There’s a reason Mixmag coined the term Gou-mania. The South Korean artist boasts a fanbase so wild and widespread it dominated the rave zeitgeist and needed a name. Responsible for some of the defining tracks in modern house music and dangerously adventurous in her eclectic, high-octane DJ sets, the last time she visited Aus she cooked us all alive. We’re ready again, Peggy.
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DJing since the age of 12, the Steel City Dance Discs label head knows his way around a mix. A true chameleon, he dominates any genre he dabbles in like he was born to make it – lo-fi house, high octane techno, breakbeats, R’nB and everything in between. One of the most coveted artists on the UK/Euro circuit for years now, our very own Mall Grab is en route to have it large with the home crowd.
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Ben Böhmer might just be the breakout star of recent years. The 28-year old Berlin-based producer’s rise has been nothing short of astronomical, with the heights of his 2019 debut album ‘Breathing’ only transcended by Ben himself in a one-of-a-kind Cercle livestream filmed in a hot air balloon 3,000ft above the Turkish desert. His 2021 sophomore effort, ‘Begin Again’, seamlessly cascades from laidback and introspective to searing and rich club music, and his dynamic live performances have seen him sell out headline shows across the globe. For Ben, the sky is a stage instead of the limit.
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Purveyor of unadulterated, French export Folamour dishes out the best in sunny disco and feel-good house music to hungry crowds across Europe. In wild demand since his globally-rinsed Boiler Room (featuring that Abba moment), Folamour has proven his musical prowess time and again. Get your stretches in – this is a hands in the air, drink in your hair, shoulders on the pop, dance ‘til you drop kind of set.
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The buzz around DJ Boring is deafening. Expert at plucking nostalgic bangers from the back corners of your brain and weaving them into fiery new productions, he drops trance, techno, electro, pop – whatevvayawant mate. Bombastic, boisterous and deeply musical, he crafts magic on the dance floor and in the studio alike. Hero of the legendary Lost Sundays Boiler Room. Boring is back.
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Up there with naked skydiving or riding a dinosaur into battle, enjoying one of KiNK’s exhilarating live sets is a bucket-list worthy experience. Commanding an army of analogue synths and controllers, KiNK composes on the fly so each moment is 100% original. The timing is pristine, the techno is filthy. If you’re having as much fun as he is, you’re doing it right.
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Dance among monsters when HAAi hits the decks. On the map since that award-winning Essential Mix, she’s conspired in the studio with heavy-hitters like The Chemical Brothers and played everywhere from Printworks to Primavera. Driving techno pieced together with precision and dramatic flair, HAAi’s infamous beast-mode will chew you up and spit you out as doof-pulp. What a way to go.
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One of the most buzzed about new DJ/producers coming out of London, it’s been hard to miss the stellar rise of TSHA. Joyful chords, delicate vocals and feverish beats traverse the rhythms of house and beyond to set the dance floor aflame. From Radio 1 residencies to Ibiza sunset slots, TSHA crafts the sound of modern club music.
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It ain’t a party without Australia’s First Lady of Funk. DJing since 15 years old, CC is in it for the love and in it for the long haul. A stalwart of local dancefloors, her disco fever has spread across the globe, CC now commanding hallowed dance halls of Europe from Scotland’s Sub Club to Pikes Ibiza. Dusty bush disco at its best, you will dance your glitter-tits off.
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Big slutty bass lines, fiery jacking beats and vocal samples pulled straight off the Chicago shelf – Heidi must be in the house. A stalwart on the global scene since the early noughties, she’s got the talent, the experience and an arsenal of bangers that’ll feed an army. But she’s also got that something extra. As Heidi says, “it’s how you bring it”.
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