Craig Connelly Podcast: Recent Episodes
Craig Connelly
The last two years has been hit record after hit record for Craig Connelly including having his track ‘This Life’ adding to rotation on Sirius XM’s BPM channel, the biggest dance music station in North America. His latest two vocal singles Waterfall & Lights Around The World have both been hailed as ‘Tune Of The Year’ by fans & critics alike. Other stand out productions are Phuket, The Universal, The Creator and his remixes for Bryan Kearney and Solarstone. Not to mention mixing 2019’s Subculture compilation with Factor B.
His 2019 touring schedule has seen him perform at huge arenas, clubs and festivals across the globe including EDC Las Vegas, Dreamstate SoCal, Subculture in Los Angeles & Melbourne, U4RIA Festival in Toronto, Liberation at Fabric in London and Luminosity Beach Festival NL. He also sold out his San Francisco Open To Close debut set in the summer.
After entering at the top of the charts for dance music pre-orders on iTunes, Craig Connelly's 2017 album "One Second Closer" was released worldwide and hit #2 in the iTunes dance album chart. Since it’s released it has amassed over four million plays on Spotify,
The last eight years in music production have been prolific to say the least for Craig Connelly, with 25+ Beatport Top 10 selling Trance productions to date including five number 1’s and remixes for Armin van Buuren, Gareth Emery, Ferry Corsten, Lange, Andy Moor, John O’Callaghan and Aly & Fila to top it all off.
His vocal collaboration with Christina Novelli ‘Black Hole’ hit number 1 on Beatport in just two days, was also voted by ASOT Radio show as the forth biggest track of the year and the official music video has over 10 million views on YouTube to date.
Eclipse The Sun is out now! To celebrate the release here are some of my favourite Subculture releases, new and old! Enjoy the mix !
My take on The New Power Generation 'Good Life'. Contains a sample of the Dancing Divas Remix.
Craig Connelly - Live @ Transmission Temple of Time (12.4.2025) [Gelredome, Netherlands] by Craig Connelly
I’m releasing an EP!! I’m so excited for this release, more than anything in years, but what exactly is it? I wanted to create an opening EP to my new project CRICA96 which is 100% integral to my core beliefs about dance music, it's origins and what direction I feel I should go in the future. When I was in school we didn't have genre's or BPM's, we just called everything 'Dance Tunes', it was more than just a sound, it was a culture. Our whole identities were defined by the music we listened to and the places we went. I want to bring back that feeling of belonging. I want to bring back ART to dance music in a time when it's all about the marketing. This is what CIRCA96 stands for.
I’m releasing an EP!! I’m so excited for this release, more than anything in years, but what exactly is it? I wanted to create an opening EP to my new project CRICA96 which is 100% integral to my core beliefs about dance music, it's origins and what direction I feel I should go in the future. When I was in school we didn't have genre's or BPM's, we just called everything 'Dance Tunes', it was more than just a sound, it was a culture. Our whole identities were defined by the music we listened to and the places we went. I want to bring back that feeling of belonging. I want to bring back ART to dance music in a time when it's all about the marketing. This is what CIRCA96 stands for.
