DJ SIMOX a.k.a. SMX DJ was born near Rome on 1987.  At the age of just 13 he started his interest into DJing, then after some years, at the age of 17, he starts his career playing at his first club, The Palladium, with he worked alongside his newfound friend, DJ and producer Marco Vortex.  After one year his skill grew so Simox started working for Cyborg and then managed to get gigs for many further venues, such as Hollywood, Butterfly and Cellophane.  In 2009 his first release 'The Hardest Heart' was released on Smashing Tunes Records (IT) then reworked in 2010 for Armabass Records (FR).  2012 he then made his UK debut with 'Life Is Too Short' which appeared on Ourstyle Recordings.  He has also worked for Reverse Bass Records - Overdose Digital - Harderstyles Records - Reverse Bass Forces (UK) making early Hardstyle with the alias SMX DJ.

Abyss & Judge are a major force in the universe of hardstyle nowadays, having made a giant leap forwards in their musical carreer. Only two years after Gevrey Heijnes (Abyss) and Justin Putuhena (Judge) joined forces with the label Dutch Master Works, they built up an impressive discography and played quite some memorable shows. The dynamic duo Abyss & Judge have performed major events like Q-BASE, Ground Zero Festival and Dance Valley, but also travelled to Australia, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Belgium and Austria as well. Their future agenda features some interesting gigs abroad already. “With a dozen stunning tracks out on Dutch Master Works, Abyss & Judge are on schedule to conquer the rest of the world. Their debut track ‘Hardstyle Revolution’ immediately rocked the places – with a Showtek remix later released - followed by a stream of  killer tracks; ‘The Vision’/’Rockit’, ’Another World’, ‘Combined Forces’/’Unify’, ‘Stronger’ and ‘International Fame’. In between they finished a remix for Dr. Rude’s artist album, and did a very successful remix for DJ La Nina – sung by X-Factor’s Rachel – that topped the nr.1 position in the Dance charts for several weeks. “We’ve proved that we can perform every possible gig at any place and time”.Abyss & Judge developed an own and unique sound over the years, that differs from catchy and melodic to harsh and pounding. “We are ready to rock!”

This Belgian-Dutch combination first met at Qlimax 2008. Brecht was heavily into producing and Tom already had experience as a DJ which is why they decided to work together. They quickly grew together as DJ's and producers and the first In-Phase EP followed shortly at the Torque Beats label. This EP featured the tracks 'In-Phase meets Phrantic - Instruments' and 'In-Phase - Day One'.   Top jocks such as Tatanka, Zatox, Deepack and Josh & Wesz were quick to pick it up and it got supported on events such as InQontrol, DefQon and Q-Base. During this time they spent a few weekends a month playing in clubs mainly in The Netherlands but also bookings in München (DE) and around Belgium followed shortly.   After this successful start of In-Phase they felt it was time to take it to the next level. They took some time to improve their producing skills and get better hardware. This resulted in the tracks In-Phase - Mysteries of Life, Afterlife and Hear The Quiet. Brecht and Tom got in touch with Koen (Coone), the man behind the infamous Dirty Workz label. A meeting followed shortly and they felt they matched on a musical level as well as on a personal level. On the following edition of Q-Base (2010) all 3 of these new tracks were played and Afterlife appeared on the Q-Base compilation CD. These 3 tracks also ended up being the first release on Dirty Workz: Update.

Radical Redemption - Biografie:The latest asset of the Minus is More elite is Radical Redemption. In real life he goes by the name of Joey van Ingen and he is the new MIM force to acknowledge. Pure, real, hard and definitely unlike others... This mans sonic arsenal is unseen & unheard. Tracks like "Darkness is Calling", "The Worst Nightmare", "The Black Demon" and "Brutal 2.0" are glimpses of what is coming; his debut album, "Annihilate".Mr. Radical Redemption is here to stay!

2011 is the year where Bassfeeder released his first tracks at the well known italian hardstyle label Explosive records. The style can be subscribed as a distinct mix between Italian screeches, the Early Hardstyle reverse bass and some funky vocals. But off course a lot more can be expected in future releases! Watch out for this newcomer!

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KODEX aka Matthias Billan, is known as one of the latest and greatest artists to come out of the Hardstyle world in Vienna.   In 2010 Kodex was signed to the worlds number 1 premier Hardstyle label Dutch Master Works with his release “Run The Flow” and “The Witch” catching the eye of Showtek and other artists. It seems to be that there is no stopping the young Austrian producer.   With a new force upon the Austrian Hardstyle scene, Kodex is set to infect the masses with his sound.

