The Artists

12th Planet

John Dadzie, better known by his musical alias 12th Planet, is a dubstep producer and DJ based out of Los Angeles. Originally making his name as a drum-n-bass producer using the moniker Infiltrata, John changed his sound and his name to bring the up and coming sound of dubstep to the world. Since then, 12th Planet has conquered the Los Angeles scene and is often dubbed as the American kings of dubstep. Like Nibiru, Zecheriah Stitchin's mysterious "12th Planet" whose handle he shares, 12th Planet flies perpendicular to the system, choosing to rotate on his own orbit with off-axis beats and sets that always deliver.

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Above & Beyond

There are DJs who can rock a party, a club, a festival. And there are acts that can write songs that will bring out the goose bumps in you. But there's only one group that can do both: Above & Beyond. Currently fifth in the DJ Magazine annual poll - the highest-placed Brits - in the last year alone, they have sound-tracked the unveiling of a new space-ship, performed an acoustic show in a hot air balloon, and entranced a crowd of 8,000 in Beirut with their first full live show. For the world's most famous trance trio, there are no limits. "There's so much going on," says Tony McGuinness. "We're trying to do so many things."

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Afrojack

Befitting his position as the leading figure of the Dutch new wave, his success stretches far beyond his home turf; 2010 has seen him become one of the most in demand DJ/producers in the world. His signature style is bringing him remix requests from the biggest dance artists, like Lady Gaga and Madonna. Afrojack's rise to fame as a producer has brought him a roll call of A-list champions from Pete Tong to David Guetta, and Josh Wink to Fedde Le Grand, along the way collaborating with some of the world's most respected producers and artists like David Guetta, Steve Aoki, Diplo, Kid Cudi, Pitbull and Black Eyed Peas. His single, "Take Over Control ft. Eva Simons," is one of the hottest club anthems on the planet, hitting No 2. on Beatport and has already reached over 1 million views on YouTube. This year, Afrojack was rewarded with the Grammy award for his remix of Madonna's "Revolver" in collaboration with David Guetta. Respected by his colleague DJs for his production skills and loved by clubbers for his dancefloor bombs and energetic performances, Afrojack is setting new standards in the industry.

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Alesso

At only 19 years old and with massive original productions including 'Nillionaire' already under his belt, Sebastian Ingrosso's protégée is definitely one to look out for this year! He scored an Essential New Tune on Pete Tong's BBC Radio One show with his debut track during Miami Music Week and secured a second play on the world famous influential show with his killer remix of Swedish House Mafia's 'Save the World'.

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AN21 & Max Vangeli

Ask him which DJs have helped shape his sound and AN21 says that he loves everyone from Joris Voorn and Carl Cox to Luciano, Steve Lawler, Erick Morillo and of course his brother, Steve Angello of Swedish House Mafia. Music-wise, it won't be long before every single one of those DJs is hammering his productions. He's remixed music for major artists like Basement Jaxx ("Raindrops") and Tommy Sparks already but he also has an EP upcoming on his brother's label Size. Because like his brother - and the DJs he loves - Antoine's productions are all about great drops, great builds and bags of energy. House music with melody and emotion.

Max Vangeli is "one of the most promising artists for 2011" as described by MTV.com, having grabbed the attention of electronic music fans worldwide. Last year, his massive remix of Pendulum's "The Island" with Steve Angello and AN21 was named "hottest track in the world" by BBC Radio One's Zane Lowe and "Swedish Beauty" was named Essential New Tune by Pete Tong. Max Vangeli is due to release his upcoming debut album 'People of the Night,' which he describes as "dark techy beats to big melodic house," with AN21 on Steve Angello's Size Records later this year.

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Andy Moor

Grammy-award nominated Andy Moor is a groundbreaking DJ and Producer in the electronic dance music scene. In his illustrious career, Andy has established a distinct, edgy and creative sound that is all his own. This sound, combined with his technical perfection led him to be highly ranked in the DJ Mag Top 100 for the past 6 years. In 2009 he was nominated for the DJ Awards, in 2006 he won "Best Dance Record" at the International Dance Music Awards, and in 2004 he won "Best Trance Producer" and "Best Trance Track." Owner of the highly respected AVA Recordings record label, producer of the 'Moor Music podcast' and producer & remixer to the stars (including DJ Tiesto, Above & Beyond, Britney Spears, Avril Lavigne, Paul Oakenfold and more), Moor is working on his own artist album, which is well under way.

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Armin Van Buuren

Armin van Buuren has been named number one in the prestigious DJ Mag Top 100 poll four times in a row, as the first DJ in the history of the DJ Magazine and an indication of his prolific output over the more than 14 years he's been DJing and producing. Being the official World's Most Popular DJ is just one of his many achievements, which includes his award-winning 'A State of Trance' radio show with over 15 million listeners per week, four chart-topping artist albums, music video for "In & Out of Love" which is one of the top 40 most-viewed music videos of all time on Youtube, highly regarded Armada music label which releases tracks by some of the biggest names in trance, progressive and house much, much more. But the driving force behind his success is an overriding passion for dance music.

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Arty

The stage name of the 21-year old musician Artem Stolyarov has been heard all over the world since late 2009. Getting through the biggest radio shows, compilations, a spot in DJ Mag's Top 100, and gigs at such events like Global Gathering, Gatecrasher, The Gallery, Arty's productions have become favorites for millions of people. This year has seen almost 25 tracks and remixes signed to such labels as Armada Music, Anjunabeats, Vandit, Flashover Recordings, Black Hole; more than 45 productions have appeared in various compilations; over 700 ones have been supported in radio shows; and 9 tracks have got to the Beatport Top 50. With remixes for at least 2 big names from the Top 10 and more than 10 upcoming releases including some brand new vocal tracks with the best singers and producers of the trance scene, Arty is ready to take over Electric Zoo's Red Bull Riverside Tent.

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ATB

André Tanneberger (ATB) is a mastermind of the international music scene. For almost 20 years he has not only been one of the world's finest and most successful DJs, but also a highly talented producer and songwriter. With seven acclaimed studio albums, a greatest hits CD and DVD collection and seven DJ mix compilations, as well as countless singles to his name, ATB can justifiably claim to have developed his career as musician and DJ in the most successful manner imaginable. His latest album, 'Distant Earth' is no exception, as ATB once again delivers an array of fantastic new songs, which transcend the genres of dance, trance and pop, with guest appearances from Armin van Buuren, Dash Berlin and more.

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Bart B More

Netherland's Bart B More is one of the brightest new stars in the international electronic music scene. His refreshing cross-over sound, which combines beat-driven, looped techno music with big room house and electro, has resulted in a number of dancefloor destroyers that have received massive support from the biggest DJs around the world, including Laidback Luke, Crookers, A-Trak, Tiesto and Boys Noize. His original tracks and remixes have climbed to the top of the Beatport charts - including "So It Goes" and a remix of Sandy Rivera's "Freak," both of which were crowned Pete Tong's Essential New Tunes. Bart is also the founder of Secure Recordings, which has released records from Diplo, Riva Starr and Bingo Players and more.

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Beardyman

A leading light on the Beatbox scene since he landed on it with a bang in the mid noughties, Beardyman, (real name Darren Foreman) has always pushed beatbox way beyond what most beatboxers consider its limits. A uniquely gifted performer, his refusal to be put in a box has seen him beatbox all over the world including support slots touring with Groove Armada and hosting huge festival stages. However, all this was not enough for Foreman. Frustrated with the restrictions of the human mouth, but still obsessed with it's unparalleled capabilities, he quickly became a leading figure in the emerging trend of live-looping, being the first to appropriate the Korg Kaoss Pad as a live-looping tool and pushing his beatbox-based art form into the entrancing and uncharted realms of live-production. Now, when playing to screaming fans all over the world, he uses an ever-growing arsenal of sound manipulation technology to take the ever-growing crowds with him on full-length musical journeys, darting from exhilaratingly ad-hoc rave-up to comedic musings and interpretations and mash-ups of classic tunes from a huge range of genres.

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Benny Benassi

Grammy Award winning artist, remixer, and producer Benny Benassi went out of this world on his recently released third full-length solo album, Electroman, which embraces a myriad of styles including electro, house, pop, R&B and hip-hop. In order to paint this sonic pastiche, Benny casted T-Pain, Pitbull, Chris Brown, Kelis, Gary Go, apl.de.ap of The Black Eyed Peas, Ying Yang Twins and more as the players in his very own electronic space opera. Benny became a worldwide phenomenon with his 2002 single "Satisfaction," which formally introduced audiences everywhere to his unique and undeniable electro soul. Benny also left his stamp on Public Enemy classic "Bring the Noise" with a 2007 remix that eventually won him a Grammy for Best Remixed Recording (Dance). Live, Benny continues to give incendiary performances at festivals and hotspots worldwide.

