Randy "Ran-D" Wieland (18 May 1981 in Zeeland) is a Dutch DJ and music producer.
Ran-D | |
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 Ran-D at a Dutch festival 'De Boeskool is Lös' | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Zeeland, Netherlands |
| Genres | Hardstyle |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Labels | Special Records, A2 Records, Roughstate Music |
| Members | Randy Wieland |
| Website | ran-d.com |
Ran-D has been active in hardstyle music since 2006, when he released his first track "D-Pression" on Special Records. After his debut release, Ran-D moved on to release his music on the large Hardstyle Record Label A2 Records, which is a sub-label of Scantraxx Recordz. After releasing on A2 Records for seven years, in March 2015 and alongside Frequencerz, Adaro and B-Front, Ran-D founded the hardstyle record label Roughstate Music.
Ran-D has released a cover version of "Zombie" by The Cranberries,[1] "Living for the Moment," "Firestarter," "Nirvana," "Suicidal Superstar" with Phuture Noize, "Band of Brothers," and "Hurricane,"[2] which was awarded 1st place[3] in the Q-dance Top 100 of 2018.
In collaboration with Adaro, Ran-D is also part of the Hardstyle live-act Gunz For Hire which was founded in 2011.[4] Gunz For Hire have released songs including "Bella Ciao,"[5] "Sorrow," "Bolivia," "Plata O Plomo," "No Mercy" and "Armed & Dangerous".
Ran-D has collaborated with other artists in hardstyle including Alpha2, Zatox, Zany, B-Front, Phuture Noize, Crypsis and Digital Punk. He performed at several hardstyle events, including Qlimax, Hard Bass, Defqon.1 Festival (in Australia, Netherlands and in Chile), Daydream Mexico, Decibel Outdoor Festival, Reverze, Q-BASE and The Qontinent. Furthermore, in January 2017, Ran-D was invited to host an X-Qlusive Event[6] in collaboration with Q-Dance. It was held in the AFAS Live in Amsterdam[7] (formerly known as the Heineken Music Hall).
Discography
edit| Name | Artist(s) | Label | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| "D-Pression" | Ran-D | Special Records | 2006 |
| "River of Sound" | Ran-D | A2 Records | 2008 |
| "Living for the Moment" / "Inner Child" | Ran-D | A2 Records | 2009 |
| "Say Yeah" | Ran-D vs Alpha2 | A2 Records | 2009 |
| "My Name Is Hardstyle" | Ran-D vs Adaro | A2 Records | 2009 |
| "Under Attack" | Ran-D & Adaro | A2 Records | 2010 |
| "Struggle for Existence" | Ran-D & Adaro | A2 Records | 2010 |
| "Son of Torture" | Ran-D & Zany | Fusion Records | 2011 |
| "Rebirth (Official Anthem 2011)" | Ran-D & B-Front | A2 Records | 2011 |
| "Kings of the Underground" | Gunz for Hire | A2 Records | 2012 |
| "Survivors" | Ran-D & Digital Punk | A2 Records | 2012 |
| "X" | Ran-D vs. Villain | Scantraxx | 2012 |
| "#MyWay" | Ran-D | Scantraxx | 2012 |
| "Bolivia" | Gunz for Hire | A2 Records | 2012 |
| "Dimensions (Reverze 2013 Anthem)" | Ran-D | Zoo Records | 2013 |
| "Never Scared" | Ran-D | A2 Records | 2013 |
| "Hectic" | Ran-D vs. Zatox | Scantraxx | 2013 |
| "No Cure" | Ran-D & Redixx | A2 Records | 2013 |
| "Inside Our Mind (Fantasy Island Anthem 2013)" | Ran-D & Crypsis | A2 Records | 2013 |
| "Sorrow" | Gunz for Hire Feat. Ellie | A2 Records | 2013 |
| "Gangsters Don't Dance (Noisecontrollers Remix)" | Gunz for Hire | A2 Records | 2013 |
| "I Need You" | Ran-D | A2 Records | 2013 |
| "The Massacre" | Gunz for Hire | A2 Records | 2013 |
| "Enter the Twilight Zone (Q-Base Anthem 2013)" | Ran-D | Q-Dance Records | 2013 |