In 2011 a new artist prepared the world for a new dimension. The Magic Show introduced Juized into the harddance scene with some amazingly fresh hits. A combination of fresh new beats and an incredible talent is the best way to describe Juized. Within several months after his first introduction he has already had his tracks played at events such as Defqon, Dance Valley, Decibel and The Qontinent. Juized got support by several respected names in hardstyle such as Deepack, Adaro and Crypsis. With the talent that he has to offer, he is tipped to be one of those performances you just can’t miss! Juized is a name that can’t be ignored. With a mix of euphoric, raw and experimental sounds, he will seize the world.

Dear nation,   It is a distinct honor to present to you our credentials as Ambassador extraordinary. As the rise of harddance music evolves into the most precious matter for mankind, we feel that it’s our duty as diplomats of the highest rank to foresee our nation’s future.   We represent, the Hardstyle nation.   Ambassador Inc.

Lethal MG is one of the most legendary harddance-artists. His music is described as tekstyle with influences from techno, jump, acid and trance. He is also one of the artists who had the most influence on the jump/tekstyle sound as we know it today.   As a DJ he became notorious because of the incredible amount of records that he plays during his DJ sets and his remarkable style of mixing. You can see him perform at big events (such as Reverze, Bassleader and many more) and clubs (such as Cherrymoon, Complex, Cap'tain, and many more) in the Benelux, France, and abroad.   Besides being a DJ, Lethal MG is responsible for producing big hits such as "You Eternal", "What Ya Need", "Punk Shock", "24", "Going Wilder", and remixes for artists such as Q-IC, Danny Casseau, Dave Davis, Chicago Zone, Manu Kenton & Max Walder, Grooveyard, Regi and many others.   With his compilation-CD's "J-stylerz In The Mix" and "Jump Addict" he pushed his remarkable style of mixing to the next level, by making 1 big mash-up from the tracks instead of just mixing them record after record. The amount of tracks on each CD varied from 40 to 80 tracks!At the moment Lethal MG's new vinyl with the great crossover track "Eternal Desires" and the tekstyle tracks "Psycho Dance", "Stop, Hold It, Freeze" and "No Pressure" is available in the shops. Meanwhile Lethal MG works on various new tracks, remixes, and his first full album.

Coone, active as a DJ/Producer for over 10 years. Driven by his natural creativity and interest in music, combined with a great talent for both producing and dj-ing, Coone has become one of the leading names in the harder dance styles.In 2006, Coone started his own record label : Dirty Workz. The label has allready become one of the most wanted labels in the scene.In february 2008, after a year of dedicated studio-time, Coone released his first solo-album : My Dirty Workz. It was the first album of a harddance dj that came with a DVD wich contained footage of his concert and other performances. After a few weeks, the album allready reached the top of the charts and was the best selling Belgian solo-album.During 2009, Coone will spread the harder styles across the world !

Releasing his first record on the Dirty Workz label launched his career. If you're wondering what Fenix sounds like, imagine a combination of different styles, variation and fast mixes. His productions represent different sounds and styles blended into one. Future projects include productions for the Filthy Muzik label and collaborations with other artists. Already playlisted by all the major deejays, this youngster, is definatly one to keep an eye out for!Some gigs: BassEvents Outdoor, Qbase, Nature One, Loveparade, Reverze, Phase04, Bassleader and more...

In 2011, The Magic Show presented one of their future stars. Tartaros proved to be one of the most talented artists that the harddance scene has to offer.With a unique style and a sizeable amount of hits, he conquered the international dance floors. Leading hardstyle artists, such as B-Front, Crypsis and Ran-D, immediately supported his tracks. Tartaros’ tracks have been played on mainstages of festivals such as Defqon, Nature One, Q-base and Decibel.With successful performances on the main stage of WiSH Outdoor and The Qontinent, he has shown thousands of people what he is capable of. Tartaros his first solo release, The Dark Age E.P, is released on The Magic Show Records. With a lot of high quality productions coming up he is one of the leading artists on the label.Keep your ears and eyes open because this artist will hit the hardstyle.com charts with some huge bombs!

