INTRODUCTION
Pierre Pienaar is one of the most prominent names in the Trance and Hard Trance scene of late, appearing on respected labels like Nukleuz, Tidy, Monster Tunes, Emalodic, Big In Ibiza, Waterworld, Planet Traxx, Phoenix Recordings, Thrustgroove Records and playing at events around the world including prolific clubs like The Fridge in London, Hi-Fi Bar in Melbourne and Truth in South Africa. He is also one of the most sought after remixers currently, and have been commissioned to remix tracks for the likes of Lost Witness, BK, Ratty, CRW, Mario Piu, Ralph Novell, Mauro Picotto and even Bob Marley among others. Currently he is with the mighty label Nukleuz, as the Head of Nukleuz Green which has released prolific productions from the likes of Mauro Picotto, Alphazone, Mario Piu and many others.

Simon Eve at DJ Magazine was recently quoted as saying that Pierre is now one of the A-Listers, with his tracks being playlisted by music heavyweights such as Above & Beyond, Paul van Dyk, Carl Cox, The Thrillseekrs, Sean Tyas, Adam White, Dave Pearce, Judge Jules, Darren Tate and Lange on the trance tip and on to Lisa Lashes, Tidy Boys, Warp Brothers, Dave Joy, Paul Glazby, Alphazone, Cosmic Gate, Dumonde and Technikal on the harder tip.

HISTORY
Pierre started taking an interest in DJ’ing at the age of 15, doing weddings and birthday gigs to generate enough money to buy himself a pair of decks. However that dream almost came seemingly to an end when all his equipment burnt down at a matric farewell function. Insurance only paid out a small amount but Pierre decided to just buy a pair of decks and a mixer to train himself the basics of mixing and to try and blag gigs at clubs, which turned out to be more of a problem than he expected because of his young age. However, once promoters listened to his demos he got a chance to shine at Pentagon Entertainment and from there on things just went from strength to strength.

In the meanwhile Pierre started to dabble with music production, getting himself a copy of Fruity Loops and reading tutorials on the internet and on music production forums. During the same time there were 3 other young producers doing exactly the same thing, posting samples of their latest productions for people to give feedback on. Gaz West (Dark By Design), Guy Mearns (Guyver) and Alf Bamford (Technikal) along with Pierre built up a small fan base among members of the upcoming production community and people started talking. Pierre and Alf Bamford decided to put their heads together on some tracks and from that spawned their first track “Darkside” which started getting DJ support from big DJ’s in the Hard Dance scene.

Pierre finished his matric year at the age of 18 and enrolled at SAE (www.sae.edu) to study Audio Engineering in Glasgow, Scotland, working on his own productions when he had free time. He started to send out demos and it wasn’t long until he got a call from Kevin Energy who offered to sign Darkside as well as Stratosphere from Alf and Pierre on his Dynamix label. This was the start of big things to come. At this stage Pierre and Alf have never actually met in person, all of their productions were done over the internet.

A few months after the release of Darkside, Pierre got his first solo production signed to the highly respected Audio Rehab label, one of the in-house labels at Alphamagic under his ReBirth alias. Working closely with A&R Manager Lee Stacey he released a string of successful solo singles on Audio Rehab and Execute as well as the follow up release from himself and Alf, this time featuring a remix from the legendary Anne Savage. The first single under Pierre’s new P.H.A.T.T. alias also got released on Alphamagic’s Phantom Trax label. Unfortunately Alphamagic went into administration which was a huge setback not only for Pierre, but the whole scene.

After taking some time off to re-think his role and position in the scene Pierre started working on new ideas and new sounds, and decided to concentrate more on his P.H.A.T.T. productions. This ended up to be a very good decision and soon Pierre was contacted by Simon “Brisky” Brisk, who heads Monster Tunes (www.monster-tunes.com). He signed “The Gift Of Melody” and “Levitation” and also gave Pierre tracks to remix on his label, including Sundawner – Krystal Dreams (The Theme Of Wildchild), Sunblind – Believe and the now legendary “Ratty – Sunrise".

Meanwhile, Pierre and Alf collaborated on their biggest track to date…Global Panic. Tidy Trax quickly signed it and hype of the track started to build and spread throughout the clubbing community. They were toured to Australia and New Zealand and played in Sydney, Canberra and Auckland. This was also the first time that Alf and Pierre actually met each other in person.

