Charlotte de Witte

From:Belgium

DJ style:Techno

Best known for:Highest-ranking techno DJ, and KNTXT brand.

No DJ list would feel complete without Charlotte de Witte. One of the key figures in the modern day techno scene, the Belgian DJ, producer and label head has remained true to the sound she knows and loves since her debut almost a decade ago, and is showing no signs of slowing down.

De Witte has maintained a steady output of releases over the past 12 months, with the ‘Power Of Thought’ EP landing in October last year, as well as two new singles: ‘Roar’ and ‘How You Move’, all via her own KNTXT imprint. Alongside her own releases on the label, KNTXT has become a home to tracks from Amazingblaze and Bulgarian techno duo Balthazar & JackRock this year, and hosted events in Montreal, New York, Miami and Manchester. KNTXT also returned to the 3,500-capacity Flanders Expo in de Witte’s hometown of Ghent, Belgium earlier this year for another techno takeover, and elsewhere, she’s been bringing her sound to festivals like Coachella, Creamfields, Panorama and Airbeat One, as well as making frequent appearances for Pyramid at Amnesia in Ibiza, playing Italy’s Cocorico club, and Factory Town in Miami. 2024 looks set to be another stormer for de Witte — kicking off in January and February with two highly-anticipated b2b sets with Amelie Lens b

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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