Derrick Carter is a deft mixer and can build and release the energy in a room so subtly his touch is almost subliminal, but other than that there's nothing understated about his sets. This is an essential part of his practical-minded philosophy of DJing.

Carter became one of the city’s most popular local DJs, securing residencies at Shelter, Foxy’s and smartbar. Along with Cajmere, Felix Da Housecat, Chez Damier and Ron Trent, he went on to play a vital role in Chicago house’s…

Troy Pierce was among the first to pick up on DJs like Derrick Carter, Jeff Mills and Richie Hawtin and was always out and about at parties in Detroit, Ohio and across the Midwest. Strangely enough though, he never thought about picking up a pair of headphones himself, preferring to leave the DJ duties to his friends. This way he could fully immerse himself in the music, especially the experimental ambient tones of the after hour chill outs.

As a DJ, attempts to categorise his style pose…

Luke Celleja, aka Kronic, is an Australian born DJ who has worked with countless artists, such as Justin Bieber, Pitbull, Jennifer Lopez, R Kelly and Havana Brown. Kronic started his career as a hip hop DJ in Adelaide, over 10 years ago, and is now a successful and well-known name around the world at the age of 30.

"Rendezvous" is the latest EDM track from Kronic, and features stunning vocals from Leon Thomas. The song was released on the 19th of April, and in just one week, had climbed into…

Irish techno maestro, Matador, otherwise known as Gavin Lynch, has gained global recognition with his prolific Live sets that have seen him play in underground hotspots as far flung as Los Angeles, Amsterdam, London and Buenos Aires. With labels like Cocoon and Perc Trax behind him from the start, it was only a matter of time before Richie Hawtin’s reputable Minus collective welcomed Matador into the fold.
Following his debut release on Minus, Matador worked tirelessly alongside the Minus…

American deep house DJ and producer Wolfgang Gartner, aka Joseph Youngman, is known for a record number of songs to land at Beatport’s No. 1 spot over the past 5 years, and also for his hit collaborations with Skrillex, Will.i.am, Tiesto and deadmau5.

Hard to believe it’s been almost six years since Gartner released his landmark debut album Weekend in America. Coming to fame during the same time that deadmau5 and Skrillex were starting to bring EDM to the masses during the late aughts…

Dahlbäck has established himself as a well-respected DJ, producer and label owner with well over a hundred releases to his name dating back to the beginning of the millennium. That talent did not just appear from nowhere though. The Kaskade collaborator played drums in a band for six or seven years when he was younger and that has been instrumental to his productions now.

He is grew up in a household with a father and mother both professional musicians, as well as a cousin Jesper Dahlbäck…

Globetrotting DJ & producer Jay Lumen has been stirring up attention for the last 10 years as a hugely sought after techno character.

Techno giant Jay is without a doubt one of the most sought after DJs in the world. His productions have been making their way onto every major DJs playlist since time immemorial. As a producer, he has had 11 Beatport #1s, and 27 Top 10s. He has released on some of the most renowned labels in the world such as Drumcode, Saved, OFF Recordings, Octopus…

Nikoleta Frajkorová better known as "Nifra" is one of the finest female artist from Trance scene. We all know, when it comes to female artists in EDM, trance to be precise, there are not many. But she is one true Trance lady whose sounds are creating aura in her own style.
Having her productions and remixes released on labels like "Armada", "Coldharbour", "AVA", "Spinnin", "Enhanced" and many more she is leading trance scene everywhere.

Her music regularly finds itself in the DJ wallets of…

A DJ since the 1980s, David's famous Red Zone residency in the early 90s saw him, uniquely at the time, mix American and UK dance music together and inspired the moniker for much of his dub mix work. His Red Zone mixes became a must check for house music DJs the world over, as successful an underground alternative to his main vocal remixes. He also established other production aliases including The Face, who scored a global hit with 'Needin U' in 1998 and Moca who released 'Higher' in…

Florian Meindl is an Austrian DJ, producer and sound designer. In addition to numerous collaborations with international artists he is busy with producing remixes and has just successfully completed his BA studies at the London College of Music. He also writes articles about music production in magazines like “FutureMusic” and does music production shows for the “Berlin Mitte Institut”. Till now his productions have been released on famous labels such as Trapez, Stil vor Talent,…

George has helped change and evolve trance from an underground movement to massive festival experiences throughout the world. George Acosta is probably America`s most unique dj and has undoubtedly been a major force in shaping the sound of trance in Miami and beyond says fellow dj Dave Ralph. George Acosta is America’s representative in the global Trance scene says Markus Schulz.

