Bassjackers

From:The Netherlands

DJ style:“Big room.”

Best known for:“Producing bangers and playing high-energy sets.”

Fave tune of 2022:“Mau P ‘Drugs From Amsterdam’.”

Rising star DJ/producer of 2022:“Renze.”

Dutch DJ and production duo Bassjackers continue to fly the flag for vigorous, big room beats. 2022 marks their eighth consecutive entry into the Top 100 DJs poll, cementing their status as reliable craftsmen of high-energy stomp and addictive drops. This year Marlon Flohr, the duo’s effervescent DJ, and Ralph van Hilst, the studio expert, were able to divert from the production work they’d embarked upon heavily when Covid-19 shuttered the world and get back out on the road. ‘Psycho’, their moody link-up with Austrian duo Harris & Ford and Norwegian singer-songwriter Rebecca Helena, and the reggaeton pulse of their MATTN collaboration ‘Dumb Dumb’ (feat. Emy Perez) were a welcome change from the vim of their electro-house and big room tendencies. But other collaborations including ‘DERP’ with MAKJ, ‘Fall’ with L3N, and ‘Lose It’ with SaberZ were ripe for unmissable festival sets. “We’re now slowly moving into our new studio, which is refreshing,” Bassjackers say of what’s next. “New vibe also means new sounds, so expect a lot of new music soon.”

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

“Hardwell at Ultra Europe in Croatia.”

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

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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.”

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