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Big Gigantic

Big Gigantic is the brainchild of Boulder, Colorado's own saxophonist/producer, Dominic Lalli, and drummer, Jeremy Salken. Conceived in 2008, the duo found their niche and created a name for themselves in the electronic music scene. By combining vibrant jazz melodies over pulsating dance beats, Big Gigantic delivers an innovative, distinct sound that's all their own. As a testament to their timeliness and unique melody, Big Gigantic has made a profound impact on the jamtronica landscape. From playing modest gigs around Colorado, to instantaneously headlining shows throughout the country and hitting major festivals, Big Gigantic showcases an amplified array of compositions that combine elements of a DJ and live band that leaves fans from coast to coast anticipating more.

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Bloody Beetroots Death Crew 77

Bloody Beetroots Death Crew 77 are on a planetary electropunk odyssey, leaving an unbridled, ecstatic public in their wake. What are the ingredients of this musical feat? Mix the classical but audacious rigor of Sir Bob Cornelius Rifo with the energy of Tommy Tea and the rhythmic sense of the drummer Battle. A self-sufficient universe where craziness takes the shape of a perpetually changing postmodern opera with an aggravated desire to keep the audience constantly on its toes in countless ways: remixes, collaborations, videos. Sir Bob strikes everywhere, presenting himself to the world wearing the symbolic Venom mask, creating a dark anonymity that feeds his music and the fantasy it generates, causing his rebel clubber image to implode as he unites artistic global talents around a common creative cause. His aim? To provoke multiple cultural explosions in the trail of a music that is at once visceral and seismic. The final proof of his invasion of popular culture are his side projects for Interscope, Electronic Arts, Activision, CBS, Epitaph, Sony, Ministry Of Sound, Universal, Skins, CSI Miami, Entourage, Fast 5, Need For Speed and DJ Hero 2. Since 2007 he has been constantly present in the iTunes Electronic Top 10 chart.

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Boys Noize

Boys Noize is the stage name of Berlin-based DJ and producer ALEX RIDHA. Ridha (born in 1982, Hamburg) started producing and DJing at early age to find himself supporting the likes of Felix Da Housecat and DJ Hell in a matter of time. Nowadays Ridha himself is known as a one of the most valued electronic artists, awarded with the Independent Music Award in 2010 as well as 3 years in a row Best Electronic Artist on Beatport. He has a refreshing approach: not afraid to break new grounds, beaming a myriad of influences from his hip-hop and disco roots to create an innovatory sound. His DJ-sets are equally uplifting and he's regarded by many as one of the worlds' best DJs, not only technically but also as a showman. Seamlessly mixing and remixing on the spot, Ridha never fails to deliver high-powered and gripping sets: unforgettable experiences for the witnesses.

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BT

Composer and technologist BT is one of the most cutting-edge artists and producers for a dizzying array of musical styles. Whether composing intricate scores for blockbuster films such as Fast and Furious, and the Oscar winning Monster; writing and producing for Sting, David Bowie, Peter Gabriel and Madonna to creating cutting edge proprietary software tools from scratch to make it happen-BT is at the heart of it all.

Juxtaposing memorable songwriting with sonic innovation and hand- designed technologies, BT crafts classically influenced, electronic overtures, ringing with living textures that are an industry source book of new and highly copied signature techniques and ideas.

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Busy P

Ten years after Daft Punk announced the arrival of French Touch - the invasion of mainly beat-led and sometimes filtered electronic music that spawned hits for everyone from Air to Zdar - a new wave of music is making Paris a hotbed of creation. The face behind this French revolution is Pedro Winter.

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Calvin Harris

The King of Electropop Calvin Harris is bringing his irresistibly infectious tracks to Electric Zoo. A master of dance-pop tunes built from juicy staccato synths and squelchy electro basslines, Calvin's hit anthems include "Acceptable in the 80s," "The Girls" and "I'm Not Alone." An in-demand producer and remixer, he has created hit tracks for Kylie Minogue, toured with Rihanna, collaborated with Dizzee Rascal, and remixed the likes of Cut Copy, The Ting Tings, Groove Armada, Katy Perry and Kelis. His debut album 'I Created Disco' (2007) reached gold status and latest album 'Ready For The Weekend' (2009) introduced his stadium-sized sound with massive riffs, big hands-in-the-air moments, and almost overnight the album reached #1 in the UK. Meanwhile, this NME Award winner is soon to release his third album, already giving fans a taste with "Awooga" and "Bounce" with Kelis out soon.

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Carl Cox

A musical ambassador since he was in short trousers, a professional DJ since his early teens, a veteran of acid house and a champion of techno, Carl Cox emits a love of his work that is dangerously infectious. Check him when he's behind the turntables and you can't mistake his ecstatic visage, dripping with sweat as his head bobs up and down to the beat, his hands pumping the air whenever they're not manipulating the turntables, his body swaying back and forth, frequently taking to the mike to share word on the latest underground tune he's about to break. You name it, Carl's been there and done it, but he's never lost sight of the point of it: playing music, breaking tunes, spreading love, celebrating life.

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Carl Craig

Carl Craig is described as a creative visionary, an electronic music icon, an esteemed Grammy-nominated composer, a world-class DJ and an ambassador for his native Detroit. Yet, the common thread that runs through Craig's broad musical canon and creative projects is a resounding fascination with futurism. The 41-year old producer has cultivated a unique path as an artist, entrepreneur and civic leader, guided by his tendency toward forward thinking.

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Carte Blanche

"You gonna love the house!" This is what DJ Mehdi told Riton when he invited him for a tour of the Chicago ghetto music he'd been stashing for 3 years, waiting for the good moment to reveal. And this is exactly what happened: British grand master DJ and producer Riton moved in, and wanted to never leave. He loved the House, they loved the House. They got married and lived very happily during the years 2009 and 10. Their brainchild was born: everybody welcomed Carte Blanche. And they weren't the only ones. Ed Banger honcho Busy P snatched the mp3s that were bouncing back and forth accross the Chunnel for a soon release on the label. The result? Five tracks of neck-breaking breaks, a shout-out to the masters, with no nostalgia whatsoever, called 'Black Billionaires' and released on Ed Banger Records. The record includes club monster "Gare Du Nord" as well as the catchy "Do! Do! Do!" featuring Kid Sister. Four decks, one mixer, and a TR 909, of course. No bangers, strictly house music.

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Chris Liebing

Chris Liebing is a techno pioneer, DJ, producer, CLR podcast host, radio host and the driving force behind CLR. He has been one of the first DJs who fully embraced the digital age of music. Since then he has never stopped working on his DJ and production setup's and has finally reached a point of complete satisfaction with his technical and artistic possibilities. After a whole decade of constant label work, Chris Liebing and his team are drawing a balance. Over the last 10 years, he and many renowned producers have released their music on CLR, turning it into a consistent and increasingly successful techno imprint. The recent chapter in the labels history also gave a new meaning to the abbreviation "CLR": "Create Learn Realize." A decade of "creating and learning" has passed and it is time for the next step named "realization."

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Chromeo

Last year, the electrofunk duo Chromeo pushed forward into yet newer levels of song craft and body moving music that is respectfully indebted to its noble inspirations while still being fully contemporary with the release of 'Business Casual,' their third full-length album. It's a testament to the growth and further sophistication that Dave 1 and P-Thugg have undergone over the many years they've been collaborating. After their sophomore release 'Fancy Footwork' pushed them into the stratosphere of party-rocking, club-banging, and heart-thrilling electrofunk, 'Business Casual' might be considered their postgraduate work, containing their hit "Don't Turn the Lights On." Is there any other topic that Chromeo needs to cover? Arrogant ladies, dancefloor seduction, boudoir skills, love gone wrong, and knights in shining armor…Chromeo does all this and more with their trademark Franco-insouciance-that-borders-on-coolness and their always sexy worldliness (pause).

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Crookers

Phra and Bot aka Crookers, The first born and raised in Omegna, a picturesque town of Lake Orta, the second in Milan. Together they are the young Italian duo who, for some years now, have been travelling on and on in every continent known to man, setting dance floors and millions of people's eardrums on fire. It all started in 2007 when the first overpowering mixtape signed Crookers emerged from the lake's darkness: A deep house and rap based experiment that brakes every sound barrier, slipping into genius. From the beginning, their style is characterized by an apparently impossibile but fully functional musical constellation: street style, rap, house, fidget and trance. In 2008 Crookers' range choice goes off with "Day 'n' Nite", a remix of, at the time unknown, Kid Cudi. In 2010 they released an album called 'Tons of Friends,' a title which sums up Crookers' friends: Kelis, Wil I Am, Roisin Murphy, Soul Wax, Major Lazer, Sepultura's Igor Cavalera, Rye Rye and many others. Once again Crookers mix at every musical latitude passing through house, dubstep, reggae, rap and melodic grime.

