Drum and Bass producer from London/Luton whose name is growing in the D&B scene, with support from heavyweights Matrix and Future bound, Sub Focus, Kanine, Mollie Collins, High Contrast,Koven, Don Diablo and now featuring on BBC Radio1 DJ René LaVices’ label ; DeVice, Aktive is most definitely a name to keep an eye on

Aktive

Know By Now

Bensley exploded onto the dance music scene in 2015 with Next Generation, an album that turned heads. At the age of 19 with no previous releases, he sent a demo to Andy C’s label RAM Records and was signed exclusively soon after. With radio support from the likes of Zane Lowe, MistaJam and Friction, his debut single Fandango made its mark and secured Bensley a spotlight that would cultivate an illustrious career in electronic music. His music has since accrued support from the likes of Zeds Dead, Dillon Francis, Jauz, Netsky, Noisia, Sub Focus and many more.


Bensley has become a pinnacle part of the dance music DJ scene with his leftfield, diverse sets and has been coined as symbolizing the next generation of electronic musicians. He’s solidified his style through numerous impressive single releases including Tiptoe, Outsider and Slither, as well as official remixes for heavyweights Flux Pavilion, Camo & Krooked and Delta Heavy. As a touring DJ, he’s headlined shows across Europe, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Canada as well as performing at world-renowned festivals like Tomorrowland and Let It Roll.


In 2019, Bensley released his long-awaited sophomore album Muskoka, titled after the region of lush forests and lakes in Ontario, Canada. Inspired by a lifetime of summers spent in Muskoka, Bensley showcased the evolution of his sound with acclaimed singles Kilauea, One Last Chance (Remix), and Hard Times. Bensley began a new chapter in 2020 with a series of singles on Canadian dance music label Monstercat, followed by releases with UKF and Deadbeats in 2021 so far.

Bensley

DNMO, pronounced ‘den-mo,’ aka Aiden Morgan hailing from the United Kingdom exploded onto the scene in 2016 with his hit remix of ‘Wonder’ by MOONZz which encapsulated fans with his signature grungy post-punk era sound, all the while being 16-years-old. 2017, gave fans collaborations and remixes with artists such as; Zeds Dead, Kill Paris, KRANE, and Sub Urban – each breaking millions of streams across all major platforms.


In 2018, both Soundcloud and Billboard Dance announced DNMO as an Artist to Watch which paved the way for his U.S. debut at the iconic Red Rocks Amphitheater supporting Zeds Dead with their collaboration ‘We Could Be Kings,’making him the youngest electronic artist to perform there. The momentum continued as DNMO travelled across the U.S. on tours with OOKAY and Ghastly to finish off the year.


April 2019 shook fans with the release of DNMO’s four-track EP, Definition Forbidden garnering five million streams, and catapulting him into the spotlight as he is the youngest performer to ever hit EDC Las Vegas’ stage. Following DNMO’s EP, he also collaborated and released tracks with 3LAU on ‘Falling’ and Jauz on ‘Thunder.’ Having just finished a massive festival run during the summer, DNMO signed a publishing deal with Prescription Songs.


2020 will garner more new music from DNMO, with forthcoming releases already scheduled with Deadbeats and RAM Records. DNMO continues to build momentum, working his way up as one of electronic music’s ones to watch.

DNMO

Interference

ALLEYCVT is a rising electronic music producer/DJ out of northern Virginia. Her seamless blending of sultry pop vocals and heavy bass drops proves that she is a force to be reckoned with. With influences such as Zeds Dead, Subtronics, and Ganja White Night, ALLEYCVT’s production and sound design will make sure to deliver a dirty bass face while reeling you back in with a siren-like vocal melody & catchy lyrics.

ALLEYCVT

Glitch

Jawns aka Long Jawns, real name Long Phung, is an electronic music DJ and producer from Richmond, VA. Jawns is a legend in his hometown of Richmond, VA, where he is widely known for throwing the biggest and best parties the city has seen in years.

 with Billy Bennett before splitting in 2018. When Bennett left the project, Phung was the sole member before rebranding to just Jawns later that year.

JAWNS

Erotica

HEYZ is an American record producer, DJ, entertainer and comedian from Greensboro, North Carolina. At an early age he displayed a love for music and natural ability to play instruments without any formal training. Although his adolescence and teenage years saw music as his primary interest, he didn’t start seriously writing music until his mid 20s.

After picking up a copy of Logic Pro X, his talent for production progressed quickly. Within months, deadmau5's widely acclaimed imprint, mau5trap, took notice of his sound. After signing with mau5trap and releasing 2 successful singles, HEYZ released his debut EP, ‘Schedule 1’, in February 2018.

As HEYZ grew as an artist, his sound saw a departure from Techno to a heavy, grittier form of bass music with an emphasis on strong vocals and songwriting. Ever since, the bass music world has welcomed HEYZ with open arms as he released EPs, singles, and remixes with coveted labels such as Jauz’s “Bite This”, Circus Records, and Zeds Dead’s “Deadbeats”.


2020 saw HEYZ’s comedic personality flourish to the forefront of his brand as he amassed over 100,000 followers on Tiktok within months. The multi-talented artist continues his rise with his debut Deadbeats EP set for spring 2021, and steadfast plans to provide continued comedic relief to a turbulent world.

