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COONE TO RELEASE NEW FULL-LENGTH ALBUM ‘GLOBAL DEDICATION’ DECEMBER 10 ON DIM MAK RECORDS


Whether you call it 'hardstyle,' 'jump style,' 'hard dance,' or something else altogether, there’s no debating that Coone is the guy to deliver it…There’s not many known to throw down behind the decks at quite the same level as Coone..."
—Glenn Jackson, BEATPORT NEWS (9/24/13)

“Take a look inside an artist on his way to the top and strap in for a ride of hardstyle proportions.”
—Jessica Wunsch, VIBE.COM (8/7/13)

“Coone proves the euphoria and release that hardstyle music can bring.”
MTV IGGY (9/27/13)
 
 

As Dim Mak’s first-ever hardstyle artist, Belgian hardstyle producer/musician/DJCoone is undoubtedly the forefront leader of the burgeoning North American hardstyle movement. With the release of his next full-length album Global Dedication, out December 10 on Dim Mak Records in conjunction with his influential hardstyle imprint Dirty WorkzCoone proves that the worldwide hardstyle community is well on its way in becoming the next major movement in the North American electronic space. Listen to previews of Global Dedication here: http://goo.gl/ahlIzy.
 
Global Dedication epitomizes the current hardstyle sound and underlines Coone’s mission to spread its influence across the world. It is his love letter to the genre he helped build and popularize. Global Dedication kicks off with debut single “Times Gettin' Hard” featuring rapper K19—which hit #5 on the Beatport Hard Dance Top Tracks chart—with a newly added intro from Coone himself, where describes his passion for hardstyle and his lifelong commitment to the sound. From there, the album goes deep into hardstyle roots with “Unite” (Hard Driver Remix), where the scene’s “united as one” mantra comes to life. Elsewhere, Coone joins Jim Ferren on the bass-heavy “150 BPM” highlighting the producers’ signature kicks and riveting bass lines. New album tracks like Ready For Life” with Isaac featuring Popr3b3l and“Drowning” with Substance One show the more melodious spectrum of Global Dedication spotlighting harmonious vocals from the guest singers.
 
The album features an array of leading figures within the global hardstyle scene, including: Wildstylez on “This Is Home” featuring Cimo FränkelFrontliner on“World Domination”Hard Driver on “Showtime”; and several others. The album also features previously released singles, including: “Our Fairytale” featuring vocalistChris Madin, which hit #1 on the Beatport Hard Dance Top Tracks chart and was featured as the theme of the Q-dance video content for their hardstyle stage at TomorrowWorld 2013; and “Zombie Killer” featuring New York-based hip-hop artistKritikal.
 
The release of Global Dedication marks yet another milestone in Coone’s ambitious 2013, which included a North American tour and performances at the top electronic music festivals across the world, including: TomorrowlandMysteryland with an upcoming performance at the Chile edition of the festival; Defqon1 Festival; the inaugural TomorrowWorldthe Sound of Q-dance at the Shrine Expo Hall in Los AngelesAmsterdam Dance Event (ADE); and Qlimax. Additionally, Coone placed#45 in this year’s DJ Mag Top 100 poll, the venerable who’s who list within the global electronic music community.
 
Coone’s signing to Dim Mak solidifies the label as a power player in the emerging North American hardstyle community, the fastest rising movement in electronic music today. Always at the forefront of the ever-changing, global electronic music scene, Dim Mak Records has been an early adopter of the hardstyle sound. Hardstyle has remained a worldwide staple in electronic music, currently influencing various producers and electronic sub-genres like house, trance, and techno. Artists and producers from every corner of the electronic music spectrum are embracing the hardstyle sound beyond the amped beats per minute (BPM) count and are lifting the genre’s elements for their own productions, including hardstyle kicks, synths, and melodies. Already a massive movement across Europe and beyond, hardstyle is making major waves across North America, and Dim Mak leads the way with Coone.
 
Pre-order Global Dedication from Coone here: http://goo.gl/n3QFMi.

The complete track listing for Global Dedication from Coone is as follows:
  1. Times Gettin' Hard (Album Intro Version) feat. K19
  2. Coone & Isaac — Ready For Life feat. Popr3b3l
  3. Traveling feat. Scope DJ (Da Tweekaz Remix)
  4. Magical         
  5. Our Fairytale feat. Chris Madin
  6. Unite (Hard Driver Remix)
  7. Coone & Zany — Sound Wasted feat. Nicci
  8. Coone & Wildstylez — This Is Home feat. Cimo Fränkel (Album Version)
  9. Coone & Jim Ferren — 150 BPM
  10. Coone & Substance One — Drowning  
  11. Coone & Frontliner — World Domination
  12. Coone & Hard Driver — Showtime         
  13. I Have Seen
  14. Zombie Killer feat. Kritikal
About Coone:
Coone is a Belgian hardstyle producer/musician/DJ and founder of the influential hardstyle imprint Dirty Workz. The creation of Dirty Workz was a huge step in his career, allowing him to take his music beyond even his own expectations and also giving new talents within the hard dance scene a respectable platform to launch fresh and exciting sounds. By the age of 24, Coone accomplished an almost impossible feat: completely selling out one of Belgium's largest venues with over 10,000 hard dance fans for an exclusive event, Coone & the Gang. The event has certainly become one of Coone's most memorable moments, a clear pillar in his life that completely opened the hard dance scene in Belgium, boosted by national TV and media coverage. As collaborations with some of hardstyle's biggest names rolled in, Coone was able to impress the world with his unique sound within the genre, imprinting a distinct signature sound into his productions. Coone's success within Europe has opened up many doors for him as his eyes are fixed on the horizon, towards the international hardstyle scene in countries such as Australia and the United States, with a world tour already in the making. Without a doubt, Coone lives and breathes hardstyle. His passion is shared by thousands of like-minded souls all over the world, each speaking a universal language: music, a binding force uniting us all.

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