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Paradoks has long been celebrated for his ability to transform electronic music into something more than sound—a cinematic, emotional voyage that resonates deeply with listeners. His productions explore life’s dualities: light and shadow, calm and intensity, mind and heart. Each release serves as an invitation to embrace the paradoxes that make us human.
The Belgian DJ and producer has established himself as a rising star in melodic house and techno, with releases on Armada, Purified, Simulate, Spectrum, Impressum, Siona, and This Never Happened. His music has earned support from electronic heavyweights including Tale of Us, Nora En Pure, Lane 8, Miss Monique, David Guetta, and Tiësto. His sound has echoed across the world’s most iconic stages—Tomorrowland Mainstage, Untold, Ultra, and Coachella—while finding airtime on BBC Radio 1 and Sirius XM Chill.
Now, Paradoks continues his ascent with the release of Remember on Purified Records. Following the global success of C’est Toi earlier this year, Remember arrives as an evocative follow-up that further defines his artistry. Built on luminous synths, rolling basslines, and intricate melodies, the track combines hypnotic atmospheres with propulsive energy. The addition of spectral vocal textures—performed and vocoded by Paradoks himself—adds an intimate layer of nostalgia and joy, making Remember both personal and universal.
Beyond the music, Remember is visually tied to the natural world through artwork by photographer Kelsey Williamson. Captured at Kayangan Lake in Coron, Philippines, the image of crystal-clear waters surrounded by towering limestone cliffs mirrors the track’s balance of serenity and depth, evoking a connection between land, sea, and spirit.
Sample TextThrough both his productions and performances, Paradoks continues to unite audiences with authentic storytelling. With Remember, he once again demonstrates his unique gift for sculpting soundscapes that live in both the mind and the body, a reminder of music’s timeless power to connect us to the present moment.
Q: Tell us about your latest project.
Remember is a track I started on the airplane in March when flying to Miami Music Week. I rarely produce on the airplane but I heard this chord progression in my head and felt like I had to capture it. I did most of the track in one sitting, including the chords, melodies, drums, and arrangement. It was one of these tracks that simply flowed when producing it. Fast forward a few weeks later I really wanted to give it a vocal to bring it to life, and after trying and scouting for a good vocal I simply couldn’t find the vocal that would transmit what I wanted to. A feeling of nostalgia paired with happiness, something that connects you to the moment and what surrounds you right now. Then I came up with the simple lyrics “We dance, we remember, this moment forever” and decided to record them myself with a vocoder. They captured the track’s feeling best and also made it more personal.
Q: What’s your creative process like when producing a new track? Do you start with a melody, beat, or something else?
It honestly depends. I’d say most of the time I’ll have a chord progression and some atmosphere that guides my inspiration for the melody in my head. But sometimes I can also start with a beat. I try to always switch it up otherwise it’s so easy to fall in the trap of doing the same things over and over.
Q: What’s the weirdest or most unexpected place you’ve drawn inspiration from?
TikTok meme video 😅
Q: If you had to swap lives with a cartoon character for a week, who would it be?
Love this question! I’d probably pick Son Goku from Dragon Ball. How cool would it be to fly at light speed, experience the power of going Super Saiyan, receive training from God and harness the energy of people’s connection through a Genkidama to defeat the bad guys? Reading those manga as a kid always lit a fire in me, I admired how badass he was and kept pushing past limits in order to get stronger, and I always wanted to be as strong as him growing up. It could also be fun to be Rick from Rick & Morty and go full god mode, exploring the boundaries of the universe, with literally no limits on what you could do.
Q: If you could travel with a celebrity, who would it be?
I’d love to travel (or sit in the studio) with Rick Rubin. I see him almost like a philosopher of creativity. I admire the way he approaches music from a pure place of art & creation and how he built his career around it. Everybody around Rick Rubin seems to reach their best potential, and I feel he could help me bring out a creative source in me I wouldn’t expect. Traveling with him would be a chance to learn both the discipline of staying true to my art and also how to navigate life’s ups and downs with that kind of clarity and presence. I feel like the conversations would be as valuable as the music.
Q: What’s the most significant lesson life has taught you so far?
The most significant lesson life has taught me is how important it is to love the journey and enjoy what you do every day. For a lot of things I’ve started in life, I focused almost only on the end result. I get good fast, but sometimes forget to appreciate the process. It was the same in my artist career, as for a few years I basically forgot everything around me and was simply obsessed with ‘making it’. But the more I progress, the more I realize the top won’t be the answer to everything, and the more I try to focus on what I truly love.
I heard this podcast from Will Smith where he talked about what he calls the ‘cliff top’. He said he experienced it all—sex, money, fame, power, material things—and once he got there he realized happiness wasn’t waiting for him. Rick Rubin also said something similar, when he got the call about winning a Grammy he expected it to feel like a big moment, but instead he felt more empty than ever. When you spend your whole life chasing something as if it will be your salvation, and then realize it leaves you empty, that must be soul crushing. I’m nowhere near where they are, but their words gave me perspective not to fall into the trap of pushing everything to the future and then realizing it’s not there.
Q: How do you handle failure?
This might sound cheesy, but I’m a big believer that things happen for a reason. If something fails, it usually means it wasn’t meant to happen. I’ve had painful failures in my life, some hard to understand at the time, but they often lit a fire in me to either prove myself or double down on my efforts. Other times, they turned out to be blessings, because I realized I would have been stuck in something I didn’t truly want. What I’ve learned is that failure isn’t really failure if you gave everything you had. The only real failure is looking back and thinking I could have done more. So I try to handle it by preparing fully and putting in all my energy, then leaving the rest to the universe.
