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HammAli & Navai are a popular music duo from Russia, performing in the genres of pop, R’n’B, rap and urban. Their music blends melodic sound, heartfelt lyrics about love and life, and a recognizable Eastern flair. With emotional delivery and honest storytelling, the artists quickly won over listeners’ hearts and became leading figures on the Russian-speaking scene. Early Years The project members are Alexander Aliev (HammAli) and Navai Bakirov (Navai). They met in Moscow in the mid-2010s, when both were already active in music. HammAli started out as a rapper and beatmaker, while Navai was a vocalist and songwriter. Their musical tastes and life stories aligned, and in 2016 the artists decided to join forces, launching the duo HammAli & Navai. Their early…

The Police — a legendary British rock band formed in 1977 in London. The trio brought together Sting (real name: Gordon Matthew Sumner), Stewart Copeland, and Andy Summers. The group became one of the most influential acts at the turn of the 1970s–1980s, blending elements of rock, punk, reggae, jazz, and new wave. Their unique sound, intellectual lyrics, and charismatic performances turned The Police into a global sensation and an icon of their era. Early Years The idea for the band came from drummer Stewart Copeland, inspired by the explosion of the London punk scene. He met Sting, who at the time was a schoolteacher and jazz club performer in Newcastle. Their creative chemistry was instant, and soon they were joined by experienced guitarist Andy Summers, who had previously…

Mentol — an electronic music producer, DJ, and sound designer known for his unique style blending deep house, melodic techno, organic, and progressive sounds. His music represents a balance between atmosphere, melody, and rhythm — each composition is a sonic journey. Mentol is recognized for his live sets, refined arrangements, and attention to detail, creating a deep emotional connection with the audience. He represents a new generation of producers for whom electronic music is not just a dance format, but a form of self-expression — a way to tell stories without words. Early Years Mentol began his musical journey in the late 2010s, inspired by the deep house and melodic techno scene. He started experimenting with production in a home studio, combining analog…

Marlon Hoffstadt, also known as DJ Daddy Trance, is a German DJ, music producer, electronic music artist, and founder of several Berlin-based record labels. His work combines trance, Eurodance, hard house, techno, rave, and dance-pop. Hoffstadt is one of the most prominent representatives of a new wave within the European club scene that has revived interest in fast tempos, vivid synthesizer melodies, and the emotional aesthetics of 1990s and early-2000s dance music. His career, however, began long before he developed the DJ Daddy Trance persona: the musician achieved his first international success in the early 2010s through house releases and collaborations with other artists. Childhood and Introduction to Club Culture Marlon Hoffstadt was born in 1994 and grew up in Berlin, a city…

Nils Van Zandt is a Dutch DJ, music producer, composer, and remixer. The artist’s real name is Niels van de Zande. He was born on April 18, 1980, in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. Nils Van Zandt’s musical career spans several stages in the development of the European dance scene, from commercial Eurodance and electro house in the mid-2000s to vocal house, EDM, slap house, hard dance, and festival-oriented hard club music. He is known for tracks such as For You, Party Crasher, Up and Down, The Riddle, Destination Paradise, Life of the Party, Lonely, and the viral hit 33 Max Verstappen. Early Musical Interests Nils developed an interest in electronic music during his teenage years. According to early biographical materials, one of the tracks that inspired him to pursue DJing and…

Honey Dijon is an American DJ, music producer, songwriter, remixer, designer, and cultural figure. The artist’s real name is Honey Redmond. She was born and raised on the South Side of Chicago, the city where house music emerged in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Honey Dijon’s work combines Chicago house, disco, techno, acid house, soul, funk, and various forms of contemporary club music. She is known as an artist who preserves a connection with the history of house while representing that culture at major festivals, fashion shows, and international pop releases. An important part of her public work has been the preservation of house music’s historical memory as a culture created primarily by Black, Latino, and queer communities. Honey Dijon also speaks openly about…

Fantasm is an American DJ and electronic music producer working across industrial techno, hard techno, rave techno, and hard dance. The musician’s real name is Kenzo Meservey. He is originally from Los Angeles, while the development of his professional career is closely associated with Lyon, France. Fantasm became one of the fastest-rising artists on the new hard-techno scene. His first notable releases appeared in 2023, and only two years later he was performing at major European raves, had entered the DJ Mag Top 100 DJs ranking, and had built an international audience. His music is based on distorted percussion, high tempos, industrial textures, sharp synthesizer parts, and elements of hardstyle, hardcore, and neo-rave. Fantasm’s tracks are designed primarily for physical…

