Sunny Lax
{{short description|Hungarian musician}}
{{Eastern name order|Márton Levente}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Sunny Lax
| image =
| caption =
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| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
| birth_name = Levente Márton
| birth_place = Dunaharaszti, Hungary
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|8|6}}
| death_date =
| instrument = Synthesizer, drum machine, equalizer
| genre = {{hlist|Trance{{cite web|url=https://edmidentity.com/2017/08/29/abgt250-artist-series-sunny-lax/ |title=ABGT250 Artist Series - Sunny Lax |website=EDMIdentity |date=29 August 2017 |access-date=2018-03-12 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180312102325/https://edmidentity.com/2017/08/29/abgt250-artist-series-sunny-lax/ |archive-date=2018-03-12 }}|progressive house}}
| years_active = 2005–present
| label = {{hlist|Anjunabeats|Black Hole Recordings|Enhanced Music}}
| associated_acts = {{hlist|Genix|Super8 & Tab}}
| website = http://www.sunnylax.com/
}}
Sunny Lax, born Levente Márton{{cite web|url=https://www.insomniac.com/music/artists/sunny-lax/ |title=Sunny Lax - Artists |website=Insomniac |access-date=2018-03-12 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180312102107/https://www.insomniac.com/music/artists/sunny-lax/ |archive-date=2018-03-12 }} ({{IPA|hu|ˈlɛvɛntɛ ˈmaːrton}}; born August 6, 1986), is a Hungarian trance music and progressive house producer.
Biography
= Career=
Sunny Lax debuted on the music scene with the 12" P.U.M.A. / Cassiopeia EP as his debut release on Anjunabeats in February 2006,{{cite web|url=http://www.youredm.com/2014/06/10/trance-sunny-lax-karma-original-mix-anjunabeats/ |title=Trance: Sunny Lax – Karma (Original Mix) [Anjunabeats] |website=YourEDM |date=10 June 2014 |access-date=2018-03-12 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160912134112/http://www.youredm.com/2014/06/10/trance-sunny-lax-karma-original-mix-anjunabeats/ |archive-date=2016-09-12 }} which was widely played by highly esteemed DJs such as Paul van Dyk and Armin van Buuren.{{cite web|url=https://www.armadamusic.com/news/a-state-of-trance-yearmix-2005 |title=A State of Trance Yearmix 2005 |website=Armada Music |access-date=2018-03-12 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180312103730/https://www.armadamusic.com/news/a-state-of-trance-yearmix-2005 |archive-date=2018-03-12 }}
Music and programming had been a major part of Levente's early life, and at the age of 13 he started producing music of his own without any prior music theory knowledge. After buying a few programming books from his pocketbook, he learnt about music software, notably the "Modeplug Tracker", and started to program his own music.{{Cite web |url=https://www.edmsauce.com/2017/12/03/sunny-lax-exclusive-dreamstate-interview/ |title=Sunny Lax: Exclusive Dreamstate Interview |last=Suarez |first=Mike |date=2017-12-03 |website=EDMSauce |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180310145245/https://www.edmsauce.com/2017/12/03/sunny-lax-exclusive-dreamstate-interview/ |archive-date=2018-03-10 |url-status=live |access-date=2018-03-12}} He began to compete in various remix competitions in his native Hungary, performing well and boosting his self-esteem.{{citation needed|date=March 2018}} This encouraged Levente to send one of his productions, P.U.M.A., to several music labels, where Anjunabeats agreed to sign it.{{citation needed|date=March 2018}}
