Artist
Noisecontrollers
- Followers:
- 151,392
- Popularity:
- 51/100
- Tracked releases:
- 273
- Latest release:
- 2 Apr 2026
Noisecontrollers is the project of Dutch producer Bas Oskam, a hardstyle pioneer who co-wrote the Defqon.1 2012 anthem 'World of Madness' and has carried the act solo since 2013.
Releases (273)
273 tracks
About Noisecontrollers
Noisecontrollers started with a mission statement (bring hardstyle to the next level) and unusual ingredients: when Bas Oskam and Arjan Terpstra teamed up in late 2005, one came from hardtrance, the other from hip-hop production.
The live-act years
The response to their tracks was so strong that by 2007 they had built a dedicated live-act, and within a year were playing X-Qlusive, In Qontrol, Reverze, Hardbass and Qlimax across Europe, the USA and Australia. Their debut album ‘E=NC² (The Science of Hardstyle)’ branded the project’s nerdy-melodic identity, and 2010 brought a DJ Mag Top 100 debut at #90.
‘World of Madness’
In 2012 the project reached hardstyle’s summit: the official Defqon.1 anthem ‘World of Madness’, written with Wildstylez and Headhunterz, still the project’s most popular Spotify track in HDRR’s tracking. It followed 2009’s ‘Tonight’ with the same partners, plus the Digital Age label venture with Wildstylez, and the Decibel 2013 anthem with Alpha Twins.
Solo, but never quiet
Terpstra left in 2013; Oskam answered with the 2014 album ‘All Around’ and hasn’t slowed since, teaming up with Bass Modulators as NCBM for the Defqon.1 anthem ‘Dragonblood’, and collaborating across generations with artists like Devin Wild while flying the flag for melody-first hardstyle.
Every new Noisecontrollers release lands on the Hardstyle Release Radar the day it hits Spotify. The full tracked catalogue is listed above.
Questions,answered
Who is Noisecontrollers?
Noisecontrollers is the alias of Bas Oskam from Veenendaal, the Netherlands. It began in late 2005 as a duo with Arjan Terpstra; since Terpstra's departure in 2013, Oskam has continued alone.
What is Noisecontrollers' biggest track?
'World of Madness', the Defqon.1 2012 anthem made with Wildstylez and Headhunterz, remains the project's most popular track on Spotify. 'Tonight', the 2009 team-up with the same duo, is another era-defining hit.
What albums has Noisecontrollers released?
The debut 'E=NC² (The Science of Hardstyle)' and, after going solo, 'All Around' (2014).
What genre is Noisecontrollers?
Melodic hardstyle - the project is regarded as one of the genre's pioneering acts, known for musical, science-flavoured branding and big-room melody.