Vini Vici

From:Israel

DJ style:Psy-trance

Best known for:Tracks like ‘The Tribe’ and ‘Free Tibet’

2024 was another stellar year for party-starting psy-trance duo Vini Vici. Since bursting onto the scene in 2013, and first entering the Top 100 DJs poll in 2017, members Matan Kadosh and Aviram Saharai have captivated dancefloors in near enough every corner of the globe with their high-energy beats and hypnotic rhythms, resulting in a sonic boom in psy-trance’s popularity. The trailblazers show no sign of slowing either, continuing to expand their sound in new, hybridised directions this year.

January single ‘Spiritum’, alongside Maddix and Shibui, made a mighty splash with its tunnelling, acid techno aesthetic, ahead of the classical music meets psy-trance slammer, ‘Rave Mozart’, with W&W. Vini Vici switched tack again on ‘Hey Ya’ with Timmy Trumpet and Tiscore, which surfed on a big room techno kick to become the duo’s biggest single of the year. This star-studded run of releases provided fuel for a non-stop summer of festivals — from Tomorrowland and Air Beat One, to Ultra Europe, S2O Taiwan, Nibirii, and dozens m

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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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