Darude - Sandstorm

Darude is the musical pseudonym of Ville Virtanen, an artist born in Finland in 1975. The artist rose to fame with his 1999 hit Sandstorm. Although he has released a total of 4 albums to date, he is so far mainly associated with the song Sandstorm presented in this post. The history of this song is worth mentioning here. Ville has been interested in music since his youth, initially creating songs amateurishly using a music computer program. Then he began to use more professional tools and, in addition, occasionally worked with radio stations. However, the most important part of his early career was the fact that he shared his work on the Internet, where he posted his songs for download completely free on the popular MP3.com service. Among these songs was Sandstorm, a track that gained incredible popularity thanks to its free access. He quickly found a music producer who teamed up with Darude and helped him release his debut album. The single turned out to be a huge hit worldwide and is considered one of the most important songs of 2000. Finally, it is worth mentioning where the title of the song came from. Well, the words "sand storm" appeared on the Roland JP-8000 synthesizer while it was running. Hence the idea for the title itself, I invite you to the music video Darude - Sandstorm.