Sunny Lax's third single, "M.I.R.A.", was released on Anjunabeats on October 9, 2006.{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/m-i-r-a-ep/215929974 |title=M.I.R.A. - EP by Sunny Lax on Apple Music |website=iTunes Store |access-date=2018-03-12 }} This was followed up with by "Blue Bird" on May 21, 2007.{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/blue-bird-ep/219652425 |title=Blue Bird - EP by Sunny Lax on Apple Music |website=iTunes Store |access-date=2018-03-12 }}
In 2013, Sunny Lax launched his own record label "Sounds of Elysium" as a sublabel of Blue Soho Recordings, which would mainly feature progressive trance tracks. He released his single "Marvel" as the first track on the label.{{cite web|url=https://www.beatport.com/track/marvel-original-mix/4704907 |title=Marvel (Original Mix) by Sunny Lax on Beatport |website=Beatport |accessdate=2018-03-12 }}
Discography
{{BLP sources|date=September 2018}}
=Releases=
2006
- "P.U.M.A. / Cassiopeia" [Anjunabeats]
- "M.I.R.A." [Anjunabeats]
2007
- "Blue Bird" [Anjunabeats]
2008
- "Miquë" [Perceptive Recordings]
- Elda EP (as Acacia) [Mondo Records]
2009
- "Reborn" [Anjunabeats]
- "Thestral" (with Nawarro as Arcadem) [Dowalve Records]
- "The Last One" (with Nawarro as Arcadem) [Dowalve Records]
- "Jig" (with Nawarro as Arcadem) [Dowalve Records]
- "Suntear" (with Nawarro as Arcadem) [Deep Blue Records]
- "Sair et Lec" (as Acacia) [Deep Blue Records]
- "Heliotrope" [Dowalve Records]
- "Elysium" [Dowalve Records]
- "Release" [Red Force Recordings]
- "Aurora" [AVA Recordings]
- "Misgrey" [Anjunabeats]
2010
- "Out of this World" (with Solex) [Anjunabeats]
- "Vanesse" [Anjunabeats]
2011
- "Big Fat Kiss" (as Levente Marton) [Anjunadeep]
- "Always" [Monster Tunes]
- "Contrast" [Anjunabeats]
- "Viva La Revolución / Something is Broken EP" [Songbird]
2012
- "There’s Always A Way Out" (as Levente Marton) [Anjunadeep]
- Spring / Hattori Hanzo EP [Enhanced/Always Alive]
- "Isla Margarita / Naida" [Anjunabeats]
- "Miele" [Black Hole/Songbird]
- "Maono" [Songbird]
2013
- Late EP [Infrasonic]
- Marvel EP [Sounds of Elysium]
2014
- Illogical EP [Sounds of Elysium]
- "Karma" [Anjunabeats]
- "Luna" [Black Hole Recordings]
- "Bingo / Pyramides" [Infrasonic Recordings]
- "Daenerys" [Anjunabeats]
2015
- "Sonata" (with Super8 & Tab) [Anjunabeats]
- "Melba" [Anjunabeats]
- "See You On The Other Side" [ZeroThree]
- "Enceladus" [Anjunabeats]
2016
- "Black Water / Seven" (with Genix) [Anjunabeats]
- "Aeons" [Anjunabeats]
- "Everything's A Lie" (with Aneym) [Anjunabeats]
2017
- "Pequod / 86" [Anjunabeats]
- "Arrival" (with Genix) [Anjunabeats]
- Bad Bye EP [Anjunabeats]
2018
- "So Long / Obsydian" [Anjunabeats]
- "Adapt Or Die / Orange Is The New Grey" [Anjunabeats]
- "Counter Clockwise" (with Aneym) [Anjunabeats]
- "Underneath My Skin" (with First State featuring Paul Aiden) [Armada Music]{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/underneath-my-skin-feat-paul-aiden-single/1438654870|title=Underneath My Skin (feat. Paul Allen) - Single by First State & Sunny Lax on Apple Music|last=|first=|date=|website=iTunes Store|access-date=27 October 2018}}
2019
- "Sheeverz / Alliance" [Anjunabeats]{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/sheeverz-alliance-ep/1453012648 |title= Sheeverz / Alliance - EP by Sunny Lax on Apple Music |website=iTunes Store |access-date=29 March 2019}}