| "Bolivia (Endymion Remix)" | Gunz for Hire | A2 Records | 2013 |
| "The Message" | Ran-D & B-Front | A2 Records | 2013 |
| "Immortal (Qlimax 2013 Anthem)" | Gunz for Hire | A2 Records | 2013 |
| "Antidote" | Ran-D & Endymion | A2 Records | 2014 |
| "Animals" | Ran-D & Hard Driver | Scantraxx Recordz | 2014 |
| "The Hunt (Intents Anthem 2014)" | Ran-D | Scantraxx Recordz | 2014 |
| "Swagger" | Gunz for Hire | A2 Records | 2014 |
| "No Guts, No Glory" | Ran-D ft. Skits Vicious | Q-Dance Records | 2015 |
| "This Is Los Angeles" | Gunz for Hire | Roughstate | 2015 |
| "I Am Legion" | Ran-D | Roughstate | 2015 |
| "Wolfchild" | Ran-D | Roughstate | 2015 |
| "FCK EDM" | Ran-D | Roughstate | 2015 |
| "Firestarter" | Ran-D | Roughstate | 2015 |
| "Paranoid" | Ran-D & Phuture Noize | Roughstate | 2015 |
| "Crossroads (Clockartz & Chris One Remix)" | Ran-D | A2 Records | 2015 |
| "Plata O Plomo" | Gunz for Hire | Roughstate | 2016 |
| "Shut Up" | Ran-D & Frequencerz | Roughstate | 2016 |
| "I'm a Criminal" | Gunz for Hire | Roughstate | 2016 |
| "Executioner Style" | Gunz for Hire | Roughstate | 2016 |
| "United (Official Decibel Outdoor Festival Anthem 2016)" | Ran-D ft. LXCPR | B2S Records | 2016 |
| "Drugs" | Ran-D & Act of Rage | Roughstate | 2017 |
| "Zombie" | Ran-D | Roughstate | 2017 |
| "Armed & Dangerous" | Gunz For Hire | Roughstate | 2017 |
| "Suicidal Superstar" | Ran-D & Phuture Noize | Roughstate | 2017 |
| "Welcome to Death Row" | Gunz For Hire | Roughstate | 2017 |
| "Band of Brothers" | Ran-D | Roughstate | 2017 |
| "Inside My Head" | Gunz For Hire | Self-released | 2018 |
| "Real Warrior" | Gunz For Hire | Roughstate | 2018 |
| "Bella Ciao" | Gunz For Hire | Roughstate | 2018 |
| "Hurricane" | Ran-D | Roughstate | 2018 |
| "We Will Be Immortal" | Gunz For Hire | Roughstate | 2018 |
| "Nirvana" | Ran-D | Roughstate | 2018 |
| "Not an Addict"[8] | Ran-D and Psyko Punkz featuring K's Choice | Armada Music | 2019 |
| "Run from Reality"[9] | Ran-D and Endymion featuring LePrince | Roughstate | 2019 |
| "Battleborn"[10] | Ran-D & Frequencerz & Adaro | Roughstate | 2019 |
| "Heaven & Hell" | Ran-D & XCEPTION & Diesel | Roughstate | 2021 |
References
edit- ^ "Wereldwijd succes voor Ran-D uit Zeeland met monsterhit Zombie". www.kliknieuwsuden.nl (in Dutch). 2017-08-28. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
- ^ "Q-dance". Q-Dance. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
- ^ de Rond, Mark (January 2019). "'HURRICANE' WINS THE Q-DANCE HARDSTYLE TOP 100 2018". Hard News. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
- ^ "Gunz for Hire". Partyflock (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 December 2016.
- ^ Vink, Wouter de (2018-04-25). "Gunz for Hire steekt Netflix kraker in nieuw jasje". Hard News (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-12-02.
- ^ Elzendoorn, Bart (2019-01-17). "Video | Jongensdroom komt uit voor Zeelandse dj Ran-D met eigen solonacht in AFAS Live". Brabants Dagblad. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
- ^ "Q-dance". Q-Dance. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
- ^ "Not an Addict (feat. K's Choice) - Single by Ran-D on Apple Music". iTunes Store. November 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
- ^ "Run From Reality Feat. LePrince (Original Mix) by Endymion, Ran-D, LePrince on Beatport". www.beatport.com. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
- ^ "Battleborn by Ran-D, Frequencerz, Adaro on hardstyle.com". www.hardstyle.com. Retrieved 2020-02-19.