FISHER

From:Australia

Best known for:‘Losing It’, his Hï Ibiza residency, and his larger than life personality

FISHER has become a ubiquitous presence in dance music. Whether you’re a tech-house devotee or not, his boisterous persona and hit records have made him a household name. His breakthrough 2018 track ‘Losing It’ pretty much kicked off the tectonic cultural shift of the US mainstream from EDM towards tech-house, with numerous artists in that year’s Top 100 DJs list calling it their top track at the time. The former surfer entered the rankings himself the following year at No. 63, claiming the Highest New Entry title in the process.

After a couple of years of settling into the poll, he jumped a whopping 29 places to No. 48 in 2022, narrowly missing out on that year’s Highest Climber award, which went to Black Coffee (also up 29 spots, but landing at No. 39). The same year the Fish cemented his place as one of the world’s most in-demand artists when he landed his debut Ibiza residency at Playa d’en Bossa’s Hï Ibiza. Propelled by another season at the World’s No. 1 Club, and the success of his ginormous collaboration with AATIG, the sultry ‘Take It Off’, last year’s Top 100 DJs saw another giant leap for the Aussie, who moved up 28 places, breaking into the top 20.

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Faustix

From:Denmark

DJ style: “Big techno.”

Best known for: “Collaboration with Diplo, Faustix, Imanos and Kai called ‘Revolution’.”

Everything about 2024 was big and bold for Faustix. The Danish dance music lifer found a new sound over the course of the past year, where ropey and dramatic arpeggios dart in and out of brash techno kicks and every drop feels like barreling down a dopamine rollercoaster. Each release seemed to push the envelope further and further — from the soaring emotions of ‘Lead Me To Love You’ with vocalist Mougleta to ‘All My Friends Are Hot’, whose cheeky vocal flip (“All my friends are hot and only listen to techno”) was the perfect summer festival anthem. Add to that a teased remix of Belgian Stromae ‘Alors on danse’ and it’s clear that 2024 was, without a doubt, the year Faustix found a whole new groove.

While he’s certainly been busy in the studio, Faustix has also played everywhere — from 13,000 person raves in the middle of Copenhagen to gigs on the Faroe Islands. Faustix, in other words, hasn’t taken his foot off the gas for even a second. And, with each gig and release, he is testament to how much people still love pumping, hard-edged techno.

Fave tune of 2024?

“Dash Berlin ‘Till The Sky Falls Down’, it’s an all-time classic and still gets me