Philip

PHILIP

Philip Michael Andersson aka Dj Philip started his deejay career in 1989 as an all-round deejay, playing all kinds of music from new wave to reggae at local parties and holding two residencies at 2 local clubs. Then it grew bigger and bigger from clubs like Risco, Nut’s, Tomorrow, Karrewiel, etc. When house music was born, Philip knew this was the music he loved! He held several residencies in legendary clubs. Tam Tam, Forest, Baccardi’s, Outline, Illusion, Revolution (Nijmegen NL), Renania (DE), Carat, Shaft & La Rocca where he still plays the decks every week!

His career as a producer started at the age of 18 and his first release “Too Deep” sold over 20.000 copies in the BeNeLux area. From there on the sky was the limit. Joining forces with artists like M.I.K.E, Regi, Peter Luts, Starfighter, Eduardo Delvino, etc. And making remixes for fellow producers Eric M (Depeche Mode’s Personal Jesus), Pole Folder, Oliver Moldan, Tiësto, Vincent the Moor, Quicksilver, etc. And bands like Milk Inc, Kate Ryan, Jessy and Astroline to name but a few.

Philip was also one of the leading men behind the Gemini II project, and was the man who got Zippora here first international hit. And played all over the world. From South Africa to Colombia, Spain, Italy, Germany, etc. In December 2006 Philip started his own record label Faith Music with releases from Pole Folder, Oliver Moldan, Art-B, Miquell Santos, Mastino, DavaDiToma, etc. And featuring remixes from Jim Rivers, Glenn Morrison, GuyJ, Oliver Moldan, etc.

Joeri

JOERI

This young deejay started his musical career in his early 20’s together with his close friend Benjamin. Soon enough they boosted many local parties and clubs. Together with Nick At Night, close friend and party-promotor they started a fresh new concept at La Rocca named Papaya. Inviting many international stars such as Martin Solveig and Dr. Kucho, Papaya quickly became one of the leading parties at La Rocca.

Meanwhile the dynamic duo spinned the decks at many other belgian clubs (Fuse, Outline, Escape, …) and festivals. While Benjamin dropped out during the summer of 2004, Joeri obtained his Sunday residency at La Rocca, playing together with friend and deejay icon Marko. His sets became more progressive and were enthusiastically received in national (Real, The Zoo, Pulse Factory, Café d’ Anvers, …) and international clubs (Folies Pigalle, Rex, Bar Du Port, Vip-Room, Ocean Club, Dreamers, …) as well as during outdoor festivals such as Solar, Bloomingdale, Dance Parade, Sonar, Tomorrowland and City Parade.

Last year Joeri’s name appeared in the line up of jock stars such as: Dj Philip Michael Anderson, Dave Lambert, Dj Tofke, Tiësto, Wally Lopez, Sarah Main, David Guetta, Pole Folder, Danny Howells, Sasha, Eric Prydz, Felix Da Housecat, … Meanwhile he’s working on his first record and scheduling many gigs. The future is promising.

Neon

NEON

Neon, real name Stijn D’hont, was born in Destelbergen, near gent in 1985. Destelbergen was known for the “Boccaccio Life”, the famous new beat temple in Belgium. Living that close to this extraordinary club changed his way of living: it’s the music that counts. In 1995, at the age of 10, he started buying vinyl. In those days PhiPhi, Yves Deruyter & Marko were his big influences… After organising his own parties, Mike Thompson offered him a dj set at the legendary Cherry Moon in Lokeren. His first club gig at the age of 15! Meantime, Neon was also doing his thing on the radio. He had his own show broadcasting every night on C-dance Ghent. His radio appearance influenced his dj-career: he got the opportunity to start playing at his favourite club: the former Boccaccio that was called The Temple at the time. In 2003 he became one of the warm up deejays. One year later, he left C-dance for the biggest dance radio in flanders: Top Radio. Starting with a weekly dj-set, Neon soon got his own daily spot on national radio hosting his own radio show called “The Nightclub”. Later that year he started his show update. This show is still on air everyday from 8am giving you an “update” on the hottest new music. In 2005 Neon started his professional carreer as he started working at Musicman, a record store in Ghent and became resident at The Temple on saturdays playing house, groove and progressive. Even TV wasn’t safe anymore: every week he presented the “Release of the Week” on jim tv’s “Going Out” show. Since januari 2007, thanks to his friend and colleague Joeri, he has been resident on Sunday nights at the number one club in Belgium: La Rocca, Lier.

2008 & 2009 are the years where Neon takes it one step beyond. Together with his friend and colleague Maxim Lany he took over the main room of Culture Club where he is still playing today on Thursday & Saturday nights. In 2009 Neon also was the closing act on the Laundry Day main stage playing after TiÃ«sto. This set made the StuBru listeners vote Neon as fifth most popular dj in Belgium of 2010.

Nowadays Neon is also know as one of the Ghent Bangers: Teaming up with Davidov they make sure no club, festival or bar mitswa is safe anymore: Complete anarchy & mayhem on the dance floor!

Dj Licious

DJ LICIOUS

Belgium-based but beaming the love of house all over the world with a blend of funky rhythms, groovy sax and smooth vocals: Dj Licious knows good vibes come from nothing but house music. After founding the celebrated clubbing concept SHOMI in Antwerp, his deejay career directed him to the Belgian “Defected in the House” parties, proudly pushing house music on a national level. By mixing fresh tunes in his own radio show on Radio FG, spinning his favorite tracks at clubs and festivals worldwide (Tomorrowland, Privilege Ibiza, Laundry Day, Summerfestival, Versuz, La Rocca, WMC Miami, Pacha World Tour, and many more), Dj Licious does what he loves most: let the music do the talking.

Producing his own tracks was only a natural step in spreading quality house vibes all around the world. His work has been played and approved around the world. Now he is signed to Funkerman’s label “Can You Feel It?” where it’s all about getting that funk and soul back where they belong: into the heart of house music. House is where the heart is. Home is where the house is.

Christophe!

CHRISTOPHE!

This promising artist from the Diamond Capital of The World – Antwerp, started deejaying in the late 90s and quickly became one the most respected deejays of Belgium. After winning a DJ-contest at the age of 19, he got the chance to play as a resident at Club Illusion, a well known and legendary club in Belgium. With this solid operating base, Christophe! quickly gained popularity with his own characteristic style of sexy, pumping progressive house grooves and the ability to grab his audience by it’s throat until they danced the soles of their feet. This gave him the opportunity to launch his own club night called ‘The Hype!’, where he invited big names like Funkagenda, Ida Engberg, Delicious & Till West, Spencer parker â€” just to name a few. No wonder ‘The Hype!’ quickly became an established concept, pulling massive crowds from all over Belgium and beyond.

As a result of the success of ‘The Hype!’, Christophe! started his own record label ‘The Hype Records’ in 2007. ‘ The Hype Records’ not only releases new tracks by Christophe! himself, but also offers upcoming Belgian talents the chance to release their own productions. One of his latest releases, Totop, reached the Beatport top 100 and almost instantly got credit from all over the world. At the same time he did remixes for Belgian artists such as Dizkodude, Steve Slight, Dj Wout, U&Me and several others.

Next to his residency at Club Illusion, Christophe! became a much appreciated guest DJ at countless parties in and around Belgium. The last decade he played at legendary clubs and festivals like Tomorrowland, Summerfestival, Beachland, Moodstock, La Rocca, Noxx, Club Lux and several parties in Holland, Spain and Ibiza.

Ãme

ÃME

Ãme are German duo Kristian Beyer & Frank Wiedemann. Inspired by the music of Stevie Wonder, WestEnd Rec, Transmat, Weather Report and Herbie Hancock they describe they make Detroit-influenced deep house and music with soul.

After a long night of dancing, many night club patrons leave the venue with a certain track stuck in their heads. But for Ã‚me, the DJ/production duo of Kristian Beyer and Frank Wiedemann, the tunes lodged in their brains are the ones they didn’t hear, ones not yet written that would fit perfectly in their sets. Since 2003, Beyer and Wiedemann have penned songs that once existed just outside club- goers’ imagination, songs that boldly combined floor-filling elements with conceptual conceits while maintaining their visceral appeal. As part of Innervisions, the collective/label they run with Dixon, Ã‚me (pronounced “AHM”) offer glimpses of the future of electronic music through their live project, genre-melding compilations, and an independently run shop that completes the connection between artist and admirer. In a genre obsessed with reliving the past, Ame are focused on what’s still to come.

The partnership was formed in their hometown of Karlsruhe where Wiedemann first crossed paths with Beyer in 2001 at the latter’s record shop, Plattentasche. Bonding over Chicago house, Detroit techno and much else besides, the duo joined forces in 2003 to produce seminal deep house platters for Sonar Kollektiv, many of which were collected on the duo’s selftitled debut album. Intent on not repeating themselves, Ame splintered their established sound and found a more nimble, compositional approach that yielded their scene-conquering single, “Rej.” Not content to rest on their laurels as the tune made the rounds on Defected Records and many others, the pair teamed up with Dixon and Henrik Schwarz in 2006 for another instant classic, “Where We At,” featuring Derrick Carter’s stirring vocals.

andy baxter

ANDY BAXTER

Andy Baxter is a DJ with the innate ability to read any dance floor. There is no finer example than his home base of Pacha Ibiza, where he has covered every genre of music over his ten-year stint as year-round resident and international touring artist.

From Balearic sounds, hip-hop, disco and rare groove to deep, melodic tech house, 2012 saw an increase in demand for his main room sets, warming up for Defected, Cadenza, All Gone Pete Tong and Subliminal. Andy’s constantly evolving technical skills led to a role as host of the Pioneer Lab on the rooftop terrace, demonstrating the latest equipment to visiting international artists.

Additional residencies include a fifth season with the legendary We Love… Sundays at Space, season number six with iconic Ibiza sunset institution CafÃ© Mambo, plus a twice weekly residency at high-end beach club El Chiringuito and on-island resident duties for luxury and VIP event specialists The Shop. His unique ability to read the crowd and diverse musical taste made Andy the first choice to play as the official resident for all 3 days of the inaugural Ibiza 123 Festival with Sting, Lenny Kravitz and Elton John amongst the biggest DJs in the world. After his 180 gigs in Ibiza this summer alone, it is difficult to find a harder working DJ in the game.

His uncanny ability to be able to deliver the right groove from sunrise to sunrise and from beach to Nightclub have earned Andy the award for the Best Ibiza DJ and the prestigious Ibiza DJ Awards in 2012.

An unrelenting passion for new music also scored Baxter the enviable role of A&R scout for seminal label Defected, after head honcho Simon Dunmore spotted his ear for new talent in 2010. His extensive musical knowledge and constantly evolving technical skills have seen him tour the globe numerous times over and after rediscovering his passion for playing records, Baxter’s own monthly event in Ibiza, The Vinyl Fix was born.

Throughout 2012, Andy has embarked on multiple new studio productions and he continues to present his radio shows of various mediums such as Ibiza Sonica and Resident Advisor. The off season will see Baxter touring the Americas, Australia, Asia and South Africa.

If the rapturous applause from his peers and fans during the DJ Awards are anything to go by, we present to you one of the most popular DJs from spiritual home of Dance. The true resident of sound for the real Ibiza.

angel linde

ANGEL LINDE

Angel Linde this resident DJ epitomizes the future sound of Pacha. Diverse, Deep and Groovy. Angel has DJed in Pacha for the past 14years, which explains his magical vibe and his reluctance to play abroad.The cherry on top thus far has to be his residency at Pacha Ibiza and decision to join the Pacha Booking Agency. To go through the list of DJs he has played alongside would be futile, especially if you play daily in a club that has summer residents such SÃ³lomun, Guy Gerber,John Digweed,Dj Sneak,Willie Graff etc His uncanny ability to read the demands of the dance floor demonstrates his teeming experience and understanding. From gut wrenching House in the main room to deep dirty techno in the backroom, Angel gradually builds a set, working his grooves whilst exposing a heaving audience to diverse styles of music. Here is a DJ that delivers, no matter what the style or the crowd. An experienced and dedicated multi-styled resident, in one of the best nightclubs in the world, which has finally decided to take that groove across the globe.
If the rapturous applause from his peers and fans during the DJ Awards are anything to go by, we present to you one of the most popular DJs from spiritual home of Dance. The true resident of sound for the real Ibiza.

arado

ARADO

From Desolat and Remote Area to Moon Harbour via DÃ¼sseldorf â€” in short, that’s how Arado’s story is best summed up. With the spotlight getting brighter for this talented German export, he’s already accrued a world-wide scroll of premium parties at Cocoon and Watergate Germany, Tenax in Italy, CafÃ© D’Anvers in Belgium, WMC in Miami, and a legendary closing finale last season at Space in Ibiza. Furthermore, his ongoing appearances for the People Like Us and Bad Boys Club events, are making it hard to believe that the first page of this young success story was only written in 2009.

Arado is genuine proof that almost everything is possible with the right amount of dedication and perseverance. As an undeniably talented producer – his “Uganda Express” release, signed by Loco Dice for his Desolat label, kick-started his career to international status. Following this acclaimed release came other outstanding productions on labels such as All Inn and Dame Music, which ultimately led to an EP on Matthias Tanzmann’s Moon Harbour label that even took him aboard their booking squad.

Whether in the beginning in partnership with Den Ishu or nowadays in collaboration with Italian Marco Faraone, Arada simply knows a thing or two about rocking the Deep & Tech House Floors worldwide. His raw, driving grooves with a Chicago edge enjoy the support of the international DJ elite, and are responsible for propelling him to the top of the rankings as an electronic music artist. With 2011 in full swing, Arado has already produced top releases on Etruria Beat and Four:Twenty, as well as remixes for artists such as Martinez and Butch.

It’s written in the stars where this German Rheinlander will go, but one thing is for sure: his journey has just begun…

armand van helden

ARMAND VAN HELDEN

As one in the steady progression of top in-house producers for Strictly Rhythm during the early ’90s, Van Helden joined such names as Todd Terry, Erick Morillo, Roger Sanchez, Masters at Work and George Morel to record scores of club hits. By the late ’90s, a clutch of crucial remixes and several albums made Van Helden’s name as one of the most popular producers around.

Until he began branching out in 1996 with a barrage of album productions and remix classics (several of which were heard by more people than the originals), Armand Van

Helden was one of the best-kept secrets in house music, recording for such labels as Strictly Rhythm, Henry St., Logic and ZYX. Afterwards, he became one of the top names in dance music altogether. As one in the steady progression of top in-house producers for Strictly Rhythm during the early ’90s, Van Helden joined such names as Todd Terry, Erick Morillo, Roger Sanchez, Masters at Work and George Morel to record scores of club hits. By the late ’90s, a clutch of crucial remixes and several albums made Van Helden’s name as one of the most popular producers around.

Van Helden spent time in Holland, Turkey and Italy while growing up the son of an Air Force man, and listened to music from an early age. He bought a drum machine at the age of 13 and began DJing two years later, mostly hip-hop and freestyle. Based in Boston while attending college, Van Helden proceeded to moonlight as a DJ; though he settled into a legal-review job after graduation, he quit his job in 1991 to begin working on production for the remix service X-Mix Productions (founded by his future manager, Neil Pettricone). Van Helden also owned a residency at Boston’s Loft, and soon made it into one of the most popular nightclubs in the city. After playing one of his production demos for the dance A&R guru Gladys Pizarro in 1992, Van Helden released his proper debut single, Deep Creed’s “Stay on My Mind,” for Nervous Records.

Later that year, Van Helden released “Move It to the Left” by Sultans of Swing, his first single for the premiere American dance label Strictly Rhythm. Though a moderate club hit, the single was eclipsed by another Strictly Rhythm offering, 1994’s “Witch Doktor.” It became a dancefloor hit around the world and introduced him to a larger club audience. Although he had remixed Deee-Lite, Jimmy Somerville, New Order, Deep Forest and Faithless, a reworked version of Tori Amos’ “Professional Widow” hit the clubs with the same impact as his “Witchdoktor” single. During 1996-97, Van Helden became the name for forward-thinking pop artists to recruit for remixing duty from the Rolling Stones, Janet Jackson and Puff Daddy to Sneaker Pimps, C.J. Bolland and Daft Punk. His own-name singles productions continued unabated, with hits like “Cha Cha” and “The Funk Phenomena,” plus the release of his first album, Old School Junkies. Following a 1997 Greatest Hits retrospective, Van Helden returned to his old-school rap roots with the party breakbeat album, Sampleslayer…Enter the Meatmarket. The 2 Future 4 U EP followed in 1998, and in mid-2000 Van Helden returned with Killing Puritans.

ARMIN VAN BUREN

This is a man driven by an unbridled and relentless passion for music. Armin van Buuren is a born perfectionist, striving to stay on top of the scene he’s helped build. The flag-bearer of the trance movement, he’s one of the most influential figures in EDM worldwide. Even though he lives an extraordinary life as one of the world’s most popular DJs, he has always remained a down-to-earth guy. Armin van Buuren is constantly on the move, either with the music he creates in his studio or en route to his next high-end club or festival show around the globe.

Armin: “It’s not just love for music, it’s my passion. It goes beyond liking, and beyond a hobby. It’s about a way of living. Music is essential to my life.”

For more than 15 years, the Grammy-nominated Dutchman has been living to the rhythm of his own international success. His 5-time number one position in the critically acclaimed DJ Mag Top 100 poll has been the result of his loyalty to fans, his creativity in the studio, the perseverance with which he hosts his weekly radio show ‘A State of Trance’, and the energy he brings to the crowds in front of him. Despite the heavy pressure that comes along with being one of the world’s most popular DJs, Armin has always kept his focus on the music. And that’s exactly what keeps him going.
If the rapturous applause from his peers and fans during the DJ Awards are anything to go by, we present to you one of the most popular DJs from spiritual home of Dance. The true resident of sound for the real Ibiza.

ART DEPARTMENT

Art Department is the brainchild of Canadian techno/house Legend Kenny Glasgow and Canada’s fastest rising star and No.19 label owner – Jonny White.

As individuals both Kenny and Jonny have released countless critically acclaimed records and are regarded internationally as two of the most forward thinking, revolutionary underground producers out of North America. Kenny’s credentials date back to the late 80’s and include productions on Narcotic, Jinxx, his own Method 11/11 label and Turbo. Whilst White’s revered No.19 Music label along side a blindingly fast – growing discography have seen him rapidly rise to the forefront of the international scene.

The pair, despite being close friends and stalwarts in the Toronto electronic music scene for years, had not joined forces in the studio until only as recently as 2009, when Damian Lazarus called on them to remix Riz MC for his prestigious Crosstown Rebels Label. The result was an entirely new sound that drew cues from the best of both artists. It was a futuristic and raw, synth-driven, underground masterpiece, the start of a new idea and the birth of Art Department…

Before long the two were working full time in the studio to expand upon what they had created but now with a new focus… the concept for Art Department was to create a live dj/vocal performance based on the new sound they were beginning to produce and would feature Kenny Glasgow’s unique and sublime vocals that had been heard only 10+ years earlier on records like “Pressing On”. It wasn’t long before Damian heard what the pair had been working on and immediately offered them a deal with Crosstown Rebels that would include several singles, remixes and a full length album due out at the beginning of 2011.

The momentum continued and Art Department performed their first ever live show at the Crosstown Rebels Get Lost event at the 2010 WMC in front of a jam packed room, along side an A list cast of 17 artists from the label. DJ’s, promoters and party animals regarded the performance as one of the most ground-breaking & important shows at this years WMC…Simple label boss – Will Saul was quoted saying “the live show was the best thing we’ve heard since we heard Mathew Johnson for the first time…”. The follow up performance came the very next night at Jamie Jones & Lee Foss’ Hot Natured party where Art Department treated the enthusiastic crowd to a mind-bending dj set and secured their spot as residents for the much lauded Hot Natured brand.

With massive support from the rebel crew along with an exciting release schedule including collaborations with Seth Troxler, Jamie Jones and Soul Clap there is no doubt that this will be yet another inspired chapter in the story of these Canadian talents.

AUDIOFLY

Armin: “It’s not just love for music, it’s my passion. It goes beyond liking, and beyond a hobby. It’s about a way of living. Music is essential to my life.”

AXWELL

The global Dance icon and five-time Grammy nominated Axwell has had little time to rest upon his laurels over the past decade.

In a career that has taken him from the Swedish underground to Madison Square Gardens and the UK charts alike, his Midas like touch has seen Axel Hedfors rise as an idol of modern house music.

His national identity has been a heavy hallmark in terms of his global success. Alongside long serving peers and childhood friends Steve Angello and Sebastian Ingrosso, Swedish House Mafia has stamped out the animosity once associated with popular Dance music, setting a new precedent with such chart-topping endeavors as ‘Save the World’ and ‘Don’t You Worry Child’ and momentous live landmarks at Madison Square Garden, Milton Keynes Bowl and Main stage Ultra, Miami. Their legendary farewell tour ‘One Last Tour’ racked up a landmark run of 53 shows across 36 cities for the enigmatic trio. Ax has had a busy summer touring Europe’s most vibrant festival, Summerburst, Tomorrowlands, and Nova era to name a few. The end of August saw Axwell headlining his biggest ever solo show for Where’s the Party?, a 10,0000 capacity venue in his home town of Stockholm.

Ibiza 2013 saw Axwell move into a new era, bringing a new concept and brand to the white Isle, ‘Departures’. Along with fellow Swede and band member Sebastian Ingrosso, Departures set off a weekly party at the Ushuaia Hotel. Boasting sold out shows and an array of hot line ups it has been the success story of the season. Departures is not just a party, but, to quote “People tied together by love, by freedom, by adventure, by happiness, by the beat of the drum, where the native tongue is the body language of dancing together. “The future of the brand looks bright; it encompasses not only Axwell’s talent and passion for his music but his beliefs and love for his fans.

With countless IDs dating back to 2007 Axwell has little intention of resting on those iconic laurels just yet. Driven by the belief that every release should matter, his Axtone Records imprint continues to lead with quality and consistency, balancing his own musical tastes alongside some of the freshest talents on offer. Ax already has many landmark hits under his belt, ‘Feel The Vibe, ‘Wonderful World’ and the accidental crossover anthem ‘I Found U’ were all track synonymous of his earlier years. This year has seen a flurry of new music with collaborations with Sick Individuals on ‘I Am’ that is set to be huge, ‘Tokyo By Night’ with Hook N Sling and a remix with NO_ID on Mutiny’s ‘Feel the Pressure’. Now is the time he can once again concentrate on his solo career, for Axwell these songs are all crafted with love from the heart.

Having spun eclectic sets across 67 countries at some 480 shows over the past 5 years, it is fair to say that Ax has a solid vision for the road ahead. As a proud member of the thriving global dance culture and a man who has taken the long way round to fulfil his wildest dreams, the labour of love has seldom sounded as sweet as that of Axwell.

BEHROUZ

In today’s world which has become infiltrated with DJs, you find a select few DJs like Behrouz who have managed to reach that top echelon, either through hard work and determination, support from fans and peers, and those that just have that God given gift to rock rooms (be it small or big) around the world for 10 or more plus hours, taking listeners on those unforgettable journeys of different genres of dance music ranging from deep house all the way to techno. Embarking on world tours, taking him from Dubai to Brazil, to legendary rooms like Womb in Tokyo, Twilo and Vinyl in NY and festivals like Dance Valley and the Cream festival in Spain, and playing long sets eventually led to the creation of the Pure Behrouz concept that has taken Behrouz’s signature sound to a new level. The whole…

Welcome to Behrouz’s worldâ€¦ From his early days growing up in San Francisco, when San Francisco was considered at the time, the best city in the US for house music and still till this day lives up to its crowning title, you can find some of the best underground clubs. One DJ in particular was chosen to be the main resident DJ for two of the best known clubs at different times. Behrouz held a residency at DV8 for eight years and another eight years at 1015, and the man paid his dues by rocking both rooms each week to a packed house of clubbers ready to dance from open to close and where the motto was always “it’s all about musicâ€¦.”

While being a resident at 1015, Behrouz was snatched by the Deep Dish boys who recognized his talent, while they had a monthly residency with Behrouz at 1015. They chose him to be on their labels Yoshitoshi and Shinichi and added him to their booking agency roster. And from there on, Behrouz didn’t let them or his fans down. It’s been an uphill road which has lead him to become a top notch producer as well. His remix of “Safe From Harm” topped every dance chart and hit #1 on the Billboard’s Dance Chart. His single “What We Do In Life” being chosen to be included in the classic Yoshisque CD compilation and his single “Azab”, being played by all the major DJs and used in many compilations such as Carl Cox’s Fact-Australia CD series, to his 2008 smash hit being crowned by Pete Tong as an Essential New Tune, Behrouz ft The FPI Project, “Rich in Paradise”. 2009 was a big year in the studio for Behrouz releasing hits including “Feeling Good”, “Time Travel” and “Lost in Translation”. 2010 has been one of Behrouz’ busiest years to date. In addition to his endless gigs around the world and new productions, he has also developed Pure Behrouz as a two hour SIRIUS|XM radio show, airing every Saturday night. As well, keep a look out for an abundance of new studio work and his newest compilation Pure Behrouz: San Francisco on Nervous Records in early 2011. Behrouz is truly the DJ’s DJ.

Raising the bar and forging ahead with a unique sound that many have proclaimed as eclectic house with soul, Behrouz’s fame spread to the White Island known as Ibiza and eventually the powers that be from Circo Loco at DC10 asked him to be a guest DJ which lead to him to play for the club for over three years, rocking the room at the peak era of the Circo Loco legendary parties and being chosen to do the closing parties for Circo Loco at DC10 for two years and eventually touring for them all over Italy. At the same time Space Ibiza handpicked Behrouz to do their renowned closing party and he has continued the tradition for the past five years, playing sets with fellow peers and friends such as Danny Tenaglia, Deep Dish, and Pete Tong, to name a few. Adding to the Ibiza roster, Behrouz was also a resident at Pacha Ibiza for two years in a row for the Yoshitoshi parties and as of 2007, Behrouz has become the resident DJ for the famous Made In Italy parties at Amnesia and abroad. If that’s not enough, gaining notoriety throughout the industry quickly led to Behrouz being nominated for Best Breakthrough DJ at the 2004 Dancestar Awards held yearly in Miami during the Winter Music Conference, nominated for Best Breakthrough DJ at the 2004 DJ Awards in Ibiza and being nominated for Best Resident DJ at the 2005 Club World Awards for his famous Pure Behrouz residency at Ruby Skye in San Francisco.

Embarking on world tours, taking him from Dubai to Brazil, to legendary rooms like Womb in Tokyo, Twilo and Vinyl in NY and festivals like Dance Valley and the Cream festival in Spain, and playing long sets eventually led to the creation of the Pure Behrouz concept that has taken Behrouz’s signature sound to a new level. The whole meaning or direction of the Pure Behrouz night starts with Behrouz playing from open to close, taking his audience on that famous journey of different genres of music, which only a select few can dare to embark upon. As many can attest to, the Pure Behrouz nights have been compared to listening to four separate DJs playing in a club, all in one night. In this day and age where most DJs can play no more than a standard two hour set on their lap top, with Pure Behrouz, you get a pure journey of music, not on a lap top, but through love, vinyls that are handpicked by Behrouz himself around the world and upfront music that most likely you may never get the chance to hear from another DJ. Step into the world of Pure Behrouz!

BLONDISH

BLOND:ISH got their kickstart into the music world after they claimed the World Air Guitar Championship title in Montreal in 2008. Since then it’s been a whirlwind of gigs, music releases and a never ending mission to spread love and expand consciousness through music. As members of the notorious Kompakt and Get Physical families along with a slew of other labels, Anstascia and Vivie-Ann have carved out a niche thanks to their dark, sensual club music, sultry DJ sets and outrageous, fun-loving attitude.

In the beginning there was no plan, just a chance meeting at WMC in 2007 which resulted in a cosmic bond between two house music loving visionaries and the conception of one of Montreal’s midweek mangles at Cherry nightclub. Their work as promoters and DJs at the party, which was called ‘BLOND:ISH’, started a natural chain of events and it was only a matter of time before they decided it was time to transmit the hedonistic spirit of their debauched soiree to the rest of planet Earth.

In 2010 they packed up and shipped out of Canada to soak up all the energy and inspiration London had to offer. The influential city provided the perfect location for their musical endeavours. Stardust manifested itself in several key moments of pure magic over the following years; from an old friend connecting them to the Kompakt family and their first release with the seminal label, to M.A.N.D.Y’s Philipp opening a spine-tingling set in the wonder of the Mexican jungle with ‘In My Head’ and welcoming them into the Get Physical crew.

A slew of original productions and gigs all over the world helped to reinforce their undying love for music and demonstrated that, where words fail, BLOND:ISH’s music speaks. One of their ultimate experiences taking place at Burning Man where for the last 4 years, they could truly embrace their hippie spirit and share their ideologies with like minded people. Remixes for several high-profile artists showcased their ability to put a sly electronic BLOND:ISH spin on a myriad of styles. Electronic music legends Depeche Mode among the many recipients of their unique talents.

BLOND:ISH are now poised to embark on the next step of their mission. Taking field recordings on every trip they make, and finding inspiration during a month of downtime in Mexico, the duo have their sights set firmly on keeping that magical energy flowing, sending positive vibrations deep into the outer regions of the universe.

BOB SINCLAR

Legend. It’s a word that’s bestowed far to easily these days. Like the word ‘love’, it’s used both freely and easily by many people to describe many things. But use those words when you’re talking about Bob Sinclar and they’re far from taken out of context. Bob Sinclar is the man who put the groove back onto the dance floor. A man who marches to the beat of his own tune, whether it’s the discotastic 12″ delights of ‘World Hold On’ and ‘Love Generation’, the deep and soulful beats of his Africanism movement, or the near-obsession with reggae and dance hall that has filled his production work of late. For many, Bob Sinclar is one of the few legendary DJ/producers that we love to listen to â€” and it’s a relationship that’s far from over.

The name Bob Sinclar, as many correctly guess, is in fact the alias of one Christophe Le Friant. Originally known as Chris ‘The French Kiss’, it was after watching Philippe de Broca’s French spy movie ‘Le Magnifique’ that the artist known as Bob Sinclar was born. He quickly rose to fame on the back of his 1998 co-production with Thomas Bangalter, the Jane Fonda sampling ‘Gym Tonic’. Released as part of his first album ‘Paradise’ this funked-up, pumping, vocal house track caught the world’s imagination and even though, to this day the track still remains a stand-out piece of work any house fan worth their salt can instantly conjure up.

Bob followed ‘Paradise’ with his second album ‘Champs Elysees’ and from that came ‘I Feel For You’ and ‘Darlin’ â€” two instant classics that cemented his position as one of the leading artists in the huge house revival of that time. But it wasn’t just house music that attracted Bob. From the black roots of reggae, hip-hop, funk and acid-jazz, he began to craft out his own sound and along with other French up-and-coming artists such as Martin Solveig, David Guetta, DJ Gregory, NaSSau, Julien Jabre and more, formed the celebrated Africanism movement. Bob and his fellow artists produced tracks like ‘Slave Nation’, ‘On The Drum’ and ‘Bisou Sucre’, showing off Bob’s rich understanding of beat, groove and vocal flow. At the same time, the disco vibe of ‘Cerrone’ further underlined his versatility and relentless passion to create music. He was unstoppable and on the back of his passion, his critically acclaimed label Yellow Productions swiftly rose to the top ranks of independent electronic imprints.

Then in 2005, a track called ‘Love Generation’ was released on Yellow, followed in 2006 by ‘World Hold On’. Quite simply, both tracks took the name and the music of Bob Sinclar stratospheric. Number 1s’ around the world, included on countless compilations and played on radio stations in every country, on every continent â€” everybody knew who Bob Sinclar was; and everybody wanted a piece of the action. His ‘Defected in the House’ album found its way into countless music collections; his ‘Night At The Playboy Mansion’ mix double disc CD became an instant collector’s item â€” at the same time linking Bob into an institution he closely identified with. He was the head of House and the whole world knew it. But yet more was to come from the feverishly innovative producer.
2009 saw Bob release ‘Born in 69’, and to accompany it he further indulged his passion for the playboy lifestyle by producing his own tribute to Hugh Heffner’s seminal publication; Playbob. ‘Lala Song’, ‘Peace Song’ and ‘Love You No More’ were just some of the tracks from the album to be released and saw Bob shift back towards the sound of his Africanism genre. In 2010 Bob travelled to Kingston, Jamaica to work with world renowned producers Sly & Robbie, giving his biggest hits a reggae-flavoured reworking that gave his ‘Best ofâ€¦’ album ‘Made In Jamaica’ a hugely creative twist.

November 2010 sees Bob unleash his latest collaboration, with the world’s biggest dance hall recording star, Sean Paul. ‘Tik Tok’, which samples quite possibly the most recognisable riff in the world, 2 Unlimited’s ‘No Limits’ has been taking the planet by storm, Sean’s unmistakable spit-fire lyrics cascading over Bob’s typically smooth and groove-laden production. Once again, Bob Sinclar is setting dance floors and airwaves around the world ablaze.

With all that production behind him, Bob Sinclar has equally and easily carved out a reputation as one of the most talented DJs anywhere on the planet. From the States to South America, Europe, Asia and down under in Australia, the demand for Bob’s smooth disco-tinged house sets is unwavering. His flair for blending vocals, instrumentals and rhythms into one soaring, euphoric house set still rock clubs to their very foundation wherever he touches down.

With all this in mind it really feels like the story has only just begun for one of the world’s most energetic and prolific performing artists. A brand new album with some surprising collaboration ensues and so with it further demand as the world holds on

BOOKA SHADE

Booka Shade are Berlin-based duo Walter Merziger and Arno Kammermeier, and have emerged as one of the most pioneering electronic music acts of the past two decades. Booka Shade recently returned with their fifth studio album ‘Eve’ released on 1st November 2013, through Embassy One/Blaufield Music.

In 2002 Booka Shade formed dance label Get Physical with M.A.N.D.Y, Thomas ‘DJ T’ Koch and production partner Peter Hayo, and became one of the worlds key dance labels. They released their first three albums on Get Physical, ‘Memento’ (2004), ‘Movements’ (2006) & ‘The Sun & The Neon Light’ (2008). Their last album, ‘More!’ (2010), was released on Cooperative Music. Tracks such as ‘Night Falls’, ‘Mandarine Girl’ and ‘In White Rooms’ became crossover hits and arguably their biggest hit ‘Body Language’ which is sung by festival goers the world over and was also used as a sample by will.i.am in ‘Get Your Money’ in 2007. Their most recent DJ mix ‘Tomorrow Belongs To Us’ also reached #1 on the Beatport charts in 2012.

The Berlin pair went on to become highly sought after remixers, lending their magic touch to artists such as Depeche Mode, Moby, Yello, Hot Chip, Kings Of Leon, Tiga, and The Knife.

Booka Shade have earned a huge live reputation with their substantial and innovative live shows and in 2010 were named by Resident Advisor as one of the world’s Top 5 live acts. Already this year they have opened for Depeche Mode at the first show of their current world tour in Tel Aviv and headlined the Gobi Stage at Coachella. In 2012, they were hand picked by BBC Radio 1’s Pete Tong to mix his annual ‘All Gone Ibiza’ compilation. DJ appearances in the last year have included the Space Ibiza opening party, and a range of U.S festivals including the Electric Daisy Carnival in Las Vegas.

Fifth album ‘Eve’ was recorded in Manchester’s acclaimed Eve Studios and was finished in their home town of Berlin. The 12 track album includes special guests Fritz Helder (Azari & III), Fritz Kalkbrenner and Groove Armada’s Andy Cato on trombone.

Booka Shade’s music absorbs influences from all genres: classical, rock, jazz, film score which has arguably contributed to their wide appeal. Their impressive contribution to electronic music across many genres since 2004’s ‘Memento’ has seen them become dance music pioneers.

Booka Shade released ‘Eve’ on 1st November 2014, through Embassy One under exclusive license from Booka ShadeÂ´s new label ‘Blaufield Music’.
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BRAIN TAPPERT

Brian is one half of the world-renowned remix team “Jazz-N-Groove Productions” and co-owner of the critically acclaimed record label Soulfuric Recordings. He also records under the monikers of “Urban Blues Project”, and “Cleptomaniacs”, as well as remixing for everyone from Loleatta Holloway to Arnold Jarvis to Sounds of Blackness. Originally from NJ, Brian started Djing back in 1984, finding his love for soulful sounds through Tony Humphries radio show on 98.7 Kiss FM. As the late 80’s exploded with the fresh new sounds of House Music, his passion grew to an obsession and he’s never looked back.

Making his way into production gradually in the early 90’s, Brian fused his DJ experiences with his love for soulfully crafted songs and melody with the result being Jazz-N-Groove Productions. With a consistent output of quality tracks, Jazz-N-Groove quickly established itself with cuts like Northbound “Better Way”, Mone “We Can Make it”, and Native Rhythm “Ya Hey” on pioneering labels such as Suburban, Bassline, Strictly Rhythm, and AM: PM. As a producer, Brian’s collaborations with partner Marc Pomeroy under the “Urban Blues Project” moniker have become some of the most celebrated soulful house classics known to man with records like Michael Procter’s “Deliver Me”, Donna Allen “He is the Joy” and most recently “We are One” featuring Bobby Pruitt being prime examples.

Also an accomplished engineer and programmer, Brian’s studio talents are highlighted by meticulous attention to detail and arrangement. Walking the fine line of commercial accessibility and credibility, his productions shine with powerful yet soulful styling.

In 1998 the “Cleptomaniacs” were born. What began as a simple collaboration with long time friend John “Julius” Knight, quickly evolved into something much more.with now classic tracks such as “Numero Uno”, “Let’s Get Down”, “All I Do” and “Give it Up”, The Cleptomaniacs have produced and remixed many dance floor favorites. Their trend setting ability to rework a classic into a modern day floor filler is second to none. Nowadays, Brian and John involve Marc on many of their productions and mixes.

You can catch Brian Djing in some of the worlds most exclusive venues with regular guest appearances at clubs such as Ministry of Sound – London, Pacha – Ibiza, D-Club – Switzerland, Bed – Sheffield, Mach 1 – Germany and many more. Fusing the old with the new, Brian’s strength lies in his programming ability, proving time and time again there’s more to Djing than mixing records.

Over the years, Brian has developed from a local club jock to a World Class master of the art of working a crowd. His performance behind the wheels of steel has to be experienced in the club to get a true sense of the magic that is delivered. Brian’s other skills are no less impressive in the studio. Whether he is masterfully and methodically creating drum programs, arranging, producing or remixing, he is the living definition of the word perfectionist.

BUTCH

Constantly working in parallels – drenched by a potent mixture of juxtaposition and fluidity in both his sets and his productions – BÃ¼lent GÃ¼rler AKA Butch, fuses the grey-area space between music of the body and mind. With over 20 years consumed by a thirst for electronic music, the Alzey-born, Mainz raised entity has released on leading imprints such as Desolat, Cocoon, Rekids, Sei Es Drum and beyond, while maintaining a solid DJ schedule that’s seen him open the minds of crowds at fabric, Time Warp and his residency at Berlin’s Watergate.

22-years ago, a 12 year old Butch received his first record player, some second hand vinyl and obediently burrowed into his room to scritch-scratch and beat juggle imitating and idolizing the masters he saw at the DMC World Championships and the vinyl culture central to its core. Of course, he grew older and louder and continued to broaden his palate for music. Butch got hooked on the art of sculpting beats sometime in the last millennium. He started with baby-steps in 1991 before reaching his current optimum state – a refined style that’s seen him voted as ‘Best Producer’ in Groove and Raveline magazines two years in a row, whilst also sitting atop the All-Time Most Charted section on Resident Advisor.

“My further musical influence came from my brother” reflects Butchâ€¦”recording the techno mixes from the radio as he was out at night partying”, explaining the gradual transition from boom-bap to 4-4 funk and drive. “I absorb influence and ideas from everywhere…so, as my music has many styles, I like to make different styles too.”

Techno heads love Butch, house heads love Butch, as well as the deep and dirty and the light & bright. Few artists flow through genres and emotional landscapes with such ease and fluidity as Bulent, challenging preconceptions of the dance-floor and the expected outcome in the process. The spark behind his excursions is natural: as a music lover he’s always stayed open to different styles and aesthetics. As an artist, he’s always allowed himself to express his take on each genre â€” it’s true that with Butch, you never know what to expect, other than consistently fresh and unique output.

Butch’s production might have contributed to his rise through the ranks, but it’s his avid work ethic and undying love that gives his success a solid and deep-rooted foundation. Striking a fine line between quantity and quality is no easy task, but this juxtaposition comes easy to an unpredictable talent such as Butch. Holding residencies over the years at venues and clubs such as Sankeys Ibiza and Robert Johnson in Offenbach Germany, Butch continues to squeeze the best out of every after hour party and every club night floor that he holds court over.

Butch might be the hardest-working man in the scene, but it all comes naturally to a man who is first and foremost a music lover by heart. 5 days a week he spends emphatically producing music, as well as performing around the world at various parties, all of whom are looking for the special vibe and feeling that Butch brings to his unpredictable, existential sets.

“I like to make people dance and have fun. I’m the captain of the spaceship and I’m driving it. People who come to the show get in the ship â€” and I take them on a trip. To get into the spaceship, they leave their physical body at the door. You must switch off the real world and switch off the mind. I will do the rest.”

As with any restless entity, Butch is set to further explore pastures new in 2014. He’ll be launching OTHRSIDE and working on more experimental, “psycho-acoustic’ music with friend and percussionist Hohberg. A mixture of sonic soundscapes and electronic structures, the planned album will seek to cast its tracks across the divide of musical consumption and appreciation â€” an album suited to home listening as much as it is for dance-floor.

Further collaborations are also on the horizon, with a return to making music with friend and cohort Ricardo Villalobos as ButRic – with the two figures being anything but generic, it promises to be another feet twitching, brain melting escapade in Butch’s musical ride.

It’s Butch’s interplanetary connection to the music â€” and willingness to create out-of-the-box slabs of detailed sound – that maintains his position at the forefront of the underground electronic scene.

CARL CRAIG

Carl Craig is described as a creative visionary, a groundbreaking electronic music icon, an inspirational artist, an esteemed Grammy-nominated composer, a world-class DJ and an ambassador for his native Detroit. Yet the common thread that runs through Craig’s broad musical canon and creative projects is a resounding fascination with futurism. Carl Craig has cultivated a unique path as an artist, entrepreneur and civic leader, guided by his tendency toward forward thinking.

Craig released his first track in 1989. One of his earliest mentors and first collaborator was Derrick May, whose imprint Craig also released some of his early music on.

In 1991, wanting pure artistic freedom, Craig set up his own label Planet-E and released ‘4 Jazz Funk Classics’, under the moniker 69, as the label’s first release. From here his wild exploration of sound intensified…

A Gemini true to form, with a mind that never sits still, Craig has released a diverse range of experimental and groundbreaking music under a plethora of aliases including 69, BFC, C2, Innerzone Orchestra (‘Bug in the Bassbin’ was credited as the spark that inspired the evolution of drum‘n’bass), No Boundaries, Psyche, Paperclip People, Tres Demented, Urban Tribe and many more. He has also produced albums for the legendary Detroit Jazz collective Tribe as well as orchestrator / pianist Francesco Tristano and French producer Agoria.

Live he has collaborated with Les siècles orchestra at Cité de la Musique in Paris. A meeting of techno and classical music, the concert was described as “historical”, Craig went on to repeat the formula in Milan and Germany. He regularly performs live as experimental outfit Trio with Moritz Von Oswald and Francesco Tristano, sometimes as Narod Niki alongside Villalobos, Luciano, Richie Hawtin, Zip and others, and regularly does part live and part DJ with Luciano. Additionally he’s taken to occasionally bringing keyboardists like Mike Banks (UR), Amp Fiddler and Tristano into the DJ booth with him for special one-off gigs. He also improvised live to an Andy Warhol film at the Unsound Festival in New York. In 2011, Craig went live as 69 for the first time ever, fusing masks, darkness and the music of 69, Craig created 69’s own entity and previewed the show to a few select festivals and clubs around the world.

His remixes discography boasts some of the most desirable names in music – LCD Soundsystem, Hot Chip, Junior Boys (nominated for a Grammy Award), Gavin Russom & Delia Gonzalez, Theo Parrish, Tori Amos, Can, Goldfrapp, Friendly Fires, Caribou, Tiga, Unkle, Yello and more.

As well as an outlet for his own productions, his Planet-E imprint has given a home to a wide range of Detroit-based artists including Francesco Mora Catlett, Naomi Daniel, Flexitone, Jason Hogans, Kenny Larkin, Monty Luke, Moodyman, Mike Agent X, Oliverwho Factory, Ezana Harris, Recloose, Reference, Kevin Saunderson, Big Tone, Tribe, Urban Tribe, and Chaz Vincent.

Staying strong to his Detroit roots, where he still lives today, Craig helped launched the Detroit Electronic music Festival in 2000 and remains a strong force at the festival today. He has also created and launched his non-profit 501-C3 Carl Craig Foundation: “The concept is to find ways to re-educate kids about what’s interesting musically that you can’t get on the radio… To develop a new music scene that follows the legacy of Detroit music being diverse and interesting, to spot out the most talented young musicians coming out of high school and lend small financial grants to encourage music education at a higher level.”

When Craig explains his philosophy, his wry sense of humor seeps into his explanations of far-reaching concepts that merge worlds together. “I have a very special career. When I feel that I’m tired of going on the road I can go in the studio. When I’m tired of concentrating on the studio I can go on the road. I can work with concert pianists, jazz musicians or rock guys. Very few people
have that range of interests. Very few people juggle a career that they choose specifically.” No one else can pull it all together quite like Carl Craig.

CARLOS DIAZ

Born in Uruguay, he grew up and started his career as a D.J. in Argentina, being known in the best clubs and discos of Buenos Aires and Punta Del Este.

After three consecutive summer playing in New Faces (P. del E. ’84-’86) he went to Europe and once in Ibiza he started working by chance at Night Life club, becoming resident after a while.

On those days when the movement called Balearic Beats came up, Carlos took part of it joining the most important D.J Cesar de Melero, Jose Padilla, Alfredo.

