Mariana Bo

From:Mexico

DJ style:“Techno.”

Best known for:“Mariana BO.”

Mexican DJ and producer Mariana BO says: “I have evolved, personally and professionally in 2024.” This year she made a switch to focus on making techno whilst also incorporating a new performance element into her DJ sets that she calls “Finger drumming”, where she makes rhythms live whilst DJing at the same time. “People love this and that makes me happy,” she reflects. In addition, she has also been working in vocals from Gregorian and boys choirs into her music, alongside classical music elements that see her playing her violin “from 135 to 150bpm, which is very energetic.”

When it comes to touring, her year has been just as big. She toured extensively in her home country, alongside dates across Europe with shows at London’s EGG and Tropicana Club in Mykonos, not to mention her performances at Tomorrowland and Parookaville. She also toured India alongside Marshmello, and solo she went to China. “It was crazy,” she says, “it’s good to know that the people are liking my new style. It’s something I really identify with.”

Fave tune of 2024?

“T78 & Mariana BO ‘Voices’.”

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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