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Ben Nicky (real name: Benjamin Nikki Reginald Wederell) is a British DJ and producer born on June 7, 1986. His career began within the uplifting trance scene of the late 2000s, but over time his sound expanded into hard trance, psytrance, techno, hard dance, hardstyle, hardcore and neo-rave. Ben Nicky is known for fast-paced multi-genre sets, the Headf**k concept, the Misfit community and event series, and his large-scale Field of Dreams show. He has performed at Tomorrowland, Ultra Music Festival, EDC Las Vegas and Creamfields, recorded an Essential Mix for BBC Radio 1, and in 2026 entered the DJ Mag Top 100 DJs for the first time at No. 66. Early years Ben Nicky’s professional career began long before the major festival stages. Early on, he worked as a promoter and label…

Sonny Fodera is an Australian DJ and producer from Adelaide and one of the most prominent figures on the contemporary house scene. Born on November 10, 1985, he later moved to the United Kingdom and settled in London. His music has evolved from jackin house, deep house and tech house toward melodic vocal house, where club grooves intersect with UK garage, pop-oriented structures and large vocal performances. Fodera has released music on Cajual Records, Defected and his own label Solotoko, and has collaborated with MK, Diplo, D.O.D, Jazzy, Clementine Douglas, Ella Eyre, Vintage Culture and other artists. In 2026, he entered the DJ Mag Top 100 DJs for the first time, reaching No. 80. Early years Sonny Fodera grew up in Adelaide. Before electronic music, he played bass guitar and electric…

Mosimann (real name: Quentin Gérard John Mosimann) is a French-Swiss DJ, producer, composer, singer and multi-instrumentalist. He was born on February 14, 1988, in Geneva. A wider audience discovered him after he won the seventh season of the French Star Academy in 2008, although Mosimann had already been DJing before his television career. He later moved from electro-pop and festival EDM toward house and tech house, appeared in the DJ Mag Top 100 DJs four years in a row from 2012 to 2015, and returned to the ranking in 2026. In parallel, Mosimann became an in-demand composer and producer for other artists, while the Dream Track series brought him a new wave of international attention. Quentin was born in Switzerland to a Swiss father and a French mother, and grew up mainly in…

Prospa are a British electronic duo from Leeds consisting of Harvey Blumler and Guiorgi “Gosha” Smith. The two musicians began working together in 2013 and gained widespread recognition following the release of Prayer. Their music brings together house, breakbeat, techno, UK rave and elements of 1990s club culture, although over time their sound has broadened considerably and moved closer to contemporary house. Key Prospa tracks include Prayer, Control The Party, Ecstasy (Over & Over), WANT NEED LOVE, Close Your Eyes, Love Songs and Free Your Mind. In 2026, the duo released their debut album Free Your Mind on CircoLoco Records and entered the DJ Mag Top 100 DJs for the first time, reaching No. 94. Blumler and Smith met in childhood. Before becoming interested in…

¥ØU$UK€ ¥UK1MAT$U (Yousuke Yukimatsu) is a Japanese DJ from Osaka, born in 1979. He is known for an exceptionally broad approach to music selection: techno, ambient, noise, trance, gabber, bass music, experimental, pop, rock and metal can all become part of the same set without conventional genre boundaries. Yukimatsu began performing in 2008, and a major turning point came when DJ Nobu invited him to play Future Terror in 2014. He later launched his own event series Zone Unknown and TRNS-, took part in performances by Asian Dope Boys and appeared at Berlin Atonal for three consecutive years. Recordings for HÖR Berlin and Boiler Room significantly expanded his international audience, while one of the most important physical releases in his catalogue is the mix…

KI/KI (Kiki Wesselo) is a Dutch DJ and producer from Amsterdam and one of the prominent figures of the contemporary trance, acid and techno scenes. Her music combines the aesthetics of the 1990s and early 2000s with fast modern techno, Roland TB-303 acid lines, euphoric trance melodies and hard-driving club rhythms. KI/KI’s career took shape within Amsterdam’s queer scene and became particularly closely associated with the Spielraum parties, where she became a resident in 2018. She later founded her own label, slash, developed the hybrid performance format 5HRS OF ACID and released tracks such as Leave It to the Vibe, 5 Mins Of Acid and Getting Ready For The Party. Her discography also includes collaborations with Marlon Hoffstadt, Armin van Buuren and Underworld. Kiki grew…

