Aryue

From:China

DJ style:“EDM, techno, future rave, trance.”

Best known for:“’Do It To It’.”

Aryue remains one of the biggest names from China to have broken onto EDM’s top table. His eclectic mix of electrifying trance, future rave and big room techno is energising enough to blow up even the most monstrously-sized main stages.

Known as the Godfather of electronic music in China, he’s been helping shape his home scene for 20 years, and in 2023 dropped his new album ‘Power Of Dragon’. “I’ve also been working on my studio, running my record label, Dragon Records, and I released a lot of new songs,” he tells DJ Mag.

Always keen to keep learning despite his achievements, Aryue has been polishing up his studio skills and in particular says he learned a lot of new things about the mixing and mastering process in 2023. “I always try to blend four musical styles together — trance, techno, future rave and EDM — and love the happiness I get from music.”

As well as continuing to produce potent new tunes, his aim in the near future is to “explore and cultivate more excellent Chinese producers and open up the Chinese electronic music market so Chinese producers go global”.

Hero of 2023:“Peggy Gou ‘(It Goes Like) Nanana’.”

Fave tune of 2023:“Anyma ‘Sansara’.”

Best DJ set you’ve seen in 2023:“Anyma at Tomorrowland.”

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Le Shuuk

From: Stuttgart, Germany

DJ style:“Hard dance / electro / hardstyle / techno / EDM.”

Best known for: “The tracks ‘Sandmann’, ‘Toast Hawaii’ and ‘Konje’, as well as being a resident and face of WORLD CLUB DOME Festival.”

A mainstay of the electronic scene for almost 20 years now, Stuttgart native Le Shuuk is no stranger to the rigours of touring. In the last 12 months, he decided to overhaul his lifestyle, committing to exercising regularly and abstaining from drinking during his shows. As a result, the DJ and producer, who is a favourite of the German festival circuit, says that he is having more fun on stage than ever. He credits these changes with allowing him to connect on a deeper level with his audiences, as well as redefine his career goals and look with renewed focus to the future.

The new healthy habits clearly agree with him. As well as recently performing at festivals and clubs across Europe, and holding his own Le Shuuk & Friends parties in his home city, he continues to build on the momentum of tracks like 2020’s peak-rave, German language tune ‘Sandmann’ and 2021’s hypnotic ‘Goodbye’ (featuring Xillions). This year he had another star turn with the explosive ‘Konje’, a collaboration with B-Stylezz that combined modern techno and EDM with the traditional elements of Bulgarian folk songs, with the track receiving big support from the likes of Armin van Buuren, Amelie Lens, and Joyhauser.