He is revealing enough information to understand that his musical style has changed throughout the times. On the…

The story about how LA-based DJ, producer duo Mako came to be is one part fate and one part chance. Alex Seaver and Logan Light's fathers were roomates in college at Syracuse back in the 1970s and this formed a life-long friendship between their two families. However the two kids went on two different paths. Seaver attended Julliard, the elite classical and jazz music school and Light went to Columbia, before transfering to Michigan where he picked up DJing. Their paths crossed once again in…

Tom Hades started to discover and experiment with electronic music when listening to DAF, Kraftwerk, Front 242, ... At the age of 15, he bought his first keyboard, the famous Casio CZ-101 and transformed his game-computer, Amiga 500, into his first DAW. Quickly he got experienced with MIDI-integration and sampling functions, which gave him even more urge for buying/selling new material as addition to his current setup.

Never one to shy away from globetrotting, Tom Hades DJ-ing and live shows…

If you haven’t heard of Tanner Petulla – aka Getter – I don’t know what the frick is wrong with you. Whether it be the OWSLA artist’s insanely well-produced music or his hilarious internet presence, the San Jose native’s wide range of talents has garnered him one of the largest and most loyal followings in electronic music.




Producer and DJ, Getter has established himself as one of the best rising acts in American-made bass music. He’s released a number of styles…

Hailing from Strasbourg, France, Ferry Tayle‘s history in music didn’t start out in the trance genre. Jazz was the first style of music he took up and at the young age of seven he learned to play the saxophone, which he went on to play for many years. It wasn’t until he discovered Jean-Michel Jarre that the passion for electronic music grew, and with the new millennium on the horizon, it was the perfect time for him to enter the electronic music world.

There are a few underrated Trance…

As a DJ, his appearances have quickly built up a loyal following wherever he goes. He developed his sound while playing extended sets at an early residency at esteemed Stalker club in his hometown of Haarlem, Holland. He has gone on to become not only a headline name in his native land with regular appearances for Dance Valley and Extrema, but now across Europe, developing his profile as one of the most in demand DJs on the circuit. As of recently, Matthew's appearances have been restricted…

A man who’s rallied against the “really boring” tech house sound since day one, Dave thinks it’s only a matter of time before the genre dies, and like minimal — the tech house precursor — “everyone will go ‘yeah well I never played that.’” In an attempt to repackage tech house acts as techno before that happens, Dave sees the modern media hype machine stirring up confusion, at times purposefully. “There's hype around the wrong things,” he says. “And there are certain…

Over the last decade his productions and remixes have seen massive support from Eddie Halliwell, Tiesto, Armin van Buuren and Paul van Dyk who has employed John's remix skills repeatedly on his highly respected Vandit label.
After the huge successes of his singles "Vellum", "The Door" and "New Dimension" and "Chime", John has gone on to deliver a catalog of big singles including the recent hits "Nothing Left Between Us", "Fade to Black", "Bored of You, Bored of Me" and most recently…

From an early age, Woods has prided himself on standing apart from the crowd. He is the son of a music teacher, the U.K.-born Woods was classically trained in a variety of instruments ranging from piano to percussion, and as a youth he even performed briefly with the London Symphony Orchestra. The experience this musicality has brought now sets his productions apart and gives him an edge on contemporaries.

Michael Woods has sailed the seas of Dance music for many years, working ceaselessly…

Master of the rework, Chris has put his own interpretations in the studio to tunes such as Leftfield’s “Phat Planet”, Eurythmics “Sweet Dreams” and Prodigy’s “Climbatize”. His rewards have not only come in the form of remixes, with “Santiago De Cuba” receiving much praise recently for it’s big room appeal.
His production talent was noticed after his talents behind the decks. It only took him 6 months to secure his first residency after discovering his passion for the…