Artist
Outsiders
- Followers:
- 190,542
- Popularity:
- 61/100
- Tracked releases:
- 85
- Latest release:
- 9 Oct 2026
Outsiders is Cem Araci, a Dutch DJ and producer from The Hague and one of the Netherlands' most-streamed hard dance names. Known for high-energy sets and gold-certified reworks, he has carried the Outsiders name solo since 2014.
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Releases (85)
Hardstyle
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Cheerio (Outsiders Remix)HardstyleOutsiders, Justen de Wildt
Hardstyle
Hardstyle
Hardcore
Hardstyle
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Thunderbolt (Outsiders Remix)HardstyleOutsiders, Sidney Samson, Justin Prime
Thunderbolt (Outsiders Extended Remix)HardstyleOutsiders, Sidney Samson, Justin Prime
Rawstyle
Lotje - Outsiders' Oldschool RemixHardstyleOutsiders, Lustrum U.V.S.V./N.V.V.S.U., Roeland Beelen, Jopke van Dobbenburgh
Hardstyle
Magnifico - Jump RemixHardcoreOutsiders, The Darkraver, K-Liber
Hardcore
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About Outsiders
Outsiders is one of the busiest names in Dutch hard dance, a DJ who plays hundreds of shows a year and has the streaming numbers to match. Behind the name is Cem Araci from The Hague, who has carried the project solo since 2014 and built it into one of the most-streamed hardstyle exports in the country.
From vinyl to a duo, then solo
Araci started DJing as a kid, learning the craft on vinyl before hard dance took over his sound. He launched Outsiders as a duo with Murat Meijer in 2008, and when Meijer stepped away in 2014, Araci kept the name and pushed it harder than ever, building toward a reported 250-plus bookings a year across Europe.
Gold records and crossover hits
Outsiders’ commercial peak came through collaborations and reworks that crossed from the hard scene into the pop charts. ‘Flitsmeister’ with Jebroer drew tens of millions of streams and went gold, as did his remix of Snelle’s ‘Reünie’, and ‘Irrenhaus’ with Harris & Ford extended his reach into the German-speaking market. Three gold records and a platinum award followed.
The rework specialist
His 2024 take on ‘Wonderful Days Reloaded’, a modern rebuild of the 1994 Charly Lownoise and Mental Theo classic, is Outsiders in a nutshell: a beloved song remade for today’s festival floors. Alongside acts like Da Tweekaz, he has made the high-energy rework a signature move, and HDRR tracks each new one as it drops.
Every new Outsiders release lands on the Hardstyle Release Radar the day it hits Spotify. The full tracked catalogue is listed above.
Questions, answered
Who is Outsiders?
Outsiders is the stage name of Dutch DJ and producer Cem Araci, from The Hague. He started the project as a duo with Murat Meijer in 2008 and has continued solo since Meijer left in 2014, becoming one of the most-booked hard dance acts in the Netherlands.
What genre is Outsiders?
Outsiders makes hard dance, drawing on hardstyle and the harder end of Dutch party music. His catalogue mixes original productions with high-energy remixes and reworks of well-known tracks.
What is Outsiders' biggest track?
His gold-certified crossover hits include 'Flitsmeister' with Jebroer and a remix of Snelle's 'Reünie'. In hard dance he is also known for 'Irrenhaus' with Harris & Ford and his 2024 rework 'Wonderful Days Reloaded'.
Has Outsiders always been solo?
No. Outsiders began in 2008 as a duo of Cem Araci and Murat Meijer. Meijer left in 2014, and Araci has run the project as a solo act ever since, growing it into a full-time touring name with hundreds of shows a year.