Cosmic Gate is a German DJ artist consisting of trance music producer Claus Terhoeven (born 1972) and formerly Stefan Bossems (born 1967). Both hail from Krefeld, Germany.

On October 28, 2009, DJ Magazine announced the results of their annual Top 100 DJ Poll, with Ultra Records artist Cosmic Gate placed #19, 43 spots above the group's ranking the year before. For the 2010 DJ Magazine Top 100 DJ Poll, Cosmic Gate moved to #24.

Career Cosmic Gate was formed in 1999 when Terhoeven (also known as Nic Chagall) and Bossems (also known as Bossi) decided to assemble a new project in the electronic music field.

Their first single was "The Drums", followed by "Exploration of Space", "Mental Atmosphere" and their "Somewhere over the Rainbow" remix using samples from the film The Wizard of Oz. However, Cosmic Gate did not become well known until their single "Fire Wire" was released in the UK in 2001.

Cosmic Gate made many remixes for artists such as Tiësto ("Urban Train"), Ferry Corsten ("Punk"), Blank & Jones ("DFF"), Israel Kamakawiwo'ole ("Somewhere Over the Rainbow"), Svenson & Gielen ("Answer the Question") and Vanessa-Mae ("White Bird").

Over the past few years, Cosmic Gate's sound has developed and moved away from the harder edge trance through to their current, more subtle yet still driving energetic music style. Since their third studio album, Earth Mover, they started moving towards the Progressive Trance style. They have also led a trance podcast called Wake Your Mind Radio since 2014.

In 2015, they collaborated with Armin van Buuren on the trance track "Embargo", which was featured on Van Buuren's studio album "Embrace". Two years later, they announced their seventh studio album titled "Materia", which was released on January 20, 2017.

In 2018, Claus was nominated for a Grammy Award For Best Remixed Recording for their remix of Gabriel & Dresden feat. Sub Teal "Only Road" on the Anjunabeats Label. They were the first ever trance artist to be nominated in this category.

On 22 February 2026, the duo announced that Stefan was to retire from touring and would leave the group. Claus would continue under the name Cosmic Gate, including new music and live shows

Touring The pair have played over 1,000 gigs, typically performing between 100 and 130 nights a year. They have played at clubs such as Ministry of Sound, The Guvernment, and Privilege Ibiza. They have played alongside DJs such as Armin Van Buuren, Ferry Corsten, W&W and Hardwell.

Discography Albums Studio albums Rhythm & Drums (2001) No More Sleep (2002) Earth Mover (2006) Sign of the Times (2009) Wake Your Mind (2011) Start to Feel (2014) Materia Chapter.One (2017) Materia Chapter.Two (2017) 20 Years [Forward Ever Backward Never] (2019) Mosaiik Chapter One (2021) Mosaiik Chapter Two (2023)

Compilation albums Back 2 the Future – The Classics from 1999–2003: Remixed (2011)

DJ mixes MaxiMal in the Mix Vol. 5 (with Tillmann Uhrmacher) (2001) Technics DJ Set Volume Three (with DJ Shog) (2001) Techno Club Vol. 14 – Talla 2XLC Welcomes Cosmic Gate (2001) 3AM Rush (2002) Bitte Ein Beat! – Beat 3 (2002) Back 2 Back – In the Mix (2003) Back 2 Back Vol. 2 (2005) Hard NRG 7 (2005) Back 2 Back 3 (2007) Privilege – World Biggest Club: Ibiza (with Hardwell) (2009) Back 2 Back 4 (2010) A State of Trance 500 (2011) Trance Nation (2012) Wake Your Mind Sessions 001 (2015) Wake Your Mind Sessions 002 (2016) Wake Your Mind Sessions 003 (2018) Trance Energy 2018 (2018) Wake Your Mind Sessions 004 (2020)

