Meeting at the conservatory for music in The Netherlands, Rinze ‘Ray’ Hofstee and Joep ‘Jim’ Smeele formed an instant connec- tion bound by a shared love of music composition and electron- ic dance music. Drawing influences from Daft Punk, Bingo Play- ers and Swedish House Mafia, their infectious blend of big beats and progressive house melodies quickly garnered them serious attention in all the right places.
