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The Second Level
  Junior Member

The Second Level (Daniel Helenius) is a DJ / producer from Helsinki, Finland. His music combines various elements from energetic future house and other dance music styles. Daniel played his first DJ shows in 2013 and he won a mix tape competition organized by a local club in Helsinki. He was discovered by Weekend Festival’s head promoter who gave The Second Level a chance to support David Guetta at a big outdoor event in Estonia summer 2014. At Weekend Festival 2015 The Second Level played a closing finale for 30.000 people after Avicii and was also credited in the festival’s after movie. The Second Level released his first single Monday feat. Lola Loog in 2016, and it was accompanied by an energetic music video featuring shots of his performances at Weekend Festival and club shows both in Finland and Estonia. In 2017 The Second Level released his Sun Comes Up -single featuring the Estonian pop star Ariadne. The track was produced in collaboration with the Finnish dance music legend Jaakko Salovaara (JS16 ) who also co-wrote Darude’s legendary Sandstorm track. Sun Comes Up was quickly picked up by the biggest Estonian radios and has been on listed on Top100 tracks in Finland and Estonia on Spotify. The Second Level is definitely one of the most potential upcoming DJ/producers in Finland and he is already well recognized in Finnish and Estonian dance music scene.