- "Moonlight / Hallucination" [Anjunabeats]{{Cite web |url=https://www.edmtunes.com/2019/07/sunny-lax-moonlight-hallucination/ |title=Sunny Lax - 'Moonlight / Hallucination' |last=Ghanem |first=Louis |date=24 July 2019 |website=EDM Tunes |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190807130832/https://www.edmtunes.com/2019/07/sunny-lax-moonlight-hallucination/ |archive-date=7 August 2019 |accessdate=7 August 2019}}
2020
- "Solar Plexus / Torus" [Anjunabeats]{{Cite web |url=https://www.edmtunes.com/2020/02/anjunabeats-sunny-lax-drops-2-new-hot-tracks-solar-plexus-and-torus/ |title=Anjunabeats' Sunny Lax drops 2 new hot tracks 'Solar Plexus' and 'Torus' |last=Tang |first=Julian |date=4 February 2020 |website=EDM Tunes |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200214084650/https://www.edmtunes.com/2020/02/anjunabeats-sunny-lax-drops-2-new-hot-tracks-solar-plexus-and-torus/ |archive-date=14 February 2020 |accessdate=14 February 2020}}
- Fountain EP [Anjunabeats]
2021
- "Delirium / Soul Seeker" [Anjunabeats]{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/delirium-soul-seeker-ep/1551185693 |title=Delirium / Soul Seeker - EP by Sunny Lax on Apple Music |website=Apple Music |accessdate=14 March 2021}}
- Controlled Chaos EP [Anjunabeats]
- "V.I.B.E. / Vortex" [Anjunabeats]
- "Praimfaya / You Can't Control Me" [Anjunabeats]{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/praimfaya-you-cant-control-me/1594232526 |title=Praimfaya / You Can't Control Me by Sunny Lax on Apple Music |website=Apple Music |accessdate=6 February 2022}}
2022
- "Night Sky" [Anjunabeats]
- Emerald EP [Anjunabeats]
=Remixes=
2004
- Náksi and Brunner - Budapest Száll! (Sunny Lax and Perfect Vibes Trance RMX) [Record Expressz]
2005
- Dred - Csak a Hold (Trendi Trance Mix) [Dred Music]
2006
- Daniel Kandi - Breathe (Sunny Lax Remix) [Anjunabeats]
- Cellec & Ersa - Fridays (Sunny Lax Remix) [RealMusic Recordings]
- Perfect Pitch - Innocent (Sunny Lax Remix) [Redforce Recordings]
2007
- Alan M - Eleni (Sunny Lax Remix) [RealMusic Recordings]
- DT8 Project - Falling (Sunny Lax Remix) [Mondo Recordings]
- Angelic - Stay With Me (Sunny Lax Remix) [Mondo Recordings]
2008
- Soliquid - Music Is For Rich People (Sunny Lax Remix) [Captured Music]
- Jox - Killing Me (Sunny Lax Remix) [CDR]
- Ehren Stowers - Hidden Depths (Sunny Lax Remix) [DJSA Records]
- Myon - Albion (Sunny Lax Remix) [Black Hole Recordings]
- Stefan Cambridge - All I Wanted (Sunny Lax Remix) [Perceptive Recordings]
2009
- Daniel Wanrooy and T.O.M. - Colorado (Sunny Lax Remix) [Black Hole Recordings]
- Jason van Wyk - Far From Me (Sunny Lax Remix) [Redux Recordings]
- Avenger - Pegasus (Sunny Lax Remix) [Redforce Recordings]
- Reii - Shocks (Sunny Lax Remix) [Lost Language]
- Emotional Horizons featuring Stine Grove - Beautiful (Sunny Lax Remix) [Alter Ego]
- Nitrous Oxide - Aurora (Sunny Lax Remix) [Anjunabeats]
- Redstar - Long Way Home (Sunny Lax Remix) [Redforce Recordings]
- Sunny Lax and Nawarro presents Arcadem - Suntear (Sunny Lax Remix) [Deep Blue Records]
- Poshout - Golden Sands (Sunny Lax Remix) [Timeline]
- Anhken and Adrian - Intuition (Sunny Lax Remix) [Fraction Records]
- Lange presents Firewall - Wanderlust (Sunny Lax Chunky and Uplifting Remixes) [Anjunabeats]
2010
- Hodel and JP Bates - Mirrors (Sunny Lax Remix) [Perceptive Recordings]
- Sequentia - Mojito (Sunny Lax Remix) [Fraction Records]
- Elias B - After All (Sunny Lax Remix) [Blue Soho]
- Blue Tente featuring Stine Grove - Emptiness (Sunny Lax Remix) [Affective Recordings]