Since his childhood, Dark-Slice aka Benjamin lives in the world of music. At the time he spent his time listening to various selections from music and listen to the rhythmic beats, bass, ... An early age he discovered the compilations of Metropolis. Starting from a one flight to the last compilation of today it hangs very quickly on electronic music. It's going one day with his cousin who had a small sound system at the time that the desire to become "dj" came to him. A 11 year old Benjamin has invested heavily in sound equipment and organize what they call booms in his room with friends. At 14 he began to publicize in their area by going to mix in Wedding Party (80 years, rock, slow ...) At 15 he sympathizer with the boss of a big sound, thanks to the person he had the chance to mount, dismount, control lamps (light jockey) in several large parties in his region. It was also at this age is the only passion and a musical style born in Benjamin, Hardstyle! He forgets to do any other styles that mix of Hardstyle, Many influences have also scored in this world, and it said that compose his own musical style would only be the icing on the cake, to express his passion to the public. Since the age of 16 Dark-Slice composed music Hardstyle, Hardcore So far Dark-Slice product composition in its various OSV Record label and in the second match of a record label Digital Apocalypse. He has already mixed in large events such as: Special tuning show, Hardstyle mix (based INTERMACH events) ... Dark-Slice has already won three competitions to win Hardcore Hardstyle mix get the possibility to mix in 1 hour guest on different radio streaming as Fear Fm, Musix Club (former resident DJ), Hard FM He also landed a new contract on-station.eu invaders as well as compile radio (webradio hardstyle, house) for the new release before you. June 2011: Dark-Slice sign for the Hard Music Factory label new label French Walloon artistent recruit several French and Belgian Tekstyle and Hardstyle. So follow soon Dark-Slice on the platform shortly http://www.hardstyle.com

Adaro is born in 1980 in a village in the south of the Netherlands. He produced several electronic music styles, his alias for Hardstyle is DJ Adaro. Since he first heard the sounds of Thunderball’s “Bonzai Channel One” in 1993, he was hooked! He got a feeling that he’d never felt before, he immediately fell in love with that hard beat. He loved to watch his heroes behind the wheels of steel and he went to lots of big raves and clubs the following years. He started spinning with some friends and collecting lots of great vinyls. He wanted to create music too, so around the year 2000 he started producing all kinds of electronic music.In 2008 he started producing hardstyle together with his good friend Ran-D, and early 2009 this resulted in their first release on A2 Records; “Ran-D vs Adaro – My Name is Hardstyle”. In 2009 he played at the Q-Base festival in Germany. Their track “Ran-D & Adaro – Under Attack” is considered as one of the most popular hardstyle tracks from 2010 (#2 in the Hardtraxx Top 5 of 2010). Their Other tracks like”Struggle for Existence” and their bootleg remix of “In for the Kill” were heavily supported by all major jocks.Adaro’s solotrack “Hit you with that Bang Shit” was supported by DJ’s like Crypsis, Zany, Ran-D, Alpha Twins, Headhunterz and B-Front. His track “The Haunter of the Dark” is very well received by almost all big names in the scene. Both tracks appear on the A² Records album “Unleashed” and there is a lot more to come! As a result of his tracks his DJ-Schedule is growing and in the summer of 2011 he will perform on major harddance events like Defqon.1 festival, Dreamfields and The Qontinent (BE). Early 2011 Ran-D and Adaro created a new track called “Gangsters Don’t Dance”, which is supported by DJ’s like Headhunterz, Zany, The Prophet and Alpha Twins. They released it under their new project name “Gunz For Hire”. Their newest G4H-track “Put It On” is just finished. They have big plans with their new project, so beware!

Sasha F is still only 31 but in his 13 years as a professional DJ he has shown a talent that has seen him DJ around the world as well as in his homeland Finland. He is now one of the most wanted Hard Dance DJs from Finland. With a combination of superb technical mixing and a raw hard sound, normally Hardstyle / Hardcore and Hard Trance, he leaves each crowd begging for more.   His DJ skills have been showcased throughout Finland where he, alongside other top Finnish DJs like Proteus and Orkidea, usually headlines the big gigs and he has residencies for both Fantasy and Millennium, two of Finlands biggest regular parties. Besides that he played at all the big tour nights of clubs such as Gatecrasher, Sundissential and Nukleuz when they have toured in Finland.   Sasha F also plays on a regular base in Russia, Estonia, Thailand at the famous Full Moon parties, England at clubs such as Headcharge, Riff Raff,Harstyle united, Pickle, Kaned, Aura Orange, Logic, Escape From Samsara and Gods Kitchen, Germany at the Bridge and The Netherlands at the Illegal Vibes parties, Elusive, Confuion events, Orange events and Audio shock as well in Italy at Insound and Love Parade 2006. He was also one of only four DJs that was part of the Invasion Tour 2003 in America doing 20 gigs in 40 nights, coast to coast.

