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HORIZON (11.03.23)

Get ready for another exhilarating night at Rev Ultra Lounge as we present the next installment of our Horizon event series in the vibrant Twin Cities! We’re thrilled to announce that HQ Booking‘s very own Somna will be headlining on Friday, November 3rd as part of his “Satellites” tour.

But that’s not all! We have a special guest in store for you all as Adara will be gracing us with her mesmerizing live vocals and a debut DJ set. In addition to making this night even more unforgettable, local Minneapolis duo, Euphoric Nation, will be on the decks as well creating an epic AVA artist family reunion!

RSVP on our official event page, where we’ll be planning an upcoming contest plus meet and greet details! You can also find the link to order Somna’s “Satellites” album and to secure your tickets for the event under link below:

Horizon: Somna presents The Satellites Tour @ Rev Ultra Lounge – Nov 3, 2023

HORIZON (07.28.23)

HQ Bookings is thrilled to partner with Skyway Theatre to welcome three Hard Trance titans to Minneapolis! Mark your calendars for an unforgettable evening on Friday, July 28th, filled with thundering bass and unstoppable energy. Join us at Studio B in downtown with Renegade System, David Forbes, and our #labelboss Ganesh (with support by Chris Blackburn).

CIRCUIT OVERLOAD (07.14.23)

HQ Bookings and NextGen Events are excited to present this stacked lineup for our July 14th edition of “Circuit Overload”! Prepare for a musical journey like no other as our headliner Kinetica curates a captivating atmosphere that will keep you on the edge of your seat.

Ecstatic to welcome Ed Lynam, the head of Adrenalin Sessions, who will be gracing our decks with his exceptional talent. Joining him is Ian Murphy, fresh off his awe-inspiring appearance at the recent Euphoria Weekender!

Our resident DJs, the incomparable Mickey Marr and the mesmerizing Laura May, have consistently set the bar high since the inception of our Rugby-based events, and they are ready once again to deliver mind-blowing performances that will have the crowd erupting with excitement.

HORIZON (05.05.23)

Get ready for round two Minneapolis Trance Family! HQ Bookings is teaming up again with Music First Agency and moving to Rev Ultra Lounge for the second edition of our epic Horizon event series!

We’re beyond thrilled to bring you one of the most requested names in the Twin Cities and a true Trance legend – the one and only Factor B! You may know him from his iconic ‘Theater of the Mind’ album, and now he’s ready to take you on a journey through melodic and uplift sounds like no other. Direct support will be provided by HQ’s very own Chris Blackburn with opening duties by HQ Ascension artist, Psyb3r.

CIRCUIT OVERLOAD (O4.22.23)

Join us for “Circuit Overload” presented by NextGen Events and HQ Bookings! Dance all night long to non-stop music, pulsating lights, and an electrifying atmosphere that will push your senses to their limits.

This free event in Rugby (UK) lands on April 22nd, once again at The Wheeltapper! Excited to perform solo sets as Mickey Marr and Laura May, alongside headliner Paul Clark & HQ’s very own Tasso! Plus, special guest Marty Cassidy with his tech-trance weaponry!

TRANCEPORT FESTIVAL (04-15-23)

HQ artists Ganesh, DJ Jordan, Christina Ashlee, and Lost in Time head out to the Mojave Desert in California for a grassroots 90s throwback desert party you don’t want to miss! New music across our three sub-labels will be debuted, not to mention this is DJ Jordan’s first US performance and an exclusive Techno set by our label boss, Ganesh.

NEXTGEN + HQ BOOKINGS PRES. HARD TRANCE + TECHNO (03.25.23)

Our second Rugby show with NextGen Events is returning for round two at The Wheeltapper! Mickey Marr, Laura May, and Pulse Code are back in action behind the decks with Kyle Fletcher on opening duties and our headliner Davey Asprey wrapping up the evening with an exclusive hard techno-trance set!

HORIZON (03-10-23)

HQ Bookings in conjunction with Music First Agency and The Pourhouse are proud to launch the “Horizon” event series in Minneapolis! 🇺🇸

This is a massive debut by headliners Sean Tyas and Sneijder, with support from HQ Recordings co-founder, Ganesh!

