Alok

From:Brazil

DJ style:“Brazilian bass, dance-pop.”

Best known for:“Bringing Brazilian bass music to the global level.”

Fave tune of 2022:“Elton John & Dua Lipa ‘Cold Heart (Pnau remix)’.”

Rising star DJ/producer of 2022:“James Hype.”

ALOK is not only a DJ with over 70 million social media followers and, as of recently, over five billion global streams, but also a proud philanthropist and father. This means that as well as his tune ‘Deep Down’ hitting #1 on the Billboard Dance Chart for more than five weeks and debuting an all-new live show on the Rock In Rio Main Stage, he also considers performing with Brazilian indigenous artists on the rooftop of the United Nations Headquarters in NYC, at the opening of Climate Week, as one of the highlights of his year.

ALOK’s aim has always been to take Brazilian bass music to the world — and he certainly did that with his residency at Hï Ibiza this summer — but he is also on a mission to use his platform to represent change for those indigenous people back in his native Brazil. “It’s about connecting music, technology, ancestral wisdom and awareness,” he says. “Taking the ancestral wisdom of the forest to the world is part not only of my artistic goals but also of my principles as a citizen. Through music, we were able to expand the reach of indigenous culture

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The Martinez Brothers

From:NYC, USA

DJ style:“House, groovy, Latin.”

Best known for:“Tuesday nights at Hï Ibiza 2022.”

Fave tune of 2022:“The Martinez Brothers feat. Tokischa ‘KILO’.”

Rising star of 2022:“Tokischa.”

Marking their debut in the Top 100 DJs poll, Bronx-born brothers Stevie and Chris Martinez, better known as The Martinez Brothers, are signing off 2022 as one of the biggest years in their career. As well as dropping a handful of tracks this year — including a remix of the legendary Teddy Pendergrass — the Bros spent this summer headlining Hï Ibiza every Tuesday at their very own residency, joined by guests like Ash Lauryn, Fleur Shore, Kerri Chandler, Louie Vega and Paco Osuna. It marks a new chapter on the island for the duo, who were previously long-term residents at Ibiza’s DC-10. With sets and productions that range from deep, soulful house and uplifting rhythms, to a darker, dubbier take on the typical New York sound, the Bros have spent over a decade cementing themselves as two DJs and producers who can deliver each and every time. If you need further proof, their label, Cuttin’ Headz, is home to high-quality house tracks from the duo, alongside records from Andrea Oliva, Manchester’s AJ Christou, Guti, Luke Solomon and Loco Dice.

What’s the best DJ set you’ve seen this year?

“DJ Minx at Movement.”

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