MORTEN

From:Denmark

DJ style:“Energetic.”

Best known for:“Future Rave.”

It’s amazing to think this is only the third time Morten has appeared in the Top 100 DJs chart. Denmark’s Future Rave originator debuted at No.39 in our 2021 poll, but has been on the scene for well over a decade and a half already. Status exploding across the globe in recent times, bookings for 2023 are taking him from Dubai and Saudi Arabia to China and Croatia, although summer was defined by that benchmark-setting residency at Hï Ibiza. Sharing honours with regular studio partner David Guetta, it’s among the most in-demand parties to run on the White Island over the past two seasons.

This year their weekly began shortly after a sold-out Brooklyn Mirage show, and around the same time the pair put out the single ‘Something To Hold On To’. In doing so they confirmed their place as the central figureheads of an emerging sound marrying elements of progressive, house, trance, hardcore and EDM, which MORTEN has previously described as “limitless”. Just as atmospheric yet club-ready are the tunes ‘All In’ with Theresa Rex, ‘Lost In The Rhythm’ and ‘Unforgettable’ — tracks made for the kind of high specification venues and jaw-dropping production levels Morten has grown used to.

Hero of 2023:“Gordo, I love how he’s doing his own thing, killing it.”

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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.