After ten consecutive summer in Night Life (’86-’95), and two years in Space (’89-’90) and Aqualandia (’91-’94), he started working with the crew of Zenith. At first in afterhours beach parties (’95) and during the next year in Pacha (Ibiza).

On those days he was resident at Km-5 for five years. Then Zenith became an alternative room inside Pacha club and because of its success, one of the best parties in the Ibiza’s night.

During winter months of 2001, he went over many important clubs in Europe, alternating residences in Pacha, Divino in Buenos Aires and Niki Beach in Miami.

In 2001 Zenith changed from Pacha to Amnesia and his new residence at the terrace achieved a great success among island’s public, becoming one of the favorites D.J.

His last work as a producer was the single of the year 2001 “Ladies in the night” by Zenith Ibiza Recordings and the next year with Laurent C, “Allright” by Ultrabomb Records.

Once again with Zenith he took part in the Miami’s Winter Music Conference for the third time.

In January and February he made, as usual a tour playing in the most fashioned clubs of Buenos Aires.

Recently he finished a one-month Heineken tour throughout China., After that he played in Los Angeles Hour Power, Barcelona, Eslovenia, ParÃ‚Âs, Milan and Zurich. Now he just got back to Ibiza to take his place as a resident in Zenith.

CATZ & DOGZ

If you don’t know them by now, their full Polish names are Grzegorz and Wojciech but you can call them Greg and Voitek. As DJs you are likely to find them playing disco/deephouse at the small parties they organize frequently in Berlin and Szczecin as well as tech-house and techno at festivals and big clubs all over the world.

Their real names may be Grzegorz and Wojciech, but there have been plenty of others along the way: early DJ sets as Deeop and Ketiov, champions of the underground as 3 Channels, or simply ‘Greg and Voitek’ to nearest and dearest. No doubt, you’ll know them best as CATZ ‘N DOGZ. The last few years have seen the duo’s refreshing take on dance floor music propel them into the limelight and seen them feature in Resident Advisor’s hallowed Top 100 DJ Poll. The truth is clear: Catz ‘n Dogz are well ‘n truly at the top of their game.

It all began in 2003, when best friends Greg and Voitek hosted their first club night as 3 Channels in their hometown Szczecin, Poland. From here they developed and grew organically, amassing a loyal legion of fans. They broadened their creative pursuits further with music production being their next natural outlet. Their techno-centric tracks swiftly caught the attention and featured on the rosters of some of the most respected underground dance labels in the world: Trapez, Crosstown Rebels, Pokerflat as well as the boys’ own budding imprint Channels Rec. It wasn’t long before Claude VonStroke heard 3 Channels’ red-hot club records and snapped the boys up for his dirtybird imprint where there they remixed Claude’s infamous anthem “Who’s Afraid Of Detroit?” for a highly limited (and highly sought-after) one sided vinyl release, followed by an original ep and dancefloor-destroyer Chicken Affair.

By 2008, they had completely evolved, reemerging with a looser, freewheeling house sound, a hybrid masterpiece of a debut album, Stars of Zoo, and a new name: Catz ‘n Dogz. The pair successfully integrated deep house signatures without losing sight of their techno roots, whilst exploring lush, organic soundscapes. To a rapturous response they unveiled a follow up album, Escape from Zoo, that intertwined vines of street bass, disco, R&B, deep house, hip-hop and collaborations with heavy hitters dOP, Claude VonStroke and Jazzanova’s Paul Randolph. This launched them headlong into a heavy period of touring, live shows and festivals around the globe.

The natural progression was to launch a new label. Pets Recordings kicked off the Petcast podcast series and took their label showcases on the road. Their A&R home runs, debuting Eats Everything’s smash “Entrance Song” and more recently, Rachel Row’s “Follow The Step” (KiNK and Justin Martin remixes) firmly puts Pets Recordings on the map.

Ten years on, the boys now hold residencies at Watergate Club, Berlin, dirtybird at Sankeys, Ibiza as well as hosting multiple Pets Recordings showcases across Poland and at Watergate. It goes without saying the guys are building an ever-growing portfolio of live music achievements as they continue to throw their “Pets Parties” all over the world, formerly showcasing the label’s talent in Berlin, Ibiza, Paris, Munich and London as well as at the Winter Music Conference, SONAR and BPM Festival.

2012 saw Catz ‘n Dogz mix the legendary ‘Body Language’ compilation series, release ‘They Frontin’ featuring Monty Luke EP, which was nominated as WMC’s best deep house track of 2012 and release a second instalment of their Pets Recordings compilation ‘Friends Will Carry You Home Too’. They even managed to squeeze in a debut ‘Essential Mix’ for BBC Radio 1.

Last year brought us a collaboration release with KiNK on the ‘Love EP’ for dirtybird, as well as the free release of the ‘Untitled’ album under their Different Marks alias. This collaborative project with Martin Dawson was released earlier this year in memory of the UK producer and features artists such as Paul Randolph, Ben Westbeech, Cari Golden & James Yuill. The duo joined forces with Eats Everything as ‘Catz Eats Dogz’ on an ongoing series of releases and their refreshing of Thomas Schumacher’s ‘Hush’ instantly established itself as one of the biggest club hits of 2013. Pets Recordings delivered more hits, including a wonderful second single from Rachel Row, ‘L Square’, and a label debut from Pete Tong. The label also spawned a new vinyl only sister imprint STEP.

2014 is already proving to be the busiest year to date for Catz ‘n Dogz. Having kicked things off with their Pets party at BPM in January their label events program has continued at full pace. Their Watergate residency gathers strength, their Sonar event is on the horizon and July will also see the first ever WOODED event to be hosted in Wroclaw, Poland. A packed summer season awaits the duo. One thats sees them play the finest of Ibiza’s parties and many of the key festivals around the world. The compiling and release of Friends Will Carry Home III has kept Catz ‘n Dogz busy on the label front, and they have also been locked in the studio working on their very own new artist album, set for release in early 2015. Exciting times.

So, whether you’re charmed by their bass-heavy, colourful, groove-laden DJ sets, drawn in by their arresting live show, weaving your way through their illustrious output as producers, or delving into the magical tunes curated from their close network of friends, Grzegorz and Wojciech (or Greg ‘n Voitek) are simply two of the hottest house Catz (‘n Dogz) around.

CESAR DEL RIO

One of the most respected djs & producers from spain, being resident on the coolest clubs in the country. Working arround the world in clubs of recognissed succes like ;

Privilege, Ibiza / Heart, Moscow / Bush, Miami / After Hour Power, Los Angeles / La Villa Rouge, Montpellier /Le Bazar, Marseille / Biarritz, Switzerland / El Cel, Barcelona/ Nautilus, Bordeaux / Alter Ego,Verona/ Diabolika, Cannes/ Queen, Paris / Pacha, Ibiza / Space, Ibiza / Kapital, Madrid / Otto Sutz, Sitges / Chic, Canary Islands … and many more in europe, usa, japon, brasil, colombia, malayssia, greece, arabia,indonesia … … … … … …

Definition on his line could be lounge and tribal fussion with tech house. Nomined as “best producer in spain” by Dee Jay Magazine SP 2002 is considered one of the most powerfull producers on the underground european scene. Two years ago the spanish specialited magazine nomined Juan Magan & Cesar del Rio for “best house theme” in the year for “Midnite Rumors ep” and this year is nominate “the best ibiza resident” Deejay spain Working with the most respected labels in the world ; Kidesol Records, Sp / Stereo Productions, SP / Weekend Records, SP / Hypnotic Music, France / Plaza Recordings, SP camuflage,ca/ … … … and remixes with his partner Juan Magan on Plaza for many recognissed labels world wide.

He’s starting with his own label Plaza Recordings Spain with his friend and partner Juan Magan and featuring with Fafa Monteco on Hypnotic Music France. Result of his great succes with his tracks, he’s already played and cgarted by John Digweed, Tom Stephan aka Superchumpo, Paul Oakenfold, Dave Clark, Satoshi Tomie, Steve Lawler, Deep Dish, Sasha, Danny Tenaglia and many of the big underground names.

CHAIM

Chaim out Tel Aviv releasing on BPitch Control and Supplement Facts

Chaim is a true stand out artist in today’s fast paced electronic world. After the first wave of stunning releases for labels like Supplement Facts, Cocoon and MBF, for over a year now Chaim has worked exclusively with the Berlin based BPitch Control imprint. His recent acclaimed output, like is debut album ‘Alive’ in spring 2011, has proven his powerful, individual productions to be some of the highest quality club tracks around.

Fusing solid bass heavy grooves, clearly inspired by his love for those classic jacking Chicago jams, hypnotic synth hooks, trade mark effected percussion, live instrumentation and vocal snippets, Chaim’s unique and organic sound always makes an impact. Underpinned by top-class studio knowhow, his crisp, forward thinking records are a joy to drop in front of even the biggest crowds.

From chart topping remixes like ‘Very Wrong’ and ‘Smile for Me’, to recent high-profile re-workings for the likes of Ellen Allien and Kiki, Chaim has also confirmed his name as a remixer to watch out for… Now with more exciting releases planned – like the blossoming, other-worldly trip of his ‘Thrill You’ EP, or the 8 remixes in collab with Guy Gerber, to be released on P.Diddy’s forthcoming album, Chaim is on an unstoppable mission.

Heavy DJ touring over the last two years has seen the enigmatic Israeli grace the DJ booths of Fabric & Panorama Bar to name but a few, and his work with the BPitch crew has highlighted him as an exciting figure amongst the current electronic scene.

CHARLES SHILLINGS

After more than 15 years of playing in some of the most prestigious clubs worldwide, Charles Schillings is one of the most sought after French DJs around, playing his eclectic and melodic, powerful House fusing Rock, Electro-Funk, Soul, Groove and Jazz.

Whether he plays to an audience of thousands in Paris, Tokyo, Jakarta or London, he charms all with his music. He is a solid fixture in the French music scene and has been a force in clubs such as the Rex and the Queen (Paris), Le CafÃ© d’Anvers (Belgium), the Lotus (New-York) and the Jet Set (Moscow), for years.

He has strong connections in the fashion industry as well with a resume including sound design for Karl Lagerfeld and French brand CÃ©line since 2006 along with spinning for special events for Calvin Klein, Louis Vuitton, Chopa..

Since signing with Pschent in 1996, he’s mixed the six Overground House compilations as well as many others including Club Pride and Elite Model’s Attitude with Felix and Hugo Boss. Besides his DJ and compilation work, Charles Schillings is also a composer, recording and producing his own music.

His first album called, “It’s Aboutâ€¦”, released in 2002, includes the single “Tengo Nada” with ClÃ©mentine CÃ©lariÃ©. In 2004, Charles Schillings released his second album, “Not Correct”, combining powerful Electro and Rock influences. Supported by the hit single and video, “SPIN IT RIGHT”, “Not Correct” has received incredible feedback from the world over.

Charles’ third album project is currently in production together with Villablack, which will be available in the course of the year.
groove-laden DJ sets, drawn in by their arresting live show, weaving your way through their illustrious output as producers, or delving into the magical tunes curated from their close network of friends, Grzegorz and Wojciech (or Greg ‘n Voitek) are simply two of the hottest house Catz (‘n Dogz) around.

CLAUDE VON STROKE

Raised in Detroit and based in San Francisco, Barclay Crenshaw created the quirky alias “Claude VonStroke” in 2005 and went on to become one of the most well respected label owners and DJs in dance music. His first release, ‘Deep Throat’ was a hit putting his imprint on the decks of DJs around the globe. A manifesto of sorts, it was the rare dance floor bomb that sounded as much fun to make as it was to dance to. But the real breakthrough came with double-header ‘The Whistler/Who’s Afraid of Detroit?.’ The 12″ cemented Claude’s reputation as a producer to be reckoned with, crossing borders, genres and musical ears. The Whistler was embraced by the bass crowd, and at the same time sitting just as easily on the more 4/4 floors. Similarly, Who’s Afraid of Detroit? (a social comment about the unfounded fears of suburbanites visiting downtown Detroit) is now known as one of the classic dance tracks of the decade.

In 2009, he recorded a mix for Fabric’s venerated compilation series and released second album “Bird Brain”, which encompassed many diverse aspects of dance music and beyond. It included a collaboration with the legendary P-Funk bassist Bootsy Collins as well as two tracks that went to number #1 & #2 on Beatport respectively.

His label, dirtybird, continues to surprise and innovate in the underground dance scene. The label features an enigmatic combination of house, funk, dirty-bass and electronica. Since the creation of dirtybird, Claude has continued to be the dedicated A&R man, signing over 100 EPs and demonstrating his incredible ear for what works on the dance-floor. Staying true to Crenshaw’s detroit heritage, dirtybird donates 10% of its profits to a children’s music school in Detroit.

A lot of the success of dirtybird and VonStroke can be attributed to a good attitude. Claude VonStroke does not scowl and look mean while he DJs. He does not pretend to know everything and he truly loves his fans. He is grateful to be doing music for a living and he knows that the reason people go to parties is to shake their ass and have fun.

In this day and age of music cross-pollination, Claude VonStroke sits at the forefront of all that is good, proper and most importantly fun. He’s just as at home remixing Kenny Larkin or Infinity Ink as he is dropping multiple #1 Beatport hits. DJ wise, his relentless touring of every major city, festival and basement after-party around the world has only enriched this unique perspective on music.

This September, a much anticipated third artist album will come from the dirtybird chief – this time perhap a slightly more moody effort but overall still just as exciting and innovative as previous works.

“Urban Animal” mirrors the way VonStroke Djs – a wide range of house music with sprinkles of drum n bass, funk and soul. The album will be followed up by a massive world tour this fall starting in North America and travelling to Australia and Europe over the winter months.

CRAIG RICHARDS

Craig Richards has realised worldwide recognition by staying in one place. His residency at Fabric is an unparalleled success.

Each and every week he creates an inspiring soundtrack for the club, never the same and always challenging, his early morning sets are legendary.

As artist in residence and musical director for Saturday nights at Fabric he is responsible for the inspired approach taken to programming by the club.

Craig is currently producing an album of music and a book of poetry and paintings with Howie B to be released at the end of the year.

D’JULZ

Whether it’s through his productions, radio shows, compilations, parties or club sets, D’Julz has been at the forefront of electronic music since his career first began back in 1992. A firm DJ and fan favourite alike, his ability to transcend genres and trends has seen him hold one of the most consistent levels of success of any modern-day DJ/Producer. A run of form that is at its strongest, today.

D’Julz’s early career saw him make an instant impact in his home city of Paris, spinning at many of the city’s early raves and legendary clubs. A hugely successful move to New York in 1993 quickly furthered his reputation, and upon his return to Europe he found himself to be in high demand, playing key clubs in Belgium, Holland, the UK and Ibiza.

1997 saw the birth of his now legendary ‘Bass Culture’ night at Rex Club, Paris. The monthly party has become the longest running event in the club’s history, and in 2009 gave its name to D’Julz’s highly successful record label. His impact on the club was further celebrated in 2010 when he was asked to mix the debut Rexperience compilation of the series, coinciding with the 15th year of the Bass Culture parties.

Producing since the mid 90’s, his music has featured on some of the world’s finest labels â€”20:20 Vision, Dessous, Pokerflat, Safari, Get Physical, Mobilee, Rekids, Systematic, 100% Pure â€” tracks and remixes that have become essential weapons in the record boxes of the world’s elite. 2008’s ‘Just so You Know’ on Ovum and ‘Fleurette’ on Circus Company became instant classics, as did his debut EP on Bass Culture ‘Fofoca’. His remixes of Slam’s ‘Positive Education’ on Soma, Barem’s ‘Is’ on M_nus and Franck Roger’s ‘After All’ on Real Tone, have all ruled the DJ and download charts alike.

D’Julz continues to travel the world playing the likes of fabric London, Panorama Bar Berlin, Amnesia Ibiza, not to mention regular appearances at the infamous Circoloco, DC10 . The future has never been more exciting for the Frenchman as Bass Culture label grows from strength to strength, and as a producer he continues to raise the bar with recent releases like ‘Special Day’ on Circus Company. Recently becoming the newest addition to Lola ED agency, 2013 see D’Julz join the like-minded Parisian crew of some of the most in-demand underground house and techno artists.

DAMIEN LAZARUS

Since the moment he spun his first record, Damian Lazarus’s mission has been a clear and urgent one: to blow away the mediocre, the over-inflated, the obsolete; to seek out and celebrate the energetic, the important, the new. Always rebelling, always going places…

“…and to have fun in the process. Playing around with different styles and ideas is what I do best,” Lazarus explains.

Driven by an almost childlike curiosity, a vivid imagination and wicked sense of humour, he’s used his role as a DJ, label owner and now musician to nurture and share the most exciting and experimental music on the planet. Drawn to the darkness, but buoyed by the light, ever ready to embrace new ideas and different perspectives on music and the dancefloor, Lazarus is always ahead of the curve, with a wry smile on his face and a neat trick up his sleeve, How many DJs do you know who’ve played ‘Reviewing The Situation (from the Oliver! soundtrack, no less) half-speed to a jubilant crowd at DC10 in Ibiza. How many DJs do you know who’ve received a sitting ovation on the dancefloor?

Lazarus was born in London, where he lived until he relocated to Los Angeles in 2009. During childhood, Damian was naturally drawn to classic pop music, and inherited from his grandfather an affection for showtunes which continues to exert itself in the strangest of ways. He spent his teens immersing himself in the sounds of hip-hop, electro, soul and funk, before discovering house, hardcore and jungle at university â€” sparking a love of twisted, innovative dance music which endures to this day. After working as Music Editor then Assistant Editor at Dazed & Confused, Lazarus joined London Records and in 2001 became head A&R of the City Rockers label. Here he helped sign and release some of the biggest tunes of the era, including Felix Da Housecat’s ‘Silver Screen Shower Scene’ and Tiga & Zyntherius’s ‘Sunglasses at Night’; his Futurism and Futurism 2 compilations remain the definitive documents of electroclash, not only providing a snapshot of the underground at that crucial moment in time, but mapping its future too.

Damian received a major Djing break in 2002 when he was invited to spin at Barcelona’s Sonar Festival and by 2003 he had residencies at some of the best club spaces in the world. His tenure at Circo Loco (DC10 Ibiza) has become the stuff of legend and found him consistently breaking boundaries of sound and stamina, freaking out the dancefloor and taking those on it to places they never knew existed, and may never get to again.
“I thought a lot about these dj sets when pre-producing the album; especially the idea of placing off and strange melodies within a 4/4 dance music structure. It’s amazing what you can achieve when you’re into weird stuff”, he says.

Inspired by the new energy and possibilities in international club culture and music, Lazarus founded Crosstown Rebels in 2003, the label’s records offering all kinds of unique and twisted angles on cutting edge electronic music. Recent releases on Rebels from Jamie Jones, Seth Troxler, Deniz Kurtel and Art Department have found the label consistently breaking new ground and the new imprints CDR (a digital only label) and Rebellion are set to change the rules once again.

In 2008 Damian began Lazpod (http://www.lazpod.com), a monthly excursion into weird and wonderful sound, a radio show that draws influences and inspirations from all corners of the musical spectrum and is delivered in a fun and laid back style. With many thousands of fans across the globe, Damian uses the show to let listeners in a little closer to his experimental and eclectic tastes.
“Lazpod is a great entry point for new listeners to my music”, he says, “and has been setting off warning signals of what might be coming on my album for some time”.

A number of popular and critically acclaimed mix CDs have appeared in the last five years, charting Damian’s personal development as DJ, listener and supporter of new artists: Rebel Futurism (2004), Rebel Futurism (2005), Bugged out presents Suck My Deck (2005), Get Lost (with Matthew Styles, 2006), The Other Side (2006), Sci:Fi:Lo:Fi 2: Night of The Dark Machines (2008) and Fabric 54 (2010).

Damian’s critically acclaimed debut artist album, Smoke The Monster Out, is another expectation-confounding gesture from this restless musical mind. Released via Get Physical, the album boldly steps outside the realm of what one might hear in a Lazarus DJ set. Featuring his own vocals and riding a vast plain of influences â€” Neil Diamond to Photek, Bjork to Jeff Buckley â€” Lazarus demonstrates his keen ear and meticulous attention to detail in a collection of heartfelt, grievously honed tracks delivered straight from the soul. It’s a sensitive record, a bold record and above all a celebratory record – one which revels in the pure pleasure, healing quality and dream-potential of music.
“It took me a while to start producing”, he says “but once the juices started to flow I knew immediately that this was to be the best musical project I ever created”.

A groundbreaking live set to accompany the album was been built from scratch, enhancing different elements and including new club versions of the more introspective album material. Featuring decks, effects (no laptops) and a live visual show, the album club tour debuted at the legendary SXSW festival in March 2009 and went on to blow minds in just a handful of globe’s best clubs.

Damian Lazarus is a believer in giving people something exciting, unusual and idiosyncratic. He lives life to the limit, always rebelling, always moving forward: that’s Damian Lazarus.
“Damian Lazarus plays the best underground records in the world” (DJ Magazine).

DANNY HOWELLS

Danny’s been around for bloody ages…

…a bit too long actually, although he still has his own hair, albeit slowly greying, and can still squeeze into his favourite 32 inch waist flares on a good day.

He plays other people’s records all over the place (and occasionally some of his own), sometimes he does it well, other times not so well, but he tries his absolute best and always has the best time in the world and encourages you to join him, cheers!

He has a record label called Dig Deeper which is fabulous, has done lots of compilations and is generally pretty damn ace.

He’s not one of those DJs who wins awards or anything that’s worth boasting about here, but don’t let that put you off.

His favourite TV show is Coronation Street closely followed by Eastenders and he’s currently on the lookout for someone to write a decent biography for him.

DAVE SEAMAN

Danny’s been around for bloody ages…

…a bit too long actually, although he still has his own hair, albeit slowly greying, and can still squeeze into his favourite 32 inch waist flares on a good day.

He has a record label called Dig Deeper which is fabulous, has done lots of compilations and is generally pretty damn ace.

He’s not one of those DJs who wins awards or anything that’s worth boasting about here, but don’t let that put you off.

His favourite TV show is Coronation Street closely followed by Eastenders and he’s currently on the lookout for someone to write a decent biography for him.

DAVID GUETTA

Pierre David Guetta, better known as just David Guetta, is a world famous music producer and a house music DJ who has shared the limelight with many of the movers and shakers of the music industry. Some of his collaborations include songs like ‘Sexy Chick’ with Akon, ‘Titanium’ and ‘She Wolf’ with the Australian singer Sia, Usher and ‘Where Them Girls At’ performed with rapper Flo Rida. This very talented DJ was born in Paris in France and got into working as a DJ in the 1980’s. In those days, he would play at night clubs which he kept doing till he released his first album in 2002, prior to which he co-founded Gum Productions in 2001.. His ventures in the international music scene were initiated by a chance meeting with Robert Owens, the Americal Rhythm & Blues and House singer, at one of Guetta’s performances. One of his biggest hits has been the song ‘I Gotta Feeling’ which he mixed for the Black Eyed Peas. His latest adventure has been his latest album ‘Nothing but the Beat’ and its followup, ‘Nothing but the Beat 2.0’. There is also a documentary that has been made on this talented musician; it’s called ‘Nothing But the Beat’ and it captures his journey to fame.

DAVID MORALES

“I am creating a place for people to forget their troubles for a while. It is important in the world we are living in today.” â€” David Morales

A native New Yorker, David Morales grew up during dance music’s most influential era and frequented its legendary clubs such as the Loft and the Paradise Garage.

As a DJ, Morales honed his skills at New York City’s most popular clubs throughout the early 80s and then embarked on a remixing career. In the mid- 80’s â€” right when the art really started taking off – Morales teamed with Chicago house music legend Frankie Knuckles and For The Record DJ Pool founder/NYC nightlife impresario Judy Weinstein for the creation of Def Mix Productions to help manage remix requests and handle artist business affairs.

David Morales has remixed and produced over 500 releases for artists including Mariah Carey, Aretha Franklin, Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson, Eric Clapton, Pet Shop Boys, U2, Whitney Houston, and Jamiroquai. Morales was nominated for his first Grammy Award in 1996 as a Producer on Mariah Carey’s album ‘Daydream’ for the song ‘Fantasy’. He was nominated again the following year and ultimately won the 1998 Grammy Award for “Remixer of the Year”.

David Morales made his solo debut in 1993 with the release of “The Program” through Mercury Records. In 1998 Morales released “Needin’ U” on Definity Records which under license to Mercury in the UK soon became a #1 Dance Record and a bonafide club classic. In 2005 Ultra Records released Morales’ second artist album entitled ‘Two Worlds Collide’ followed up in 2011 with “Changes”.

David is considered by many to be one of the first true superstar DJ’s. Thanks to his remix/production work Morales was among the first DJs to actively tour the world. David is also known as one of the most versatile DJs currently on the scene. Whether it is playing alongside of the “Kings of House” with Louie Vega and Tony Humphries or representing his company Def Mix – with Hector Romero and Quentin Harris – Morales feels comfortable adapting to each situation. David Morales not only defines the superstar DJ, he is a talent that has so much more to give in a world that constantly changes.

DAVIDE SQUILLANCE

Born in Siena, raised in Naples, it took a trip to London for Davide to finally discover electronic music. Wooed by the mood and sound of the British scene, he returned to Naples flush with energy, excitement and a knowing that this new calling would consume him.

Davide is not available for comment. He’s got to catch a flight; he’s rushing to the studio; the stage manager is frantically hurrying him into the booth; he’s meeting to discuss plans for his labelsâ€¦or any of the other myriad reasons why Davide feels like he hasn’t slept, eaten or stopped running for what seems like his whole life.

Davide immersed himself in this world in every conceivable way. In 1999 he began studying at the Naples’ school of sound engineering, tinkering with his first productions, promoting techno events, and finally performing. His first releases on Primate Records, Design Music andConform were a cadence of his arrival and showcased the young artist’s steadfast style.

Having honed his craft at home, in 2004 Davide left Naples for Barcelona unwavering in his resolve. Now, while touring around the continent, he began to release in earnest what would become a massive body of work, and at a dizzying pace. His productions have graced the catalogs of some of the finest labels including Ovum, Sci+Tec, Morris Audio, Resopal Schallware, Supernature, CMYK, Adagio, Viva, Nervous, Saved, Shake, Rillis; the list goes onâ€¦

Added to that, you have to take into account the labels which Davide founded and still curatestoday â€” Sketch, Minisketch, Vir, 500, Titbit and Hideout. 2012 sees the start of Davide’s latest innovative project. This and That Lab will be a unique fusion of label and think tank combining music, art and culture used as a platform for Davide and other like minded artists to develop creative projects in music, visual art, design, fashion and writing.

In addition to his genre-defining works, Davide continues to inspire and ignite dancefloors worldwide. Whether it be at Circoloco, where he has been a resident since 2007, Womb, Berghain, D.Edge, or any other marquee venue, Davide plays with an unequalled funk and excitement. His signature sets, revered by the masses and peers alike, do a double duty in guarding our much-loved traditions while constantly pushing them forward.

The realm of possibilities for one of electronic music’s leading lights is endless. Unfortunately, the minutes in the day are not. Davide’s answer is simple â€” do what you love and make no compromises.

DELICIOUS

Dj Delicious is a german producer, composer, remixer and DJ within the electronic music scene

Music plays a major role in every single person’s life. Consciously or unconsciously, scarcely any of us can imagine a life without high and low tones and waves of sound. Music has played a major role in the life of Arndt Meyer-Wegner, alias Dj Delicious, since the age of four. The son of a band musician was born in Bad Soden, very close to Frankfurt am Main, and from his earliest childhood he was unable to keep his fingers off either radios or record players. The result was that he quickly learnt to use technical aids in a professional manner. In 1988, during a school exchange in London, he first experienced the energy produced by the early wave of Acid House Music. From now on, at the latest, his interest turned completely to electronic music. Directly after his return from London he began to sketch out his own melodies on an Amiga 500. Because this only delivered a restricted range of sound, the purchase of further equipment became inevitable, and shortly afterwards he was in possession of a complete studio. With his first public release in 1993, “Chaos Tribe” on Thomas P. Heckmann’s old “Uptown” label, he laid the foundation stone for the coming years as a producer and DJ. A variety of successful remixes and commissions followed in the next few years: these were released under a large number of different pseudonyms on Urban/Polydor, Sony, and WEA.

A new chapter in his long musical career began in summer 2005 with the name “Phunkwerk Records”, which proved to be an optimal platform for the hugely creative artist and founder of the label Dj Delicious. In no time at all Phunkwerk became one of the most talked about electronic Indie labels in the world. Thanks to his many different projects and huge variety of ways of producing music Dj Delicious has given a fresh and innovative face to electronic music, a face that refuses to be pigeonholed into any pre-fixed genre. This attitude â€” not to let oneself be musically castrated â€” is nothing but a completely logical consequence of almost 20 years of exposure to the climes of electronic music. “In the last two decades there have been so many great influences from all directions of electronic music that have also flashed me, that I definitely won’t allow myself to be restricted now. It’s all about cool and good sounds. That’s it!”

And that’s exactly what one recognizes in all the various projects and releases that also run through his DJ-sets like a central theme.

Every single release from his various projects â€” like Dj Delicious & Till West “Same Man” & “NYPD”, Dj Delicious presents Phunk-A-Delic “Rockin” or the Dj Delicious solo releases “Let It Drop” and “Jaja” â€” has “exploded” on the worldwide scene so powerfully that they almost completely dominated all the relevant dance charts. Indeed they were â€” and still are â€” featured in the playlists of almost every international big-name DJ. Now – freshly signed to EMI/Positiva with buddy Patric la Funk – even more can be expected. The first Single “Smile” is “such an uplifting track and vocal session to be that big hands in the air peak anthem this summer” (DMC Buzzcharts)

Alongside his own releases, he has also produced several remixes for artists like Fedde le Grand, Scissor Sisters, Erick E, Moguai, Chocolate Puma, Mike Monday, Cicada, Milk & Sugar, Tommie Sunshine and Marc Romboy.

Aside from his huge variety of productions and remixes, his DJ-sets in which he presents a spectrum ranging from dirty electro sounds, House and Tech House tracks, via rock edits to techno classics, provide a mirror of his cross-genre musical fantasy and flexibility. His sets are regularly played on all the important radio stations in the UK, Canada, Australia, France, Netherlands, Brazil etcâ€¦ His worldwide touring schedule covers all four corners of the earth and impressively demonstrates how close the special touch of Phunkwerk and the sounds of Dj Delicious are to the pulse of the age. Week after week visitors to clubs and festivals in Australia, Africa, Asia, south and north America and everywhere in Europe underline and celebrate the slogan of Dj Delicious: “It’s gotta rock!!!”.

DESYN MASIELLO

A name now synonymous with the most cutting edge dance music from all corners of the world. He has a style that is constantly evolving and pushing barriers… having already caught the ear of some of the worlds largest DJs

“Desyn Masiello”: A name now synonymous with the most cutting edge dance music from all corners of the world. He has a style that is constantly evolving and pushing barriers… having already caught the ear of some of the worlds largest DJs (Deep Dish, Sander K and Danny Howells nominating him as their ‘future DJ Hero’ in DJ Magazine’s Top 100 poll).

The strong force in Desyn’s sound enables him to stand out from the crowd. With many established DJs and nucomer DJs leaning towards a particular style and musical range many are pigeon holed into a ‘genre’ of music. Desyn, however, has managed to establish a sound that crosses boundaries and making his sound impossible to categorize. “I listen to as much music as I can as often as possibleâ€¦ all different types and genres…. From everything I hear I take what I think is the most suitable and meaningful to me; through DJ’ing I join the music into an orgasmic experience for the listener. Orgasmic is a somewhat strange way to describe what I do – but its descriptive. You see with my sets, at first I excite, building them up slowly, teasing you on the wayâ€¦ banging you hard at the end making you explode!”

Desyn incorporates house classics, deep, tech, funky and progressive. His musical taste takes inspiration from acid house, funk, soul, disco, rock, Indie, Brazilian, carnival, reggae, dub… the list is endless. “Many tracks I find may not be instantly playable to the new generation of dance, music, fanatics. So I use technology such as pro tools to re-edit tracks; they will then fit into my visions and slot into my sets”. Examples of Desyn’s edits that are played (by himself as well as fellow DJs/Producers) have been of Yellow, Blondie, the Eurythmics, The Beatles, Depeche Mode and James Brown.

Desyn’s love of house music began in 1989. Born and raised in London he was exposed to the acid house movement at 16. Having bought his first set of turntables in 1990 and working for 9 years as a “computer techie” his passion and real love in life was DJ’ing. Quitting his “techie” job in 2000 for a string of gigs for Sony, a residency at THE BIG MOJO (London) Desyn was heading for his international DJ career.

2001 saw Desyn’s calling skyrocket; with Deep Dish’s exclusive US booking agency, Bullitt, signing him up. 2002 kept Desyn packed with tours and performances. Kicking off the year with a cover mount CD for DJ Magazine (WMC issue), headlining at Glastonbury, performing his notable 6 hour sets around the globe and guesting in venues such as Cream (Liverpool), Gatecrasher, Renaissance (Worldwide) and repeat dates in Privilege (Ibiza).

During the hectic 2003 Desyn embarked on a global tour supporting his Yoshitoshi 3 “In House We Trust” CD. (Venues provided). Performing 80 dates in 100 days, in some of the world’s largest venues, for some of the most renowned companies, sponsors and festivals around the UK, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Malaysia, Asia, Middle East, North and South America. Other highlights throughout 2003 included Sander Kleinenberg selecting Desyn to DJ alongside him at his EVERYBODY night, Ibiza, as well as to join along side him at his party with Sasha, in the Hague.

2003â€¦ having already released the highly acclaimed mix CD “In House We Trust 3” (Yoshitoshi), and DJ magazines’ cover mount CD “WMC”, Desyn was steering his firmly established, international label, Alternative Route (house and progressive) to first place. With the first signing (2001) being the mighty KC FLIGHTT ‘VOICES’ and one of the most recent and successful releases being the colossal Chable & Bonnici ‘Ride’. Other releases have included tracks from friends and producers, 16b, PMT, Creamer & K and DJ Vibe. The success of these tracks On Alternative Route are testament to Desyn’s A&R ability to unearth superb originals, both new and old. 2003 saw the launch of Desyn’s second label SEXONWAX co-owned with 16b. The label has already gained international reputation for superb releases from dance legends MR C and Danny Howells (with a second single forthcoming). Having been hard at work in the studio with recognized producers, 16B and Leon Roberts (UBU), the trio otherwise known as “The Idiots”, have made several superb hits.

Desyn’s productions are pointing the way to an exciting future. With his first two singles, The Idiots “Feel The Rush” and “Keep it Real” on Sexonwax both already featuring on Danny Howells’ 24/7 compilation; his first remix (Solar Plexus) is exhibited on Deep Dish’s Global Underground (025). Desyn has completed remixes and edits for Yoshitoshi – Brother Brown’s “King’s of Tomorrow”, Eddie Amador’s “Psycho Ex-girlfriend” and the merging of “Loudeast and Luzon” (all to be released Mid 2004); The Idiots produced “Dogman”, they have remixed Danny Howell’s, “Spikes” again on Sexonwax; forthcoming also, are two Idiots remixes of “Sharpside”, Belgian Resistance on Renaissance (June 2004)

With Desyn’s 5th WMC under his belt and a Far Eastern tour completed Desyn will be heard from all sides of the world this year. Together with a new mix CD on its way, a Radio 1 “Hot Mix” and “Essential Selection” forthcoming, several productions, accapellas and remixes: Desyn Masiello is certainly one to watch out for in 2004!

DIDIER SINCLAIR

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With Desyn’s 5th WMC under his belt and a Far Eastern tour completed Desyn will be heard from all sides of the world this year. Together with a new mix CD on its way, a Radio 1 “Hot Mix” and “Essential Selection” forthcoming, several productions, accapellas and remixes: Desyn Masiello is certainly one to watch out for in 2004!

DIMITRI VEGAS & LIKE MIKE

Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike’s path from celebrated DJs to dominating the electronic music industry has been a constant, upward trajectory. This year saw the duo claiming the prestigious #02 slot in DJ Mags Top 100 Poll, voted for by fans world wide, no accolade is regarded higher than this with in the scene. Whether wreaking havoc across the United States, Europe, Asia, South America or Australia, ripping up the music charts with immense original tracks, unbelievable collaborations and huge remix cuts from the A-list elite, or playing their part in the incredible rise of the Belgian mega-festival Tomorrowland, the award-winning brotherly duo have become leading lights in the new wave of international dance music currently taking the planet by storm.

Their electrifying live combination of DJ sets and crowd-busting MCing has propelled them towards party notoriety. Having been on the road since the mid-2000s and as each year has progressed, so their profile has become ever more significant. Scooping the hotly contested ‘Breakthrough DJ’ award at the 2013 International Dance Music Awards (IMDAs), Dimitri & Mike are fast becoming major players and highly sought-after producers. That same month (March) the duo scored what was their first ever Beatport #1 with the Moguai co-production ‘Mammoth’ (which secured the impressive position of ‘most played single’ throughout the 2013 edition of Ultra Music Festival). The pair then repeated the feat in April with their second #1, the huge GTA/Wolfpack collaboration ‘Turn It Up’. And the chart dominance didn’t stop there as the boys went onto score a further five Beatport #1’s with singles ‘Ocarina’ (which went Gold in Belgium), ‘Chattahoochee’, ‘Project T remix’, ‘Stampede’ and ‘Eat Sleep Rave Repeat’, bringing their total to seven #1’s in 2013 â€” and which saw them both close 2013 and open 2014 with a #1 single in the chart! More recently their collaboration ‘Tremor’ with man-of-the-moment Martin Garrix scored them another Beatport #1, as well as picking up heavy support from guys like Zane Lowe, Danny Howard and Pete Tong on Radio 1.

Fast becoming one of the go-to acts for major recording artists, the demand for Dimitri and Mike’s editing skills has gone through the roof. From having remixed for arguably the biggest artist in the world right now, Lady Gaga, who requested the boys’ take on her single ‘Marry The Night’, a remix that within hours of completion was scooped up for Radio 1’s peak-time Friday night show Ready For The Weekend. The duo have also scored edits for everyone from Billboard royalty Jennifer Lopez and Pitbull, LMFAO, Snoop Dogg, Sean Paul and more.

But it’s not just their music that continually hits the spotlight. Their incendiary imprint Smash The House has taken a life of its own and with it uncovered a string of earworm releases that include Dimitri & Mike’s own ‘Wakanda’ (officially the most highly played track of Miami Music Week), Bass Kleph’s ‘Tommy’s Dream’, Yves V & Chuckie ‘Oldskool Sounds’, as well as releases and remixes from the likes of Bassjackers, Basto, Felguk, Dada Life and the pop piercing cut of Ginuwine and Timbaland’s ‘Get Involved’. Highly regarded by the industry and fans a like, Smash The House delivers up front club bangers on a weekly basis, giving a platform to some of the freshest up and coming talent to shine. The success of the label coupled with the ‘Smash The House Radio’ show now being broadcast on stations worldwide and often clocking up over 100k plays via their YouTube channel, it is apparent that their reach and influence is forever expanding.

As music selectors they remain one of the most in-demand acts anywhere in the world right now. With their unique arena-smashing brand of entertainment the duo have become a constant headline feature at the planet’s biggest and most prestigious stages week in, week out â€” including their recently announced residency at the incredible LIGHT venue in Las Vegas, conceived and created by the technical wizards behind the world famous Cirque du Soleil. From legendary clubs like Pacha Ibiza and NYC to Mansion in Miami, London’s Ministry of Sound and Brazil’s epic Green Valley, to Mysteryland, EDC Las Vegas, Ultra Music Festival, XXXperience and closing the mainstage at this years Creamfields plus many, many more, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike regularly illuminate the top billboards of the hottest tickets around. Testament to this statement is the soaring number of views that their first ever solo ‘Bringing Home The Madness’ event has achieved to date â€” currently at 10 million views, the video received over 1.5 million views in its first week alone. Performing to a packed house of 36, 000 people Dimitri & Mike hosted their debut event, on home soil, at Belgium’s most legendary venue: Sportpaleis Antwerpen to what has been referred to as “one of the country’s most impressive arena shows”.

Yet of all the events Dimitri and Mike bring their act to, it is with the critically acclaimed Tomorrowland that they are most closely affiliated. Enjoying a massively successful partnership that stretches back over the past five years, Dimitri and Mike were bought on board by organisers ID&T after the seasoned industry veterans were blown away by the natural power of the brothers’ debut performance. Since 2010 the boys have been responsible for creating the festival’s musical centrepiece, the much-celebrated Tomorrowland Anthem, and each year have taken the task to greater heights â€” the collaborative dynamite of Dada Life and Tara McDonald with ‘Give Into The Night (Tomorrow)’; the 2011 Beatport-topping Afrojack and NERVO co-production ‘The Way We See The World’; and the 2012 solo track ‘Tomorrow Changed Today’, which made history as the first ever non-Avicii release on the LE7ELS label and struck immediate chart gold. This year’s festival was no different as over 400K flooded the festival over the course of the two weekends with 40,000 people crammed in front of the main stage, the most in the history of the festival. Such is their relationship with the now global brand, their hit, ‘Tremor,” which was created alongside the prodigious talent of Martin Garrix, proved to be the most played track at the festival. Following closely behind this was ‘Waves’ created alongside W&W, it was the official anthem of the Tomorrowland festival.

The pick-up from all this is their swelling fan base which is as impressive as their release schedule. To date the duo have amassed over 5.6 million ‘Likes’ on Facebook, over 1.2 Million (collectively) on Twitter and received in excess of 100 million YouTube views across their live DJ streams and music videos. More recently the pair won the 2014 Beatport Award for ‘Artist of the Year’ and ‘Track of the Year’ with their rousing club hit ‘Mammoth’, claimed the prize for ‘Best EDM DJ’ at the EMPO TV awards in Mexico, as well as won the awards for ‘Best Artist (Group)’ and ‘Best European DJ’ at the 29th Annual International Dance Music Awards (IDMA’s) ceremony. Alongside scoping two IDMA’s the Belgian brothers were also recognised with the imperious Gold Award for their smash hit track ‘Find Tomorrow’. As well as this, their most recent compilation ‘Bringing Home the Madness,’ stormed its way to a Platinum record as Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike backed up huge crowds with equally impressive record sales. This was proven once more when Body Talk (Mammoth Vocal Version.)

Over the course of the summer Dmitri Vegas & Like Mike have been holding down one of the most in-demand residency’s in Ibiza. Taking over the Amnesia Terrace every Sunday, Dimitiri and Mike have introduced their ‘House Of Madness” concept, a decedent fun house is created and packed out with all the signs off madness and the DJ booth is adorned with a gigantic, manically grinning monster. Already proving successful with the party selling out on a weekly basis, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike have been joined by some of the scenes leading talents, including ‘Diplo,’ Steve Aoki, Steve Angelo, Fat Boy Slim, Yves V, Wolfpack and Chuckie. Once again the guys are demonstrating the popularity and global appeal as they pull colossal crowds in one of the industry’s more saturated scenes.

It has been without doubt an absolute fairytale story that has emerged from this talented and grittily determined duo from Belgium. With their latest ‘Bring The World The Madness’ tour concept, with stops being dictated by their fans, launching in Antwerp in December as well as a huge run of major hits too come from Dimitri and Mike, these two titans of dance music show no signs of abating. As the summer of 2014 moves through to the autumn season, their story will continue to grow and develop, effectively establishing their place in the pantheon of modern dance music greats.
With Desyn’s 5th WMC under his belt and a Far Eastern tour completed Desyn will be heard from all sides of the world this year. Together with a new mix CD on its way, a Radio 1 “Hot Mix” and “Essential Selection” forthcoming, several productions, accapellas and remixes: Desyn Masiello is certainly one to watch out for in 2004!

DR.KUCHO

After two decades in the industry, there can be no denying that Spanish house sensation Daniel Manzano, or Dr. Kucho! as he’s known to the masses, remains one of the most industrious and long- standing producers and DJs on the planet. With almost 300 releases to his name since his early entry onto the circuit in 1993, The Doctor is as strong as ever as he continues to prescribe his fans â€” and music lovers the world over â€” dose after dose of his tried and tested medicine.

His vast, diverse, and ever-increasing portfolio, including releases on some of the most notable labels in the industry (Sony, Virgin, Defected, Pacha, Spinnn’ and Africanism to name but a few), has been received with open arms by discerning audiences across the globe, securing Dr. Kucho! a well-deserved place as one of the stalwarts of the European and Latin American house music tradition.

Early successes for Dr. Kucho! included ‘Lies To Yourself’ and ‘Can’t Stop Playing’, the latter of which enjoyed number one status in the Dutch radio charts for five weeks. Further integral to Kucho’s rise were two hits on Weekend Records; ‘Patricia Never Leaves The House’ and ‘La Luna’ in 2001, both of which reached No. 1 in charts worldwide, simultaneously making a huge contribution to the rise of Spanish house music which had previously been so discreet.

Original tracks and remixes have since come thick and fast, and to name them all would be one hell of a task. But the track that really put Kucho! on the map, even beyond those held by dance-music buffs, was to be ‘Belmondo Rulez’. The release enjoyed such success that it arrived in at No.6 of DJMag’s ‘Best of 2003 Hype Chart’.

Kucho’s! popularity grew quickly following this, and he soon became one of the ‘one’s to watch’ on the European circuit, so much so that DJ Magazine UK crowned him “The Undisputed King of Spanish House Music”. When 2006 hit ‘Hallelujah’ reached No. 1 in Malta, beating the likes of Shakira, Madonna and Justin Timberlake that very same week, there was no doubting the credibility of the homage paid three years earlier; Dr. Kucho! had officially become part of dance music royalty.

Plentiful releases on prestigious labels have been an obvious sign of success, and a personal benchmark for Dr. Kucho! But let’s not forget arguably the most noteworthy string to be added to the ever-growing 20- year Kucho! bow â€” the founding of his very own label in 2003, ‘Disc Doctor Records’. Eager never to compromise on quality, the launch of the Disc Doctor label has been nothing short of a triumph for Dr. Kucho!. With 65 releases to date and counting, he has used the Disc Doctor platform with full-effect to distribute first-rate house music produced by himself and other hand-picked artists, whilst maintaining the absolute quality control towards which he so famously strives. Testament to this lies in the sonic hedonism of hit releases such as ‘New School Tribal’, ‘Green Planet’, ‘La Isla’, ‘Funkatron’ and ‘The Rave’, the follow up to which (‘Beyond The Rave’), is set for release on the mighty Spinnin’.

