The Thrillseekers
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Steve Helstrip |
| Also known as | En Motion, Insigma, Rapid Eye, Morpheus and Hydra |
| Born |
24 October 1973 York, England |
| Genres | Trance |
| Occupation(s) | DJ, record producer |
| Instruments | Synthesizer, drum machine |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Labels | Adjusted Music, Neo, ATCR, Vandit, Positiva, FSOE |
| Website | www |
The Thrillseekers (born Steve Helstrip) is the name of an English trance DJ, record producer and remixer. He has been at the forefront of the trance genre since the release in 1999 of his critically acclaimed track "Synaesthesia".
Helstrip has worked under the guises of En Motion, Insigma, Rapid Eye, and Hydra. He is also prominent for his work in remixing, having remixed work by Tiësto, Armin van Buuren, Ferry Corsten, Timo Maas, Sonique, Chicane, Blank & Jones, and Seb Fontaine. He owns his own record label, 'Adjusted Music'.
Steve started out making trance music while working for the computer games developer, Manic Media. Whilst living in Chipping Norton, on the Oxfordshire border, with a relatively basic home studio he constructed "Synaesthesia". Signed and released by Neo Records in 1999 at the height of the trance explosion, it went on to sell over 12,000 copies on its initial release and was heavily supported by famous musicians, including Paul van Dyk and Paul Oakenfold. Besides the original instrumental version, Helstrip released in 2000 a club version with vocals written and performed by Sheryl Deane. This version, known as "Synaesthesia (Fly Away)", peaked at #28 in the UK Singles Chart and was featured in the 2001 film The 51st State. The follow-up single was "Dreaming of You", which was released on Data Records in July 2002.
Helstrip is also a DJ, who has performed at Ministry of Sound, Creamfields, Godskitchen and Gatecrasher. Just twelve months after he first put needle to vinyl, he found himself invited to play at Paul van Dyk's birthday party. In 2004, The Thrillseekers entered DJ Magazine's Top 100 DJs poll, before going on to break into the top 50 (landing at no. 45) in 2006.
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