Craig Connelly - Live from Subculture Arena, PlanetLove Festival, Belfast, 10-09-22 by Craig Connelly
Live from Dreamstate Satellite Series, Echostage, Washington DC, 22-7-22 by Craig Connelly
Craig Connelly - Live from Summer Sounds Festival, Helsinki, Finland 19-9-20 by Craig Connelly
Chicane feat. Maire Brennan of Clannad - Saltwater Energy 52 - Cafe Del Mar (Three N One 2002 Update) Holden and Thompson - Nothing (93 Returning Mix) Underworld - Dark And Long [Dark Train] Faithless - We Come 1 (Rollo & Sister Bliss Remix) Three Drives - Greece 2000 Josh Wink - Higher State Of Consciousness (Dex & Jonesey’s Higher Stated Mix) Nalin & Kane - Beachball Paul Van Dyk - For An Angel Angelic - It’s My Turn Paul Van Dyk - We Are Alive (Club Mix) Paul Oakenfold - Southern Sun (DJ Tiësto Mix) Tillman Urmacher - On The Run Tiësto feat. Kirsty Hawkshaw - Suburban Train Push - Strange World (2000 Remake) BT - Flaming June (BT & PVD Mix) Planet Perfecto feat. Grace - Not Over Yet ’99 (Matt Darey Remix) Slusnik Luna - Sun Mauro Picotto - Pulsar (Megamind Mix) William Orbit - Barber’s Adagio For Strings (Ferry Corsten Remix) System F - Cry 4 Strings - Take Me Away (Into The Night) B.B.E. - Seven Days And One Week Age Of Love - The Age Of Love (Paul Van Dyk Remix) York - On The Beach (CRW Remix) Lucid - I Cant Help Myself (Mark Lucid V Kenny Hayes Remix) Frankie Goes To Hollywood - The Power Of Love (Rob Searle Club Mix) Gouryella - Gouryella Thrillseekers - Synaesthesia (Paul Van Dyk Remix) Jan Johnston - Flesh (Tiesto Remix) Agnelli & Nelson - Everyday (Alex Gold Original 12” Mix) Binary Finary - 1999 (Gouryella Remix) Tiesto - Sparkles (Airscape Remix) Matt Darey - Beautiful Lost Witness - 7 Colours Blank & Jones - Cream Veracocha - Carte Blanche
Craig Connelly - Live From Subculture LA, The Hollywood Palladium, 6 - 7-2019 by Craig Connelly
Craig Connelly - Live from Luminosity Beach Festival, Holland, 28-6-2018 by Craig Connelly
Can you ID all the tracks in this set? New year, new music, new set! Incredible scenes at Luminosity on Friday, thanks to all that came! x Partial track list: https://www.1001tracklists.com/tracklist/2h9zj0v9/craig-connelly-luminosity-trance-gathering-panama-amsterdam-netherlands-2018-02-16.html
Matt Darey feat. Billie Fountain - Ashamed Gai Barone - Shiny Ferry Corsten feat. Haliene - Edge Of The Sky Andy Moor & Somna feat. Diana Leah - There Is Light Roman Messer feat. Roxanne Emery - Lullaby Pierre Pienaar - Neorah Daniel Kandi - What Happens When We End Art Of Trance - Madagascar (Ferry Corsten Remix) Anna Lee, A.R.D.I. & Natalie Gioia - We Are Believers Mhammed El Alami - Journey To Heaven BT & Res - Every Other Way (PureNRG Remix) Giuseppe Ottaviani - Legacy Virtual Self - Eon Break
Yotto - North Pryda - Stay With Me Kago Pengchi - Timemachine Genix - Ripsaw Fatum - Chocolate Orjan Nilsen - Without Kontakt Craig Connelly - Out Of Orbit Kyau & Albert feat. jeza - Bring You Back Monoverse & Tim Verrissen - Flow Mark Norman - Phantom Manor (Montana Edit) Paul Denton - Final Sunset Roman Messer & Betsie Larkin - Unite Cold Blue - Speed Of Life
Above & Beyond feat. Richard Bedford - Northern Soul Tim Mason - Aalto Emma Horan & Pulse Regime - Quiet Of The Storm Craig Connelly feat. Emma Connelly - We Are Craig Connelly - Small Box For A Big Man (Craig’s Higher Forces Mix) Ernesto & Bastian - Dark Side Of The Moon Paul Van Dyk & James Cottle - Vortex Paul Van Dyk & Alex M.O.R.P.H. - Breaking Dawn Bjorn Akesson - Extra Life Outer Pulse - Vixen (Pt. I & II Solarstone Extended Retouch) A & Z Feat. Leilani - Yesterday Jones & Stephenson - The First Rebirth (Talla 2XLC Remix)
Peter Steele - Zen Craig Connelly pres. Dovestone - Hello Andrew Bayer feat. Alison May - Signs Of The Fall Alex Sonata feat. Dean Chalmers - Into The Sun David Gravell - On The Move Jochen Miller feat. Bee - Fingerprints Super8 & Tab - Pressure Cressida - 6AM (Kyau & Albert Update) Marco Torrance & Natasha Jaffe - Under The Diving Bell (DIM3NSION Remix) Kristine Blond - Love Shy (Electric Boutique Remix) Armin van Buuren feat. Josh Cumbee - Sunny Days (PureNRG Remix) Craig Connelly feat. Emma Connelly - We Are (Daniel Skyver Remix) Cold Blue - Bliss
My complete live 3 hour set from Ascension in Charlotte recorded live on the 25th of August 2017.
