KIMITO LOPEZ Born and raised in Oslo, Norway, the trance influences came pretty much naturally with the big wave in 1998. After listening to several tracks, mix compilations and hearing the excitement within the "taboo culture", the selection of a genre wasn't really hard at last. Eventually after spending loads of hours enjoying the music, the next step was to be taken, and a pair of decks landed in the room. And a new local dj was to be found in Oslo. Further time passed and one mix tape after another floating around in Oslo, club promoters gave him a break at smaller venues around the city. Despite that the trance scene was having some tight times. January 2004 better times came along for both trance music and himself, as Trance Department was born. Being one of the masterminds behind the monthly club night that was going to gather the Oslo trance people again, sat his name further on the map. And along came a weekly show at one of Oslo's biggest FM channels, Radio Oslo. During summer 2004, Vascotia (Somatic Sense) decided to team up with the fast growing kid for a remix of no other than Dutch producer/dj Perry O'Neil. The first black plastic to set his name on, and not to be the last. By the end of the year, Trance Department ended up by being nominated as "Club night of the year" by the official night guide in Oslo. As well as playing at different other clubs with big names such as Dj Ton T.B (Black Hole Recordings), 2004 was to judge a pretty nice year for the newco