There’s a moment at every Da Tweekaz set where the crowd completely loses it. It might be when the Jägermeister melody drops. It might be when they flip a Disney song into a hardstyle anthem. It might be when Kenth and Marcus do something on stage that no other hardstyle act would ever attempt.
That moment is exactly why they’re one of the biggest acts in the genre. And they’ve been doing it from Dirty Workz since the beginning.
Two Norwegians Walk Into A Studio
Kenth Kvien and Marcus Nordli started Da Tweekaz in Norway – not exactly the global capital of hardstyle. But that outside perspective might be exactly what made their sound so different. While most hardstyle producers were focused on bigger kicks and darker atmospheres, Da Tweekaz went the other direction. They made hardstyle that made you smile.
Their debut album Time 2 Shine scored massive hits in hard dance charts worldwide and signaled that something new was happening. These weren’t just producers. They were entertainers.
The move to Belgium was the turning point. Planting themselves in the heart of the European hardstyle scene and making Dirty Workz their home gave them the platform to go all in.
The Bootleg Kings
Da Tweekaz became famous for something that most producers wouldn’t dare try: turning pop songs, movie themes, and classic tracks into full-blown hardstyle anthems. “How Far I’ll Go” from Moana, “Frozen” – tracks that you’d never expect to hear in a hardstyle set, reworked so well that they became some of the most played tracks on festival stages worldwide.
It takes a specific kind of confidence to play a Disney song at Defqon.1 and have 60,000 people go absolutely wild. Da Tweekaz have that confidence because the quality backs it up. Every bootleg is produced to the same standard as an original – the melodies are reworked, the kicks are crafted, and the arrangement is built for maximum festival impact.
Beyond The Bootlegs
The bootlegs got them attention. The originals kept them at the top. “Jägermeister” became one of the most iconic hardstyle tracks of its generation. “I Want It All” proved they could deliver straight-up anthems without leaning on a familiar melody. Collaborations with Timmy Trumpet, R3hab, W&W, and Alan Walker brought Da Tweekaz into territory that most hardstyle acts never reach.
That Alan Walker collab is worth noting. When one of the biggest electronic music artists on the planet wants to work with a hardstyle act, it tells you something about where the genre sits right now. And it tells you something about Da Tweekaz specifically – they bridge worlds.
Hundreds of millions of streams later, they’re still going. Still surprising people. Still making the crowd smile while dropping kicks that could crack concrete.
The DWX DNA
Da Tweekaz represent something core to what Dirty Workz is about. You can be serious about the music without taking yourself too seriously. You can push boundaries without losing what makes the genre great. You can be the biggest act on the lineup and still look like you’re having the best time of anyone in the room.
They helped put “D.W.X.” on the map with Coone for the 10 Years Dirty Workz celebration. And they continue to carry that energy into every set, every release, and every ridiculous on-stage moment that ends up going viral.
Twenty years of Dirty Workz. And Da Tweekaz have been one of the biggest reasons people know the name.