ADRENALIN SESSIONS ASOT 1000 PRE PARTIES + AFTER PARTIES (03/03-05/23)

Heading to Utrecht in March for ASOT 1000? Join us for one of the Adrenalin Sessions afterparties! Both Mickey Marr and Laura May will be performing on the HQ Bookings hosted room on March 3rd at Club Poema.

NEXTGEN + HQ BOOKINGS PRES. HARD TRANCE + TECHNO (02.11.23)

NextGen and HQ Bookings present an entire evening of Techno and Hard Trance in Rugby on February 11th!

Artists for the evening included Mickey Marr and Laura May before they teamed up at the decks as MayMarr! Pulse Code was our special guest, making this evening one not to miss! Did we mention, it was a free event?

HQN LAUNCH PARTY (07-09-21)

We proudly partnered up with state-of-the-art production company I Want Lasers for our HQN launch party in Los Angeles, California. We had the event professionally filmed and edited before broadcasting it on the Intricacy Twitch channel on August 14th, 2021. Our stunning line-up included Obie Fernandez, RJ Van Xetten, Ganesh and the headlining debut of their Techno-alias, GVX.

HQ DOUBLE WEEKENDER (APRIL 17-18, 24-25)

Intricacy and HQ teamed up for two epic livestream weekends stacked with #HARDERTRANCE!

Lineup: Alan Sharkey, Baby Doc, Blashear, Craig Jones, D10, Dante, Ed Lynam, Felix R, Forza:Duo, Ganesh, Gee, Icedream, Kriess Guyte, Lab4, Laura May, Montoni, Nicholson, Obie Fernandez, Pete Delete, Rem-X, Renegade System, RJ Van Xetten, Submersive, XLS and Zondervan.

Promo clip by AV Design

LIVESTREAM HOSTED BY TRANCE FAMILY LA (02.19.21)

Trance Family LA and HQ joined forces again for another epic livestream event! Our #labelboss Ganesh was joined by HQ’s Duchess of drums Laura May, the one and only Blashear, plus our special guest Kriess Guyte. 

Visit our YouTube channel or click here to rewatch all of the sets!

Promo video generated by AV Design • Track ID: Feelin’ High – Laura May (Uplifting Mix)

LIVESTREAM HOSTED BY IRISH TRANCE FAMILY

Irish Trance Family and HQ Recordings joined forces to showcase a 10hr Online streaming event featuring our label bosses Ganesh + Pete Delete alongside Kriess Guyte, Laura May, Forza:Duo, RJ Van Xetten, DANTE, Leon Clarke / Zondervan and Leo Morlacca!

LIVESTREAM HOSTED BY TRANCE ROOM ARGENTINA (SEPT 2020)

HQ Recordings teamed up with Trance Room Argentina for an epic live stream event. Both of our label bosses Ganesh and Pete Delete put on quite a show in addition to special guest MADWAVE plus HQ favorites: Laura May (vinyl set), Dee Conaghan and Dante!

TFLA: LIVESTREAM HOSTED BY HQ (AUG 2020)

In association with Trance Family LA, HQ Recordings was proud to be back with our third live stream event on August 29th 2020. This edition had an unbelievable array of global talent, including the live stream debuts of our label boss Pete Delete and London legend, Nicholson, plus the return of Hard Trance masters SHOCK:FORCE. Visit our YouTube channel to replay every set!

ON THE SESH: HQ LIVESTREAM

On The Sesh UK teamed up with HQ for a virtual live stream event on June 20, 2020. We had talent from all over the Globe participate including Jephrey from Los Angeles, Black XS in Argentina, Darren Hall hailing from Ireland and the lovely Laura May in the UK!

TFLA: LIVESTREAM HOSTED BY HQ (MAY 2020)

Trance Family LA and HQ Recordings joined forces on Twitch (May 16, 2020) for our first live streamed event! Our talented artists put on quite a show including our label boss Ganesh, Jephrey, Darren Hall and the legendary Binary Finary!

INTRICACY RED: HQ RECORDINGS NIGHT

HQ Recordings Night at “The Circle” (OC​) was hosted on January 24 (2020) by Intricacy​. Legendary K90​ made his headlining U.S. West Coast debut alongside HQ co-founder Ganesh​. Other acts included LA’s very own Submersive​ and crowd favorite, Obie Fernandez​.

NEW LABEL HQ RECORDINGS HIGHLIGHTS THE HARDER STYLES OF TRANCE – Published by Abisola Oseni (EDM Identity) 01.18.19