Craig Connelly pres. Dovestone - Hello Grum feat. Chris Sevier - We Are One Solarstone & John 00 Fleming - Hemisphere Joel Hirsch & Christina Novelli - Heart Of Stone Omnia & Cathy Burton - Searchlight Beatsole - Before I Wake Mike Koglin - The Silence Peter Steel - Phoenix Stoneface & Terminal - Analog21 Aly & Fila feat. Ana Cried - All Heaven Matt Bukovski - Legenda Craig Connelly - Hunker Down Catalyst feat. Sophie Moleta - Blood Moon (Scott Bond & Charlie Walker Remix)
Above & Beyond feat. Zoe Johnston - My Own Hymm Grum - Price Of Love Mearch - Everywhere Estiva - Oxy Abstract Vision & Elite Electronic - Renewal Daxon - Persona Sophie Sugar - Call Of Tomorrow (John O’Callaghan Remix) The Space Brothers - Shine (Jorn Van Deynhoven Remix) Dogzilla - Without You (Will Atkinson Remix) Eco & Driftmoon - Trust In The Wind (Cold Blue Remix) RAM & Artic Moon feat. Stine Grove - A Billion Stars Above Fady & Mina - Celia Craig Connelly - Nova Mortis
Stoneface & Terminal pres. Gundamea - The Moment Before Third Party, Pete K & Cory Lasser - Like This Jaytech - Rocinante Rolo Green - Napier Ferry Corsten - Drum’s A Weapon Albert Vorne - Formentera What (Gareth Emery Remix) Craig Connelly & Dan Dobson feat. Elle Vee - Battleground (Trance Mix) Reverie feat. Sarah Howells (Giuseppe Ottaviani Remix) Sam Laxton - Never Alone Again Solis & Sean Truby feat. Audrey Gallagher - What It Takes To Love You (UCast Remix) Jorn Van Deynhoven - Rising High Stephen Kirkwood - Ragdoll
Gai Barone - Nexo Myon - Albion (Estiva Remix) Above & Beyond feat. Marty Longstaff - Tightrope (Above & Beyond Club Mix) Lange res Firewall - The Great Silence Kyau & Albert & Marc Marberg - Megashira Stoneface & Terminal - Deepox Gaia - Saint Vitus Amos & Riot Night feat. Dee Dee - Edge Of Love Darren Styles feat. Christina Novelli - Sun Is Rising (Ben Nicky Remix) Ciaran McAuley meets Lisa Gerrard & Jeff Rona - A Thousand Roads Craig Connelly & Dan Dobson feat. Elle Fee - Battleground (Trance Mix) Standerwick - Into The Deep Chris Metcalfe & Mike Sanders - Right Here, Right Now
Grum - Shining Purple Haze - Contrast Marco V - Alosaka Craig Connelly & Dan Dobson feat. Elle Vee - Battleground Ben Gold & Omnia - The Gateway M.I.K.E. feat. Armin - Intruder [Classic] Craig Connelly feat. Jessica Lawrence - Stay (Chris Metcalfe Remix) Alex M.O.R.P.H. - It Is Full Of Stars Exolight & Suncatcher - Day To Remember Driftmoon - Revolution (Craig Connelly Remix) Bryan Kearney feat. Plumb - All Over Again Revolution9 & Amara - Savitri Solarstone & Scott Bond - 3rd Earth (Scott Bond & Charlie Walker Rebooted) Amos & Riot Night feat. Dee Dee - Edge Of Love [Tune Of The Week]
