Signum (musical group)
band
Signum is the name for two Dutch producers, Pascal Minnaard (Dutch pronunciation: [pɑsˈkɑl mɪˈnaːrt]) and Ronald Hagen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈroːnɑlt ˈɦaːɣə(n)]), who create and remix mainly trance music. Since 2007, Signum has been Hagen's solo project.
Career
Originally they both lived in Zoetermeer, a city in the Netherlands. In 2008, Minnaard moved to Norway with his fiancé, and by 2009 Hagen had taken sole responsibility for the group. Their first notable mainstream success was in 1997 with "What Ya Got 4 Me" (based on Tony de Vit's "The Dawn"), becoming a club anthem. This song was re-released in 2001 and entered the Top 40 of the UK Singles Chart.
Signum started out on the BPM dance label, and stayed with them until 2003 when the label was disbanded, they then signed a contract with Armada Music soon after.
With their success of "What Ya Got 4 Me", they continued to remix tracks and produce material including; "Forever", "Better Off Alone", "Take U There" and "On Stream". Their next achievement came when they collaborated with the British producer / DJ Scott Mac, to create "Coming On Strong". After this, they went to do remixes for ATB and Alice DeeJay.
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