Dr. Kucho!’s latest’s most successful tracks are ‘La Tarde Se Ha Puesto Triste’, Dr. Kucho! & Zenbi ‘Echale Candela’ and Dr. Kucho! & Funky Truckerz ‘Lots More Lovin’. Thanks to this tracks and fifty more during the last two years, his facebook page fan base soared ten-fold, from less than 10,000 in 2010, to a staggering 100,000 in the beginning of 2012 â€” demonstrating that all that hard work in the studio definitely pays off!

Although the commitment to extensive studio-time is a must for Kucho!, he has not, importantly, let this hard work behind the scenes hinder him from what is arguably the most central attribute for any dance music star â€” shaking the dancefloor! Making regular ‘house calls’ at some of the biggest and best clubs from all corners of the globe, the Doctor continues to prove that he is the complete package by smashing every party he plays.

DUBFIRE

Grammy-winning recording artist Dubfire is renowned for his seamless DJ sets, groundbreaking music, and his innovative label, SCI+TEC.

“I try to apply a punk ethic to my own musicâ€¦it has to be groundbreaking, futuristic, unique and organic.” – Dubfire

Widely recognized as one of electronic music’s most versatile artists, Dubfire initially brought a pioneering sound to the masses during his days as one-half of the distinguished DJ & production duo Deep Dish, which led to a catalog of timeless dance classics, a Grammy for remixing Dido’s “Thank You,” and numerous international awards to their credit.

Dubfire has always been a risk taker, and his decision to go solo in 2006 was precarious, but staying true to his convictions was not without reward. The cadence of his early solo productions came in the form of a massive string of releases including “Ribcage,” “Roadkill,” “Emissions,” and “I Feel Speed.”

In 2008, Dubfire remixed Radio Slave and Danton Eeprom’s “Grindhouse,” a track that has come to encapsulate everything he stands for today: dark funky rhythms and technological brilliance. The remix crossed nearly every genre and was the apex of a unique sound DJ Magazine labeled “jet black, polished chrome techno.” This success led to a collaboration with pioneering UK outfit Underworld, resulting in two tracks, “Bird 1” and “Grace,” that were included on the band’s 2010 long-player, Barking.

Most recently, Dubfire decamped to Barcelona where he established a studio, an international office for The Bullitt Agency (which he co-owns) and created a convenient jump-off point for frequent trips to Ibiza where he is a fixture at the White Isle’s most exceptional outings – Cocoon, Carl Cox’s Revolution, Circoloco and most recently, Richie Hawtin’s ENTER.

All the while, Dubfire has grown SCI+TEC into a home for many emerging and established talents, and has launched label showcases across the globe, notably at the BPM Festival in Playa Del Carmen, WMC in Miami, Sonar in Barcelona, Kazantip Republic in Simferopol, and Amsterdam Dance Event.
After more than twenty years behind the decks and in the studio, Dubfire continues to make his mark on the future of electronic music. Strongly rooted in where he came from, yet always evolving, Dubfire will continue to pioneer music that sets the standard and has earned him the title “the DJ’s DJ.”

DYED SOUNDOROM

Dyed Soundorom had an unusual entrée into dance music. The owner of infamous Paris nightspot Les Bain Douches spotted something in the hyper, perma-smiling party kid and approached him with a request: “he wanted me to put on a party with an underground sound,” says Dyed with a grin. And that is what he has been doing ever since – as a promoter, DJ and especially as a gifted producer.

Dyed is as adept at juggling beats as he was dribbling basketballs, and he approaches every club with the verve and energy of an athlete rushing into competition. From the cutting edge dancefloors of Batofar and the Rex Club in Paris, his DJ career has gone global. In recent months Dyed has racked up an eye-watering number of air-miles and brought his deft touch to the hottest parties on the planet, including Berlin’s Panoramabar, to Womb in Tokyo, Fabric London, Louche in Leeds, Sankeys in Manchester, Studio 80 Amsterdam, Goa in Roma, NYC Blk market and Ushuaia beach, the most talked-about party of Ibiza 2009, and the best was to come in 2010 summer season when Dyed Soundorom has been named resident of the glorious Circoloco @ DC10, Ibiza, and just rocked it every Mondays ! What he brings to every club is a winning mix of style and enthusiasm. He oozes cool but Dyed never makes the mistake of taking himself seriously. His only priority is to keep the party rocking.

Dyed discovered the power of pure entertainment as a kid listening to Michael Jackson’s Thriller and, like a great pop star, he understands that giving people what they want doesn’t mean compromising on quality. The past two years have seen Dyed devote himself increasingly to production with impressive results. Freak n’ Chic label boss Dan Ghenacia, a close friend, spotted Dyed’s talent immediately, encouraging him to do remixes for FnC’s first label compilation ‘Rendez Vous 01’. Since then Dyed has released 12”s and EPs on labels including Spectral Sound, Freak n’Chic, Crosstown Rebels, Adult Only, Supplement Facts, Safari electronique and Tsuba Records, and added his remix skills to projects including Maya Jane Coles ‘What They Say’ rework, wolf+Lamb Love someone ‘s long format, Franck Roger’s Love call remixes EP, ‘Eyelights’ compilation and the ‘Tsuba Remixes Vol 3’ compilation along with Pier Bucci, Daniel Stefanik and D’Julz..

Given his deep roots in the electronic music scene it is hardly surprising Dyed’s career is blooming. If anything the mischievous twinkle in his eye that led to his first gig as a promoter in Paris is brighter than ever, and his irrepressible urge to be at the heart of the party is just as strong. With an ever-broadening network of clubs and labels clamouring for his music there is hardly a corner of the world left that is immune to the charms of Dyed Soundorom’s underground sound.

EATS EVERYTHING

Few producers in the history of dance music have made such a rapid and far-reaching impact on the electronic music scene as Eats Everything aka Bristolian Daniel Pearce. In a matter of months he has defined a whole new genre of forward-thinking underground house music that draws elements from classic house, UK bass music, Detroit techno, jungle and early rave, paying homage to everything from Randy Crawford to Ray Charles and Murk to MK.

This omnivorous beat-maker Eats Everything is at the forefront of an emerging wave of talented producers to come out of the West Country’s bass epicentre Bristol, helping define an entirely new genre of forward-thinking underground music.
Eats Everything aka Daniel Pearce journey began in 2011 with the fittingly titled debut ‘Entrance Song’ on Catz N Dogz’ ‘Pets’ imprint, which was championed by the likes of Seth Troxler, Carl Cox, and Jamie Jones. Dan’s next two bass-laden jams, ‘The Size’ and ‘Tric Trac’ were picked up by Claude Von Stroke for his flagship Dirtybird label and the rest, as they say, is history.

Now gobbling his way across club land with the momentum of a runaway freight train, the last eighteen months have seen Dan heaped with a plethora of accolades. In 2011 he won DJ Magazine’s ‘Best Breakthrough Producer’, which was followed a year later by winning ‘Best British DJ’ in their ‘Best of British Awards. In December 2012 he was the highest new entry in Resident Advisor’s much respected ‘Top 100 DJs’ poll coming in at unprecedented number thirteen and in the same month became the only DJ ever to do two BBC Radio 1 Essential Mixes within the space of a year. Releases like ‘Jagged Edge’ and ‘Vertigo’ have attained underground dancefloor anthem status being hammered by everyone from Jamie Jones and Seth Troxler to Skream and Redlight, making Dan one of the most universally championed and respected across all genres of dance music.

Dan has also released remixes for a broad selection of labels, adding his Midas touch to the likes of Adam F, Jamie Jones, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, Chicken Lips, X-Press 2 and Four Tet. His blinding ‘Reruff’ of Justin Martin’s ‘Ruff Stuff’ was one of the biggest tunes of the last six months. When it comes to solo productions, however, he limits himself to a select few labels, such as Dirtybird, Pets, Hypercolour and Futureboogie.

Despite all the accolades that his formidable studio output has brought him, Dan is first and foremost a DJ, with the skills to challenge all but hip-hop’s most accomplished turntablists. Always one to go with the moment rather than to meticulously plan out sets, one such example was an off-the-cuff set with Claude Von Stroke in Ibiza last sumer. What started off as a casual lunchtime spin to 40 people at Sands finished nine hours later to a crowd at least ten times bigger. The owner of the club then went on to say that in ten years of living on the Island, he’d never witnessed a party flow so naturally, ranking it in his top ten Ibiza moments of all time and they re-named him ‘Drinks Everything’.

2013 starts an entirely new chapter for Eats Everything’s ongoing bid for world domination, kicking off with his ‘Feather Fight’ EP with fellow Dirtybird Justin Martin and a remix of Jamie Jones’ ‘Whiff It Yall’. Then there’s ‘The Withywood Walk’ on the Dirtybird Players compilation dropping shortly after, and his collaboration with Total Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs due on Crosstown Rebels in May. Outside the DJ / artist world he’s also producing for a select few artists and is in the middle of working with singer/song writer Sinead Harnett on her debut solo material.

When it comes to touring, his appetite for consumption continues to take him further afield, with tours in Asia & Australia in the coming months. Looking across the summer, things certainly won’t be slowing down either, with shows confirmed for a clean sweep of UK festivals, including Glastonbury, Bestival, Eastern Electrics, Creamfields, Secret Garden Party, Love Saves the Day, Parklife, High Definition, T in The Park and Farr backed up by Hideout, Melt, Sonar, Snowbombing, Garden, and Mysterlands in Europe. In Ibiza he will be bringing his trademark brand of bass-laden house to a wide range of different nights including, Carl Cox at Space, Paradise at DC10, Together at Amnesia, Le Grand Bazar at Ushuaia, Defected at Bomba and dirtybird’s at Sankeys

This year will also see Dan continue to push Eats Everything to even loftier heights with the launch of his Edible movement. In the most basic sense, this will consolidate the many different facets of his buoyant personality and eclectic taste in music into a movement that will manifest itself in numerous ways. Kicking off with a UK tour in May, this unique platform will encompass all things Eats, and will provide a vehicle with which to push him further forward than ever before.

EBU IMBERNON

Sprouting from city of “valour” â€”Valenciaâ€” songwriter, producer, remixer, DJ and label owner, the multifaceted artist Edu Imbernon is turning into a truly global electronic music proposition.

Edu’s blend of electronica, house and indie has seen him release original music on institutions such as Bedrock and Get Physical, as well as newer pretenders Culprit and Suara over 2012 and 2013.

It was during the years 2008 and 2009 though, when Edu exploded onto the international electronic music landscape. Firstly, “El Baile AlemÃ¡n” on Liebe Detail, produced with his friend Coyu was appointed “Best Underground Track of the Year” by Beatport. Secondly, his label Elektisch was born. Over the past 5 years, Edu has curated original music and remixes from the likes of Pleasurekraft, Blond:ish, Hot Since 82, Solomun and David August for the imprint, as well as close friends and newer talents Los Suruba, Sivesgaard and Dosem.

As a remixer, Edu comes into this own. His anthemic remix of The XX”s “Crystalised”, from their stratospheric “xx” album, proved to be Young Turks best selling remix to date. Follow up remixes of Maya Jane Coles’ “You” for Hypercolour and X-Ââ€Press 2â€²s monster “Lazy” cemented him as a top tier remixer and sustained DJ support from the likes of John Digweed, Jamie Jones, Sasha, further cements his ascendancy towards the upper echelons.

From the lounge bars of Lebanon, forests of Brazil and the magic of Goa, all the way to the Miami bayfront for Ultra Music Festival, the open air madness of the Kings Day street party, Amsterdam, and the hallowed terrace of Space Ibiza, as resident; Edu’s truly global touring schedule continues to broaden.

The tastemaker clubs of Watergate, Berlin, Warung Beach Club & D-Ââ€Edge, Brazil and fabric, London, have all laid host to Edu’s DJ talents, while his “Fayer” brand has taken root in his home town of Valencia and is set for sustained international exposure in 2014.

What does the future hold? Not content with having played 5 continents of the world in 2013, touring will take Edu from Montevideo, Lima and Sao Paulo, to Sydney, Bali and Cape Town, via his European strongholds of Berlin, London and Amsterdam. A debut artist album, live show and touring club brand are just some of things on the 2014 checklist for one of the most talented, hard working and gregarious artists in today’s electronic music scene.

EELKE KLEIJN

‘Composition’ is the core of any electronic producers work – the creative process that forms a distinctive sound to them, and only them. In a landscape of talent and technology however, to be truly unique is more than ever a rare quality. Eelke Kleijn, Rotterdam-based music maker, is that exceptional example. A talent crossing the border from producer into modern day composer, he has honed a natural flair over a 10-year career but now is proving his moment. With peers and tastemakers standing up to take note of his original production, they have still only seen the half of his capacity. As the projects get bigger and better, excitement for the young Dutchman is reaching boiling point across the globe.

This raw talent was evident at the tender age of just 20 years old, as Eelke emerged on the scene with debut tracks ‘4.5 Billion Years / Knowledge Base’ on Segment Records. Deep, original tracks they were, but they also marked something so much more – the start of a decade long journey. Going on to work with some of the greatest imprints in dance music he garnered the support of Ultra to EMI, Global Underground to 3 Beat and Spinnin’ to Sudbeat and all before half a decade was up. Always one to have sole creativity of course, he learnt from these labels and it took just a few short years to set up his own venture, Outside The Box Music. Built from the ground up, OTB has gone on to release major artists from a variety of genres and not to mention Eelke’s own smashes, ‘Levensgeneiter, ‘Doordrammer’ and in 2012 ‘Eenvoud’.

Composing is always at the fore of Eelke’s consciousness, but being the all round professional he is, his live shows still never take the backseat. Complete with the back catalogue of epic productions his sets are packed with anthemic floor fillers that please the crowds the world over. From Asia to South America and Australia to his home in the Netherlands, Eelke has graced the stages in the finest of venues. With dates upcoming in all four corners of the globe, Eelke is bringing his music truly worldwide to hoards of smiling faces with hands in the air.

Creating records that strike a chord with music fans from all walks of life is what Eelke does best. Meticulously striving for beats and harmonies that lose the listener in a track is what he drove towards with signature tune, ‘Ein Tag Am Strand’. With the melody set years back, he developed and honed the production around it, waiting for the perfect moment to drop it to the world. As a deeper sound prevailed in all aspects of dance music in the summer of ’13, it was the impeccable timing for it to be heard. Speaking to DMC World Magazine, Eelke detailed the simple yet pertinent reason behind putting out the track this year: “‘Ein Tag’ is all about feeling good. It’s a happy record, one that will make you smile when you listen to it. Dance music sometimes takes itself too seriously. This track just plays with all of that, and on top of that it’s catchy as hell!”

Loved by Fatboy Slim, tipped by Pete Tong and on to 538’s Dance Smash the instrumental picked up rapid pace. Stepping in its shoes and building on the momentum, the vocal version of ‘Stand Up’ followed suit with the same incredible reaction. Combining the infectious tones of the original, Eelke seamlessly slotted in the vocals of rising star Tres:Or to produce a track worthy of radio gold â€” highlighted no less than being BBC Radio 1’s ‘Next Hype’ for Huw Stephens.

Be it on the radio, in the studio or to a live crowd, Eelke Kleijn’s music is at home anywhere, and it doesn’t stop at just those three. With his productions on LA’s radar over the last few years, Hollywood came knocking to try his hand at syncing sounds to blockbuster trailers. Rattling through cinematic smashes like Parker, Wrath Of The Titans and This Means War he proved no job was too big for his compositions. Facing his biggest big screen test with Ron Howard’s Rush in September 2013, Kleijn produced his most stunning cut to date, which matched the epic teaser for one of the 2013’s hottest movies.

Eelke Kleijn constantly has his sights set on the biggest of endeavors. Whether it is own productions, Hollywood royalties or remixing the likes of Arcade Fire there is nothing his Midas touch cannot handle. A producer, a DJ, a cinematic synchronizer but most importantly a modern day composer, Eelke Kleijn is a rare breed of music maker, and the world has only scratched the service of his talents.

ERIC PRYDZ

As Mouseville Records and Pryda Recordings continue to deliver the dancefloor goods, Eric Prydz is now one of the world’s most in demand underground spinners and producers.

Eric Prydz is on a roll at the moment, without doubt leading the way. His labels Mouseville, Pryda, & Pryda Friends are positively brimming with underground club hits. Eric is now in charge of three highly respected labels whose releases are in feverish demand, consistently selling huge quantities of vinyl which is truly incredible in the markets current climate. The labels are arguably proving to be the most successful and forward thinking imprints currently existing. Each label was strictly developed to give Eric a platform to release his own productions without outside interference, simply his music on his terms. It was important for Eric to step back after his previous successes and release music without schedules and pressure. Ultimately he wanted to control his own image & destiny, something extremely important to him and his career. The ethos behind the labels was truly underground, scarcely any promotion, no press intrusion and true label/design identityâ€¦ a formula which has proven massively successful!

Releases on his more hard-edged Mouseville Records under the pseudonym Cirez D have been tough and powerful a throw back to the underground techno roots his native Sweden has become so famous for. The huge demand for this label has been nothing short of amazing with his massive ‘Knockout EP’ selling over 18,000 copies on vinyl alone. The more melodic based Pryda imprint showcases his early house influences with harmonies, melodies and hooks fused with his trademark powerful basslines. Pryda & Mouseville are solely for Eric’s own productions, vehicles to develop his sound a sound that has become so influential, constantly imitated and copied but yet to be bettered.

Therefore Pryda Friends was created to release friend’s productions as currently there was no other outlet for the growing list of tracks submitted to Eric by his close colleagues. Collaborations such as the hugely successful Paolo Mojo “1983” & Axer “123”/ “321” written with fellow Swede Axwell proved the worth of this new imprint.

Then just recently he became the first ever artist to be given the green light to sample Pink Floyd as his massive ‘Proper Education’ fused “Another Brick In The Wall’s” school choir chorus into a UK & European chart smash for Ministry of Sound. Eric has proven to be an artist that can actually fuse commercial success with underground success, something previously impossible to achieve and sustain.

It was always the enjoyment of working with music that kept Eric coming back for more. From making music on the piano aged 8 to convincing his parents to buy him a keyboard so he could make his own Depeche Mode tracks it was always “just a bit of fun.” However, with his debut artist album set to hit the world this summer, Eric’s key loves of house, techno and electro will see him bring all of his styles under one roof for the first time as his underground club roots come to the fore. A bonefide global chart smash in the making, it’s surprising just how far a bit of ‘fun’ can go.

Going back to 1994 Eric became the drummer in a synth band called ‘Enemy Alliance’, touring Sweden and dreaming of becoming the next Kraftwerk. He jacked his job in, hooked up with two friends who had a small studio set up making more pop based material and lived the next two years virtually penniless – working on his own hard-hitting, techno-funk tracks and DJing locally when gigs came up.

Eric’s first release came about almost by accident. Having made a bunch of new material solely on a Roland MC-505 Groovebox he gave a cassette to a friend who ran a clothing store in Stockholm. Eventually finding its way to the London offices of EMI’s New Religion, in 2000 they released ‘By Your Side’/Mr. Jingles’ and Eric was at last on the hallowed grooves of black vinyl.

After the success of that initial release, EMI moved Eric to their flagship dance label Credence. A remix of the boogie bassline driven ‘Mr Jingles’ together with two new tracks followed and ‘EP1’ formed the first of three hugely successful releases. By the time ‘EP3’ came around, Eric had developed into one of the hottest names in house music and the original version of ‘Slammin’ from EP3 became the biggest instrumental tune on Ibiza in the summer of 2003. As an in demand producer the remix offers were flying in. Defining moments like his work on fellow Swede Steve Angello’s ‘Voices’ & Woz Not Woz firmly established Eric’s trademark electronic sound and he went on to remix the likes of The Shapeshifter’s, Alter Ego, Pet Shop Boys and Switch to name but a few.

Then things went a bit crazy. A record that he made to play out for friends in Stockholm that sampled a vocal hook from Stevie Winwood’s ‘Valerie’ became a local club anthem off the back of just six dub plates. A year later in 2004 ‘Call On Me’ was out on Ministry of Sound’s Data imprint, topping half the national charts of Europe and remaining at number 1 for six weeks in the UK, generating sales of over 2.5 million units worldwide.

As Mouseville Records and Pryda Recordings continue to deliver the dancefloor goods, Eric Prydz is now one of the world’s most in demand underground spinners and producers. With is debut album and new single set to drop, the worlds of techno and house are in safe hands.

ERICK MORILLO

There really is very little in the world of music and entertainment that Erick Morillo hasn’t turned his hand to. He’s a platinum-selling artist, he’s topped the charts worldwide as the producer behind Reel 2 Real’s hit “I Like To Move It” (used in both Madagascar movies, reaching millions of viewers worldwide and covered by Will I Am in Madagascar 2) and he’s been responsible for a bewildering array of dance-floor tracks including ‘Reach’, ‘Believe’, ‘Do What You Want’ and ‘I Feel Love’ â€” under pseudonyms including Ministers De La Funk, The Dronez (with Harry ‘Choo Choo’ Romero and Jose Nunez) and Li’l Mo Ying Yang. He’s remixed everyone from Whitney Houston to Basement Jaxx and continues to run the legendary Subliminal Records house music empire. On his debut album he collaborated with Puff Daddy and Boy George alike. And on his second solo artist album he’s setting his sights even higher: “We’ve already put the message out to Prince and 50 Cent,” says Morillo from his palatial home in Miami, where he has lived for the past four years. “The time is right. Dance music has been received really well, not only by people in clubs but also in the American mainstream. The success of Lady Gaga and Black Eyed Peas means that dance music is being played by MTV. The pendulum has swung back.”

For over a decade now, Erick has remained one of the most in-demand and instantly recognisable DJs in the world. From the instant success of his weekly ‘Sessions’ parties in New York, to hosting events like the annual road-blocking Subliminal Sessions parties in Miami at Winter Music Conference, to his coveted residency at Ministry of Sound (he’s still one of the only American DJs to ever hold one) and of course his now legendary Subliminal Sessions parties at Pacha, Ibiza, he’ll now be celebrating his 13th historic season at the club in 2010. His non-stop DJing schedule has seen him straddling the globe playing up to a whopping 30 gigs a month, particularly in the summer months where he’ll play from Rome and Mykonos to London and â€” but never far from his weekly Wednesday show at Pacha, Ibiza. He’s also become a familiar television personality through his appearances on MTV and MTV Ibiza two years in a row whilst starring in a seven part series for UK TV station, Channel 4, which followed him around the world to the biggest parties and was aired to millions of viewers.

Raised in Colombia, then New Jersey, Erick was weaned on a musical diet of Latin rhythms, reggae and hip-hop. He started DJing at the age of 11 and after securing himself DJ sets at several local gigs decided to take a studio engineering course at the local Centre of Media Arts. He was soon inducted into the house fraternity through his friend Marc Anthony (the Salsa King), whilst he was working with the now legendary Louie Vega and Kenny “Dope” Gonzalez on “Ride On The Rhythm”. “Louie’s watched out for me since the beginning,” he says. Indeed, last summer the duo DJd together at Pacha Ibiza for the first time in a decade. One minor detail: in the booth was a certain supermodel called Naomi Campbell and beside her was one of Erick’s musical heroes, the legendary Quincy Jones. “Can you believe it? Quincy Jones came to my party,” grins Erick, still in shock a year later. When we saw him there, Louie and I decided to play a bunch of his classics, like Michael Jackson’s Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough’. He told me he loved my bass lines,” smiles Erick. “One of the proudest days in my life.”

In 1997, after spending almost a year of meticulously planning everything from logos to packaging, Morillo took it that one step further and launched Subliminal Records with his production partners Harry Romero and Jose Nunez. Guided by Morillo’s ear and studio presence, the brand has gone on to become synonymous with a funky, soulful house sound.

In 2004 Erick released his first artist album worldwide, entitled “My World” it featured heavyweight collaborations from the likes of Puff Daddy, DJ Rap, Terra Deva and even a reunion with the Mad Stuntman. The first single taken from the album was “Break Down The Doors” featuring the Audio Bullys and with its success came Erick’s debut music video, featuring Erick, Audio Bullys and a cameo by his supermodel friend Naomi Campbell. He’ll be returning the favour by DJing at her birthday party in the South Of France this year. Add to this a residency at Pacha NYC (where Erick is also one of the club’s share-holders), a February tour of Australia and South America (he’ll be at Carnival in Brazil alongside fellow house heads Luciano and Steve Angello this year), he even found himself a favorite of a certain pair of princes when performing at the Concert for Diana after-party at London’s Wembley Arena. And this is only what he’s done so far.

Next up is his long-awaited second album. “My last record came out in 2004,” he reasons. “I’ve been pushing out dance tracks every year since then,” he reveals, “but I didn’t have that fire in my belly for a while. And now, my mojo’s been turned on again and I’m totally fired up for it. I’ve been in the studio for the past couple of years producing with the likes of Dizzee Rascal, Busta Rhymes, Pitbull, Wyclef and many more. I cannot wait to get this music out there. We have some great tracks and I’m excited for what’s next”.

Meanwhile, Erick’s single with Skin and Eddie Thonieck, “If This Ain’t Love” is due to drop on February 14th, followed quickly by ‘Elephant’ featuring Alexandra Burke. It seems like 2012 is already shaping up to look like another explosive year for the bad boy of dance.

FAITHLESS

A prime house-pop group and consistent club act, Faithless is at its core a duo of producers Rollo and Sister Bliss. Before the group officially came together in 1995, Rollo had produced a previous club hit (“Don’t You Want Me” as Felix in 1992), plus an album for Kristine W. and remixes for the Pet Shop Boys, BjÃ¶rk, and Simply Red. Sister Bliss, a piano and violin prodigy from the age of five, converted to acid house in 1987, and quickly became one of the U.K.’s best house DJs, also recording several singles as herself. Though the two had begun producing together as early as 1993, Faithless became a stable quartet two years later with the addition of vocalists Jamie Catto (previously in the Big Truth Band) and Maxi Jazz (from the Soul Food Cafe Band). The group reached worldwide status the following year with the singles “Salva Mea” (one of the biggest dance hits of the year), “Insomnia,” and “Reverence.” The debut Faithless album, also titled Reverence, appeared in late 1996 on Rollo’s Cheeky Records, and was picked up for distribution by Arista the next year. Sunday 8pm followed in 1998, and was reissued in 1999 with a collection of remixes titled Saturday 3am. A comedown mix album, Back to Mine, appeared in early 2001, just before Faithless returned with Outrospective. In 2004 the band released the quieter than usual No Roots, with a new member (LSK) adding vocals. Two years later Faithless returned with 2006’s To All New Arrivals. Featuring guest vocals from Robert Smith and Cat Power, the album failed to make the UK top ten unlike their previous album, No Roots. The Dance saw Faithless make a comeback in 2010, but even with a high profile show at that years Glastonbury Festival, the album would become their last. In 2011, Maxi Jazz announced via their website that the band would come to an end. Faithless played their final live dates at London’s Brixton Academy in April 2011.

FEDDE LE GRAND

Fedde le Grand is the famous Dutch DJ and producer behind the catchy electrohouse number ‘Put Your Hands Up For Detroit’.

Fedde Le Grand

Enjoying artistic freedom afforded only an elite few, Fedde Le Grand is a masterful pioneer of electronica, considered by countless fans and artists as one of the single most defining figures in house music. Whether as DJ or producer, Fedde’s influence can be felt throughout the electronic landscape; his creative beats, grooves, melodies and rhythms surround us.

Back in 2006, it was the seminal electro track ‘Put Your Hands Up For Detroit’ that not only brought Le Grand to global attention, but breathed fresh life into a stagnant house scene. Dubbed by many as the “Saviour of House”, it soon became evident that the Dutchman was no one-trick pony. Amongst others, tracks like ‘Let Me Think About It’, ‘Control Room’, ‘Sparks’, his remixes of Coldplay’s ‘Paradise’ and EBTG’s ‘Missing’, ‘The Creeps’, ‘So Much Love’, ‘Metrum’, ‘Autosave’, ‘Back & Forth’, ‘RAW’ and lastly his amazing remix for Nikki Williams’ ‘Glowing’ have established him as one of the most exciting and consistent talents around, demonstrating his effortless ability to move seamlessly between huge mainstream success and edgier, underground sounds. His 2009 debut artist album ‘Output’ was released in an incredible 64 countries worldwide, establishing him as one of the foremost creative forces in electronic music, while 2011 saw him accomplish a record-breaking 5 Beatport #1 tracks â€” including his reworking of ‘Paradise’ which earned him an opening set for Chris Martin’s super-band in Madrid. Increasingly in demand for his remix skills, Fedde’s talents have been called upon by a host of musical superstars, including Madonna, Coldplay and Robbie Williams to Will.i.am, Moby and Fatboy Slim.

Not only indulging in his own perfectionist musical tendencies, Fedde also nurtures new talent through his Flamingo imprint, using his years of hard-earned experience to push them towards superstardom. Nicky Romero, Deniz Koyu and Danny Avila are just some of the fledging talents that Fedde has already helped explode into the mainstream, and 2013 looks set to continue the trend with unknown artists set to breakthrough under Fedde’s guiding hand.

Outside of the studio and around the globe hundreds of thousands have witnessed show-stopping live sets that explode with ingenuity and originality. Huge performances across continents are par for the course for Le Grand, with the likes of Coachella, Exit Festival, Global Gathering, Electric Zoo, Mysteryland, Tomorrowland, Electric Daisy Carnival, Future Music and many more firmly under his belt. His residency at London’s Ministry of Sound has become renowned as a world-class showcase of electro and house, continually selling out to roadblock crowds; his set at Ultra Music Festival 2012 was widely hailed as the best across the mammoth weekend, and to add a final much-lauded feather to his already crammed cap, he holds the coveted position as global headline resident for the jaw-dropping Sensation parties.

In 2012 Fedde announced the expansion of his critically-acclaimed Dark Light Sessions radio show from its birthplace in the US on broadcasting behemoth SiriusXM to stations across the planet, with countries as far spread as Brazil, Australia, Germany, New Zealand, Poland, Romania, Russia and more now receiving his blistering 60 minute mix on a weekly basis, earning the Dutchman an increasing hold on major dance music markets around the world.

Yet through all the success â€” the international chart-topping heights and global DJ fame â€” Fedde’s focus is simply fixed on making and playing great tracks. His dedication to music and his unwavering passion for the dancefloor continue to make him an intrinsic and dominant part of the ever-evolving electronic scene. A touchstone, an inspiration and a pioneer; he is definitive, he is essential, he is house music at its finest. He is Fedde Le Grand.

FEDDE LE GRAND

Fedde le Grand is the famous Dutch DJ and producer behind the catchy electrohouse number ‘Put Your Hands Up For Detroit’.

Fedde Le Grand

FELIX DA HOUSECAT

Felix da Housecat’s 2001 album, Kittenz and thee Glitz, turned the dance music world on its side as his collaborations with the now infamous Miss Kittin on “Silver Screen” and “Madame Hollywood” and Melistar on “Harlot” and “What Does it Feel Like” spawned a synth club revival. Along the way, Felix gained mainstream press acceptance and was heralded by Entertainment Weekly, Rolling Stone and Spin as one of the most creative artists in music today.

With DEVIN DAZZLE AND THE NEON FEVER (2004, Emperor Norton), Felix once again has sewn together an album a la hip-hop’s Dan The Automator and Prince Paul which taps the talents of varied producers and vocalists and creates a thoroughly enjoyable ride. Boasting guest vocals from James Murphy of DFA/LCD Soundsystem (“What She Wants”) â€” “He’s a cool white boy with lots of funk,’ states Felix, Tyrone “Visionary” Palmer (“Ready to Wear,” “Neon Human”), Kate Wax, and an all-girl group known as The Neon Fever (“Rocket Ride,” “Short Skirts,” “Everyone is Someone in LA,” “Hunting Season”) Devin Dazzle and the Neon Fever transcends simple dance, rock or pop music.

While Kittenz had it’s framework squarely built upon DJ and club culture, Devin Dazzle and the Neon Fever is an album built upon punk/post new-wave culture and is deliberately more song oriented. To accomplish this Felix took a new approach. “I decided I wanted to use live musicians for this album,” Felix explains. “I got so tired of the arpeggiated bass lines everyone’s using, so I went out an got proper live musicians. I play keyboards because I really wanted to get a live feel for this record.”

Talking about some of the cast of characters he enlisted for the album, Felix relates how each had an effect on the superego of the album. The tracks on Devin Dazzle fluctuate between an upbeat spiritual side versus the temptations of the excess of nightlife under neon lights – partying and sex.

The Neon Fever (formerly known as Glamarama) represents the latter. “The Neon Fever are five girls from around the world that represent five different types of women,” states Felix, “I wanted to capture their individual personalities within the lyrics and make their voice a collective through each song. I wanted to capture the inside scoop of guys looking into a woman’s world. I think the result is some lyrics that aren’t what guys would typically write.”

Felix’s Kittenz cohort, Dave the Hustler, introduced Felix to Kate Wax. “I was real impressed with her because although she is a talented and impressive producer in her own right. She was willing to listen and work to improve with me. She’s real pretty and ambitious and for her to go with the vibe it was amazing. ‘Let Your Mind Be Your Bed’ is just the tip of the iceberg given her talent.”

“Tyrone ‘Visionary’ Palmer was the spiritual leader of the entire album and kept me writing about things that were meaningful. He brought a good balance to the record,” relates Felix.

Over the course of 20 years his determination and willingness to re-invent himself have led him to a point that has now included a Grammy nomination, remix work for artists such as Madonna, Garbage, New Order and Giorgio Moroder; to DJ gigs at the world’s most prestigious music festivals. Born in Detroit in 1971 and raised in Park Forrest, outside Chicago, Felix Stallings, Jr.’s earliest influence was his father, a saxophonist who turned him on to classic ’70s funk and soul by artists like Stevie Wonder and Earth, Wind & Fire. His next major musical epiphany came about when Purple Rain dropped and he became the keyboardist for Shades of Blue, a band that covered Prince & the Revolution songs.

In Chicago during the early ’80s, the House music revolution grabbed Felix’s attention. For Felix, it centered around Chicago’s 102.7 and the pioneering Hot Mix DJs. “I remember listening to Farley ‘Jack Master’ Funk, Mike ‘Hitman’ Wilson, Micky ‘Mixin” Oliver, and Kenny ‘Jamming’ Jason,” Felix says rattling off the city’s House pioneers. By 14 he too was recording house music on his four-track. A school friend introduced him to DJ Pierre who he collaborated with on their classic house track “Phantasy Girl”.

But Felix’s tastes weren’t limited to a single genre. His senior year he played in Uncut, a band with an R&B-like vibe. After graduation he enrolled at Alabama State and began making hip-hop. After two years in the Deep South (an experience he compares to “prison”) he flunked out. In 1991, Felix moved into his parents’ basement, studied audio engineering at Columbia College and worked at Eduardo’s pizzeria. “It was rough,” he says. “I hated those ovens and I kept thinking something’s got to give.”

What finally gave was Pierre’s once-in-a-lifetime offer. “Once I got to London and saw all those punk rockers,” Felix says, “I thought `this is where it’s going to happen.'” Armed with a box of DATs, Felix made the rounds. “It was crazy,” he says, “I’d walk into a label cold, play a track, and they’d sign it!” He quickly sold “What’s Love About” to Freetown Inc and “Thee Dawn” to William Orbit’s Guerilla label and returned to the states with more money then he’d ever seen. In 1992 “Thee Dawn” became a European smash and Felix blew-up overseas. “I was producing a track a week for different labels,” he says. The next year, the success of “Thee Underground Made Me Do It,” and “In Thee Dark We Live,” helped further cement his fame. The latter track, released under Aphrohead, was just one of Felix’s many production aliases which would come to include Wonderboy, Rocketmann, Outerrealm, Thee Glitz and Thee Maddkatt Courtship.

Felix scored an album deal with Deep Distraxion in 1993 and dropped By Dawns Early Lite, one of the first full-length dance music artist albums ever. Unlike other dance artists, Felix didn’t start DJing until midway through his career. “My first DJ gig was in London in 1994 and it was horrible,” he says laughing. “I was train-wrecking all over the place.” (Now, of course, with DJ of the year honors from Spin and Urb it’s a different story.) In 1995 Felix started Radikal Fear records with European distributor Play it Again Sam. Between 1995 â€” 96, he made four full-length records Alone In The Dark, Metropolis Present Day? Thee Album, Thee Underground Made Me Do It and Rocketman.

In 1997, Felix released the import-only I Know Electrikboy by Thee Maddkat Courtship, an album that despite its limited release, earned Felix reams of fawning press. That same year he played Switzerland and met Miss Kittin and Dave the Hustler. “We got along great and went into the studio and got all silly,” Felix explains.

The realization of their “silliness” was one of the most influential dance music releases of the past decade. “Nobody expected it,” says Felix of Kittenz & Thee Glitz’s meteoric success, “but it just took off.” It’s Moroder-indebted beats, funky synth lines, and insouciant L.A.-meets-Eurotrash vocals captured a moment in time when, after a period of political turmoil, people simply craved “endless pleasure in a limousine.” In addition to adoring reviews in The New York Times and Rolling Stone, Kittenz won album of the year honors from Muzik Magazine and Dancestar USA.

Post-Kittenz, Felix has become one of the most sought after remixers and producers on the planet reinterpreting songs by everyone from the Pet Shop Boys to Kylie Minogue to Nina Simone. In 2003 he was nominated for Grammy Award for his mix of Rinocerose’s “Lost Love,” released two mix albums entitled Excursions and Bugged Out and began working with artists like P-Diddy, who were eager to tap his prodigious production skills.

With all that said, one inevitable question remains, where did the name “Devin Dazzle and the Neon Fever” come from? Felix being Felix, has an answer for everything: “Devin Dazzle is a character fascinated by the nightlife,” he says “Every time he sees neon lights he gets the fever. But Dazzle has a friend named Neon Fever who’s a bad influence on him and is everything opposite of Devin.” So, might this be an autobiographical album? “It’s something personal” he says, “and I’m not gonna tell.”

FINNEBASSEN

Dirty melancholic house music is the produce of much musical soul searching for emerging Norwegian star Finnebassen.

Leaving his teenage genre hopping days behind him, 2008 saw a house music epiphany, as a deep rooted interest in electronic music began, bringing Finnebassen to the sound he relays today.

Although he has been producing music and playing gigs in his hometown of Oslo for a long time, 2012 has finally seen the first attacks of Finnebassen on the worldwide electronic music scene, in both performance and production.

UK label Electronique, took hold of his own production ‘..

Dirty melancholic house music is the produce of much musical soul searching for emerging Norwegian star Finnebassen.

Leaving his teenage genre hopping days behind him, 2008 saw a house music epiphany, as a deep rooted interest in electronic music began, bringing Finnebassen to the sound he relays today.

UK label Electronique, took hold of his own production ‘If You Only Knew’ and provided remixes by Matt Fear, The Mekanism and Balcazar & Sordo. The original was seen prior to the full EP release and reached number 3 on the Beatport Nu Disco Chart.

May 2012 saw Finnebassen release two tracks on Noir Music’s “Second Chances and Romances EP”, entitled “Touching Me” and “Such a High”. These releases have gained support from Solomun, Hot Since 82, Sasch BBC, Motorcitysoul, Atapy, Djuma Soundsystem, Alex Niggerman, Gabriel Sordo, Hunter/Game, The Mekanism, Blond:ish, Toky and MORE.

“Touching Me” reached the number one spot on Beatport’s Deep House chart, and was also played by Pete Tong, on Radio 1, in his ‘Wonderments’ section.

Finnebassen has original material coming on NastyFunk Records, Sleazy Deep and Acid Fruits along with remixes for Nurvous Records, Get Physical Music and OFF Recordings.

The Finnebassen remix of Brandy track ‘Baby’ has also been picked up, and now soon to be released by UK based bloggers and label, The House of Disco. They have also featured his track ‘Bleedin Out’ on their soon to be released ‘House of Dikso’ compilation.

The guitar you hear in many Finnebassen tracks is Finn himself playing: a note to his true understanding of music.

Respecting the work of his peers, he lists artists such Maceo Plex, Solomun, Art Department and all of the major players in house music of today as his influences.

But, it is his own version of silky smooth house by which he intends to impress. As well as regularly playing at massive Oslo night spots Jaeger and The Villa, Finnebassen also has regular gigs worldwide, with recent visits to Berlin, Greece and many appearances around the UK.

Romania and Belgium are scheduled for the Finnebassen treatment later this year, as well as appearances at Berlin’s Watergate and Amsterdam ADE. There is also, excitingly, a planned tour of Brazil in November.

FLASHMOB

Milan duo Danny and Alessandro combine an incredible work ethic, easy going personality and creative talent in equal measure. The rich mix of these three corner stones is Flashmob and the results speak for themselves.
Having originally scored modern anthems Need In Me and Brick House for heavyweight labels Defected and Get Physical and felt full support from both the house and techno community, Flashmob continue to strive to deliver the perfect fusion of underground beats with crossover hooks that satisfy both the Saturday night crowd and Sunday morning community.
This unique combination has won them fans worldwide and each week Flashmob take to the skies to perform at amazing events at every country where serious sounds are enjoyed. With their rich heritage as music lovers for 20 years or more, Flashmob enjoy playing festival stages and underground rooms in equal measure â€” just as long as they are sharing their trademark future sound with friends old and new.

It’s this desire to share good music that led them in 2014 to the launch of their own label Flashmob Records which has now received support from Annie Mac on BBC Radio One, Maya Jane Coles, Disclosure, Dusky, Eats Everything, DJ W!ld, Tiga, Groove Armada and many more headliners. Tiga loved FMR001 so much he included it on his Mixmag covermount CD which was the ultimate accolade.
In addition they have releases and remixes on some of the world’s most respected labels including; Objektivity, DFTD, Viva, Avotre, Moon Harbour and W label which demonstrates just how central they are to the global underground movement. Every week a new connection is made and Flashmob work tirelessly to try and make the most of every opportunity from their favourite labels.

This prodigious output and upbeat approach to speaking to friends and fans have created a hardcore following and 2015 will see Danny and Alessandro reach new heights, and every milestone will be well earnedâ€¦

FRANCESCO ROSSI

“The reaction has been incredible, this is a monster!”. These are the words of Pete Tong introducing Francesco Rossi “Paper Aeroplane” as his Essential New Tune in may 2013. Francesco’s new track has become a worldwide success with a wide support from Carl Cox, Laurent Garnier, Maya Jane Coles, Axwell, Tiesto and Roger Sanchez to name but a few. In September 2013 has been nominated “Track of The Season” and Francesco has received the DJ Award during the annual winners ceremony at Pacha Ibiza, performing live along with Matt Henry’s vocals.

Released on the Italian label D:Vision, Paper Aeroplane has now been signed internationally to labels Strictly Rhythm and Ultra.

“The reaction has been incredible, this is a monster!”. These are the words of Pete Tong introducing Francesco Rossi “Paper Aeroplane” as his Essential New Tune in May 2013. Francesco’s new track has become a worldwide success with a wide support from Carl Cox, Laurent Garnier, Fatboy Slim, Maya Jane Coles, Axwell, Tiesto and Roger Sanchez to name but a few. In September 2013 has been nominated “Track of The Season” and Francesco has received the DJ Award during the annual winners ceremony at Pacha Ibiza, performing live along with Matt Henry’s vocals.

Released on the Italian label D:Vision, Paper Aeroplane has now been signed internationally to labels Strictly Rhythm and Ultra.

Francesco has always been a talented producer with a huge musical knowledge. He’s committed to producing great tracks and spends extensive time researching as well as endless hours in the studio to ensure everything is perfect. This hard work has brought him to launch his own record label, Rouge Purple, and radio show, Respect DJs.
In 2013 he got #1 on DMC Buzz Chart twice.
In January 2014 is selected as “Future Stars” by Pete Tong during his weekly radio show on BBC Radio 1.

In May 2014 he released, featuring Ozark Henry, his new single called “Godspeed You” on d:vision. The track is supported by Pete Tong and jumped up to #1 on DMC Buzz Chart.
In June 2014 he performed live “Godspeed You” during the MTV Italia Awards in Firenze at Parco delle Cascine.

He has remixed artists like Dennis Ferrer & Jerome Sydenham, Sterling Void, the successful Ozark Henry’s single “I’m Your Sacrifice” and “Changing of The Season”, one of the latest Two Door Cinema Club’s release.

As a DJ, Francesco began his career in Tuscany. His name appear in some of the biggest clubs worldwide and at festivals including Swiss Street Parade, Sunwaves Festival Romania, Amnesia Ibiza, Feestinhetpark, Les Transardentes and La Rocca in Belgium and Ultra Music Festival in Miami for 4 consecutive years (2007-2010).

Francesco has an energetic, charismatic presence behind the decks creating a direct connection with everyone on the dance floor.
Despite his international success, Francesco is the same compassionate man, still as devoted to music as when he received his first pair of decks and a mixer at the age of 14.

GEORGE MOREL

The short story of George Morel…

With a career spanning 2 decades and an entire generation, George Morel never fails to leave an impression while playing his style of Deep House, Minimal-Tech and Tech-House music. His consistency has earned his bona fides among deejays and fans in electronic dance music scene. Morel’s Groove trademark understandably develops a niche and certain sounds that Morel is known for by crafting a unique style of originality years after year.

GUY GERBER

Guy Gerber is a techno/progressive/house artist from Tel Aviv, Israel.

Guy Gerber has always been comfortable as an outsider. From being the rock kid at the rave, to the Israeli DJ on the European club circuit, to the electronic producer with a fetish for live instruments, he tends to skirt the edge of whatever scene he’s in. It’s a position that suits him well-so far it has led to dozens of lush, melodic records, an ever- evolving live act and his own label, Supplement Facts. This nonconformist attitude, combined with the emotional content of his art (so rare in today’s electronic music), explains how Gerber keeps his audience locked in, be it on record or on stage.