Since then Pierre’s career has just gone from strength to strength. Global Panic entered the UK Dance charts at the number 10 position, Pierre got booked to play at the first Overdrive event in Cape Town, South Africa, he’s remixed big names like BK, Ratty, Sundawner, Sunblind, Sol Ray & Dark By Design and his productions have received support from top DJ’s including Judge Jules, Cosmic Gate, Johan Gielen, Dumonde, Alphazone, Lee Haslam, Lisa Lashes, Dave Pearce, Woody van Eyden and many more.

As a DJ and performer Pierre has played and headlined many events around the world. In 2006 he did his first UK tour where he played for promotions and events like Twisted at the Fridge (alongside BK, Ed Real, Trevor McLachlan and Olly Perris), Tranzaction (with Charlie G and Rob Tisserra) and Addiction (alongside Ben Gold and Spencer Freeland) among others. He has also toured Australiam New Zealand and South Africa, playing at high profile clubs, festivals and events, the biggest being H2O in Johannesburg, where Pierre performed to a crowd of 17000 people on which was aired on MTV Base.

Pierre has also done guest DJ mixes for shows like DJ Tiesto’s Club Life, Trevor Reilley’s “Underground Sessions”, Judge Jules’ “International Show” as well as “MAXIMUM RADIO” (Hard Dance Channel on DIFM), “HERTZ” (Hard Dance Channel with Trance.nu’s Mark Riddler as host), “CANADIAN CULTURE” (With Darey Products producer DJ Kristoff as host) and "Future of Hard Dance" on Ministry of Sound radio among others.

Currently Pierre has his own weekly show called Euphoric Sessions which airs on Dance Radio in Germany, Pulse in Australia, Derek The Bandit's "Sound Republic" web radio station in South Africa and Slinky.fm in the UK. Guests that has appeared on the show includes the likes of Matt Darey, Adam White, Sean Tyas, Mike Koglin, Gareth Emery, Lange, Warp Brothers and Andy Whitby among various others.

Pierre got his first mixed compilation released in June 2007 on Nukleuz Records. Trance Sessions Solstice climbed into the TOP10 charts on iTunes UK’s dance album charts and followed up with Trance Adrenaline at the end of 2008.

QUOTES FROM OTHER DJ’S / PRODUCERS:

"In an era of rehashed and recycled uninspiring tunes Pierre always delivers something fresh and the scene is all the better for it." - Anne Savage

"Since I picked up up my first P.H.A.T.T. track, it was clear that Pierre was going to be a force to be reckoned with. With such an array of quality productions coming through, there is always a Pienaar track for every occasion!" - Kutski (BBC Radio 1)

"Pierre's mixes always go down a storm in my sets" - Dave Pearce (BBC Radio 1)

”Pierre certainly has an ear for a killer riff, and this combined with the energetic dancefloor qualities and crisp production values in his tracks make his work a cut above the competition in hard trance.” - Simon Eve (DJMag / Eve Records)

“I’m a big fan of Pierre’s material, be it the tougher end of hard-dance or the uplifting side of trance. He has a rare talent that always keep dancefloors packed and DJs excited” - Andy Whitby (Voted Best DJ & Best Resident @ Hard Dance Awards 2007)

"PHATT is a king of hard trance. His music empowers you and yet simultaneously make you feel as if your about to cry. I had him in on the show a few weeks ago - a true master of hard trance” - Nikki Elise (Kiss FM)

"Pierre's slamming releases always travel with me when I'm touring!!!" – Dave Joy

"Pierre has established himself as one of the leading hard trance producers of today. His notoriety is well deserved and he has a glittering career ahead of him." – Lee Haslam

"Pierre continues to be one of the leading exponents of anthemic driving trance, his tracks are always a permanent feature in my record bag!" – Ian Betts

“Pierre is making us proud, as an African taking the Trance World By Storm! It’s a privilege and honour to play his tunes!” - DEREK The Bandit :

“Pierre and I have gone through various of first experiences together in the music scene, like our first signed record and our first Australian tour. All I can say is the guy oozes talent and charisma, and will be in the scene for a long long time to come.” – Alf Bamford (Technikal)

