Brennan Heart

From:The Netherlands

DJ style:“Hard but accessible vocal tracks, blending hardstyle with other genres.”

Best known for:“’Imaginary’, ‘Lose My Mind’, ‘Fight For Something’ and many more.”

Dutchman Brennan Heart says that the last 12 months have mostly been about “self-care, studio time and touring.” The hardstyle hero sure has been on the road a lot, with notable performances at Fantasia in Belgium, Tomorrowland and Defqon 1 amongst many more all reminding fans why he is still so well thought of in the scene despite having started out way back in 2001.

Just after last year’s poll he dropped the huge ‘Sweet Caroline’, a collab with fellow Top 100 regulars Dimitri Vegas, Like Mike and Timmy Trumpet, and followed it up with a number of other tracks that push the upper limits of any BPM counter and came with plenty of emotional synths, as has always been his way.

“Lately I’ve been getting my spark for euphoric sounds back,” he says, adding: “So there are a lot of exciting tracks and projects coming!” These include lots of new Brennan Heart and Blademasterz sounds but the artist also laughs and says, “Maybe I should just do an album!” There have been seven of them

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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.