Estiva

Steven Baan, better known as the man behind the project Estiva, has grown to be somewhat of a household name recently. Operating out of the city of Reeuwijk in western Holland, Stevens flair for a beautiful melodic take on progressive trance has gotten the nod of approval from every part of the scene of electronic dance music.

Born just before Christmas in 1987, Steven was the youngest in the household with two big brothers and experienced a nice safe childhood. The passion for trance comes from the summer, as well as countless hours listening to shows like “A State Of Trance” and the legendary “In Search Of Sunrise” compilation series by fellow Dutchman Tiësto.  Besides his work as an artist Steven is currently studying marketing.

In the early years Steven played around with different sequencers trying to find one that fitted him, and when he started using FL Studio things really started to take off for him and he finished the EP “Estiva Pres. Sunover – Stella” in 2007 which found its way to the UK-based label Enhanced Recordings, a label that Steven has stayed with since then.

Another milestone in Stevens career was when he joined forces with his friend Marninx on the track “Casa Grande” which got handpicked for Tiësto for the 7th edition of his “In Search Of Sunrise”-series which according to Steven himself was nothing short of “a dream coming true”.

Now all eyes were upon Steven, and his next EP “Strawberry Frields” got support from the likes of Tiësto, Armin Van Buuren and Ferry Corsten. With his unique take on progressive trance Steven just kept working hard in the studio and besides doing remixes for labels like Anjunabeats, Coldharbour & Fraction, he stunned everyone with the EP “Les Fleurs” that really showcased the versatility that Steven possessed getting support from Tiësto, Markus Schulz, Lange & Solarstone.

Over the second half of 2009 and early 2010 another EP was released on Enhanced, “I Feel Fine” yet again showcased Steven’s talent and gathered support from the likes of Above & Beyond and Armin Van Buuren. Meanwhile Steven teamed up with label-partner Temple One for the track “November Lovely” and early 2010 came what appears to be the most popular Estiva EP as of then titled “Friends & Enemies” with early support all over the board including Tiësto, Armin Van Buuren, Above & Beyond, Markus Schulz & Judge Jules. Later on that year he surprised the scene with his “The Kingdom” and “Adamas”, both of the EP’s were trademark Estiva pieces.