Just wanna say thank you to all the fans that came down to the sold out One Second Closer Live show in London on Saturday. The atmosphere was amazing and it was honestly the best show I’ve ever played. If you’ve have told me 5 years ago I would be playing a set of purely my own music for 3 hours in a sold out venue in London I wouldn’t have believed you but it’s been made possible by the continued support of all you guys. Also just want to say a massive thank you to the vocalists and support artists that performed on the day, you were all proper awesome! And finally big up to the Elevation Audio team for helping to pull this together. Here is the full live set including the live vocalists performances.x
Ilan Bluestone feat. Giuseppe De Luca - Scars Myon feat. Alissa Feudo - Omen In The Rain Orjan Nilsen feat. Rykka - The Hardest Part Khomha - The Creator Gareth Emery feat. Christina Novelli - Concrete Angel (Craig Connelly Remix) Solarstone & Meredith Call - I Found You (Giuseppe Ottaviani Remix) Future Disciple - Adventure To The South (Robert Nickson Remix) Driftmoon - Revolution (Craig Connelly Remix) Chris Metcalfe - Transient Garden Craig Connelly feat. Jessica Lawrence - Stay (Chris Metcalfe Remix) Planet Perfecto - Bullet In The Gun (Timelapse by Marco V Remix) James Dymond - Maze Runners Heabeat - Section 9 Ton TB - Electronic Malfunction (Paul Denton Remix)
15 tracks in this huge show featuring the new Higher Forces Mix of Light The Way!
Andy Moor & Ashley Wallbridge - FaceOff Tomas Heredia - Andes [Tune Of The Week] Daxson & Harry Square - Raker Jake Terra feat. Karra - Before It All Began (Luke Bond Remix) Megamind - Taub (Steven Kirkwood Remix) Solarstone - Leap Of Faith (Pure Mix) Alex Di Stefano - Split Giuseppe Ottaviani feat. Kyler England - Firefly (Go On Air Mix) Craig Connelly feat. Kat Marsh - Light The Way (Craig’s Higher Forces Extended Mix) Armin van Buuren feat. Ray Wilson - Yet Another Day (UCast Remix) Daniel Kandi & Andre Visior - Freedom Alan Morris & Daniel Skyver - Herculean Miroslav Vrlik - Rise & Shine Ralphie B - Massive [Classic] Steven Kirkwood - Stroller
Yotto - Wilderness Girl Way Out West - The Call Equador - The Bones Of Man (Gareth Emery Remix) Estiva - Blossom
Omnia Guest Mix: Omnia - Ultra (Intro Edit) [Armind] Omnia - Hold Me (Extended Mix) [Armind] Omnia & DRYM - Enigma (Extended Mix) [Armind] Omnia - Alien (Extended Mix) [Armind] Omnia feat. Jonny Rose - Why Do You Run (Extended Mix) [Armind]
Craig Connelly feat. Kat Marsh - Light The Way (Extended Mix) Gai Barone - Lost In Music Local Héroes - Anteros [Tune Of The Week] Mr Sam - Lyteo (Stoneface & Terminal Remix) Robert Miles - Children [Classic]
One of the best episodes yet with 15 incredible records!
