The Japanese Popstars are an electro dance act from Derry, Northern Ireland. The group were formed after a number of drunken nights talking about the idea. Finally, after attending a number of big music festivals, such as Oxegen and Glastonbury, they were inspired to create their own music. Each DJ has his own alias. The act were nominated for Best House DJs at the 2006 World Urban Music Awards, Best Live Performance at the 2007 N.
Laidback Luke (born Luke van Scheppingen, 22 October 1976 in Manila, Philippines) is a Dutch DJ and producer. When he was a little boy DJ Laidback Luke used to love Mozart and Beethoven. Ever since he's tried to transmit the sounds of these composers into his music. He was voted #17 on DJ Mag's Top 100 DJ list in 2010. Laidback Luke grew up in The Netherlands and made his name as a graffiti artist before turning to making music.
Formed in the latter half of 2005, Tonite Only were a new wave/electro-house dance duo consisting of Sam Littlemore AKA Sam La More and Simon Lewicki AKA Groove Terminator.
They are original artists in their own right releasing the much acclaimed 'DANGER! (The Bomb) reaching number seven in the ARIA club chart and 'This is Where The Party's At' performing well in Australia and abroad. They mixed the Ministry of Sound complilation Mashed 3 alongside Riot in Belgium.
Porter Robinson, the 19-year old producer from North Carolina who has graced stages internationally alongside the biggest names in EDM, has just released "Spitfire", his debut EP. Porter has rapidly ascended the ranks of the international electronic music scene, captivating audiences with his ability to skillfully blend genres into his own unique sound that's complex yet catchy, and classic yet cutting edge.
There are many reasons why DJ Dan has been tagged America's Hardest Working and Most Beloved DJ; since his start in 1989, Dan has been at the forefront of dance music culture. Beginning in the early days of the Rave scene in 1991 when Dan would play multiple parties throughout the weekends, ending it at his own legendary afterhours club No-Doz. He has been setting trends in dance music ever since.
Ian Carey is and has been for many years a legendary key player in the house scene worldwide.
Ian grew up in a small town in Maryland, USA about 2 hours from Washington DC. He had been exposed to music at a young age, as his father (RIP) was a live sound engineer and ran a sound reinforcement company and had engineered for such groups as Kool and The Gang and The Duke Ellington Orchestra and his mother played guitar and sang as a hobby.
Bass Kleph writes the kind of tracks where the whole club does a double take, then bum rushes the DJ to find out what the F##K is this?!?. It’s a dirty, bouncy, querky, sexy, sensory assault of less is more Tech/Electro. A mash of straight beats, and break beats, big bass and house treats. It’s that… well it’s that Bass Kleph sound. He describes the sound as a war on average, fought by Amazonian swimsuit models with machine guns, and he’s not too far off.
Electronic Music Artist, DJ and Producer from The Central Coast & Sydney, NSW, Australia. myspace.com/northie
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The Touch is the name of several artists: 1) an Adelaide, South Australia based indie/pop/rock group. http://www.myspace.com/thetouchyew 2) a drum and Bass producer from Newcastle upon Tyne, UK http://www.myspace.com/thetouchy1 3) a trio from Gothenburg, Sweden making techno-infused pop tracks or pop-infused techno tracks. http://www.thetouch.se 4) a Perth, Western Australia based rock group. http://www.myspace.com/thetouchband 5) a former Dallas-based rock band called The Touch.
Forget tulips and windmills… Bart B More is well on his way to being Holland’s finest export! Over the last few years Bart has been bubbling under in the Dutch scene with a refreshing sound that blends big room electro and jackin’ beats… now with his forthcoming Toolroom Trax release “So It Goes” garnering the support of such big names as Nic Fanciulli and James Zabiela, and being crowned ‘Pete Tong’s Essential New Tune’ on BBC Radio 1, this hot talent is the toast of the wider dance scene, reaching music fans across the globe.