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Code Black
Corey Soljan at Airbeat One 2015
Background information
Birth nameCorey Soljan
Also known asCode Black
Born1987 (age 37–38)
Sydney, Australia
OriginAustralia
GenresHardstyle
Occupations
Instruments
Years active2011-present
LabelsWE R Music
WebsiteCodeBlackMedia.nl

Corey Soljan (born 1987 in Sydney), better known by his artistic name Code Black, is an Australian hardstyle-DJ and music producer.[1]

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

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Albums

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2018

EPs

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2012

  • Activated / Your Moment (with Wasted Penguinz)

2018

  • Chapter 1
  • Chapter 2
  • Chapter 3

Singles

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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

2018

  • Sparks (with Darren Styles)

2019

  • GTFO (with Hard Driver)
  • Lowr U Go[15]

2020

On Albums

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2018

  • Before You Go (with Toneshifterz, on Toneshifterz - Shifting To The Source)

On Compilations

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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

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2012

  • Black & White - Get Ya Hands Up

2017

  • Gareth Emery ft. Christina Novelli - Concrete Angel (with Coone)[8]

2020

  • Let There Be Light, Code Black remix (with Audiotricz)

References

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  1. ^ "Code Black". UK Festivals Guide. Archived from the original on 22 June 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  2. ^ "Partyflock.nl: Code Black". Archived from the original on 27 March 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
  3. ^ "DutchCharts.nl: Code Black - "Brighter Day" page". Archived from the original on 12 June 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
  4. ^ "BBC Radio 1 - Radio 1's Residency, Kutski with Code Black and Andy Whitby". BBC. 31 August 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  5. ^ "Sydney Morning Herald: Who is Australia's number one DJ?". Archived from the original on 7 April 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
  6. ^ "WE R Music Artists: Code Black". Archived from the original on 25 October 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  7. ^ McGraw, Euan (2014). "Code Black - Top 100 DJs 2014". DJ Mag. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  8. ^ a b Whitby, Andy (September 2017). "Tune of the Month". Mixmag (316).
  9. ^ Hawn, Jaide (2 June 2023). "Code Black Dimmed Lights to Unveil His BLACKOUT Project". EDM Identity. Archived from the original on 3 August 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  10. ^ Hawn, Jaide (26 May 2023). "Six Fantastic Moments at EDC Las Vegas 2023". EDM Identity. Archived from the original on 17 July 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  11. ^ Wouter de Vink (9 January 2025). "Audiofreq & Code Black finally release their Bioweapon album". Hard News. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  12. ^ Köbel, Adam (4 September 2018). "Code Black's 'Journey' Tells the Story of His Musical Self-Reinvention in Hardstyle". EDM Identity. Archived from the original on 11 January 2025. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  13. ^ Mandel, Alan (16 October 2018). "Code Black Dives Deep Into The Future of Hardstyle". EDM.com. Archived from the original on 11 January 2025. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  14. ^ "Code Black – Unleash The Beast". HardStyleMag.com. 21 July 2014. Archived from the original on 10 September 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  15. ^ Whitby, Andy (April 2019). "Lowr U Go". Mixmag. 335.
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