"Pierre has been part of the Music Industry for as long as I can remember and this is for a good reason. His catalogue of releases speak for itself, and what a lovely bloke too!!! Rock on, Pierre." – Amber D

DISCOGRAPHY

Albums :
0872CNUK – Trance Sessions Solstice mixed by Pierre Pienaar & Nukleuz DJ’s - Nukleuz

Single Releases :

1028WNUK – Pierre Pienaar "First Flight” [Original Mix / P.H.A.T.T. Remix]" – Nukleuz
1026WBII – P.H.A.T.T. "Worlds Apart” [Ibiza Knights Remix]" – Big In Ibiza
1026WNUK – P.H.A.T.T. "Worlds Apart” [Original / Melodia Remix / JamX & Daniel Kaye Remix / Will Atkinson Remix / Technikal Remix / iT Kando Remix ]" – Nukleuz
1018WNUK – Melodia "Heaven” [Original / Steve Noxx Remix]" – Nukleuz
1017WNUK – Pierre Pienaar “Titan” [Original / Steve Morley Remix / James G Remix]" – Nukleuz
0989WNUK – Melodia "Motion Theory” [Original / North Star Remix / Boy Hagemann Remix]" – Nukleuz
0964WNUK – P.H.A.T.T. “Mass Destruction” [Original / DJ Space Raven Remix]" – Nukleuz
0944WNUK – Pierre Pienaar “Ibiza Sunset” [Original / Steve Allen & Ben Alonzi Remix / Derek The Bandit vs James Nelson Remix]" – Nukleuz
WOT004 – Lost Witness & Pierre Pienaar “Sanguine” [Original / Michael Angelo & Jim]" – World of Trance Records
0962WNUK – P.H.A.T.T. “Damage Control” [Original / S.H.O.K.K. Remix / James Condon & Dan Identikal meets Vandall Remix]" – Nukleuz
0920WNUK – P.H.A.T.T. “Shockwave” [Original / DJ Choose Remix]" – Nukleuz
0940WNUK – Melodia "It All Comes Back” [Original / Lee Haslam Remix]" – Nukleuz
0915WNUK – Melodia "A Melody” [Original / Audiocape Mix]" – Nukleuz
0909WNUK – Pierre Pienaar “This Is Where We Are” [Original / DJ Space Raven Remix]" – Nukleuz
0905WNUK – P.H.A.T.T. "Dolce Vita” [Original / Audiocape Mix]" – Nukleuz
TR004 – Pienaar & Bamford "Industrializm [Original / MDA & Spherical Remix]" – Technikal Recordings
0872CNUK – Pierre Pienaar "Tsunami [Original / Ian Betts Remix]" – Nukleuz
0882WNUK – P.H.A.T.T. "La Musica [Original / Ilogik & Paul Janes Remix]" – Nukleuz
0842WNUK1 – Pierre Pienaar "Daybreak [Original / North Star Remix]" – Nukleuz
PTRAXX2045 – P.H.A.T.T. & Jennie Rix "Eternal [Original / Technikal Remix]" – Planet Traxx
TTRDD0074 – Pierre Pienaar & Jennie Rix "Broken Angel" – Trancetribe Recordings
0765PNUK – P.H.A.T.T. featuring Kate Smith "Worlds Apart" – Nukleuz
TRANNAT002 – Shaun M & P.H.A.T.T. "African Dream" – Tranzlation
HARD004 – P.H.A.T.T. & Solar Scape "Promise" – Monster Hard
RES001 - ReBirth "Are You Entertained ? / Express Yourself To This" – Resolve Recordings
PITCH3 - ReBirth "Psycho / The Omen" – Pitch Control
TIDY216T - Technikal presents Pierre Pienaar "Global Panic" - Tidy
HARD002 - P.H.A.T.T. "Levitation [Original / Magic Dust Remix]" - Monster Hard
HARD001 - P.H.A.T.T. "The Gift Of Melody" - Monster Hard
REHAB031 - ReBirth "Cokaine" - Audio Rehab
PHANTOM12 - P.H.A.T.T. "Let The Rhythm Take Control / Infinity" - Phantom Trax
REHAB029 – ReBirth "Hysteria" - Audio Rehab
PITCH1 - Pienaar & Bamford "Black Magic [Original / Anne Savage Remix]" - Pitch Control
REHAB027 - ReBirth "R U Afraid ?" - Audio Rehab
EX008 - ReBirth "U Make Me Feel Good / Rock Your Body" - Execute
DNX018 - Pienaar & Bamford "Stratosphere / Darkside" - Dynamix Platinum
REHAB026 - ReBirth "Kick It ! / Motherbitch" - Audio Rehab

