Afrojack

From:“Spijkenisse (now Milan).”

DJ style:“How we feel.”

Best known for:“Hopefully many good parties around the world.”

Nick Leonardus van de Wall, better known as Afrojack, began making tunes at age 11, started DJing at 14 and released his first tune as Afrojack, ‘In Your Face’, when he was only 20. Since then the Dutch DJ, producer and remixer has amassed an impressive back catalogue of his trademark super-sized main stage anthems and ultra-slick club-ready remixes, working with dance music luminaries including Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Snoop Dogg, David Guetta, Martin Garrix, Missy Elliott and Laidback Luke. He’s also shone in the mainstream too, remixing artists including Donna Summer, Michael Jackson, Lady Gaga and U2. Afrojack has also released four full-length artist albums and received four Grammy nominations, winning the Grammy award for Best Remix in 2011.

His high-energy, no-holds-barred DJ appearances over the last decade have propelled him into the upper reaches electronic music, and he’s played at pretty much any major event or festival you could name. Afrojack has also become a familiar face in the Top 100 DJs Poll, appearing in the chart eleven times in total since 2010, with this year being his seventh consecutive top ten placing.

2023 has been another year of high productivity for Afrojack, who continues to turn out top-quality r

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Jay Hardway

From:Drunen, The Netherlands

DJ style:“House / melodic / main stage.”

Best known for:“Tracks like ‘Electric Elephants’, ‘Wizard’ with Martin Garrix and my melodies.”

It’s been just over a decade since main stage mainstay and EDM maestro Jay Hardway burst onto the scene via his Martin Garrix collab ‘Registration Code’, a tune that set him on the path to becoming a regular headliner at legendary clubs and global events like Tomorrowland, Pacha and EDC New York, AMF, Mysteryland and Omnia Las Vegas.

Becoming a father last year has meant Hardway has been focusing on maintaining that all-important work/life balance: “In my personal life I made sure to spend a lot of time with my family and it’s been amazing being a father. I still love doing shows worldwide, but I’ve made sure to plan my tours in such a way that I’m not on the road 24/7.”

It’s an approach that’s clearly working as 2023 has seen the Dutch DJ/producer continue to deliver high-impact dancefloor gold, including his big Spinnin’ Records collab with Tujamo featuring Bay-C ‘Energy’,high-drama Emo-DM tear-jerkerLost Souls’with Jeffrey Sutorius on Revealed, and fresh vocal track ‘On Fire’ featuring Nadia Gattas on Rave Culture, with Hardway’s solo releases like ‘The Sound’ and ‘Red Alert’ all picking up strong DJ support too.

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