Black Sun Empire

Career timeline

1. 1997

   Rene Verdult and brothers Micha and Milan Heyboer began producing together under the Black Sun Empire name.

2. 1999

   Issued the debut 12 inch single Voltage/Skin Deep through Piruh Records.

3. 2002

   Set up their own label, Black Sun Empire Recordings.

4. 2004

   Released first album Driving Insane, whose track Arrakis later featured in a trailer for EVE Online.

5. 2012

   Fifth album From the Shadows made the Beatport top 5 of best selling albums for the year and led to a world tour.

6. 2013

   Launched a third label, Blackout Music NL, and began hosting Blackout festival events, the second in London.