Singles Year Single Peak chart positions Album AUT DEN FIN GER NED SWI UK*For all songs except "I Feel Wonderful": For "I Feel Wonderful": 1999 "The Drums" — — — 40 — — — Rhythm & Drums "Mental Atmosphere" — — — 58 — — — 2000 "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" — — — 29 — 82 — 2001 "Exploration of Space" 34 — — 12 — 52 29 "Fire Wire" — — — — — — 9 2002 "Back to Earth" 44 13 — 25 — — — No More Sleep "The Truth" 57 — — 31 — 90 — "The Wave" — — 13 54 — — 48 2003 "Human Beings" — — — — — — — 2005 "I Feel Wonderful" (featuring Jan Johnston) — — — — — — 122 Earth Mover 2006 "Should've Known" — — — — 75 — — 2007 "Analog Feel" — — — — — — — "Consciousness" (featuring Denise Rivera) — — — — — — — "Body of Conflict" (featuring Denise Rivera) — — — — 79 — — Sign of the Times 2008 "A Day That Fades" (featuring Roxanne Emery) — — — — — — — Earth Mover 2009 "Not Enough Time" (featuring Emma Hewitt) — — — — — — — Sign of the Times "Sign of the Times" — — — — — — — "Flatline" (featuring Kyler England) — — — — — — — "Under Your Spell" (featuring Aruna) — — — — — — — 2010 "Barra" — — — — — — — Wake Your Mind 2011 "Be Your Sound" (featuring Emma Hewitt) — — — — — — — 2012 "Perfect Stranger" — — — — — — — "Wake Your Mind" (with Cary Brothers) — — — — — — — "Calm Down" (featuring Emma Hewitt) — — — — — — —2013 "Storm Chaser" — — — — — — — "Crushed" — — — — — — — Start to Feel "So Get Up" — — — — — — —2014 "Falling Back" (with Eric Lumiere) — — — — — — — "Fair Game" (with Ørjan Nilsen) — — — — — — — "Telefunken" (with Jerome Isma-Ae) — — — — — — — "Alone" (with Kristina Antuna) — — — — — — —2015 "Yai (Here We Go Again)" (with JES) — — — — — — — Wake Your MindSessions 001 "Going Home" (with Emma Hewitt) — — — — — — — Start to Feel2016 "am2pm" — — — — — — — Materia Chapter.One "Edge of Life" (with Eric Lumiere) — — — — — — — "Event Horizon" (with Ferry Corsten) — — — — — — — "Fall Into You" (with JES) — — — — — — — Materia Chapter.One2017 "Dynamic" (with Ferry Corsten) — — — — — — — "The Deep End" (with Tim White) — — — — — — — "Tonight" (with Emma Hewitt)——————— Materia Chapter.Two "AR" (with Markus Schulz)——————— "Bigger Than We Are" (with Eric Lumiere)——————— "Folded Wings" (with Sarah Lynn)——————— 2018 "Yeah!"——————— rowspan="3" "Awaken" (with Jason Ross)——————— 2019 "Need to Feel Loved" (with Foret)——————— "Come With Me"——————— 20 Years "Light Years"——————— "The Wave 2.0"——————— 2020 "Your Mind"——————— rowspan="2" "Universal Love"——————— "The Launch" (with Andrew Bayer)———————Anjunabeats Volume 15 2021 "Blame" (with Diana Miro)——————— Mosaiik "Feel It"——————— "Nothing to Hide" (with Diana Miro)——————— "Vertigo"——————— rowspan="3" "Summer Wonder" (with Mike Schmid)——————— 2022 "Retrospection" (with Greenhaven DJs)——————— "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.

Other Song 2016: Armin van Buuren & Cosmic Gate – "Embargo"

