Afrojack

From:Rotterdam

DJ style:“Depends on the mood.”

Best known for: “Afrojack music.”

Afrojack’s 2024 releases tell a story about the power of connection. His tech-house banger with David Guetta, ‘Raving’ arrived this August on Spinnin’ Records, and it’s another chapter in their winning friendship — literally: a lengthy list of Grammy Awards, nominations, and a collection of top charting tunes with shared credits (see also: ‘Titanium’) prove it. The Dutch artist also reunited with Pitbull and Ne-yo on the summer-scorched ‘2 The Moon’, a worthy follow-up to their 2011 worldwide smash ‘Give Me Everything’, which still bangs a decade or more later.

From his teenage years DJing in Crete to propelling the international EDM boom with iconic big room cuts like ‘Take Over Control’ alongside Eva Simmons, relationship building remained integral to Nick van de Wall’s success. Now, he’s building meaningful bonds with the next generation of producers — close to home and around the globe.

The 800,000-square-foot Wall Studios serves as the high-tech headquarters for Afrojack’s Wall Recordings imprint, and its mega yacht-inspired interiors are filled with rising stars like Gil Glaze and Sven Fields who excel under van de Wall’s mentorship. The lessons Afrojack bestows to his homegrown roster reached a wider audience this summer when the Top 100 DJ released Wall Pro Academy to help aspiring artists transform their talents into professions. “We didn’t start this thi

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MEDUZA

From:Italy

DJ style:“Melodic house / house.”

Best known for:“‘Piece Of Your Heart’, ‘Lose Control’, ‘Paradise’ and some other songs.”

Luca Gregorio, Mattia Vitale, and Simone Giani form MEDUZA. The trio’s pop-tinged house music tracks have gained them a devoted fan base worldwide, surmounted countless listens across all the streaming platforms, made daytime radio and stormed official chart positions across the globe. With effortlessly catchy vocals by the likes of Becky Hill, Goodboys and Dermot Kennedy, their productions delve into the worlds of pop and dance in equal measure. Their debut single ‘Piece Of Your Heart’ was released in 2019: an instant hit that shot them to fame, they’ve been unstoppable ever since. Their first release of this year was the single ‘Dola re Dola’, featuring Varun Jain and was a tribute to the Bollywood film Devdas. ‘Money (Can’t Save Us)’ featuring NY-born artist Alec Monopoly soon followed, and most recently for MEDUZA’s latest single ‘Another World’ they teamed up with British singer and songwriter HAYLA. In the live sphere, it’s often Vitale that takes the stage behind the decks, with sets designed for the peak time with plenty of snare rolls, euphoric breakdowns, trance basslines and the occasional sound of 303 acid.

Fave tune of 2024?“Âme ‘Asa’.”

Rising star DJ/producer of 2024?“Notre Dame.”

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