Markus Schulz

Markus Schulz has been a part of the electronic dance music starting in the early 90s, and has since become a ridiculously successful producer. However, he still very much is a performer and continues to tour the world to spin his sets. The German born yet now residing in the United States, has worked with other artists like Armin Van Burren, Depeche Mode, Madonna and even Jewel and has performed at every major electronic music festival around the world.
What is interesting about his live sets are the starts of the set. He has a track recorded similar to that of a big show announcement, with a big booming voice and lights shining out. Then the music starts and immediately the background behind Markus is his superhero emblem. He draws a packed house, all of which are immediately dancing and trancing as soon as he starts his set. His sets are a full on light show, and each song takes on its own personality via the lights. With the fast paced music, you are bound to have danced off tons of calories because the whole atmosphere is full of energy you can feed off of when you do start to feel tired.

We’ve all heard of supergroups, of course, but is there such thing as a superduo? If that’s the case, then Super8 & Tab might just be a prime example of it; the pair recorded separately, under their own names, up until 2005, and had both found success in their own right before they got around to teaming up. Since then, though, they’ve gone from strength to strength; there’s no question that their two records are partly responsible for that, but it’s worth considering, too, the impact of their live presence on their ever-burgeoning level of popularity. The Finnish duo don’t necessarily so anything radically new with the trance genre, but what they do bring to the table, they pull if on impressive fashion; their shows, often to huge crowds at dance festivals across Europe, interpolate their own biggest hits - both together and solo - with remixes and trance classics to create an genuinely euphoric atmosphere amongst those gathered. Sometimes, it’s nice to see a dance act refuse to try to meddle with a winning formula - it’s for that reason that it’s difficult to forecast anything other than success for Super8 & Tab in the future.

Andy Moor ha been one of the top DJs for the past eleven years, pushing progressive house and trance to new levels. His talents behind the decks have seen him win many awards and accolades from various music magazines. At the International Dance Music Awards, he has won "Best Producer" and "Best Trance Track" twice, as well as featuring highly in the world's biggest DJs poll in DJ magazine, benign the top 50 for seven years of his career. His success has been achieved through his innovative techniques that helped push the music forward, from big baselines previously avoided in trance, to chopped vocals. His set at London's Ministry of Sound in June, 2014 was a terrific example as to why Andy Moor has enjoyed so many achievements during his long career. Over a 90 minute set, Moor travelled across the wide spectrum of house and trance, with endlessly pumping tracks that were real crowd pleasers. So much fist pumping was to be had, with punchy bass lines and energetic beats. Yet Moor didn't just stand up there and play his tracks. He interacted with the audience and owned the stage, proving he has a lot of presence and can make for a great performer. The set was lively and driven, making it pure fun to listen and dance to. Moor is a top DJ and deserves his continued success.