A lot of DJs started their story in the 90s, and so did this one - but not with his first encounter with the turntables, but with his birth. Martin Björkman aka Chris One, born 1992 in Sweden is one of the new names in Hardstyle, but also one of the fastest rising ones.This young talent signed to TiLLT Records has already rocked the stages of some of the biggest parties around, such as DefQon.1, Q-Base and Decibel Outdoor. But he is not only known for his energetic performances – Martin is also a dedicated producer. His dedication can be seen in the huge list of supporting Djs, where you can find top Djs such as Headhunterz, Zatox, B-Front, Ran-D and many more.This young DJ/producer with a heart for the hard is certainly someone to keep an eye out for!

B-twinz is an Italian duo formed by Flower 2k & Morgan En-Thai Dj Flower's career started in 2001. After a lot of practice on his dj set at home, he began his adventure spinning for Planet Music an Italian organization that organized their parties at different clubs in Italy. In 2005/06 he started a project “Noize Generators” with his good friend Micky Joint which quickly became very popular in the Italian Hardstyle scene.. Morgan began his career in 2004 but as a vocalist (Italian MC). In 2006 Morgan hooked up with the Noize Generators and also started to perform as a Dj.In 2008 Micky Joint separated from the act and the Noize Generators project was stopped and Flower and Morgan started a new project: The B-Twinz!! With the help of another good friend, B-Twinz started their own new Hardstyle Label “WHite Blood Records” in 2009.In Febraury 2009 their first release on vinyl "Sex FM/Showroom" was a fact. A few short months later they released "The Empire Of The Hardest Styles".In September 2009 they were offered a chance to join the All Dance Bookings family. Now as exclusive All Dance Bookings artists these to very talented Italians are ready to show the world what they’ve got. In the first months of 2010 they released two free tracks to all supporters: "Pandora" (from movie Avatar) and "In Wonderland" (from Alice In Wonderland). Also, the 3rd vinyl release "The Universe 691" is coming.They are the future of Italian Hardstyle!!!The saga continues..stay connected! :)

Belgian artist Point Blanc started his career in 1996, working as a freelance producer for USA Import Music, which was a record store based in Antwerp city. In the beginning, he released several Hardcore tracks under different aliases on the labels Pharcyde Terror, Powerbeats and Total Hardcore Records. In the year 2001 he had the golden opportunity to make remixes for the famous Hardcore artists The Stunned Guys, DJ Paul and Tommyknocker. Two years later, Point Blanc aspired to reach higher grounds and he recorded one track for the top international Hardcore label The Third Movement, under the artist name Dominion. After a while, Point Blanc got interested in producing other styles of music as well. He started to combine his most favourite styles of music and mixed them all into his jumpstyle tracks. However, unlike the DJ's who liked his style of music, many A&R managers didn't liked his tracks… Despite the comments of these A&R managers to adjust the tracks, Point Blanc continued producing in his own style, doing his own thing! In the year 2006, he reconstructed his studio from scratch and decided to send his most recent Jumpstyle tracks to DJ Mystery, who instantly liked the tracks. With the support of DJ Mystery, Point Blanc was able to release his first big hits Iliowa and Beautiful people on X- clusive BOMB Records, followed up by another fierce four tracker on Decibel Records. For today and tomorrow, Point Blanc is working hard on new productions for the already famous label Sur+ under strict guidance by Q-ic.

Electronic music caught the attention of Florian at a very young age, becoming immediately hooked on Euro Dance and Hard Trance. As his interest in electronic music grew, so did his curiosity for the harder styles; which led him to Hardstyle. Using his brother’s turntables, Florian learned the ins and outs of Hardstyle music; sparking the idea of producing his own songs at the age of 15. Starting with Gabber  Hardcore, Florian quickly worked his way through Freeform and Trance until the melodies and creativity of Hardstyle caught his interest. He decided he would start a Hardstyle track, using his experience with other genre’s to influence his work.  http://www.hardmusicrecords.com/star-driver/