Geert Huinink

The Dawnseekers is one of the aliases used by Geert, along with Alco Lammers, that produced melodic and uplifting trance tracks during the early 2000s.{{Discogs artist | artist = Dawnseekers | name = Dawnseekers }} The trademark of their tracks were the use of lush strings very closely resembling violins and beautiful horns combined with other orchestrated instruments. There were just a few tracks, "euphoric" in nature, completed during the few years that the duo were active as the Dawnseekers. Their music was picked up by Black Hole Recordings and Platipus Records.{{cite web|title=Dawnseekers|url=http://www.dancerecords.com/artists/Dawnseekers#|publisher=dancerecords.com|accessdate=2008-02-25}} The pair of Dutch artists [presumably Geert and Alco Lammers?] were active in remixing as well as original productions. A track originally by Art of Trance was redone by Dawnseekers.

Alco Lammers was again Geert's partner in the collaboration under the Photon Project alias. One of their major hits was with the track "Enlightenment" released in 2000. The track features a melody played by what sounds like a symphony orchestra and features a whispering sample by Gary Oldman from the movie Léon: The Professional. It goes:

I like these calm little moments before the storm. Can you hear it? It's like when you put your head to the grass and you can hear the growin', you can hear the insects, z-z-z-z-zah!"

"Enlightenment" stops short of 12 minutes in playing time, of which 4–5 minutes consists of soothing symphony. The B-side of this release is "Illumination". "Illumination" focuses more on the Trancier part even though it also has a slight orchestrated breakdown in the middle. It clocks in at 10 minutes and 30 seconds. The track "Enlightenment" was remixed by Geert Huinink himself in 2005 and released as a free mp3 on the Internet, and also appears on the Black Hole Recordings: Best of 1997–2004 compilation.

A successful remix of Andain's "Beautiful Things" (as Photon Project) appeared on notable compilations.{{Discogs artist | artist = Photon Project | name = Photon Project }}

In addition to working with Tiësto's Black Hole label, Geert is also credited with writing and producing the title track for Tiesto's Elements of Life album.{{cite web|title=Tiësto* – Elements of Life|date=19 June 2007 |url=http://www.discogs.com/release/999585|publisher=Discogs|accessdate=2008-02-25}}{{cite web |title=Elements of Life |url=http://%7b%7bbillboardurlbyname%7cartist=dj/ |magazine=Billboard |accessdate=2008-02-04 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080328211505/http://%7b%7bbillboardurlbyname%7cartist=dj/ |archivedate=2008-03-28 |url-status=live }} On Tiesto's earlier Just Be release, Geert has been credited as co-composing the expansive lead track "Forever Today" as well as "A Tear in the Open".{{cite web |title=Just Be |url=http://%7b%7bbillboardurlbyname%7cartist=dj/ |magazine=Billboard |accessdate=2008-02-04 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080328211509/http://%7b%7bbillboardurlbyname%7cartist=dj/ |archivedate=2008-03-28 |url-status=live }}{{cite web|title=Tiësto* – Just Be|url=http://www.discogs.com/release/312915|publisher=Discogs|accessdate=2008-02-26}} In 2001 a remix of OceanLab's hit "Clear Blue Water" was done.{{cite web|title=Geert Huinink / Photon Project / Dawnseekers|url=http://www.ivibes.nu/index.php?show=Artist&id=106publisher=ivibes.nu|accessdate=2008-02-26}}{{cite web|title=OceanLab featuring Justine Suissa – Clear Blue Water (Ferry Corsten Remix)|url=http://www.ferrycorsten.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2875|publisher=ferrycorsten.com|accessdate=2008-02-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080328193420/http://www.ferrycorsten.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2875|archive-date=2008-03-28|url-status=dead}}

This table summarizes the work Geert has performed on Tiesto albums:

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:In My Memory{{cite web|title=Tiësto* – In My Memory |url=http://www.discogs.com/ |publisher=Discogs |accessdate=2008-04-06 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060424104528/http://www.discogs.com/ |archivedate=2006-04-24 }}

• "Magik Journey"

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:Parade of the Athletes{{cite web|title=Tiësto* – Parade of the Athletes|url=http://www.discogs.com/release/610858|publisher=Discogs|accessdate=2008-02-27}}

• "Olympic Flame" Co-produced with Daniël Stewart
• "Victorious" Co-produced with Daniël Stewart
• "Forever Today" Co-produced with Daniël Stewart

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:Just Be

• "Forever Today"
• "A Tear in the Open"

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:Elements of Life

• "Elements of Life"

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:As Dawnseekers

• "Gothic Dream"
• "Protuberance"
• "Shaman's Wake Up"
• "Twister"

:Remixes:

• Art of trance – "Breathe" (Dawnseekers Remix)

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:As Photon Project

• "Enlightenment"
• "Illumination"
• "The Inside"
• "The Outside"
• "Brainwave"
• "Thoughts"
• "11 Hours"
• "Fly"

:Remixes:

• Andain – "Beautiful Things" (Photon Project Remix)
• Nickleson – "Yin" (Photon Project Remix)

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:As Twenty-Something{{Discogs artist | artist = Twenty-Something | name = Twenty-Something }}

• "Mayflower"
• "Morphing Mirror"
• "Sugar rush"

:Remixes:

• The Quest – C-sharp (Twenty-Something Remix)

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:As Headstrong{{Discogs artist | artist = Headstrong | name = Headstrong }}

• "Escalator"
• "Noise 4 Us

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:As Threesome (With Cor Fijneman){{Discogs artist | artist = Threesome | name = Threesome }}

• "Mohave"
• "Gobi"

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:As 2 Souls{{Discogs artist | artist = 2 Souls | name = 2 Souls }}

• "In The Beginning"

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:As Modus Operandi{{Discogs artist | artist = Modus Operandi | name = Modus Operandi }}

• "Sandman"
• "Promise"
• "Suburbia"

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:As White Russians

• "Dangerous Liaisons"
• "Tortilla Wrap"
• "Navigator "

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:As Divided{{Discogs artist | artist = Divided | name = Divided }}

• Phil Collins & Phillip Bailey – Don Diablo Vs. Divided – "Easy Lover" '05{{cite web|title=DJ Strobe – Re:Made Volume One|url=http://dancemusic.about.com/od/reviews/fr/StrobeRemadeV1.htm|publisher=About.com|author=Jerome M. Zilincik|accessdate=2011-11-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060208061952/http://dancemusic.about.com/od/reviews/fr/StrobeRemadeV1.htm|archive-date=2006-02-08|url-status=dead}}

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• Magik Six: Live in Amsterdam
• Summerbreeze
• Uplifting trance
• Vincent de Moor

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• September 5, 2005 [http://www.trance.nu/v4/interviews/geert-huinink-interview Geert Huinink interview] on Trance.nu

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