Before he was fiddling with drum machines and synths, Gerber was all about groups like Joy Division and My Bloody Valentine. These influences still echo clearly in his music today, especially in his use of harmony, contemplative moods and trippy, shoegaze- inspired sounds. It’s a style that’s anything but conventional, yet one that quickly drew in some of Europe’s most popular labels; three years after his recording debut, Gerber released the first of several records on John Digweed’s Bedrock imprint. A couple of years later, Sven VÃ¤th signed him to Cocoon, eventually releasing his album Late Bloomers. All the while, he was building Supplement Facts from the ground up, showcasing his own productions alongside those by likeminded artists, and illustrating each record sleeve by hand, so each release embodied his distinct creative panache.

These days Gerber has the kind of artistic freedom he’s always wanted, and it shows. Supplement Facts is more adventurous than ever, melding organic with electronic sounds. Meanwhile, he’s embarked on his most unexpected project yet: an album with P Diddy, who hired him for some remixes and took him on more permanently after hearing the results. Now the hip-hop icon flies Gerber out to his studio in LA to work, where he gives him “2000% artistic freedom.” The experience has been transformative. “Something opened my mind out there,” says Gerber, noting how his approach to music has changed. For one, his rock roots are seeping back in; despite being named one of RA’s top 10 acts of the year, he’s scrapping his laptop for something more “live,” playing bass guitar over drum machines, and remembering the importance of lyrics. It’s impossible to say where all of this is headed, but with a talent as bold and unorthodox as Gerber’s, it couldn’t happen any other way.

GUY J

Bedrock artist Guy J out of Tel Aviv

Israeli producer Guy J has established himself as one of the most sophisticated and emotive producers in electronic music of the last decade, with a body of work and a sphere of influence that belies relatively short time in the spotlight. Whether it be his sensual, hypnotic take on house music, his deeply textured techno or his wondrous ambient material, his work is always touched with a magic and emotion that few rival.

Growing up, he was immersed in Israel’s dance music culture, and a burgeoning scene that is known the world over for its epic parties. From its own Love Parade to major clubs and radio shows, the country has long been a bastion for underground electronic culture. “If you looked for it, it was right there” he recalls. But while the country was chiefly known as the world’s chief exporter of psy trance, Guy and his contemporaries have spearheaded an acclaimed new wave of Israeli house and techno music. “I’m very sensitive person, so I think what I make is what I feel at the moment I make it” he explains of the deeply emotional qualities of his music. “I started as big fan of trance and progressive, and got exposed later on to techno and house\deep house. I’m trying to put all this together in my music; a bit of everything.”

Guy started producing at the age of 14, amassing a wealth of equipment and experience and dedicating his life to learning the craft (“my friends called my room ‘the cave'”). His first release came at the age of 21, but it was his 2007’s gem Save Me that proved to be his real launchpad. John Digweed snapped up the glistening, dramatic slice of deeper house music up for his legendary Bedrock Records, setting in motion a chain of events that would change his life forever. “It was like a dream coming true. I never knew it would lead me to having two albums on a label that I really grew up with.”

Its sublime Depeche Mode-esque synth work pointed to a talent that surprised considering his short time releasing records, and his ascent from hereon was steady and rapid. His debut album Esperanza gained plaudits in 2008 with its classy, ethereal blend of progressive house, techno, electro and electronica, while the follow-up 1000 Words went deeper still over two discs of expansive soundscapes and intricate dancefloor explorations. “I always wanted to make an artist album and to give another aspect of my music” he says. “What is magic for me in house music is that you can hear “real” music and also dance to it. There are so many emotions involved in it, but it’s ultimately there to create a good vibe, and to make you dance. But to make an artist album is a way for me to deliver pure music.” It’s this balance of the organic and the electronic, the visceral and the mental, that make his music so captivating and wide in its appeal.

Never one to be pigeonholed, his portfolio is a diverse beast, with releases finding their way onto Tiga’s increasingly eclectic Turbo imprint amongst others. To feature on two labels that are essentially synonymous with two very different scenes is testament to his versatility, and above all, the quality and conviction of his productions. “I don’t see myself as producer of one genre only; I believe in exploring and trying different stuff when you have all the tools you need to create” he clarifies. “To be signed to Turbo… it’s also amazing as it a big label that has its own crowd of people who listen to a certain type of music, and to be part of it is great.”

2012 sees Guy kick off an exciting new project with his close colleagues and friends at Bedrock: his very own imprint “Lost & Found”, a sub-label for John Digweed’s long running mothership where he’ll release music by himself and his favourite producers. Then there’s the small matter of a release on Cocoon, one of the most highly regarded labels in techno and beyond, and some exciting collaborations in the pipeline with some other inspiring artists. As always with this unique talent, it’s quality, not quantity. Each of his releases is met with a swell of anticipation, and for once in this often over-hyped world, it’s fully justified.

H.O.S.H.

There are solid record labels and then there are recognisable musical collectivesâ€¦ brotherhoods who work together for the furtherment of electronic music. One such crew is based proudly in Hamburg; goes by the name of Diynamic and owes a large part of its success to German born Holger Behn aka H.O.S.H..
First and foremost, H.O.S.H. considers himself to be a DJ, someone who prises the art of mixing records and sequencing journeys – preferably long ones – over anything else.

Ask any of the people who have been lost in one of his residencies at the likes of Watergate in Berlin, Studio 80 in Amsterdam or Ego in Hamburg over the last few years, and they are unlikely to disagree.
The usual biographical tales of teenage years being spent having music lessons do not apply here: H.O.S.H. got into production simply because he wanted to know how the records he was playing week in, week out (by now in Europe, Asia, Australia or either of the Americas) were put together. Once he mastered that, there was no looking backâ€¦. Says H.O.S.H. “When it comes to producing, making music for me is like cooking – the meal / track gets better the more love you put in.”
Since 2006, H.O.S.H. has been an integral cog in the Diynamic wheel (alongside sometime flat mate and label boss Solomun and frequent collaborator Stimming) and, as a result, has helped steer house music into unchartered waters.
The prolonged dance floor exposure H.O.S.H. has had as a DJ has afforded him an insight into exactly what works on the floor; into the differing moods of a club and into the hidden recesses of a raver’s mind.
H.O.S.H. also arranges a string of free, open air festivals each month throughout summer. The GrÃ¼nanlage Festivals in northern Germany are quite simply THE finest open air event you could wish to find; have H.O.S.H. booking a fine array of underground electronic talent and attract up to 6, 000 people. One of the most iconic things about this festival has come to be H.O.S.H.
“I am a DJ/producer/promoter as music is the only constant thing in my life which didnÂ´t bore me. I get bored very fast by things” says H.O.S.H. but, whilst he may have a short attention span, you certainly won’t grow tired of listening to anything he puts his name to, any time soon.

HENRY SAIZ

Henry Saiz is the creator of a style that is a combination of his love for all things electronic with a deep passion for art. His music, as well as his work as a sound designer for film and TV has always been marked as forward thinking in approach and groundbreaking upon delivery. Henry’s sound refuses to fall into a singular category, he takes in influence on many different levels and incorporates this into his live and DJ sets by forging a perfect balance of Electronica, Disco, House and Techno.

Henry’s first productions were released through the highly regarded Global Underground and Paradigm Musik imprints. These releases were instantly noticed by house giant John Digweed, which led to creating one of the biggest tracks of 2009, which was also named as Pete Tong’s Essential New Tune. Released on Bedrock, Henry’s remix of Guy J’s “Lamur” was regarded by critics and DJ’s alike as “the track of the year”. Following the success of this remix, yet another giant label; Renaissance commissioned the release of “Artificial Paradises EP” and “Madre Noche EP” in 2009 and “The Rider EP” in 2010.

Not a man to be content with such success, Henry whilst producing some of the biggest tracks around has also simultaneously been developing his live show. Using a combination of Native software and hardware, an Akai APC-40, Access Virus TI and other equipment, Henry has complete control over his meticulously created and fully original edits, loops and tracks. The integration of these techniques into his highly acclaimed podcast “The Labyrinth” and both live and DJ environments has allowed Henry to show his true potential in building sets that strike a chord with audiences across the world. His rising reputation earned Henry the honour of being asked to mix Balance Music’s 019 compilation. Following on from the likes of Timo Maas, Joris Voorn, Will Saul and Agoria, Henrys addition to this world-renowned mix series has more than lived up to expectations and has set a new benchmark in depth and quality.

Whilst being a producer, DJ and live performer is paramount to Henry, another element close to his heart is finding and developing new talent. Henry started his own label, Natura Sonoris (Nature Of Sound) in 2008 and it has become a platform for not only his own productions but also for artists such as Damabiah, Cora Novoa, Sistema and Ryan Davis to name but a few. The focus of the label is to connect electronic music with art and life. This is reflected in all aspects of each release from the music itself down to the artwork, a formula that has been received extremely well and now has a big following worldwide. September 2012 sees the release of his new single – Henry Saiz ‘Our Discovery’, which has been garnering a huge following this summer on the white isle, with supporters including Lee Foss, Sasha, Audiofly, Blond:ISH and many others.

Henry’s long awaited artist album is now underway, entitled ‘Reality is for those who are not strong enough to confront their dreams’. Due for release in February 2013 on his own label Natura Sonoris, this ground-breaking concept album engages his fans in an exciting and never-before-done way, by asking them to send him recordings and samples that he will incorporate into tracks from his album. Everyone can be involved in the creative process; fans can use the custom built interface on http://www.wearehenrysaiz.com to send him their thoughts, noises, field recordings or any other sound that means something to them. Be a part of his album today by visiting the site on your computer or smart phone.

Henry has now taken his DJ and Live shows around the globe. He has also been a part of festivals such as SÃ³nar and Creamfields amongst many others and continues to be one of the most popular up-and-coming Spanish artists of his generation, having recently won the categories of ‘Best Live Act, Best Label and Best Compilation’ in the prestigious 2012 DJ Mag Spain awards, and he also won the ‘Best of 2011’ award in DEEJAY Magazine. His constant growth has enabled him to spread his music to new audiences and is, without doubt, one of the bright new talents on the global electronic music scene.

HERNAN CATTANEO

In the recent explosion of talent and DJs that the music industry has witnessed in the past few years, there are very few who can show the long-spanning career Hernan Cattaneo has cultivated throughout his over three decade span as an underground artist. Furthermore, there are few DJs can truly attest to the kind of dedication to a quality, underground sound that Hernan has uncompromisingly championed.

More than a performer, he has been a leader, taking the Argentinian house movement from a local collective to international prominence, and along with it exposing the world to some of the most now critically acclaimed sounds in progressive, house, and techno. His own imprint, Sudbeat, has released groundbreaking work from the biggest names in the business, from Danny Howells to Guy J, Nick Warren to Henry Saiz, as well as supported and launched careers for some of the world’s newest groundbreaking acts such as Guy Mantzur, Marc Poppcke, and many others.

A seasoned producer in his own right, Hernan has further championed his own unique breed of electronic music that has time and time again found itself at the top of DJ’s playlists, with a discography currently at over 30 original singles, 50 remixes, and 12 compilations to date. His remix along with Soundexile of Nick Warren’s “La Fabrica” remains one of the most charted underground progressive tunes of 2013, and new collaborations with Guti (Wolf & Lamb), Omid 16B, SOS, and Soundexile are already in the works.

HERNAN_BIOHis story began in the mid-80s, when house music was just realizing itself, and icons like Frankie Knuckles, Derrick May, and Inner City were paving the way for new artists to emerge. Inspired by their sound as well as the post-punk innovations pioneered by artists like Depeche Mode and New Order, his love for music grew into a passion for performance, which would eventually land him his first residency at Buenos Aires’s legendary Clubland.

It was at Clubland that he soon gained the respect, recognition, and friendship from the some of the most influential acts of the time, with nods from John Digweed, Sasha, and Paul Oakenfold to name a few. Moreover, it would in fact be his relationship with Paul that would lead to his invitation to join the legendary Perfecto Records.

From there, Hernan Cattaneo launched himself onto the international scene, first becoming Cream’s official South American Resident, and then establishing himself overseas with residencies at Cream Liverpool and Ibiza. This would in turn lead to performances at legendary venues and events such as Burning Man, Bedrock, Pacha, and Fabric. By the time his first international compilation on Perfecto was released, Hernan had already established himself as a staple artist of the international scene, with his DJ sets receiving widespread acclaim for their ability to express a unique, thought-provoking musical journey: a talent he continues to this day.

HERNAN_BIO_2The rest, as they say, is history!. With new accolades nearly every year of his career, from being charted in the top 10 of DJMag’s top 100 DJs 2 years in a row (as well as a featured cover), performing at nearly every major festival in the world from Tomorrowland to Coachella, and holding residencies at Ibiza’s biggest venues such as Pacha and Amnesia, Hernan Cattaneo is one of the foundations of the modern underground sound. Known for his love of all music, his dedication to his fans, and his commitment to consistently delivering quality, he has built a reputation for class and good showmanship that is often lacking in the modern music scene, and has proven himself one of the few artists who has proudly stood by his musical principles that he started with in the beginning of his career.

With a new Balance compilation forthcoming, an intense touring schedule at some of the biggest dance venues on the planet, and his Resident radio show which has garnered millions of plays over the years, it is fair to say Hernan Cattaneo remains one of the most active performers and producers in the scene today. Uncompromising and driven by a relentless passion to deliver the best to those who appreciate him, Hernan will continue to be one of the defining forces in underground dance music for many years to come.

HOT SINCE 82

A Leeds based dj/producer that has captured the hearts of underground clubber’s with his debut release on the successful “Noir Music” imprint.
“Let it ride” stormed to number 3 in the deep house chart on beatport, and hit top ten in all major download sites like what people play etc. Gaining support with his debut release from Jamie Jones, Dj T, Joris Voorn, Siopis, Catz n Dogz, Audiofly just to name a few.
Not a stranger to the scene, “Hot Since 82” (A.K.A Daley Padley ) has been producing music and playing for over 10 years, headlining Pacha, Ministry of Sound & touring the world extensively.
Recognized as a established producer and writer with a publishing deal to match, Hot since 82 is on the verge of once again pleasing the sound of the underground with his ground breaking original productions and his extended live sets
Busy in the studio, Hot Since 82 has just completed a new remix for noir music, a remix for Berlin’s Off Recordings, a new e.p for Noir music, Even Radio 1’s very own Jaymo & Andy George have been kicking down the door for the sound of “Hot Since 82″
With an array of future releases and remixes, and his burning passion to produce quality house music, It’s sure the talk on everyone’s lips over the next 12 months will be ” Hot Since 82″

IBAN MENDOZA

Dj and producer, born in Lleida and living in Ibiza since 2004, began his career at the legendary after hours “Lucifer” where he has been resident for 2 years driving marathon morning sessions of more than 7 hours in one of the clubs more “Underground “of the island.

2006 dj IbÃ¡n consolidates as reference in the local electronic music scene, having gone through the most popular nightclubs, SPACE, PRIVILEGE, DC 10, AMNESIA, PACHA etc.

Already in the year 2009 in addition to their residences in clubs IbÃ¡n start having more prominence among the public private VIP event for clicking on the personalities who make their own summer “private partys”.

In the summer of 2012 IbÃ¡n act reaches over 6 Openings and Closing parties in clubs like Km5, El Ayun, El Amante, Nassau, Privilege etc, which made him stand out as a DJ premises. Also in 2012 IbÃ¡n draw its first references as producer on labels like MONZA IBIZA RECS, CHRONOVISION, OLÃ‰ MUSIC .. and some more, and in that year he published 6 tracks between originals and collaborations.

2014, again featured Present openings Island: EL AMANTE, KM5, EL AYOUN, ATZARÃ”, DESTINO, BEACHOUSE â€¦â€¦. In addition to starting a new venture with Magnum bookings, REVERSE in which he can develop his more electronically facet undergound.

Out of Ibiza he has also regular sessions in countries such as Switzerland, Ukraine, France, Algeria, UK, Morocco, Italy, Turkey, Germany, Holland and Belgium (80% of these countries have quarterly residences).
CDLC, Barcelona Carpe Diem, one of his most important residences. Since July 2013, IbÃ¡n visits CDLC 2 or 3 times a month.

Note the good reception given by IbÃ¡n in Miami clubs as DELANO, WALL and Surfcomber, and his second year at MOVE ON one of the most important partys in Punta del Este (Uruguay) held in the first week of the year and also regular as a DJ participation in events celebrating Puff Daddy (has played for Erick Morillo and Puff Daddy respectively for their birthdays in their villas in Miami)

Awarded with the “DJ AWARDS” by “the best Ibiza Dj 2014â€³.

Iban is characterized by its energy and technical cabin and the strength and freshness in his music selection.

INFINITY INK

Consisting of long-term friends Ali Love and Luca C, the duo’s musical voyage has spread from their early days in a variety of bands, through London’s vibrant nightlife, and further collaborations alongside The Chemical Brothers, Justice, Roisin Murphy, and Robert Owens, right up to their current work with Hot Natured (Ali and Luca are one half of the band), and the Crosstown Rebels and Hot Creations crews.

Infinity Ink has taken a multitude of twists and turns en route to the present day.

Their debut track ‘Games’ on Hot Creations was rooted with a funk-infused hypnotic bassline and immediately created a buzz around the project. Whilst breakthrough single ‘Infinity’ has become an irrepressible juggernaut with total YouTube views now in excess of the 10 million mark.

Infinity Ink have recently made the track ‘Aya’ available as a free download from their official site www.houseofinfinity.co.uk. The track takes its lyrical cues from Sixties psychedelic rock, and the genesis of ‘Aya’ neatly encapsulates the Infinity Ink spirit of chaos yielding to creativity.

JACK DE MARSEILLE

Label management, production, remixes…after fifteen years behind the decks, French electronic music pioneer-DJ keeps on forging ahead. Fifteen years behind the decks and an obvious fact: Jack knows the dancefloor commandments inside out. He contributed creating them in France helping in the expansion of electronic music and also spreading the good word of French techno abroad. Nowadays, Jack de Marseille doesn’t want anymore to look back on a past blending feat of arms and hour of glory.

These last months allowed him to re-examine his practical artistic experience from every angle starting from his involvement on a global scene (Paris and his residency at Rex, Europe but also China, Japan, Israel, black Africa, Lebanon, South America…) to the fashion shows and his collaboration with Paco Rabanne or Jean Paul Gaultier. From the character known by everyone to the one involved in every field of electronic music, the native of Marseilles made a beneficial reorientation. It was the beginning of a new cycle starting with records production, remixes, label management…Owing to Wicked, set up in 2001, the artist gained a strong foothold in the record industry. The same year, on this very label he released his first tracks Got To Believe and Bump.

Then followed the EP Party Time/Sweet Sensation and the long-awaited debut album Free My Music (Wagram). Thanks to that 17,000 copy-sold record, Jack’s audience widens again. Wicked is at it again in 2004 with Digital Dancer/Michigan EP displayed next to the double mixed compilation 2Jack4U (commissioned by Wagram) on which Jack presents a taste of both his down tempo and dancefloor-oriented selections. After Acid Funk/Sex On Acid EP released the previous year, 2006 gets off to a good start thanks to remixes for Da Fresh

JAMIE JONES

Jamie Jones and his label, Hot Creations, have been credited with creating an iconic sound that has paved the way for a warmer, more melodic, deeper side of techno to emerge.

Widely regarded as the leader of the new sound of house, Jamie Jones is renowned for his pioneering music; his cross genre band, Hot Natured; his groundÂbreaking label, Hot Creations; and his world-renowned event series, Paradise. In less than a decade, he has catapulted himself to stardom by shattering genres and breaking out of the confines of minimal techno.

Jamie’s revolutionary sound is an instrumental part of his success, being both artistically innovative and yet easily accessible. He and his
label, Hot Creations, have been credited with creating an iconic sound
that has paved the way for a warmer, more melodic, deeper side of
techno to emerge. 2011 was the year that Jamie and Hot Creations
took over. Continuing to power out hits, they released Hot Natured’s
“Forward Motion,” featuring vocalist Ali Love. But it was Jamie’s remix
of Azari & III’s “Hungry for the Power” that was the quintessential song
of the year; heard everywhere in Ibiza and beyond.

In 2012, Jamie and Lee Foss evolved their project, Hot Natured, into a
full band; adding Ali Love and Luca C as members. Taking elements of
the grooves Jamie has long championed and forging them with songÂ
based vocals and smooth synth melodies into a live act, Jamie looked
to challenge conventions with this new direction. The first Hot Natured
single, “Benediction,” reached the top 40 in the UK in 2013 and the
debut album “Different Sides Of The Sun” continues to sell strongly six
months after its release. In 2014, Hot Natured is viewed as one of the
most in-Âdemand electronic live acts globally.

Jamie’s constant touring schedule takes in every major city and festival
around the world; including such spectacles as Glastonbury, Timewarp,
and Burning Man, as well as highly esteemed clubs like Warung,
Fabric, and Womb. His weekly Ibiza party, Paradise, has completed two
huge seasons at DCÂ10 and goes into its third year as the fastest
growing night on the island. This success has meant that Paradise has
been offered stages at some of the world’s biggest electronic music
festivals, such as Tomorrowland, Global Gathering, Kazantip and BPM
and the brand will continue to grow world-Âwide through 2014.

In early 2012, Jamie was voted the number one DJ in the world by
Resident Advisor. He continues to be seen as a leader in his field and
an innovator who will dictate the direction of a booming industry.

JASON BYE

Jason Bye
Born in London
Resides in Ibiza
1990’s amnesia Dj now We Love Space & Cafe Mambo Resident.
Plays Punked up Garage House Beats.
Not to be messed with, makes a nice cup of tea.
Love’s a good Terry…

BIO
Jason started his career as being one the the first resident Dj’s at Cafe Mambo Ibiza where he still plays regularly every week during the summer.
Since then he has held a 4 year residency at Amnesia, 12 years at We-Love Space in Ibiza and 3 years as the mainroom dj for Home nightclub in Sydney and London.

Originally from the UK he started DJing as a follow on to his previous experimentation with Breakdance and B-boy electro beats, before moving on to Garage and House in the early 90’s.
Having found himself in Ibiza for a few summers he played a gig at Cafe Mambo and was subsequently asked by the owner to come back next year as the first full-time resident dj.

A lucky break some might say but a break insightful enough to recognise a raw talent, as since 1994 Jason Bye has been a stand out dj on the dance music scene. Racking up residencies across the globe that reads like a Wikipedia of clubs including Amnesia, Manumission, Cream, Up ya Ronson, and of course We Love Sundays at Space where hes been playing every sunday for the last 12 years.

From 1999 to 2003 he was the main room resident at Home in Sydney Australia and cites following DJ Carl Cox onto the turntables at Mobile Home on Bondi Beach to 20,000 people on NYE 2000 as one of the highlights of his Australian residency.. Other parties like Djing alongside Sanchez & Basement Jaxx under the Sydney Harbour Bridge NYE 2002 and 2003 followed.
Other most memorable moments for Jason include playing at The Hacienda NYE 1995 in Manchester, Pacha Buenos Aires Argentina, Pacha San Paulo Brazil, and being the official tour DJ for Groove Armada in Australia & N.Zealand.

In the spring of 2011 Jason developed the Ibiza 971 Club Radio show (http://soundcloud.com/jason-bye) which has a current audience of 260,000people weekly via his association with the Addicted To Ibiza Facebook Group Page and of course Ideal club World Radio.

Lots of Funked up Tribal Grooves, Pounding BassLines and some Slick Classic House Vocals are his calling cards and his unique style and ability to read the crowd keeps his dancefloor pumping long after everyone should have gone home. Down to earth and approachable, his love of dance music shines through and as he says…..I play House Music all night long, you can call it what you like, Techno, Deep Jakin House, tribal garage whatever but as long as the lady’s are dancin the party is rocking.

JAVI MUNOZ

The spectacular growth of house music along with the latest evolution of club culture in spain throughout the early 90 Â´s has brought Javi MuÃ±oz to experiment with different sounds . His style of musical productons an DJ sessions is defined as Underground
In a short period of time he has come an eminent DJ in Ibiza .
His interest of giving his own innovative style to house music has enable him to travel around the world Delivering talented innovative style and deep sound in his sessions .
Javi MuÃ±oz has been a resident in some of the most prominent clubs , Space , Privilege , Danzatoria

JD DAVIS

David Henrard (born 13 April 1973), also known by his stage name JD Davis and Dave Davis, is a Belgian musician and started his career in music at the age of 17 when he moved to Antwerp to work at Bonzai Records.[1] His early releases ” Transfiguration ” around 1996 were under the name Dave Davis and were signed to Bonzai Records. Other early alias’s include: Les Sabotages, Phrenetic System and Davis & Santini. He has since performed at clubs and festivals worldwide such as Mayday, Love Parade, Street Parade & Energy (Zurich), Gay Pride (Paris), Francofolies De Spa (Belgium) including a residency at Cherry Moon (Belgium).[2]

Around 2004 saw the release of David Guetta’s album entitled Guetta Blaster on which JD Davis co-wrote, co-composed and also sang on singles “The world is mine” and “In love with myself”. In 2004 his collaboration with Chab entitled “Closer to me” was released. In 2006 his 2nd album collaboration with David Guetta entitled “Pop Life” was released on which he co-wrote and sang on 3 tracks – “Winner of the game”, “Always” and “This is not a love song”. The same year (2006) JD Davis received “International artist of the year” award at the Dance music awards in Kiev (Ukraine) for another of his collaborations with David Guetta – “The world is mine” which featured his vocals. Other collaborating artists have included – Antoine Clamaran, Joachim Garraud, Kiko, Sinema, Playgroup (Trevor Jackson) Tocadisco and Junior Jack.[3]

2011 Onwards JD has been working in the studio with Joachim Garraud.

2013 already seems to signal a period of new growth and regeneration for Davis with a major new releases for UK label Skint Records (Fatboy Slim, Freq Nasty and more): Dave Davis Takes place as a DJ/producer and returns to his roots . New Skin and Changed featuring Skye (Morcheeba`s) on vocals , and Davis has returned the favour, contributing a remix of Skye’s own single.

JEAN

DJ JEAN, a name who left his indelible traces in the contemporary national and international club scene. Well known for his turntable “skills”, his notoriously rebellious dissolute lifestyle and especially as a dedicated DJ! He was also one of the first and very few DJ’s who gained his well earned status of a real Dutch celebrity! Jean is distinctive and overloaded with multiple awards, such as the SENA Award, an award for most played Club DJ on Dutch radio in the past ten years, he has been voted as BEST CLUB DJ for several times ! On top of that, he recently, late in 2009, received the very prestigious SLAM FM Ouvre Award! There are also numerous nominations at big Award shows like the TMF AWARDS and SILVER STAR DANCE in the UK . and by the way, let’s not forget he is THE MOST BOOKED DJ, ‘EVER’, IN THE NETHERLANDS.
His name counts many International classics / anthems as THE LAUNCH and EVERY SINGLE DAY, but also more recent highly successful co-productions as ORIGINAL DUTCH (#1 on dancetunes.nl) and THE BOMB! Jean is the only Dutch DJ who produced over more than 30 compilation CD’s (IT 4 to 9, MADHOUSE 1 to 12), for a total sales both national as international of 500,000 CD’s! Due to this international success, Jean has been spinning records at almost every place in the world! Over 20 countries at numerous festivals and at the most prominent and well known clubs! On the party Island IBIZA he played in all mayor clubs such as Amnesia, Pacha and Privilige. His homebase remains in the Netherlands, where he’s also a very welcome guest at parties varying from 50 to 50,000 people. This high degree of flexibility in terms of locations, price and musicwise interpretation, makes sure his popularity is still that huge in his homeland, that means both with his own as with the latest generation of clubbers! The youngest and last generation’s even call DJ JEAN the founder of the modern house and DJ scene, or GODFATHER OF HOUSE! This almost iconic status is obviously not created “just like that”, we’re talking about a DJ who does not want to be labeled for one particular musical style, but who loves to explore the rich variety of dance movements and always aims for the best during every gig! Whether it’s a grand cafe, a student party, club, festival, erotic or company event, his audience is the most important at any time; With Jean playing, no dancefloor is safe anymore, you better get ready to ROCK!!

In 2013 JEAN hooked up with MC MARON HILL (Without a doubt Holland’s finest on the micâ€¦.) , to gain even more power and impact for his performances! This resulted in a powerful tagteam so strong that it created a vibe and sentiment in the Netherlands, but also across the border, unheard off and often described as ‘STUNNING’ and UNBEATABLE !! As a result of this JEAN and MARON had more then 300 very succesful gigs in 2014 , performing at worldwide infamous festivals such as TOMORROWLAND , DUTCH VALLEY and many moreâ€¦ They also did a very succesful POLAND tour in the summer of 2014 performing in at least ten of the biggest and best known clubs in this great party country ! These days Jean’s music style varies from the immense popular EDM sound to the more deep, soulful, groovy and uplifting clubhouse ! Together with his partner in crime MC MARON (Also being a top quality dj, but more focussed on RNB/LATIN/REGGAETON) , they are even known for their strong combination (back to back) performances of HOUSE and RNB ! The dominant music style in JEAN’S performance completely depends on the crowd he is spinning for and party he is spinning AT, at that particular moment, therefore making him the most “adaptive” dj among the so called “big names”!

For 2015 a whole lot of spectacular and interesting developments are on the role ! For example JEAN hooked up with dj/ producers PETER GELDERBLOM and his young compagnon mega talent RANDY COLLE as his new production team for at least ten brand new tracks in 2015, already resulting in incredible collabs such as DJ JEAN ft. INAYA DAY-THINK ABOUT IT (To be released 26th of December 2014 on BEATPORT! ) ! INAYA DAY was the vocalist on numerous big tunes for the last 15 years, such as MOUSSE T â€” HORNY and many others ! ! Besides that she most recently (November 2014) topped the U.S. BILLBOARD top 100 at nr. 1 with a great solo track ! No need to mention that JEAN is very proud to announce this collab with such an iconic artist and one of his favourite vocalists worldwide ! In FEBRUARY 2015 another great track of JEAN will be released on probably one of the most popular quality recordlabels worldwide of this moment ZULU RECORDS !!
As if this isn’t enough already JEAN will also hook up with dutch superstar vocalist JAYH JAWSON for a collab especially made for the latest and youngest generation of Dutch urban and eclectic clubbers (This track is to be released in the beginning of 2015!) ! Jayh is known as THE most popular singer amoung Dutch youngsters at this moment , so combined with JEAN’S beats and expertise this should become a BANGER for sure a well 🙂 !!

Jean’s two new recordlabels took a little longer to become “active” (due to complex preparations) then expected, but will be FULLY OPERATIONAL from now on as well ! Keep an eye on all forthcoming new releases on SENZA (house/deephouse) and DIZPLAY (edm) recordings as these labels will ONLY deliver highest quality tunes from the best new talents as well as already well known producers!

JEF K

Parisian dj Jef K is the founder of classic deep house label Silver Network.

A native of Paris, Jef K started mixing records in 1992 after spending nine months in London. His deep, groovy and sexy house sets made him quickly earn a reputation as one of the fastest rising DJs amongst the French house scene.

Long time residencies at some of Europe’s most prestigious clubs followed and Jef K regularly graced the decks at Rex Club and Respect in Paris, Fuse in Brussels, and Robert Johnson in Frankfurt. As global demand for the DJ rose Jef was often travelling far and wide to play at top clubs in Asia, South America and USA as well as the rest of Europe.

In the mid-90s Jef kept his passion alive as A & R for French label Distance and in turn was later responsible for 6 of the label’s highly rated compilations â€” five volumes of the “My House” series and the third volume of the “French Sessions” series. Then Krypton/ Sony France released Jef’s “Paris-Chicago Express” CD- a Cajual and Relief compilation in 1997 â€” the same year that Jef made his first foray into production with E-Troneek Funk’s Cyril K. The track ‘First Step’ made it onto the “Aline Can Dance” compilation project released by Small/Sony.

At the end of the 90s Jef K began to leave an indelible mark on the industry when he teamed up with brother Antoine aka DJ Tony Silver to launch the labels FFWD Records and Silver Network. The latter has seen output from some of House Music’s finest producers including Chez Damier, Charles Webster, Pepe Bradock, I:cube, Dixon, Iz&Diz, The Revenge, Milton Jackson, Spirit Catcher, Soul Minority, Chris Carrier and Gwen Maze. 2002 saw the birth of another successful label Crack & Speed, together with partner Holmar Filipsson, with subsequent releases from Sasse aka Freestyle Man, Chris Carrier, Jay Haze, Abe Duqe, Franklin De Costa, Phil Weeks and many more.

2009 saw Jef flexing his production muscles some more and a collaboration with old friend/ partner Chris Carrier for 3 EPs on Silver Network â€” “Morning EP”, “Chaka EP” and “Fever EP” â€” all highly regarded by both press and peers. In June 2010, the label dropped one of the monster hits of the summer ‘In My System’ â€” a collaboration between Jef, Chris Carrier and Chez Damier under the name The Gathering. Jef K’s own ‘System Mix’ received a huge response from all the major house DJs in the world including Ricardo Villalobos, Zip, Radio Slave and Soul Clap it’s no surprise the track charted at no.7 in the Resident Advisor Top 50 tracks of the year 2010 and has received the accolade of remixes by The Revenge, I:Cube, Milton Jackson, Soul Minority, Dj Shade & Steve Ferrandâ€¦

Jef has also worked with Gwen Maze on a productive collaboration, “Want You Back” (Silver Network), as well as remixing for numerous quality labels including Composite Recordings, Moodmusic, Cecille Records, Rebirth, Akbal, SUOL, Rue de Plaisance, Airdrop, Pooled Music, One Records, Melisma, Dame Music , Slow Town, Organic, and Vitalik. Now his third decade in the industry, Jef’s love of DJing and the peoples’ love for him is as strong as ever. His 2014 gig schedule covering some of the best underground parties â€” Half Baked, Katapult, and Concrete Paris â€” says it all.

JEROME ISMA AE

Hailing from Munich, Jerome Isma-Ae is one of the highest-selling, most successful Prog House DJ/producers of the last 3 years. He is reinventing and designing the sounds since the early years of EDM. Building, combining, releasing and holding on to a continuously sharp sound, fit for both timelessness and the current demands of the dancefloor society. German producer/DJ Jerome Isma-Ae sure kept himself busy over the past 15 years. But results are showing. With the characteristic Isma-Ae sound on his side, requested and praised by many, he’s got the best weapon there is: the ability to stand out. Mind you, it’s a weapon he won’t hesitate to use.

Jerome:”I was in a musician elementary school, where I’ve been educated in playing several music instruments. At the age of 12, I played the bass in a metal band, around my 15th I started to program my first beats with a drum machine and 3 years later I released my first record on a German techno label called ‘Delirium Records’, and so on and so on. I’m never satisfied, but there is always an improvement from production to production.” That’s how the Isma-Ae story started. One essential fact is missing though, how and when did Jerome get in touch with that thing called dance? Jerome:”It was 1991, when we replaced our bands drummer by a drum machine.” From that year on, EDM and the revolution it set forth were part of Jerome’s everyday life.

The first few years of Jerome’s career were all about exploring the different sides of music. A year after his first release, he teamed up with Marcel Krieg and gave birth to the Future Funk project, bringing a successful combination of house, disco, soul and funk. To Jerome, it’s that well balanced blend of styles that makes the ride worthwhile. Nowadays, though most of his work is labeled ‘progressive house’, these influences can still be heard in his productions. Variety is the soul of pleasure, right? Jerome:” Well, you can’t eat schnitzel every day I guess. Otherwise it gets boring.”

A fine piece of German delicacy never hurt anyone, but we’d rather keep things versatile, yes. So how would Jerome describe the sound in his ‘Smile When You Kill Me’, ‘Monkey Square’ and other big tunes? Jerome:”Hotter than a porn star, stronger than a Lamborghini! My sound has been going through some changes in the last couple of years, but I’ve always kept my signature in productions and remixes, so everyone can hear right away where it’s from.”

Another example of the versatile producer that is Jerome, is his involvement with movie soundtracks and commercials. Projects for Audi, Marlboro and several other biggies, saw him opening up to the more commercial type of producing. You don’t just end up working for big names like that, so how did he get into this business? Jerome:”Via friends working for advertising companies and another good friend who is a movie director. We made the soundtrack for his first movie together. I also added a few tracks for his latest movie ‘MÃ¤nnerherzen’, which is no. 1 in the
German cinema charts at the moment. The funny thing about this movie is that one of the leading role is about a music-producer who is banging many girls. And his name is Jerome, hehe. But of course, it’s just a movie. Has nothing to do with the real life.”

Despite the many projects he’s doing, there’s still not enough time to complete them all. Jerome:”At the moment there is not even enough time to accept every remix request. I just had to decline a job for a BMW advertisement . I should be an octopus, then I could work on many projects in the same time, or at least I’d be good food.”

Over the past few years, aside from Future Funk and other projects, Jerome has been busy enough building his own catalogue of originals and remixes. Needless to say it’s worked out for him. His remix of Nightcrawlers’ monsterhit ‘Push The Feeling On’ made it #1 in the U.S. Billboard Dance Charts in 2002, it was #1 in the German Dance Charts in 2004. Jerome’s dirty, hot remix of ‘Guru Josh Project- Infinity 2008’, one of that year’s biggest Dance anthems, made it #1 in the UK Club Chart. The single achieved gold status in Australia and Germany, it peaked at #1 on the
Dutch and French Singles Chart, and #3 on the UK Singles Chart. His inspirational, upfront releases such as ‘Rokit’ and ‘Phantom’ have graced the catalogues of every prominent label from Armada Music and Hope Records to Ministry Of Sound. His ‘Underwater Love’ was voted Best Chill Out Track for the Beatport Music Awards 2009. He’s one of the few DJ/producers with true crossover appeal, with his tracks being just as popular with Armin van Buuren and Markus Schulz as they are with Pete Tong and Hernan Cattaneo.

In 2009 alone, he’s made remixes for the likes of Faithless, Above & Beyond, Paul van Dyk and Way Out West. And yes, he even gave Michael Jackson’s ‘Stranger in Moscow’ a little proggy shake. Jerome:”For the progressive house / trance genre I am like what AMG is to Mercedes, or MTM is to Audi. I just make the original product more sporty, powerful and unique. You can call me a ‘tracktuner’, hehe.”

Besides ‘tracktuning’ and producing one dancefloor cracker after another, Jerome spend his time well by setting up his own label, Jee Productions. Jerome:” I just wanted to do my own thing, without any influence from outside. It
works pretty good if I find the time to release something on it. The last release was ‘308’, produced by Sebastian Krieg and me. The track is dedicated to the Ferrari 308.

His new single, ‘Hold That Sucker Down’, is out now on Armada Music imprint Pilot 6. Based on the early 90’s hit by O.T. Quartet, Jerome hands in an intense remake of pure progressive delight. ‘Hold That Sucker Down’ is a fierce weapon on the dancefloor, peak-time and building tension from the very first, rumbling beat. Caned by number one DJ Armin van Buuren throughout the summer and chosen record of the week by UK greatnesses Above & Beyond, it’s only a matter of time before ‘Hold That Sucker Down’ starts spreading like a feel-good virus. Jerome:”It sounds great, but I guess you knew that already, haha. The original production is made by Rollo, who is also the producer of Faithless. I’m a big fan of his work for a long time and it made me very proud when he recently asked me to remix
the new Faithless song.” Besides remixes for Faithless, Jerome has plenty of other good stuff ahead. Jerome:”remixes…gigs around the world and a few original productions in the beginning of 2010. And of course I’m working on a follow up single of ‘Smile When You Kill Me’.”

JIM RIVERS

2006 was the year that Jim Rivers catapulted into the limelight with his hit debut single ‘Restore’, which was released on seminal label Saw Recordings. With plaudits coming through thick and fast, there was no time to put his feet up and enjoy the moment – filling up his record box with an arsenal of killer tracks, a new zeal (and passport) following this success, Jim embarked on a worldwide tour, taking him to clubs such as Pacha Buenos Aires, Zouk Singapore, Arma 17 Moscow, and AIR in Tokyo.

Crossing the many bridges between house and techno with relaxed dignity, Jim’s rare mix of educator and entertainer has undoubtedly played a mammoth part in his success and regular callings to explore foreign shores. As a refreshing rebellion against the one-dimensional progressive blueprint that deluged from juvenile producers grasping at stardom, Jim stood out from the crowd; emerging as both a DJ and producer who could inject clubs with warm musicality and ramp up energy levels on the dance floor.

Jim’s firm technical grasp for delivering stunning productions â€” as highlighted on his own tracks and remixes on sought after labels such as Saved, Simple and Four:Twenty – is coupled with the strong creative ability to coax original sounds out of them. Bursting with soul and character, Jim has also been called upon to remix tracks for Nic Fanciulli, Quivver and Steve Mac amongst many others.

2008 saw the start of an ongoing studio partnership with Paolo Mojo that raised the benchmark, taking Jim’s sound to a bigger and broader canvas. Releasing 2 tracks; ‘Darkplace’ on Paolo’s own Oosh imprint, and the powerful ‘Ron Hardy Said’, which was signed by Eric Prydz for his techier Mouseville Records. Flooded with melody and washed with driving synthesis; remixes of Milton Jackson & Sei A’s “Glasgow Kiss” and Morgan Page & Gregory Shiff feat. Astrid Suryanto “All I Know” on Bedrock swiftly followed.

2009 has seen Jim develop his sound and status from ‘the one to watch’ into a more established, young artist, kicking off when Global Underground resurrected their much-adored Nu-Breed series and offering this epic release to Jim. Never one to shy away from a challenge, Jim stepped up to the plate, delivering a world-class mix coupled with a global tour that would leave most DJ’s weeping! The album garnered huge support from Jim’s fan base, industry and the media alike. GU Head Honcho Andy Horsfield statedâ€¦

“It’s been a long search, but finally IÂ´ve found a DJ worthy of the nubreed series, welcome aboard Jim Rivers! Jim’s DJing, original productions, and remixing make him stand head and shoulders above the current crop of DJs; he’s a true star.”

Prestigious US booking agency AM Only, who were familiar with Jim’s rising reputation, quickly signed him up and found the offers of US gigs streaming in â€” soon, Jim was on a big US Tour. Whilst on his travels, Jim hooked up with US Techno kingpin, Erphun to collaborate on 2 new records ‘Limiter’ and ‘Back & Forth’. Both will be released later on this year.

Feeling very inspired after his tour, Jim locked himself in his studio for a few months â€” resulting in a stunning array of fresh new tracks that are being snapped up left, right and centre by the likes of Four: Twenty, Tronic, Dieb Audio and INTEC and remixs from Blufin, Dieb Audio and Four:Twenty.

Whilst working furiously in the studio, Jim found himself exorcising his deeper side, and thought it was time to set free his alter egoâ€¦ Suelo. Under this imprint Jim will unleash his twisted percussive and deeply coated releases. ‘Never Again’ is Suelo’s debut release on ALiVE Records and has been receiving rave reviews from a deluge of DJs such as Stephan Bodzin, Simon Baker, David Squillace, Laurent Garnier and Josh Wink.

Not one to be pigeon-holed, Jim is one producer that crafts and creates a variety of sounds all out of his little home studioâ€¦ no studio engineers, or software trickery, just a head full of ideas that inspire him. And with a brand new catalogue of music that spans the length and breadth of house music, be it tribal, techno, minimal or deep â€” the depth of Jim’s records will do the talking and will really show the real Jim Rivers.

JIMMY VAN M

In a world of pop-star DJs, short shelf-lives and shorter attention spans, Jimmy Van M is that rare thing â€” a craftsman, willing to put in the time, energy and creativity to bring his audience something timeless and distinctive, whether he’s in the studio or performing live. With over 20 years experience, Jimmy has worked tirelessly to spread his sound across America and beyond, and to create unique opportunities for other artists to do the same.

Jimmy started DJing in the early nineties, honing his skills at the legendary house parties at his place in Orlando, Florida. These parties saw Jimmy playing alongside anyone and everyone from local friends showing up with a bag of records to the cream of the DJ talent passing through the city. 1996 saw Jimmy joining Sasha and John Digweed on the North American leg of their Northern Exposure tour, and from then until 2000 he was a resident at the world-renowned Twilo in New York, a club often credited with bringing underground house and techno back to the US. Another landmark came in 2002, when Jimmy took to the road with Sasha and Digweed once more, this time for the Delta Heavy tour. Delta Heavy saw the three DJs play 32 gigs in 8 weeks, taking their sound to corners of the States that had previously been neglected by the electronic scene, and laying the foundations for the explosion in popularity that electronic music has witnessed in the States over the past decade. Never one to rest on his laurels, Jimmy has continued to be involved in the biggest and best events in the world, including welcoming in the new millennium with 25000 party-goers in Melbourne, and performing at the first Creamfields Russia in Moscow in 2005 and at Creamfields Buenos Aires in 2009, which drew in an incredible crowd of 55000.

As a DJ, Jimmy has reached even wider audiences through his compilation albums. After bringing some much needed underground credibility to Ministry of Sound’s Trance Nation series with Taylor, Jimmy turned in the acclaimed sequel to Digweed’s first Bedrock mix album in 2001. Five years later he released one of the high points of the hugely respected Balance series, a triple cd showcasing his range as a DJ, and still widely regarded as one of the finest mix compilations ever made. 2012 saw Jimmy return to Bedrock, this time as one half of the Audible Suspects, teaming up with legend Oliver Lieb to again deliver something really special, the aptly named ‘Collaborations’.

Jimmy has also made his mark as a producer, with early tracks such as ‘Sanctuary’, ‘E.C.I. â€” P.S.’ and ‘Love Like Sleep’ featuring on compilations from Sasha, Digweed and Dave Seaman, and becoming firm fixtures in the progressive canon. Jimmy’s more recent work with vocalist Steve T saw him back in the boxes of the world’s finest DJs, ‘My Eyes’ receiving a massive three-part remix package on Proton and ‘We Are Children’ providing a highlight of both John Digweed’s Structures 2 album and Dave Seaman’s most recent Renaissance Masters Series. Despite this success, Jimmy felt like he needed to go back to basics in the studio, and so when he moved to Frankfurt to work on the ‘Collaborations’ album he also took the opportunity to spend a year learning production values from the master, Oliver Lieb.

