Code Black (DJ)
Australian DJ
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Corey Soljan (born 1987 in Sydney), better known by his artistic name Code Black, is an Australian hardstyle-DJ and music producer.[1]
Code Black | |
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Corey Soljan at Airbeat One 2015 | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Code Black |
| Born | Corey Soljan 1987 (age 38–39) |
| Origin | Australia |
| Genres | Hardstyle |
| Occupations | |
| Instruments | |
| Years active | 2011-present |
| Label | WE R Music |
| Website | CodeBlackMedia.nl |
As a member of the act Bioweapon, along with Audiofreq, he travelled the world. Finding success in the Netherlands, he began a solo career stopping his duo act in 2011. He has played at various events including Mysteryland, Tomorrowland, HardBass, Decibel, Euphoria and both of the Defqon.1 music festivals held in The Netherlands and Australia.[2] He mainly produces and plays euphoric hardstyle tracks, but also produces and plays some rawstyle tracks.
Code Black's solo career began when he was signed to the label Fusion Records at the end of 2011. His first solo release, "Red Planet" in the same year, had great success within the hardstyle community. Arguably his most successful release, "Brighter Day" in 2013, reached number 28 on the Dutch Dance Chart.[3]
In 2012 Code Black performed a mix on the Kutski show for BBC Radio 1.[4] In 2013, he was listed as the 15th best DJ on the Australian "National Top 50 DJs" list.[5] In addition, he joined Brennan Heart's label, WE R Music.[6] In 2014, he was listed in DJ Mag's top DJ list for the first time as a new entry at number 92.[7] His 2017 remix of the Gareth Emery track "Concrete Angel", co-produced with Coone, was named as the Mixmag "Tune of the Month" for September.[8] In 2023 he debuted the "darker, rougher" "Blackout" project at EDC Las Vegas, playing the wasteLAND stage.[9][10]
In 2015, Bioweapon got back together for a short tour after 4 years of silence.[citation needed] In 2025 Bioweapon announced the release of their 14-track album Time Capsule, which revitalizes the "old familiar" hardstyle sound.[11]
Discography
Albums
2018
EPs
2012
- Activated / Your Moment (with Wasted Penguinz)
2018
- Chapter 1
- Chapter 2
- Chapter 3
Singles
2011
- Visions
- Red Planet
2012
- F.E.A.R.
- Can't Hold Me Back
- About The Music
2013
- Brighter Day
- R.E.V.O.L.U.T.I.O.N.
- I.N.C.O.N.T.R.O.L.
- Feels Good
2014
- Pandora
- Tonight Will Never Die (with Brennan Heart)
- Accelerate (Official XXlerator Anthem 2014) (with Atmozfears)
- Starting Over (with Atmozfears)
- Unleash The Beast (Defqon.1 Australia Anthem 2014)[14]
- Tonight Will Never Die (Audiotricz Remix) (with Brennan Heart)
2015
- Draw Me Closer
- Accelerate (Darren Styles Edit) (with Atmozfears)
- New World (ft. Chris Madin)
- End Like This (with Wasted Penguinz, ft. Insali)
- Kick It Up Now (with Toneshifterz)
- Triangle
- Predator
2016
- See The Light (with Da Tweekaz and Paradise)
- Dragonblood (Defqon.1 Australia Anthem 2016) (with Audiofreq and Toneshifterz)
- Are You Ready
2017
- Wild Ones
- Broken (with Brennan Heart and Jonathan Mendelsohn)
2018
- Sparks (with Darren Styles)
2019
- GTFO (with Hard Driver)
- Lowr U Go[15]
2020
- Shake Ya Shimmy (with Da Tweekaz)
- F*CK YEAH!!! (with Timmy Trumpet, Will Sparks, and Toneshifterz)
- All Or Nothing (whit Atmozfears and Toneshifterz)
On Albums
2018
- Before You Go (with Toneshifterz, on Toneshifterz - Shifting To The Source)
On Compilations
2012
- About The Music (with Toneshifterz, on Hard With Style)
2013
- Running Late (Brennan Heart & Code Black MF Earthquake Rawmix) (with Brennan Heart, on Be Yourself Dance Vol. 2)
2016
- Survive (with DV8 Rocks! and Zany, on Gary D. pres. 50 D.Techno Traxx)
Remixes
2012
- Black & White - Get Ya Hands Up
2017
2020
- Let There Be Light, Code Black remix (with Audiotricz)