Way Out West - Oceans Sander Van Doorn - The Rhythm Tim Mason & Sonny Noto - Inner Love Oliver Smith - On The Moon Max Graham & Neev Kennedy - Guiding Light Wish I Was - Never Loved Me (Alexander Popov Remix) Ashley Wallbridge - Naughts & Crosses Tom Fall - Kaamos Alexander Popov - Eyes To Heaven [Tune of the week] Kyau & Albert - Trace Tiest - Lethal Industry [Classic] Greg Downey - P45 Craig Connelly feat. Renny Carroll - Elevate (Driftmoon Remix) Robert Nickson feat. Cat Martin - Every Sun (Factor B Remix) John O’Callaghan - Two Tree’s
Worldwide premier of the Estiva remix of Elevate and Will Rees joins me for a guest mix:
Aiiso - Cisca Craig Connelly feat. Renny Carroll - Elevate (Estiva Remix) Solarstone & Meredith Call - I Found You [Tune of the week] Dan Dobson & Lee Coulson - Nothing Else Alex Sonata feat. Katrine Stenbekk - I Will Make Your Heart Break Conjure One feat. Leigh Nash - Under The Gun (Kago Pengchi Remix) David Gravell - Explore Jochen Miller - Brace Yourself (Refurbished Mix) Marc Simz - Forbidden City (Lange pres LNG Remix) Ferry Corsten pres Gouryella - Venera (Vee’s Theme) Paul Van Dyk - Touched By Heaven Eco & Driftmoon - Trust In The Wind Tiesto - Adagio For Strings [Classic]
Will Rees Guest Mix: Sian - Pause (Oliver Koletzki & Reinier Zonneveld Remix) Paul Denton - Splinter Stoneface & Terminal - Beast In The Machine Will Atkinson - Awake Waio & Bryan Kearney - Futura Will Rees - Escalate Cold Blue - Once In Time Ferry Tayle & Dan Stone - Vona Craig Connelly & Sue McLaren - Home (Will Rees Remix) Bobbin - Lazy World (Temple One Remix) Prodigy - Voodoo People (John Askew Remix) David Forbes - Wormhole Mojado - El Toro
Features music from Aly & Fila, Dan Dobson, DRYM, and the Will Remix of my track Home.
Kamilo Sanclemente - The White City Majestique - Science Of The Heart (Tinlicker Remix) Mearch - Orphan Denis Kenzo & Hanna Finsen - Dancing In The Dark Dan Dobson - Black Magic Craig Connelly feat. Renny Carroll - Elevate Temple One - Transiberian Lewis Duggleby - Indemnity Aly & Fila - Beyond The Lights [Tune Of The Week] Plummet - Damaged (Antillas Remix) [HFR Classic] DRYM & Jennifer Rene - Smile (Amir Hussain Remix) Craig Connelly & Sue McLaren - Home (Will Rees Remix) DIM3NSION - Voorpret (UCast Remix)
The latest edition of #HFR contains 14 amazing new Trance and Progressive records. Available to stream & download from here or from iTunes as a podcast.
Craig Connelly - Alive Push - Universal Nation (Gai Barone Remix) Spencer Brown - Vernal Gai Barone - Aware Of Me PROFF - Nephilim [Tune of the week] Estiva X Prydz X Armin - The Sun Generates Ping Pongs (Estiva Mashup) Above & Beyond - 1001 Kyau & Albert with Francesco Sambero feat. M.Wood - Gamla Stan Dim3nson - Voorpret Frank Waanders & Maglev - Trazzard Cold Blue - Once In Time Heatbeat - Bondi Will Atkinson - Awake Above & Beyond feat. Zoe Johnstone - Good For Me (Above & Beyond Club Mix) [HFR Classic]
Joining me in the mix is James Cottle showing off his new Vandit release! Also got a big new remix by John O'Callaghan on the show. Tune in!
