On 27 July 2013, they performed for the first time at the mainstage of the Tomorrowland Festival in Belgium and advanced into the top 20 of the DJ Mag's Top 100 DJ's list. The track embodied much of the same sound as the van Buuren remix, and reached #2 on the Beatport Top 100 charts. The duo's next production, "Thunder", appeared on. At the same time, they worked together with van Buuren to remix his single " This Is What It Feels Like" as a single release.
As a celebration for reaching 100,000 likes on Mainstage Music's Facebook page, W&W gave away "Ghost Town" as a free download on 4 March 2014.
The track reached #2 on the Beatport Top 100 charts. "D# Fat", released on 25 February 2013, was a collaboration with Dutch DJ Armin van Buuren and a crossover between W&W's old trance style and their new big room style.
Both for W&W and Ozcan, "The Code" became their first song to reach #1 in Beatport. "The Code" was initially heard on Hardwell's BBC 1 Essential Mix, and it became ranked first on multiple Beatport charts. This song attracted the attention of Dutch DJ Hardwell, who took them to his record label Revealed Recordings to release "Trigger" and "The Code", the former produced with Marcel Woods and the latter of which was produced with Ummet Ozcan. "Lift Off!" reached #82 on the Dutch Top 100 Singles charts. Shortly thereafter, they officially announced their move to the big room house scene. On 3 December 2012, the duo released the single "Lift Off!" which showcased elements corresponding more to the popular big room genre, by mixing trance and electro house elements together. That same year they remixed "Waiting" by Dash Berlin featuring Emma Hewitt, and the Delerium classic " Silence" together with Jonas Stenberg. In 2012 they published the single "Invasion", which was chosen as the A State of Trance 550 Anthem. The duo hosts a bi-weekly radio show under the Mainstage Music moniker. Alongside W&W's own works, the label publishes singles produced by other artists such as Armin van Buuren, Andrew Rayel and Sick Individuals. They founded their record label named Mainstage Music, as a sub-label of Armada Music in April 2012, based on the name of one of their most successful tracks as of that date. W&W released their debut album, Impact, on 23 September 2011. ĭuring the next few years, W&W had numerous single releases and appearances at trance festivals. In 2011, they made their first appearance on DJ Mag's Top 100 DJs list when they reached the 36th place. Within a short time, the track achieved popularity on several forums and music platforms. On the basis of van der Harst's recording contract, Armada Music released the song as a single on 7 July 2008. The track "Mustang", which appeared at the same year, became a success and was played by Armin van Buuren and Tiësto in their sets. After their first successes as solo producers, the two DJs began to build a friendship and met at the Trance Energy 2007 Festival in the Netherlands.
The duo first met through Windows Live Messenger, which they used to share their song productions with one another. Willem van Hanegem and Ward van der Harst began to build an interest in trance music while in their youths. History 2007–2012: Trance releases and Mainstage Music label 1.9 2020: "Wizard Of The Beats", "Do It For You", 20XX XR Livestream, "Clap Your Hands".1.8 2019: "Repeat After Me", "Matrix", "Ups & Downs", "Let The Music Take Control", "Khaleesi" and "Tricky Tricky".1.7 2018: "God Is a Girl", "Long Way Down" and Rave Culture label rebrand.1.6 2017: "Whatcha Need", "Put Em Up", "Chakra" with Vini Vici and "Crowd Control".1.5 2016: "Arcade", "Live the Night", "Caribbean Rave" and "Get Down".1.4 2015: "Rave After Rave", "The One", "Spack Jarrow" and "If It Ain't Dutch".1.3 2014: Commercial breakthrough with "Bigfoot".1.2 2013: From trance to big room house.1.1 2007–2012: Trance releases and Mainstage Music label.