- Majai - Emotion Flash (Sunny Lax Remix) [Hardwired]
- Driving Force - Through The Years (Sunny Lax Remix) [Redforce Recordings]
- Vol Deeman - Colours (Sunny Lax Remix) [Harmonic Breeze Recordings]
- Astuni - Dedicated (Sunny Lax Remix) [Unearthed]
- Adam Nickey - Altara (Sunny Lax Remix) [Anjunabeats]
- Dave Emanuel - Inner Peace (Sunny Lax Remix) [Perceptive]
- Sunset - The Blue Sky (Sunny Lax Remix) [Infrasonic Recordings]
- Juventa - Sundesire (Sunny Lax Remix) [Harmonic Breeze]
2011
- Nitrous Oxide - North Pole (Sunny Lax Remix) [Anjunabeats]
- Tobi Atkins - Wind & Sea (Sunny Lax Remix) [Unearthed Records]
- Above & Beyond featuring Richard Bedford - Thing Called Love (Sunny Lax Remix) [Anjunabeats]
- Lior Levy - Way Down 2011 (Sunny Lax Remix) [Digital Insomnia Recordings]
- Garrido & Skehan - Changing Places (Sunny Lax Remix) [Hardwired]
- Super8 & Tab - Free Love (Sunny Lax Remix) [Anjunabeats]
2012
- Christian Drost - Strangers We Are (Sunny Lax Remix) [Sorcery Records]
- Nitrous Oxide - Tiburon (Sunny Lax Remix) [Anjunabeats]
2013
- Guy Alexander - Ascent (Sunny Lax Remix) [Sorcery Records]
- Nordan & Tetarise - Defying Gravity (Sunny Lax Remix) [Sorcery Records]
- David Farquharson - Keira (Sunny Lax Remix) [Sorcery Records]
- Accendo - Ledra (Sunny Lax Remix) [Infrasonic]
- CJ Daft - Resurrected (Sunny Lax Remix) [Above All]
2014
- Synthea - Long Day (Sunny Lax Remix) [Sorcery Records]
- JES - High Glow (Sunny Lax Remix) [Black Hole]
- Existence - Kilimanjaro (Sunny Lax Remix) [Sorcery Records]
- Jason Ross - Elements (Sunny Lax Remix) [Anjunabeats]
2015
- Zaa and 3PM featuring Nay Jay - Magic (Sunny Lax Remix) [Cloudland Music]
- Jack Vath and Breame - Arancini (Sunny Lax Remix) [Monster Tunes]
- Rui Da Silva featuring Wesley Steed - Sunrise (Sunny Lax Remix) [Perfecto]
- Aimoon featuring AxelPolo - I Think It's Love (Sunny Lax Remix) [Cloudland Music]
- Tetarise - Angel Flare (Sunny Lax Remix) [Sorcery Records]
- Miss Monique - No Fear (Sunny Lax Remix) [Freegrant Music]
2016
- Thomas Hayes featuring Kyler England - Golden (Sunny Lax Remix) [Enhanced]
- Boom Jinx featuring Aruna - Light As A Feather (Sunny Lax Remix) [Anjunabeats]
- Kyau vs. Albert - Made Of Sun (Sunny Lax Remix) [Euphonic]
- LTN - Autumn Leaves (Sunny Lax Remix) [Enhanced Progressive]
- Romix - Roulette (Sunny Lax Remix) [Sorcery Records]
- John Manz - Moments (Sunny Lax Remix) [Cloudland Music]
- Ryan Farish - Stories In Motion (Sunny Lax Remix) [Black Hole]
- Solarstone - Release (Sunny Lax Remix) [Armada]
2017
- Paul Oakenfold and Jordan Suckley - Amnesia (Sunny Lax Remix) [Perfecto]
- Cosmic Gate and JES - Fall Into You (Sunny Lax Remix) [Black Hole Recordings]
- Maglev and Adrian Alexander - Propagate (Sunny Lax Remix) [Elliptical Sun Recordings]
2018
- Max Meyer and Sendr - Parallax (Sunny Lax Remix) [Freegrant]
- Jan Johnston - Calling Your Name (Sunny Lax Remix) [Solar Storm]
- Chris Giuliano - Anaerobic (Sunny Lax Remix) [Elliptical Sun Recordings]
- First State and Kyler England - Everywhere (Sunny Lax Remix) [Magik Muzik]
- Seven Lions featuring Fiora - Dreamin' (Sunny Lax Remix) [Ophelia]{{Cite web |url=https://dancingastronaut.com/2018/09/seven-lions-releases/ |title=Seven Lions releases three track remix pack for 'Dreamin' featuring Fiora |last=Sweeney |first=Farrell |date=2018-09-25 |website=Dancing Astronaut |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180925141742/https://dancingastronaut.com/2018/09/seven-lions-releases/ |archive-date=2018-09-25 |accessdate=2018-09-25}}
