Church of Trance

  The dynamic duo Hel:sløwed are becoming a household name in the Trance world as Dutch DJ's & producers Misja Helsloot & Michael de Kooker launched the project in 2021 and since have released memorable tracks such as "Drifting Apart" with Cari on Grotesque DRK , "Flashed" on Flashover Progressive , "In Silence" and "Hold On To This" with That Girl on A State of Trance, and "If You Only Knew" with Amber Revival on Armind ,  just to name a few that have captivated our minds and touched our hearts here at the Church of Trance.  When we heard their version of the 1994 classic (check out the original music video on Youtube for a hit of nostalgia) that was rebooted by the legendary Jerome Isma-Ae in April 2020 (and not only hit the #1 spot on the Techno charts and stayed in the top 10 for 45 days but peaked at #11 on the Beatport Top 100) the repeat button was activated and became an instant favorite, so we reached out...

  /// Prefer audio or video? Enjoy this on  YouTube  or  Soundcloud ! Chris Blackburn: I'm Trance Jesus here, aka Chris Blackburn here at the Church at Trance. And we're really excited to conduct one of our first interviews, our exclusive artist interviews with an internationally renowned DJ that, and music producer for more than ten years, that was an IDMA nominee, played in over 40 countries worldwide on five different continents. In 2023, he was included for the 6th time the DJ Mag top 150 DJs in the world. I'd like to welcome Alexander Popov. Welcome! Alexander Popov: Hi, Chris Blackburn. Thanks for having me today. Chris Blackburn: Absolutely - we're excited to have you! We're excited to really talk to you about yourself, your career, and kind of where you see things going within the music industry and within trance here in 2024. So let's start off with an easy one. How about an easy question? So some of your early inspirations. Can you share with us the...