From The Studio to China in 24 Hours: Midnight in Amsterdam And Sebastian Wibe Talk About The Making Of ‘Under The Moon’

Last Friday Midnight in Amsterdam and Sebastian Wibe combined powers with their release ‘Under The Moon ’. A fresh UKG collaboration on Heldeep Records . The song has already gathered a substantial list of supporters, including top level artists such as John Summit, NOTION, Oliver Heldens, R3HAB, Lucas & Steve, Ferry Corsten, Nicky Romero and Firebeatz . To dive deeper into the story behind the track, we caught up with the Dutch and Danish producers to talk about how the collaboration came together, the creative process behind it, and what’s next up in their careers.

Can you take us back to the moment this collaboration first started? Who reached out to who, and how did the idea of working together on ‘Under The Moon’ come up in the first place?

Midnight in Amsterdam (Tom):

I first started writing the lyrics for the track. It was about going on a walk at midnight, that's why we decided to call it “Midnight Run”. I’m not really into running myself, but “Midnight Run” just sounded better than “Midnight Walk.” While I was working on the track Rick sent me some music from Sebastian Wibe. They were very 90s rave inspired. I really love that sound. So I was like maybe we can ask him if he would be up to collaborate on the record and see what he can add to the track.

Midnight in Amsterdam (Rick):

Maybe to clarify, the song used to be called “Midnight Run”, but while we were working on the track Oliver Heldens decided to release a record with a similar name on Heldeep Records called “Run”. After that we also found out there is a hit called “I Run”, and our act is called Midnight in Amsterdam so we were like, okay, maybe we should change it up. Then we went with “Under the Moon”.

Sebastian Wibe:

When they sent me the stems, I immediately fell in love with the whole atmosphere. The guys have a great feeling for doing these big soundscapes combined with breakbeats and reese basses. Then I obviously tried to put in some of my sounds, but still be respectful of what the guys already created. I think it just turned out to be a great mix of both of our sounds.

Midnight in Amsterdam (Rick):

I also remember while you guys were finishing up the track together, I was heading to China for a Midnight In Amsterdam show. I wanted to test the track live so I hurried Sebastian to finalise his version so I could play it live. The crowd's reaction was really good!

Usually when we have a UK Garage gig, we start off a little bit more underground, and then build it up with more high energy around 145 to 150 bpm. So this one works towards that later part of the set. I first played the well known track “Chrystal – The Days (Notion Remix)” and then after that our track “Under the Moon”. The crowd just went crazy, people were dancing, smoke machines went off, it really connected. With the feedback from the crowd we later finetuned the track to what it is today.

Can you walk us through what the creative process for ‘Under The Moon’ looked like? Were you in the studio together building the track, or were you working remotely and sending ideas back and forth?

Midnight in Amsterdam (Tom):

When I was writing the lyrics I had no vocalist to record them so I decided to sing them myself first. Then I used an AI voice tool to shift them toward a female tone, which honestly sounded way better. I'm never gonna play anybody the parts I sung on it haha. And then I did a lot of sound design. The soundscapes that I was talking about, getting the melody done and played with the chords a lot.

After that I did a lot of bass design. I felt like that the track sounded too similar to the “Chrystal – The Days (Notion Remix)”. So I was kind of struggling with that for a long time. I just love to start from zero creating them, making every bass batch myself every time. I put a lot of work into that, so I was kind of happy that Sebastian kept some of them in the record. And then I sent it to Sebastian who added a more ravy sound to it.

Sebastian Wibe:

Yeah, I actually thought that the song could be taken into another level of energy. I really enjoyed the reese bass that you had created, but I also wanted to try and see if I could recreate the vibe and the feeling with a different sound. I ended up adding a reese bass underneath and a plucky bass in the rhythm. On top of that there is more melodic bass, which is doing all the heavy lifting in terms of harmonics. For the lead, I wanted to keep the dark mysterious vibe. Since I recently had a couple of releases on Heldeep Records with a trance, 2019's kind of vibe I had this certain lead that I wanted to try on top of it and it just worked well.

Midnight in Amsterdam (Rick):

Yes definitely, because you get that nice blend between what we do, which is more eerie, mysterious and your kind of like nineties early zeroes inspired trance melodies that work well in UK Garage nowadays.

Imagine handing ‘Under The Moon’ to another producer for a remix, who would you trust with it and what do you think they might add to the track?

Midnight in Amsterdam (Rick):

Midnight in Amsterdam (Rick): I’d love to hear a trance version. Someone like Ferry Corsten could do something really cool with it. The vocals already lean in that direction. Or maybe someone like ARTY.

Midnight in Amsterdam (Tom):

I’d go completely different, something extreme, like a harder, heavier reinterpretation. I think that could be really interesting. Someone like Hamdi. I think he can do a really cool bassline with the lead melody.

Sebastian Wibe:

I like the idea of going in a totally different direction too, maybe someone like Nia Archives bringing a jungle vibe. But if we stay closer to the original sound, I’d love to hear Porter Robinson or even his Virtual Self project’s take on it.

If you had to describe ‘Under The Moon’ with 3 emojis, which one would it be?

Midnight in Amsterdam (Rick): Definitely the crescent moon 🌙 that’s our signature emoji.

Midnight in Amsterdam (Tom): I’d go with a heart ❤️ because the track feels warm and nostalgic to me.

Sebastian Wibe: I’d pick the “mind blown” emoji 🤯 that’s how the drop feels to me.

What can fans expect next from both of you in 2026? Are there upcoming releases you can tell us about, performances, or projects you’re particularly excited about?

Midnight in Amsterdam (Rick): For us, we’re actually low-key working on an album. We’ve built up a serious amount of tracks, and some of them are just too good to not release. Our goal is to shape that into an album, maybe towards the end of the year.

We also have some collaborations coming up, one in particular involving an artist from China that could be really important for our career.

Sebastian Wibe: I’ve got a lot of new music coming this year. I’m diving deeper into this trance/UKG/galactic sound I’ve been working on. I’d love to release an EP later this year with all fresh material.I’m also playing more international shows, which I’m really excited about. So come through, and I’ll buy you a drink 🙂