Greg Zaccagnino, better known simply as Zaxx, is the latest rising star in the electronic music scene. In a very short time he has transformed from bedroom producer who was looking to create a track people would hear around the world, to a DJ who has taken the electronic music community by storm. Gaining massive support from the likes of Tiesto, Hardwell, Afrojack and Tritonal, it is no surprise that he has sure taken the right track to attaining his goals. I first heard of Zaxx after he…

Normally when you think of Germany and electronic music, the first association that come to mind are dark techno clubs scattered around Berlin. That is still the driving force behind the Germans, but there are those who can comfortably occupy a main stage slot just as well as one of his underground countrymen can DJ a dark club until the early the sun rises. Here we find Thomas Gold...


"I would consider myself as a successful person, since I am making a living doing music".
How and when…

Over the years, technology has transitioned from samplers to multiple instances of digital judder, but Weiller’s appetite for the sonic fringes is no less voracious. His pitch-bent sound design has established him as a forward-thinking producer of cathartic, harmonics-enriched bangers, while his dynamic sets have made him a North American mainstage mainstay.
“If I could say one thing, I would say don’t look at the status quo and think that that’s what you need to be".


Can you…

Klock’s underlying motivations for DJing are as strong today as ever. There is an insatiable hunger when he talks, an underlying passion that can stem only from a profound love for what he does. He sits up and smiles as he describes the feeling of "goosebumps" when he "drops the right track at the right time’ and forms a "deep connection with the crowd," before pausing to bask in the moment, as if revisiting it in his own head.
“I still see DJing as about 20 percent as a job, but 80…

"...electronic music is on it´s highest level at the moment".
With a signature groove-based sound, moving through deep and tech-house to techno and back again, Nick’s reputation now stands as a guaranteed stamp of quality for DJs and dance-floor devotees worldwide. As a Producer, he has released recently on the likes of Drumcode, Mobilee, and Second State, while his own 8bit imprint continues to be the backbone of a prolific production schedule (including his forthcoming “Amnezia” EP).…

The chart success of Blank & Jones is partially based on their club-gigs, radio shows and other live-performances including events such as Love-Parade, StreetParade and Mayday. The success is further boosted by their activeness as moderators on Eins Live-TV and by being the Co-host on Viva-Clubrotation.

When asked about the key to their success, their response is:
"We do everything digitally, on the basis of Final Scratch, which allows us to use our own edits and mixes, nothing comes…

Cristiano's not only busy DJ-ing, most of the time he's managing as well as producing for 'The Saifam Group' (Italy) which is a reputable record company. He began in 1992 as A&R manager at 'RECORD 66 Music Market for DJ's', which he still manages today. He then started in 1996 as Producer and A&R at 'Arsenic Sound' until 1998, when he became a producer at ' The Saifam Group' and ever since 1999 he's A&R at the 'Alternative Sound Planet' label.

As an A&R manager, he…

Stanton Warriors make bass music; intentionally vague and un-pigeonholable bass music. The Bristolian only constant is unbridled heavy low frequencies. Whether that be house, electro or anything between depends on what side of the bed they get out of. They're also one of the most envied remix outfits having reworked M.I.A., Basement Jaxx, Fatboy Slim, The Streets, Gorillaz, and Daft Punk to name a few.
Like so many other innovative UK acts, the duo took recognisable templates such as house,…

If music is the Universal language then Toronto Native, Carlo Lio is surely multilingual. It is this universal appeal that has allowed Carlo to speak to so many people without ever having to say a word. His ability to capture sounds and emit them so expressively is a gift. Music has always been a priority in Carlo’s life; anyone who witnesses him gracing the decks can attest to this. Carlo can turn a careful observer into a dancer through the raw emotion and passion in his music. Music is a…

Joris Voorn makes music and lets his life keep pace. The Dutch DJ gives new meaning to the word wanderlust, flying to different cities every week over festival season and playing to crowds of thousands. In June alone, the dance and techno maverick travelled to Manchester, Madrid, Barcelona, Sweden, Belgium, Amsterdam and Ibiza, updating his own Spectrum Radio show along the way too. Joris has seemingly mastered the art of hedonism with a clear head: he’s relax and affable – not sour and…

Polish DJ and producer Swoon has not only performed at a wide variety of festivals throughout his career such as Ultra Japan, Sunrise Festival and the Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) amongst so many others, but he has also released over 165 installments in his Lift Off mix series and has released countless globally successful productions ranging from EPs, albums, singles to remixes and collaborations.



