The Chainsmokers

From:NYC, USA

DJ style:Dance-pop

Best known for:Crossover global smashes

On May 13th 2022, The Chainsmokers dropped their third studio album, ‘So Far So Good’, and as the title suggests, they’re doing just fine — well, better than fine, if we’re being real. The LP was their first in three years, and it’s clear that good things come to those who wait because the 13-track collection debuted at #1 on the Billboard Dance/Electronic Charts and has already amassed more than 500 million streams.

Those metrics were just accessories to a summer of high-profile performances that saw members Alex Paul and Drew Taggert slay their Wynn Las Vegas residency, between a multi-night run at the Brooklyn Mirage, and appearances at renowned festivals such as Canada’s VELD and Blended in Nashville, TN. The dynamic duo, known for their radio-ready hits and high-energy DJ sets — for which Taggert occasionally lends his vocals — still have plenty to come in the way of international tour-stops, too. European fans can catch them dishing out their pop-laced grooves at large-scale venues like Amsterdam’s Ziggo Dome and Prague’s Tipsport Arena, before they swing back stateside for their annual New Year’s Eve finale at XS Nightclub, where they’ll lend a toast to what a time it’s been

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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