The past year has seen Jimmy take the knowledge and skills he acquired in Frankfurt to the very heart of the recent musical explosion in South America, Buenos Aires. Living in Argentina has enabled Jimmy to bring something of his Delta Heavy concept to the country, letting him reach audiences in the smaller cities which, despite being all too often overlooked by big name DJs, are just as ready to party as their counterparts in better known destinations. Jimmy has also established his own studio in Buenos Aires, working with the Spanish producer Affkt’s mastering studio Pobla.es to make sure his ideas are fully realized. Recent tracks on RLS and RELEASE and collaborations with rising Argentinian star Adrian Hour have given us a hint of what’s in store. But with his creativity on overdrive, further collaborations with Affkt and with a number of upcoming Argentinian producers on the horizon, and his label Dirty Resonance launching in 2013, you’ll need to keep watching this space to see where Jimmy Van M takes us next.

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JOEY NEGRO

Joey Negro is the most well known pseudonym of master British DJ/producer/remixer Dave Lee.

Joey Negro is the most well-known pseudonym of master British DJ/producer/remixer Dave Lee. Under a plethora of other monikers including Jakatta, Akabu, Doug Willis, Raven Maize, The Sunburst Band, Sessomatto, and Z Factor, Dave was one of the first artists to incorporate disco samples in house music when he began his production career in 1988. Indeed, he was in the studio making credible and outstanding British House music when many luminaries around him were still busy getting to grips with their decks. Little has changed since then and Dave is still widely regarded as one of the most commercially successful and in-demand artists on the global scene.

A producer first and foremost, his work ethic is legendry, having been involved in well over 200 productions, countless albums and a healthy stack of hit singles with tracks such as ‘Must Be The Music’, ‘Make A Move On Me’, ‘Can’t Get High Without You’ and Jakatta’s ‘American Dream’ and ‘My Vision’.

Intrinsically linked with the birth of Soulful house in the UK, Dave Lee set up the dance music division of Rough Trade, Demix and through this link, he began working with the Rhythm King label, which had had a number of hits with acts like Bomb The Bass, S-Express, Cookie Crew and Beatmasters. This experience and intimacy with other leading house labels led to the establishing his own imprint, Republic Records, in 1988. Now defunct, Republic was one of the UK’s first soulful house labels releasing classics such as Phase II “Reachin” and Turntable Orchestra “You’re Gonna Miss Me”. Republic also put out M.D.Emm.’s ‘Get Busy’, which reached #88 in the UK charts and #18 in the club charts at the time. His most widely received work during this time was ‘Forever Together’, released under his Raven Maize alter ego.

Joey Negro, as an entity, was born in 1990 with the release of “Do It Believe It’ on US cult house label Nu Groove. The track was a breakthrough success and was followed by ‘Do What You Feel’, which was released on his second label and successor to Republic, Z Records. ‘Do What You Feel’ eventually crossed from a club hit to a top 40 pop hit. Another Top 40 track followed with “Love Fantasy” and an album “Universe of Love” soon after that. Throughout the 90’s and milenia, a continual stream of releases followed on Z Records as well as other choice indies JBO, Azuli and NRK. Dave Lee continues to release a single per month and draft in the highest quality remixers such as Dennis Ferrer, Henrik Schwarz, Ame and Jimpster.

Known specifically for disco-infused House, his continual output such as ‘Joey Negro In The House’ released on Defected, ‘Disco Spectrum’ 1 â€” 3 (BBE), ‘Jumpin’ series, “Disco (Not Disco)”, Southport Weekender Volume 1, ‘Nite:Life’ and ‘Back In The Box’ releases on NRK plus his ‘The Trip’ and ‘Lust: Art & Soul’ compilations established Joey Negro as the UK’s longest standing producer and taste-maker within the genre. He has also compiled a number of highly regarded soul and disco compilations on the Z Records label. ‘Destination Boogie’, ‘Locked In The Vinyl Cellar’, ‘Supafunkanova’ the ‘Soul of Disco’ (Vol.1-3) albums, ‘Back Street Brit Funk’ the latest labour of love ‘GoGo Get Down’ continue to further cement him as one of the foremost authorities on this music old and new.

His discography is undoubtedly impressive and his deep understanding as a selector of all things soulful and house on the dancefloor have ensured his status on the global DJ circuit worldwide to this day. Joey Negro’s sets reflect his extensive love of music ranging from rare disco through to vocal and classic house often into more deep, electronic and techy areas, his sets littered with exclusives, old and new.

In 2011 things continued apace with “No Sugar”, his collaboration with Gramophondzie and Shea Soul being one of the few tunes to reach the top 5 on both Beatport and Traxsource. The latest Soul of Disco compilation was widely regarded as the best so far. The revamp of Musique “Keep On Jumpin” held the number one spot on Beatport for most of August. While at the beginning on September there were four Joey Negro Remixes in the Traxsource top 5 – surely a record.

In 2012 Joey kept the pressure on with his DC Funk compilation “GoGo Get Down” as well as releasing a fourth studio album with his boogie funk act the The Sunburst Band, to great critical acclaim and strong sales. He also collaborated with American gospel star Kendra Cash producing a new version of her soul hit ‘Smile’ which hit the Top spot on Traxsource.com and has stayed in the top 10 downloads for over a month. This was actually the fourth number 1 on Traxsource for Joey Negro in 2012!

JHON JULIUS KNIGHT

This Man needs no Introduction

John Julius Knight aka jjk the Brooklyn born and bred now Miami based DJ is best known for dancefloor hits, such as “All I Do” (Cleptomaniacs feat. Bryan Chambers), John Julius Knight “Born Again” Larry’s Jam and his Soulfuric Trax classic “Find A Friend” to name a few…

Early in his career John moved from New York to Miami where he met partner Brian Tappert, in which they both started producing and remixing hits together. The duo’s early work was released on labels such as AM:PM , Defected and Stricly Rhythm. In 2001, their bootleg of Stevie Wonder’s ‘All I Do’ took the club scene by storm and was instantly picked up by Defected Records, who re-worked it with vocalist Bryan Chambers. The track made it to 23 in the UK’s national sales charts and turned the duo into one of the most in-demand remix & DJ teams under their newly acquired ‘Cleptomaniacs’ moniker.

Djing since a teenager John knows how to work the crowd from the days of disco to the deep and techy soundz of today his sets got you covered.His sets has spanned the globe from the Ministry of Sound (London) , Pacha (Ibiza) , to his summer residency and favorite spot in the world Cielo (NYC) .

John is also known for his disco classcis mash ups edits he created himself and with clepto partner back in the day , of course they were all evidently jacked by bootleggers .his great vision and skill in the studio has also made his name a reason to listen to a track with his name on it .

In recent years John has started 2 record labels first Reversoulmusic which began in 2006 and it is based on a more deep tech sound , but even more recent in Oct 2010 John started his new label called Blacklist which has a more high energy Disco feel to it .At the moment the Blacklist label is being highly received by all the djs around the globe. With the success of massive dj support John monthly release schedule has been keeping him busy djing at all his favorite spots. John quotes “If Im not djing Im in the studio”

Blacklist tracks can be bought currently at traxsource.com/Blacklist and Beatport.com you can also follow John and his blacklist releases on the following links..

JOHN DIGWEED

If you’re not an avid follower of dance music but are tuned into popular culture at all you’ve likely experienced music touched by the hands of John Digweed.

Originally hailing from England but having clearly arrived on the global scene nearly a decade ago, John has long since cemented his name in the pages of dance music history. His list of achievements is groundbreaking to say the least.

Highlights would be the first proper dj mix compilation (“Renaissance”, done with Sasha), being the first British dj to hold a residency at what was then the world’s most well known club in NYC (Twilo, also with Sasha) as well as having remixed tracks by Danny Tenaglia, Underworld and New Order.

John Digweed is a DJ’s DJ. The beauty of what he does lies in just how different he really is from his contemporaries. From his early beginnings in Hastings, England at the age of 15 in the blossoming scene of acid house to the apex of the international dj’ing world, he has created and maintained a level of integrity that is the benchmark for both dj’s and producers globally. In fact, he has reached the very top of his profession, being voted #1 in a voter’s poll by DJ magazine in 2001. John Digweed has become the people’s choice while maintaining his longstanding presence in underground dance culture. His popularity as both a dj and a person seems to have no limits, but his efforts transcend dj’ing alone, he is as much a producer and promoter. His moniker “Bedrock” is actually three things: a record label, a promotions company and a studio production partnership (with Nick Muir).

His management and creative direction for the Bedrock record label has helped launch the careers of Danny Howells (with Dick Trevor as Science Department), Jimmy Van M, Chris Fortier and Phil Thompson (Moonface). He has had the vision and creative insight to seek out mixes and remixes from artists as varied as Rui Da Silva, POB, Freelance Icebreakers and the Second Hand Satellites. The label has effectively served as a foundation for artistic expression and a medium for creative output, allowing underground artists to break through to a much wider audience. To have a record released on Bedrock serves as the global stamp of production quality, ingenuity and integrity for producers worldwide.

In fact, the name John Digweed is synonymous with quality, ingenuity and integrity. From the nights he has either created or been a part of (Bedrock, Northern Exposure, Renaissance) to his world renowned mix cd’s (Renaissance, Global Underground, Northern Exposure, Communicate and Bedrock) he has consistently produced characteristic products that stay in demand, himself included. Even with all of his global traveling he has still been able to hold down two monthly Bedrock residencies in both London (Heaven) and Brighton (The Beach).

As one half of Bedrock the production duo he has landed two tracks in the top 40 (“Heaven Scent” and “For What You Dream Of”) the latter of which made it into the hit movie “Trainspotting”. He has even tried a bit of acting himself (“Groove”). He and Nick Muir as Bedrock the production team also recently scored a Hollywood film (“Stark Raving Mad”).

His Kiss100 radio show is quickly coming up on its second year as one of the most successful dance music shows in all of England with internet broadcasts to all of the world. It has achieved a near cult status with listeners trading cd’s and mp3’s of the various broadcasts across the internet. John shares his platform weekly by bringing in worldwide guest dj’s.
As a person John’s lack of pretense is enveloped in imagination and invention. Good reason for John being one of the most respected, analyzed and imitated dj’s in the world. Digweed is both solid and durable with unyielding precision. His sinuous dj’ing and production sound has become its own convincing dance ethic. He is centered to the principles of life, living and friends in such a way that he generates an aura of self-explanatory excitement and enthusiasm. Without heroic pretensions his sets are filled with moodiness and musical mystery but held down with a punchy distinctiveness and earthly rhythm. Always emanating a sense of boundlessness he overlaps dream events that spill into reality with an enormous certainty.

JONATHAN ULUSSES

Groundbreaking and bursting with innovation, DJ and producer Jonathan Ulysses has a fascinating and diverse career that spans a 20-year period.

2011 marks his 13th year as resident at Ibiza’s super-club ‘Space’ also sees him as their worldwide resident for an impressive 3rd year running and being a constant and adored fixture on the We Loveâ€¦ Terrace.. His trademark up-tempo, driving, pumping house style sees him spinning week in, week out at the world’s leading nightclubs. With DJ appearances on every continent, Jonathan sits comfortably amongst dance music’s most elite DJs.

Each year he is jetting off all over the world and recent tours featured the likes of Soundwave Dubai, Sea Club Ilhabela Sao Paolo Brazil, Balearika Turin, La Rocca Belgium and Paparazzi Abu Dhabi. On home soil he’s often a guest at Hatclub, Kinky Malinki, Gallery, Pukka Up and Garlands, never a moment standing still for this in demand artist!

Jon has compiled copious compilations and works closely with high tech labels including amongst many others, Ministry, UMM, Destined, DJ Center and Klubstar. 2010 saw Beatport jam-packed with six pages of his compilations and tracks as well as the release of ‘Ibiza Opening Party’ downloadable exclusively to iTunes/UMM; He has mixed on a myriad of compilations over the years.

The establishment of his ‘Ulybug’ brand has been steadily expanding since the launch in 2008. Jon hosts his uber cool trademark ‘Ulybug’ parties in clubs around the world & the clothing range is available to buy from his website. You can keep up to date with his plans on the flourishing site www.jonathanulysses.com and also on facebook â€” www.facebook.com/jonathanulysses1 and on twitter – www.twitter.com/jonathanulysses
The ambitions of this world-class performer of course lie beyond the confines of just clubs and production consumes a huge slice of his time. As his track list expands weekly, he distributes his talents in studios worldwide, working with top notch producers including; Prok & Fitch, Matt Schwartz (Destined), Peter Brown, Reza, Steve Haines, Filthy Rich, The Beat Thiefs, Oliver Lang, Sam Obernik, Jose Diaz & Richard Grey.
2011 will follow 2010’s massive achievements that saw him release successful releases on labels such as Big in Ibiza which released ‘Baila’ (produced with Reza) & Brazillia (co-produced with Steve Haines). The sound was influenced by his tours of South America that will continue through 2011 with his 3rd year as a resident of the outstanding M.O.B festival.

JORDI LIGHTS

JORIS VOORN

After developing a more focused interest in house and techno, Joris invested in the versatile MC-303 Groovebox and began to experiment with synth sounds and drumloops.

Joris Voorn is a record producer and Dj from Rotterdam, Netherlands. Raised in a musical family, music naturally became an intrinsic part of Voorn’s life from an early age. Electronic music first caught his attention in the mid-90’s, and he started DJ’ing in 1997.

By the end of 2000 Joris began building a small studio to produce his own music, which led to his first release
called ‘muted trax pt.1’ on Keynote. His first EP was massive success, filling the record boxes of Carl Craig,
Laurent Garnier, DJ Rush and Technasia. In 2003 ‘Lost memories Pt.1’ was released on Technasia’s SINO label
and was followed by ‘Lost memories Pt.2’ containing the anthem ‘Incident’ which was heard on dancefloors
around the world.

After the success of ‘Incident’, Voorn released his debut cd album called ‘Future History’ on the Sino label.
Encompassing 3 years of ideas and inspiration, the cd contains 20 diverse tracks, a seamless soundscape that
represents his arrival as one of the most relevant techno producers of this time.

In the summer of 2005 Joris Voorn’s new personal outlet called ‘green’ saw the light of day. ‘A dedicated mind’
was released as the first EP, which garnered success globally. He also completed his debut DJ mix CD for the
Fuse club in Belgium. After Dave Clarke, DJ Hell and Technasia, Fuse presented Joris Voorn to mix part 4 of their
international resident’s dj mix albums. The mix contained over 40 tracks of timeless techno music mixed with the
help of Ableton Live for its endless mixing and editing possibilities.

In 2006 the sophomore release under Voorn’s Green label, named ‘MPX_309’, was a crossover techno work that
was played out by techno, minimal, house and trance DJs. During the same year Voorn created his second
album, released worldwide in June 2007. This new piece of work called ‘From a deep place’ featured many
different styles of electronic music, ranging from atmospheric interludes to broken beats, house and deep soulful
techno.

The focus point of the ‘From a deep place’ CD has been the listener rather than the dancer and was received
enthusiastically by the electronic music community. Some of the works were edited to more dj friendly tracks for
the vinyl release of the album. During the summer of 2007 Joris has been touring with his new live performance in
support of his album release.

More recently, Joris has been focusing on collaborative efforts producing remixes for respected and diverse artists
such as Robert Babicz, Nic Fanciulli, Slam, Steve Angello, Sebo K and Jerome Sydenham. The ‘Dark Flower
Magnolia Mix’ for Robert Babicz turned out to be another summer anthem in electronic dance music, and was a
favourite of DJ’s like Sven Vath, Dubfire, Pete Tong and John Digweed among many others.

In 2008, following the success of his resident advisor podcast, Joris was invited to produce episode 14 of the
Balance DJ mix CD series from Australia. Following in the footsteps of James Holden and Lee Burridge, Joris
constructed a layered and seamless mix of electronic dance music on a double CD. An epic mix in the very best
sense of the word, Balance 014 achieves the rare feat of combining variety and consistency, making it perfect for
trainspotters and dancers alike. The tracks change quickly and quietly, but the groove stays. An accompanying
world tour will follow where Joris will bring the essence of this studio project to the stage, using all different
elements of the mix into a full range club experience.

Having established himself as a leading producer and DJ, Joris will be embarking on a new project called ‘A green
night’. Inspired by his surroundings, which is never limited to the dancefloor, Joris and his team will be creating a
night in several festivals and clubs, exploring the possibilities of combining music and visual arts. This year the
project will be developed, tested and finetuned in selected clubs.

As a DJ and live performer Joris Voorn has joined an elite group of international DJ’s whose musical talent has
acquired global appeal. He has performed across Europe, Japan, Hong Kong, China, Singapore, Austsralia,
Russia, Brazil, Colombia, Israel, Detroit, Chicago and New York.

Rejected:
Together with friend Edwin Oosterwal the ‘Rejected’ record label was established at the end of 2006. Their first
EP as Rejected featured the two tracks ‘SL3’ and ‘ClichÃ©’ and became an instant success and was played out by
almost every self-respecting DJ around the globe. With Rejected, Joris is working on a more club oriented
contemporary sound instead of deep electronic music excursions.

In mid 2007 their second EP was released, featuring a crossover techhouse track called ‘Let’s go juno’ and a
driving minimal track called ‘Lost’. Both tracks appealed to a wide audience and established Rejected’s name
even more.

In 2008 the two key tracks ‘Let’s go juno’ and ‘ClichÃ©’ were successfully remixed by dutch artists District One and
Polder on one EP.

This year, the Rejected label has some great projects in the pipeline, to start off with a disco infected house track
by the Dutch rising star Pitto.

JOSE DE DIVINA

JOSH WINK

When you’re as iconic a figure as Josh Wink, it’s not so easy to sum up a career in a few words—but there are a couple of terms that might serve to get a handle on the seminal electronic-music producer’s lifework. One of the most apt, certainly, would be longevity. A brief scan of Wink’s mammoth résumé reveals the following: Early-’80 days as an underage mobile DJ; a major role in fostering his native Philadelphia’s burgeoning warehouse scene during the house-music explosion later that decade; name-making ’90s club hits like “Don’t Laugh,” “Higher State of Consciousness” and “I’m Ready”; a label, Ovum Recordings, that’s undisputedly one of the most essential dance-music imprints; and his current position, after all these years, as one of the scene’s most vibrant and creative DJs and producers (witness the critical success of his 2009 long-player When A Banana Was Just A Banana).
Another word one could use to encapsulate Wink’s oeuvre is versatility. From the twisting, acidic breakbeat of the aforementioned “Higher States” to the organ-groove deepness of 2008’s “Stay Out All Night,” and from the pulsating ambience of 1996’s “Horizontal Dancing” to the streamline liquid techno of his recent remix of Agaric’s “Who Made Up the Rules”—with side trips along the way for drum ’n’ bass beats and hip-hop rhythms (Wink was a regular at West Philly DJ battles as a kid)—his sound ranges as far and wide as anyone’s. The same could be said for Ovum as well, which over the 16 years has released music from such varied artists as dream-vibe drum ’n’ bass specialist Jamie Myerson, Wild Pitch originator DJ Pierre and jack-track master DJ Sneak, to mention but a few. As with Wink’s own material, it’s timeless music—you could play a cut like David Alvarado’s swirling, percussion-drenched “Klugh” at a techno hoedown today, and it would sound as fresh as it did upon its late-’90s release; as with most of Ovum’s catalog, it’s music that’s not defined by time or trends.
Which brings us to our final term: integrity. It’s a trait that Wink possesses by the crateful, one that’s carried him through the vagaries of dance music’s endless cycles. Some who hit big when Wink did are content to live off past successes; others chase trends in an effort to stay relevant. But Wink has always been happy—determined, really, to do his own thing and follow his own path—if the music sells and the gigs keep coming, that’s great, but that’s not why he’s still in the game. “I got into this because it was something that I lived and ate and breathed,” Wink says. “There was so much passion for the music, there was nothing else for me. Whatever notoriety and success had come from this, it’s kind of a mistake, a byproduct, and I never planned for that. I never knew I could make a living from doing what I loved when I was a teenager; my parents thought it was a fad, actually.” And what do his folks think now over 25 years later? “Oh,” he says with a chuckle,” they love it.”

JOYCE MERCEDES

Joyce Mercedes is an international DJ of great stature and talent. She has traveled all around the globe and has displayed her immense passion for music in the largest and most popular clubs in the world. During the last years, Joyce Mercedes performed in more than 55 different countries. This demonstrates both her international popularity, and her skill with adapting her live performance skills to a very diverse crowd. This exceptional talent explains why Joyce Mercedes is rated as one of the best female house DJ’s.

Â¬Â¬Joyce Mercedes, (globally known as female DJ) passed her Athenaeum-diploma and Â¬Â¬began a study Economics in Amsterdam. Next to her study in the 90’s she started working as a dancer for leading organizations like Pantera and X-tension. Joyce performed in a sparkling dance show in the most famous clubs in the world. Her passion for music lies as well in her dancing as in her singing. In 1997-1999 Joyce Mercedes was part of “Centerfold”, a singing group. In 1998 they performed in a sold out Amsterdam Arena during the pause of the classic football game Ajax-PSV. “Centerfold” also added lustre to the 15th year anniversary of Playboy. Joyce Â¬Â¬Mercedes also works regularly as a model, featuring in campaigns for Heineken, Campari, Gap-Star, Playboy, MAXIM and FHM magazines and has done various videoclips, commercials and guest rols in movie’s

In 1999 Joyce Mercedes started DJ’ing. Acuminating in the residency DJ spot at the well known Amsterdam “Supperclub” and the 2 year “Space World Tour” to crown it all off. At this moment Joyce Mercedes has performed in more than 48 countries in almost every famous foreign club in Europe, North America, South-America as well as in the Far East. Shared stages with names such as John Digweed, Sasha, Paul van Dyk, and Derrick May. Her sound is best described as Tech house containing elements of techno, minimal, electro, funk, soul, Progressive all with an uplifting deep powerful drive.

She Received her Audio Engineering degree in 2004 at the School of Audio Engineering (SAE) in Amsterdam, and studied further on the more specialized course in Electronic Music Production. She has now started with producing her own music. End 2007 she launched her own label QOC and released varies underground dance music on it. She released two DJ mix compilations ‘Best female dj’s of the world” (Clubstar 2007) and her latest called Pure (QOC 2009). She is working with Axxell Brodie on her vocal album . Next to this she is busy with her dancealbums which consist of varies coworks with other big international DJ/Producers. Harry Lemon, Jerome isma-ae, Ahment Sendil just to name a few.

JUNIOR JACK

Acclaimed producer and DJ Vito Lucente has been releasing records under many different names but his best known moniker is without a doubt Junior Jack.

Despite his extensive work as a producer and re-mixer, ‘Trust It’ is Junior Jacks’ hotly anticipated debut full-length release. It will hit the market in September 2003 and is promising to set another standard in the history of dance music.

Vito caught the house music virus in the early 90’s and soon started to record tracks under different names including KafÃ© (‘Can You See It’), Hugh K (‘Shine On’) and Mr. Jack (‘Only House Music’).

Around the same time he launched his own label Noisetraxx to which DJ’s and producers like Roger Sanchez, Mouse T, Erick Morillo and Robbie Rivera contributed their remixing skills

His first recorded success under the name of Junior Jack was with the single “My Feeling” on PIAS recordings in 2000 which entered all the national charts in Europe, the US and Australia. It was also the first time a Benelux based producer reached the top spot of the European dance charts.

Junior Jack’s next release proved to be a milestone in his career. “Thrill Me’ was released in February 2002 and showed Vito’s commitment to the underground house sound at a time when his remixes and production skills were already much in demand by increasingly successful clients.

‘Thrill Me’ was a huge club hit that was immediately picked up by many top DJs who made it a dancefloor anthem across the world. With this track he firmly established the distinctive sound of the irresistible pumping bassline that has become one of his trademark.

The name Junior Jack quickly rose to fame on the dance scene and with it came more request on remixes for artists including Bob Sinclair, Moby and ATFC. His DJ schedule also remained very busy, playing regular slots at all the superclubs around the world including a residency at the Ministry Of Sound, teaming up with Kid Creme.

In the meantime Vito’s restless creative output under different monikers did not slow down throughout this busiest period in his career. His signature continued to appear on many successful dancetracks.

Most recently, Vito topped the UK singles chart with ‘Make Luv’ released under the name Room 5 on his own label Noisetraxx. The single, which was released in March 2003, kept the no. 1 position for 4 weeks making one of the most successful dance track ever in the UK. In Europe, ‘Make Luv’ held on to its top rank of the European dance charts for an incredible 6 weeks in a row. The track went on to sell a grand total of 500.000 copies worldwide

But whilst ‘Make Luv’ is still continuing to dominate local airplay and dance charts, Junior Jack is already creating dancefloor frenzy with his new single ‘E Samba’ which is currently taking the clubscene by storm.

This has only fired up the anticipation for Junior Jack’s debut album. Can he live up to the high expectations that have been created with ‘Thrill Me’ and ‘E Samba’? The album title should put those concerned at ease; ‘TRUST IT!

JUNIOR SANCHEZ

While only seventeen, Junior did A&R for independent New Jersey label Rufftrax, signing producers like James Christian and B.O.P. His ear to the street brought him to a rising star when he met the up-and-coming producer Armand Van Helden in 1992.

Growing up in the unassuming suburb of Belleville New Jersey, an 11-year-old boy named Junior Sanchez resorted to using hand-me-down records and two of his parents’ old stereo systems to create a makeshift DJ rig. By age 15, this prodigy was already DJing at some of the hottest underground clubs in NYC and perfecting his craft as a producer. Junior’s intense passion for music and unrelenting work ethic has allowed the New Jersey native to transform himself from his humble beginnings into one of the most innovative and in-demand DJ/Producers in the industry.

Junior Sanchez’s ever-evolving and forward-thinking style has attracted positive attention from artists spanning all genres. Over the course of his career, Junior has produced and remixed material for Madonna, Shakira, Katy Perry, Good Charlotte, Placebo, The Bravery, Daft Punk, Gorillaz, Blaqk Audio, Hot Hot Heat, Roisin Murphy, Felix Da Housecat, The Faint, New Order, Emiliana Torrini, Jamiroquai, Giorgio Moroder, Moving Units, Les Rhythmes Digitales, and countless others. When he is not producing for some of the biggest artists in the industry, Junior focuses on his own massive tracks, recently releasing the Number 1 Beatport chart toppers “Where You Are” and “I Believe In.” As a DJ, he has performed internationally in clubs and festivals throughout the United States, Asia, Australia, and Europe.

When it comes to his career, Junior is not one for slowing down, and now officially part of the Steve Angello’s SIZE Records family, 2012 is no exception. The renowned DJ/producer recently finished working on material for Morningwood, New Zealand’s Annabel Fey, Young Money’s Christina Milian and R&B superstar Mya, as well as his own “Dim Mak Attack” EP released on Steve Aoki’s label earlier this year. Junior has several other projects in the works, including his debut full length album and follow-up single “Live my Life Without You” ft Cece Peniston with an upcoming release on Laidback Luke’s Mixmash label, In addition to producing and touring constantly, Junior is starting his own record label / multimedia company Brobot distributed by SIZE Records. Not to mention his own headphone line scheduled for launch in 2013. Junior Sanchez has undoubtedly carved a place for himself in this cutthroat industry, but expect bigger and better things from this creative juggernaut in the near future.

KAROTTE

Here today, gone tomorrow. A phrase truly befitting the modern club scene. Because the dance hit of today can quickly become the long forgotten melody of yesterday.
The name of the artist of the moment is permanently blasted on the radio, shown TV and omnipresent in every musically related magazine, in other words, simply everywhere. One starts to wonder: Where does this guy come from? How come I haven`t heard of him before? And first and foremost: Does he even know how to spin a record? All justified inquests, because this so called breakthrough artist must have somewhat of a past, you might suppose. But these Johnny-come-lately frequently can`t differentiate a record from a pizza funghi and their DJ-sets are consequently not really an eye- or ear-opener. The aftereffect: The crowd is disappointed by the self-proclaimed rising star. Expectations and reality don`t correspond one bit.
Then again there are DJs that started playing records way before they set foot in a studio. Handicraftsmen that build their entire career on their unique ability to electrify an audience with their skills behind the turntables. This road is surely longer and harder, but at the same time guarantees a lifelong loyal fan base centered around you.
Peter Cornely aka Karotte, born 1969 in SaarbrÃ¼cken, is a prime example for such a phenomenon. Over the last two decades the German entertainer has worked himself to the top. Not necessarily as a producer, but as a worldwide revered DJ. Achieving this distinguished position by purely giving 100% each and every night at clubs all around the globe. His unparalleled blend of electronic music surely already separates him from the rest of the field, but his ability to motivate himself to go to the absolute limit all the time, exemplifies his standing as a truly outstanding DJ. His love for music can clearly be heard and seen, no other turntable-wizard lives his set the way Karotte does. His gigs are not just a better option for a wild night out in town, each set is special and an experience in itself. Residencies at numerous discos attest his one-of-a-kind status and value to the electronic scene. U60311 Frankfurt, Stammheim Kassel, Harry Klein Munich and nowadays Cocoon Club Frankfurt are just a few examples of this illustrious list of top notch hot spots. If you would ask one the regular guests of each and every nightery Mr.Cornely has graced throughout his career, which DJ honestly shaped the sound of club, the answer would probably always be the same: Karotte. His open approach to all electronic genres (Minimal, Tech/House, Electro, Breakbeat…) have made him unpredictable and extremely influential to many young musicians out there. But clubs are not the only place where the root vegetable of all DJs can be heard. The radio-show “Karottes Kitchen” on Sunshine Live is more than just your typical “guy playing records all night long” show. Peter invites other befriended colleagues on air and together they discuss groundbreaking issues such as birds, cars and the latest local gossip. His charm and personality are what make the program special and entertaining, it is not just about the music but also about the people who stop by for a short or sometimes longer chit-chat.
Enough of the DJ Karotte, let us talk about the producer Karotte. Over the last few years the Cocoon resident has put the finishing touches on his recent tracks. The renowned artist Gregor Tresher is his latest studio partner. Together they have released “Tronic” and “Storytelling” on Great Stuff Records. Both numbers getting massive support from internationally acclaimed disc jockeys: James Zabiela, Toni Rios, Paul Woolford, Mason, Monika Kruse, Darren Emerson…are all huge fans of their latest output. Peter`s unequalled taste in music clearly reflects in his first Great Stuff 12inch. Eschewing from all contemporary trends and styles, Karottte manages to fill the void between Tech/House, Trance and Acid. But being the workaholic that he is, the long haired mix-master already has the next killer LP up his sleeve. Concurrently to the enormous Mayday this year (of course he is on the bill!), Mr.Cornely is about to unleash his new record. Later in the summer we can even expect a CD mix-series, which will reflect his temporary taste in music.
Here today, here tomorrow, a phrase which perfectly mirrors Karotte`s past, present and future. Event if Peter Cornely should land a number one hit in the dance charts, you would still have to admit that he is a better DJ than the rest of the pack. The prior expectations are surpassed and reality slowly sinks in: Damn, this guy is good!

KEVIN SAUNDERSON

Respected and acknowledged around the World as one of the three Detroit Techno innovators, Kevin Saunderson is a legend in his own right, who has helped to reshape the future of Dance music as we know it!

Kevin was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1964, but moved at the age of nine to the place known as the ‘Motor City’, Detroit. He attended Belleville High School (West of Detroit), where his youthful urge to make music had been fuelled. There he befriended two other like-minded students (Atkins and May). After leaving school he attended Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, where he played Football. After 2 years, Kevin quit playing football in order to focus on music, so he joined his high school pals Derrick May and Juan Atkins, which unknown at the time would be the move that would help Kevin’s career escalate.

Starting out as a DJ, Kevin soon developed new skills that led him into producing records, which he released on his own label, KMS Records. The demand for Kevin as a Producer and DJ was overwhelming overseas, as well as in the States. He introduced acts like ‘Kreem’, ‘Reese’, ‘Inter-City’ (later to become Inner City) and ‘Reese & Santonio’. Kevin has had many other aliases too, such as; ‘Tronik House’, ‘The Reese Project’, ‘EssRay’, ‘Kaos’ and more recently, ‘E-Dancer’, which he uses to show his versatility at being able to create different facets of Dance music. Kevin also pioneered the art of the “REMIX,” changing the face of how remixers revamp songs. His very first remix for The Wee Papa Girl Rappers “Heat It Up” went on to pick up ‘DMC Remix of the Year’ in spring 1988.

Kevin’s biggest achievement (to date) and his most commercially recognized project has been INNER CITY, who have come full circle after TEN years, as one of the World’s most influential Dance acts. As one of the most important prime time movers in the house and techno revolution of 1988, Kevin Saunderson and Paris Grey have been to the top, struggled and bounced back to the top of the pile. Now in their thirteenth year together, the duo have proven they are one of dance music’s great survivors with a new dazzling renaissance and they’re justifiably proud of a healthy career spanning early pioneering hits like “Big Fun” and “Good Life”, “Ain’t Nobody Better”, through to “Hallelujah”, “Pennies From Heaven”, “Till We Meet Again”, “Do Ya”, “Your Love” (to name but a few) and most recently the1999 Spanish re-recording of their 1989 hit “Good Life”,(Buena Vida), which soon became a Number One Club hit in Europe and entered the TOP TEN on the UK Pop Charts. (The group’s latest single, “Good Love”, is also destined for success in the UK).

Since the beginning, their career has been nothing short of remarkable, not only for their numerous critical and commercial achievements, but also for their longevity. Whilst most acts have been snubbed out at the onset of the ‘next big trend’, Inner City have managed to sidestep the trends, making “songs that went on to become classics”. Amazingly, the good life of being one of the World’s top dance groups came to them by accident.

In 1987 Kevin, then at only 22-year-old recorded a backing track in a makeshift studio stuck in the basement of his apartment. He needed a girl vocalist who could also supply lyrics and his friend Chicago house producer, Terry “Housemaster” Baldwin, suggested Windy City Chanteuse Paris Grey. Paris agreed, flew into Detroit, came up with lyrics and “Big Fun” was born. Incredibly the tape was then filed away and almost forgotten until months later when UK dance aficionado, Neil Rushton, visited the Motor City to put together a compilation album, “Techno â€” The New Dance Sound Of Detroit” for Virgin Records. He freaked when hearing the song and made sure “Big Fun” was on the LP. Soon afterwards, it was released as a single and went on to become a World wide smash. But despite it’s sudden success, Paris hung on to her job as a sales assistant in a Chicago store – only quitting when the follow up, “Good Life” outsold “Big Fun”.

The third single “Ain’t Nobody Better” retained Kevin’s techno-logic microchip feel, topped by Paris’s soulful voice. Their debut album, “Paradise” cemented this prosperity and highlighted the Detroit techno blueprint.

In 1993, INNER CITY parted company with their label, Virgin Records. The label released the “Testament” “93” remix album to celebrate their time together. Also in that year they were voted, by the readers of Mixmag Magazine, the “Best International Act of the Year” and a “homecoming” deal with their manager Neil Rushton’s SIX6 label was finalized. Another UK Tour followed in August ’93, including a headlining appearance on the Reading Festival’s dance stage and the top slot at the European Dance Weekender in Paris the following month. It was also at this time that Kevin’s work with his other group THE REESE PROJECT was greeted with equal glee by journalists and clubbers alike.

To date, INNER CITY have had 12 Top 40 hits in the UK, as well as having had two Top 20 albums, with combined sales of more than 6 million. Inner City have also achieved many awards for outstanding accomplishments, such as ‘Best Dance Act in the World’ by DMC in 1989 and 1992. Inner City have also received 4 Gold singles, 1 Gold Album and 1 Platinum Album.

Meanwhile, Kevin’s alter ego E-DANCER produces Techno Music, pure and simple. Created for a savvy audience by an original master. E-DANCER’s first full length LP entitled simply “Heavenly”, has hooked audiences and critics alike. Even more mains-stream music publications were compelled to take notice. For example ‘Spin Magazine’ cited “Heavenly” as ‘ONE OF THE TEN BEST ALBUMS YOU’VE NEVER HEARD’. Odd praise? Perhaps. But accurate nonetheless, for rarely has a record so “underground” in both profile and content. Indeed, “Heavenly” is a ‘Must Have’ in any Detroit Techno collection.

With his latest two productions, Inner City ‘Say Something’ (Concept) and Reese Project “This Means That” (SuSu) both providing late summer 05 hits in Europe, it all reaffirms Kevin’s standing as one of the ‘INNOVATORS’, and a leader in the industry.

One of the most exciting movements for Kevin of 2005, was his new title which has also given him one of the biggest challenges of his career, the Producer of FUSE-IN, the newest reincarnation of Detroit’s 6th electronic festival this Memorial Day weekend at Hart Plaza on May 28th, 29th and 30th, with an outstanding line up which included Mos Def, Ken Ishii, Carl Craig, Kevin Saunderson, Green Velvet, Ritchie Hawtin, Underground Resistance, Alexander Robotnick and many more. As Kevin states “What we’ve done in our history in Detroit with techno is a result of a love for all kinds of music, I don’t want this just to be a techno event, I want techno to be the foundation and for people to realize how powerful Detroit has been and still is, I want to put on a good show with good artists so people can be inspired by the music”.

During 2005/2006 We celebrated 20 years of Kevin Saunderson’s music Productions with FUSE-In Presents Kevin Saunderson/Elevator World Tour- The tour featured both House and Techno DJ sets plus a live show incorporating all his most popular productions from 1986-2006. This included tracks from E-Dancer, Esser’ay, K S Experience, Kaos, Keynotes, Reese, Reese + Santonio, , Tronikhouse, Intercity, Kreem,
Inner City and The Reese Project.

The live show featured stunning visuals, and crystal clear audio, taking the audience on a breathtaking journey through the roots and soul of Kevin Saunderson from house to techno and back again. These live shows gave Kevin the opportunity to entertain and inform his audience on his unique history. This incredible body of work, which for the first time will be under one umbrella, clearly defined and clarified the artistry of the man they call THE ELEVATOR. True to his dream, Kevin Saunderson elevated the deep sound of Detroit Techno and took it from the underground into the hearts and souls of music lovers the world over with his Inner City and The Reese Project recordings. These live events will surely be remembered for years to come as a celebration of the one of the greatest ambassadors for techno to come out of Detroit.

In 2007 Kevin is back in the studio working on new productions, and remixes. The first to come out of the box, was a stunning re-working of Claude Von Stroke’s “Who’s Afraid of Detroit” which received 5 star reviews and plaudits from every corner of the globe.

KID CREME

He is a perfectionist who will happily delay the release of one of his own records if the bass needs tweaking or the vocals aren’t sitting perfectly in the mix once he has road-tested the track on one of the many quality soundsystems around the world on which he and DJ partner Junior Jack play.

Kid Creme is a man on a mission. To deliver quality house music through his productions and DJ sets around the world. He is a perfectionist who will happily delay the release of one of his own records if the bass needs tweaking or the vocals aren’t sitting perfectly in the mix once he has road-tested the track on one of the many quality soundsystems around the world on which he and DJ partner Junior Jack play.

Kid Creme aka Nicolas Scaravilli was born in Brussels in 1974 and when the globetrotting is done he still calls Belgium home. Nicks formative teenage years were spent learning to spin Hip-Hop and studying music theory & classic piano. Unfortunately expelled from music college in 1991, he decided to set up his own home studio inspired mainly by the London hardcore break beat scene.

In 1994, DTM Recordz was born, a label collaboration between Nick, his brother and an old friend. The DTM crew released underground techno records catching the eye of the legendary R&S records who quickly offered them a label deal. At the same time Nick was developing his house production skills releasing records though UK label Drop Dead Discs. It was Nick’s house remix of ‘Boom’ on Drop Dead that caught fire and caused serious dancefloor damage being picked up on by a host of top DJ’s and being licenced to Nick Warren’s Global Underground CD.

Belgian label PIAS saw what was happening and offered him a deal for his techno productions. He accepted the offer and started recording for them under the name Sharpside. Their second release ‘Critical Freaks’ crossed the techno / house divide and quickly gained support from such varied DJ’s as Dave Angel, Claude Young, Pete Tong , Carl Cox and Judge Jules. With Danny Tenaglia supporting track ‘Belgian Resistance’, Luke Slater using track ‘ Telsco Drop’ on his album and ‘Space Cruising’ getting signed to Dave Angel’s label, Nick’s techno productions were going from strength to strength.

In 2001, kid Creme was born with Nick blending the tougher sound of his Sharpside productions with some seriously funky house sensibilities on ‘Austin’s Groove’. Austins Groove was signed to to Jalapeno Records originally and licensed on to Ink in the UK and Subliminal in the US. Eric Morillo added a Shawnee Taylor vocal on the record and the record got some serious legs with Fatboy Slim dropping it in his Big Beach Boutique set on Brighton Beach. Around this time his DJ career with Junior Jack really started to take off with Rulin’ at Ministry offering them a residency.

LAURANT GARNIER

By the time I was ten years old my bedroom looked like a nightclub. There were strobes, multi-coloured flashing lights, a disco ball, a DJ booth and a dance floor. When I switched on my equipment hundreds of tiny white lights would flit across my bedroom ceiling and walls. I switched on my disco ball every night. I only dreamt of one thing: making people dance.”

Laurent Garnier in “Electrochoc” by Laurent Garnier and David Brun-Lambert (Flammarion)

Laurent Garnier has been making the planet dance for 25 years. And, for all this time, his huge energy has seen him grooving behind record decks, bouncing up and down behind studio equipment and leaping around radio studios. He is a multi-faceted artist whose impact on the music scene is far-reaching. But above all he is a DJ, a true DJ: transformed by music, passionate about the crowd. Bodies move in a trance on the dance floor, minds elsewhere. Yet he is also a discoverer of old and new sounds, and has an amazingly rich musical culture. He spends most of his spare time sifting through old vinyl in record shops, following the most obscure leads on the Internet and listening to every single piece of music he is sent. Music, the pulse of our planet, is his Holy Grail.

One of the pioneering DJs of the dance music scene, Laurent Garnier experienced first-hand the euphoria of the Acid House movement in Manchester. He then went on to Wake Up and shake up Paris nightlife, from La Luna to the Palace, not forgetting the Rex Club. As one of the leading lights in French dance music at the end of the 1980’s, he then spread his message across the planet, from raves to warehouse parties, clubs to festivals. The Excess Luggage 5-CD collection sums up the somewhat hectic life of this globetrotting DJ whose antennae are permanently ‘tuned-in’ to sounds from around the globe, current trends, and the music of the next generation. At the beginning of 2011 Laurent Garnier was the only Frenchman, amongst 35 international DJ’s, to be shortlisted for “best DJ of all time” by the English magazine Mixmag. The latest in a string of accolades for this ‘turntable connoisseur’ whose incredible sets use both Techno from Detroit and beyond, and mixes in hints of Jazz, sweltering Disco, heart-warming House, African grooves, and Jungle and Dubstep basslines.

Musical eclecticism is at the heart of Laurent Garnier’s commitment to radio. At the beginning of the 1990’s, Laurent Garnier got behind the microphone, playing records on Radio FG, Maxximum and Radio Nova, where he remained a vital element for the next 18 years. Uncovering rare records, selecting new sounds and promoting new trends, Laurent Garnier has found a great source of satisfaction in radio broadcasting. To the point when, in 2003, he created Pedro’s Broadcasting Basement (http://www.pedrobroadcast.com), his own webradio that is open day and night and can be accessed across the planet. And as if that was not enough, for the last two years he has been presenting his own weekly radio show It Is What It Is which is currently broadcast in France (Le Mouv), Belgium (Pure FM), Switzerland (Couleur 3) and Mali (La Chaine 2).

Laurent Garnier is an artist on the move. He is tireless in his enthusiasm and is bursting with new ideas and projects. As well as the demands of his DJ-ing and his radio shows, Laurent Garnier has also evolved into a well-respected music producer. His first big hits (Acid Eiffel and Wake Up), both soundtracks to the explosion of dance music in France, have paved the way for a series of albums that are both elaborate and multi-faceted. From the Techno undercurrents of Shot in the Dark to the ambition of Tales of a Kleptomaniac, the electronic odyssey of 30, the maturity of Unreasonable Behaviour, and the visionary escapism of The Cloud Making Machine. In the space of five celebrated albums, Laurent Garnier has embarked upon a remarkable journey. A journey marked by some incredible electronic music anthems, loved by both DJ’s and the public alike: Flashback, Crispy Bacon, The Man With The Red Face, Back To My Roots, Gnanmankoudji, It’s Just Muzik. His discography is, of course inseparable from the story of F Communications, the label that he created in 1994 with Eric Morand and which brought to the fore producers such as Mr Oizo, St Germain, Jori Hulkkonen, AlexKid and Scan X.

All of this musical journey is written down in the book Electrochoc that Laurent Garnier and the journalist-writer David Brun-Lambert wrote together and came out in 2003. In this biography, Laurent Garnier tells the epic story of electronic music through his experiences and memories. Electrochoc was a publishing hit and was translated into other languages including Spanish, German, Japanese, Russian and Croatian. It is due for digital release in English in 2011. In addition, Electrochoc is the inspiration behind a screenplay that is currently being written for cinema.

Aside from his albums and singles, Laurent Garnier is also a composer for the cinema, television and theatre. He wrote the music for the film SDF Go Home, the animated film Globi and the Stolen Shadows and in 2010 made the music for the French television show Groland. As for the stage, Laurent Garnier has composed the music for contemporary dance choreographers Angelin Preljocaj and Marie-Claude Pietragalla. During the summer of 2010 Laurent Garnier worked for a second time with Angelin Preljocaj composing the music for the ballet Suivront Mille Ans de Calme with the dancers from Moscow’s Bolshoi Theatre. All of these projects were wonderfully inspirational experiences that have had a huge impact upon him, both as a musician and as a human being, continuing a far-reaching career that is founded upon commitment and passion.

Whether behind the decks, or a radio microphone, Laurent Garnier has managed to achieve his childhood dream: sharing the best possible music with other people. And little by little, Laurent Garnier the DJ has evolved into an accomplished musician, whose talents are widely recognised. One of his strengths is having understood how to take his own music on to the stage as live performance. From the Olympia in 1998 to the Tales of a Kleptomaniac tour in 2009/2010, Laurent Garnier has reinvented himself as an important live artist, defending his music and his vision as well as his sense of immediacy and need for improvisation. Surrounded by experienced musicians, Laurent Garnier lights up the stage like a DJ does a dance floor. During his most recent tour of about 100 concerts performed over a period of 18 months, he seduced different audiences from the Nice Jazz Festival, Benicassim, the Salle Pleyel in Paris, to I Love Techno in Ghent.