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Daedelus

Daedelus (a.k.a. Alfred Weisberg-Roberts) is a prominent musician born in Los Angeles, California. His career has spanned over the last 9 years, since 2001 until now, during which he has been working as musician, songwriter, remixer, and producer. Daedelus pioneered using the Monome in conjunction with Max/MSP for live performances. He is a part of the groups Adventure Time and The Long Lost. He is currently signed to the Ninja Tune label but has released material with a number of labels, including: Plug Research, Mush, Laboratory Instinct, Eastern Developments, Phthalo, Merck, Big Dada, Soul Jazz, Distill, Hefty, Bit Of Heaven, Temporary Whatever, Stones Throw, Alpha Pup, Eat Concrete, Friends Of Friends, Brainfeeder and Warp. He is also a founding DJ at the internet radio station Dublab. He attended the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music.

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Danny Tenaglia

With a discography spanning over 20 years, Danny Tenaglia has altered the course of dance music history with his combination of classic, soulful groove and modern, club-ready depth, both at the decks and in the studio. His rise to fame started in his native New York, where he was a resident at every big room throughout the '90s, including Roxy, Limelight, Tunnel, Twilo and most notably at Vinyl, where his "Be Yourself" party allowed him to recreate the vibe of the club that had changed his life: The Paradise Garage. Tenaglia has been hailed as the ""DJ's DJ."" His awards include - Dancestar Lifetime Achievement, Club World Awards Best Resident DJ, Dancestar Best Party for "Be Yourself" (two years in a row) and a GRAMMY nomination for Best Remixed Recording. As younger generations of clubbers have had a chance to experience one of his legendary sets his fanbase has continued to grow worldwide. At the moment it seems that for Danny Tenaglia, the future is only the beginning.

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Datsik

Only in the Dubstep scene a short time, 21 year old Datsik (aka. Troy Beetles) has wasted no time in making his presence known internationally, introducing his own unique style of industrial, futuristic beats and heavy dance floor stomping rhythms. His latest successes on Beatports "Top Download" charts are a testament that his music is being recognized by listeners all over the world, with multiple releases hitting number 1 on Beatport for extended periods of time. It is very well possible that he has been the first dubstep artist to ever hold 5 out of the top 10 best selling tunes at once on Beatport. He has also earned the attention of some of the most notable and influential acts in the scene to date such as Bassnectar, Skream, DJ Craze, Rusko, Ed Solo, and DZ, to name a few. With the Rottun Recordings label behind him, he continues to devote his time and energy into pioneering a distinct sound that will transform it to the next level, and set him above the rest.

David Guetta

As one of the most in demand producers on the planet, David Guetta is poised to take electronic music out of the confines of the global underground, where he reigns as the No. 1 House DJ. Joining hands and forces with some of the biggest names on the urban scene, while introducing some undiscovered talents, another level beckons. With four chart-topping albums to his name to date (Just a Little More Love 2002; Guetta Blaster, 2004; Pop Life, 2007; One Love; 2009) and a fifth album out soon, Guetta’s signature sound of quirky, electro, house and dirty pop, is igniting across the world. As an artist and producer, he makes music that rocks the coolest clubs and yet sits proudly on pop radio and MTV.

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Diplo

Diplo is known internationally as a curator amongst the world's most cutting edge DJs, producers, and musical movements. His highly acclaimed futuristic dancehall album "Guns Don't Kill People… Lazers Do," released with Switch as Major Lazer, hit number 7 on Billboard's Dance/Electronic Chart. In 2008, he earned a Record of the Year Grammy nomination for his work on M.I.A.'s mega-hit "Paper Planes;" he has also produced for Santigold, Lil' Jon and Missy Elliot, and remixed works by Beck, Radiohead, Britney Spears and countless others. His record label Mad Decent has helped to introduce Brazilian baile funk, Angolan Kuduro and other marginalized music to clubs around the world. Some of the varied acts he has signed or produced include Rye Rye, Bonde do Role and Crookers. From cumbia to dubstep to punk and beyond, Diplo's dynamic range spans far beyond any singular culture or musical realm.

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Dirty South

Earlier this year, Dirty South was nominated for the 'Best Remixed Recording' Grammy award along with Swedish House Mafia's Axwell for their remix of The Temper Trap's "Sweet Disposition." He has also worked with dance music giants David Guetta and Sebastian Ingrosso ("How Soon Is Now") and remixed some of music's biggest names, including U2, Snoop Dogg and Depeche Mode. In between his heavy touring and producing schedule, Dirty South regularly releases compilations for labels such as Ministry Of Sound, Toolroom Records and SONY just to name a few. Last year saw the birth of his hit track "Phazing" from his label of the same name, which showcases his signature dark house sound and hands-in-the-air good vibes.

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DJ Snoopadelic

Hip-hop icon Snoop Dogg is everywhere, all of the time - from The View to 106th & Park, Sportscenter to One Life To Live, and from commercials with Adidas to Pepsi Max - continuing appeal to his legions of fans stems from a true bond that they have built with him through his music. And like Bigg Snoop, the music's been everywhere. Whether it's a stadium stage or the screen on your mobile phone, Snoop has most likely rocked it. And with his 11th studio album 'Doggumentary' just out, he adds another alias to the mix: DJ Snoopadelic, keeping his ability to stay at the forefront of popular culture and connect with his fans in unprecedented ways.

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Dubfire

Ali Shirazinia, known by his stage name Dubfire, left the comforts of a storied career as one-half of Grammy-winning duo Deep Dish in order to pursue new life as a producer of "jet-black, polished chrome techno." Such daring reinvention is not for the faint of heart - yet Dubfire in just three short years has emerged as a technological innovator, an acclaimed producer, and the owner of the lauded SCI+TEC Digital Audio record label.

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EDX

Productive and successful for more than a decade, Italian native artist, producer, DJ and multi-talent EDX first hit people's radars in 1994 with various mix tapes that within weeks had circulated around the globe. With his newfound fame EDX quickly climbed up the ladder of recognition with labels and producers asking him to sprinkle his remix magic touch onto their releases. EDX's remix CV is impressive to say the least with remixes on the likes of Deadmau5, Mary J Blige, Bob Sinclar, Axwell, Armand van Helden, Steve Angello, Roger Sanchez, Laidback Luke, Armin van Buuren, Kool & The Gang, Kaskade, Funkagenda, Lauryn Hill, to name but a few. With a highly anticipated album on the horizon as well as numerous remixes coming up, EDX will be taking 2011 by storm with his productions. His newly launched brand, No Xcuses, has taken over the world's FM airwaves with the No Xcuses radio show.

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Egyptrixx

With the tons of hyped up (but utterly mediocre) dance music that comes out these days, it's pretty hard to stand apart from the herd; not the case with Toronto's Egyptrixx. In just over one year, his distinct sonic aesthetic has become an acclaimed presence in underground music, garnering praise from heavyweight DJ's, including Sinden, Mary Ann Hobbs and Drop the Lime, and influential publications such as Fader, Xlr8r and The Wire magazine. His unique and energetic live sets are in-demand, with headlining gigs banked all over Europe and North America and a busy touring schedule in upcoming months. His releases continue to challenge the status quo and impress with a unique style informed by elements of techno, house, dubstep and pop music. With critically acclaimed releases already out on Night Slugs and Ramp Recordings, and his forthcoming debut LP slated for an early 2011 release, the future looks bright for Egyptrixx.

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Excision

Excision shows are like no other- a virtual apocalypse of twisting and morphing sounds turn massive crowds into a frenzy, as virtual walls of bass are relentlessly impaled time and time again upon their fragile bodies and ears. The true champion of bass music, Excision hails from Kelowna, British Columbia. The founder of the ROTTUN label, a bass music conglomerate that has shaped the sound of modern Bass music, Excision has created a vast roster of allies that has only bolstered his spot as a warrior of bass music. Armed with a library of destruction and filth, Excision has time and time again tested the limits of electronic music with vastly different sets that encompass a full range of genres.

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Fake Blood

The identity of mystery man Fake Blood was one of electro's best kept secrets until 2009, when Theo Keating revealed himself to be the mastermind between genius remixes like The Black Ghosts' "Any Way You Choose to Give It," Armand Van Helden's "I Want Your Soul," and Little Boots' "Stuck on Repeat." Original tracks like "Mars" and "I Think I Like It" hit the top of the dance charts and dominated dance floors, and earned him an episode on BBC Radio 1's legendary Essential Mix show. Fake Blood's signature grimy electro sound is what many DJs strive for but very few achieve, and we're honored to have him show us how to get down and dirty again at this year's Electric Zoo!

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Fareoh

Fareoh became fascinated with producing after he was exposed to top European producers in 2008. At the age of 19, Fareoh has played with many of the biggest names in clubs all over the world. He is currently in the process of releasing an arsenal of tracks he has built up. "I was always much more focused on the melody, rather than the beat and percussion. Even with the songs I listen to... Melody is what impacts me."