B Jones is the stage name of Spanish DJ, music producer and ARRYBA Music founder Beatriz Martínez Villar. She was born in Andújar, a city in the province of Jaén in southern Spain. Her professional career began on Madrid’s club scene and later became associated with the Pacha Ibiza World Tour, her own Come Closer project, appearances at Ibiza venues and performances at major festivals. In 2022, B Jones became the first Spanish artist to perform on Tomorrowland’s Mainstage. Early years Beatriz Martínez grew up in Andújar. She was first introduced to DJing at around the age of eleven through a relative who worked as a DJ. During her teenage years, music remained an interest rather than a professional pursuit. Between the ages of sixteen and…

Chris Stussy is a Dutch DJ, music producer and founder of the Up The Stuss label, whose real name is Niels Steenbergen. His work is primarily associated with the contemporary house scene: Stussy’s music combines elements of deep house, minimal house, garage, tech house and classic house from the 1990s. The artist himself prefers not to limit his sound with narrower genre definitions and simply calls it house. Stussy reached an international club audience through a consistent series of vinyl and digital releases, while one of the major stages of his career was the launch of Up The Stuss in 2020. Later, tracks such as All Night Long, Desire, Won't Stop (Don't), Breather, Pumpin’ and others gained wider recognition. In 2025, Chris Stussy entered the DJ Mag Top 100 DJs for the…

I Hate Models is the project of French DJ and electronic producer Guillaume Labadie, one of the most prominent figures on the contemporary harder techno scene. His music combines techno, industrial, acid, EBM, trance, hardcore, rave and atmospheric electronics, while the project’s defining characteristic remains the contrast between heavy rhythmic structures and a pronounced melodic component. I Hate Models gained widespread attention after the Warehouse Memories EP and the track Daydream in 2016. Over the following years, Labadie released a series of records on ARTS, Khemia, Monnom Black and Perc Trax, and in 2019 presented his debut full-length album L’Âge Des Métamorphoses. In 2021, he launched his own label, Disco Inferno, which became the main platform for…

PAWSA (real name David Esekhile; born in March 1992) is a British DJ, music producer and label owner who grew up in London. One of the prominent figures on the contemporary tech house scene, he is the co-founder of Solid Grooves Records, founder of his own imprint PAWZ and one half of the GOLFOS project alongside Dennis Cruz. His production is built around minimalist house rhythms, short samples, functional basslines and a “less is more” philosophy in which a relatively small number of sonic elements can generate a powerful dancefloor groove. London, family background and his first turntables David Esekhile grew up in London in a family with different cultural roots: his father is Nigerian and his mother is Irish. Unlike many producers who begin through music school or…

Nico Moreno (real name — Nicolas Bloche) is a French DJ, music producer and founder of Insolent Rave Records, originally from Caen in Normandy. He belongs to the generation of artists who helped bring hard techno and more aggressive forms of rave music onto some of Europe’s biggest festival stages during the second half of the 2010s and the early 2020s. His sound is built around high tempos, powerful distorted kicks and a combination of hard techno with industrial techno, acid, gabber, hardcore and elements of contemporary hard dance culture. From all-round club DJ to techno Nico Moreno’s musical story did not begin with hard techno. In interviews, the artist has explained that he grew up in a family where a lot of funk and music from the 1980s and 1990s was played. As…

Sub Zero Project is a Dutch DJ and music production duo consisting of Thomas Velderman and Nigel Coppen. The project is one of the most prominent representatives of modern hardstyle and is known for combining a powerful rhythmic foundation, abrupt changes in kick-drum character, large-scale melodies, cinematic intros and elements borrowed from other styles of electronic music. Among the duo's most important works are The Project, Our Church, The Game Changer, Darkest Hour (The Clock), The Contagion, Rave Into Space, HALO, Trip To Mars, Renaissance Of Rave, Path Of The Warrior and It Will Be OK. Sub Zero Project began their professional career while still teenagers and within several years progressed from young producers releasing music through a Dirty Workz sublabel to performances at…

Lilly Palmer is a German DJ and music producer whose career grew from Zurich’s club scene to some of the biggest stages in international electronic music. At the core of her contemporary sound is peak-time techno: a fast, high-energy form of techno driven by dense rhythms, powerful climaxes and a pronounced melodic dimension. At different stages of her career, Palmer has also explored deep techno, acid, trance, psytrance and hard dance, gradually expanding her music beyond a single club-oriented genre. Among Lilly Palmer’s most notable releases are Listen To Me, All Things Fall, Amnesie, Vertigo, We Control, Resonate, First Time In Space, Hare Ram, Hype Boy, New Generation, Endless Nights, Late At Night and Bigger Than Techno. In 2025, she entered the DJ Mag Top 100 DJs…