Anfisa Letyago is a DJ, producer and vocalist born on 5 March 1990 in Mirny, Yakutia, who has spent much of her life and creative career in Naples. Her music grew out of techno and house, but over time expanded to include elements of groove, minimal, trance, ambient and electronic pop. Letyago has released music on Intec Digital, Nervous Records, Kompakt, Drumcode, Defected and her own label N:S:DA (NSDA), collaborated with Moby, remixed Swedish House Mafia and other major artists, and performed at Tomorrowland, Awakenings, Time Warp, Ultra, EXIT and leading clubs around the world. In 2024, Billboard Italia Women in Music named her DJ of the Year. Anfisa was born in Siberia and spent her earliest years in the northern city of Mirny. Her father is Italian, and the family later settled in…

OGUZ (Oguz Gülcenbay) is a Dutch DJ and producer of Turkish descent and one of the prominent figures in today’s hard techno scene. His music brings together hard techno, hard groove, industrial techno, hardcore, hardstyle and trance, while the artist himself deliberately avoids being tied to a single genre. OGUZ gained wider recognition through tracks such as GOLDEN SZN and FC Horsepower, while his own creative platform 808 STUDIOS became an important part of his later career. His discography also includes the full-length projects ENTER MY SIMULATION and DAM SQUARE DANCE TRAX LV.1. Gülcenbay grew up in the Netherlands in a family with Turkish roots. His serious interest in electronic music began to take shape around 2016, when he started attending illegal raves and…

AZYR (real name: Oliver Rowley) is a British DJ and producer from Blackpool associated with the new wave of hard techno and hard dance in the UK. His sets blend hard techno, acid techno, schranz, hardstyle, hard dance and elements of psytrance, with high tempos, sharp genre transitions and an energetic performance style becoming key features of his sound. The Manchester collective Teletech played an important role in his rapid rise, while his 2023 Boiler Room x Teletech set significantly expanded his international profile. Rowley later founded his own label, Speed Limit Records. The musician’s real name is Oliver Rowley, and he is also commonly known as Ollie in interviews and everyday conversation. The alias AZYR predates his professional music career by many years. Rowley…

999999999 (pronounced Nine Times Nine) is an Italian techno duo from Venice, formed in 2016 by producers and DJs Carlo B. and Giovanni C. The project became known for its intense fusion of acid techno, hard techno and industrial techno, as well as hardware-based live sets in which a substantial part of the music is shaped in real time. Among 999999999’s most notable releases are 300000003, Power to the Raver, Conveyor and other records issued through their own NineTimesNine label. Both members grew up in Venice and were involved in DJing and electronic music before launching the project together. They met through the local club scene and discovered that they shared a similar approach to music. After an early studio session together, they decided to continue working as a duo. The…

Argy (Argyris Theofilis) is a Greek DJ, producer and electronic music artist born in 1985 on the island of Rhodes. After emerging on the European minimal and techno scene in the mid-2000s, he went on to work across house, deep house, tech house, progressive house and experimental electronic music before achieving wider recognition for his own take on melodic techno. Among his best-known tracks are Love Dose, Ketuvim, Tataki, Pantheon, Aria, Higher Power, Sierra and RITMO. His album discography includes Fundamentals, The Interior Journey, New World and NEWORLD II, while he also recorded the album Dominonation with vocalist Mama. Argyris Theofilis grew up on Rhodes and began making electronic music while still at school. After graduating, he moved to London to study music technology. His…

Josh Baker is a British DJ, producer and club event organiser from Manchester, working primarily across house, minimal / deep and tech house. He founded You&Me Records, helped establish the Hide&Seek festival, launched the Baker’s Dozen project and created the educational platform SYNTHO. In 2024, Baker won the DJ Mag Best of British award in the Breakthrough Producer category. By the mid-2020s, his audience had grown significantly thanks to tracks such as Something To Me, Jam Is Pumping, Back It Up, You Don’t Own Me and My Place. At the same time, the core elements of his earlier work remained intact: agile basslines, concise vocal hooks and a strong influence from the British club scene of the 1990s and 2000s. Early life, Sankeys and first steps in music Baker was…

KlangKuenstler, real name Michael Korb, is a German DJ and music producer from Bavaria who lives in Berlin. Over the course of his career, his style has undergone a major transformation: from deep house and tech house in the early 2010s to fast, hard techno with strong influences from schranz, industrial and European rave music of the 1990s and early 2000s. Early in his career, KlangKuenstler gained widespread recognition with the tech-house track Jam Master Jack, while the newer phase of his work is closely associated with his own label OUTWORLD and tracks such as Weltschmerz, Deine Angst, Die Welt Brennt, Toter Schmetterling and Sonne geht auf. KlangKuenstler has become one of the artists whose career trajectory clearly reflects the return of fast and hard techno to major European…

