Alesso

DJ style:EDM

Best known for:‘Remedy’

Swedish behemoth Alesso has been a mainstay of our poll for just over a decade after debuting in 2011. He sits at the top table of EDM with peers like Calvin Harris, David Guetta and Sebastian Ingrosso, all of whom he has collaborated with over the years, as well as pop artists from across the world.

Key to the Stockholm native’s success is his ability to blend progressive house with pop, and crafting accessible beats with catchy hooks. This year he’s dropped biggies like ‘When I’m Gone’ with Katy Perry as well as ‘Words’ with Zara Larsson, which picked up almost 20 million views.

Alesso, who was once said to be among the second wave of Swedish EDM superstars along with the likes of Avicii, has of course spent much time on the road playing everywhere from Las Vegas to Bali to Creamfields, often with Zara alongside him on stage playing live. The next year wil

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Cuebrick

From:Germany

DJ style:“Progressive house.”

Best known for:“‘Squid Game’ with Blasterjaxx.”

Fave tune of 2022:“James Hype ‘Ferrari’.”

Rising star DJ/producer of 2022:“Marten Horger.”

What’s the best DJ set you’ve seen this year?“Tale Of Us, Afterlife show at the Brooklyn Mirage.”

After finishing just outside of the Top 100 in 2021, this year German DJ and producer Cuebrick breaks in for the first time this year. He now sits at the top table of global dance music after standout shows everywhere from Los Angeles to San Francisco, Singapore to Bangkok.

While releasing big tunes on labels like Spinnin Records, Armada and Ultra Music, he also works as a radio-host on bigFM’s nitroX show, which is the biggest radio platform for electronic music in Germany.

This year he has worked on a new sound which he says “can best be described as a fusion of different elements from genres such as techno, hard techno, and trance. Hard techno kicks are the foundation, with classic trance synthesizers.” It’s a sound that has seemingly connected with fans, who will be pleased to learn Cuebrick has signed a deal meaning “Smash the House will be the main home for my music for at least the next two years.”

Name one great festival you played for the first time this year…

“Hypercat Festival at Noa Beach Club.”

What’s the longest DJ set you’ve