Heyz

Into The Heyz Pt.II

Eddie Jefferys paints a vivid picture with his music. Formerly one half of UK bass duo, 16bit, Jefferys now assumes the moniker, Moody Good, as his solo project, through which he crafts woozy, bass-heavy soundscapes that touch on a variety of genres, including ragged-edge dubstep and grime, two-step and left-field hip-hop. His often aggressive and ground-breaking approach to bass-heavy music has been turning heads since the creation of the Moody Good project.

Moody Good

Slappy Slap

Inspired and driven by the future of electronic music, its story-telling potential and ability to convey powerful emotions, IMANU is the brainchild of Rotterdam-based Jonathan Kievit. At the forefront of a new generation of producers, he rejects stuffy genre boundaries, rigid tempo expectations and DJ-friendly format formalities and just wants to create genuine emotional electronic music. Nothing more. Nothing less.

Established late 2019, the IMANU project follows an already impressive chapter in drum & bass. Breaking through at the age of just 16 with a highly distinctive and technical brutalist style, he made a remarkable impression in a very short space of time. However, this was only a hint at what was to come. Now in his early 20s, IMANU has already been responsible for releases on significant labels such as VISION, Heaven Sent, UKF and mau5trap, he’s remixed the likes of Apashe, TOKiMONSTA and What So Not & Skrillex and already collaborated with fellow kindred, unclassifiable spirits like Sleepnet, Mefjus and Buunshin. Many more are expected to drop in due course.

Each release joining more dots and weaving an indelible, emotional thread between every genre you can throw a pigeonhole at, IMANU is the culmination of everything that inspires Jonathan. Everything he’s achieved so far, everything he’s learnt and everything that moves him… But flipped in a much more personal and open-armed creative way that focuses purely on the future and where this music can be taken next…

IMANU

Paradise EP

Since the inception of A Hundred Drums in 2006, multi-instrumental bass music producer Gabrielle Watson has struck a balance between honoring the origins of modern electronic music and evolving her craft through tantalizing, genre-defiant soundscapes. Flowing through a range of dubstep, reggae, downtempo, and psytrance, A Hundred Drums has captivated audiences with a zest for creativity and appetite for innovation. All she needs are herhand drums to guide the way as her authentic sound is built from the ground up.

Drums are the source and backbone of music. Long before written history, people danced around campfires, creating one collective unit. From this, the name “A Hundred Drums” was born. Selecting the number “one hundred” because of its wholesomeness, A Hundred Drums aligns heartbeats to the BPM. Bringing cultural traditions into the electronic dance scene, A Hundred Drums unifies everyone’s drumming heartbeat to one collective rhythm.


Each human pulse ties the beat to the heart of the dancefloor, and Watson has connected heartbeats around the world through her evocative and seductive live sets. Having performed at a wide variety of notable venues and festivals around the world, A Hundred Drums prides herself on weaving the sounds of nature with the essence of deep bass music to unify all who listen. The next time you’re at one of her sets, remember how you feel. Remember the connection. That’s the moment Gabrielle intends to capture.

A Hundred Drums

Beginning To The End

The tape reads Biography. Pop it in. Rewind. Press play.

A whiskey-voiced narrator starts speaking as the hazy images come into focus. “It’s 2010. Zeds Dead is about to play one of their first shows in the basement of a dive bar in Toronto. Behind the brick walls and the unfinished ceiling exposed wires hang freely. The air smells of booze, smoke, and sweat. A crowd is lined up outside, flasks hang from their back pockets and cigarettes from their lips. Abandoned drinks rest on the lip of the dj booth while joints get sparked in the corners.

The tiny room is packed. Nobody quite knows how to describe the music yet. When Hooks and DC start their set the earth trembles. The air becomes charged and almost sexual. Everyone goes crazy. You feel the music in your bones. Your marrow shakes. You don’t know what they will play next but you know it might just change your life. Everybody at those early shows could tell – these guys are gonna be big.”

Fast forward a few scenes. The narrator continues.

“It’s 2013. Zeds Dead is killing it. They’ve got an enormous catalogue that includes remixes for some of the biggest artists out there, and releases with the most credible labels in the game. They’ve accumulated hundreds of millions of views online. They play tours of over 70 dates to hundreds of thousands of people. Fans love their shows, critics love their creativity, and heads love their production. They’re big. Really big.”

“The date’s not important. The place is Toronto, Canada. Teenagers Zack Rapp-Rovan and Dylan Mamid are introduced – they hit it off immediately over a shared love of classic hip hop, music production, and digging through crates. They join forces and call themselves Mass Productions aka MP Records. Dylan becomes DC and Zack becomes Hooks. They work out of DC’s often smoky garage. Critiquing, dissecting and swapping samples. They grow with every tune. They get on a level where their combined sound is unified and strong. MP releases an LP of hip hop instrumentals called Fresh Beets. It’s a pivotal moment for the duo.”

“It’s 2009 and hip hop is in a coma. Hooks and DC are about to have an epiphany that will change everything. They thirst for something new. They want to make people move to their sounds and not just bob their heads, but to grind, heave, shiver, stomp, and dance to their music. They want to capture the ecstasy and comradery of house, the heart pummelling thrill of Drum and Bass, the beauty of ambient music, and the heaviness of electro – all in one sound. They want to push boundaries. To challenge themselves and their listeners to”– The movie cuts out. Ribbons of static shimmer across the blackness. Someone has taped over this part. A scene from Pulp Fiction flickers on screen. Butch and Fabienne are sitting on top of a Harley Davidson.

FABIENNE: “Who’s motorcycle is this?”

BUTCH: “Zed’s dead, baby, Zed’s dead.”