Who are your musical influences?

Lately I’ve been not really relying on any particular…

"Music is like food, you wouldn’t want to eat the same thing everyday"
Hailing from Grand Rapids, Michigan, Gaiser began his musical education studying percussion with the symphony and playing drums in punk rock bands. It quickly transitioned to techno when at the age of fifteen he discovered the endless possibilities of new sounds that only synths and drum machines could provide. Weekend forays into Detroit’s nightlife ultimately led him to move to the city and brought him in touch with…

Vibe Tribe - is the Psy-Trance project of Russian-born Israeli producer Stas Marnyanski and, formerly, Elmar Ivatarov. These two guys from Russia started the Vibe Tribe project in their early twenties. Their first album Melodrama was a huge success in the psy-trance scene, thanks to their remix of the Infected Mushroom track Shawkawkaw which was released just a few months before, august 2004. They released tracks on numerous compilations on different labels and gained somewhat of a star…

Already at the age of 19 Romanian DJ and musician Edward Maya composed a song of European size with E.Carcota for Eurovision , which took the 4th place. This breakthrough was accompanied by a difficult period for Edward, who worked on various contracts with Romanian composers abroad (Akcent, Costi Ionita, Vika Jigulina, Cassa Loco, Studio One, DjRynno, Dj Sava, Marius Nedelcu, BlaxyGirls, Imba).
The year 2009 brought surprise to the Romanian music market, the first song "Stereo Love",…

Christian Anthony Burns is a British musician. Born in the family of a member of the rock band The Signs - Tony Burns. He started his career with The Bleach Works, successfully selling 3 million copies of his albums, then the band broke up, sometime in 2003, and everyone started to perform solo.

One day, Christian Burns heard the tracks of DJ Tiesto on Myspace and decided to contact him for collaboration.
Tiësto was just looking for a new vocalist for his upcoming album "Elements Of…

"The fact music can make you happy, make you cry, make you think about about you're best memories is fucking incredible"
East Coast superstars Anthony Riggi and James Piros, AKA Riggi & Piros, have been making New Jersey proud while simultaneously taking the EDM scene by storm with their larger than life sounds and massive remixes. Not wasting any time getting their careers started, the duo started DJing at just 16, and got into production at 17. After only a year of production they…

"I think Techno broke the rules. House Music couldn't become anything else other than House. House has to be a dancefloor thing, Techno doesn't have to be something to dance to. For me, ambient is Techno."


Laurent Garnier has been making the planet dance for 30 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…

"He's not a publicity hungry, social media devotee."

Danny Howells (born November 24, 1970) is an English producer and DJ. His music is often called a progressive house, although he prefers to communicate more with a technical house. At performances he is well acquainted with the staff with the audience. Howells has collected several albums for the Global Underground in addition to the Nighttime series. Howells is also a member of the department…

Don Diablo has decided to forgo all scheduled UMF appearances due to issues that arose during Ultra Music Festival Singapore.

 








The Netherland’s Diablo, who has been a staple on UMF’s international festival circuit, took to Facebook Video to voice his displeasure surrounding last weekend’s stop. According to the video, which can be seen below, Diablo and his team were left “massively disrespected” by a series of texts that arrived while they were…

Ultra Singapore sets by the likes of Tiesto, Steve Angello, Steve Aoki, GTA, Nicky Romero, and Showtek are now available to stream.



The embattled Ultra Europe is next up on the calendar, taking place 14th to 16th July in Split, Croatia.

As previously reported, following a bitter Ultra Singapore experience, Don Diablo is claiming he along with other (still unnamed) DJs are no longer playing these global UMF…