The Djs and producers Claus Terhoeven (Nic Chagall) and Stefan Bossems (DJ
Bossi), met in 1997 while they had several releases with different projects
for the X-IT Label in Cologne. In November 1998 the duo met by chance in a
studio, and decided to do a track together. The end result was a track
called The Drums and the duo's first exploration in to hard trance. So
Cosmic Gate was born. At this point the group was forced to quit their
resident dj jobs in two of the biggest german clubs, to have enough time
for remixes for artists like DJ Tiesto, Ferry Corsten, Rank1, Blank +
Jones, numerous dj gigs and several new productions. The Follow Up-singles
Mental Athmosphere and Somewhere over the rainbow / Fire Wire were even
more successfull then The Drums, as they reached Top Selling Positions in
Germany and in the U.K. In Germany their first Album was a big success as
it went top 30, which is an incredible feet for a techno album. Many
international gigs, remixes and releases have followed. In early summer
2002 their new single The Truth and album No more Sleep became club and
chart smash's in Europe, as the single went straight to number 1 on the
german dance charts in the first week of release (only 2 other titles ever
did...), and entered the charts at pos. 31!!!! The latest single titled
Double-A-Side features female singer Jan Johnston. Already being played by
influential big djs like Armin van Buuren, Paul Oakenfold and DJ Tiesto.