Whenever huge emotions, tense anticipation and breath-taking intensity are in the air, the sound of Two Steps From Hell is never far away. The world’s number one epic music producers and composers, namely Thomas Bergersen and Nick Phoenix, are breaking every streaming and follower record with their California-based production company Two Steps From Hell.
5 BILLION STREAMS
With over four billion views on YouTube, one billion plays on other streaming platforms and four platinum albums, Two Steps From Hell are already one of the most successful music entities ever. With their bombastic sound characterised by ancient chants, titles such as “Protectors of the Earth,” “Heart of Courage,” “Victory” and “Archangel” set the heartbeats of millions of fans racing and perfectly complement the (film) images they accompany.
4 PLATINUM ALBUMS
Movie trailers for blockbusters such as “Avengers: Endgame,” “Aquaman” or “Jurassic World,” the opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games and advertisements for many large companies all rely on Two Steps From Hell to guarantee their success.
Dates & Tickets
02.08.2023
W:O:A 2023 | Wacken
16.09.2023
Prague | O2 Universum
17.09.2023
Prague | O2 Universum
19.09.2023
Berlin | Mercedes-Benz Arena
20.09.2023
Leipzig | QUARTERBACK Immobilien ARENA
22.09.2023
Dusseldorf | Mitsubishi Electric Halle
24.09.2023
Munich | Olympiahalle
26.09.2023
Vienna | Wiener Stadthalle - Halle D
27.09.2023
Budapest | Papp Laszlo Sportarena
29.09.2023
Zurich | Hallenstadion
01.10.2023
Lyon | L´Amphithéâtre
03.10.2023
Paris | Le Zénith
04.10.2023
Brussels | Forest National
05.10.2023
Rotterdam | Ahoy Rotterdam
THE SHOW
For the first time, Two Steps From Hell toured throughout Europe with orchestra and choir. All musical highlights, soloists of their soundtracks, and a thrilling show ensured that Bergersen and Phoenix also gave their audience the chance to enjoy a very special and emotional experience in a live setting. Fans and press all over Europe celebrated the great success of this first live tour.
The distinctive sound of Two Steps From Hell became an unparalleled event for all the senses – an exciting journey through the world of epic music, fantasy, musical mysticism, and drama with goose bumps guaranteed.
The producers of »The World of Hans Zimmer«, Semmel Concerts & Tomek Productions presented the show.
TWO STEPS FROM HELL | Aftermovie Tourstart Hof 0
TWO STEPS FROM HELL | Aftermovie Tourstart Hof
TWO STEPS FROM HELL LIVE | Heart of Courage 1
TWO STEPS FROM HELL LIVE | Heart of Courage
TWO STEPS FROM HELL LIVE | Victory 2
TWO STEPS FROM HELL LIVE | Victory
TWO STEPS FROM HELL LIVE | Strength of a Thousand Men (Archangel) 3
TWO STEPS FROM HELL LIVE | Strength of a Thousand Men (Archangel)
TWO STEPS FROM HELL LIVE | Blackheart (SkyWorld) 4
TWO STEPS FROM HELL LIVE | Blackheart (SkyWorld)
TWO STEPS FROM HELL LIVE | Impossible (feat. Merethe Soltvedt) 5
TWO STEPS FROM HELL LIVE | Impossible (feat. Merethe Soltvedt)
ARTISTS – TWO STEPS FROM HELL
Two Steps From Hell was formed back in 2006 when Thomas Bergersen and Nick Phoenix joined forces to write original music for movie trailers. 13 years later, TSFH has been featured in hundreds of movie ads, including some of the biggest blockbusters of recent time, as well as thousands of TV ads and programmes. TSFH released their first public album, Invincible, in 2009, establishing epic music as a new and unique musical genre. There are now 14 public albums and millions of fans worldwide.
“What we try to do is create a strong melody that people recognise and is instantly memorable. That’s been our focus the whole way, to create something that’s really strong branding.” Thomas Bergersen
With their unmistakable and – in the best sense of the word – bombastic sound characterised by ancient chants, titles such as “Protectors of the Earth”, “Heart of Courage”, “Victory” and “Archangel” set the heartbeats of millions of fans racing and perfectly complement the (film) images they accompany.
A selection of Two Steps From Hell trailer music for movies, video games and TV series: Movies: Aquaman, Avengers: Infinity War, Justice League, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 & 2, Star Trek, Star Trek Into Darkness, The Dark Knight, The Fighter, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Tron: Legacy, Anna Karenina, No Country for Old Men, 2012, Captain America: The First Avenger, The Avengers, X-Men: First Class, X-Men: Days of Future Past, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World‘s End, Super 8, Inception, World War Z, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, Lincoln, WALL-E, Up, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, Hugo, The Town, Priest, Prince of Persia, Interstellar, The Man Who Knew Infinity, Neon Genesis Evangelion
Video games: Battlefield V, Resident Evil 6, Mass Effect 2, Mass Effect 3, PlanetSide 2, Killzone 3, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Elder Scrolls Online, League of Legends, The Witcher 3, F1 2013, Assassin‘s Creed IV: Black Flag, Uncharted 4
Television series: Breaking Bad, Doctor Who, Game of Thrones, Sherlock, I‘m a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!, Revolution, Homeland, The Walking Dead, Supernatural, Merlin, Deadliest Warrior, Nathan For You, The World Wars
THE BAND
Merethe Soltvedt
Singer
Merethe Soltvedt is a singer, songwriter and composer who was born and raised in Norway and now lives and works in Los Angeles. She is a highly sought-after session vocalist for composers of film scores, documentaries, video games, movie trailers and cinematic pop/epic orchestral music.