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Feed Me

Known for his success in the Drum'n'Bass genre as Spor, British DJ Jon Gooch is expanding into the worlds of Electro House and Dubstep as Feed Me, introducing his expertise of solid beats and signature bold rhythms, winning over and transforming more dance-centered, trance tastes. Now running his own label, Big Mouth, Feed Me became the first external artist to be featured on Deadmau5's Mau5trap label, debuting Feed Me's Big Adventure, and now, his EP To the Stars. June and July see the DJ on his 13-date North American "To the Stripes & Stars (And Canada)" tour, all leading up to Electric Zoo 2011 in New York City. One look at his signature cartoon smirk leaves audiences ready to join in on his exploits with the promise of many more ahead.

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Felguk

Most recently releasing Blow Out, Electronic Brazilian duo Felipe Lozinsky and Gustavo Rozenthal make up Felguk, probably the most well-known and praised pair currently you wouldn't immediately recognize by name - until now. Active for the last several years under Dongle Records, Felguk have gained international acclaim with newest songs, "2-Nite" featuring Sporty-O, and "Side by Side." Tackling remixes for Ministry of Sound, and of everyone from Neelix, Gataplex, and Jean-Claude Ades to Madonna, Flo Rida, and David Guetta, Felguk seems to be everywhere. Colorful and fun, the pair is everything you'd expect from Rio de Janeiro, but exceeding expectations on all levels. Especially versatile, incorporating Electro House with Rock and Funk, and always reinventing their performances, whether dominating festivals or small clubs, their Electric Zoo festival appearance cannot be missed.

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Felix Cartal

Felix Cartal was born with a passion for hard hitting electronic music. With influences ranging from the heavy hitting distortion of The Bloody Beetroots and Boys Noize, to the techno influences of Vitalic, Felix has created an amalgamation of electronic genres which results in a unique listening experience for home and live audiences alike. His distinctive method of incorporating abrasive distortion, intense instrumental build-ups and unique frequency variations in his songs gives Felix a sense of versatility within the electronic scene. This versatility has led Cartal to become one of the leaders of heavy-house - a genre known for its relentless intensity and bass and distortion heavy melodies. Having already supported acts such as Vitalic, Felix da Housecat, Richie Hawtin, Justice, Busy P, and Steve Aoki, look for Felix Cartal to continue to spread his hard-hitting brand of electronica across the globe.

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Ferry Corsten

If there's one thing a superstar DJ will learn after years racking up frequent flyer miles and playing for thousands of fans, it's that they are only as prominent as their last album tour. Award-winning Ferry Corsten, someone who can easily be referred to as the DJ's DJ, has taken this advice to heart and emerged as one of the most prominent Dutch jocks in the world. Through constant touring, fan outreach, a weekly radioshow and podcast and an abundance of self-produced dance hits, he has managed to captivate the imagination of dance music fans around the world. Ferry Corsten - who was named Best Producer of the Year by the Ericsson Music Awards and Best Trance DJ by the Ibiza DJ Awards, and consistently ranked as one of the top 10 DJs in the world - is best known for his creativity as a music producer and his unique up-tempo, big-room trance and house sound. His performances as a DJ never fails fans to keep coming back and wanting more.

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Gabriel & Dresden

After a three-year hiatus, the critically acclaimed, award winning DJ / songwriting / production duo Gabriel & Dresden officially announce they're back! To celebrate the reunion Gabriel & Dresden will embark on a massive world tour through the fall months. Fans can expect sets filled with new interpretations of the classics and samplings of brand new original tracks and remixes. Prior to their 2008 split, Gabriel & Dresden produced 12 original tracks (including collaborations and as Motorcycle); released one artist album and three mix CDs; delivered 50 remixes; and reached #1 on the Billboard Dance/Club Play Chart 18 times. They peaked at #20 on the DJ Magazine Top 100 Poll in 2005; won the 2004 DanceStar Award for "Best Breakthrough DJ;" and received numerous awards at the IDMA's including "Best Producers;" "Best Progressive / Trance Track" for "As The Rush Comes;" "Best Remixers; Best Alternative Dance Track" for "Dangerous Power" and was twice named "Best American DJs" (2007 & 2008).

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Gareth Emery

Gareth Emery is one of dance music's most influential and innovative DJ producers, voted no.7 in DJ Mag's 'Top 100 DJs' poll making him the UK's highest ranked DJ, and one of the youngest DJs ever to crack the top ten. In 2010, he released his debut artist album 'Northern Lights' on his own label Garuda to stunning reactions from fans and critics alike, hitting no.1 on the US iTunes dance chart within hours of release. He also celebrated 100 episodes and four years of his award winning podcast, collaborated with Above & Beyond for the crossover international radio hit 'On A Good Day (Metropolis)', and penned the theme tune of the Global Gathering festival - whilst also finding time to play 130 shows, selling out clubs and rocking festivals in 40 countries to over 2 million people.

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Gramatik

Good music is felt, not heard. Apparently Gramatik understood that at the age of 3, when his mother would catch him glued to the radio in his older sister's room. Not unlike other great European artists of the past, the Slovenian producer was heavily influenced by American music early on, taking in everything from Funk and Jazz to Soul and Blues. With over 80,000 tracks sold on the influential electronic music site Beatport.com in the past 2 years, topping all kinds of genre charts, Gramatik has matured from a curious kid attracted by soundscapes, to a world-class producer. Gramatik is now known in electronic and hip-hop circles around the globe, touring with the likes of Pretty Lights, The Glitch Mob, Mimosa, Two Fresh and many others.

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Gui Boratto

Born in 1974 in São Paulo Brazil, Gui Boratto, architect, musician, composer and producer initiated his career in the advertising sector in 1993. From 1994 until 2004 he performed various works for countless record labels both national and international.

From 2005 he began to dedicate himself to his own productions and compositions, displaying to the public an authoral and more personalized side to his abilities. With countless licenses with respected European labels, such as Kompakt, K2, Audiomatique, Harthouse, Plastic City, among others, Gui Boratto has managed to appear in the chart and playlists of world's most famous producers and DJs.

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Guti

A classically-trained jazz virtuoso and national rock 'n' roll hero in Argentina, Guti was born in an exceptionally musical family, which included orchestra directors, saxophone players and pianists. As a teen, after getting into blues he began hanging with successful Argentine rock bands like the Black and Blues, Ratones Paranoicos, Viejas Locas and Los Piojos. "We were jamming, and I discovered that energy." Before long, his own band Jovenes Pordioseros were playing to 10,000 people from Thursday through Saturday. But it's not in Guti's nature to stay locked in one mode of music. A heartbeat later, he'd landed a hit with Damian Schwarz on Frankfurt label Raum...Musik, and the tune was licensed by Loco Dice for his compilation The Lab. Guti passed a handful more tracks in Loco Dice's direction. In 2010 Guti moved to Düsseldorf to hunker down in the studio to concentrate on the Guti Techno and House project. The result was his stunning debut album "Patio de juegos" released on Desolat.

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Guy Gerber

Guy Gerber has always been comfortable as an outlier. From being the rock kid at the rave, to the Israeli DJ on the European club circuit, to the electronic producer with a fetish for live instruments, he tends to skirt the edge of whatever scene he's in. It's a position that suits him well--so far it's led to dozens of lush, melodic records, an ever evolving live act and his own label, Supplemental Facts. This nonconformist attitude, combined with the emotional content of his art (so rare in today's electronic music), explains how Gerber keeps his audience locked in, be it on record or on stage.

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Hardwell

DJ, producer and label manager at only 23 years old, Netherland's Hardwell is house music's latest young star. Experiencing his first international breakthrough in 2009 with his "Show Me Love vs. Be" bootleg of Steve Angello and Laidback Luke's track, Hardwell has gone on to co-produce "Guess What" with Dutch house superstar Chuckie, as well as remix the likes of Fedde Le Grand, Armin van Buuren, Tiesto, Bob Sinclar, Chris Lake, Sharam, Funkerman and more. Hardwell's best-selling Eclectic Beatz mix album was released in ten editions, and 2011 sees new releases on his own Revealed Recordings label, a new compilation series 'Revealed' (as a sequel to the success of 'Eclectic Beatz'), and remixes for Flo-Rida ft. Akon, Haley, Gareth Emery and more. Hardwell has taken his exceptional technical skills and unique big room house sound worldwide. He recently collaborated with none other than Tiesto on the track "Zero 76."

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High Contrast

The name High Contrast needs no introduction anymore; though when a young Lincoln Barrett signed on the dotted line back in 2000 he was a complete unknown. Signed on the strength of his mini-disc demos, the Welsh wonder has smashed his way through the drum and bass scene in no time at all. With High Contrast sitting firmly at dance music's top table, in 2009 he became one of a very rare number indeed, a current recording artist to have released a "best of" album - in the form of High Contrast Confidential, a massive double CD taking in the high points of his first three albums as well as all of his seminal remixes. As he reached a decade in the game his star continued to shine brighter than ever in 2010 with rave legends Underworld bringing him in for studio collaboration "Scribble". Keep your eyes firmly peeled as film and video projects as well as new music all get tee’d up to be unleashed on an expectant world in 2011.

