Beam vs. Cyrus and The Joker – Launch In Progress 1999
- Bossi – To The Sky 1999
- Taucher – Science Fiction 2000
- Der Verfall – Der Mussolini 2000
- E Nomine – E Nomine 2000
- Aquagen – Lovemachine 2000
- Balloon – Monstersound 2000
- Beam and Yanou – Sound Of Love 2000
- Talla 2XLC – World In My Eyes 2001
- Blank & Jones – DJs, Fans & Freaks 2001
- Safri Duo – Samb-Adagio 2001
- Vanessa-Mae – White Bird 2001
- Green Court – Inside Your Gates 2001
- Tiësto – Urban Train 2001
- Ferry Corsten – Punk 2002
- Rank 1 – Awakening 2002
- 4 Strings – Diving 2002
- DuMonde – God Music 2002
- Sioux – Pho 2002
- Svenson & Gielen – Answer the Question 2002
- Age of Love – The Age of Love 2004
- Beam – Amun 2004
- C.Y.B – Now 2005
- 64 Bit – Virtual Discotech 1.0 2005
- Cosmic Gate – Race Car Driver 2005
- Cosmic Gate – The Drums 2005
- Armin van Buuren and Rank 1 – This World Is Watching Me 2007
- Kirsty Hawkshaw Meets Tenishia – Outsiders 2007
- Tiësto featuring JES – Everything 2007
- Cosmic Gate – Body Conflict 2007
- Vincent De Moor – Fly Away 2007
- Messler – Prepare 2007
- Cosmic Gate – Fire Wire 2007
- Veracocha – Carte Blanche 2008
- OceanLab – Sirens of the Sea 2008
- Deadmau5 – Clockwork 2008
- Armin van Buuren featuring Cathy Burton – Rain 2009
- John O'Callaghan featuring Sarah Howells – Find Yourself 2009
- Fabio XB and Ronnie Play featuring Gabriel Cage – Inside Of You 2009
- Paul van Dyk featuring John McDaid – Home 2009
- Markus Schulz presents Dakota – Sin City 2009
- Kyau & Albert – I Love You 2009
- JES – Lovesong 2009
- Cosmic Gate – London Rain
- James Horner and Leona Lewis – I See You 2010
- Andrew Bennett featuring Sir Adrian – Run Till U Shine 2010
- Cosmic Gate – Exploration of Space 2010
- Cosmic Gate – Fire Wire 2010
- Markus Schulz – Away 2011
- Robbie Rivera – Departures 2011
- Ferry Corsten – Punk 2011
- Emma Hewitt – Colours 2012
- Rank 1 and Jochen Miller featuring Sarah Bettens – Wild and Perfect Day 2012
- Manufactured Superstars – Calling All The Lovers 2012
- Late Night Alumni – Sapphire 2012
- Veracocha – Carte Blanche 2013
- Armin van Buuren – Pulsar 2013
- Gareth Emery – Long Way Home 2015
- Cosmic Gate – Exploration of Space 2016
- Gabriel & Dresden featuring Sub Teal – Only Road 2018
- Gareth Emery featuring Evan Henzi – Call To Arms 2018
- Ilan Bluestone – Frozen Ground 2018
- Mauro Picotto – Lizard 2019
- Rank 1 – L.E.D. There Be Light 2019
- Armin van Buuren and Avian Grays featuring Jordan Shaw – Something Real
- Joe Smooth – Promised Land
- Andrew Rayel and Olivia Sebastianelli – Everything Everything
Awards and nominations
''DJ Magazine''
Top 100 DJs Ranking
| Year | Rank | Movement |
| 2003 | 86 | — |
| 2004 | 81 | |
| 2005 | 90 | |
| 2006 | — | — |
| 2007 | — | — |
| 2008 | 62 | — |
| 2009 | 19 | |
| 2010 | 24 | |
| 2011 | 43 | |
| 2012 | 39 | |
| 2013 | 80 | |
| 2014 | 69 | |
| 2015 | 99 | |
| 2016 | — | — |