Roman Messer

A skyrocketing career growth from a beginner musician to a traveling artist who rocks stages all over the world and has released six well-received studio albums to date. The title of one of them, "Written In The Stars", might as well be an apt description of Roman Messer's success in the world of trance music. Still, being one of the top 15 producers in the world according to the voters of TrancePodium, consistently being in the top 100 in-demand artists across all genres for 6 years in a row according to the statistics of 1001Tracklists – and playing DJ sets at international events like Tomorrowland, A State Of Trance, Dreamstate, EDC, Untold, or Trancemission – isn't only due to Roman's undeniable talent, but just as much due to his relentless work ethic. Hailing from Russia, Roman has worked with fellow artists and labels from all over the world, from Netherlands to the US, and helped jumpstart the careers of other local musicians through his label family Suanda Music. By now, Roman Messer is pretty much a household name for trance fans, and there are very solid reasons for that. As a producer, Roman Messer has released six artist albums so far which have well over 50 million plays on Spotify, covering a wide spectrum of trance music but preferring the energetic, driving sounds that are a great fit for peak time moments in DJ sets. As a DJ, Roman has rocked numerous dancefloors both in small clubs and at huge festival arenas, from Dreamstate in Southern California to A State Of Trance in Utrecht, from Tomorrowland in Belgium to his own Suanda Music club events at home in Russia. Whether he is controlling the crowd to the sounds of his quirky tech trance tool "#LeftRight" or presenting his albums in the A State Of Trance radio show studio with a live DJ mix, getting his fans to sing along to his vocal anthems like "Lately" or tearing the roof off with instrumental bangers like his several collaborations with Davey Asprey, Roman is always giving his all behind the decks – and it shows. Always smiling, jumping up and down with the crowd to his own sounds and those of the Suanda label that he runs, he is there to serve the crowd and make sure that they get what they came for, and some more on top. Even in his studio sets, like his weekly Suanda Music radio show or his special classics mix for A State Of Trance, his energy behind the decks is undeniable. At the end of 2023, he celebrated the release of his album "For All Time" with a special all-nighter open-to-close solo show in Moscow, going down the memory lane of his greatest hits and inviting live piano and violin musicians to accompany his tracks. Suanda Music, Roman's brainchild, has grown from its inception in 2013 as a fledgling independent record label to a notable brand in the trance music scene. As a label, Suanda enjoys nearly weekly appearances in major podcasts and radio shows that bring its music to numerous listeners worldwide, and, according to 1001Tracklists, was one of the top 25 labels across all electronic music genres in 2022. Suanda Music has served as a springboard for many young talents both from Roman's home country and around the world; artists from Indonesia, Denmark, United States, Germany to name a few trust Suanda with releasing their singles and artist albums. Over its decade-long history, Suanda has expanded to cover nearly every modern style of trance music and some on its fringes; its most recent additions, Suanda Future and Suanda Dance, cater to the emerging scenes of progressive tech trance and future rave and of laidback, summery, casual listener-friendly dance music. In addition to label work, Roman Messer runs an eponymous weekly radio show broadcasted on social media, with a live DJ mix showcasing the latest and the greatest of the label's output, regularly hosts local club nights and outdoor events under the Suanda brand featuring the label's artists, and has launched a yearly series of Suanda Music compilations with a selection of hottest tracks across 2 CDs. Roman's journey that started in 2012 with his first track release has seen him reach heights that his past self could only daydream of. Ambition. Dreams of a new life. A decade later, those words became the titles of his first artist albums. What will the future bring for Roman? If you haven't already, tag along to find out!