Nervo

From:Australia

DJ style:Big room

Best known for:“Breaking through in the 2010 EDM bubble/era. Before that, it was writing David Guetta’s first No.1 hit that featured Kelly Rowland — ‘When Love Takes Over’.”

Linchpins in the Top 100 DJs poll, twin sisters Liv and Mim — better known now as NERVO — have ben fiercely reigning in the EDM sphere for well over a decade. As well as slaying dancefloors in synchronicity, the pair — who also started families at the same time — have been trailblazing, sharing their experiences and setting the bar high as working mums. “Our gigs and music keep us grounded and in a happy place,” they explain. “We really just try and create as much as possible.” A case in point this summer was when their ‘Voices’ anthem with 22Bullets and Naeleck dropped on Dharma Worldwide, instantly recognisable with its transcending chants.

Future projects will be plentiful as they reveal that more work in the studio is planned while juggling family life. “Lots of ideas at one time,” they tell DJ Mag. There’s exciting news that their first release on Future House Music is the disco-kissed ‘Talk About Us’ with Plastik Funk, featuring Julia Temos. “And we actually worked on some K-pop stuff recently too.” Forever pushing forward, NERVO set the pace for themselves and others to follow.

Fave tune of 2024?

“‘Move’, by Adam Port, Stryv, Keinemusik, Orso & Malachiii.”

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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