Solomun

From:Bosnia/Germany

DJ style:Melodic techno / house

Best known for:Pacha Ibiza +1 residency

Solomun is no stranger to the Top 100 DJs poll — or the wider world, to be fair. The subject of a long-form feature in The New Yorker late last year, the Bosnia-German DJ has made it onto the radar of many outside the dance music wheelhouse, solidifying his reputation as one of the scene’s top melody makers.

Having emerged from Hamburg’s house scene in the early ‘00s, the DJ kicked off his Diynamic music label in 2006, holding regular parties at Berlin’s Watergate and releasing a consistent flow of melodic underground cuts. In 2013 he ramped up demand, launching his Solomun +1 residency at Ibiza’s Pacha, and playing on the White Isle every season since.

Some twenty years on from his initial outing and Solomun continues to pack out clubs and festival stages (we’re reminded of the ridiculous queue outside his ADE party last year), as well as remain in high demand on the production side. This year, he’s remixed Damon Albarn and Fatoumata Diawara’s ‘Nsera’, Amsterdam duo Weval’s ‘Forever’, and English rock band Muse’s ‘Euphoria’. He also returned to Finsbury Park this summer with Diynamic London, playing a five-hour set to a sold-out crowd.

Most Popular

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.