KETTAMA, real name Evan Campbell, is an Irish DJ and music producer from Galway. His music grew out of house culture, but over time absorbed elements of techno, breakbeat, speed garage, trance and classic rave. KETTAMA is known for high-energy DJ sets and productions that combine hard club rhythms with large emotional chords, vivid vocal samples and euphoric melodies. International recognition came through tracks such as B O D Y, KILT, Raw Cuts, Fly Away XTC, Feeling Emotions, Yosemite, It Gets Better (Forever Mix) and other releases. Important parts of his career have included his connection with Mall Grab and the Steel City Dance Discs label, as well as his own platform G-TOWN Records, founded with Shampain. In 2025, KETTAMA released his debut studio album Archangel. Childhood and…

Sammy Virji is a British DJ and music producer and one of the most prominent figures on the contemporary UK garage scene. His music brings together garage, bassline, 2-step, speed garage, house, grime, R&B and hip-hop. Virji’s production is defined by elastic grooves, powerful low end, bright vocal hooks and melodic arrangements. He began releasing music in the mid-2010s, gradually building an audience within the British bassline and garage scenes. Wider international success came later: his 2023 DJ Mag HQ set dramatically expanded his audience, after which Virji became a regular presence at major festivals and international venues. In the years that followed, he collaborated with Skepta, Flowdan, Giggs, Champion, salute and other artists, and in 2025 released his second album,…

ANOTR is a Dutch electronic duo from Amsterdam formed by DJs, producers and musicians Jesse van der Heijden and Oguzhan Guney (Oz). After beginning their career on the European house and tech house scene, the pair gradually developed a distinctive musical language in which electronic dance music meets funk, disco, soul, jazz, indie and live instrumentation. The duo is also behind No Art — an independent record label, event series, festival project and creative community that brings together music, contemporary art and design. During the first decade of their career, ANOTR evolved from minimalist club releases into an international project with their own festivals and full-length albums. Their biggest breakthrough came with Relax My Eyes, a track that crossed beyond the underground…

ANASTAZJA, full name Anastazja Love Ball, is an American DJ, music selector and multimedia artist with Chicago roots. She gained international recognition through eclectic DJ sets that blend house with funk, soul, R&B, amapiano, Brazilian funk, jungle, jazz, African and Latin American dance music. Anastazja’s professional profile includes Boiler Room, Soulection Radio, NTS, Rinse FM, Circoloco Radio, COLORS, projects with Goyo Club and Keinemusik, as well as club and festival performances across the United States, the United Kingdom, continental Europe and Brazil. Unlike electronic artists whose careers are built primarily around their own studio discographies, Anastazja became known first and foremost as a DJ and selector. At the core of her creative method is the ability to…

Shimza (real name Kholofelo Ashley Raphala) is a South African DJ, music producer and founder of the KUNYE label. He grew up in Thembisa, Gauteng. His music is primarily associated with Afro House and Afro-Tech, combining South African rhythmic traditions with house, tech house and techno. Shimza is known for technically intensive DJ sets, active use of effects and a strongly percussive sound. His discography includes the album Shimuzic, a series of club-oriented EPs and collaborations with Elderbrook, CamelPhat, Aloe Blacc, Prince Kaybee, Black Motion, Ami Faku, Kasango, AR/CO, Topic, A7S and other artists. Alongside his own music, Shimza created the One Man Show festival, the television project Lockdown House Party, the KUNYE label and live platform, and the Shimza & Co party…

Max Martin (real name — Karl Martin Sandberg; born February 26, 1971, in Stenhamra, Stockholm County, Sweden) — is a Swedish songwriter, music producer, arranger and musician. He is one of the most commercially successful songwriters in the history of modern pop music. Since the mid-1990s, Max Martin has contributed to songs by Backstreet Boys, Britney Spears, Robyn, Céline Dion, Bon Jovi, Kelly Clarkson, P!nk, Katy Perry, Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, The Weeknd, Maroon 5, Justin Timberlake, Adele, Coldplay and many other artists. Among his best-known works are «...Baby One More Time», «I Want It That Way», «It's My Life», «Since U Been Gone», «I Kissed a Girl», «So What», «Teenage…

ASTER (Korean: 아스터; real name — Choi Min-woong, 최민웅; born September 19, 1990, in Hanam, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea) — is a South Korean DJ and electronic music producer. After beginning his career on Seoul's club scene, he gradually moved on to major festivals, solo concerts and international releases. His music combines electro house, progressive house, festival EDM, bass house and elements of electronic pop music. ASTER has performed at World DJ Festival, EDC Korea, S2O, Waterbomb and other major Asian festivals, and has collaborated with Firebeatz, BlackCode, VIVID, Robbie Rosen, BBGIRLS, Sonnet and Alan Shirahama. A separate part of his work is connected with the ASTER MUSIC project, through which the artist and DJ NEO release long-form mixes, live sets and EDM…