Remixes :
1035WNUK – S.H.O.K.K. “Renaissance” [P.H.A.T.T. Remix] – Nukleuz
0917WAUK – Mauro Picotto “Komodo” [P.H.A.T.T. Remix] – Nukleuz
0960WBII – The Angry Kids vs Bob Marley “Mr.Brown” [Melodia Remix] – Big In Ibiza
0943WNUK – Ibiza Knights “Breathless” [Melodia Remix] – Nukleuz
0939WBII – Connected feat Max’C “A Feeling” [Melodia Remix] – Big In Ibiza
CLDI014 – Beam feat. Nikki Saletta “I Roam” [Pierre Pienaar Remix] – Cloud 9
BEAMTRAXX024 – Beam feat. Nikki Saletta “I Roam” [Pierre Pienaar Remix] – BEAM Traxx
EN02 – Wapskallion feat. Stace “Fine Day” [P.H.A.T.T. Remix] – Essential Nu Breed
EMA010 – James G “Struggle For Power” [Melodia Remix] – Emalodic
0925WBII – Ibiza Knights “(Feels So) Good To Be Alive” [Melodia Remix] – Big In Ibiza
0922WNUK – Rachel Loy Big Sky” [Pierre Pienaar Remix] – Nukleuz
0897WBII – Tito Puente Jnr “Oye Como Va” [Melodia Remix] – Big In Ibiza
STM009 – Virunga “At Last” [Pierre Pienaar Remix] – Statement!
0865WUMM – Zentribe feat. Linda Newman “Let The Music Flow” [Melodia Remix] – UMM
0925WNUK – Ibiza Knights “(Feel So) Good To Be Alive” [Pierre Pienaar Remix] – Nukleuz
0902WNUK – Rachel Loy “I Can Feel It (Lovin’ Me)” [P.H.A.T.T. Remix] – Nukleuz
0906WNUK – Jason van Wyk presents North Star “Out of Sight” [Pierre Pienaar Remix] – Nukleuz
0851WUMM – Andy BopH “Rat Trap” [Melodia Remix] – UMM
TR002 – Technikal & Guyver “Rushin’” [P.H.A.T.T. Remix] – Technikal Recordings
0837PNUK – CRW “I Feel Love” [P.H.A.T.T. Remix] – Nukleuz
0837PNUK – Mario Piu “The Vision” [P.H.A.T.T. Remix] – Nukleuz
0736PNUK – Stu Allan “Far Away” [Pierre Pienaar Remix] – Nukleuz
WWR030 – Prestige “Majestic” [P.H.A.T.T. Remix] – Waterworld Records
0761PNUK – BK “P.O.S. 51” [P.H.A.T.T. Remix] – Nukleuz
WOTLTD001 – Trevor McLachlan “Rain Down On Me” [P.H.A.T.T. Remix] – World Of Trance
0742PNUK – JoBabe “Follow Me Away” [Pierre Pienaar Remix] – Nukleuz
0742PNUK – JoBabe “Follow Me Away” [P.H.A.T.T. Remix] – Nukleuz
0723PNUK – Audioscape “Walk Away” [P.H.A.T.T. Remix] – Nukleuz
VW007 – Masif DJ's ”As The Rush Comes” [P.H.A.T.T. Remix] – VW Recordings
VW007 – Neon Lights ”Calling Your Name” [P.H.A.T.T. Remix] – VW Recordings
0731PNUK – Stu Allan "Take My Hand" [P.H.A.T.T. Remix] – Nukleuz
HARD003 – Charlie G "Sleepless" [P.H.A.T.T. Remix] – Monster Hard
BOSHED003 – Adz & Rob Dalby "Closer" [P.H.A.T.T. Remix] – Boshed Recordings
VW005 – Neon Lights "Let Me Be Your Fantasy" [P.H.A.T.T. Remix] – VW Recordings
CLASSICS002 - Ratty "Sunrise" [P.H.A.T.T. Remix] - Monster Classics
MONSTER003D2 - Sunblind "Believe" [P.H.A.T.T. Remix] - Monster Tunes
BANG002 - Sol Ray & Dark By Design "Telepathy X" [P.H.A.T.T. Remix] - Bang
MONSTER001R - Sundawner "Krystal Dreams" [P.H.A.T.T. Remix] - Monster Tunes
PR013 - ADZ "Rambunctious Behaviour" [ReBirth Mix] - Passion
EX007 - Technikal "Daywalker" [ReBirth Mix] - Execute