Remixes Sash! – Adelante (Cosmic Gate Remix) 1999 U96 – Das Boot 2001 (Cosmic Gate Remix) 1999 Green Court – Follow Me (Cosmic Gate Remix) 1999 Green Court – Follow Me (Cosmic Gate Edit) 1999 Miss Shiva – Dreams (Cosmic Gate Remix) 1999 Beam vs. Cyrus and The Joker – Launch In Progress (Cosmic Gate Remix) 1999 Bossi – To The Sky (Cosmic Gate Remix) 1999 Taucher – Science Fiction (Cosmic Gate Remix) 2000 Der Verfall – Der Mussolini (Cosmic Gate Remix) 2000 E Nomine – E Nomine (Cosmic Gate Remix) 2000 Aquagen – Lovemachine (Cosmic Gate Remix) 2000 Balloon – Monstersound (Cosmic Gate Mix) 2000 Beam and Yanou – Sound Of Love (Cosmic Gate Remix) 2000 Talla 2XLC – World In My Eyes (Cosmic Gate Remix) 2001 Blank & Jones – DJs, Fans & Freaks (Cosmic Gate Remix) 2001 Safri Duo – Samb-Adagio (Cosmic Gate Remix) 2001 Vanessa-Mae – White Bird (Cosmic Gate Remix) 2001 Green Court – Inside Your Gates (Cosmic Gate Remix) 2001 Tiësto – Urban Train (Cosmic Gate Remix) 2001 Ferry Corsten – Punk (Cosmic Gate Remix) 2002 Rank 1 – Awakening (Cosmic Gate Remix) 2002 4 Strings – Diving (Cosmic Gate Remix) 2002 DuMonde – God Music (Cosmic Gate Remix) 2002 Sioux – Pho (Cosmic Gate Remix) 2002 Svenson & Gielen – Answer the Question (Cosmic Gate Remix) 2002 Age of Love – The Age of Love (Cosmic Gate Remix) 2004 Beam – Amun (Cosmic Gate Mix) 2004 C.Y.B – Now (Cosmic Gate Remix) 2005 64 Bit – Virtual Discotech 1.0 (Cosmic Gate Remix) 2005 Cosmic Gate – Race Car Driver (Back 2 Back Mix) 2005 Cosmic Gate – The Drums (Back 2 Back Mix) 2005 Armin van Buuren and Rank 1 – This World Is Watching Me (Cosmic Gate Remix) 2007 Kirsty Hawkshaw Meets Tenishia – Outsiders (Cosmic Gate Remix) 2007 Tiësto featuring JES – Everything (Cosmic Gate Remix) 2007 Cosmic Gate – Body Conflict (Cosmic Gate Club Mix) 2007 Vincent De Moor – Fly Away (Cosmic Gate Remix) 2007 Messler – Prepare (Cosmic Gate B2B3 Edit) 2007 Cosmic Gate – Fire Wire (Cosmic Gate B2B3 Reconstruction) 2007 Veracocha – Carte Blanche (Cosmic Gate Remix) 2008 OceanLab – Sirens of the Sea (Cosmic Gate Remix) 2008 Deadmau5 – Clockwork (Cosmic Gate Remix) 2008 Armin van Buuren featuring Cathy Burton – Rain (Cosmic Gate Remix) 2009 John O'Callaghan featuring Sarah Howells – Find Yourself (Cosmic Gate Remix) 2009 Fabio XB and Ronnie Play featuring Gabriel Cage – Inside Of You (Cosmic Gate Remix) 2009 Paul van Dyk featuring John McDaid – Home (Cosmic Gate Remix) 2009 Markus Schulz presents Dakota – Sin City (Cosmic Gate Remix) 2009 Kyau & Albert – I Love You (Cosmic Gate Remix) 2009 JES – Lovesong (Cosmic Gate Remix) 2009 Cosmic Gate – London Rain (Back 2 Back 4 ReDub) James Horner and Leona Lewis – I See You [ Avatar Main Theme ] (Cosmic Gate Remix) 2010 Andrew Bennett featuring Sir Adrian – Run Till U Shine (Cosmic Gate Remix) 2010 Cosmic Gate – Exploration of Space (Cosmic Gate's Back 2 The Future Remix) 2010 Cosmic Gate – Fire Wire (Cosmic Gate's Back 2 The Future Remix) 2010 Markus Schulz – Away (Cosmic Gate Remix) 2011 Robbie Rivera – Departures (Cosmic Gate Remix) 2011 Ferry Corsten – Punk (Cosmic Gate Essential Rework) 2011 Emma Hewitt – Colours (Cosmic Gate Remix) 2012 Rank 1 and Jochen Miller featuring Sarah Bettens – Wild and Perfect Day (Cosmic Gate Remix) 2012 Manufactured Superstars – Calling All The Lovers (Cosmic Gate Remix) 2012 Late Night Alumni – Sapphire (Cosmic Gate Remix) 2012 Veracocha – Carte Blanche (Cosmic Gate Remix) 2013 Armin van Buuren – Pulsar (Cosmic Gate Remix) 2013 Gareth Emery – Long Way Home (Cosmic Gate Remix) 2015 Cosmic Gate – Exploration of Space (Cosmic Gate's Third Contact Remix) 2016 Gabriel & Dresden featuring Sub Teal – Only Road (Cosmic Gate Remix) 2018 Gareth Emery featuring Evan Henzi – Call To Arms (Cosmic Gate Remix) 2018 Ilan Bluestone – Frozen Ground (Cosmic Gate Remix) 2018 Mauro Picotto – Lizard (Cosmic Gate Remix) 2019 Rank 1 – L.E.D. There Be Light (Cosmic Gate Remix) 2019 Armin van Buuren and Avian Grays featuring Jordan Shaw – Something Real (Cosmic Gate Remix) (2020) Joe Smooth – Promised Land (Cosmic Gate's No Gravity Remix) (2020) Andrew Rayel and Olivia Sebastianelli – Everything Everything (Cosmic Gate Remix) (2020)

Awards and nominations

2018 Grammy nomination 'Best Remixed Recording, Non-classical' for 'Only Road' by Gabriel & Dresden.

DJ Magazine Top 100 DJs Ranking

YearRankMovement200386—2004812005902006——2007——200862—2009192010242011432012392013802014692015992016——

References

External links

Official site TranceSound interview with Cosmic Gate, December 2010 Cosmic Gate ranks #39 on DJ Magazine's Top 100 DJs list 2012 Start To Feel tour interview Cosmic Gate ranks #69 on ''DJ Mag'''s Top 100 DJs list 2014