Following on from the tour, the LBS concept â€” Live Booth Sessions or Loud Bass & Samples â€” was launched in the autumn of 2010. This concept has a smaller live format consisting of three people: Laurent Garnier (DJ & machines), Benjamin Rippert (keyboards) and Scan X (machines). It offers a new platform for expression and improvisation, playing with Techno, Jazz, House, Dub, Breakbeat and Dubstep. This experimental live music project marries the organic and the electronic, with the flexibility of the DJ and the intensity of the live performance. Specially created to match the feverish atmosphere of a club, LBS work the dance floor into a frenzy with marathon sets. Five hours non-stop! It is a new way for Laurent Garnier to approach the dance floorâ€¦in the same spirit of givingâ€¦in close physical and emotional contact with the dance floorâ€¦.as alwaysâ€¦it’s is the story of his life.

LITTLE LOUIE VEGA

Luis Fernando Vega (born June 12, 1965), better known as “Little” Louie Vega, is an American musician of Puerto Rican ancestry. He is one half of the Masters At Work musical production team.[1] He was born to a musician family, as his father, Luis Vager, was a jazz saxophonist, and his uncle was singer HÃ©ctor Lavoe of the Fania All-Stars, and he started his DJ career spinning records at the age of 13.[2]

By 1985, Louie who is cousin to Eric Vega, popular event creator and promoter in New York City began playing house and block parties in his local Bronx neighborhood of New York, as well as engineering and mixing. (Erasure’s The Two Ring Circus features his earliest dabblings in the studio.) His first nightclub residency was at the Devil’s Nest, in the Bronx, and later he moved to Roseland, Studio 54 and the Palladium in Manhattan. During the 1990s, Vega was playing at one of the most influential nightclubs for house music, The Sound Factory Bar. By the mid 1990s, the Masters At Work team had Vega spending less time behind the turntables and more time in the studio as part of the team’s remixers.

MACEO PLEX

Maceo Plex aka Maetrik aka Mariel ito.

Located deep within the circuitry of a mechanical alien host known as Maetrik you will find a complex web of synaptic dispersements resembling what could be called a soul. And this soul which drives it’s host and manipulates it’s every move is finally beginning to emerge. Its name is Maceo Plex. The emergence of such an entity has been the result of a need for feeling, a need for interplanetary funk. We as humans consider this need a feeling, a feeling rooted in emotion, and emotion being the very basis of humanity.

Maceo Plex is on a quest to fullfil his need to inject feeling and funk into the world, and he’s already proving to be quite productive. With deep and funky works of audible engineering for the label Crosstown Rebels in the form of a full length album titled “Life Index”, a night with Maceo Plex will be one of galactic proportions.

To explain the evolutionary process behind Maceo’s existance we must travel back to 1993, to the beginning of his creativity. At the start…Maceo was intrigued by a pair of circular shaped objects designed for holding discs created from vinyl that produced vibrations resulting in sound and music. Soon he began conjuring up mixxes of techno, electro, and house music that quickly gained him popularity within the early 90s rave culture. But in 1997, while Heavily influenced by the sounds of other modern funk theorists such as Model 500, Kenny Larkin, Idjut Boyz, Convextion, etc… Maceo began experimenting with hardware modules containing knobs and keys to form his early musical compositions. Seduced by the sounds of techno & electro, Maceo grew into a technologically advanced being later to be known by various names such as Mariel Ito or Maetrik.

After many years of prolific works on such labels as Treibstoff, Dumb Unit, Cocoon, Audiomatique, Modern Love, Mothership, to name a few…Maceo aka Maetrik travelled the world playing in some of the best clubs such as Rex, Cocoon, Fabric, Womb, etc… Now in 2010 Maceo has begun to strip back some of his robotic body armor known as Maetrik in order to expose a more musical and groove based side the world has not seen yet.

The profound change has taken Maceo Plex from the complex and dark life in America to his current homebase of Valencia, Spain. The sunny and relaxed atmosphere has been quite useful to Maceo in his lengthy inward journey that is very apparent in his music. After a much needed retreat into the funky sounds of Parliament Funkadelic, Moodymann, Atjazz, Isolee, and Luomo, Maceo has finally completed his transormation and is shining brighter than the star Sirius….and his newest musical output reflects his radiation in a variety of beautiful colors. In late 2010, Maceo’s single “Vibe Your Love” will finally be released on the very foward thinking label Crosstown Rebels and will include a hefty funk remix treatment by Zev of the Wolf & Lamb clang. Soon following will be the full length debut album aptly titled “Life Index” which chronicles Maceo’s life long transformation into the soulful ball of energy he is today.

Once experienced, the album will make it abundantly clear the level of versatility Maceo Plex posesses among his many auditory shells. And the world will understand Maceo’s pristine vision of house music from beyond.

MAR-T

He is a perfect connoisseur of the dance floors of half the world due to his residency since 1999 in Amnesia Ibiza. This has given him enough experience to be able to adapt to any dance floor without any concessions.

Born in Barcelona (Spain) and raised in Sitges, a small town near Barcelona were night life was very popular in the 80’s and 90’s. There Mar-T got all the interest for electronic music, especially in L’Atlantida Club. DJ and producer since 1995, he is a perfect connoisseur of the dance floors of half the world due to his residency since 1999 in Amnesia Ibiza. This has given him enough experience to be able to adapt to any dance floor without any concessions. His dj sets expose his hedonist and sensual spirit, and knows how to create an atmosphere full of good vibrations due to his sane eclecticism that takes him to mix all aspects of electronic music with great results.

MARCELLO

Marcello Giordani is one of the key figures of the blooming Italian Disco scene. Being a producer, Dj and collector of rare Italo-Disco vinyls, he is on the very front of the exploding Disco movement in Europe with his “Italo Deviance” Blog and Label.
Marcello started djing back in 1992 when starting what would have been the golden age of the House Music scene.
He began playing in clubs nearby his town and at 20 become resident-dj of the historic Italian party called “Les Folies the Pigalle” which at the time was one of the points of reference for the National dance music and this allows him to have a high visibility and work in the best italian club’s network. His vocation as a producer it’s easy to feel and at 21 bought his first equipment and released a debut E.P.
Then he signed with labels like Dirt Crew, Players Paradise, Mule Musiq, Endless Flight. For more than a decade remains anchored to a pure “underground sound” and gives all importance to the music quality. His inspiration comes straight from the N.Y. Disco scene (Paradise Garage) an mid ’80s Chicago House scene like Muzic Box and Warehouse but also from the early 80’s Italo Disco and Cosmic.
Marcello also founded, back in 2008, an highly disco oriented blog called Italo Deviance and the self-named label.
After the blog success Marcello started djing in many places around the world (Tokyo, NY, Philadelphia, Helsinki, Oslo, London, Berlin, Barcelona, Madrid, Athens and many more) he also works at prestigious events related to fashion brands and magazines as: MaxMara, Louis Vuitton, Marc Jacobs, D-Squared, Henrietta Ludgate, GQ Magazine and for the “BERLINALE” (Berlin Film Festival)

MARCO CAROLA

Marco Carola is a global ambassador of techno. From Napoli in the south of Italy, Marco was instrumental in the development of the electronic scene in the early 90s, he took the flourishing techno Napolitano scene to the rest of the world.

Over twenty years later and Marco is still one of the most respected artists amongst the techno scene, widely regarded as one of the key factors in driving the genre towards worldwide recognition within electronic music.

As a revered producer and successful label head, Marco has spearheaded imprints such as Design Music, Zenit, Question, One Thousands and Do.Mi.No whilst releasing music on a selection of the world’s finest labels such as Minus, Plus 8 2M and Primate Recordings. In addition to five critically acclaimed albums, including his most recent Play It Loud, Marco has also been responsible for a clutch of seminal mix compilations. In 2006, his mix for legendary London club Fabric’s series was a lesson in sleek, future-facing minimalism. That was followed up by well received compilations for Time Warp in 2009. In 2010 Cocoon label boss Sven VÃ¤th asked him to mix the Frankfurt based label’s Party Animals CD alongside Nick Curly, which took Carola’s dj taste and skills to new heights.

Famed for his energetic and impressive three-deck style of mixing and long journey set, Marco has remained one of the most in demand DJs on the planet throughout the last two decades. Favoring mammoth eight hour plus sets, Marco is predisposed to a subtle working of the crowd that has made him a favorite among fans from Ibiza to New York, South America and beyond.

MARCO FARAONE

Tuscan’s young artist Marco Faraone, had the privilege of a musical background in his family, allowing him to delve into experiments with electronic music from such early times as playing his first gig aged only 14 in his hometown of Lucca, Italy. Almost 10 years later Marco is working hard to present his sound on the international music scene, with scores of releases included his 2010 HIT Ep ‘STRANGE NEIGHBORS’ on Moon Harbour, his solo EPs ‘WANT LIFE TIME’ and ‘HARD TIME TO TRAVEL’, creating a real stir and were featured on playlists of top DJ’s everywhere. Along with further releases on labels like Get Physical Music, Sci+Tec, Truesoul, CÃ¨cille, Be As One, All Inn, it seems that Marco will be fast developing an enviable discography for such a young artist in the scene.

During the years, step by step, his passion, charisma and determination led him to
announce his new residency for the infamous italian club Tenax of Florence together with the newborn Labirynth club in Antwerp and perform in some of the best italian and international clubs like Panorama Bar (Berlin), Cocoon club (Frankfurt), Output (New york), Oslo (Detroit), Baum (BogotÃ ), Amnesia (Milan), CafÃ¨ D’anvers (Antwerp), Vanilla Ninja (Moscow), Sankeys (Manchester), Fabrik Madrid, Toffler (Rottherdam), Egg (London), Woodstock 69 (Bloemendaal), Guendalina (Lecce), The Wood (Bruxelles), Magazzini Generali (Milan), Bloc (Barcelona), Terminal (Birmingham), Grelleforelle (Wien), Electricpickle (Miami), and some famous Festivals like Tomorrowland (Belgium), Barrakud (Croatia), Extrema Outdoor (Belgium), Day One festival (Spain), Electrosonic (Spain), East Ender (Spain), Kazantip (Ukraine), Zomerkriebels (Belgium), Ade (Amsterdam), Klubbers Day (Spain), 3 Gram (Holland), Sunrise (Belgium) and many more.

The year ahead looks bright for his career, with an already demanding “I WILL WAIT” Album Tour schedule all over Europe, and further upcoming releases on many important labels, like his “Jambo Ep” on DESOLAT and his new UNCOMPROMISED MOOD Ep on Adam Beyer’s label DRUMCODE, confirming his undeniably talent.

MARTIN SOLVEIG

Martin Solveig is a focused artist, hungry for experience. His first DJ sets (a few nights on the decks of the Palace club when he was 18) inspired a passion for electronic music and an ambition to make a career in this fascinating, elusive little world.

Beginnings
Martin Solveig is a focused artist, hungry for experience. His first DJ sets (a few nights on the decks of the Palace club when he was 18) inspired a passion for electronic music and an ambition to make a career in this fascinating, elusive little world. As a student, he was successively resident DJ at Le Palace, Les Bains-Douches, L’Enfer and Le Queen. Assembling disco classics and “Guem” and “Carneiro” percussion, he soon learned to put together small, very simple pieces and produce his first samplesâ€¦

First productions
â€¦ Martin’s first production efforts were persistent, but inconclusive. Then, with the backing of friend and mentor Claude Monnet, he set up his own label, “Mixture”, and finally made his name with “Heart Of Africa”. This piece of percussion enlivened by raging saxophone riffs won acclaim from influential electro players, such as Joe Clausell, Frankie Knuckles and Bob Sinclar. Sinclar, who had just launched his “Africanism” project with DJ Gregory, asked Martin to join the team. The result was “Edony”, Martin’s first hit, which sold 40,000 copies in vinyl. A surprising track, telling the story of an Egyptian princess over a derbouka backing, it reached the number-one spot in the French, Italian and Greek club charts.

First album: “Sur la terre” (On Earth)
Now it was time to take the plunge and put together an album combining these tracks with others, providing a wider vision of Martin’s musical world. “Sur la terre” (On Earth) was released in 2002. It included “Edony” and “Heart Of Africa”, as well as “I’m a good man” (a powerful, old-school soul track), the slightly melancholic “Someday”, and “Linda” (a jokey Afro nod to his masters, Fela and Serge Gainsbourg). This first album was a strong critical success, drawing unexpected reactions from all around the world. It enabled Martin to work with international producers such as Kenny Dope (Masters At Work), and DJ Spen (Basement Boys) and also brought him offers of ambitious remixes for Cunnie Williams, Soldiers of Twilight and especially Salif Keita, for whom Martin wrote one of 2003’s great club anthems, “Madan”.

A remix for Salif Keita: “Madan”
The story of this remix began unremarkably, with exchanges between record companies, but when the lively, universal song was heard, things started to move. Martin re-orchestrated the track, turning it into an afro-disco whirlwind. Pleased with the result, he decided to release it on his “Mixture” label. For nearly a year, Tony Humphries, Louie Vega, David Morales and others featured the remix in their sets. It was then aired by numerous radio stations in France , Italy , Portugal , Australia , South Africa , etc., a proud achievement for its creator. While sticking to Salif Keita’s traditional message, he secured the backing of top DJs and won over a broad, not necessarily specialist audience. “Madan” has now been compiled more than 150 times in 21 different countries. It is included on the remix album “Suite” (Continued), a compilation of many of Martin’s remixes and a few previously unreleased tracks, including “Rocking music”.

“Rocking music”
Martin realised that he had reached a turning point, that it was time to step back from African influences if he was to avoid getting stuck in a rut or acquiring the kind of label that always sticks a little too firmly to an artist behind their back. Another meeting with Jay Sebag brought the possibility of a rewarding partnership that would allow Martin to express his sometimes rather controlled (but uplifting) disco streak. “Rocking Music” was released in October 2004, greatly widening the artist’s audience and winning over the UK public for the first time. Backed by Mousse T, Pete Tong and Erick Morillo, “Rocking Music” impacted on the 2004 Winter Music Conference in Miami, then swept across Europe on the air and in clubs (BBC Radio 1 playlisted it with high rotation).

Decks forever
Martin never lets his producer’s cap get in the way of his DJ headgear. An artist endlessly roaming from venue to venue, he performs his music on the decks, touring clubs worldwide. The 2004 Rocking Music Tour took him to more than 20 countries. In Sydney , New York , Ibiza , Singapore , Barcelona , Zaghreb, London , Lisbon , Dubai and Paris , at events ranging from a private party for Karl Lagerfeld to the open-air festival of Carthage , Martin found unswervingly enthusiastic audiences, often displaying different sensibilities.

MARTIN SOLVEIG

MATHIAS TANZMANN

Few people are more synonymous with deep and tech house than Matthias Tanzmann. Ever since first emerging from his native Leipzig in the mid-nineties, the German producer, DJ and label boss has helped to define and redefine the genres through his releases on his own label Moon Harbour and his much talked about DJ sets.

Most notably these sets happen at DC10 in Ibiza, where he is resident for the Circo Loco crew, and which often see him team up with friend and peer Davide Squillace. The pair has also recently partnered in the studio with Desolat’s Martin Buttrich as Better Lost Than Stupid, a new collective that is working on a debut album and aims to unleash a brand new live show in the coming months following on from some well received b2b2b sets in recent times.

When working solo Tanzmann very much has his own sonic identity, as evidenced by standout EPs such as Bulldozer, Chano and Tilt and his debut album from 2008, Restless. As a remixer he has been in constant demand over the years, turning his hand to acts as diverse as Booka Shade, Moby and Josh Wink. The results were recently collated on his Remixes 2002-2012 compilation, which showcased just how adept and adaptable he is as a remixer.

Over the years, Matthias has also mixed it up for some of the most respected CD series, including Fabric in 2012, Circo Loco in 2011 and many others. His DJ style is unique in the way it threads together elongated grooves, subtle melodies and infectious basslines into soundtracks that never lose sight of the groove and keep people locked in for hours on end.

The breadth, depth and consistency of his Moon Harbour label over the years are also testament to Matthias Tanzmann’s dedication to electronic music. The label has released countless EPs, LPs and compilations, and has A&Red new talents and nurtured established stalwarts in equal part, from Sable Sheep to Dan Drastic, Ekkohaus to Luna City Express. He might have been doing this for well over a decade, but in 2014 Matthias Tanzmann remains as influential as ever.

MIND AGAINST

Etching a musical partnership that draws from the combined roots of IDM, house and techno, Mind Against are the Italian native but Berlin based project of Alessandro and Federico Fognini.

They carved a path for themselves with a series of three EP’s on Life and Death. Their debut “Atlant”, the follow up “Avalon” and the latter “Strange Days” were let loose to critical acclaim. Since then calling the label their home, the duo now takes part in the management and A&R.

2015 came with a celebratory occasion marked by a collaborative EP with Belgian producer Locked Groove, released on Scuba’s Hotflush Recordings.

The biggest cliché of a “sound that’s hard to pin down”, is realer than gravity when it comes to Mind Against. They coax on psychedelic hooks of the 1980s and dance floor anthems bound traditionally to european soil. This backdrop makes for releases and performances that do well against any canvas.

MISS MELERA

For, as the past few decades have shown, when it comes to dance music, the world follows Holland’s lead. And right now, no new star shines as bright as our own Miss Melera.

For the past decade, the Amsterdam-based Miss Melera has been perfecting her art, and developing mixing skills that have already been compared to legends such as Sasha and John Digweed. She’s done her homework, absorbing the essence behind traditional genres such as progressive, deep and tech house and old-school techno, and then twisting them into a melodic confection that is both fresh and timeless, and completely her own.

A triple threat, Miss Melera is as at home in the studio as she is on the airwaves, in the DJ booth at an underground club, or on the stage of an outdoor massive. In the past year, she has played increasingly high profile dates in India, the Americas, including Canada, the US, and Columbia, and, of course, Berlin. Her monthly radio show on soundcloud, Colourizon, is increasingly popular, and her fast-growing fan base is embrasing her second release, Faith.

Faith, which follows last year’s Stare/Stunning, is a three-song EP including the title track, “Fearless,” and an Einmusik remix of “Faith.” As Miss Melera has always regarded Einmusik as a great inspiration, she is particularly honored to be able to include it on the release, and do so on Einmusika Recordings.

This record, which Thump calls “dark tech house at its finest,” and her upcoming tour will give a global audience a chance to experience what savvy music lovers in Miami, Berlin, and Amsterdam already have. As they will tell you, when you’re under Miss Melera’s spell, you won’t stop moving.

MONICA ELECTRONICA

Monica Electronica started to play the decks in ’02. She began playing as a dj duo with Estelle Decibel every month in Club Stalker in the Netherlands as De Nachtzusters (The Night sisters.) In the summer of 2003 Monica co -organized with her friend dj Josz LeBon a summer bar called: Bar Tabac, on the rooftop of the Van Nelle factory in Rotterdam. This beautiful old factory was a playground for experiment and unforgettable parties took place. They set the tone with a not often heard sound in the region: ElectroItaloDiscoRock.

Her connection with the Dutch organization Electronation took her dj career a few steps further. She played in several famous clubs in The Netherlands and established her name at Dutch festivals like Awakenings, Lowlands, Noorderslag, FFWD Dance-parade, Dance Vall..

Autumn ’04 created the Monica Electronica-buzz internationally and she started to travel around to spin the wheels with gigs in eighteen different counties. And in June ’05 she made her first tour through Russia.

December of ’05, she was selected with 29 other talented musicians, producers and dj’s from all over the world to join the Redbull Music Academy in Seattle, USA. A live-time experience and a learning period where she had the chance to upgrade her dj and producing skills.

Especially in Belgium there is a mutual affection. As it is one of her favorite places to be, during her residency at club Petrol in Antwerp, she made appearances at festivals like 10 days off, Groovecity, Tomorrowland, Pukkelpop and I love Techno.

Monica has an opinioned way of selecting and bringing her music, both crowd teaser and pleaser combining Electro, Minimal and Techno.

MR. C

International DJ, innovative producer, founder of Superfreq, Plink Plonk, End Recordings, The Shamen frontman and co owner of The End, Mr C emerged as a pioneering force in the house music scene in 1987 and has continued to be instrumental in the proliferation of dance music on a global scale.

Richard West aka Mr.C was born in London in the late 60’s. He started MCing in London clubs aged only 16 & soon earned a reputation as a fast talking vivacious rapper working with LWR radio’s Ron Tom, Jasper the Vinyl Junkie & Jazzy M. Mr.C then hooked up with Colin Faver & Evil Eddie Richards to became resident rapper at the legendary Camden Palace in London, going on to MC for Colin Faver on the then illegal pirate radio station Kiss FM. Mr.C went into the studio to record his 1st house track with Eddie Richards as Myster-E which was released in August 1987. This inspired Mr.C to become a DJ to learn more about his beloved House & Techno music so in late ’87 Richard took to the decks. Mr.C has since organized, promoted & been resident DJ at: Fantasy (’88), Base (Dungeons ’89), Release (91), Harmony (92), Drop (93), Cyclone (94), Vapourspace (94 & 95), Flavour (The End 95 & 96), Subterrain (The End 95 – 2002), Superfreq (Worldwide 2002 – Present), Super Disco Freq (LA 2010 – present) & his new weekly Freq Sundays starts in LA in December. On top of this Mr.C held down a weekly radio show called Future Music with Kiss 100 FM in London from 1993-2002 & has presented TV shows for MTV, FH1, VIVA & BBC. To say that Mr.C is one of the most iconic DJs in the world would be an understatement.

In December 1995 Mr.C opened the legendary night club The End in London with Partner Layo Paskin & then AKA bar 3 years later, which celebrated its 13th anniversary in December 2008 & was lauded as one of the best night clubs in the world, which completely changed the face of clubbing in London.
Sadly The End & AKA closed its doors for good on January 24th 2009. 1 Chapter closes & another begins.

Mr.C is founder & owner of Plink Plonk records, cofounder of End Recordings & founder & co-owner of the Superfreq label, which is now releasing music prolifically.
Mr.C has recorded under the names, Myster-E, Unity 2, Nu Jacks, Bass Bureau, The Shamen, Mantrac, Somnambulist, Animus Amour, Killer Loop, Mr.C & Tom Parris, Mr.C & 16B, Sycophant Slags, Indigo Kidz & East LA Tek.
Mr.C is best known as front man & producer of the pop group The Shamen with whom he notched up a string of top 10 hits including Move Any Mountain, Love Sex Intelligence, Boss Drum, Phorever People & the UK number 1 smash hit Ebeneezer Goode. These hits were hits the world over. The Shamen album Boss Drum went double platinum in the UK & they also won a highly coveted Ivor Novelo for Songwriters of the year UK in 1992. Richard’s currently recording solo as Mr.C & is also doing collaborations as the Indigo Kidz with Affie Yusuf, with [a]pendics.shuffle, with Omid 16b & with Noel Jackson as East LA Tek & has recent releases on Poker Flat, Get Physical Records & Adjunct Audio as well as his own Superfreq imprint.
In 2013, Mr.C released his long awaited Mr.C album Smell The Coffee, 3 solo singles & 2 Indigo Kidz releases on Superfreq, his Hechizo track for Get Physical, remixes for Mikael StavÃ¶strand & David Scuba for Riff Raff, as well as remixes for Joint Custody, Xo Chic & House of 909 all on Superfreq & last year Richard has released his debut East LA Tek EP, has had Mr.C remixes released for Felipe Kastegliano on Stark Futures & for Class B Band, & Affie Yusuf & the Midnight Perverts & Troncoso. Mr.C has his remix of Just Be due in late January 2015 & his brand new Solo Mr.C EP due at the end of February, again all on Superfreq. He is also working extensively in the studio on solo Mr.C projects for Get Physical, Items & Things & also Superfreq so expect 2015 to be a prolific year on the production front.

Mr.C runs & promotes Superfreq events, which will celebrate being 13 years old in March 2015 & ran monthly at Mr.C’s club The End until it closed down in January 2009. Superfreq now functions bi-monthly in London including a bi-annual residency at the legendary nightclub Fabric & spends the rest of the time hopping around London’s popup warehouse venues. Superfreq also does regular events at Hollywood’s hottest venue Sound as well as hosting underground popup events in Downtown LA. Superfreq also has bi-monthly events in Calais France & regular events in Miami, Brooklyn, Playa Del Carmen & has just started a new bi-monthly with Groovetop in Washington DC & a new quarterly with Volatl / Electro Static in Chicago. This is on top annual events in Russia, Ibiza, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Dallas, San Francisco & other one of events the world over.
Superfreq has accomplished 7 successful seasons in Ibiza, 3 at Club Underground, 2 at the legendary DC10, 1 season at Blu & 3 events at Aura & hosts annual events at BPM Festival in Playa Del Carmen & will be doing events at WMC Festival in Miami as well as hosting events in 2015 at Sonar, Burning Man & ADE.

You can hear Mr.C’s current DJ mixes on his Soundcloud, check out many of his productions on his youtube channels & find all Superfreq releases on Beatport.

NEVERDOGS

Tommy Paone and Marco De Gregorio started playing separately in the early nineties in South Italy when they began buying vinyls. They are both coming from Catanzaro, Calabria but they met in Florence in the year 2000 where they agreed on a new exciting project called NEVERDOGS.

The duo adapted to the musical trends and managed to achieve residencies for the most famous clubs in Italy such as Tenax (Florence) and DocShow(Bologna). In 2004 musicians Alessio Monizza and Davide Ruberto joined them in breaking the electronic/dance circuit and help them build a strong reputation as DJ’s and producers.

Neverdogs gained the public’s attention in the summer of 2005 via a collaborative project with Italy’s most sought after event called the DocShow (a decadent mix of music, art and performance). The summer of 2006 found them relocated in Ibiza, the hottest and toughest destination of electronic music, where they gained residencies and regular appearances for Privilege, Space, Zoo Project and Underground.

By the year 2009 Neverdogs are already dominating Ibiza’s music scene playing for the famous Katamaran parties hosted by Sexy’n’Chic alongside big names such as Ricardo Villalobos, Jose de Divin, System of Survival, etc.

Neverdogs gained their reputation in the underground scene and influenced the industry circles through their dynamic sounds by being present at the most selective gatherings in Italy, Ibiza, London, Miami, and Punta del Este (Uruguay). They became regulars of the globe’s finest establishment and parties, playing alongside various artists such as Loco Dice, Behrouz, Tania Vulcano, Dan Ghenacia, Shonky, Audiofly, Luna City Express, Lucio Aquilina, etc.

Their first material produced was shared with selected names of the industry such as Satoshi Tomiie, Pascal Feos, Steve Lawler that started appreciating their work instantly. Their productions were released for big labels such as Idea and Eukatech Records and also featured in Richie Hawtin, Timo Maas and Bushwacka!’s playlists.

Following a winter tour in 2011/2012 in South America and many other exquisite events in Europe, Neverdogs have played alongside Craig Richards at Tenax (Italy) and at Move On Festival in Uruguay. The summer season of 2012 caught them playing for the famous Music On party in Amnesia Ibiza hosted by Marco Carola and also for Senses parties hosted by Sexy’n’Chic at Ushuaia Ibiza.
2013 shapes up to be a great year for Neverdogs with a successful residency at Vanilla Ninja in Moscow, DocShow in Bologna and Egg London but also with a great performance at Miami Music Conference with Music On at Nikki Beach. The artists managed to play for various famous private parties such as Naomi Campbell’s partner’s birthday party in Jodhpur, India where they have played after special performances from Diana Ross, Jamiroquai, Billy Idol and Brian Ferry.

The summer of 2013 caught them playing for the second year for the most famous party of Ibiza entitled Music On and hosted by Marco Carola in Amnesia. They ended playing for the closing party for Amnesia in October, and also for the special opening of Amnesia for the New Years Eve next to Marco Carla, Jamie Jones, Marc Antona, Pan-Pot, Mar-T.

After a great and influential year, 2014 comes with special performances for BPM Music Festival in Mexico at Mamitas Beach Club for Music On next to Marco Carola and Joseph Capriati and at the closing party of the Festival that was specially organised just for all the promoters and artists worldwide.

In February, Neverdogs were special guests for Music Week Festival in Florianapolis, Brazil where they played twice alongside Andrew Grant (DC10). After this amazing event the artists also performed in D-Edge Club in Sao Paolo, Brazil, one of the most famous underground clubs in the world.

Neverdogs return to Europe for tours around Italy, Switzerland, Spain, and London for Music On after-party that was a great success.
The summer of the year 2014 will be the third summer of their residency for Friday’s most famous party in Amnesia Ibiza, Music On.

NIC FANCIULLI

Nic Fanciulli is a DJ, producer and label owner who has remained one of the UK’s finest exports in electronic music throughout the last decade.

Nic Fanciulli is a DJ, producer and label owner who has remained one of the UK’s finest exports in electronic music throughout the last decade. One of the last DJs to break through to international acclaim on the strength of his DJ’ing alone, Nic has since gone on to establish his own imprint, Saved Records, a label that remains proudly at the forefront of electronic music today. An important purveyor of international, underground house and techno, Saved has become a global brand, renowned for cutting-edge releases and standout events around the globe. In early 2014 Saved celebrated their 100th release. No easy achievement in the modern climate, which was marked by a special release and tour, delivering a mixture of the biggest names in dance music alongside a selection of the hottest emerging talent around â€” highlighting the ethos that the label has always stayed true to throughout the years.

A Grammy-nominated producer in his own right, Nic has worked with artists as diverse as Underworld, Kylie Minogue, U.N.K.L.E, Loco Dice, Josh Wink Hot Natured, and Tracey Thorn. He’s also produced a plethora of solo tracks that have received huge critical acclaim in addition to unleashing a heady collection of memorable remixes, including his recent rework of Hot Natured’s ‘Benediction’. Nic is responsible for a high output of a sleek, intelligent yet driving strain of house and techno, and is famed for his compilation CDs, having completed mixes for Renaissance, Global Underground, Balance, and most recently Defected’s In The House series in 2014.

Despite becoming a household name in his early twenties, Nic has always maintained a humble and down to earth approach throughout his career. Bearing a strong connection to his hometown of Maidstone and its people, Nic has been staging stellar events there throughout his whole career, perhaps none so proudly as when unveiling his own bespoke festival, The Social in summer 2013. But it is his genuine and unreserved love for the scene and bringing through new talent that has given Nic the longevity to remain at the top for so long.

NICK CURLY

After six years of running the respected CÃ©cille Records and establishing it as a go to label for fans of a certain strain of house music, the label is going on something of a hiatus. As such, Nick Curly is now focussing on his other main interest, 8Bit Records, and it will be here that the German DJ and producer will hone in once again on the deep and tracky tech house sound that made him so well known in the first place. As well as releasing more of his own EPs, he will of course continue to A&R new talent for the label at the same time as continuing to work with friends and peers like Johnny D and Marcus Fix, who have been a constant throughout Curly’s musical life.

In 2014 the Nick Curly also enters a pantheon of DJ greats with his entry into Defected’s hallowed In the House mix series. It’s a perfect hook up given his close relationship with the label â€” not only did Defected re-release his debut artist album, Between The Lines, in 2012, but they also helped serve up some killer remixes of it from seminal acts like Larry Heard. On top of this, of course, Curly is a long time DJ who first cut his teeth during his teens with a residency at the legendary Vibration Club in the Karlsruhe region of Germany.

Since then he has gone on to hold down residencies in Ibiza with Kehakuma at Space, where he helped define that night’s sound for a number of years, as well as turning in an official mix CD for them in the past. He’s also mixed an official CD for Cocoon, another Ibiza night at which he has been a popular guest, whilst outside Ibiza he has played the world’s biggest and best festivals and most connoisseur clubs including Womb in Tokyo, Sonus Festival in Croatia, D-Edge in Brazil, Eastern Electrics Festival In London, Love Family Park in Germany and Gypsy Club in Russia.

Curly’s productions and the music released on his labels has come to be known as the Mannheim sound â€” a deep and tracky tech house style that is loopy and involving, folding you into the groove with each rotation as various elements of soul and melodic beauty infuse the spaces left behind. Whilst tech house is a genre much maligned; Nick Curly has been, is, and always will be a shining example of just how the genre should sound.

“I have a new EP coming out in that style,” says the man himself. “It’s back to more like the stuff I started with; the Mannheim sound that helped launched my international career. People, especially DJs, expect this from me and I know DJs are playing it already.” With a renewed focus on his boutique 8Bit label, plenty more productions in the pipeline and an ever busier DJ schedule, Nick Curly becomes an ever more essential member of the global house community with every passing week.

NICK WARREN

Nick Warren continues to be so respected because he knows how to truly work a crowd, delivering again and again, yet taking them somewhere they’ve never been before. That’s what comes with vision and, just as importantly in Warren’s case, experience.

You can tell when Nick Warren’s on the decks. The music emanating from the DJ booth is that perfect club mix of driving percussion and soaring musicality, bursting out of the speakers, soaking everyone in melody, drenching them in sound. Warren’s impressive career has seen him release the very first “Back to Mine” album, a staggering eight albums for “Global Underground”, and one for “Renaissance” and “Cream”. He is also in control of A&R for record label Hope Recordings, as well as being a member of the highly acclaimed duo Way Out West. Starting as tour DJ with Massive Attack, moving onto a residency at super club Cream and playing at every self-respecting club on the planet, has led him to this natural position as one of the world’s most respected DJs.

All this history has been eclipsed by Nick’s present: Nick continues to DJ every weekend all over the globe, whilst also maintaining Hope Recording’s high quality output in his role as head of A&R. Nick’s DJ career spans two decades and is driven by a continual desire to evolve and change while searching out the new cutting edge producers from all corners of the world, in many cases long before they become established. This is no better represented than in the continuing bi-monthly radio show “Soundgarden” on Friskyradio which attracts over 150,000 unique tune-ins to each airing and his Delta FM show in Argentina. He is also a regular contributor for John Digweed’s “Transitions” show.

In 2011, Nick released the highly acclaimed “Balance 018”, one of the highest selling in the series, receiving high praise from fans and media alike. Plus, the incredible single “Buenos Aires” became the 100th release on his beloved label, Hope Recordings in May. 2012 looks like another great year for Nick, with various solo releases planned and he is heading into the studio with Jody Wisternoff to work on the new Way Out West album.

NOIR

“I was 8 years old,” remembers RenÃ© ‘Noir’ Kristensen, “looking at a poster of Duran Duran outside the Eiffel Tower, and telling my mother that when I was older, I wanted to be a musician, traveling the world like they did.” In the three decades since that day, the softly spoken Dane has achieved all that and more. One of the planet’s most in demand house DJs and the man behind a hugely successful and pioneering label, he’s also the man responsible for one of the decade’s biggest house tracks so far, 2011’s global club smash ‘Around’. The track, a sexy, synthesizer-tinted groove featuring vocalist Hayze, was by far the biggest of Noir’s career to date. Picked up by house giants Defected, it dominated dancefloors across the world for nearly 18 months – and didn’t just catapult Noir to the front rank of producers and DJs but Solomun (whose subtle, sexy remix became the definitive version) as well.

But then Noir’s mission to spread the house music word started early. RenÃ© was raised in the quiet, close-knit city of Aalborg in Northern Denmark, a town shot through with the peculiarly Scandinavian quality of Janteloven (rule one: “don’t think you’re anything special”). Very much the youngest of three children, his father a smith and his mother a cleaning lady, there was, he says, “no music in the family.” A friend’s big brother, however, had a huge vinyl collection. At 7 years old, when his schoolclass was asked to bring in a tape of their favourite music, RenÃ© first demonstrated his gift for the unexpected. “All the other kids were bringing in children’s music,” he remembers, “I played Kraftwerk!”

By age 8-10 he was collecting Duran Duran posters and at age 10-12 listening to UK radio stations playing the first wave of acid house, and by 13, like so many European teens, he was a Depeche Mode diehard.
A gifted teenage football player, he had offers from some big local teams, but says he “knew really early that he wanted to create music and express myself.” It was a club called Rendez Vouz that gave him his chance aged 17. “I filled in maybe 5 or 6 times before they asked me to DJ regularly. I told the owner that I would only do it if I could buy all the music for the club and decide the music style.” Soon he was playing three nights a week. As the upper floor DJ, playing “50% house, 50% R&B and hip hop” to the notoriously late arriving, early leaving Danish club crowd, he developed a philosophy of DJing that remains to this day. “The guys that played before me, they played what was given to them via paid promo-service â€” I bought a lot of music myself to stand out and to push it forward, keep it interesting.” This passion for new music, this wish to give the crowd something unique every time, has never left him: eight out of ten tracks you hear Noir play in any club now has been re-edited by him to fit his sets perfectly.

In 1997 he bought a PC, a Yamaha synth and some Cubase music software. With no experience or musical knowledge (aside from the instinctive sense of ‘what works’ that has guided his whole career) essentially he was starting from ground zero. “I found a guy, Leif Berg Jensen, who taught me to use Cakewalk, and later Reason. He was very technical and I had the flair for arrangement and detail.” The pair made “very electronic, sample based” music, but soon RenÃ© was looking for a fresh challenge. His next mentor was blues musician Palle Kruse Jensen. “The software I had picked up very quickly but the music stuff came from a lot of questioning. I didn’t know the scales or chords, I judged by mood: ‘why is that happy? Why is that dark?’ It was a long learning curve, sucking all the knowledge I could from these musicians and vocalists.”

A trip to Ibiza in 2004 led to Noir’s first big international tune. Inspired by Nic Fancuilli’s Skylark bootleg of Tears For Fears, and a snatch of a Dire Straits song he heard from a passing car’s stereo on his return home, he constructed the cheeky, ‘Money For Nothing’ sampling ‘My MTV’. It finally came out on Toolroom in March 2006 (by then parts and vocals had been re-recorded), and its success, coupled with that of 2005’s polemic, “All About House Music” gave Noir (“I was looking for melancholic DJ names and DJ Dark or Black sounded really bad! My girlfriend (at the time) suggested I look for something French” like my birthname RenÃ©) exposure outside Denmark and the confidence to strike out on his own. Giving up his day job at a friend’s gym (“I had convinced them to put a DJ booth in there!”) in 2007 he set up his own label, Noir Music. In 2009 Pirupa & Pigi’s ‘Sweet Devil’, became Noir Music’s first Beatport number one. Since then the label has combined acclaim from DJs and critics (it’s currently the eighth ‘most charted’ label of all time on Resident Advisor) with commercial success; over 180 releases to date (including on sub labels NM2 and Klimaks Records) have garnered too many Beatport top ten hits to count, while the ‘Use Your Ears’ compilation series has consistently showcased the label as one of the best and freshest in house music.

Indeed while Noir maintains that ‘the real kick’ for him is still DJing, thanks to his label (and his bi-monthly podcast), he’s almost as well known for his skills as an A&R / house music tastemaker as he is producer and DJ. Two of this years hottest stars in particular, Hot Since 82 and Finnebassen, first got their break on Noir Music. The team-up with Defected has also proven a great marriage. Not only have the giant UK house label brought ‘Around’ to a wider audience, but a hugely successful, quickfire double header of mix compilations for the label (‘Defected In the House Miami 12’ and ‘Noir In The House’) epitomised the label’s new, forward thinking direction, arguably helping it regain its status as one of the leading house labels on the planet.

And since that day in the classroom, Noir’s success has been based on following his instincts and refusing to do the expected. Six months after ‘Around’, confounding expectations of a copycat, cash-in follow-up, his next track was the dark, deep, ‘Found Out’. It was greeted with a mixture of caution and bafflement by his new fans, but today its one of the tracks he gets requested the most. “When I play it now,” he says, “everybody sings along even though there’s not big chorus like the one “Around” has got”

Still based in Aalborg, Noir is now firmly established in the first rank of house DJs with bookings all over the world. Last June he recorded his first Essential Mix for Radio One, and he’s just returned from the BPM festival in Mexico, where one of his original heroes, Kevin Saunderson, played at a Noir Music showcase. And while he continues to live that eight year old kid’s dream as a DJ/musician, next on the musical agenda is ‘Angel’, the first collaboration with Hayze in the three years since the completion of ‘Around’. An early Giorgio Moroder-style bassline, fused with a techno vibe and a heartfelt vocal from Hayze, it might well be an even bigger smash than ‘Around’. Not that Noir is too bothered. “I don’t have a strategy,” he insists. “I just have a passion for sharing the music that I love.” From the classroom, to the DJ booth, to the studio: so far it seems to be working.

OLIVER

Oliver Moldan the resident of the legandary tribehouse in Germany is best known as one of Germany’s top Djs and producers who travels all over the world showcasing his Djing skills and top notch productions.

For quite some years now, oliver moldan, our man from the rhine river, has been behind the turntables of the leading clubs not only in germany but worldwide. In germany, he’s steadily worked his way to becoming one of the top djs in the tech and progressive house scene, for shure one good reason why oliver is resedent dj at the legandary tribehouse club in germany. His international residency is the exit club in lithuania. From dave seaman to deep dish, nick warren or Tiesto, oliver is the man who supports the higher level artists from all over the world in germany. His inspirational mixing skills and eclectic record choice contributed to his individual, trailblazing style.

Oliver’s won huge international acclaim from the mix compilations that he’s done for the english music magazine m8, as well as for tribehouse, the number one club in germany, not to mention his global groove double cd. All of these were mixed live with no technical assistance. Meanwhile, oliver continues to tour from london to miami, from bogota to zÃ¼rich, vienna, athens, los angeles – there’s hardly a metropolis that doesn’t feature in oliver’s diary. Gigs at special events such as the vlovefield festival, paul oakenfold`s perfecto party at theopium garden in miami,the bbc radio 1 party at ibiza’s space club and the ultrafest in miami reflect oliver’s rating in the international tech house and
Progressive scene.

As a producer and remixer, oliver has remixed top acts from the club, dance and pop scenes over recent years. From underground icons such as slam, scanners, pete lazonby, jimmy van m or phil k. To top acts such as yello, nalin & kane, fragma & deelite, oliver’s interpretation of these tracks has created a mix with a stirring groove and distinctive sounds that go to make up the ineffable, unique moldan attitude. It’s not only the remixes that have contributed to oliver’s success but also his own productions which have got him noticed.

Singles such as “beauty in l.a”., ‘elephant girl’, or ‘cowboy song’ have reinforced his worldwide status. For the past few years, oliver has been mainly producing with the top labels, names such as therapy u.k., hope uk, kosmo, superfly, bliss usa & bedrock – all key players in the founding and development of the national and international scene.

Oliver`s sideproject prawler is in the cases of “everybody” for the last years. Tracks like disco, deep sense or the bedrock release “frisco” make shure oliver is a v.i.p. member of “deep,dark and dirty” club.

PAN POT

It can be the similarities between two people that draw them together, but it’s the differences between them that create something special. Just like the functional dial that governs the left and right axis of the stereo field, it would be nothing if those two polar opposites failed to meet in the middle. Such is the story of Pan-Pot. In the last decade, Pan-Potâ€”comprised of Tassilo Ippenberger and Thomas Benedixâ€”have developed a dominate presence in the upper escilion of electronic dance music, with an ascension paralleling very few who have come before or since.

Tassilo and Thomas met at Berlin’s renowned SAE, and were drawn together as they were the only two in their studies who had their sights set on the sound of techno. Their initial musical efforts placed a primacy on integrating electronic experimentation with minimal stylings while simultaneously establishing the ominous, murky sounds that have since become synonymous with their name. The next few years saw the release of a steady stream of original tracks and remixes on both Mobilee and Einmaleins, each demonstrating the duo’s commitment to precise, undulating and kinetic grooves accompanied by a steady expansion of their sonic palate.

The defining moment of Pan-Pot’s career came in 2007 with the release of their debut artist album, Pan-O-Rama. The aptly named long player offered a 360-degree view of techno that was unique, uncompromised and most importantly, their own. The body of work perfectly balanced heavy, peak time club stormers to deeper, more intricate atmospherics and birthed the overground hit “Charly”. More recently “Confronted” and “Captain My Captain” have demonstrated their classic, bold and timeless production style, presenting them as the producers at the top of their game, both sonically and conceptually.

Pan-Pot hasn’t gotten to where they are on their productions alone. When the two aren’t spending countless hours in the studio remixing or creating original work, they are relentlessly touring. This is how they have truly gotten to where they are: by touching the writhing, euphoric, dancing seas of bodies at countless gigs every year. Not only do they have an electric vibe to watch, but their grasp and keen understanding of each and every dance floor is unparalleled. Whether it’s an intimate club night or a massive festival like Awakenings, Timewarp, or Creamfields, Pan-Pot know exactly what to do. Unconstrained by boundaries, they traverse techno, house and everything in between with a masters touch.

Although their name comes from a basic element of studio equipment, they have rewritten notions of form and function through their own idiosyncratic language and are now stepping completely into a new world with the launch of their own imprint, Second State. Second State is not only a platform for Pan-Pot to release their own music, they are creating a family of like minded artists around them to create, imagine and travel the world with, spreading the Second State vision. It’s a place where all ideas can flow seamlessly. From music and events to art and fashion, it’s a place where there is no ceiling. No limits to what can be achieved or dreamed. Now is the time they are truly coming into their own. Not only as world class artists and performers, but as tastemakers and masters of their own destiny.

