Beauz

DJ style:“House, and anything euphoric and energetic.”

Best known for:“‘Make You Say’ with Zedd & Maren Morris.”

Fave tune of 2022:“Chris Lorenzo, COBRAH ‘MAMI’.”

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

“Life is full of surprises,” say Beauz. “Planning is crucial, but always be ready to adapt to sudden changes.” Sibling duo Johan and Bernie Yang, musically speaking, have made plenty of changes this year. The majority of their music to date has had beautiful melodies, euphoric chords and melancholic moods. However, this year the duo — who are of Indonesian and Chinese heritage — spent five months in Indonesia making “dancefloor bangers” to drop at live shows. “We want the world to know that our musical style isn’t one-dimensional — we’re thuggin’!”

They finally dropped a collaboration with Zedd that has been four years in the making, and also returned to North America for their first ever headline tour after spending the pandemic in Asia: “It was truly surreal to be able to reunite with Zedd in Vegas for his birthday and all the friends and fans we haven’t seen for years all throughout North America.” They promise that they have already scheduled enough music for fans “to dance to for the whole of next year” and that, “the best is yet to come!”

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

“Zedd at Zouk.”

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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