Franky Rizardo: Having established himself as one of the biggest draws in Holland’s house music circuit with a style that works as well on big stages as it does in sweaty clubs, Franky Rizardo is now rapidly expanding his horizons across the world. Releases on OFF, Defected and Spinnin’ demonstrate an increasingly strong production career, while his Flow radio show and events are fast becoming a major part of the house music landscape across the world. Since his OFF Recordings EP hit Beatport’s Deep House Top 25, he’s been working manically on a slew of new tracks – including four
new tracks and 6 new remixes for his
Deep Down & Defected compilation. He
makes snappy house music, full of
character and attitude and wrapped up in
crisp, punchy production. His tracks
find the perfect balance between
underground groove and accessible hook,
serving as a neat microcosm of his
position in the DJing spectrum. With so
much going on, industry experts are
predicting the future of this talented
DJ to be exceptionally bright.
Festival Director, Nikhil Chinapa says: “He’s a rising star of the global house music scene. He plays an infectious sound that is perfect for a beach music
festival.”
Joran Van Pol: Imagine the two heavyweights of electronic music both wanting to sign your debut EP, when you’re only 22 years old. This dream of Joran Van Pol actually came true when he found out Richie Hawtin as well as Dubfire were equally impressed by his music. As a result, Joran consecutively signed EP’s to Richie’s Minus and Dubfire’s SCI+TEC. This all happened shortly after Joran’s track ‘Untitled 2’ was signed to Minus12 and appeared on Richie Hawtin’s MixMag cover mount compilation. But it’s not only because of his efforts in the studio Joran van Pol is the one to watch. Also when it comes to DJ’ing, Joran always knows the right records to pull out of his bag to get the dance-floor going in exactly the direction he wants
it to – ecstatic and longing for more
when he plays the last track. According
to industry experts, it Joran’s
extraordinary talent, astonishing production skills and perhaps most importantly, his positive attitude that have got
things going for him. It won’t be long
now until Joran van Pol takes the
electronic music scene by storm himself.
Nikhil Chinapa says: “His
collaboration with Joris Voorn resulted
in one of the biggest Tech-House records
of the year. Sonic Highway has also been
used as the promo song of the Awakenings
video for Vh1 Supersonic.”
Don Diablo:
Don’s remix of Alex Adair’s “Make
Me Feel Better”, held the no. 1 position
on Beatport for over two weeks. Warner
Brothers also asked Don to create the
worldwide theme song for the highly
anticipated ‘Batman Arkham Origins’
game. The track and the accompanying
video became an instant viral hit racking up millions of YouTube plays. Don’s firm radio support in tastemaker countries like the U.K. and the U.S.A. introduced the Dutchman to a wider audience this year. His own HEXAGON radio show is currently aired in over 35 countries and holds a solid top 10 position in the iTunes podcast section every week, thus reaching millions of people across the planet. In October 2015, during the annual DJMag Top100 awards, Don was awarded with the ‘highest climber of the year’ prize, moving 52 places up the list from 82 to 30. His packed travel schedule rockin’ nearly every major club and festival around the world as well as his
residency at Vegas superclub ‘Hakkasan’
are also evident proof of his ever
growing worldwide fan base.
Nikhil Chinapa says: “Don Diablo has had a massive year with a bagful of hit records and remixes that have been played by some of the world’s biggest DJs. He’s definitely
going to put a smile on your face when
you’re fist pumping and dancing in front
of the Iron Heart.”
