Darren Jones is known DJ / Record producer and remixer in Trance, Hard Trance, Hardstyle, Techno and Chillout Music.
Darren has made many big hits across the genres which all started in 2003 with his first ever vinyl release with a double remix of ' We Should Be Proud Of Nuclear War' On Indigenous Beats.
His alias Mercurial Virus & Fusion Reaktor were born.
His D10 alias shot to fame with his remix on S-Trax (Masif Organisation) of Neon Lights - Not Over Yet that was played at Dance Valley, Godskitchen, Gatecrasher and every other major event across the world. The track was played out by DJ Scot Project, DJ Wag, DERB, Yoji Biomehanika, Dave Joy, RAM, Kamui, Dave Pearce, Tommy Pulse, Alphazone, Steve Hill and many more.
Not Over Yet found its way onto many compilation albums.The follow up single Binary Harder did really well too, That was also a big hit and was played everywhere by the big names as mentioned above and found its way on to a few compilation albums including a Goodgreef compilation.Binary Harder also found its way into the radio 1 dance charts at number 44 ahead of Shapeshifters and Scissor Sisters.
As time went on many releases came out including the Remixes and covers of Children, Silence, Join Me, Tricky Tricky, Ready Or Not and the biggest achievement was been asked to remix on Traffic Tunes and the monster track DJ Wag - Life On Mars.D10 toured Australia in 2005 and 2006 and played many gigs out there in Sydney, Perth, Melbourne, Geelong, Adelaide which has made him a hit out in AustraIia,D10 Has had good successes as a producer releasing on Masif, Traffic Tunes, Dutch Master Works, Kattiva, Joyride Music and more.
His label Viper Traxx has come up with successful D10 Tracks and remixes.Bionic was reviewed on Harder Faster and in magazines such as IDJ and DJ.Evil, Unleashed was played on Radio 1.
D10 has found a new lease of life in hard trance again and has been making waves in the scene again with a big remix of Hennes & Cold – First Step and a collaboration with Pete Delete on Nocturnal Knights.
Mercurial Virus has had many successful releases ranging from solo, collaborations and remixes which led to support by the biggest names such in Trance such as Armin Van Buuren, John O'Callaghan, Aly & Fila, Sean Tyas, Darren Porter, Ferry Corsten, Paul Van Dyk, Johan Gielen, Alex M.O.R.P.H, Ram, Allen Watts, ReOrder, Daniel Skyver, John Askew, Yoshi & Razner, Amos & Riot Night, Ferry Tayle, Dan Stone, Talla 2XLC to name a few.
Mercurial Virus has had some huge releases such as 'Turning Point' on Subculture which was played on A State Of Trance 950,951,952 as well as ADE, FSOE 636, Transmission etc.
Many huge releases followed on the big labels in trance such as Subculture, FSOE, FSoe Fables, Regenerate, Nocturnal Knights, AVA White, Kinected, High Voltage, ZYX Trance and many more.
Early releases such as Legacy, Memories, Earth, Ethno, Roseline were released on Redux, Beyond The Stars Recordings and Phoenix Recordings but were successful including ASOT play.
Mercurial Virus has had the pleasure to remix for artists he looked up to in his early clubbing days such as Hemstock & Jennings and The Conductor & The Cowboy and has plans for other big collaborations with other big influences in the near future.
Mercurial Virus also collaborated work with String Theory which were released on Nocturnal Knights, Redux & Phoenix Recordings.
Darren was clubbing at God Kitchen, Gatecrasher in the late 90’s and early 2000s, so he knows the original trance sound, but has developed his own style with a taste of film music influences.
Every Mercurial Virus track is unique and different to the last, which is why all tracks have a place.
