Eric Prydz

From:Stockholm, Sweden

DJ style:“Progressive / techno.”

Best Known for:“Pryda, Mouseville and HOLO.”

This last year was Eric Prydz’s busiest year of touring to date, which is quite something for an artist whose career spans over two decades already. After overcoming a fear of flying, the Swedish DJ — initially known for ’00s dancefloor hits like ‘Pjanoo’ and ‘Call On Me’ — completed tours in Thailand, Japan, Bali, South America and the US. He told DJ Mag: “I have been blessed this year to travel the world, going to places that I have never been to before. I have had a fantastic year with loads of new experiences.”

Whilst touring the globe, Prydz also held down a weekly residency at Hï Ibiza, HOLO, throughout the summer together with Newcastle’s Cristoph. Regular guests included Adam Beyer and Patrick Topping alongside everyone from Heidi and Eats Everything through to Sally C, DJ Boring and Ewan McVicar. He also took the same residency to Tomorrowland, curating a stage with himself, Joris Voorn and Cristoph. Touring has taken up much of Prydz’s time this year, though he still managed to squeeze in a remix of Anyma and Chris Avantgarde’s ‘Consciousness’ on Afterlife Recordings, alongside extending his Pryda alias and label with a new EP titled ‘The Return/Of Me’.

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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.