BiXX has always approached trance as more than a collection of tracks—it’s a medium for delivering messages and moments of reflection. With the release of his album The Voice of Reason on Nocturnal Knights, he’s built a project that doubles as both a personal statement and a performance tool. To mark the album’s arrival, BiXX has shared an exclusive mix with Magnetic, blending cuts like “Yes I Can,” “Believe in Me” with Susana, and “Your Time Will Come” with Cari, alongside unreleased IDs. The mix moves through emotional waves, balancing uplifting peaks with tech-driven energy and reflective breakdowns.
In conversation, BiXX explained how his playlists function as journals of his growth, carrying both life lessons and raw emotion. He spoke about creating “Believe in Me” as a tribute to his late father, how the Yes I Can mindset shaped his career, and why surrounding himself with mentors keeps him inspired. For him, every track is more than sound design—it’s a way of passing on resilience, purpose, and encouragement to the listener.
The mix and interview together capture the duality of BiXX’s work: technically precise trance made for the dancefloor, paired with a philosophy rooted in personal growth and motivation. It’s an honest look at where he’s at as both a producer and performer, and a chance for listeners to experience The Voice of Reason in full flow.
Do you ever go back through old playlists or USBs and feel like you’re flipping through a journal?
This is a very interesting question. The answer is yes. I discovered several years ago the importance of having a growth mindset. Just like a very successful company, it is important to keep learning, growing and evolving. To avoid getting stuck. It is also much more rewarding to keep evolving.
So when I look at old playlists, it reflects where I was back then. The knowledge and experience I had during that time. I created playlists more for what I wanted to play, which was almost all uplifting. Now, my playlists are nearly all my own tracks, but I strive to take the audience on a journey of emotion and energy. As I learn more about music production, new sounds and new trends, my current playlists reflect my sounds today.
Has your music selection ever mirrored something you were going through in your personal life?
My music selection always reflects what I am going through in my personal life. The famous author Mark Twain once said the two most important days of your life are the day you were born and the day you figure out why. Which basically means it is super important to find out your why, which is your purpose. Where I am personally, what gives me the most purpose, is to help other people become more successful. I can see people’s strengths right away. I always look for it. It is a gift that I have.
So with my music, most of my tracks start off as ideas that deliver a life lesson. An inspirational message.
Putting together a playlist usually starts with what first track I want to select that sets the tone of feeling and emotion that I want the crowd to experience. Then it develops based on the energy, the breaks and the emotion I want the crowd to feel. I am not sure if the crowd takes the time to listen to the words, but if they do, they will go on a journey of deep reflection and self-realization through big energy and emotion. So that it does not get too serious all the time, I need to mix a few fun and mindless tracks in there as well.
Can you think of a moment where the way you were feeling shaped the music you played that night?
Yes. I created a tribute track to my father, who passed away at the age of 92 back in October of 2023. With the help of the vocalist Susana, we created a very inspirational and uplifting track called Believe in Me. A track that sends a message about the importance of surrounding yourself with people who believe in you.
My dad always believed in me so I realized how important this is. Also, you can change the life of someone who you believe in. Sooner or later they will eventually believe in themselves. Once this track was finished, I could not wait to play it. The breakdown is long, but I wanted the audience to feel the message, the emotion, the beautiful breakdown and the happy and big uplifting melody in the drop. So I had to create my set to work up to this longer more emotional track—then what do I play next after such an emotional banger?
Do you build playlists or folders based on themes, phases, or emotional chapters?
For me it is all about building playlists based on emotional chapters. Depending on how long the set, there will be two to four emotional waves in the set.
Obviously, too many emotional and uplifting tracks in a row can get boring. Which is why I have ventured into creating some tech lifting style tracks—tech trance with some uplifting or interesting melodies. Good energy with some emotion but not overkill. I want each track to have a good melody, but the tech lifting tracks provide great energy with more call and response sounds and a good break from super uplifting.
And there will be some inspirational messages delivered throughout the set although not every track.
What’s a track that defines a specific era of your life—and do you still play it?
Yes, there is one specific track that comes to mind. I was just getting started releasing tracks under the BiXX brand. I ran into a lot of naysayers. I was told I was too old, too American, too inexperienced, too this and too that. Don’t listen to the naysayers. I have been underestimated my entire life.
When I am told I cannot do something or if the answer is no, this is when the fun begins. To create new solutions going forward to make the dream happen. To create workarounds. So out of this mindset, one of my best tracks, Yes I Can, was created. It is one of those tracks the audience expects to hear when I play live.
The Yes I Can mindset started when I left my comfortable job to start my own company. A big risk, so I had to have a Yes I Can mindset to overcome all the negativity and the obstacles. Now, Yes I Can and Whatever it Takes are my daily habits.
How much do you think your sound reflects where you live, who you’re around, or what you’ve been experiencing?
Where I live does not have much of an influence. I live in Alabama, USA. A very conservative and friendly place to live, but most people have never heard of trance music. Since I always preach to surround yourself with people who believe in you, people smarter and more experienced than you and to create a circle of mentors, my inner circle has a big influence on my sounds. I am constantly learning from the people in my inner circle. This way, I rarely get into a creative block.
I do a motivational series called Mentoring Mondays. I come up with the topics based on my life experiences and often my frustrations. Many of my track ideas come from inspirational messages I have learned in my past and current life experiences. Passing on these life lessons to others through my music keeps me inspired and gives me an endless flow of new ideas.
Is there a moment where your musical identity clicked for the first time and felt like a real reflection of you?
Yes there is a moment. It was the moment when talking to one of my mentors about my business philosophy, that he came up with the title for my album, The Voice of Reason. Having a title that gave my philosophy a label, a title, to be a voice of reason to others to help grow and get through difficult times, helped me realize my true musical identity. To deliver inspirational messages through trance music.
With the album title in hand, I created an outline listing many inspirational track titles. From these track title concepts, each track idea was developed into a unique song. It made me realize I enjoy explaining the inspiration and the message behind the track as much as bringing the track to life. This way the track becomes more than just a track. It carries a powerful message that can help you grow and improve as a person.
