ARTIST INFO:
Dakota is a new scene name on the international trance stage, an alias for well known Trance producer Markus Schulz. The name Dakota comes from the street he lived on whilst living in Arizona in the 90s. Markus Schulz> is a trance music DJ and Producer who currently resides in Miami – Florida, USA. Originally from Germany, Markus moved to the USA aged 13 and quickly become engrossed in the break-dancing scene of the time. Although a talented mover on the floor, a chance to dominate the decks at a breaks party he helped organise became the pivotal moment when Markus decided upon the path of his life”s work. That dedication has since seen him storm up the charts to take his current place at number 8 in the prestigious DJ Mag Top 100 DJ poll 2008 – a position surely set to rise in 2009. Markus has built himself a stellar reputation as one of the global leaders in production as well as a world renowned DJ. His own label, Coldharbour Recordings has delivered over 60 A-list releases within 3 years. He always had a desire to meet the world and has continued to tour globally over the past few years, bringing his unique brand of progressive and melodic trance to thousands of clubbers from as far afield as Australia to Russia and as far away as China and Trinidad, that combined with criss-crossing in his own country of the USA. Markus also dominates the airwaves with his weekly radio show, Global DJ Broadcast and can be heard in over 30 stations worldwide.

ALBUMS:
“Coldharbour Session” – 2004
“Miami” – 2005
“Without you near” – 2005
“Ibiza” – 2006
“Progression” – 2007
“Progression Progressed – The Remixes” – 2008
“Amsterdam” – 2008
“Armada @ IBIZA” – 2008 (Summer)
“Toronto” – 2009

Source:
Markus Schulz Official website
Markus Schulz on MySpace