Merethe has performed on several albums of "Two Steps From Hell" since 2006 and is considered as the main female voice of the successful music producer duo. Furthermore, she performed on the movie trailer for Steven Spielberg's film "Ready Player One" and recorded background vocals for Sir Ringo Starr. Merethe performed with "Two Steps From Hell" at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in 2013 as well as in Prague in 2018. She also releases her own music and performs as a singer, songwriter, plays guitar and piano and composes vocal-based music for documentaries and TV. Thomas Bergersen about Merethe: Norwegian Merethe Soltvedt has the most angelic voice I have ever heard. Her voice is like sunshine, it inspires you, makes you feel wonderful.
Úyanga Bold
Singer
Known for her distinctive voice in film, television and video game soundtracks, Úyanga is a sought-after soundtrack vocalist, vocal arranger and songwriter. Apart from various recordings with "Two Steps From Hell", Úyanga’s lead vocals are featured in many film, television and video game soundtracks and projects. She has worked as a vocal soloist with some of Hollywood’s top composers, including Oscar-nominated composer Marco Beltrami, Harry Gregson-Williams, "Captain Marvel" composer Pinar Toprak and Grammy-nominated composer Austin Wintory. Major credits include Disney’s "Mulan" (2020), Disney Freeform’s TV series "Motherland: Fort Salem" (2020), "Waiting for Barbarians" (2019) starring Johnny Depp, "The Widow" (2019) starring Kate Beckinsale, Comedy Central’s ongoing "Drunk History" TV series as well as the video game "League of Legends".
International credits include popular Japanese animated feature films and commissions for Google and Disney Japan, as well as Chinese video games, including "Moonlight Blade", which received a Hollywood Music in Media Award in the "Original Song - Video Game" category. Úyanga performs worldwide as a concert soloist, including the "Masterpiece Experience" in Romania, the eSports World Championship Finals of "League of Legends" in Beijing and "Fimucite - Tenerife International Film Music Festival" in Spain.
Kamila Nývltová
Singer
The Czech singer Kamila Nývltová, whose repertoire includes world and soul-pop, has become known to a broad audience in her home country due to the Czech X-Factor competition in 2008, where she was among the 5 finalists. Since then, Kamila has been a soloist at the Karlín Music Theater, the Broadway Theater and the Hybernia Theater in Prague and has played the leading roles in the musicals "Aida", „Cleopatra“, "Dracula", "Angelika" and the fairytale-like musical comedy „Snow White“. In 2010 Kamila released her debut album called "Kamila Nývltová", followed by two further albums in 2013 and 2016. In 2018 Kamila participated at the "Two Steps From Hell" concert in Prague and impressed the composers so much that they chose to engage her for their live tour. Kamila is also working as an actress and played in Czech TV series and movies.
Greg Ellis
Percussionist / Drummer
Greg Ellis is recognized as one of the most innovative and versatile drummers. He has performed around the world and recorded with musical artists from over 30 countries including Billy Idol, Mickey Hart, Zakir Hussain, KODO, Mahsa Vahdat, Tord Gustavsen, Yungchen Lhamo, Chiwoniso Mairaire, Juno Reactor and many more. Greg has released many critically acclaimed albums with his groups Vas and Biomusique and his solo project Kala Rupa. His drumming can be heard on more than 200 film, television and video game scores, including The Matrix Reloaded and Revolutions, 300, Argo, Iron Man, Body of Lies, Underworld, Transformers: Age of Extinction, God of War: Ragnarok, Assasin’s Creed, Far Cry, Guardians of the Galaxy and many more. He has also composed numerous scores for international film and television projects.
Esther Abrami
Violin
French Violinist Esther Abrami’s story is that of a young, modern day women of the internet age who has succeeded on international stages and secured a coveted recording contract with a major label due to her courage, determination and willingness to share the ups and downs of her own remarkable life as a musician with a wide online audience.
In 2017 Esther was accepted as a student at the world-leading Royal College of Music in London. Furthermore, Esther began to build her online career, playing popular classical music on her social media channels. In 2019, Esther Abrami became the first classical musician to be nominated in the Social Media Superstar category at the Global Awards. In March 2022 her debut single on Sony Classical showcasing Clara Schumann was released.
