Armin Van Buuren

From:The Netherlands

DJ style:“Trance and progressive.”

Best known for:“A State Of Trance.”

Armin van Buuren scoops The World’s No. 1 Trance DJ award yet again in the Top 100 DJs poll 2024, marking an incredible run at the summit of the sound. This year also saw Armin’s classic trance track ‘Communication’ turn 25 years old, which has proved to be a pivotal release for the Dutch DJ and producer.

In terms of new music this year, Armin has remained prolific, releasing his ninth studio album, ‘Breathe In’, in January. Recorded in the two years following the end of the pandemic, the album is described as the next step in the narrative that started with 2023’s ‘Feel Again’ LP. He also dropped his debut David Guetta collaboration, ‘In The Dark’, via van Buuren’s own Armada Music label. The pair debuted the song during their second-ever b2b set together, which happened during a F*** ME I’M FAMOUS! party at Ushuaïa Ibiza.

Elsewhere, Armin remixed Camisra’s ‘90s house classic, ‘Let Me Show You’ — which was described by the DJ and producer as a “revival” rather than a “rework” — reunited with Hardwell on ‘Follow The Light’ — the first music from the pair since their 2017 single, ‘Off The Hook’ — and shared the Ibiza-inspired track, ‘Es Vedrà’. Inspired by his long-standing connection with the island — whic

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Faustix

From:Denmark

DJ style: “Big techno.”

Best known for: “Collaboration with Diplo, Faustix, Imanos and Kai called ‘Revolution’.”

Everything about 2024 was big and bold for Faustix. The Danish dance music lifer found a new sound over the course of the past year, where ropey and dramatic arpeggios dart in and out of brash techno kicks and every drop feels like barreling down a dopamine rollercoaster. Each release seemed to push the envelope further and further — from the soaring emotions of ‘Lead Me To Love You’ with vocalist Mougleta to ‘All My Friends Are Hot’, whose cheeky vocal flip (“All my friends are hot and only listen to techno”) was the perfect summer festival anthem. Add to that a teased remix of Belgian Stromae ‘Alors on danse’ and it’s clear that 2024 was, without a doubt, the year Faustix found a whole new groove.

While he’s certainly been busy in the studio, Faustix has also played everywhere — from 13,000 person raves in the middle of Copenhagen to gigs on the Faroe Islands. Faustix, in other words, hasn’t taken his foot off the gas for even a second. And, with each gig and release, he is testament to how much people still love pumping, hard-edged techno.

Fave tune of 2024?

“Dash Berlin ‘Till The Sky Falls Down’, it’s an all-time classic and still gets me