PIPPI

POLE FOLDER

Pole Folder knows good club music. As one of Belgium’s top electronic musicians and DJs, this Brussels-based artist has consistently lit up dance music since 2001 when he led Europe’s early progressive house scene. Since then his evolution has seen him crowned Belgium’s Best DJ (2010), dazzle audiences with an impressive, multi-instrument live show, and build a family of talented electronic music producers via his highly respected label, Reworck.
It is his dedication to quality electronic music and his exploration of new sounds that has seen Pole Folder become one of Belgium’s most popular DJs. Today his sound covers everything from melodic techno to heavy house, deep soulful grooves and moving breakbeat pieces, as epitomised by the openness of his imprint. As Reworck approaches its 22nd release, the label has proven itself to be an eclectic home for exciting European talent with collaborations from artists such as Sven Jaeger, Marquez Ill, Ryan Davis, Amine Edge, Paronator or Oliver Schories to name a few.
Pole Folder’s previous life as an influential progressive house producer saw him release music on some of the scene’s most prestigious record labels including Bedrock records, Global Underground, Renaissance. In 2003, John Digweed commissioned Pole Folder’s debut artist album ‘Zero Gold’ for his label Bedrock, and two years later it was released to worldwide praise from the electronic music media, including Resident Advisor, who gave it a 4.5/5 and described it as, “delicately atmosphericâ€¦musically richâ€¦and one of those timeless pieces of music.”
Several ‘Zero Gold’ tracks such as ‘Faith In Me’, produced with vocalist Kirsty Hawkshaw, and ‘Salvation On Slavery Sins’ were featured on hit US TV shows including Nip/Tuck and CSI. Pole Folder and CP’s ‘Apollo Vibes’ cut was featured in the movie ‘Stark Raving Mad’, and another one of his hits ‘Dust’, was used as the backing music for a Channel 4 advertising campaign in the U.K..
Since 2003, Pole Folder has toured globally as a DJ and a live performer. His live shows aim to recreate the intricate and precise studio processes behind his music in a club environment with synthesizers, mixing desks, FX boxes, laptops, and live vocalists fashioned by Pole Folder into a succinct club sound. He plays also guitar, synths, and trumpet , skills that he acquired during a long musical education that began at the age of 5.
In 2006, Pole Folder launched ‘Destinations’ on Frisky Radio, an online radio show that was recorded live at various gigs worldwide. It garnered a huge following and led Frisky to ask Pole Folder to recreate the concept live in the studio for his first compilation, ‘Destinations’, which utilised both his regular Pioneer DJ set up, and a number of live instruments. His Frisky Radio show has since become one of the most popular radio shows in underground electronic music.
Pole Folder launched Reworck in 2010. The label is the embodiment of Pole Folder as an eclectic and cutting edge artist. Its multi-genre releases have been publicly supported by DJ tastemakers such as Laurent Garnier, Hernan Cattaneo, and John Digweed, as well as magazines and web outlets like DJ Mag, Raveline and WhatPeoplePlay. Pole Folder mixed on 2014 the ‘Sudbeats Volume Two’ on Sudbeat , the highly respected label of Hernan Cattaneo and is right now on tour in Europe, USA and South America

RAE

Rae burst onto the scene in 2008 with her first release signed to Defected Records, “Cant stop” with House Music legend, Sandy Rivera/Kings of Tomorrow was an instant hit, firmly establishing Rae’s talents in the studio and profile in the house world. Following this successful debut release, Rae signed to Defected and became their first female DJ and vocalist, a winning combination that saw her become in demand both as a recording artist and DJ – with a stunning live show combining super sharp DJ skills with powerful vocals and a stunning image.

Rae went on to deliver some of the hottest tunes of recent years, “Persuasion” was the follow-up collaboration with Sandy Rivera, a deep, melodic house track with emotive lyrics. The video for the song rocketed it’s way to No.1 on the MTV Dance channel, proving Rae’s credentials and skill of merging cool beats with a commercial edge. Rae’s next two releases were produced with dance music favourite, ATFC. “Give Me Luv” and “It’s Over” went on to deliver over 600k YouTube views between them, a huge achievement confirming Rae’s global status.

Rae re-united again with Sandy Rivera to release the seminal classic “Hide U.” This track became a firm favourite around the world and is constantly requested by audiences demanding to hear Rae perform it in her live shows. The track has over 1million YouTube views alone across the different remixes.

Rae has also produced tracks with the likes of Michael Gray (Full Intention), Danism, Studio Apartment and The Stafford Brothers, leading to her first solo single on Defected in May 2012 “Another Day.” The track was championed by Danny Howard at Radio 1 and Steve Smart at London’s Kiss FM before gaining huge support all around the World. It hit No.1 in the Traxsource chart and went on to become their No.1 for the top 100 tracks of the year.

December 2012 saw the release of Rae’s collaboration with Spanish House masters David Penn and Rober Gaez. “Survival” was released on Urbana with the Original Mix and Rae’s remix storming to the top of the House charts.

2013, back with Kings of tomorrow Rae released “Baby I want you” on Rivera’s label Blackwiz, then “Cant stop” with fellow UK producer Doorly, on Toolroom records, supported by Radio 1’s Annie Mac & Pete Tong.

This summer Rae has hit with a strong release schedule “Sirens” on Shadowchilds Food music is doing the rounds on the underground with support from the likes of Laurent Garnier & Deetron, “Not gonna love you” on Audio rehab has reached over 30,000 plays on soundcloud and “I lift my hands”on Urbana recordings is currently climbing the house charts.
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Outside of the studio Rae continues to build her fan base around the globe with unique live performances. The first DJ and singer to perform at Ushuaia Ibiza for Defected, with a summer residency in its opening year and regular sets at the world renowned Pacha worldwide on tour, covering America, Brazil and Asia, and the recently established Pacha festival in Amsterdam, as well as gigs at Ministry of Sound, tours worldwide, gigs at WMC, ADE and at festivals like iTunes, Lakedance, Papaya and Sunburn. Now one of the most prominent female artists in the game, Rae is only set to grow in stature around the world as a modern voice in the global house conversation.

REBOOT

Reboot, aka Frank Heinrich, the 30-year-old Frankfurt musician, started releasing tracks for Combi.int and i220 with his former partner Delle in the duo Delle-Heinrich. Launched only a year ago, Frank’s Reboot project is so far responsible for the well-received “Charlotte” for Frankfurt’s Below label as well as recent remixes for Greek duo Lemos & Kreon, on Be-Chosen and Below.

At an age when most kids are discovering video games and girls German production wizard Frank Heinrich, aka Reboot, was making tracks on studio equipment he bought with his pocket money. This precocious talent was nurtured by illicit nights out at Sven Vath’s infamous, and influential, Omen club in Frankfurt, where Reboot grew up.

Despite Reboot’s early indoctrination into tough techno sounds he draws on diverse musical influences. As a producer his approach borrows liberally from across the musical spectrum from jazz to world music to classic house. Alongside friends like Chris Tietjen, Marc Scholl and Markus Fix he now spearheads ‘the new sound of Frankfurt’ The result is what Reboot calls ‘complex polyrhythmic architecture’ â€” and what dancefloors call dynamite.

Reboot has evolved as an artist without ever losing the initial rush of passion that pushed him out of his house and into the arms of electronic music. In a career spanning early collaborations with Marco Delle Done, as Delle & Heinrich, to his current incarnation as a hugely in-demand solo artist, he has released classic records on labels such as Connaisseur, Supplement Facts, Combi Int, Moon Harbour, Cadenza, Renaissance and Cecille.
His inquisitive musical nature pushes Reboot to experiment constantly, developing into a compelling performer equally at home behind the decks or playing live, and who travels effortlessly from temples of techno such as Womb, Tokyo; Fabric, London and Cocoon, Frankfurt to intimate clubs such as Robert Johnson and Brazil’s legendary D-Edge, without losing its energy and power to move.

Reboot is an essential ingredient in the live show Ã†ther, whose futuristic combination of sound of combining the sensory with cerebral, audio with emotional. Fans and record labels alike have taken note of Reboot’s rise, resulting in invitations to join Cocoon’s 2008 Disco Invaders compilation along with Johnny D and Chris Tietjen and â€” in 2009 â€” to mix the epic ‘From Frankfurt to Mannheim’ compilation for Cecille Records.

Twenty-ten is set to be a definitive year for Reboot with the release of his eagerly awaited debut artist album ‘Shunyata’. The distillation of two decades immersed in music, ‘Shunyata’ is the sound of an artist in full command of his medium, mingling intelligent, exotic, articulate sound structures with the propulsive, dancefloor consciousness that has won him fans all over the world. The word ‘shunyata’ means ’emptiness’ but as thrilled listeners will surely agree, Reboot has redefined the word for the 21st century with the fullness of ‘Shunyata’.
After the big success of the album and Ibiza, 2011 & 2012 was characterized by touring all over the planet.
Australia (Stereosonic Festival), USA (WMC, Electric Zoo Festival, etc). Asia (Zouk, Womb) South America (D-edge, Cremfields Brazil, Chile, Etc.)and of course all mayor clubs in Europe.
Due to the travelling, 2011 and 2012 studio time was rare, still there was numerous remixes (Marshall Jefferson, Can 7, Santos, Spencer Parker, etc.) plus a new release on cadenza in 2012 â€” followed by a mixcompilation alongside Pete Tong on defected.

Twenty-Thirteen kicked off with a extended USA tour including Performances during WMC at Space, Story, nikki beach and Delano.

During 2013 summer, it’s all about touring europe (EGG, Mamaia, Guendalina, Rashomon, Extrema Festival, Ultraeurope etc..)
Reboot also announced his own day at Ushuaia Tower called Rock N’ Beats (a tribute to our rock lifestyle), performances to Ushuaia at Ants party.
First steps of his own, just born, company an as a principal artist of it.

RICHY AHMED

Richy Ahmed is at the forefront of a new breed of British DJs, who are re-defining house music taking cues from disco, techno, funk and hip-hop.

Over the last year British house music has been through a renaissance with a whole new generation of DJs and producers like Robert James, Subb-an, Russ Yallop and Maya Jane Coles quickly making names for themselves. In the midst of this surge of homegrown talent is Richy Ahmed, Hot Natured resident and part of the Hot Creations inner circle. Richy has spent the last two summers cutting his teeth at some world’s best parties including, Detroit’s Electronic Music Festival, Sonar in Barcelona, The Nexus at Burning Man in the middle of the Nevada desert, Glastonbury Festival’s 40th Anniversary, Kubicle’s legendary toilet parties in London and We Love at Space in Ibiza. Playing alongside some of house music’s biggest stars, Richy is regularly tipped as one to watch by the likes of Jamie Jones, Damian Lazarus, Clive Henry and Seth Troxler. Hailing from Newcastle in the north of the UK, he still makes regular appearances at events across the UK such as Below in Birmingham, MuMu in Liverpool, The Breakfast Club in Bristol and London’s notorious Sunday afterhours institution Kubicle. He will be making his debut at fabric, London on 23rd April.

The launch of Jamie Jones and Lee Foss’ Hot Creations label last year turned underground house music on its head, rapidly becoming one of the most popular new labels in dance music. As resident at their hugely successful Hot Natured parties held in London, Detroit, Barcelona, New York, LA and Miami, Richy has been at the centre of this nu-school house explosion and is set to release his own productions on the label starting February 2011. Armed with uniquely individual sound that fuses the energy of house and disco with infectious funk-inspired grooves and a touch of sullen mystery, his style has a distinct edge that’s impossible to pinpoint.

ROGER SANCHEZ

For any DJ and wanna-be producer, “hustle” can be an oft-overstated attribute and, yet, for the right person, it’s an underappreciated compliment from those in the know. Hustle is the absolute definition of both the man and the meteoric career of international DJ Roger Sanchez. From a humble beginning in NYC to multi-year residencies in Ibiza; from digging in dusty crates to headlining festival main-stages around the world, Roger is truly a self-made man and and dance music star.

The crafting of Roger Sanchez, the DJ, started in the late 80s in Corona, Queens, where as a young man he was enticed by the early roots of hip-hop sprouting all over New York. Attending parties by the Bronx River and other jams as a break-dancer and graffiti artist, Sanchez was introduced to DJ’ing through friends, trying his hand in an organic environment where his creativity behind the decks flourished from a few singles into an ambitious catalogue of over two thousand original productions and remixes.

These tracks have not always been under his own name, though. Roger has released music under a slew of monikers, including S-Man, Roger S., The Nu-Solution, Underground Solution, DV8, Ego Trip, El Mariachi, The Funkjunkeez, Tribal Infusion, Twilight, and Transatlantic Soul amongst others. Each new name has allowed him to push his music in unique yet blended directions, allowing him to carve parallel and weaving paths through the tastes of the times while enjoying opportunities to break out of the known.

Anyone who’s DJ’d knows that you have to put in work, both to sharpen your skills and to find those unique cuts that no one else has. Early on, Roger became a dedicated crate digger, searching for obscure samples and break beats in influential NYC record stores like Rock & Soul and Vinylmania. Formerly a talented student of the arts who attended the Pratt Institute’s School of Architecture, music culture grew to encompass Roger’s life as he began to sell his own mixtapes on the sidewalks of Broadway in order to finance his earliest gigs. With encouragement from his father, an engineer, Roger put his thoughts about a career in architecture on hold and launched himself into music full-time.

His first 12-inch, “Dreamworld”, came out on the Outer Limits imprint in 1990 under the name Egotrip. It was around this time, that Sanchez began to take producing seriously as a compliment to his DJ’ing. He soon released “Luv Dancin” for Gladys Pizarro on the iconic Strictly Rhythm records under the name Underground Solution, which led to his first tour. Roger hasn’t stopped grinding since, using his decades of experience to build enticing remixes for a wide range of artists such as Michael Jackson, The Police, Diana Ross, Jamiroquai, Maroon 5 and even the So-Cal punk-pop outfit, No Doubt, for which he won a Grammy in 2003 for Best Remixed Recording with the song “Hella Good”.

An early pioneer of podcasting, Roger was awarded the first-ever Best Podcast Award at the International Dance Music Awards in 2007. In addition to his bi-weekly podcast, he also hosts a weekly terrestrial and online radio show, which attracts over 10 million listeners across a worldwide audience. The Release Yourself Radio Show is broadcasted in 30 markets on every continent, including countries as diverse as Brazil, Russia, Mexico, the UK, Germany and Australia. In addition to broadcasting, he creates podcasts and mixes from the road, dominating a tour schedule that would exhaust even the most hardened of festival warriors. This man is on a mission to spread the musical word to every corner of the globe.

In addition to his tireless touring, broadcasting and producing schedule, Roger has held prominent residencies on the island of Ibiza since the year 2000 at some of the biggest superclubs on The White Isle, including Pacha, Space and Amnesia. With a true international appeal, real fans look to house music leaders like Sanchez to keep music’s honesty at the forefront of their vision. Furthermore, he has carefully assembled celebrated compilation albums under the Release Yourself title every year since 2002, showcasing his own work alongside tunes from both established and new talents.

Not content to be a one-man show, his influence also extends to helping release the music of new artists on his labels and through his own personally built production studios. Along the way, Roger has captained a slew of releases on Strictly Rhythm, One Records, and Defected, to name just a few. Besides these releases, he has founded several labels of his own, namely Narcotic, R-Senal and Stealth. His newest label, UNDR THE RADR, has Sanchez poised to push himself ahead of the pack again with the revival of the S-Man name.

As Roger tells it, “the S-Man was my alter ego for when I wanted to do stuff that was just dark, dirty, straight dance floor with no regard for radio or anything like that. Just the raw expression of what I feel works for me on the dance floor. I really get the chance to open up and try different sounds.”

“I think the S-Man brings back a lot of what I learned in the early years of my productionâ€¦ the really straight back-to-the-club roots of it. It’s taking on the elements of deepness, making it dirty again, adding elements of hip-hop, and just bringing it all to bear.”

Ever evolving on his hustle, always pushing himself, and others, to do better, the S-Man sums it up perfectly when he states: “I’m always moving forward, but never losing sight of where I’ve been.”

RUSS YALLOP

Few producers of recent years have exploded onto the underground house scene like Crosstown Rebels’ Russ Yallop. While some producers spend years finding their feet, Russ made a clear statement of intent with ‘I Can’t Wait’ his debut release on Crosstown Rebels, a solid cut of nu-school house that was charted across the board by everyone from Jamie Jones to MANDY, with ‘Rock Me’ on the B-side was picked up by DJ Mag and featured on their ‘Best of British’ covermount compilation. 2011 was a huge year for Russ with releases on Crosstown Rebels’ Rebellion, Hot Creations, No.19, and Foot & Mouth under alias B&B. The success of the releases as well as hugely popular podcasts for Ibiza Voice and Pulse Radio took Russ around the world last year, playing in destinations such as..

Long-time friend and now a fully-fledged member of Crosstown Rebels, Russ Yallop has been biding his time, honing his production skills for the last few years. Part of a new breed of DJs, with studio skills to match, which includes his close friends Lee Foss, Richy Ahmed and Robert James, Russ Yallop’s sound is infected with warm charm and boundless energy. Fusing fun into dance music again, Russ and his UK-based peers are creating a new strain of house music that is currently taking the worldwide underground by storm, promising bright things for the future.

SACHA

The best DJs know that Djing is first about being able to read people and then about being able to tap into that human experience and take it on a journey. Sasha has always been noted for being a master at this,

If there are boundaries yet to be broken, then you can bet that Sasha has got them in the crosshairs. He’s been battering them down since Shelley’s, The Hacienda, Renaissance and Twilo; from Airdrawndagger to Invol3r. Since 2011, he’s carved a new way with his increasingly pivotal Last Night On Earth imprint, the label that has introduced into its family fiercely forward-thinking producers like My Favourite Robot’s James Teej, Simon Baker, ThermalBear, Ejeca, Ghosting Season, Max Cooper and Knox.

Then there was the arrival of the long-awaited third album in his ‘Involver’ series in 2013, the intricate and challenging ‘Involv3r’. It combined on one disc Sasha’s peerless command of dance floor sensibilities and on the other his skilful exploration of beatless soundscapes, featuring his exclusive interpretations of tracks from The xx, Blondes, Little Dragon, Benjamin Damage, Foals and ThermalBear. It also featured ‘Shoot You Down’, his own spine-chilling anthem with vocals from the beguiling Swedish chanteuse Kicki Halmos.

Boundaries out of the studio have been equally unsafe. Taking over with his Last Night on Earth parties around the globe, Sasha has brought nothing but the finest line-ups to clubbers around the world. Last summer he hit the world-renowned Space Ibiza with a monthly LNOE residency, which showcased the likes of Scuba, Catz & Dogz, Heidi, Magda and of course Sasha himself. He also hosted his first festival arena with Last Night on Earth at SW4 in the capital earlier this year.

It doesn’t stop here though. 2015 will see Sasha taking things to another level on and off the dance floor. Expect big things from his parties around the world, which he is running alongside his imprint label Last Night on Earth. In his own words, Sasha says, “We have some really exciting things planned for 2015, some great releases and I will be collaborating with some of the very talented artists we have championed”

SANDER KLEINENBERG

Sander Kleinenberg very purposefully defies easy definition. He is both DJ and producer, but titles fail to capture the spirit of a man with a resounding passion for club culture and the development of musical experiences in general. Sander began DJing at the age of 15 and this early choice has seen him travelling to 76 countries and counting.

Lauded as one of the leaders of the first movement of superstar DJs more than a decade ago, Sander brought a mixture of quirky disco, Detroit techno, straight up soul and a serene funkiness to the ever-evolving landscape of house
music, pioneering progressive house as he went. Eclectic would be a word do describe his style and it still is. Just listen to the evolution of his mixes by checking out classic mixes like the 2001 Essential mix of the year or more recent the S4OS series he did for 3 star michelin restaurant Oud Sluis. Just a man on the move searching for the perfect beat as he describes his passion for perfection.

Never content to be cornered into classification, Sander turned to the studio to
enrich his sound in favour of evolution in lieu of imitation and repetition, constantly twisting, shaping and moving forward in a never-ending quest to enrich the world of electronica.
This journey brought jaw-dropping remixes for Justin Timberlake, Daft Punk, Janet Jackson, N*E*R*D, among a long list of others and original productions ft Junkie XL, Kraak
& Smaak, Jamie Cullum, and upcoming amazing Gwen McCrae collaboration, Sander remained persistent in his attempts to break down the barriers of electronic music alongside artists from across the musical spectrum. And then there where classic tracks like My Lexicon, The Fruit & This Is Miami, tracks that helped shape dance music as we know it today. 2015 marks a year of renewal for Sander as he prepares to release new material and take to the road once again to bring levity and fun back to dance floors worldwide with the funkiest beats delivered by a musical journeyman with a legacy forged in equal parts on the insanity of dance floors worldwide and within the fiercely intimate confines of the studio.

Representing more than 20 years in dance music, Sander has cultivated a sound that encompasses the huge arena sound of EDM while never wavering from his foundation in house music, and most importantly, great music in general. Question remains: Can You Feel It?

SANDY RIVERA

Whichever way you look at it, you know who Sandy Rivera is. Whether it’s the words to Finally, the stunning production that infiltrates through each of his dance floor killers, or the untold mixes that have penetrated the dance charts for over 15 years! Yesâ€¦ you KNOW who Sandy Rivera is.

Hailing from the music-fuelled streets of Brooklyn in earlier years, Sandy’s formative beginnings were consumed with a passion for the sounds assaulting his ears on a daily basis. Spanish funk, hip-hop beats, early electro and the burgeoning explosion of house captivated his attention and led him away from the sidewalk towards the dark and smoky halls of some of the world’s greatest clubs.

For most, it was Sandy’s modern day 2000 classic Finally as one half of Kings of Tomorrow that bought him to their attention. Featuring the vocals of Julie McKnight, the dialogue between a dead woman and God transformed through Sandy’s production into one of the most revered house tracks of all time. Licensed to a staggering 164 compilations (and countingâ€¦) it remains to this day at the top of many people’s ‘all time favourite’ lists.

It was seven years prior to Finally that a chance meeting with the legendary Burt Bacharrach led to Sandy’s foray into full time production. With funding from the man behind countless hit records of his own and an obvious eye for talent, Sandy set up Blackwiz Records and released tracks such as D’Menace, Fade II Black, Open Your Mind, My Love Is Real, Young Hearts and countless others in a prolific spurt of creativity. Come Into My Room, released on Sandy’s other imprint DEEPVISION spawned a new strand of electro disco-house sound, soon found to be infiltrating the works of everyone from EBTG (Tracey In My Room) to commercial big-hitters like Kylie Minogue.

Sandy’s solo work is equally as ferocious. Expansions, Class Is In Session, Changes, I Can’t Stop, Just Won’t Do, Lollipop, Freak, Deeper and more recently Persuasion, Escape and Dirty Sax have lit up airwaves and dance floors the world over. With three long-players under his belt â€” The Calling (1997), It’s In The Lifestyle (2000) and Trouble (2005) â€” his body of work shows the depth and scope of his ability to work across numerous genres, pulling in house, soul, R&B and chill-out.

Since the release of Trouble, Sandy has turned his hand to various compilations â€” including Ministry of Sound Sessions and Kings Of Tomorrow Defected ITH â€” and has a magnitude of production credits on tracks and mixes for the likes of Craig David, Moby, Fedde le Grand and Everything But The Girl.

Away from the plug-ins, knobs and other countless buttons that proliferate his mixing desk, it’s on the dance floor where Sandy reigns supreme. Playing to both the underground and the overground, demand for his timeless abilities has never been higher. His blend of uplifting house, chilled tech-beats, funked-up rhythms and the ability to drop down into the depths of grinding progressive house make him one of the most versatile and natural artists in the world.

With the second decade of the 21st century upon us, the name Sandy Rivera means more than just a collection of records â€” more than just ‘house’. It means a legendary sound split across different genres, breaking boundaries and making people listen. It’s the anticipation for what’s next, the wait for whatever tracks are just around the corner. He is without doubt the King of Tomorrow and the master of yesterday â€” he is Sandy Rivera.

SECONDCITY

Hailing from both the UK and Chicago it is no surprise that SecondCity has rhythms and grooves flowing through his veins. Over the last twelve months SecondCity has quickly established himself as one of the most talked about newcomers in electronic music.

After all, it is not every day that in your first year of music production you release on labels as revered as Strictly Rhythm and Saints And Sonnets. In June 2013, the much-hyped four track EP, ‘The Story’, was released on Huxley’s Saint’s And Sonnets imprint, and reached the dizzy heights of the Beatport Top 10 Deep House charts. This release was closely followed with the honor of remixing Miami Rockers for seminal US house label Strictly Rhythm.

Throughout 2013, SecondCity continued to show everyone that his finger was firmly on the musical pulse, as demonstrated by his and Route 94’s sublime edit of ‘Freak Like Me’. With releases such as this a mainstay in the record bags of many of the scenes major players, SecondCity soon found Huxley, Skream, Disclosure and MK all championing his 90s house sound.

Combine such DJ endorsement with Radio 1 support from tastemakers as varied as MistaJam, Annie Mac, Alice Levine & Phil Taggart, Skream and Zane Lowe, the high regard that SecondCity is held in by his peers is clear to see.

If 2013 turned out to be the breakthrough year for SecondCity, then 2014 is shaping up to be every bit as successful and exhilarating. Production wise, SecondCity is set to release ‘I Enter’ on the Dirtybird BBQ compilation in February, while the anthemic, ‘I Wanna Feel’ single is penciled for release on Ministry Of Sound later this year, with further studio sessions lined up with some of the most up and coming producers around.

Now a highly-respected DJ and producer in his own right, the demand for SecondCity is reflected by a hectic touring schedule with bookings at prestigious parties including Skreamizm, Mint Club, Tek Project, Pyramids, Jackathon, DirtyBird, Speakerboxx and FWD all confirmed for 2014. Therefore be sure to keep a close eye on the continued rise of SecondCity in 2014.

SARAH MAIN

She lives in the party capitol of the world -Ibiza, She is the superstar resident of one of the worlds best clubs -Pacha, She tours the world playing house music, She is the host of one of the hottest dance radio shows in the UK- Galaxy.â€¦She isâ€¦ Sarah Main.

Hailing from the land down under, Sydney Australia, Sarah Main is talented, sexy, sassy and vivacious. Sarah stands as the first female DJ to rise from the Australian dance scene into a globally recognized DJ.

Sarah began dj’ing in Sydney clubs in 1995 and by 2001 she had conquered Australia having played in the most reputable clubs in Sydney (Home, Soho, Kink, Sounds on Sunday), having toured extensively over the country, playing at many of its major festivals, and having hosted two successful house radio shows on Rhythm FM and New Wave FM. Ibiza was calling.

“From the first time I walked into the Pacha experience I felt at instantly at home and knew this was the one place I had to spin.”

In 2001 Sarahs ambition, style, tight mixing and immaculate taste in house music earned her a residency at Pacha Ibiza (named Best International Club in 2002).

Since then, Sarah has never looked back. She is revered for her weekly sessions at Pacha Ibiza which have been noticed by more than just the Pacha crewâ€¦both Erick Morillo and Pete Tong quoted her as the best warm up DJ in DJ Mag. Sarah was also nominated twice at the DJ Awards for ‘Best Ibiza DJ’ in 2004 and ‘Best Newcomer’ in 2005, before deservingly being crowned the ‘Best Ibiza DJ’ in 2006.

2005 brought Sarah a residency alongside Pete Tong at Pacha’s flagship weekly event, Pure Pacha. The pair will be responsible for the release of the third Pure Pacha compilation in 2007, which in past years has only received rave reviews, including ‘Compilation of the month in Mixmag’ in 2005. Sarah has also mixed various other compilations, which include ‘Pacha Ibiza Winter Sessions’, ‘Pacha Japan’ and ‘Ibiza World Tour’.

Sarah is fastly becoming one of the most recognizable female DJ’s in the world. She has played in over 30 countries and on every continent (except Antarctica), from touring Asia, to playing at the Cross in London, Zouk in Singapore, Creamfields in Liverpool, La Rocca in Belgium, Pacha in New York, and Trilogy in Dubai- to name a few.

Not only does Sarah’s music epitomize the sound of Pacha, but her look and personal style do also. Both stylish and glamorous (two words heavily associated with the Pacha brand), Sarah has been featured in many of the clubs photographic campaigns by revered and long-standing Pacha photographer ‘Tony Riera’. As well as being featured in many global dance magazines, Sarah has been on the cover of the Pacha magazine with Smokin Jo and Tania Vulcano, and the cover of M8 magazine in the UK. On top of this Sarah also guessed starred as herself in the clubland flick- It’s All Gone Pete Tong’ alongside Carl Cox, Paul Van Dyk and many other well known industry faces.

In June of 2006 Sarah began hosting her own Pacha radio show on Galaxy FM in the UK. It has proven to be nothing less than a success with an audience of over 300,000 every week. Sarah believes this to be one of the highlights of her career so far.

There are no limits for Sarah Main. While the next few years excite her with endless possibilities, Sarah aims to focus on producing music. Geared up to work with some of the most credible producers in the industry, Sarah’s own music will soon begin to filter out.

” Mixing is one thing, but djing is an art form”, says Sarah.
Sarah has definitely conquered the art of djing, and now continues to spread her infectious sound globally.

SETH TROXLER

Through a leaking bodily cavity resembling the pork found in Chinese restaurants, Satan shat out a crystal beaming with glowing red embers. This crystal matured into the fetus of Seth Troxler. Seth was placed on earth as a weeping fetus, the sound of inevitability. As he grew, his ancestral roots took on a magnetic channeling power, more than his feeble mind could ever consciously fathom. As a result, he became capable of creating some of the world’s finest and most intuitive dance cuts, including releases and remixes on Spectral, Wagon Repair, Crosstown Rebels, M_nus, Bpitch Control, Circus Company, Items and Thing, Raum… Musik, FXHE, Esperanza, Leftroom,Adults Only and Beretta Grey. His music has been featured on Audions Fabric mix, The Circo Loco 10 comp mixed by Arpiar, and Matthew Dears new Get Physical compilation.

Seth’s DJ career started in Detroit in 2002 at the age of 16 as a frequent Dj at Detroit club The Works and as a clerk at Detroit’s famous Melodies and Memories record store. With these experiences Seth gained a preternatural understanding of rave, and dance music history, that now allows him to conjours up mixes and tracks like Botticelli conjoured his Venus. He has played many outstanding international gigs, notably Fabric, Tenax, MUTEK, , Panorama Bar, Watergate, Robert Johnson, Detroit Electroinc Music Festival, The Rex, Fuse, Avalon and The End Up. As well as being a resident at Berlin’s legendary Club der VisionÃ¤re. Seth is also a bi monthly party host, and resident DJ at Berlin Weekend Club, and Cityfox’s new club Alte Borse in Zurich, w/ friends Ryan Crosson and Shaun Reeves. Before relocating to Berlin he was also a key conceptual force behind America’s “Tesh Club” parties with partners in crime Ryan Crosson and Lee Curtiss. Under the name Visionquest, they have hosted the annual “Need is Say More” (old miami) party which has become DEMF’s most anticipated after hours since it’s conception 2006.

His influences include the chirping of crickets, the whirring of space ships, and the sweet sounds of whistling voodoo magic. However, Seth draws the majority of his inspiration from Robert Downey Jr., and the idea of releasing the shackles that bind Downey so he can finally do heroin in peace. Also seth enjoy’s cooking, long walk on the beach and candle lit dinners.

SHADOW CHILD

UK based Shadow Child made his debut via the mighty Dirtybird early in 2012, mostly thanks to the EP’s lead track “String Thing” dominating Eats Everything’ and Claude Vonstroke’s DJ sets, the World over. This new alias for one of House music’s already known names has turned down an exciting path with underground bass-led grooves plus all the quirks and depth you’d expect in the cooler rooms around the globe. Remixes and DJ dates are filling the diary as a new musical dawn begins.. the Shadow Child is no more a ‘side-Project’, it’s here to stay.

Where did he come from? The shadows. He was born in the shadows, that’s where he feels most comfortable. That’s where he gets to work, creating bass-heavy house joints that raise the roof from London to Ibiza to San Francisco and everywhere in between. In the shadowy studio is where you’ll find him, wrapped up in his blanket of darkness… Who is he?

Shadow Child is his name and he is now revelling in the limelight, thanks to his recent onslaught of firing house music. Not long ago, Simon was known by a different pseudonym, working within the electro house sphere â€” at his peak he made the brave decision to hit the resent button and go back to his roots. Neale put the electro sound to one side and shifted his focus to tougher drum’n’bass and hardcore influences (the sounds he grew up on), intertwined with today’s omnipresent four-to-the-floor beats. This resulted in a lethal concoction that has found favour with many of today’s most influential figureheads.

Shadow Child announced his rebirth with ‘String Thing’, a powerful production with haunting strings and a no-nonsense bassline that left everyone quivering in its wake yet struggling to resist its pull. The track was snapped up by Claude VonStroke and became the staple of DJs such as Eats Everything, Justin Martin, Zinc, Jaymo & Andy George, Annie Mac and many more of the industry’s most influential tastemakers. From that point onwards a consistent flow of strong releases have appeared from his shadowy lair and been unleashed onto the dancefloors of the world to devastating effect. Labels including DirtyBird, Apollo Music and Moda Black have released his music, attracting a loyal fanbase in the process.

Leading on from his musical success, Shadow Child has also set up his own label with friend Kry Wolf, called Food Music, which provides a home for his productions. He also hosts a weekly slot on London’s seminal radio station Rinse FM and he’s been keeping busy as a DJ, too, travelling all over the UK and Europe. Not forgetting his track ’23’ being featured on the Grand Theft Auto V, played by none other than Flying Lotus. A studio hound, Shadow Child continues to work on new music on a daily basis, putting his unique stamp on each new club-ready production. Busy is not the word! But he wouldn’t have it any other way…

It doesn’t end there. With a forthcoming album ‘Collected’, scheduled for release in November 2013, plus a tour of Australia for the New Year and plenty more music to come from his label in 2014, it’s safe to say you should be keeping a close eye on the shadows…

SHARAM JEY

WHEN IT COMES TO DANCE MUSIC MOST PEOPLE TEND TO AUTOMATICALLY SWITCH OFF AND THINK OF REPETITIVE, UNENLIGHTENED, BRAIN-POACHING DRIVEL. HOWEVER THERE ARE STILL A FEW DJS/PRODUCERS OUT THERE WHO CONTINUE TO BURN THE LIGHT BRIGHT AND KEEP STRIVING TO PUSH SOUND FORWARD, ONWARD AND UPWARD AND FIND A WAY TO TAKE IT AND RELATE IT TO THE MASSES’ AND TAKING IT TO THE MASSES IS ONE THING COLOGNE’S SHARAM JEY DOES BEST.

HE STARTED IN THE EARLY 90S PUTTING OUT TWO STUDIO ALBUMS, VARIOUS MIX-COMPILATIONS AND MORE THAN 100 RELEASES ON SOME OF THE MOST ESTABLISHED LABELS LIKE HIS VERY OWN KING KONG RECORDS PLUS NERVOUS RECORDS, OFF RECORDS AND MANY MORE. PLUS HE IS ALWAYS BUSY WORKING ON REMIXES FOR OTHER GREAT NAMES LIKE MOBY, GOSSIP, FAITH NO MORE, FAITHLESS, DIPLO & DON DIABLO, MASON & ROISIN MURPHY TO NAME JUST A FEW.

HIS LATEST RECORD LABEL ‘BUNNY TIGER’ WHICH MADE IT TO THE BEATPORT LABEL TOP 10 WITHIN A YEAR IN 2013, INSTANTLY SPREAD FIVE NO.1S AND TWENTY TOP TEN TRACKS ON THE BEATPORT NUDISCO CHART. SHARAM JEYS PHILOSOPHY IS TO SUPPLY 100% DJ TOOLS, FROM DJS FOR DJS, WITH THE HELP FROM SOME OF HIS BEST BUDDIES LIKE KOLOMBO, PHONIQUE, TAPESH, LOULOU PLAYERS, TEENAGE MUTANTS AND MORE TO COME.

SHARAM

Part DJ, part producer, part label owner, and one half of the well known house music duo, Deep Dish, Sharam (born Sharam Tayebi) first hit the big time in his partnership with fellow DJ Ali “Dubfire” Shirazinia and their 1998 release Junk Science. Over the course of 15 plus years and even more equally successful releases, Deep Dish became a name to be reckoned with in the scene, and both Sharam’s and Ali’s stars rose higher and higher. Eventually founding their own Deep Dish label the two would go on to remix tracks for some of the world’s biggest pop performers, including Madonna, Dido, and the Rolling Stones. As a solo artist, Sharam hit the big time in 2006 with his remix of the Eddie Murphy classic “Party All the Time.” The track became ubiquitous at that year’s Ibiza holiday season, and kindled a battle amongst larger labels to release the track internationally. Sharam counted a large number of awards for his work on his resume as well, winning a Grammy in 2002 (for Dido’s “Thank You”) and the Ibiza DJ award in 2004. He continued to pursue the business end of music running not only Deep Dish, but heading up (with Ali) Yoshitoshi Recordings and Shinichi Recordings. Throughout the busy schedule and numerous projects, both Ali and Sharam kept a consistent touring schedule, featuring in clubs all over the world. ~ Chris True, Rovi

SIMON DUNMORE

If one were to cast a template for a forty something man â€” footy, clubs, fashion, music, tribes â€” then it’s probably fair to suggest that Simon Dunmore might well provide its typical case study. Raised on a diet of music and clubs and the perennial disappointment of QPR (an underachieving English football team), Simon Dunmore has clocked up thousands of miles on street culture’s byways and boulevards.

These days, of course, he’s the man behind the enormously successful Defected Records, whose portfolio includes scores of Top Twenty hits, from Bob Sinclar and Soulsearchers to Kings of Tomorrow as well as myriad club bangers from the delicate deep house of Charles Webster to DJ Gregory’s Gallic brand of afro-house. Despite his avowed housentric take on dance music, however, Simon was not an immediate convert to the cause. “I didn’t get it at first,” he confesses. “I didn’t like the acid scene, the music or the fashion associated with it. The house I liked was stuff like Blaze’s ‘Can’t Win For Losing’ and Ce Ce Rogers, something with a bit of soul in it. That’s what eased the transition for me.” You can hear echoes of those early records in everything he has released subsequently.

Dunmore’s been DJing for the best part of 25 years now and has passed through more tribes than Bruce Parry, from ska and rockabilly to New Romantic and soulboy (and he didn’t have to go anywhere near the Amazon to achieve it). Simon cut his teeth working behind the counter at Rayners Lane Record & Disco Centre, which sounds about as glamorous as road sweeping in Rochdale, but in the late ’80s and early 1990s was a crucial store for underground imports (Brandon Block and Street Corner Symphony’s Glen Gunner also worked there) and it was through here that he got his break into the industry working as club promotions man at Cooltempo when a regular customer, Steve Woolf, offered him a job.

During his time at Cooltempo he was involved in a range of classic dance records (Adeva, Juliet Roberts and Shara Nelson) before moving on to AM:PM where he delivered many hits for the label, including monsters like Free by Ultra Nate, Give Me Love by Alcatraz and Ultra Flava by Heller & Farley Project. But Dunmore confesses to feeling a creeping cynicism towards music while he worked there. “When you’re working at a major it’s all about having hit records and making money and there’s not much time for anything else,” he explains. “The labels I’ve worked at, they did put out some good records, too, but to the people above you it’s a business. When I left AM:PM after working for Polygram I realised you can sign records that only sell 3,000 copies; if the economies of scale are right you can still make it work, it allowed me to listen to music in a fresher way. You could never do that at a major, although my time there was a great education and got me connected….. on other people’s time and money.”

In 1999, Janet Bell and Simon decided to break free from the corporate world and strike out on their own. Defected was the end result. They were helped considerably by scoring a Top Ten hit (Soulsearchers’ Can’t Get Enough) with their first release. Over the ensuing years they’ve racked up a strong of chart successes but just as importantly, records that have made the world a better place, such as Julien Jabre’s Swimming Places or Do It Now by Dubtribe Soundsystem or Ame’s Rej. More recently, they have begun exhuming dormant catalogues of some of the finest dance music of the Eighties and Nineties after securing deals with Northcott and Junior Boys Own. Apparently, there are more to come. “There are lots of catalogue owners that either haven’t got the facilities or don’t want to get involved in promoting their music. So we speak to them and tell them we can promote their music on our website and include the tracks in our compilations and if it’s something they want to get involved it’s good for us too.”

Ten years down the line and they are still enjoying success despite the industry (and, indeed, world) looking much different to the late Nineties. “Defected is completely different to what it was three or four years ago,” admits Simon. “But I’m not going to complain about the Internet and file-sharing because it takes and it gives back almost equally. We hit a far bigger audience than we used to. Our promo costs and mastering costs are down by almost 90%. So yeah, your revenues are down but so are your costs. Our website is massively important to what we do. We do merchandise and downloads directly from our site. We do events. We DJ and we do DJ management. There are things that we do that we never used to, but for it’s still about maintaining that love and enthusiasm for music.”

It’s a tough market out there, but Dunmore and Defected are survivors. Still here after ten years, and still wondering when QPR, apparently now the richest club in Britain, will fulfil their potential.

SMOKIN JO

Smokin Jo is one of the most talented Dj’s to emerge from the British dance music scene. Jo’s undeniably cutting edge sound has carved her a niche in clubland.
She has played in pretty much every corner of the globe and in every major nightclub you could care to mention: Womb in Tokyo, Panorama Bar in Berlin, Warung in Brazil, Cavo Paradiso in Mykonos, Crobar in New York, Space Miami & Ibiza, Vinyl in New York, Zouk in Singapore, Fabric in London and Cocoon in Frankfurt are just some of the venues she has played in recent years. She is still the only female DJ to have ever won DJ Magazines highly coveted DJ of the Year award.
Most recently Jo was booked by actor/DJ Idris Elba to play alongside him at his own club night. Last summer Jo hosted her own night at the infamous Pikes Hotel in Ibiza, booking DJ’s to play with her such as Mark Ronson and Dave Morales. Jo produced the music and played at the aftershow for a collaboration between designers Julien McDonald and Melissa Odabash for their swimwear show on the roof of the gorgeous ME Hotel in London. Jo is now a resident DJ at Shoreditch House, where she also hosts her own bi monthly night called Mixtape and is currently hosting a new club concept with SKIN, lead singer from Skunk Anansie, called The Electric Tiger Cave, where the pair DJ back2back and SKIN sings on the mic they are doing a run of parties at Ibiza Rocks House at Pikes in Ibiza.
On the production front Jo had a co production with up coming producer Falomir! which was out in May 2014 on Area Remote called “I see Sunrise” In 2013 Jo released her Ralph & Vikki EP on Hannah Holland’s new label, Native City, she has been producing many of her own tracks released on Area Remote, her last EP called Headz Down had brilliant reactions from all the major players .In 2012 Jo released Listen Up an EP for Monique Speciale’ the excellent Canadian label, Jo also remixed Santos â€” Primitive Cannibal on the labels other signature Monique Music, and also released a track with D Ramirez called “Red Hot”.In 2011 Jo hooked up with fellow female producer Nicole Moudaber to collaborate on some tracks for Yellow Tail and has a collaborated on a release on Dirt Crew with Marc Romboy called “What Is it?”. In the past Jo had been working under her moniker TRNSSTR (Transistor). After the success of the live shows and first single ‘Sausage Dog’ with remixes from Davide Squillace and Plasmik, the second TRNSSTR single ‘As You Like It’ received major support from the likes of Luciano, Anja Schneider and Tiefscharwz to name a few. TRNSSTR has recently reformed.

SOLOMUN

Solomun has played a major role in redefining European House Music, with productions, remixes and stand-out DJ sets that take the very building blocks of House and sensitively reconstruct them: adding a fresh, ultramodern twist to the genre.

“Music is Moments.” Solomun.

A well-respected underground producer for a number of years, he regularly hits the top spot of readers’ polls in music industry magazines – confirming his measure in every important category.

His stratospheric rise in popularity kicked off in 2012, after a legendary first season on Ibiza with his own label-inspired Diynamic Neon Nights at Sankeys.

Here, he and his crew took up the challenge and initiated a take-over of what was becoming a clichÃ©d scene. This first assault on the White Island brought Solomun his just-rewards in the shape of Best Producer title at the DJ Awards Ibiza and DJ of the Year from Mixmag Magazine. It follows that “Neon Nights” will continue at Sankeys again this summer, along with an own night every Sunday at Pacha/Ibiza “Solomun +1”.

Solomun loves the studio, this is clear from his output: always emotive, visceral, authentic and always promoting his reasoning that “Music is Moments”. That said, his passion for DJing can never be questioned by anyone who’s seen him in-action, all over the world. As head of Diynamic Music, he’s a consistent but still he’s not afraid to take the audience on a journey. It’s a sensual style where deepness, funkiness and human vocals go hand in hand.

Running two successful labels (Diynamic and 2DIY4), one of the most respected underground Clubs in Germany (EGO) and the Diynamic Radio Show (broadcast in over 30 countries), is a true indicator of Solomun’s deep love of music and of his people. His work ethic is managed in much the same way that he brings a variety of influences into his music: a little soft touch here, a cool dance move over there and a real, honest commitment to “Doing It Yourself”.

STEFANO NOFERINI

Known to have a golden touch when it comes to dance floor destroyers, Noferini is a shining example that true talent rises to the top.
A long time champion of house music in all its forms, Stefano has been building his legend for some time. Always innovating sounds and crossing into a broad range of genres has been a key factor in his well-deserved rise. Never one to stagnate, Stefano has merged all the musical elements at his disposal into a brilliant sound experience that no one can match.
Hailing from Italy, Stefano Noferini is one of the nations most respected DJs and producers. Having been a pivotal force in Italy’s burgeoning house music scene with his national radio show, Stefano forged a musical symbiosis with his homeland that still exists today. Years of top productions have cemented his status at the top of the dance music food chain. One peek inside ANY DJs CD wallet and you can bet they’re packing something from this hit maker.

Technical prowess notwithstanding, Stefano Noferini is truly a DJs DJ. When he takes charge of the wheels of steel, everyone is absorbed in the musical journey. Fellow DJs, who would normally hide in their dressing rooms, are always sure to catch Stefano if they share the bill with him. Something magical happens with Stefano on the decks, a real energy takes hold and people get connected to music in a way that is beautifully pure. If you want to lose yourself in music, Stefano is for you!
Of course, Stefano is also a top seller on Beatport, holding numerous #1 positions in just about every genre they have. His original music and remixes are charted heavily by a diverse range of talented DJs both of the commercial and underground variety. He’s also been named Beatports “Breakout Artist of the Year” in 2010, and was nominated as their “Artist of the Year” in 2011. He has even crossed into a more commercial territory by overtaking artists like Pitbull, Shakira, Lady Gaga and BeyoncÃ© to score a #1 hit on Billboard’s Hot Dance chart.
On the clubbing circuit, Stefano Noferini is a top draw. Ministry of Sound, Euphoria, H20, F-135, Space Miami, Space Ibiza, Cocoon Frankfurt, Lief Festival, Sankeys and Row 14 have all seen Noferini pack the house on any night he plays. His infectious driving rhythms and brilliant command of the music he plays keeps people dancing until the very last beat drops. And then they want more!
It seems there is only an upward momentum swirling around this incredible talent, but the man at the center of it all stays humbled by all the attention. He continues to expand his global reach by growing his well-known radio program, Club Edition, into new territories each month. The show currently is heard by millions of people in some 15 countries worldwide. His imprint, Deeperfect Records is bringing superior sounds to the masses with sexy tech inspired grooves penned by today’s most relevant producers: Stefano Noferini, Wally Lopez and Paolo Mojo to name a few. It is one of the most respected dance labels today, no question.

