Skrillex

From:USA

DJ Style:Eclectic/high-energy

Best known for:Reinvention

When Skrillex settled into last year’s poll at No. 23, it had been a relatively silent 12 months for the DJ and producer, who’d spent the year mainly in the studio. In 2023, that all took a total 180 spin. It’s been one of the biggest years of his career to date, seeing him release not one, but two brand new albums: ‘Quest For Fire’ and ‘Don’t Get Too Close’.

Released via his own OWSLA imprint, the albums reintroduced the club-ready version Skrillex that fans had gotten a taste of behind the decks. Dominating the festival circuit and performing huge capacity shows, he played the likes of Detroit’s Movement and Parklife in Manchester. He headlined Coachella alongside Four Tet and Fred again.., who also joined him for a now-infamous set at Madison Square Gardens, and touched down in Portola and Colorado’s iconic Red Rocks Amphitheatre. He also made appearances in smaller clubs, like Edinburgh’s Cabaret Voltaire, joined the Circoloco crew twice at DC-10 Ibza, delivered a surprise b3b with Peekaboo and Sicaria at London’s Fire, and he still found the time to share another brand new single, ‘Pepper’, with Lil Baby and Flowdan. Skrillex has been just about everywhere this year, and we can’t

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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.