Matt Fax - Phantom [HFR Tune Of The Week] Judah - Zero-day Dan Dobson - Pressurized Estiva - Barba Myon x Fatum feat. Marcus Bently - Rain (Lange Remix) Solarstone - A State Of Mind Conjure One feat. Hannah Ray - Kill The Fear (Farius Remix) Agnelli & Nelson - Holding On To Nothing (Paul van Dyk Re-edit) [HFR Classic] Robert Nickson - Heliopause Craig Connelly feat. Jessica Lawrence - How Can I (John O’Callaghan Remix) Craig Connelly & Sue McLaren - Home (Extended Mix) Stoneface & Terminal - Berlin 99 Lostly - Nothing Left Bryan Kearney - Adrenaline
James Cottle Guest Mix:
Ummet Ozcan - Next Phase (Phase 1 Mix) [RESET] James Cottle - Kesselhaus (Original Mix) [VANDIT Records] Kunert - Imprint (Original Mix) [Universal Nation] James Cottle - Risky Business (Extended Mix) [VANDIT Records] Chris North - Seraphim (Original Mix) [VANDIT Records] Paul Van Dyk & Ronald Van Gelderen ft. Gaelen and Eric Lumiere - Everyone Needs Love (PvD Vandit Club Mix) [VANDIT Records] Stoneface & Terminal - Tale In Verse (Original Mix) [FSOE] The Thrillseekers Pres. Hydra - Amber (Skylex Extended Remix) Marco V - False Light (Original Extended Mix) [Maelstrom Records] GTR - Mistral (Tom Forde Remix) [CDR] Sam Laxton - Outlander (Original Mix) [Digital Society Recordings]
Huge new episode of #HFR with an hour long guest mix by James Dymond!
JES & Tenishia - Here & Now (Gai Barone Remix) Ruben De Ronde X Rodg X Sir Notch - Larger Than Life Tim Mason & Capa - Never Be Myon feat. Alissa Feudo - Omen In The Rain [TRACK OF THE WEEK] Grum - Shout Faithless - God Is A DJ [CLASSIC] Above & Beyond pres. Oceanlab - On A Good Day (Ilan Bluestone Remix) Armin van Buuren - I Live For That Energy Ferry Corsten feat. Aruna - Live Forever (Gareth Emery Remix) Orkidea - Higher State Claus Backslash - Save You The Thrillseekers with Shannon Hurley - Stay (Here With Me) Craig Connelly feat. Sue McLaren - Home Craig Connelly feat. Christina Novelli - Black Hole (Reprise)
JAMES DYMOND GUEST MIX
Electric Universe - Millenia (Vertical Mode Remix) [Sacred Technology] Liquid Soul & Zyce Feat. Solar Kid - Anjuna (Symbolic & Outsiders Remix) [Iboga Records] Simon Patterson - Spike (Original Mix) [VII] Craig Connelly ft Jessica Lawrence - How Can I (James Dymond Remix) [Higher Forces Records] James Dymond & Chris Schweizer - Spectrum (Original Mix) [FSOE] James Dymond - Push (Original Mix) [FSOE] Chris Metcalfe - Orbit (Original Mix) [Afterdark] Miroslav Vrlik - Fredom (Ben Nicky Remix) [Full On 140] Sam Laxton - Bliss (Original Mix) (Infrasonic] Chris Schweizer - Lithium (Original Mix) [WAO138] Heatbeat - Mechanizer (Original Mix) [Aerys] Lostly - Nothing Left (Original Mix) [Outburst] Richard Durand - Silent Running (Original Mix) [Reloaded] Mark Sherry meets Space Frog & Derb - Follow Me (David Forbes Remix) [Outburst]
HFR001
The first ever Higher Forces Radio. Broadcast every 2nd & 4th Monday live on Afterhours.fm and on Facebook.com/craigconnellymusic.
ID-ID Sebastian Weikum - Midnight Train Above & Beyond feat. Zoe Johnston - No One On Earth (Above & Beyond Respray) Maglev - Flight To Jupiter Gareth Emery & Standerwick feat. Halien - Saving Light Craig Connelly feat. Kat Marsh - Light The Way Craig Connelly feat. Jessica Lawrence - How Can I Factor B - Endless Ronski Speed feat. Linnea Schossow - Set Me To Light (Amir Hussain Remix) Cold Blue & Johnny Yono - Fall Into Dusk Simon O’Shine & Ahmed Romel - Erytheia Second Sine - Immoral Super8 & Tab feat. Jan Burton - Empire (Craig Connelly Remix)