Sasha, Pete Tong, Darude – where are the House and Trance pioneering DJs of ’90s now? – Mirror.co.uk

During the '90s a new force in music rose to prominence, and became an all-conquering force.

For many teens growing up in the later years of the decade and early Noughties, the likes of Sandstorm, Right Here, Right Now, Ride, and Children were the soundtrack to their coming-of-age.

But what happened to the pioneering mixers who pioneered the defining Balearic beat and conquered the charts at the same time?

Darude

Ville Viranen, better known to the world as Darude, is most famous for his 1999 floor-filling chart-topper, Sandstorm.

Following the release of the 1999 hit-single, which smashed into the Top 10 in seven countries, the Finn saw his star rise, with his debut album Before the Storm securing him a place in the pantheon of the new dance gods.

Now, 41, Ville has turned his hand towards the business of running a label EnMass Music (which he co-founded with Randy Boyer), the DJ is still making music and touring the world blasting out bangers.

Sasha

Welsh DJ Sasha, real-name Alexander Paul Coe, began playing acid house back in the '80s but made the move into the progressive house and trance scene in the '90s.

Having escaped his hometown of Bangor, Sasha was voted the World No. 1 DJ in 2000 by the readers of DJ Magazine.

Having only released four studio albums, his 2002 effort, Airdrawndagger remains his biggest hit, and earned him a place in the UK top 20 and Billboard 200 in the US.

Also famed for performing and mixing with long-term collaborator Digweed (John Digweed), the Welsh master mixer has since gone on to release a number of mix tapes as well as work on remixes of The XX, Foals and Benjamin Damage.

He has since released his Last Night On Earth project, which has seen him throw huge parties and raves around the globe, with a festival in London even taking place back in 2014.

Pete Tong

Apart from helping to give birth to the phrase, "everything's gone Pete Tong", the Kent-born star is one of the undisputed legends of the house movement.

Rising to the forefront of the House and Balaeric beat movement of the nineties and noughties, Pete has seen his star rise exponentially since his days packing out the famed Cream nightclub in Ibiza.

Having held his own show on BBC Radio 1 since 1991, which sees him plays the most essential house tracks, has seen him gain an MBE (2014) and become the second longest-serving DJ on the station.

Still firmly in the musical mix, the father-of-two has also recently been joined in the musical field by his daughter Becky.

Fatboy Slim

Perhaps the most commercially successful of the superstar house DJs, Fatboy Slim, real name Norman Cook, has come a long was since his break-out debut, Better Living Through Chemistry (1996).

More recently the Praise You hit-maker has hit headlines due to the breakdown of his marriage to TV presenter Zoe Ball last year.

More recently Norman has been cracking on with his passion, and has been spinning block-rocking beats across the world.

Robert Miles

Having passed away aged 47 from an unkown illness, the Swiss-born DJ and House pioneer will be remembered for his iconic House anthem, Children.

Choosing to step out of the limelight in his later years, Robert set up OpenLab radio in Ibiza in 2013, and worked on the project up until his death in May.

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