Ferry Corsten

From:Rotterdam, Netherlands

DJ style:“Blend of trance, house and techno.”

Best known for:“My certain ‘happy-sad’ approach to melodies.”

Perhaps best known for a string of trance anthems produced under his own name, as well as aliases including System F and Gouryella, Ferry Corsten shows no signs of slowing down three decades after his first release. This year he has put out stadium-sized music in the shape of ‘Mind Trip’, ‘Love You Loud’, ‘Connect’, and ‘Carte Blanche’ — the latter a rework of his 1999 trance anthem of the same name produced with Vincent de Moor under the name Veracocha. Corsten also collaborated with Armin van Buuren, Rank 1 and Ruben de Ronde on ‘Destination (A State Of Trance 2024 Anthem)’, which was created on a live stream, and continued to host his weekly radio show, Resonation Radio.

As well as delivering a production masterclass with Steinberg, where he talks through using Cubase and his approach to writing melodies, a packed tour diary has seen Ferry continue his What The F world tour — “an open-to-close concept where I only play my own music and remixes” — and also host a stage takeover at the massive Dance Valley in Holland. Looking ahead, Corsten says he’s been hard at work on his new album this year, which is expected to be released in 2024.

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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.