Dom Dolla

From:Melbourne, Australia

DJ style:House

Best known for: “‘Rhyme Dust’ (with MK), ‘Saving Up’, ‘Miracle Maker’ feat. Clementine Douglas.”

Dom Dolla must be feeling like a million bucks. From entering the fold as a graphic designer, pumping out posters and merch as an independent business owner in his hometown, to emerging as one of Melbourne’s most successful exports, Dom’s rise remains a marvel to watch. In 2023, the Aussie star unlocked many milestone achievements: he graced the cover of DJ Mag North America, dropped a BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix, scored his first Grammy nomination, and built upon his diverse discography with some of his biggest dancefloor hits yet including ‘Eat Your Man’ with pop powerhouse Nelly Furtado and the disco-tinged ‘Saving Up’.

You’d think such a year would be hard to top, and yet here we are — Dom’s entry into the Top 100 DJs poll follows another action-packed period that saw the producer headline Coachella’s Sahara Tent and pack out high-profile destinations like Red Rocks Amphitheatre as well as Ushuaïa Ibiza, which hosted his largest European show of the summer. At the cornerstone of these high energy sets sat his swirling house heater ‘girl$’ — a 2024 tune so groovy it garnered remixes from across the dance music spectrum with names like Nala and Layton Giordani reworking fire. Dom, gotta say, you’re looking golden!

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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