Helen Nash
Solo Cellist
Helen studied cello and piano at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. She is the cellist of the leading female electric string quartet Escala, based in London and has been enjoying international success with the group. Amongst others, Escala’s credits include Sam Smith’s Number 1 album "In The Lonely Hour" and Pink Floyd’s new Number 1 album "The Endless River". Helen has appeared with the quartet and individually on some of UK’s biggest TV shows including The Royal Variety Show, The Graham Norton Show, Jonathan Ross, The Michael McIntyre Show, The X Factor, The Voice, Strictly Come Dancing, National TV Awards and Sunday Night at The Palladium, amongst others. Helen has performed with artists such as Enya, Pink, Cher, Rod Stewart, Robbie Williams and Josh Groban and has played at venues like The Royal Opera House, The O2 Arena, Monte Carlo Opera House, Kensington Palace, St James’s Palace, Millennium Stadium and Wembley Arena. Helen also holds piano residencies across London, one of her favourite being the "in house pianist" at London Fashion Week.
Saulius Petreikis
Multi Woodwind Soloist
Saulius Petreikis is a multi-instrumentalist from Lithuania and one of the few people in Europe who has a unique collection of musical instruments from all over the world, which he uses to create and perform his music. Saulius plays various wind instruments from all over the world. He can skill fully handle various horns, panpipes, whistles, Indian bansuri, Chinese, Nepalese, Irish and Scottish flutes, Persian ney, Armenian duduk, Australian didgeridoo and many more. Furthermore, he plays the string instruments Hawaiian ukulele and African kalimba, the percussion instruments shekere and djembe and even practices Tuvan guttural singing Tibetan overtone chanting. Saulius collaborates with various musicians, dancers and actors and has performed in Europe, the USA and China. In Lithuania Saulius mostly performs with his band "Saulius Petreikis World Orchestra" and participates in various projects with symphonic orchestras of Lithuania and Poland. Saulius has released 9 albums of his own music and has participated in more than 30 albums of other musicians.
Eliane Correa
Keyboard
Eliane Correa is a Cuban-Argentinian pianist, music director and composer based in London. Curator of the London Latin Jazz Fest and touring keyboardist for »The World of Hans Zimmer«, Eliane directs, arranges, plays and produces for a wide range of established artists both in London and internationally, as well as composes music for award-winning theatre productions and films. She initially became known for her Afro-Cuban funk fusion project WARA, which toured the UK and Europe extensively in the last decade, winning 3 LUKAS awards and releasing several critically acclaimed records. More recently she focused on her large-scale Cuban salsa band La Evolución, with whom she has recently released an album, and the Afro-Cuban jazz/soul ensemble En el Aire Project. Her unique sound equally reflects her Latin heritage and London musical melting pot experience.
Skye Emanuel
Acoustic Guitar/E-Guitar
Skye Emanuel is a Los Angeles based guitarist, music producer and composer. He was born in London, England in 1999 and started playing guitar when he was 13. Skye was heavily influenced by rock and blues music. At the age of 17 he received the "Ronnie Montrose Rock the Nation Award" for aspiring young guitarists from Guitar Player Magazine in 2017. Skye studied at The Blackbird Academy in Nashville, Tennessee, graduating with a degree in audio engineering and now composes for television alongside session work and touring. His repertoire includes many musical genres including rock, pop, hip hop and blues.
Live-Album
TWO STEPS FROM HELL LIVE – AN EPIC MUSIC EXPERIENCE
In a dramatic new recording from Sony Classical Two Steps From Hell: Live – An Epic Music Experience, the creators of “the epic sound” through their California-based production company Two Steps From Hell, composer/producers Thomas Bergersen and Nick Phoenix, redefine their transcendent music for the first time with a full orchestra, choir and rock band.
The full, 28-track Two Steps From Hell: Live – An Epic Music Experience was released worldwide on November 4.
Following successful European performances in summer 2022, Two Steps From Hell Live will rock the stages again in 2023 with their energetic and irresistible live show - this time in the biggest arenas in Europe, featuring the music heard on the new recording with Bergersen, Phoenix, orchestra, choir and soloists.
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This promoter and producer of live entertainment is part of EVENTIM LIVE and organises more than 1,600 events every year. They hold stakes in promoters in Germany and Austria, as well as several venues in Germany. In 2018 the company ranked second in the European Magna Charta Promoters list and fourth in the international Top 100, with almost 4.5 million tickets sold.
Semmel Concerts has vast experience with the production of film music events such as The World of Hans Zimmer and Disney in Concert.
Tomek Productions is based in Vienna/Austria and creates multimedia concert concepts, focusing on film and media music. With events like “Hollywood in Vienna”, which is broadcast worldwide on TV, as well as international touring productions, such as “The World of Hans Zimmer”, Tomek Productions has established itself as a market leader in the field of film and media music events.
The concerts are staged as a creative interplay between music, visuals, light and space, generating a harmonious, captivating and emotive ambience.
Two Steps From Hell was formed back in 2006 when Thomas Bergersen and Nick Phoenix joined forces to write original music for movie trailers. 13 years later, TSFH has been featured in hundreds of movie ads, including some of the biggest blockbusters of recent time, as well as thousands of TV ads and programmes. TSFH released their first public album, Invincible, in 2009, establishing epic music as a new and unique musical genre.
There are now 14 public albums and millions of fans worldwide.