About me

Toneshifterz (Elie Abwi and Olcay Ertek) started in mid of 2009, but before this…

Elie produced UK Hardcore, House, trance and electro while Olcay was also producing UK Hardcore and Gabber. Then after the opportunity arose in Australia with the arrival of Q-Dance this opened up many oppurtunities for the Australian Born and bred Duo. They decided to begin producing hardstyle together, and from then on wards, they haven’t looked back! They are bringing Australian hardstyle to a totally new level, and have now placed the country down under, on the map.
Even though they are still fairly new in the hardstyle scene, in 2009 they had a massive response to their music, gathering support from massive artists from the top… Within their first year, coming from Australia, they played at Defqon1, and to be launching their European tour in October this year!

Toneshifterz have been signed to the renowned Fusion Records and have had some massive releases that started with “Sahara”. After that they we’re honored enough to work with the talented and most awarded hardstyle artists in the scene at the moment, the ‘Noisecontrollers’ on their second release collaborating the tracks their tracks “Jaydee” and “Empire of the Sun” which both were massive hits in early 2010!

Then in May 2010 they were asked to write the Anthem for the Magic City 2010 party and also to perform an exclusive ‘Live’ set, taking their popularity to a new level. There live set contained 17 pumping tracks all crammed into half an hour making it one of the most energetic and Fun sets to date which is loved by many across the globe. This lead to their massive 8 track EP which was released in June 2010 containing bombs such as, “Electro shock”  “Nightscape” and “Angels and Demons”.

They have also had releases on Scantraxx with their collaboration with the talented Producers ‘Bioweapon’, and also releases on Dutch Master Works in collaboration with the Aussie born and bred 'Nitrouz' and are now pumping release after release, taking hardstyle to a whole new level.

2010 was only the beginning of what The Toneshifterz Have shown, and they have already become one of the most demanded acts at the moment in such a short amount of time. They are here to stay, and in 2011 they are making a big move to the Netherlands and will show that hardstyle has a lot more to be achieved then many have thought!"

In less than 30 words, how would you describe your music?

Our music is a collective of what we love to hear and a way for us to express our inspiration to others. For us music is very therapeutic.

Who are your musical idols and inspirations?

Definitely Hans Zimmer, Ludwig Van Beethoven and Bruce Willis.

Favourite club to do a set and why?

Magic City: Unleash The Dragon

Favourite gig you've played to date?

Defqon.1 in The Netherlands. Closely followed by Knock-Out earlier this year (also in NL)

We plan to break into your car - what can we expect to find in your CD player?

Aside from hardstyle, Tiesto’s club life, dubstep and classic trance anthems from the 90’s.

Your fool proof hangover cure?

Mushroom juice.

Is getting laid a big part of being a DJ?

Not as big as you’d think. That’s just a stereotypical outlook that some DJ’s (NitrouZ) have created for us.

One record you're embarrassed to admit you own?

Pauline Pantsdown – I Don’t Like It

The weirdest thing a fan has ever done?

A nice lady approached us both, telling us how much she loved our music. It was obvious to us that she was on drugs but she was very friendly so we thanked her and tried swiftly moving on back to the hotel. She then stopped us again, saying that she wanted to introduce us to somebody. She turns to her side and says, ‘This is my son’. Who was also off chops.

One thing you're willing to confess to your fellow Munkys?

Olcay has a fetish. He loves girls who wear glasses. (This is not a joke.)