Engineered :
REHAB30 - Graeme Ross "Messiah" - Audio Rehab

Appearances on compilations :
3024160.2 – Trancemaster 6000 – Vision Soundcarriers
06007530793-3 – Trance Voices Vol. 26 – Polystar Records
DAPDJCD02 – Delrium Vol. 2 – Ministry of Sound
DRTS-18 – Drizzly Trance Sessions 8 - Drizzly
DIGI318-2 – Zillion Nr 16 - Digidance
CREAMCD3 – Cream Summer 2007 – Ministry of Sound
B000R7HYS2 – Trancemaster 5007 – Vision Sound
JMCD001 – Synergy – Joyride Recordings
0872CNUK – Trance Sessions Solstice mixed by Pierre Pienaar & Nukleuz DJ’s - Nukleuz
CSRCD5386 – Peaktime – Central Station
AVCD-23034 – Super Executive Trance meets Alpine – Avex Records
QRDJ-12 – Quake Trance Best 12 – Quake Records
MASIFCD009 – Steve Hill : My Past, Your Present, Our Future – Masif
0761CNUK – Trance sessions Volume 3 – Nukleuz
535.0007.2 – Welcome to the Club 7 – Klubbstyle Records
0731CNUK – Trance Sessions Volume 2 – Nukleuz
MASIFCD005 – Hard Trance Bootlegs 2005 - Masif
MASIFCD003 – Black Magic Hard Trance Anthems Vol 2 - Masif
MUVE904412 - Dave 202 : Black Edition - Muve
TIDYW8CD02 – Wild Wild West Weekender 8 - Tidy
MASIFCD002 – Transmission 6 - Masif
0689CNUK – Frantic Residents 05 - Nukleuz
MASIFCD1 – Black Magic Hard Trance Anthems Vol 1 - Masif
HMCR001CD - Hard Dance Republic - Hit Mania
DCCD042 – La Fiesta Naranja Radical 2005 – Disco Imperio Corporation
TIDYTA01 – Tidy Addict – Tidy

DJ HIGHLIGHTS

H20 Africa @ Wild Waters Complex, Boksburg (South Africa)

Together @ Truth, Midrand (South Africa)

Nukleuz vs 330 @ LEMON8, Johannesburg (South Africa)

P.H.A.T.T. @ TRAXX Nightclub, Durban (South Africa)

GUEST MIX ON DJ TIESTO’s CLUB LIFE RADIO SHOW, Amsterdam (Netherlands)

GUEST MIX ON JUDGE JULES’ GLOBAL WARM-UP RADIO SHOW, London (UK)

G.O.D vs 3D @ HiFi Bar, Melbourne (Australia)

GUEST MIX ON MINISTRY OF SOUND RADIO, London (UK)

TRANZACTION @ L2 Club, Truro (UK)

RIOT! @ The Fridge, London (UK)

OVERDRIVE @ The Valve, Cape Town (South Africa)

FRAGILE @ Blend, Auckland (New Zealand)

GLOBAL PANIC @ Gas, Sydney (Australia)

DIGITAL OVERLOAD @ The Red Gecko, Canberra (Australia)

BOOKINGS

UK / North America / South America / Asia
Pure DJ’s
E-mail : paul@puredjs.com
Tel: +44 (0) 1142 997707
www.puredjs.com

Europe
Icon Management
jimmy@icon-management.se
www.icon-management.se

Remix bookings
bookings@rebirth-productions.co.uk
Tel : +264 (0)81 256 0058
Fax : +264 (0)61 247037
www.pierre-pienaar.com