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Ida Engberg

A product of Sweden's seemingly endless conveyor of techno talent, Ida Engberg has carved herself a career as a DJ/Producer through relentless hard work and passion. Now an internationally recognized talent whose taste for stripped back, sweat on the ceiling tech-house and techno has been the driving force behind a career progression; Ida can boast a growing production catalogue and a new compilation brand, Smörgåsbord, as she continues her elevation through the electronic music ranks.

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Infected Mushroom

Thanks to their boundary-pushing songs and incendiary performances, the adventurous duo Infected Mushroom has become one of the biggest electronic bands on the planet. Twice ranked among the world's 10 best DJs by the bible of the scene, the U.K.'s DJ Magazine, they routinely whip crowds of all cultures into the same whirling froth. Their explosive show, featuring guitars, live drums, Duvdev's intensely passionate vocals, Erez's nimble keyboards and an ambitious multimedia backdrop, ranks among the genre's most unpredictably joyous events. For their ravenous international fan base, the latest offering--due out September 8 on Paul Oakenfold's Perfecto--is some very potent Mushroom indeed and boasts some high-profile guests. The lead single "Smashing the Opponent" features a scorching vocal from Korn's Jonathan Davis, while Jane's Addiction/Porno for Pyros frontman and alternative-rock patron saint Perry Farrell lends his inimitable pipes to the follow-up single, "Killing Time."

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Jack Beats

Jack Beats is the brainchild of Beni G (Mixologists) and Plus One (Scratch Perverts), a production duo from London, UK who are not only veterans of the music scene but also multiple DJ champions, and award winning DJs. Jack Beats represents everything you love about the new wave of British house music. Wobbly basslines, big breakdowns and edgy accapella's are cut, copied and pasted together to create a floor-filling brand of house that's bound to rock the foundations of any club to its very core.

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James Holden

British DJ and producer James Holden may see himself as leader of a small group of electronic artists on the outskirts of the music industry, along with Nathan Fake, Luke Abbot, and Fairmont, naming his record label Border Community, but he holds universal appeal. Holden's innovative and independent originality is undeniably easy to dance to and connect with. He is far from unrecognized or unappreciated by listeners or creators, on both ends of the electronic music spectrum, establishing himself in Trance and Techno to New Wave and House. A production prodigy, Holden has released a string of singles and remixes, earning Mixmag's "Album of the Month" distinction in 2006 for his mix compilation James Holden at the Controls, and debut LP The Idiots are Winning. An Oxford University Mathematics graduate, Holden's thoughtful, technical quality defines his live sets, original recordings, and remix work.

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Jaytech

In a world awash with carbon copy producers, 25-year-old James Cayzer aka Jaytech is a bright exception. Classically trained as a pianist and a perfectionist when it comes to programming, his unique blends of deep melodies and sunny electronic grooves are equally at home in the DJ sets of Sasha or Desyn Masiello as they are in the stadium headlining appearances of Above & Beyond. Proof of his rising stock behind the turntables, a packed DJ diary has recently taken in dates at Ibiza's Amnesia, London's Brixton Academy and Japan's world-famous Womb. In the past year he has also traveled the vast corners of his Australian homeland with the Future Music Festival and taken his uplifting and perfectly paced sound on tour in America. Often uplifting but never obvious, Jaytech is a force on an unstoppable rise right now. And his journey is only just beginning.

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Joachim Garraud

Joachim Garraud was born in Nantes, France on September 27th, 1968, and after perfecting his piano and percussion skills for seven years at the conservatory, he found an attraction toward electronic music and began his dance music production career. Joachim then played alongside Techno legend, Laurent Garnier, at The Boy in Paris; the club that many give credit as the birthplace of the Techno phenomenon in France. A pioneer of numerical music, he created his own recording studio in Paris, which allowed him to remix, compose and produce artists such as David Guetta, Jean-Michel Jarre, Paul Johnson, Deep Dish, David Bowie, OMD, Kylie Minogue, Mylène Farmer, Cassius, Ceronne, Moby, Robbie Rivera, and many more. Joachim developed a new concept, blending DJing and musical improvisation, thus giving a true concert, a unique live performance which soon gave him the opportunity to perform all over the world. Today, he has formed a unified community under his musicianship using his Invasion live set and Space Invader mascot.

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John Dahlbäck

John Dahlbäck is further testament to the theory that when it comes to overly talented musical homelands, there could indeed be something in Sweden's water. Born in 1985 in a small village near Stockholm, he landed his first record deal aged just 15 while most of his peers were just discovering clubs. Now 25, he's the proud owner of a label, has a string of well-known productions to his name and a reputation for quietly turning out some of the best house melodies you could hope to hear. As his star ascends, John has found himself on the bill with established names such as Erick Morillo at the opening of Pulse, and at Pacha in Ibiza this summer. He'll also be a regular at Toolroom Ibiza, perfect for John's simple agenda for making and playing music. "I love to play for dancing people, to really see them loving the tunes. And I love to make the tunes that get them dancing..."

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John Digweed

If you're not an avid follower of dance music but are tuned into popular culture at all you've likely experienced music touched by the hands of John Digweed. Originally hailing from England but having clearly arrived on the global scene well over a decade ago John has long since cemented his name in the pages of dance music history. His list of achievements is groundbreaking to say the least. Highlights of which would be the first proper dj mix compilation ("The Mix Collection", done with Sasha), being the first British dj to hold a residency at what was then the world's most well known club in NYC (Twilo, also with Sasha) as well as having remixed music by William Orbit, Underworld, Quincy Jones, Mr Fogg and New Order. John Digweed is a DJ's DJ. The beauty of what he does lies in just how different he really is from his contemporaries. From his early beginnings in Hastings, England at the age of 15 in the blossoming scene of acid house to the apex of the international dj'ing world he has created and maintained a level of integrity that is the benchmark for both dj's and producers globally.

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Joris Voorn & Nic Fanciulli

Producer and DJ from Rotterdam, Netherlands, Joris Voorn is locked in a dream-team combo' with one UK's finest electronic music exports Nic Fanciulli. Reveling in the Rejected label's techno sounds, their track "Together" drops us head first, into filter fueled tech-house territory. Oozing summer vibes and lavished with familiar vocal samples, this rolling number takes summer by storm. Joris Voorn's rise to superstar DJ status exploded in 2009 with his Balance 014 mix going down as one of the finest in the series, and "Sweep the Floor" sweeping Ibiza. Meanwhile, Grammy nominated producer, Nic Fanciulli has worked with artists as diverse as Underworld, Kylie Minogue, U.N.K.L.E, Loco Dice, Josh Wink and Tracey Thorn in addition to producing a plethora of solo club focused tracks that have achieved both critical and commercial acclaim.

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Josh Wink

Philadelphia born and based Josh Wink is one of the true pioneers of techno, house and allied styles - blurring the definitions. In 1990, Josh met up with a kindred spirit, fellow Philly jock, King Britt whose interests also include rap and acid jazz. After forming Ovum Recordings as an independent label in October 1994 with partner King Britt, Josh recorded the cult classic "Liquid Summer". He went on to release singles for a wide variety of revered European labels ranging from Belgium's R & S to England's XL. He also began remixing for Moby and others. Taking trends, making trends and breaking trends, Josh Wink's music (under its many monikers including Wink, Winc, Winks, Winx, The Crusher, E-Culture, and Size 9, Accent, Dinky Dog, J Dawg and The Crusher) has always experimented and influenced. The sound of Josh Wink today remains one of a man unafraid to walk the border between stylistic boundaries.

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Kid Sister

Kid Sister has collaborated with Kanye West, A-Trak, Diplo, Infamous, David Banner, Estelle, had features in Spin, i-D, W, Flaunt, The New York Times (among countless others) and been nominated for a best female rapper BET award. All of this on the eve of her debut record Ultraviolet. Seamlessly fusing elements of electro pop, Hip-Hop, ghetto house and other uptempo sounds, Ultraviolet is an album that only Kid Sister has the lyrical charisma and stylistic versatility to pull off. Following the release of Ultraviolet, the Chicago MC born Melisa Young has been in studio sessions with the likes of Chicago dance legend Green Velvet, Ed Banger's Carte Blanche, Travis Barker and Scoop Deville, and in commercials for Bud Light Lime, Kia and MTV's Jersey Shore soundtrack, and burning down stages around the globe. She dropped her first mixtape, Kiss Kiss Kiss, on 1/11/11 on Fools Gold.

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Loco Dice

Every so often a DJ or producer comes along who inspires the collective imagination. If you've seen Loco Dice perform at his ten-year-long Tribehouse residency in his hometown Düsseldorf, or at DC-10 in Ibiza (from '02-'06), you will have clicked to this. Loco Dice is someone who can puzzle together intangible moods with a direct approach. Via his DJ sets or his productions on labels like M_nus, Cadenza, Ovum, Four Twenty and Cocoon, he merges perspectives in his delicate sense for sounds and reflective atmospheres, underpinned with solid, physical grooves inspired by the hip hop that was his early sonic stomping ground in the mid- to late '90s. There's something there for the dreamers, as well as for the 9-to-5ers who just want to lose everything in a moment of abandon on the dancefloor.

