Sefa (musician)

Sefa Jeroen Vlaarkamp (born 30 June 2000), better known by his stage name Sefa (pronounced Sèfa), is a Dutch frenchcore DJ and record producer. He is active in the frenchcore scene, but is known for branching out and collaborating with artists in other styles. Sefa is also known for performing live on the piano during his performances and for the classical influences in his music.[1][2]

Sefa
Background information
Born (2000-06-30) June 30, 2000
Alkmaar, Netherlands
GenresFrenchcore
Years active2015-Present
LabelsSefa Music
Websitedjsefa.com

Biography

Sefa was born in Alkmaar, The Netherlands on the 30th of June, 2000. At the age of 9, he was exposed to the world of music production when he saw a copy of FL Studio for the first time. Although he didn't have an interest in producing music before, seeing the software sparked something inside Sefa. He asked his mother for some music production software for his 10th birthday and put his full focus towards figuring out how to make music. During this time, Sefa was more interested in producing hardstyle, inspired by artists such as Headhunterz and Noisecontrollers. In 2011, through a coincidence in his home town of Castricum, Sefa's mother met Dr. Peacock and asked him to give Sefa some feedback. Dr. Peacock took an interest to Sefa and introduced him to the world of frenchcore music, which changed his artistic direction and led to Sefa releasing frenchcore. [1] In 2017, Sefa was booked to perform at the yellow stage at Defqon.1 for the first time.[1][3] At the same festival, he played the piano for the first edition of Peacock in Concert, Dr. Peacock's liveact.

Sefa performing with a full orchestra at IMPAQT festival in Germany, 2019

After releasing singles for several years, 2018 saw the release of Sefa's first album "Leven is Lijden" (meaning "Life is Suffering" in Dutch). The album was very successful, launching Sefa's career beyond the frenchcore scene and into the mainstream of hard dance music. In May 2018, Sefa performed at Harmony of Hardcore live with a piano. In this set, Sefa premiered several tracks, including "Nothing Like The Oldschool" with D-Sturb, "In De Hemel" and "God's Plan" with Mr. Ivex.[1][4] The summer saw Sefa perform at the black stage at Defqon.1 as well as part of Peacock in Concert on the main stage of the festival (red stage). This was the first time that frenchcore music was ever performed at the main stage of Defqon.1.

In 2019, Sefa played a solo set on the red stage of Defqon.1 on his 19th birthday, and was responsible for one of the anthems of the festival. 2019 was the first year that Defqon.1 had a frenchcore anthem.[5] That following September, Sefa performed with a full orchestra at IMPAQT festival in Germany. 2019 was also the year that Sefa's career expanded into North America and Asia, with performances in the United States,[6] China [7] and Mexico.[8] In October 2019, Sefa announced that he would no longer be part of Peacock in Concert in order to focus on his own performances.[9]

Discography

Albums

Album titleRelease dateCharting in the Dutch Album Top 100Comments
Date of entryHighestWeeks
Leven = Lijden02-03-2018-

Singles

Year Single
2015 The Judgement
2015 Path to Madness
2015 Bad Dreams
2015 The World is Spinning (vs. Dr. Peacock)
2015 This Life Is Lost (vs. Dr. Peacock)
2015 Sick Serenade
2015 FFS
2015 Just Another Track
2016 Roll The Drums
2017 Nobody Knows (vs. Crypton)
2017 Trip to Bangladesh (vs. Dr. Peacock)
2017 Trip to Turkey (Ft. Dr. Peacock & Mc Lenny)
2017 LSD Problem (vs. Mr. Ivex)
2017 Lullaby of Woe (vs. D-Frek)
2017 Losing Control (vs. Kyome)
2017 Traveling
2017 Sincere Hate (vs. Hyrule War)
2017 Lost in Thoughts
2017 Flowing River
2017 Be Free
2017 Come On (vs. Dr. Peacock)
2017 Losing Your Mind (vs. Mr. Ivex)
2017 Survive the Street (vs. Rooler)
2018 Wat Zullen We Drinken (vs. Mc Focus)
2018 World of the Dream (vs. Dr. Peacock)
2018 The Universe (vs. Dr. Peacock)
2018 Pain Is Everywhere (vs. Dr. Peacock)
2018 The Human Mind (vs. Dr. Peacock)
2018 Loy Loy
2018 Wegtikken
2018 The Future (Q-Base 2018 BKJN OST)
2018 In De Hemel
2018 Nothing Like The Oldschool (vs. D-Sturb)
2018 Robot Gangbang (vs. Warface)
2018 Killer Beat (vs. Nosferatu)
2019 One Tribe (Defqon.1 2019 Anthem) (Vs. Phuture Noize, KELTEK)
2019 Sefa - Walking in the Air
2019 Sefa - Remember the Name (vs. Rooler)
2020 Sefa - God's Plan (vs. Mr. Ivex)
2020 Apocalypse (with Phuture Noize)

Remixes

Year Original Artist Single
2016 Hyrule War The One Who Knocks (Sefa Remix)
2017 Dr. Peacock Trip to Italy (Sefa Remix)
2017 Hyrule War Ocean's Great Waves (Sefa Remix)
2018 Maissouille Anthem FSVP 2015 (Sefa Remix)
2018 Re-Style Get it Crackin (Sefa Remix)
2018 Warface & Destructive Tendencies Release The Kraken (Sefa Remix)
2018 Partyraiser & Bulletproof Monster (Sefa Remix)
2018 Project One Art of Creation (Sefa Remix)
2019 Rooler Domination (Sefa Remix)
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Notes

  1. Mandel, Alan. "Life is Suffering & Sefa is Going To The Top". EDM.com - The Latest Electronic Dance Music News, Reviews & Artists. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  2. "Sefa - Combining a Love for Frenchcore & Classical Music | YouTube". youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  3. "SEFA @ DEFQON.1 2017 (FULL SET) | YouTube". youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  4. "SEFA @ HARMONY OF HARDCORE 2018 (LIVE WITH PIANO) | YouTube". youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  5. "Defqon.1 Weekend Festival 2019 : The Release | YouTube". youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  6. "EDM Identity | edmidentity.com". www.hardstyle.com. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  7. "BHM Event Announcement | Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  8. "Dreamfields Mexico | Hardstyle.com". www.hardstyle.com. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  9. "SEFA STOPS AS PIANIST OF PEACOCK IN CONCERT | hardcorenews". hardcorenews.nl. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
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