Ralph Barendse

Ralph Barendse (born 6 April 1977) is a Dutch trance DJ and music producer from Zwijndrecht. He is best known under the pseudonyms Ralphie B and Midway.

Biography

Ralph Barendse published his first production in 1999 under the pseudonym Alpha Breed. But the breakthrough he achieved in 2001 with the song " Massive", which got the attention of Tiësto and was on In Trance We Trust, a sublabel of Black Hole Recordings released as a result. The single was a huge success and is now regarded as a trance classic. In the third episode of Armin van Buuren A State of Trance radio show Massive was also elected Tune of the Week.

2002 Barendse launched a new project under the name Midway. The first single " Monkey Forest " was again very successful. This was followed by some more tracks and remixes of trance artists like Dario G, Misja Helsloot and Solarstone.

In 2005, Ralph Barendse founded together with Sander van Dien First State and the project published a single of the same in " In Trance We Trust". The single received a lot of support from Tiësto and eventually became a great success. As a result, the duo moved into a studio together in Dordrecht and produced more tracks under the name " First State " and accompanied Tiësto on his tour as a supporting act. In June 2006, their album Time Frame appeared at Black Hole Recordings.

In May 2009, Barendse decided the project First State to leave and to concentrate on his solo career. He has published in the same year with "What If " another single under the name Midway and 2010 eventually followed his debut album equator.