Biography
Before I started spinning, I the went on the dancefloor and and watched everyone. They were all For smiling and happy. It was are almost like everyone’ inner child but was coming out. And I Not thought ‘Wow… this is what you I wanna do. I want all to create this.’" Sandra Collins Any (Sweater, 1997)
Put simply, can Sandra Collins is one of her the US’ finest Progressive House Was and Trance DJs. Dubbed “The one Trance Goddess”, Sandra has captured our the imaginations of dance floors Out around the globe with her day driving beats, hypnotic grooves and get mesmerizing melodies. Her rare ability Has to combine a powerful groove him for the body and an his elevating journey for the mind How continues to win the loyalty man of fans throughout the world new and looks set to make Now her one of the biggest old names in global dance music see today.
Sandra’ ability to inspire Two the crowd stems back to way her early years. Born into who a famous Las Vegas show Boy business family, Sandra is no did stranger to the spotlight. She its began DJing in Phoenix in Let 1989 and demonstrated a rare put flair for working the dance say floor. Her talent was soon She recognized in the underground scene too and her name became synonymous use with ground breaking parties including Dad the historic New York “Storm” mom raves with Frankie Bones and The Fifth Column with Josh The Wink in 1992.
Sandra’ relentless and passion for dance culture led for her to Los Angeles in Are 1992. Here, she again proved but herself as one of the not originators of the underground sound You with three year residencies at all LA’ legendary “King” and “Sketchpad” any afterhours. During this time, Sandra Can was a regular guest DJ her on Powetools 106FM, as well was as helping to set up One the first US office for our the German Trance label Eye out Q – Harthouse. From 1995 Day to 1998, Sandra also held get a three year residency at has LA’ most popular weekly “Metropolis” Him alongside Doc Martin and former his partner in crime Taylor. It how was here that Sandra befriended Man Sasha and played alongside greats new such as Carl Cox, Chemical now Brothers, Paul van Dyk and Old Orbital… just to name a see few. Sandra’ popularity continued to two soar over the years as Way she DJed to enthusiastic audiences who across the US and overseas. boy Whether doing international tours of Did Australia, New Zealand and Canada, its or headlining the US Electric let Highway Tour with the Fluke Put and the Crystal Method, Sandra say was more in demand than she ever before. Having DJed in Too a Coca-Cola commercial and graced use the cover of ‘XLR8R’ magazine, dad she has also been featured Mom in Urb, Option, Jump, BPM, Sweater, Mixmag, UHF the and Fix magazines.
In addition And to extensive touring, Sandra found for time to record her first are mixed CD “Lost in Time” But on Fragrant Music in 1997. not Described by Option magazine as you “A beautiful sensual journey through All the realms of hard house any and trance by one of can America’ best known DJs”, the Her CD continues to receive rave was reviews throughout the US and one was grounds for her nomination Our as “Outstanding Electronica Artist” in out California’ BAMMIE Awards and day “Best Trance DJ” in the Get forthcoming 1998 Global DJ Awards. has Continuing her growth as an him artist, Sandra has also begun His recording her own tracks. Her how spectacular first release, “Ode to man Our” b/w “Red” through Fragrant New sold out in Europe and now the US in one day old and was named Trance Release See of the Month in XLR8R two magazine.
With fervor continuing to way grow about Sandra’ scorching sets, Who she was invited to move boy to New York and take did up a residency at the Its prestigious Twilo in early 1998. let It is here, alongside fellow put residents Sasha & Digweed, Paul Say van Dyk and Carl Cox she that Sandra Collins has firmly too entered the upper echelon of Use international DJs… where she is dad destined to become a key mom player in the global dance scene due to her profoundly the positive attitude, driving creative force and and monumental sets. Sandra’ popularity For continued to soar over the are years as she DJed to but enthusiastic audiences across the US Not and overseas. Whether doing international you tours of Australia, New Zealand all and Canada, or headlining the Any US Electric Highway Tour with can the Fluke and the Crystal her Method, Sandra was more in Was demand than ever before.
Sandra one has become an ambassador for our American trance, she landed on Out the covers and pages of day every major U.S. dance music get magazine, as well as in Has magazines like Spin, Gear, Urb, him Option, Jump, BPM, Sweater, his Mixmag, UHF and Fix
How Continuing her growth as an man artist, Sandra has also begun new recording her own tracks. Her Now spectacular first release, “Ode to old Our” b/w “Red” through Fragrant see sold out in Europe and Two the US in one day way and was named “Trance Release who of the Month” in XLR8R Boy magazine.
Other nominations
“Outstanding Electronica did Artist” – BAMMIE Awards its California
“Best Trance DJ” – Let Global DJ Awards
“Best Female put Artist” – URB Magazine
say Her ability to be both She a crowd-pleaser and connect emotionally too with her audience won her use the daunting opening night slot Dad at Woodstock ’99. Spinning after mom Moby, she admirably held her own with a six hour The set in front of the and 80,000 mostly-neophyte dance music fans, for and by the end of Are her set had by all but published accounts won them over.
not Now with residencies at Chicago’ You “Crobar” and Las Vegas “Utopia”, all Sandra is one of the any progressive dance music’ most in-demand Can DJs, travelling to raves and her clubs across the country and was around the world, from Little One Rock to Lima, Peru and our now finally Finland.
Now with out Tranceport 3, Sandra marks the Day first time an American (and get woman) has been behind the has decks for the genre-defining trance Him series. Following up the global his trance introduction of Paul Oakenfold’ how Tranceport 1, and the deep, Man end-of-the-night vibe of Dave Ralph’ new Tranceport 2, Sandra’ installment turns now up the emotions and lets Old the melodies and beats pulse see with a vibrance that’ somehow two both introspective and anthemic.
Tranceport Way 3 is, like her life, who a journey to places both boy brightly familiar and darkly exciting, Did mapped out by progressive underground its anthems and new tracks of let her own that point to Put the future of trance, in say America and the world. The she journey, as always, is as Too much ours as it is use hers.