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Luciano

In the beginning, DJs were faceless human jukeboxes that played at the whim of their audience. When dance culture boomed DJs became superstars, and fame and ego replaced love of the music. Luciano represents a third way: he is both a single-minded artist completely devoted to music, and a performer whose charisma is an intrinsic part of his global appeal. Luciano fuses art and fame like no other DJ. As a result the humble, Swiss-Chilean DJ, producer and boss of Cadenza Records is one of the biggest stars of the global electronic music scene.

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Markus Schulz

Last year was trance king Markus Schulz's busiest year yet, with almost 150 gigs over 12 months, fueled by his third critically-acclaimed artist album, 'Do You Dream?' This year, following an outstanding effort through his 'Prague '11' compilation, the legacy of Do You Dream lives on in 'Do You Dream? - The Remixes,' featuring reworks from Ferry Corsten, Cosmic Gate, Super8 & Tab and more. Not one to rest on his plethora of accomplishments, Schulz's second album under his alter-ego Dakota, 'Thoughts Become Things II,' is out on July 8. It is a 14-track follow up to 'Thoughts Become Things I,' which is heralded as one of the boldest branch-outs ever undertaken by an EDM artist, exploring the darker and more devoutly club side of the Markus Schulz sound.

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Martin Solveig

Martin Solveig has sharply risen from being a well-respected DJ, to one of the most formidable producers and performers in the world. His music has sold well into the millions, his music videos are renowned as by far the best in their class and his performances continue to electrify audiences in every corner of the globe. With his fourth studio album "SMASH", Martin draws us into a world of pure and unparalleled fun. Last year his hit track "Hello" became his biggest career landmark to date. Then the genius creation that is the SMASH YouTube series came to define a new breed of music videos, signalling Martin as a creative force much more powerful than most of his contemporaries - regularly described by many critics as being "in a league of his own."

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Mat Zo

Mat Zo became a DJ household name after Tiesto hired him to remix "Driving To Heaven", and the remix appeared on Tiesto's internationally recognized "In Search Of Sunrise 7" CD compilation. In the past couple of years his fearsome reputation has grown with the release of a swathe of stunning productions. "The Lost", "Near The End", "24 Hours", "The Found", "Superman" and the huge collaboration with Arty "Rebound" have been just some of the highlights of this prolific producer's output. His tracks have received support from the biggest names around the world, from Armin van Buuren and Above & Beyond to the Swedish House Mafia. Not bad for a 21 year old.

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Michael Woods

Ability, originality and accomplishment; in Michael Woods' short career he has managed to touch on every cornerstone, leaving proof of his musical competence at producing big room, progressive and tech-house tracks which carry a deep, driving and delectable collection of electronic sounds, with melodious, cascading synths and hands-in-the-air rush-inducing drops. Alongside an impressive catalogue of tracks on Mau5trap, Toolroom Records, Deconstruction and numerous other credible labels, collaborations with the likes of Chris Lake, Funkagenda & Mark Knight conclude as featured tracks on various compilations and act as proof of his skilful production abilities. The latest addition to Michael's ever increasing list of successes is being crowned the new global resident at one of dance music’s biggest super brands: Ministry of Sound.  It is clear that his creativity knows no bounds, and each attainment is just another chapter of this musical characters story.

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MiMOSA

Hailing from SF's Bay Area and currently residing in Los Angeles, MiM0SA began producing at the age of 17. Blessed with an abundance of talent and an ear for sonic experimentation, he's developed a reputation as one of the West Coast's top exports. This past March marked his first headlining tour as he criss-crossed the U.S. selling out major venues including NYC's Irving Plaza. A Festival favorite, Mimosa headlined Lightening in a Bottle, followed up with performances at Detroit Movement Fest and Summer Camp. His recent releases "Flux For Life," "Hostilis," and "Silver Lining," demonstrated the deftness with which he transitions between musical genres without missing an authentic beat. Up next, MiM0SA will tour extensively in support of the launch of his label, False Idol MusiK, in conjunction with a multiple release schedule of EP's and a full-length. In addition, MiM0SA and Sleepyhead continue to work on their side project, Sexytime, which they expect to release this fall. We're giving you fair warning: People Get Ready!

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Moby

Over 20,000,000 records sold, more than 3,000 performances, and countless sleepless nights have preceded Moby's ninth studio album, 'Destroyed.' He is yet another major artist to add to the roll call of illustrious insomniacs, even if, for him, sleep deprivation is as much about the modern international music star's peripatetic lifestyle as it is an unquenchable creative dynamo. Moby has come to embrace enforced wakefulness, however, and turn it to his advantage - a process he calls "repurposing insomnia." Aside from learning to relish "some amazing sunrises you wouldn't normally see ... stuff that's hidden from the sleeping world," during his last world tour he carried with him a laptop Pro Tools setup, a microphone and keyboard and for the first time began to write and record music on the road. The bleary, after-hours statelessness of the touring regimen, and the awed solitude inherent in gazing out upon silent urban nightscapes, pervade his new compositions."

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MSTRKRFT

"We tried to make 'festival weapons,' so when we play them, it's like throwing a million hatchets into the audience," explains Jesse F. Keeler, one half of DJ/production duo MSTRKRFT with Al-P, describing the songs from their 2009 album, 'Fist of God.' Indeed, when it came to following up their acclaimed debut, 2006's 'The Looks,' MSTRKRFT looked to their experience behind the decks, spinning everywhere from packed, sweaty clubs to major festivals. Experts in mutating today's best urban music into distinctively brutal club grooves, MSTRKRFT are due to release their third studio album this year. Meanwhile, they've released two new tunes, "Beards Again" and "Back in the USSA."

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Nick Catchdubs

Based in Brooklyn, New York, Fools Gold co-founder, Nick Catchdubs has been dropping his signature club sets (hip hop, electro, rock and more, with an emphasis on new music and original remixes) around the globe for the past six years. It's not a kitchen sink approach to DJing, just lots of different music mixed well, rocking any kind of party you could think of.

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Nicolas Jaar

You'd have to have your eyes and ears shut to miss hearing about Nicolas Jaar in 2011. Following a string of provocative debut singles for the likes of Wolf + Lamb that opened the door to his illustrious sound, his cerebral debut album on Circus Company, 'Space Is Only Noise' has become one of the most successful debuts of recent times. Now in the true spirit of sincere musicianship, the recently turned 21year old prodigy embarks on the next chapter of his career as his world class live show evolves into a new band format. Voted no 2 live sets of the year in 2010 by Resident Advisor, Nicolas Jaar's solo live show has featured an array of keyboards, synths and his own singing on a vintage microphone to date, full exemplifying his loose, slow and seductive experiment into sonic grooves in a string of sell out shows. Already sharing more atmospheric ground with cutting edge indie outfits, his groundbreaking album material now seeks fresh interpretation in a dynamic live instrumental context.

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Nicole Moudaber

From Nigeria via Lebanon, New York and Ibiza, DJ and producer Nicole Moudaber is the rising star who's been at the heart of the dance scene since electronic beats took over the globe in the early Nineties. She made her name in the UK booking huge acts for the Soundworx nights at London's legendary Turnmills and running Southeast Recordings. Nicole's decision to move onto producing and spinning the driving beats she loves has surprised and thrilled her heavyweight industry colleagues. Carl Cox snapped up her tracks for his INTEC label, as did Steve Lawler for VIVa & iVAV, while 'proud' hero Danny Tenaglia was so impressed after DJ-ing alongside her he declared, "One day, I hope to open for you". While distinctly dark and driving, her sets blend deep techno with groovier rhythms perfect for main room dance floor action.

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Plastikman

Richie Hawtin returns with one of the most referenced electronic music monikers in dance music: Plastikman. Hawtin will unleash a live electronic performance that takes his mastery of technology to the next level, incorporating state of the art visual architecture, interactive technology, and more to be revealed in the return of one of the founders of modern electronic music. Plastikman Live debuted in 2010 - the first in a series of hand-picked dates that form the first ever Plastikman Live world tour, including Electric Zoo 2011.

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Porter Robinson

Porter Robinson (born July 15, 1992) is an American electronic dance music producer and DJ. He primarily produces in the electro house genre, but has recently begun working with dubstep as well. He has released a variety of original singles on Glamara Records/Massive 808s and Big Fish Recordings. His first single, "Say My Name", was an enormous success, landing at #1 on Beatport's Electro-House chart. Porter has been commissioned for official remixes by Avicii (Ministry of Sound),Spencer & Hill (Bazooka Records) and Innerpartysystem (Red Bull Records). As a DJ, he has toured internationally and performed alongside acts including Deadmau5, Tiesto, David Guetta, LMFAO, Skrillex,Moby, Afrojack, Dada Life, Gareth Emery, Bart B More, Felguk and Tommy Lee. Throughout much of February 2011, he appeared on the Project Blue Book Tour with Skrillex and Tommy Lee & DJ Aero. Robinson has previously produced Hands Up under the name Ekowraith.

