Elod Csaszar has been a well-known pop artist in his home country of
Hungary for more than a decade. In that time he has released 10 albums
either as an artist and / or producer, scored numerous nationwide hits, and
done tons of remixes for a wide range of Hungarian artists.
Two years ago, after finishing his first international job, remixing
Spandau Ballet's smash 'Gold', he decided to turn his energy entirely to
the electronic dance music scene. With that 'Shane 54' was born?
When Hungary's most popular dj (Sterbinszky) decided to make his first
album, he asked Shane to contribute on it. Finally they made two tracks
together, 'Avalon' and 'Take Me Away'. They've been released on
'Discography' in Hungary only.
After a few early trance tunes, his first internationally released material
was the Shane 54 remix for Cosmicman's 'I Love You' This gained him some
great reviews around the internet dance community, which helped drive the
single to number 10 in the Finnish National Dance Chart. Since then it's
been signed to 16inch Records for an eminent release.
His first official Shane 54 track was 'Souvenir De Chine', a remake of the
1982 Jean Michel Jarre classic. This initially started as an unofficial
remix for Fire & Ice, who decided not to use the mix on their release.
Determined that his version was a winner, Shane got in contact with Elef
Tsiroudis a.k.a. Plastic Angel who signed the tune immediately to his own
Afterglow label. A Stargaze remix was added to the B-side and the promos
went out. Within days, Dutch dj Armin Van Buuren had added the Stargaze mix
to his playlist for his live shows as well as his weekly radio show heard
all over the world via the internet. Not a bad endorsement to say the
least!
Shane was then commissioned by EMT Design (Finland) to do a remix for The
Scarab vs. Inzite's 'Unity Of Earth 2002', immediately followed up by a
progressive uplifting mix for Labworks 'Ibiza Sunrise'. A track that got
great early reviews and has just been signed to the 'A Trance Communication
Release' label!
Together with the Dutch dance company DTF Productions Shane founded the DTF
Recordings label. The first release, Shane 54 - Equinoxe 4, has been
released. The vinyl includes a killer hard trance mix by Mat Silver vs.
Tony Burt. Both versions are already getting hammered by various top dj's.