But it’s Stefano’s incredible DJ sets that keep fans clamoring for more from this innovative Italian master. While other DJs just mix music, Stefano Noferini takes the art of the DJ to a whole other level. Stefano has the ability to tap right into our primal need to dance, you may miss the subtle expertise filling your mind with proper house grooves, but your body will hail the call, understand, and you’ll be dancing like you’ve never danced before.
He is what dance music is all about.

STEVE LAWLER

Steve Lawler needs no introduction, but he certainly warrants one. You would be hard pushed to ï¬nd a more in-form, in-demand, exceptionally talented artist, regarded as highly by his industry peers as he is by his huge global base of musically educated fans.

Steve Lawler, a child of the acid house generation, has been busy with the beats long before genres were but a twinkle in clublandÊ¼s eye. An electronic artist who deï¬es generic boundaries, ever since his days organising the infamous motor way raves back in the early 90Ê»s underneath the M42 motor way, in the UK.

As an artist: his releases & remixes have been signed by some of the worlds most established recording labels; R&S Records, Systematic, Drumcode, Harthouse, Cocoon, MBF, OVUM, Sci+Tec, Tsuba, Souvenir, Rekids, Boxer Sport, Be As One, Monique, Kostbar, Soma, Skint and of course his own recording label VIVa MUSiC.

As a Label Manager: SteveÊ¼s label VIVa MUSiC (founded in 2006), has quickly earned a reputation for breaking new talent and has featured tracks by such artists as Reboot, Audioï¬‚y, Simon Baker, Jamie Jones, Davide Squillace, Luca Bacchetti, Bushwacka, Livio & Roby, Dragosh, Leon, Plasmik, Ripperton, Ilario Alicante, John Selway, Peace Division, Bearweasel, Tiefschwarz and of course Lawler himself, amongst many others and receives heavy patronage by many House & Techno luminaries. As for A&R, just ask artists like Simon Baker, Audioï¬‚y, Leon, Bearweasel and Livio & Roby and theyÊ¼ll tell you all about the support, encouragement and opportunities Lawler has given them.

VIVa MUSiC works as a culmination of everything thatÊ¼s gone before; from the putting on of the aforementioned illegal raves, to his residency at super club Cream back in the mid 90s. HeÊ¼s remixed high proïle artists such as Jamelia, Dido and Justin Timberlake and worked with many of the worlds renowned dance imprints. As well as recording a track for the blockbuster horror movie by Ian Softly Ê»The Skeleton KeyÊ¼. HeÊ¼s released some of the industryÊ¼s most collectable mix series such as the Ê»Dark DrumsÊ¼, Ê»Lights OutÊ¼ and, most recently, the Ê»VIVaÊ¼ series. Now on its 3rd release. The Ê»VIVaÊ¼ series has revealed SteveÊ¼s widescreen vision better than any mix before with down tempo and deep house playing a big part in the beat blend. Steve held a triumphant residency for nine years at the Balearic club Space in Ibiza (a club he returned back to in 2008). His VIVa Nights residency where Steve played from doors open to door close at The End in London consistently sold out for its 7 years span and his residency at LondonÊ¼s Home Club was one of the infamous venueÊ¼s only success stories.

Dynamic, driven and drastically obsessed with performing as well as he possibly can SteveÊ¼s passion for House, Techno and Electronica is too strong for one simple generic association, and right now his message is louder than ever. 18 years deep and Steve Lawler isnÊ¼t just at the top of his game, heÊ¼s pushing the boundaries of what a DJ can do, both technically and creatively, as an artist and as a successful label businessman.

SVEN VATH

Sven VÃ¤th is a DJ who has produced a large body of work since his career began in 1982. He was one of the founders of legendary trance music labels Harthouse and the now-defunct Eye Q, as well as being among the very first DJs to play trance records. Today he is the owner of the Cocoon Music & Event GmbH, which contains his Label, Cocoon Recordings.

Since his beginnings in the Frankfurt club scene in 1982, when Sven VÃ¤th attracted interest with DJ sets of several hours and a completely new understanding of club culture, his name has not only stood for the constant development of this art form called Electronic Music: with his platform Cocoon, he has also revealed a real dedication in the support of young musical talent showing his passion for bringing great music to the fore.

He has his fans in the most important clubs across the globe as well as at the world’s biggest festivals, he toured South America and played in the Thai jungle, and he is cultural ambassador of the German Goethe Institute. On the dance floor, he unites thirty-five-year-olds with fifteen-year-olds. The reader’s polls of the big magazines regularly see him in top ranks in every important category, and his tours lead him to more than seventy cities and numerous festivals on four continents, practically the whole year through. However, besides his own career, the advancement of electronic music as such is of high importance to Sven. His Cocoon network is home to the booking agency Cocoon Artist Booking, the event agency Cocoon Events and the record label Cocoon Recordings â€” three very important components of the electronic music scene that are both innovative and independent.

In Ibiza, the Cocoon events belong to the most successful parties for years, due to their sharp musical and artistic profile. In the year 2004, six years after the closing of the ground-breaking Omen club (whose artistic motor Sven VÃ¤th had been), he started a new era of club-life in Germany and opened the cocoonclub in Frankfurt, setting new standards in design, conception and music. Two restaurants, a Michelin-star awarded chef and the elite of the international DJ guild guarantee a high-class entertainment experience.

SUBB AN

Subb-an’s rapid rise to prominence as a DJ, producer and one of the most exiting new British live acts of recent years is testament to his hard work, natural talent and wholehearted commitment to electronic music. Named as DJ Magazines ‘Best Breakthrough DJ’ in their 2011 end of year awards, Subb-an’s prodigious studio talents have seen him release on Crosstown Rebels, Spectral, Saved and My Favourite Robot and deliver much lauded remixes of Jamie Woon, Lana Del Ray, Noir & Haze and Hollis P Monroe over recent months. Outside of the studio he is a regular feature at clubs and festivals all over the world including fabric (London), Watergate (Berlin), Warehouse Project (Manchester), Movement (Detroit), D’Edge (Sao Paolo), The Electric Pickle (Miami), Just Jack (Bristol), The Harry..

This success hasn’t been earned overnight. At just 24 years old, Ashique ‘Subb-an’ Subhan has done much more in his career in dance music than many artists twice his age. He first started DJing when he was just fourteen years old and enrolled on a digital music production course at the age of sixteen. Since then he hasn’t looked back, graduating with a top degree in sound design from Birmingham City Uni in 2009. While most students spend their time at university getting drunk and decorating statues with traffic cones, Subb-an, along with best friends Adam Shelton and Lee McDonald, founded Below, one of the UK’s most cherished underground clubbing institutions. Drawing inspiration from summers spent at DC10 in Ibiza, Below threw its first party in the back room of the Rainbow pub in Digbeth, Birmingham back in 2005. Since then it’s gone from strength to strength, becoming an overnight success story, so much so that Adam and Lee ended up buying the pub soon after. Over the last six years it’s seen the likes of Sven Vath, Loco Dice, Jamie Jones, Seth Troxler and Mathias Tanzmann headlining sold out parties that continue to draw crowds of clued-clubbers from all over the UK. During this time the main constant at Below has been Subb-an, the club’s star resident who quickly became a local hero, never ceasing to impress with his innovative DJing skills and occasional live sets made up of a mixture of his own productions and re-edits of his favourite tracks from other artists.

The 2008 release of his debut track ‘Italia’ on Matt Tolfrey’s Leftroom records, earned widespread praise from Mixmag, DJ Mag and IDJ and quickly gained support from some of figureheads of the industry, including Laurent Garnier, Richie Hawtin, Sasha, Paul Woolford and Luciano to name but a few. Four years later, Subb-an’s discography reads like a ‘Who’s Who’ of underground house and techno’s biggest labels with his forthcoming releases on Crosstown Rebels, Spectral and Ellum backed up by past hits on Jamie Jones’ Hot Creations, Saved, Silver Network, Mothership, Leftroom, BPitch Control, 2020 Vision, Trapez Ltd, Immigrant Records and Noir Music. As a result of his highly praised production output Subb-an was named the third most charted artist of 2011 on Resident Advisor.

In 2009, Subb-an and Adam Shelton set up their own ‘One Records’ label as a platform for their own productions alongside tracks from other respected artists. Now with over ten releases in the bank, the One Records brand continues to grow with the pair throwing label parties at some of the world’s best-loved venues. In addition Ash and Adam ‘SAS’ (Subb-an and Shelton) re-edit side project has generated a stream of updated reworkings of lost classics that have found their way into DJ charts across the full spectrum of dance music.

SVEN VATH

TAITO TIKARO

TALE OF US

Tale Of Us is the new unique Berlin based sound scape project of Karm & Matteo Milleri.

Both originally hailing from outside of Europe, Karm was born in Toronto and Matteo in New York, they moved to Milan while very young and this is where they met and formed the working bond that they now share. At the moment they are living out of Berlin an inspirational frontier that is allowing them to enlarge their bonds.Their music and productions are a mixture of new sounds and genres ranging from pop to house, nu/disco to rock with everything in between, music that can make people dance feeling their deepest emotions come alive.

The first full debut release of the duo will be out on ‘Visionquest’ (Label of Seth Troxler, Ryan Crosson, Shaun Reeves & Lee Curtiss) in Spring 2011 whilst tracks already appear on labels such as ‘Barraca Music’, ‘Cocoon’ and ‘Life & Death’. Various collaborations took place in 2010 alongside fellow ‘Visionquest’ label mates Shaun Reeves & Ryan Crosson for critically acclaimed remixes and EP’s. In particular the Tale Of Us remix on ‘Life & Death’ (Thugfucker – Disco Gnome) has seen them achieve much praise, airplay and success in record sales. Future remixes on the horizon sees the duo try their hand at something totally different with a dynamic remix for an upcoming album of the rock band ‘Who Made Who’ which fuses together both rock and techno whilst managing to create something incredibly raw and interesting.

Karm & Matteo have already played in clubs such as Watergate, Weekend, Privilege, Tenax, Barraca & DC10 and have been throwing secret loft parties in their hometown of Milan, known as ‘Just This’. Such a wide range of clubs already played illustrates the natural talent in both and production and performing, helped in part due to their expansive understanding and knowledge of all variations of music.

Upcoming events will see them perform both Live & DJ sets at locations around the world during WMC at Miami, at Detroit Movement Festival (DEMF),or Sonar Barcellona,they are also officially booked at Klubber’s Day Madrid,Fiesta Privada Rome, Elita Festival Milan and many other quality venues through Europe.

Stay tuned for this growing Tale…

TATIANA VULCANO

Tania’s career began around 10 years ago, at small clubs in Palma de Mallorca, but it was upon reaching Ibiza that she began to make a name for herself. The past two summers have been specially important since Circo Loco at DC10 was considered the best and most underground party on the island.

Tania Vulcano was born in Uruguay, but has lived in Ibiza for the last 10 years. This talented DJ is very well known on the island and has rapidly gained international recognition. It was four years ago that she became resident at Space and DC 10 (Circo Loco) which has served as a stage for her international success.

2003 was a very exciting summer!! Not only did her residencies at Space and DC 10’s Circoloco make her a true Ibiza favorite, but also her recently released “Criminal Groove” (Stomp Recordings, Spain)has created a big stir among the island’s underground, and world’s top DJs such as Timo Mass and Pete Tong. On top she was nominated for Ibiza DJ Awards as Best Island DJ, and touring just doesn’t stop!!

Muzik magazine(UK) comments in it’s ‘Saints & Sinners’ September 2001 issue: ” It may come as a surprise to you, but members of Muzik’s staff in biza sometimes find themselves tired and emotional. DC 10 ressie Miss Vulcano, has proven to be something of a Godsend in this respect, giving new energy to tired limbs with her after hours blend of Tenaglian funk on a Monday morning.” Precisely Mr Tenaglia himself has named her amongst his favorite island residents in this year’s DJ Magazine Top 100 DJs issue.

Apart from her Ibizan residencies she is currently bi-monthly resident for The End’s Superfreak (London), monthly for WAD @ Queen (Paris), the Circoloco Globetrotters Tour, and Space World Tour.

Vulcano’s unique vibe must take strength in this last name (yes it is her real surname) as she delivers relentless, flowing rhythm in a journey into true deep, underground sounds.

Tania’s style goes from Deep, Funky, House, Tribal, filled with percussion. Her energy is evident in each session and she wins crowds over with the incessant base of quality house music!

This summer she spent driving Circo Loco’s dancefloor mad and playing at top clubs in Europe, she is currently in an extensive European tour until the end of the year and then setting off to South and North America in the first part of 2004.

As she continues to evolve as a producer and DJ, Tania Vulcano’s career is definitely on a steep rise!!!!

TIEFSCHWARZ

Ali and Basti Schwarz – brothers and music lovers, created Tiefschwarz out of a passion garnered since 1990 from their first experiences as DJs at the now legendary clubs that Ali ran in Stuttgart “ON -U” (1990 – 1993) and “Red Dog” (1993 – 1997). These experiences and their obsession with the music they were hearing from within and across the German border, encouraged them to make the step from DJ to producer.

In 1996 Tiefschwarz was created and they began working together with acclaimed producer Peter Hoff in Stuttgart. After a few remixes, their first single “Music” was released in 1998 on Benztown and “Wave Music” NY. The success of the single motivated Tiefschwarz to record their debut album “Ral 9005” which came out on Four Music in 2000. “Ral 9005” was then seized upon by Derrick Carter & Luke Solomon for their Classic Recordings label in the UK in 2002. The album and the subsequent 4 singles (Thru a Little Window, Hello Again, Never, Nix) were received enthusiastically by both the English and international press, not to mention a growing fan base of music aficionados.

In 2002 Classic also released Ali & Basti’s mix album “A Little Help For Your Friends” and their DJing career reached new heights with tours in Australia, the USA as well as gigs as far afield as Brazil and Russia

2003 saw the brothers up sticks and move to the creative capital of Berlin where they set up a new studio along with new producer & friend, Jochen Schmalbach. Continuing their burgeoning career as remixers (with previous greats such as their reworks of Masters at Work, Ultra NatÃ©, Boogie Solitaire, Freaks, Isolee, Groove Armada) Ali and Basti went on to remix the likes of The Rapture, Cassius, Spektrum, Micatone, Lost & Alive, Lopazz, Osunlade, Minimal Compact, TrÃ¼by Trio, DJ Hell, Kelis, and Missy Elliott.

Their last single on Classic; “Nix” was the grand finale to a very special relationship and from there they joined and helped create ‘Fine Records’ in London (a division of Four Music, their former label in Germany). The first single was ‘Ghost Track’ accompanied by a Black Strobe remix followed by their fantastic ‘Misch Masch’ album which not only showcased their talent as DJs but also their remixing prowess on a double CD release.

The majority of 2004 and 2005 was spent juggling a high profile DJing career, whilst writing and producing their second and long awaited album ‘Eat Books’. The first single from the album ‘Isst was released in 2005 and was voted one of the best singles of the year by Trax and DJ magazine. After that came ‘Wait and See’ with vocals by Chikinki, Morning Siren’ with vocals by Matt B.Safer from the Rapture followed by ‘Fly’ with a Steve Bug remix and then ‘Damage’ with Tracey Thorn and accompanied by a brilliant Mandy remix.

2006 was a big year for remixes, amongst other things. Three high profile mixes of Depeche Mode ‘John The Revelator’, Madonna’s ‘Get Together’, Roxy Music’s ‘Rain Rain Rain’ and Booka Shade’s ‘Darko’. Additionally, they released 2 mix albums – one for the outstanding Fabric series and the other in conjunction with the Time Warp festival in Germany.

2006 was also the year that Tiefschwarz began their own label – SOUVENIR. The project that Ali & Basti had excitedly planned for years with old friend Arthur Velasquez, finally came to fruition. The first release of course was a Tiefschwarz track called ‘Hey’, under a different moniker of ‘Ichundu’ which prompted fellow DJs and the press to conclude that Tiefschwarz were once again at the top of their league. The label has also carved itself a definitive position in the dance record industry of today by offering a continuous release of stand out tracks from artists such as Phonique, Riton, Tom Mangan, Ziggy Kinder, Ruede Hagelstein and The Psychonauts.

TIESTO

Muziek is altijd TiÃ«sto’s grote liefde geweest. Op jongere leeftijd luisterde hij naar shows als de Soul Show en Ben Liebrand’s In the Mix. Vanaf dat moment was het ook zijn passie om platen te draaien en te mixen.

In de periode van 1984 tot 1992 draaide Verwest oude discoplaten op studentenfeesten en tijdens drive-inshows. In die tijd dacht hij nog niet dat hij zijn geld zou kunnen verdienen als dj. Ook begon hij hardcore house te draaien. Maar zijn liefde voor muziek ging al uit naar trance.

Op 19-jarige leeftijd in 1988, stond hij al drie avonden in de week achter de draaitafels in discotheken te Breda (Spock) en omstreken. Wat later ging hij in een platenzaak werken. Hij probeerde eigen werk aan de man te brengen en stuurde veel tapes naar bekendere dj’s, clubs en organisaties. Het wilde nog niet echt lukken.

Begin jaren 90 had TiÃ«sto al de ambitie om te gaan produceren, alleen zag hij in dat hij dit niet kon. Hij kocht enkele samplers en computerprogramma’s en ging vervolgens hard aan de slag. Maar dat lukte niet helemaal. Toen besloot hij samen te gaan werken met verscheidene dj’s. In 1995 verscheen TiÃ«sto’s eerste mix-cd, Forbidden Paradise 3, zijn bekendheid in de dancescene begon te groeien.

TIM DE LUXE

From the classic, garage stormer ‘Rip Groove’, to the seamless ‘Sirens/We All Love Sax’, to his Latin Inspired, house monster: ‘It Just Won’t Do’ – Tim Deluxe’s productions so far have been renowned for quality, diversity and above all, making them moveâ€¦

Deluxe grew up in North London. At 14 he gained a Saturday job in Time Is Right records, in Islington’s Chapel Market and whilst there perfected mixing skills that, although he was still under 18, led him to a slot at Ministry of Sound standing in for CJ Mackintosh â€¦ And he rocked it.

In 1994, whilst still at the record shop, Deluxe met, graphic designer Omar Amidora and hardcore label: Boogie Beat, owner, Andy Lysandrou. Sharing the same enthusiasm and passion for music, the three decided to set up a label: Ice Cream Records â€” a certain inspiration of the speed garage movement: ‘RIP Groove’ under Deluxe and Amidora’s Double 99′ moniker being their most notable release in 1997. Between 1995 and 1998 Deluxe also put out releases: ‘An American Adventure EP’ and ‘I Know’ on Cross Section records – catering for the likes of Derrick May, Norman Jay, CJ Mackintosh, Erick Morillo and Darren Emerson.

Whilst the label took off, between 1999 â€”2000 Deluxe and Amidora recorded the album â€” ‘7th High’, which included collaborations with Sneaker Pimps and Byron Stingily. Deluxe also cut countless remixes including Black Grape, Robert Miles, Mighty Dub Katz and Ultra Nate.

In 2001, Deluxe went solo to pursue his individual sound. His first track ‘Sirens’ was quickly picked up by Darren Emerson (after the two hooked-up and did some work together), for his Underwater imprint. The B-side ‘We All Love Sax’, was something Deluxe had written the previous year and had just left in his studio gathering dustâ€¦ One Essential New Tune later and heralded as one of 2001’s records of the year by every magazine, DJ and radio presenter â€” Deluxe was on the map – not only a solo artist, but also as a DJ.

Fast forward to 2002 and Deluxe’s follow-up solo single ‘It Just Won’t Do’ (featuring Sam Obernik on vocals). It came out of Miami as THE biggest tune (number one Miami Buzz Chart and Number One Muzik Miami Tune) and was supported by DJs across the spectrum â€”from Tong to Morillo to Cook, to radio support from Steve Mac, Jo Whiley, Nemone, Gilles Peterson and Sarah Cox, amongst others. Giving it an Ibiza run first, the track was released in July 2002 on Underwater and reached number 14 in the UK top 40 charts; it was acclaimed as one of THE anthems of the summer 2002 â€” gaining best Ibiza anthem at 2002’s Muzik Awards. He also mixed Underwater’s first ever album release alongside Darren Emerson, a compilation entitled Underwater: Episode One.

Remix wise, Deluxe has added his flavour to Kylie’s ‘Can’t Get You Out of My Head’, Lo-fidelity Allstars’ ‘Sleeping Faster’, Joeski and Chus’ ‘ El Amor (on NRK), Layo and Bushwacka’s ‘Love Story’ â€” which went in the UK Top 40 Charts at number 8, and he recently did his thing on Basement Jaxx’s ‘ Do You Thing’â€¦

Deluxe’s DJing also took off in 2002; he had gigs throughout the UK and all over the world and was announced as an exclusive resident for the Subliminal/Underwater nights in Ibiza last summer â€” this summer he is the exclusive resident for Underwater at Pacha, Ibiza every Tuesday â€” which will include Deluxe debuting his LIVE show with tracks from his forthcoming artist album on Underwater on August 19th. His sound is chunky, funky and party-fueled house with a tech-tainted edge – above all uplifting and full of energy; with big assed baselines and an attitude like no other.

2003 was all about taking it to the next level which is exactly what he did. The first 7 months were spent creating his debut artist album ‘The Little Ginger Club Kid’ featuring Terra Deva (Shake Down ‘At Night’), Sam Obernik, Ben Onono (co-wrote ‘It Just Won’t Do’), Bugsy and Shahin Badar (vox from Prodigy’s ‘Smack My Bitch Up’). Tim spent the summer of 2003 doing his exclusive residency for Underwater in Ibiza and DJing across festivals and clubs around the world. He performed his first live show at Pacha, Ibiza with live PA’s from
all the album collaborators. The summer ended with the release of the first single from the album ‘Less Talk More Action’ (mixes by Yousef and MJ Cole), followed by the album release itself.

The next step in the Deluxe path is the release of ‘Mundaya’ as the second single from the album at the end of January with bigger and better live shows to be scheduled for 2004.

TIMO MAAS

2013 should be a vintage year for Timo Maas. Over the next 12 months, he’ll release his long awaited new artist album, Lifer, featuring Mikill Pane, Placebo’s Brian Molko, U.N.K.L.E’s James Lavelle, Katie Cruel and more; he’ll celebrate 10 years as a resident at DC10 in Ibiza; welcome new artists to his Rockets & Ponies imprint, help Cocoon commemorate their 100th release and continue to reinforce his reputation as one of German electronic music’s most colourful characters.

For a small town in Lower Saxony, BÃ¼ckeburg punches well above its weight. It’s home to a helicopter museum. It was also where Bach spent the greater part of his life and where one can find the beautiful BÃ¼ckeburg Palace, where Prince Alexander of Schaumburg-Lippe still lives. It is also the hometown of our hero Timo Maas, who is â€” somewhat unsurprisingly â€” buddies with the prince.

Has it really been 14 years since Maas’ music burnt itself indelibly on our synapses with the all-conquering remix of Azzido Da Bass’ ‘Doom’s Night’? Indeed it is. Or, as Timo chuckles: “The spot on the ass of my career!”

He is, of course, joking. The Maas remix made him an international DJ celebrity and propelled the track into the pop charts in both Germany and the UK, leading to remix offers from Madonna, Depeche Mode, Fatboy Slim, Muse, Kelis and many more. Maas and then studio partner Martin Buttrich had returned from the Miami conference in 1999 inspired. “We were so motivated, we started writing music off the back of these amazing memories and produced a string of things in quick succession, including ‘Doom’s Night’. A few months later all the UK garage guys picked up on it and then all the other stuff we’d done in that short burst of activity came out too. But with the success of this fucking record on the garage scene it blew up. This record changed everything!”

But we’re getting ahead of ourselves. Long before he charmed the pants of dancefloors worldwide, he was DJing back in his native BÃ¼ckeburg and nearby Hannover from the age of 13. He’s been at it for over 30 years now. “I went from music lover and tape recorder to DJ for local occasions to DJing in local discotheques at 15,” he recalls. “By the age of 17 I was playing in clubs.”

Timo was present when the eruptions that created fissures in the club scene arrived. He recalls hearing ‘Pump Up The Volume’ for the first time: “When M/A/R/R/S came out it was the initial explosion. What the fuck is that sound?! Then I bought Phuture’s ‘Acid Tracks’ from my local store. What kind of trippy, weird stuff are these guys doing?” But many Germans were simply not ready for this brave new world. “Trying to play this sort of stuff in the clubs was difficult because the people didn’t understand it. They’d say play something from the charts, but don’t play this weird shit.”

As the German rave scene gradually extended is borders to include Hannover and its environs, Timo was one of the primary architects. Alongside raves, Maas held down a residency at a mixed night in the fantastically-named Men Factory.
“The gay scene was still musically very upfront then,” explains Timo. “At the time gay clubs were dark and mysterious and I was playing things like Underground Resistance, Steve Poindexter, some really cool stuff.” When DJ Gary D heard him play in Hannover one evening, he invited him over to The Tunnel in Hamburg, then one of Germany’s leading clubs. “I went to Hamburg and drank Jagermeister with him,” he quips. “And the week after I was a resident with him there.”

The first stamp in Timo’s DJ passport came in 1995, with his debut appearance at the Lakota club in Bristol. “”I sent my first record out with a mixtape to promoters and two came back and invited me to play, one of them was the Lakota,” he recalls. “I had a residency there for three years through Leon Alexander who later became my manager. I was playing regularly with people like System 7 and Carl Cox and in the back room it was drum and bass guys like Reprazent.”

If ‘Doom’s Night’ blew up the spot, then his solo albums â€” and we are now on his third â€” are where he’s forged a reputation for brave collaborative choices and cinematic sounds. Although Maas has been widely described as a purveyor of techno, tech house or a whole load of other genre prescriptions, the striking thing about his music is the effortless ease with which it morphs chameleon-like from one style to another. His latest album, for example, runs from the almost Beatles-esque raga of ‘Visions’, which features the sitar work of fellow German Torsten de Winkel â€” the pair having been introduced by our old friend Prince Alexander of Schaumburg-Lippe.

For those that have followed the trajectory of Maas’ albums, Lifer contains yet more wildly divergent collaborators, from Brighton chanteuse Katie Cruel (now signed to his own Rockets & Ponies label), who weighs in with the haunting ‘Articulation’, the gritty rap delivered by Mikill Pane on ‘Grown-Up’, through to Placebo singer Brian Molko’s contribution to ‘College 84’, while James Lavelle delivers a primo vocal on the dramatic ‘The Hunted’. “This is the only vocal outside of U.N.K.L.E. he has ever done,” says Timo. “So I feel quite honoured. Out of everything on the album, I think it’s probably the nearest in sound to the old Timo Maas material, especially around the time of the Loud album. We’d never met each until recently when we played at a festival together and we realised we were mutual fans of each other’s work. Originally the idea was to produce a track together. But after he’d sent me something, I just said, ‘You know, I’d really like you to sing.’ And I absolutely love what he’s done. It’s perfect.”

This eclectic approach makes for a great listening experience, yet Maas insists he has also found room in his extensive club sets to play many of the tracks from his album. “Well, I do play certain tracks off my album, in fact I’ve played many already,” says Timo. “But it’s not just dance music, it’s also a way of expressing myself more with my production partner, Santos. I’ve never only produced dance music. It’s only my third full artist album, but I’ve always done this. I don’t pay too much attention about anything fitting into a genre. I love so many different styles of music and I try and interpret them in my own way. This is how it comes out.”

One sure measure of Maas’ studio success has been the vast array of games, movies and TV shows that have looked to his music to provide soundbeds and the appropriate atmosphere. “Well, we work with great sync-licensing people, but with all the albums it’s been the same situation. They are all relatively timeless and they have this cinematic quality. This is what the new album has in common with the first two. And, as a gamer myself, sometimes in the studio, you do think, ‘Wow this bit would sound amazing on a racing game!'”

Yet it is still his club work that informs and drives much of the desire in the studio. “I come from DJing,” he asserts. “For me it’s the connection to the world outside. It’s where I can experiment, where I hear about things, it’s just so important to what I do. How can you have a feeling for clubs when you are not going to them?”

TOCADISCO

Tocadisco celebrates over 15 years of international DJ stardom. After more than 100 international remixes, two artists albums and 20 successful worldwide singles, his success continues to grow with every gig, every record spun and every high profile remix.

There’s no other producer in the current dance scene that’s been able to produce as many wide-ranging, crossover hits as Tocadisco. Be it the much lauded remixes for Steve Aoki, Laidback Luke, Moby, Tiga, Pet Shop Boys or New Order amongst many others, or even the production, writing and execution of music for David Guetta, Kelis’ latest album ‘Fleshtone’, or Fischerspooner’s impressive back catalogue. Toca’s work is far ranging, reaching and tickling the taste buds of DJ’s from across the musical spectrum, even gaining coveted spots on TV adverts broadcast across Europe.

Back in 2008, Toca released his first solo album ‘Solo’ and won an MTV Europe Music Award for Best Dance International.

Tocadisco’s also a smitten, proud label owner of his imprint TOCA45. His core ethos is simple â€” to help support, promote and present the newest, freshest sounding club tracks available today. They all contain a mark of crossover potential. His unique, well-tought out and crossover style has once again come to the fray on ever-popular English house label Toolroom Knights, of which he mixed their installment of the successful ‘Toolroom Knights’ compilation with British luminaire Chris Lake in 2010.

The Tocacabana Radio Show see’s the big beats and heat of his renowned sound spread across weekly slots on stations around the world. Now confirmed to the schedule are more than 30 territories and stations within the big German’s sights! It’s represented perfectly within Toca’s and his wife Nathizinha – who is also the head of their artist agency: MORUMBI BOOKING – new TOCACABANA event night. A fun fuelled, hot adventure that serves as a perfect remedy to those clubbers lacking summery, tech-drenched beats and bars. Celebrating their one year anniversary of TOCACABANA in 2011 the people enjoying and following the project are continually growing.

In 2011 Tocadisco’s contract with the german label Superstar Recordings ended. He will now release the majority of his productions on his own label. Exciting times for Mr. Disco!

It won’t be long until all corners of the globe are dancing to the sound of Tocacabana.

TOM NOVY

Worldwide chart successes and appearances in the best clubs of the world have been part of his career as well as his activities as VJ or radio host.

You just can’t be mad at him: champagne, nipple slips and frenzy belong to every music event. Still, Tom Novy seems to attract them in a very special way. No wonder, after all he is one of the few exceptionally gifted artists in the music scene.

Worldwide chart successes and appearances in the best clubs of the world have been part of his career as well as his activities as VJ or radio host.

Tom Novy was born on the 10th of March 1970. He released his first record “I House You” in 1995 and directly entered the top 10 of the Germand Dance Charts. Only one year later he gained international reputation with his single “Superstar”, which climbed on position 15 in the Media-Control Charts in Germany and onto top positions in 18 other countries. 1998 was the year of “I Rock”, which became not only a chartbreaker but a real House anthem. “I Rock” stayed over 10 weeks in the Media-Control Charts and even 20 weeks in the Airplay-Top-100.

His Single “Pumpin” reached #19 of the UK Charts in June 2000. In the same year, Tom Novy became the first ever German artist to mix the “Ministry of Sound Annual” Compilation.
His 2001 released debut album “My Definition” (Top 30 – Media Control) and featured the opener track “Welcome to the Race” (official Mercedes-Benz formula 1 Nurburgring Track) with singer Lima Ben-Jannett.

His single “Lovin U” in 2004 became a worldwide success, also in South Africa, where Tom took the top 10 by storm. Back in Germany, “Take It” featuring Lima became the most aired Dance tune in German radio and made it into the top 20.

“Your Body” featuring singer Mike Marshall entered top 10 of the UK sales charts in December 2005 and went top 15 in 20 other countries.
Tom’s excellent music taste is also appreciated by many other bands and musicians. By now Tom has remixed and produced for 10CC, Backstreet Boys, DJ Thomilla, Eric Morillo, Jimmy Sommerville, Joachim Deutschland, Sander Kleinenberg, Snap, Stefan Remmler (Trio), Ludacris, Marianne Rosenberg, Mousse T., Moonbootica and Sonique, to name but a few.

Furthermore, Tom Novy hosted several tv-shows, among them “Dance Floor Charts”, “Streetlife”, “Battle of DJ’s” and “Nightlife” on MTV, as well as the “Mac Chart-Show” (2004) on Pro 7.

Moreover, Tom continues to mix a weekly radio show on FFN and has already been hosting a show for Radio Energy Munich since 1999. Additionally, he will put his hands on the popular Energy Mastermix – broadcasted on all Energy frequencies.

VAAL

Heralding from a rockn’roll and jazz background Vaal is not aware of the strict rules that define & guard electronic music. Therefore Vaal is not afraid to break them.

Sourcing tracks and samples became an obsession: from this was born a compulsion to write, experiment & develop original music that could be equally human, equally electronic.

Vaal exists in the dark of the city: the secretive curtained room that you can never quite peer into, the dark pulsating dancefloors of the underground. Vaal has nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears & sweat.

Vaal is electronic, & Vaal is a Baastard.

VIKA KOVA

“POWERS OF THE WORLD” MULTIMEDIA PROJECT BY VIKA KOVA, 2014-PRESENT
Based on concepts of scientific and philosophical reasoning, “Powers of the World” insinuates on the duality of masculine and feminine forces. This duality establishes the underlying dynamic of social change. For Vika Kova, the duality of the sexes, or rather an imbalance between female and male societal influences around the world has been a major focus behind her drive to create.

Curiosity of this enigma is inspiring the artist to go on a journey – to travel the world in search for the answers. On a first-hand account, Kova researches by meeting and observing women of different cultures and social classes in search for the source of social duality.

It is through pure artistry that Kova developed her hunger for social knowledge into an exciting complex study of various theories of social systems.

Speculating the inner-polarity within every “brick” of our society, Kova searches for recognition of duality within the individual and portrays cultural symbols resembling some of those theories.

Living in the world where everything gets measured, examined and then compared, the artist asks herself: Is it possible to calculate the right yin-yang ratio within a certain human being? If yes, then what would be the ideal rate? And what would be the desirable rate within the artist herself? If humans can measure the temperature on Mars, can we also measure such an important ratio within ourselves? And if we could, how much yang and how much yin you get within each person? How do these contrary forces actually complement, interconnect and give rise to each other as they interrelate to one another?

“Powers of the World” is the reflection of an age-old duel between male and female, right and wrong, light and dark, silence and noise. This duality is physically created by utilizing white oil-painted textile placed on top of the black acrylic-painted canvas. Composed with a keen cinematic contrast between moving and steady images, balancing between calmness and clutter in the music-mixing.

WALLY LOPEZ

Born in Madrid, San Blas, 1976; A perfect way to start a Biography on Wally Lopez; Today’s DJ, without a doubt, Tomorrow’s.

His career has always been traced to move up and forward; before anyone else he remixed for House figures such as TiÃ«sto, Dirty Vegas, Bob Sinclar, and David Guetta, this last one helping him achieve his first number â€¦one hit worldwide; “Just a Little More Love”, he has been acclaimed by the most charismatic places in the world, obtaining his residency at Ibiza; currently at Space every Wednesdayâ€¦

This promising career has led him to participate in Gigs along with Madonna, Ricky Martin, Miguel BosÃ©, and many othersâ€¦
A figure of the Media, obtaining recognition in many categories, sponzored by international brands such as: Oakley, Pioneer, Red Bull, RoomMate Hotels, and previously Vueling and Absolutâ€¦

He has been capable of converting Eyeglasses into a Worldwide fashion and his personal icon (Oakley Frogskin), converted a bottle of Absolut Vodka into a worldwide known track “My Absolut Track”, he made music during two summers for the famous flight “I’m Vueling To Ibiza”, became the exclusive image of Pioneer throughout all Latin Americaâ€¦

Founder and Creator of the clothing Brand “Tremenda Wear”, “Tremenda 2.0” concept, and “Factomania”, and “Insomnia”; his daily radioshow on Europa Fm with more than two million listeners.

We could talk about all his awards and recognitions nationally and worldwide; He is the only Spanish DJ included in the Top 100 DJ’s of the British DJ Mag, he is the only Spanish DJ who has done two “Essential Mix” on the BBC1, he performs over 150 gigs annually worldwide, and we can’t forget all his recompilations and productions published by the best labels on the marketâ€¦
Now we just keep in mind that Wally Lopez is, and will always be “Today’s DJ, without a doubt, Tomorrow’s”â€¦Charisma & Quality.

WANKELMUT

For his 24th birthday, in December of 2011, the Berlin DJ Wankelmut aka Jacob Dilßner added his sound-cloud touch to his bootleg remix of Asaf Avidan. Under the name „Reckoning Song / One day“, the title conquered the charts and, according to the Media Control Single Charts, reached 1st place, and the double platinum status in Germany. The legendary remix was placed number one of Single Charts in eight European countries. It was the most downloaded track of Beatport 2012 and an Airplay Hit all over Europe. Looking back, 1,5 million Singles were sold, and it was played 125 million times on Youtube.

Wankelmut, who had played until then in Underground Berlin Clubs, was widely booked within Europe. In particular the diversity of his entertaining music between Deep-House and Techno that Wankelmut presented as performing as a DJ, helped him to obtain a respected and recognized status within the German electronic music and the DJ industry. At the end of 2012 the famous Electronic Music Magazine GROOVE distinguished him as the „NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR“.

During 2012 he developed a closed relationship with the renowned Berlin label „Get Physical Music“, with whom Wankelmut started in the fall of 2012 his own Mix-Compilation-Series „Wankelmoods“, and in January 2013 released his Club Single „My Head Is A Jungle“. Wankelmut obtained for this title the collaboration of the Australian singer and songwriter Emma Louise. With the remixes of Gui Boratto, Kasper Bjorke and Solee, this title was not only a Club-hit in Europe, but was also placed in the Top 20 of the Single Charts of many European countries. The „MK Remix“ of „My Head Is A Jungle“ was during the summer of 2013 one of the biggest hymns played on Ibiza, the support of Pete Tong and many other DJ´s provided for abundant Wankelmut fever within the UK and the USA.
After a multitude of renowned remixes and worldwide DJ Gigs, among others for Gossip, Talisco, Bo Saris or Karin Park, the new Single „Wasted So Much Time feat. John LaMonica“, is currently in release phase. Featuring the American singer John LaMonica, an active as a member of the group Robots Don´t Sleep , he delivers here another vocal Club-hit. In April 2014, the new Single is released on Poesie Musik, with the remixes of Kölsch, N´to and Kiwi. In parallel is coming on the market in June 2014 the second part of the Wankelmoods Mix Compilation, also with Poesie Musik.

WESTBAM

DJ number one, pioneer of DJ culture, “Practising Maniac at Work”, prophet of raving society, composer of hymns for millions, party maker for over 15 million guests over the last 30 years, philosopher of dance culture, author and media personalityâ€”Westbam is a living legend and one of the most vibrant personalities of the international music scene.

Westbam was often the first. DJing since 1983, he was the first DJ in Germany who didn’t just play record after record but instead mixed them together and thus turned mixing into a cult. He was the first and only German DJ who was invited to play the big stages in the heyday of acid house in the UK. With his mix of 2 Live Crews “We Want Some Pussy” he was the first German remixer who sold over 2 million vinyl records. As the founder of Low Spirit he was responsible for the first and for a long time most successful label for underground dance music in Berlin. He was the first and to date only DJ who, as part of the cultural programme in Seoul 1988, was booked to participate in the Olympic Games. He is also the founder of the first big rave event in Germany, the legendary Mayday, and the only DJ who DJed at every Loveparade and produced every Loveparade anthem since. Tracks like “Celebration Generation”, “Wizard of the Sonic” and many more became hymns for the new and emerging techno movement in the 90ies; later he went on to establish Technolectro with “Electric Kingdom”.

“Sonic Empire” became his first number one chart hit, being a pure Technolectro track without any vocals. Westbam has always been a philosopher and a pioneer of the scene and published the book “Mixes, Cuts & Scratches”, which he wrote together with Rainald Goetz, in 1997. For already 25 years now, he is the DJ-producer with the biggest and most continuous output in the scene, with an impressing oeuvre of more than 150 singles and 8 full lengthsâ€”this enabled him to reach a status where his works, while at the same time being diverse, can be identified as 100% Westbam. What is particularly remarkable in the often fast-paced world of electronic music, is the fact that Westbamâ€”with dance tracks like “Beatbox Rocker”â€”managed to create songs which are not only popular for a moment but outlast decades and can be regarded as real classics.

2013 gelang ihm mit seinem Album GÃ¶tterstrasse ein weiterer ganz groÃŸer Wurf. Er kombinierte den typischen Westbam Sound mit den Stimmen von Legenden aus 4 Jahrzehnten Musikgeschichte und schuf eine Hommage an die Nacht und das Nachtleben. Mitgewirkt haben so prominente Namen wie Iggy Pop, Kanye West, Lil Wayne, Bernard Sumners (New Order) Brian Molko (Placebo), Inga Humpe (2raumwohnung) â€” die LP landete bis auf Platz 12 der deutschen Verkaufscharts, die bisher beste Westbam LP Platzierung aller Zeiten.

Another great success came with his Album GÃ¶tterstraÃŸe in 2013. For this record he combined the typical Westbam sound with the voices of music legends from four decades of music history and created a tribute to the night and nightlife. Renowned artists like Iggy Pop, Kanye West, Lil Wayne, Bernard Sumners (New Order), Brian Molko (Placebo) and Inga Humpe (2raumwohnung) participated in this project, helping that the LP made it to rank 12 of the German charts, which is Westbam’s highest position for an LP to date.

In 2015 Westbam is even more popular than ever before. The announcement of his withdrawal from Mayday, which he accused of lacking the will to be musically innovative, made it into national TV news and German news magazine Spiegel TV produced a half-hour special about his japan tour. Westbam is still playing the most important festivals in Germany, Eastern Europe, Russia and Japan and is still master of the big dance floors. Quite often, his club gigs are a promoter’s annual highlight.

To mark his 50th birthday he’s launching a whole new series of events: Maxrave. This move follows Mayday last year, when he cut ties with German promoter i-motion due to differences of opinion. His biography, “Die Macht der Nacht [The Power of Night]”, will be published in March 2015 â€” and summer will see the release of his new album, which he produces together with his new studio mate Hardy Hard. Again this year there are guest appearances in Japan, Russia, the Baltic states in the pipeline. Not to mention various festivals!

WALL OF FAME

PHILIP, JOERI, NEON, DJ LICIOUS, CHRISTOPHE!, ÃME, ANDY BAXTER, ANGEL LINDE, ARADO, ARMAND VAN HELDEN, ART DEPARTMENT, ARMIN VAN BUREN, AUDIOFLY, AXWELL, BEHROUZ, BLONDISH, BOB SINCLAR, BOOKA SHADE, BRAIN TAPPERT, BUTCH, CARL CRAIG, CARLOS DIAZ, CATZ & DOGZ, CESAR DEL RIO, CHAIM, CHARLES SHILLINGS, CLAUDE VON STROKE,CRAIG RICHARDS, D’JULZ, DAMIEN LAZARUS, DANNY HOWELLS, DAVE SEAMAN, DAVID GUETTA, DAVID MORALES, DAVIDE SQUILLANCE, DELICIOUS, DESYN MASIELLO, DIDIER SINCLAIR, DIMITRI VEGAS & LIKE MIKE, DR.KUCHO, DUBFIRE, DYED SOUNDOROM, EATS EVERYTHING, EBU IMBERNON, EELKE KLEIJN, ERIC PRYDZ, ERICK MORILLO, FAITHLESS, FEDDE LE GRAND, FEDDE LE GRAND, FELIX DA HOUSECAT, FINNEBASSEN, FLASHMOB, FRANCESCO ROSSI, GEORGE MOREL, GUY GERBER, GUY J, H.O.S.H., HENRY SAIZ, HERNAN CATTANEO, HOT SINCE 82, IBAN MENDOZA, INFINITY INK, JACK DE MARSEILLE, JAMIE JONES, JASON BYE, JAVI MUNOZ, JD DAVIS, JEAN, JEF K, JEROME ISMA AE, JIM RIVERS, JIMMY VAN M, JOEY NEGRO, JHON JULIUS KNIGHT, JOHN DIGWEED, JONATHAN ULUSSES, JORDI LIGHTS, JORIS VOORN, JOSE DE DIVINA, JOSH WINK,JOYCE MERCEDES, JUNIOR JACK, JUNIOR SANCHEZ, KAROTTE, KEVIN SAUNDERSON, KID CREME, LAURANT GARNIER, LITTLE LOUIE VEGA, MACEO PLEX, MAR-T, MARCELLO, MARCO CAROLA, MARCO FARAONE, MARTIN SOLVEIG, MIGUEL CAMPBELL, MICHAEL TANZMANN,MIND AGAINST, MISS MELERA, MONICA ELECTRONICA, MR. C, NEVERDOGS, NIC FANCIULLI, NICK CURLY, NICK WARREN, NOIR, OLIVER, OLIVER, PAN POT, PIPPI, POLE FOLDER, RAE, REBOOT,RICHY AHMED, ROGER SANCHEZ, RUSS YALLOP, SACHA, SANDER KLEINENBERG, SANDY RIVERA, SARAH MAIN, SECONDCITY, SETH TROXLER, SHADOW CHILD, SHARAM JEY,SHARAM, SIMON DUNMORE, SMOKIN JO, SOLOMUN, STEFANO NOFERINI, STEVE LAWLER,SUBB AN, SVEN VATH, TAITO TIKARO, TALE OF US, TATIANA VULCANO, TIEFSCHWARZ, TIESTO, TIM DE LUXE, TIMO MAAS, TOCADISCO, TOM NOVY,VAAL, VIKA KOVA, WALLY LOPEZ, WANKELMUT, WESTBAM