A trumpet blares and an ominous, rumbling drumbeat accompany New York Mets relief pitcher Edwin Diaz as he emerges from the bullpen — usually in the ninth inning — to unleash his 100 mph fastball a…
The closer — the pitcher who arrives to hopefully save the game in the last inning — has been accompanied by entrance music since the days of San Diego’s Trevor Hoffman using AC/DC’s “Hells Bells” and Yankee Hall of Famer Mariano Rivera strutting in to Metallica’s “Enter Sandman.” But Diaz has taken the practice to new heights by striking out nearly two out of every three batters he’s faced, leading the Mets to the top of the National League East for the first time in seven years.
“Our music has been played in stadiums before, but nothing like this,” admits Yongkind, who continues to tour as a live DJ while Makhlaf produces and creates the music back at the pair’s studio outside the Hague. “Obviously, it has to do with the Mets and how well they’re playing. It’s all coming together right now.”Aussie Timmy Trumpet is also well-known in EDM circles for releasing his music on noted Dutch labels like Spinnin’ Records and Smash the House.
“The trumpet sounds deeper, more epic and majestic,” says Yongkind. “The original wasn’t even an actual flute… it was just a hardware plug-in from the computer. The trumpet is a real instrument, with a dynamic frequency range. It’s that combination of the drums and the melody that makes it so dramatic.”
“You have heard better things than I have so far,” laughs Yongkind. “Who knows? We played it live with Timmy for the first time just a few weeks ago.”
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