- Ilan Bluestone and Sunny Lax - 43+86=129 (Sunny Lax 303 Mix) [Anjunabeats]{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/scars-remixed/1442687539 |title=Scars (Remixed) by Ilan Bluestone on Apple Music |website=iTunes Store |access-date=2018-12-30}}
2019
- Mitiska and Profetik featuring Julie Thompson - Blue (Sunny Lax Remix) [Ride Recordings]{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/blue-feat-julie-thompson-the-remixes-single/1459622068 |title=Blue (feat. Julie Thompson) [The Remixes] - Single by Mitiska on Apple Music |website=iTunes Store |accessdate=2019-05-31}}
2020
- Jason Ross and Fiora - When The Night Falls (Sunny Lax Remix) [Ophelia]{{Cite web |last=Narozniak |first=Rachel |date=2020-05-10 |title=Trivecta, No Mana, and more figure on Jason Ross' 1000 Faces remix album |url=https://dancingastronaut.com/2020/05/trivecta-no-mana-and-more-figure-on-jason-ross-1000-faces-remix-album/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200515200040/https://dancingastronaut.com/2020/05/trivecta-no-mana-and-more-figure-on-jason-ross-1000-faces-remix-album/ |archive-date=2020-05-15 |accessdate=2020-06-16 |website=Dancing Astronaut}}
- Adrian Alexander & Paul Arcane - In My Soul (Sunny Lax Remix) [Elliptical Sun Recordings]
- Farius - Way Back When (Sunny Lax Remix) [Enhanced Progressive]{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/way-back-when-sunny-lax-remix-feat-kyle-reynolds-single/1528530493 |title=Way Back When (Sunny Lax Remix) [feat. Kyle Reynolds] - Single by Farius on Apple Music |website=Apple Music |accessdate=2020-10-03}}
- Bryn Liedl - Rites (Sunny Lax Remix) [Euphonic]{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/rites-sunny-lax-remix-remixes-single/1534166778 |title=Rites (Sunny Lax Remix) [Remixes] - Single by Bryn Liedl & Sunny Lax on Apple Music |website=Apple Music |accessdate=2021-05-23}}
2021
- Cold Blue - Painting Skies (Sunny Lax Remix) [Black Hole Recordings]{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/painting-skies-single/1559514635 |title=Painting Skies - Single by Cold Blue on Apple Music |website=Apple Music |accessdate=2021-05-23}}
- Tritonal - Slave (Sunny Lax Remix) [Enhanced Music]{{cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/track/3vcmyRn54WRAKWKbGsV97i |title=Slave - Sunny Lax Remix - song by Tritonal, Fisher on Spotify |website=Spotify |accessdate=2021-08-30}}
- Haliene - Glass Heart (Sunny Lax Remix) [Black Hole Recordings]{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/glass-heart-sunny-lax-remix-single/1585367294 |title=Glass Heart (Sunny Lax Remix) - Single by HALIENE on Apple Music |website=Apple Music |accessdate=2021-10-02}}
- Mitis featuring Zack Gray - Hurt (Sunny Lax Remix) [Ophelia]{{Cite web |last=Salafia |first=Zach |date=2021-09-17 |title=MitiS gives Lost the deluxe treatment |url=https://dancingastronaut.com/2021/09/mitis-gives-lost-the-deluxe-treatment/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210918235711/https://dancingastronaut.com/2021/09/mitis-gives-lost-the-deluxe-treatment/ |archive-date=2021-09-18 |accessdate=2021-10-02 |website=Dancing Astronaut}}
- Airbase - Escape (Sunny Lax Remix) [Armada]
References
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External links
- [http://www.sunnylax.com/ Official website]
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