Code Black (DJ)

Code Black
Code Black
	Corey Soljan at Airbeat One 2015
Background information
Birth name	Corey Soljan
Also known as	Code Black
Born	1987 (age 37–38); Sydney, Australia
Origin	Australia
Genres	Hardstyle
Occupations	DJ; record producer; remixer;
Instruments	Piano; keyboards; mixer; synthesizer;
Years active	2011-present
Labels	WE R Music
Website	CodeBlackMedia.nl

Corey Soljan (born 1987 in Sydney), better known by his artistic name Code Black, is an Australian hardstyle-DJ and music producer.^[1]

As a member of the act Bioweapon, along with Audiofreq, he travelled the world. Finding success in the Netherlands, he began a solo career stopping his duo act in 2011. He has played at various events including Mysteryland, Tomorrowland, HardBass, Decibel, Euphoria and both of the Defqon.1 music festivals held in The Netherlands and Australia.^[2] He mainly produces and plays euphoric hardstyle tracks, but also produces and plays some rawstyle tracks.

Code Black's solo career began when he was signed to the label Fusion Records at the end of 2011. His first solo release, "Red Planet" in the same year, had great success within the hardstyle community. Arguably his most successful release, "Brighter Day" in 2013, reached number 28 on the Dutch Dance Chart.^[3]

In 2012 Code Black performed a mix on the Kutski show for BBC Radio 1.^[4] In 2013, he was listed as the 15th best DJ on the Australian "National Top 50 DJs" list.^[5] In addition, he joined Brennan Heart's label, WE R Music.^[6] In 2014, he was listed in DJ Mag's top DJ list for the first time as a new entry at number 92.^[7] His 2017 remix of the Gareth Emery track "Concrete Angel", co-produced with Coone, was named as the Mixmag "Tune of the Month" for September.^[8] In 2023 he debuted the "darker, rougher" "Blackout" project at EDC Las Vegas, playing the wasteLAND stage.^[9]^[10]

In 2015, Bioweapon got back together for a short tour after 4 years of silence.^{[citation needed]} In 2025 Bioweapon announced the release of their 14-track album Time Capsule, which revitalizes the "old familiar" hardstyle sound.^[11]

Discography

Albums

2018

Journey^[12]^[13]

EPs

2012

Activated / Your Moment (with Wasted Penguinz)

2018

Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3

Singles

2011

Visions
Red Planet

2012

F.E.A.R.
Can't Hold Me Back
About The Music

2013

Brighter Day
R.E.V.O.L.U.T.I.O.N.
I.N.C.O.N.T.R.O.L.
Feels Good

2014

Pandora
Tonight Will Never Die (with Brennan Heart)
Accelerate (Official XXlerator Anthem 2014) (with Atmozfears)
Starting Over (with Atmozfears)
Unleash The Beast (Defqon.1 Australia Anthem 2014)^[14]
Tonight Will Never Die (Audiotricz Remix) (with Brennan Heart)

2015

Draw Me Closer
Accelerate (Darren Styles Edit) (with Atmozfears)
New World (ft. Chris Madin)
End Like This (with Wasted Penguinz, ft. Insali)
Kick It Up Now (with Toneshifterz)
Triangle
Predator

2016

See The Light (with Da Tweekaz and Paradise)
Dragonblood (Defqon.1 Australia Anthem 2016) (with Audiofreq and Toneshifterz)
Are You Ready

2017

Wild Ones
Broken (with Brennan Heart and Jonathan Mendelsohn)

2018

Sparks (with Darren Styles)

2019

GTFO (with Hard Driver)
Lowr U Go^[15]

2020

Shake Ya Shimmy (with Da Tweekaz)
F*CK YEAH!!! (with Timmy Trumpet, Will Sparks, and Toneshifterz)
All Or Nothing (whit Atmozfears and Toneshifterz)

On Albums

2018

Before You Go (with Toneshifterz, on Toneshifterz - Shifting To The Source)

On Compilations

2012

About The Music (with Toneshifterz, on Hard With Style)

2013

Running Late (Brennan Heart & Code Black MF Earthquake Rawmix) (with Brennan Heart, on Be Yourself Dance Vol. 2)

2016

Survive (with DV8 Rocks! and Zany, on Gary D. pres. 50 D.Techno Traxx)

Remixes

2012

Black & White - Get Ya Hands Up

2017

Gareth Emery ft. Christina Novelli - Concrete Angel (with Coone)^[8]

2020

Let There Be Light, Code Black remix (with Audiotricz)

References

^ "Code Black". UK Festivals Guide. Archived from the original on 22 June 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
^ "Partyflock.nl: Code Black". Archived from the original on 27 March 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
^ "DutchCharts.nl: Code Black - "Brighter Day" page". Archived from the original on 12 June 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
^ "BBC Radio 1 - Radio 1's Residency, Kutski with Code Black and Andy Whitby". BBC. 31 August 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
^ "Sydney Morning Herald: Who is Australia's number one DJ?". Archived from the original on 7 April 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
^ "WE R Music Artists: Code Black". Archived from the original on 25 October 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
^ McGraw, Euan (2014). "Code Black - Top 100 DJs 2014". DJ Mag. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
^ ^a ^b Whitby, Andy (September 2017). "Tune of the Month". Mixmag (316).
^ Hawn, Jaide (2 June 2023). "Code Black Dimmed Lights to Unveil His BLACKOUT Project". EDM Identity. Archived from the original on 3 August 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
^ Hawn, Jaide (26 May 2023). "Six Fantastic Moments at EDC Las Vegas 2023". EDM Identity. Archived from the original on 17 July 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
^ Wouter de Vink (9 January 2025). "Audiofreq & Code Black finally release their Bioweapon album". Hard News. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
^ Köbel, Adam (4 September 2018). "Code Black's 'Journey' Tells the Story of His Musical Self-Reinvention in Hardstyle". EDM Identity. Archived from the original on 11 January 2025. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
^ Mandel, Alan (16 October 2018). "Code Black Dives Deep Into The Future of Hardstyle". EDM.com. Archived from the original on 11 January 2025. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
^ "Code Black – Unleash The Beast". HardStyleMag.com. 21 July 2014. Archived from the original on 10 September 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
^ Whitby, Andy (April 2019). "Lowr U Go". Mixmag. 335.