Artists

Few come as well versed in family values as that of long-serving techno legend Adam Beyer.

It is hard to imagine a list of prolific producers for 2011 without Christian Smithʼs name towards the top.

Marco Bailey is somewhat considered an icon when it comes to techno and the dance music industry as a whole.

Dave Clarke is a DJ with an anarchist streak a mile wide and punk in his soul.

Pfirter, is one of Argentina's finest techno exports. Pushing a sound that is at once dark and uplifting, old school and fresh, he's gradually evolved into a club music all-rounder, DJing, producing and running one of techno's brightest imprints, MindTrip. He's put out massive records on the likes of CLR, Figure and Stroboscopic Artefacts, and performed everywhere from Berghain and Tresor to Awakenings, I Love Techno and Time Warp. It was in his hometown of Buenos Aires that Juan Pablo Pfirter first made a name for himself, starting out on the radio as a fresh-faced 15-year-old. In 2000, after stints behind the decks at various clubs in the capital, he left radio to focus on DJing. Soon after, he turned his hand to production, and by 2005 he was embarking on his first European tour. What he'd experience there would change his outlook forever. 12 months later, in 2006, he set up the first version of MindTrip Music. This eventually led to Pfirter, followed by the likes of Barem and Jonas Kopp, across the Atlantic to Europe in 2012. That same year, he rebranded the label MindTrip Rec. It's a move that's worked wonders, and he's since released music from Oscar Mulero, Lucy, Chris Liebing, Tripeo and Markus Suckut, as well as eight EPs of his own original material. 2017 will see further development of the label with a select group of releases scheduled as well as the MindTrip Podcast, which is a monthly offering of music exclusively curated from artists that best represent the sound and vision of the label. It is anyone's guess as to just how far Pfirter can continue to challenge and push himself and the wider techno scene.

It’s all about the music. New York stalwart and beloved DJ, Boris, lives by that statement each and every day. He is a man wearing many hats; one as a touring DJ, another as a producer dynamo, and lastly as a label boss of Transmit Recordings. A career forged over decades of long nights in the Big Apple’s most revered rooms. From the infamous Roxy to Crobar to the once dominating Pacha NY on 46th Street, Boris maintained a following so devout, so loyal they were true ‘Believers’. Pioneering a music movement in a city filled with those who have so little time to pay attention, Boris has been a production powerhouse when not performing for the masses. He’s been tapped by industry leaders such as Carl Cox for his label Intec, Dubfire for his label Sci-Tec, Paco Osuna, and his Mindshake records, amongst countless others. His ability behind the decks and in the studio has not only made him a New York favorite, but his music has taken him places all around the world ranging from the shores of Playa Del Carmen to the magical White Isle known as Ibiza. Known to many as the ‘DJ’s DJ’, Boris has had the career most DJs can only wish to have. The trends, they may change but the New York native has stayed true to his drum-driven sounds and created his own niche in the wide and vast world of electronic music. Taking bits and pieces from every part of the globe he visits, Boris always maintains a piece of home in his music. Even though his career spans nearly three decades, the journeyman DJ has yet to falter. We currently find him playing leading to destinations across the globe and his music is in high demand with forthcoming releases on many sought-after labels, Boris will is constantly on the tips of the younger generation’s tongue. Why? Because talent, like wine, gets better with age.

Belgian waffles. Belgian chocolate. Tom Hades. Some things don't need much of an explanation.

Many techno artists’ biographies start off by singing the praises of an extremely early, extraordinary talent on synthesizers and other electronic devices. In Heron’s case, things are a bit different. Martin Spittel aka Heron has been shaped musically since his early childhood; his influences are as diverse as you can possibly imagine (hint: it ranges from Trash Metal to Detroit Techno). Martin has an extraordinary passion for nature, wildlife and especially birds. This symbiosis from the love of nature and musical influences from his childhood are a direct reflection of Heron’s entire life and career. Following the scream of the waders (limicoline birds), he moved to picturesque island Norderney in Germany back in 2005. There, exploring the island’s national park, he decided to live up to his ever-growing enthusiasm for nature by studying landscape ecology at the University of Münster. It was this relocation to Münster that initially sparked his music career: the months in Norderney served as inspiration for his own label “Limikola” (founded in 2008), which now achieves enormous support from both DJs and fans all over the world. Producing his own music, running a successful label and club night, doing a radio show and DJ’ing, are all skills Heron has crafted to perfection over the years. This hard work started to pay off in early 2008 during the season’s opening at Time Warp when Richie Hawtin played all three tracks from his Retro EP. Heron’s journey continued with his bombshell track “Welcome to the Adventure Club” and pushed further forward with other big releases for Synewave, Supdub, Swap, micro.fon, Prosthetic Pressings and Hans Bouffmyhre’s Sleaze Records, to name a few. Besides all these projects, Heron felt the need to keep a focus on his old school roots more and more. With remixes for Damon Wild's Techno classic "Avion", Tim Grothe and Ziel 100 as well as with his release Rivière du Détroit on Kevin Saunderson’s KMS Records, Heron showed us where he truly comes from.

‘The Big Cat’, Catalan DJ/producer better known internationally as COYU is the priest of the Suara house and techno temple

Rated one of the best international djane and top producers worldwide ( DJRankings / DJList / DJMag )