Michael Bibi is the British DJ, music producer, and club event promoter Michael James Lawrence Bibi, born on June 23, 1990, in London, United Kingdom. He is best known as the founder of the club project Solid Grooves and co-founder of Solid Grooves Records, created together with PAWSA. Bibi became one of the most recognizable figures in the modern British tech house scene, combining his career as a DJ and producer with the development of his own international music community. His key works include Hanging Tree, Got The Fire, Garden Of Groove, Otto's Chant, Lemonade, Shaolin Dreams, La Murga (Michael's Midnight Mix), Different Side, and Sungazing (Electronic Mix). Michael Bibi’s career developed gradually and for a long time remained closely tied to London’s club culture.…

Korn is an American metal band and one of the pioneering forces behind the nu metal genre. They forged a unique sound that blends the aggression of metal, the groove of hardcore, hip-hop rhythms, and dark emotional depth. Their music combines heavy riffs, unconventional tunings, deep bass, harsh vocals, and lyrics reflecting inner turmoil and psychological struggles. Korn had a tremendous influence on the evolution of rock in the 1990s and 2000s, paving the way for a new wave of alternative heavy bands. Formation and Early Years Korn was formed in 1993 in Bakersfield, California. The core lineup came from the former band L.A.P.D.: guitarists James "Munky" Shaffer and Brian "Head" Welch, bassist Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu, and drummer David Silveria. The missing piece was charismatic…

Corona is a legendary Italian music project in the genres of eurodance and italo disco, which gained worldwide fame in the mid-1990s thanks to the hit “The Rhythm of the Night”. This track became one of the symbols of the era, topping international charts and making Corona one of the most recognizable names on the dance scene of the ’90s. The founder of Corona is Italian producer Checco Bontempi (also known as Lee Marrow), and the face and vocalist of the group is Brazilian singer Olga Souza. Their collaboration defined a sound that blended Latin charisma with European club energy. Formation and Rise to Fame Corona was formed in 1993 in Italy. Producer Checco Bontempi, already experienced in eurodance, wanted to create a project that combined memorable melodies, club…

DJ Pierre (real name — Nathaniel Pierre Jones) is an American DJ, producer, composer, and one of the founders of the acid house genre. He pioneered the sound that shaped modern electronic music and had a massive influence on the development of house, techno, trance, and EDM. DJ Pierre is the name behind the birth of the 303 sound and the global rave culture. Early Life Nathaniel Jones was born on July 18, 1965, in Chicago (USA) — one of the key birthplaces of house music. From a young age, he showed interest in music, listening to funk, disco, jazz, gospel, and soul. He was deeply influenced by artists like James Brown, Parliament-Funkadelic, Herbie Hancock, and Giorgio Moroder. During the 1980s, Chicago experienced a booming club culture, where early house sounds emerged…

Post Malone (real name — Austin Richard Post) is an American singer, rapper, songwriter, and producer. Born on July 4, 1995 in Syracuse, New York, USA. He has become a symbol of a new era in popular music, blending hip-hop, rock, pop, country, and R&B into a unique sound. Post Malone is known for his melodic hits, emotional lyrics, distinctive voice, and signature face tattoos that have become part of his iconic image. Early Life Austin Post grew up in a musical family. His father, a DJ and fan of both rock and hip-hop culture, introduced him to Metallica, Kanye West, 50 Cent, Bob Dylan, and Johnny Cash. As a teenager, Austin began playing guitar, writing songs, and performing in school bands. He was also passionate about video games and rap, which later influenced his…

Chris Brown (real name — Christopher Maurice Brown) is an American singer, dancer, actor, songwriter, and producer. Born on May 5, 1989, in Tappahannock, Virginia (USA). He has become one of the most successful R&B and pop artists of the 21st century, blending vocals, choreography, and original songwriting. Chris Brown is known for his hit singles, masterful dance moves, record-breaking streams, and versatile influence across genres such as R&B, pop, hip-hop, trap, and dancehall. Early Life From a young age, Chris displayed a natural talent for music and dance. He sang in his church choir and drew inspiration from artists like Michael Jackson, Usher, and Ginuwine, performing at school shows and local events. As a teenager, he was discovered by Hitmission Records, who…