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Reboot

At an age when most kids are discovering video games and girls German production wizard Frank Heinrich, aka Reboot, was making tracks on studio equipment he bought with his pocket money. This precocious talent was nurtured by illicit nights out at Sven Vath's infamous, and influential, Omen club in Frankfurt, where Reboot grew up. Despite Reboot's early indoctrination into tough techno sounds he draws on diverse musical influences. As a producer his approach borrows liberally from across the musical spectrum from jazz to world music to classic house. Alongside friends like Chris Tietjen, Robert Dietz and Markus Fix he now spearheads 'the new sound of Frankfurt' The result is what Reboot calls 'complex polyrhythmic architecture' - and what dancefloors call dynamite.

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Richie Hawtin

Richie Hawtin has made his mark on electronic music by being both inventive and innovative. With almost twenty years of DJ experience, Hawtin has headlined some of the most prestigious festivals and events in club culture to date and continues to define rather than follow musical trends. His career takes him all over the world with tour dates in over 25 nations on average each year.

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Robbie Rivera

Robbie Rivera's distinctive brand of sexy, pounding, dirty, electro-tinged house music ignites dance-floors across the globe, while the world's top artists queue up to have Robbie put his sound to their tracks. From David Guetta, Tiesto, Paul Van Dyk, Gabriel & Dresden, Moloko, Bob Sinclar, Benny Benassi, Basement Jaxx and Ferry Corsten to Sinead O'Connor, Kylie Minogue and Madonna, Robbie is respected and beloved by global DJs and artists. Whether he's headlining open-air summer festival stages, 24-hour superclubs or the hippest ultra-lounges, Robbie Rivera always has a knack for creating dancefloor mayhem. His last artist album, Closer To The Sun, featured international hit singles "Let Me Sip My Drink" feat. Fast Eddie, "Rock The Disco" and "We Live For The Music," and his syndicated weekly radio show, "Robbie Rivera: The Juicy Show," (named after his own label Juicy Music) airs on Sirius XM Radio every Friday at midnight EST.

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Rusko

U.K.'s Rusko is known for coining his own take on the dubstep genre, veering away from the dark, serious side of the sound and bringing a highly energetic and fun approach. His sound has appealed to many people outside of the dubstep world, as his productions have become more adventurous in formula, sound, and energy. Part of the Mad Decent camp, he's worked with the likes of M.I.A. and Britney Spears, and has remixed The Prodigy, Basement Jaxx, Little Boots and more. His huge hit "Cockney Thug" has been played by everyone from Pete Tong and Switch to Diplo and Santigold, and has been remixed by Buraka Som Sistema, Diplo and Drop the Lime. Last year Rusko released his debut album 'O.M.G.,' featuring tracks like "Woo Boost" and "Hold On." He recently released the video for his newest track, "Everyday," a huge hands-in-the-air banger to start the summer.

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Sander Van Doorn

Thought to be a technical genius by many, Sander van Doorn is without a doubt one of the worlds most essential, influential and popular DJ-Producers in dance music today. In very short order, Sander has become a brand synonymous with excellence - both production wise and in front of the thousands he plays to nightly. Recently awarded the "Top 10 DJ" honor, Sander's rise has been nothing short of phenomenal.

In just 7 short years, Sander van Doorn has become electronic music royalty. Each of his productions have charted #1 on Beatport's trance chart, he's been awarded countless top honors from the IDMA's, The Ibiza Awards, Mixmag and DJ Mag. He's remixed superstars such as; Robbie William, The Killers and Depeche Mode. Non stop global touring and headline appearances at events like Creamfields, Mysteryland, Dance Valley and EDC have cemented his status and furthered his phenomenal rise.

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SBTRKT

Design is at the heart of this project: first the instruments, then the songs and finally the masks. Whilst massively prolific, a minimalist ethos runs through the work and style of SBTRKT, not just in the name but in the precision of the sonics and arrangements. After dropping audacious white-label re-rubs of Goldie & Radiohead in 2009, SBTRKT has announced himself in 2010 with releases on dubstep stalwarts Ramp + Brainmath & eclectic indie label, Young Turks. Remixes for M.I.A., Modeselektor & Basement Jaxx have left the clubs wanting more and the masked man has obliged in the form of recent collaborative bangers w/ Sinden & Sampha. Whilst record heads and shop salesmen argue over whether SBTRKTs sound is more "techno", "neo-garage" or "dubstep", the forthcoming album plus releases on Tempa, Young Turks and Monkeytown place him comfortably in any category he wishes to occupy...

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Sean Tyas & Simon Patterson

Sean Tyas is a born and raised a New Yorker, now living in Europe in Teufen, Switzerland. This best of both worlds artist knows how to bring it when it comes to dancefloor sweat. "I really hope you didn't wear your nice shoes" is a general quote as he hopes you have come for the right reasons and not just to be seen, but to be seen having the fucking time of your life. Playing B2B is "the absolutely breathtaking Simon Patterson" as Pete Tong described him on his Radio 1 Essential Mix in 2009. Currently ranked #28 in the DJ Magazine Top 100 DJ Poll 2010, Simon Patterson is an artist who has confirmed his elevation into the trance super-league with a series of white-hot productions and jaw dropping DJ performances.

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SebastiAn

SebastiAn has followed such an impressive path that it's hard to believe that he's only now releasing his long-awaited debut album. But the facts are clear: after several EPs (H.A.L, Smoking Kills, Ross Ross Ross, Motor), a record compiling his many remixes for Daft Punk, Kelis and the Kills among others (Sebastian Remixes) and a co production of the soundtrack for the film Steak with Sebastien Tellier and Mr Oizo, in which he also played one of the leading roles. One of the creators, along with Justice, of the Ed Banger sound, he is without a doubt the label's most unusual figure. An iconoclast maverick he readily defies the rules to deliver a dirty and violent kind of techno that coughs and spits; music to his image: human and visceral. Super prolific and constantly effervescent this musician has managed, in the space of a few years, to redefine electronic music and is ready to astound everyone once again with TOTAL, a definitive and meteoric first album.

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Serge Devant

After moving to NYC from overseas, Serge developed an insatiable taste for electronic music as a bystander to DJ acts at the famed Twilo club in the late 1990's. It was in another legendary NYC club of the time, Tunnel, where Serge began his DJ career not long after. Those lucky years, spent in an era of NYC where 12-hour sets reigned supreme, taught Serge the value of programming designed for a dance floor. In 2006, Serge turned his sights on production beginning with his anthemic take on Beloved's "Sweet Harmony" the following year. The track garnered acclaim from the likes of Pete Tong at Radio 1 and was featured on his show, leading to a stellar chart performance and a worldwide smash. Currently working on his 2nd album, set to release in the fall of 2011, Serge Devant continues to tour bringing his hard-hitting, riveting and classically beautiful sound to fans worldwide.

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Sidney Samson

As a seven year old boy, Sidney started playing the guitar. From there on he knew that he wanted to make music for the rest of his life. After seeing a couple of DMC mix championships, his interests were going towards dj-ing. He started dj-ing in 1995 at the age of 14. During that time he mainly played RnB and HipHop tunes at local clubs. He switched his style completely into housemusic in 1999 and became the resident DJ of the 'Exxellent' nights at one of Holland's biggest clubs The Matrixx in 2003. His producing skills really took off in that period. His first real club banger was called 'Sidney Samson-It's all funked up!' (Spinnin' Records 2003). After this release, Sidney knew that he couldn't stop here and locked himself up in his studio. 'Nobody Move', 'Rock This', 'Girls', 'Aeroplane' and 'Viruz' were some resulting floor fillers, to name but a few.

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Skrillex

Describing his current sound as "a mix of dubstep, electro and glitch all thrown together," Skrillex's new release 'Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites' reflects all of the above and beyond. Following its release on Beatport, the 9-song EP dominated the charts on the site, with the title track claiming the site's #1 slot (the first time a dubstep track has ever done so), 8 songs breaking into the top 10, and multiple tracks claiming the #1 slots on several of the site's subgenre charts, including Dubstep, Electro House, Progressive House. Aside from the album's immediate success, Skrillex has also made a name for himself as a highly sought-after remixer having already produced officially commissioned remixes for such A-list artists as the Black Eyed Peas ("Rock That Body"), Lady Gaga ("Bad Romance" and "Alejandro"), and La Roux ("In For The Kill"). Skrillex stands not only at the vanguard of electronic dance music, but the perpetually evolving new music industry as a whole.

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Steve Bug

Steve Bug is an internationally recognized taste maker, trend setter, and all around ambassador of the minimal and tech sounds that make his hometown of Berlin the techno capital of the world. He is a DJ with an impeccable ear for mixing with a flawless style and unrivaled track selection. As a label head, Bug boasts three of the industry's most respected with Dessous, Poker Flat, and Audiomatique. Bug's studio work like "I Swallowed Too Much Bass" have all become instant classics, holding places in the record boxes of all the world's top techno jocks, while his artist albums, collaborative projects, and mix CDs are anticipated the world over. His latest mix CD entitled Dessous Best Kept Secrets is a classic mix in the making, further attesting to Steve Bug's one of a kind abilities.

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Sub Focus

Nicholas Douwma, better known by his stage name Sub Focus, is an English Electronic Music record producer. He has been releasing records since 2003. On 12 October 2009, he released his self-titled debut album.

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Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano

Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano are an energetic Dutch duo who match soulful vocals with deep and funky house. When not performing all over the globe, they can be found in their Amsterdam studio coming up with one dancefloor destroyer after another. Their 2008 debut tracks include "Pina" and "Lift U Up feat. Reese & Chappell," after which Steve Angello scooped up "Traffic" and "Snitch" for release on his Size Records label. The duo has also made several remixes for the likes of Sander Kleinenberg ("This Is Our Night"), Kaskade ("Dynasty") and Diplo ft. Busta Rhymes ("C'mon"). Last year, Sunnery & Ryan debuted at the prestigious Sensation event and played at Pacha Ibiza alongside Swedish House Mafia. They debut a fresh and happy progressive-meets-tech house track called "We Are" on Mixmash records.

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Super Mash Bros

Mash-Up Artists, DJ's, Computer Musicians, Video Artists, call them what you will. They don't care as long as it makes you want to party that much harder. Nicolas Fenmore, Dick Fink and Ethan Dawes collectively known as Super Mash Bros., grew up in Los Angeles. It's the story of three kids with a passion for music and media. Dick: the software, tech, computer geek, semi-pro snowboarding, Pabst Blue-Ribbon drinking bro. Nick: the classically trained musician, stock trading, Johnny Walker Blue drinking bro. Along with new addition, Ethan Dawes: The digital pyrotechnician who incorporates viral content, projections, and the web world into their set. Due to their very well received releases "Fuck Bitches. Get Euros." and "All About The Scrillions" they've been able to take their party across the country…as long as they're back in time for class.

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Super8 & Tab

Firmly established as Anjunabeats best selling artists behind Above & Beyond, Super8 & Tab rose to the AAA List of the trance scene with last year's "Empire" album. An 11 track journey that ranged from reflective downtempo moments to peak-time anthems, "Empire" left Mixmag "blown away on first listen" thanks to its diverse offerings and hit top 10 in the US and Finnish Dance Charts - completing Super8 & Tab's transition from innovative trance architects to accomplished album artists. In the 12 months since, Super8 & Tab's star has continued to rise further still - becoming the highest ranked Finnish DJs in the DJ Magazine Top 100 DJs poll. Still topping the Beatport trance chart as standard, the Finnish duo now broadcast their SuperTab Radio show on 79 FM stations worldwide and have remixed everything from Above & Beyond's classic "Can't Sleep" to Creeps single "Days", which featured the haunting vocals of The xx's Romy Madley Croft.

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The M Machine

A group shrouded in almost complete secrecy, The M Machine continue to reveal themselves across some of electronic music's biggest stages. After summer gigs at EDC and Global Dance Festival and opening slots for Empire of the Sun, Miike Snow, and Pretty Lights, the San Francisco trio is inching closer to unveiling their debut album, "Metropolis". With rave support from some of the most prominent names in the industry, including Benny Benassi, Skrillex, and Porter Robinson, The M Machine are proving themselves to be as captivating and original as they are mysterious.

The Martinez Brothers

Music always played a significant role in the Martinez home: the boys grew up playing a variety of instruments — keyboards, bass, and mainly drums and percussion. They'd play in church, at home, in various bands around the Bronx. It was their father, a veteran of disco-era clubs like the Paradise Garage, that turned them on to disco and house, via radio programs like Timmy Regisford's Kiss FM show and CDs that he'd bring home in an attempt to expand the boys' musical worldview. What sets apart the Martinez Brothers is their sense of flow. Watch them behind the decks: they don't stop moving. Lean, lanky, all wrists and elbows and ear-to-ear grins, these kids look like they were born to move. They're practically climbing over each other as records flow together, one brother cueing up a track, the other EQing, the headphones passed back and forth, forearms intertwined, heads bobbing in unison. It's amazing to watch. It's even more amazing to hear.

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Tiësto

Recently voted 'The Greatest DJ Of All Time' by Mixmag and widely regarded as the world's biggest DJ/Producer, Tiësto has worked with global superstars such as Nelly Furtado, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Goldfrapp and more... His recently completed Kaleidoscope World Tour spanned more than 15 months and 175 dates across 6 continents playing to over 1,000,000+ people. He was nominated for two 2010 Billboard Touring Awards and listed in Billboard's Top 25 biggest grossing global touring acts of 2010. Tiësto is busier than ever in 2011 with the launch of 'Tiësto In Concert' in Las Vegas, his monthly residency at The Joint in the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. In addition, Tiësto will be traveling the world supporting the release of his highly anticipated new 'Club Life - Volume One Las Vegas' mix album.

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Tiga

Electro producer and performer, Montreal-native Tiga has been active in electronic music since the late 1990s when he founded Turbo Recordings, a label integral to acts like Chromeo and latest signing, Azari & III, among others. In his own releases, Sexor, in 2006, and Ciao!, in 2009, and with his list of celebrated re-workings of others' singles, most recently his remix of Boys Noize's "Transmission," Tiga has established himself as a mainstay in the industry for years. Adaptable and up to a challenge, Tiga is always doing something different, having worked in collaboration with several artists and producers from Zyntherius and Scissor Sisters to Zombie Nation and Soulwax, always favoring attempting the unknown. The playful humor of songs like "High School" and "Sex O'Clock" pull the listener in and reveal a charm and personality absolutely necessary to his long-standing career and distinct position.

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TOKiMONSTA

Born and raised in the South Bay area of Los Angeles, TOKiMONSTA (Jennifer Lee) was an unfocused pupil of classical piano. Through her musical creations, she is able to fuse vintage sounds with progressive styles into something unique. Her music has been recognized and praised by the very best in avant-garde and mainstream media. TOKiMONSTA has been featured on various large scale radio programs such as: BBC Radio1, NPR, Radio Nova (FR), KCRW (USA) to name a few. Subsequently, she has been featured in print by DJ Mag, Pitchfork, XLR8R, URB, Paper, LA Times, SPIN, and more. LA Weekly ranked her as 2010’s #1 female DJ in Los Angeles. Additionally, Resident Adviser did a full feature on her for their “Breaking Through,” an RA series which focuses on the next big artist. With the positive exposure and increasing movement surrounding her, she is scheduled to perform at Coachella, WMC, SXSW, Sonar Tokyo, Wakarusa, Electric Zoo Festival, and more in 2011.

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Tommy Lee & DJ Aero

To party with Tommy Lee (the infamous drummer from Motley Crüe) is to have so much $%&*@ fun, it hurts. As DJs and producers, Tommy Lee & DJ Aero's sound is dirty, filthy, nasty electro-house; and since their musical tastes are not constrained to one genre, the duo often veers into techno, progressive, breakbeat and even hip-hop territory. It is one thing to play the same set list of rock songs to stadiums filled with adoring, expectant fans; it's entirely another to walk into a swarming nightclub or festival, read the crowd correctly, and make people dance. Having played together all around the world, Tommy Lee & DJ Aero have also been featured in publications like DJ Times, Big Shot, Billboard, and many more, and had sets air on Sirius XM Radio's Area show and Pete Tong's BBC Radio 1.

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Umek

For a long time, Slovenia has been known for its great electronic parties, but as the local scene is of boutique dimensions, everyone who wishes to take the art of mixing and producing to a professional level, has to go out there and enter the worldwide scene. Umek has done this step as early as in the middle of the 90s and so he became one of the most important techno players of the global techno scene, even before the end of the last millennium. He successfully captured the first era of researching and recreating the rules of the dance music in Recycled Loops, Consumer Recreation and Astrodisco platforms. Nominations and awards on world's prestigious music contests seem to just pour into Umek's pocket - he was voted to first place on last year's Beatport's world Music Awards in techno category and he’s again nominated; this year as best artist overall, along with David Guetta, Deadmau5, Mark Knight and few others.

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Victor Calderone

Victor Calderone is not the kind of artist to rest on his laurels. As a Producer and DJ, he is set apart from his contemporaries by his constant desire to push the boundaries of his ever-evolving sound. He has had an amazing career of successful residencies, chart-topping productions, and star-studded remixes, collaborating with many of music's most in-demand artists. Nevertheless, he tirelessly tours the globe, well established as a staple of the international electronic music elite. From his unparalleled Evolve residencies in New York City, Montreal and Los Angeles, to his frequent appearances in Ibiza, to his headlining performances in cities such as Sofia, Paris, Madrid, Moscow, and Buenos Aires, Victor's success and acclaim have been truly international in scope.

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