18 DJs, 22 shows (6th – 30th June) 
We are back with our second edition of Showcase, featuring both local and international DJs.
Featuring
Rick | Swap | Saahil | Uday | Dewik | Griot | Beatrix | Ron | Mani | Ishan | Champagne Hippy | Sharan | Rohit
Guest DJs
James De Torres (Spain) – 13th June – 10:00 pm onwards
James De Torres is a Spanish trance producer, who has been well related to the music scene thanks to the proximity with the beautiful island of Ibiza, where he lived three years. He was able to work for Privilege and meet big artists that helped him later like Solarstone, Mike P.U.S.H, Heatbeat or Aly & Fila.
He studied music production at Dubspot Academy in New York City. His first releases came by the hand of Mike PUSH, in which studio he worked while living in New York and who taught him a lot about trance production.
Lately he has been releasing continuously on Universal Nation, Alex M.O.R.P.H label. The big german artist believes not only in his music quality but the professionality of James.
His biggest moment came when James released his first track on Armada, directly to WAO138 label, and not only that but Armin van Buuren chose his track “Polaris” to be part of ASOT2020.
After that, during 2020 he released “Rampage Madness” at Uplift Records (Steve Allen label), “Mind Crisis” and “Reminiscence” at UN, and has an upcoming single on Interplay plus his first ever remix for a big artist.
With his own radioshow on DI.FM, Lunar Sessions, little by little he keeps attracting new followers, played as well in UK, US, Brasil, Argentina or Spain, Lunar Sessions has counted with few guests like Super8&Tab, Lange, Ferry Tayle or Woody van Eyden.
https://www.instagram.com/jamesdetorres/
Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/artist/3V2xA860a9cLBlJEpVbgsP
Soundcloud
https://soundcloud.com/jamesdetorres
Smokey (India) – 8th June – 10:00 pm onwards
Smokey is a Music Producer, Live Act & DJ hailing from the historic streets of Mumbai. She’s known to explore Drum And Bass / Underground Bass Music.
Behind her seemingly wild and zany personality lies a great sense of dedication and her inimitable approach to music. She has performed at festivals like Bacardi NH7 Weekender (Pune), Life In Color Festival, Bass Camp Festival, Sunburn Arena, India Bike Week, Indie Art Week, Fields Of Love, God’s Own Music Festival, to name a few. Her spirit of dedication towards the music has led her to get great appreciation on her sets from her fellow artists such as Diplo, Wiz Khalifa, MC Fava, Moresounds, Om Unit, What So Not, Kutmah, Midival Punditz, Amit (UK), DJ 4B, Spikey Tee (UK), Sinistarr, Indika, PLO (Outlook/Something Big), Nucleya, Monica Dogra, Divine, Ritviz, Dukta Dub and many more she’s shared the stage with across various clubs and festivals in her journey so far. She’s also been supported by KRUNK in their exclusive ‘#StrictlyDrumNBass Nights’ that connects to the soul of the underground bass sounds, not to forget she was also supported by BBC Asian Network for Nucleya’s Show & MTV Indies.
Devoted to the deep, dark and minimal vibes from the underground and intrigued by the musical mix of sounds from the love of World Music through Drum & Bass / Bass Music, Smokey began to pick up a few instruments herself and started to produce. Her dynamic and prolific amount of work also includes being a Faculty at Audioqube Academy – A state of the art Music Production Academy. Every form of expression Smokey embraces, is steeped in an innate dramatic flair with a musical prowess that uncovers a true artist within. An immensely experienced artist as she is, Smokey manages to use fascinating music to sustain drama and intensity during the performances. Smokey’s dedication and hard work has helped her already reach an impressive social media presence that only continues to grow.
https://www.instagram.com/smokeysound/
Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/artist/4K0LRVPujful2dVZLl71MP
Soundcloud
https://soundcloud.com/smokeysound
Mixcloud
https://www.mixcloud.com/smokeysound/
Belinda (Canada) – 20th June – 10:00 pm onwards
Belinda is a DJ based in Toronto, Canada. She plays progressive & deep house, techno and trance. Not surprisingly, trance is her favourite genre to play – her preferred subgenres are tech, uplifting, and progressive. Her own style is inspired by uplifting and tech trance heavyweights Bryan Kearney, John O’Callaghan, Snejider, Will Rees, Paul Denton, and Will Atkinson. Belinda is also inspired by techno staples Alignment, A*S*Y*S, Charlotte de Witte, Amelie Lens, and Thomas Schumacher.
She first delved into the music industry as the Social Media and PR manager for trance
DJ/producer Adam Ellis in 2015-2017. She gradually picked up DJing and made mixes to post on SoundCloud. During the COVID-19 pandemic, she started streaming her sets on Twitch which led to her discovery by Trance Family North and Sleepless Events. As a result, Belinda switched from being in the crowd to working the decks herself at Toronto trance events. She has been featured in lineups with trance artists such as Giuseppe Ottaviani, Sean Tyas, Craig Connelly, Paul Denton, Daniel Skyver, Jak Aggas, Asteroid and SMR LVE. She is also working on her own trance productions which are inspired by the tracks that she spins regularly. Expect Belinda’s productions to be a mix of her favourite styles of trance – hard-hitting tech-trance/technotrance while blending uplifting/melodic elements.
You can catch Belinda making her USA and festival debut at Tranceport Festival in the Mojave Desert, California, where she will playing a tech & techno-trance set alongside headliners Christopher Lawrence and DJ Jordan.
https://www.instagram.com/dj_belinda/
Soundcloud
Mira Falkenstein (Germany) – 16th June – 10:00 pm onwards
The spirit Mira Falkenstein puts into her own music production, gives the listener a motivating powerful energy. During her DJ sets full of acid, melodic, deep and driving techno, her authentic and positive energy, takes the people into a wave of compassion, going into the flow with the audience, that is really electrifying. The moment she discovered her love for techno music, changed the complete energy on her performances. Gaining more and more attention in the techno scene of cologne, Mira Falkenstein has performed at some of the biggest events in the city (e.g. Lichtblick, Koeln ist Techno, Freaq), playing as a headliner in the main clubs of cologne (e.g. Bootshaus, Artheater, Helios37) and also at the Loveparade/Rave the Planet 2022. Her fanbase is rising with her performances, after experiencing her on the stage, it makes sense why: Mira Falkenstein plays on fire and distributes a lot of that energy into her powerful techno sound. As a result, the reaction of the audience is like a positive reinforcement between her and the crowd.
https://www.instagram.com/mirafalkenstein/
Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/artist/2woc6TXJspXxyi2CK1U08V
Soundcloud
https://soundcloud.com/MiraFalkenstein
Beatport
https://www.beatport.com/artist/mira-falkenstein/1019568
Kelly Verse (USA) – 30th June – 10:00 pm onwards
Kelly Verse is a Techno DJ / Producer from Northern California. Since 2012, she has played multiple underground parties and shared the stage with several industry legends at San Francisco’s best Nightclubs including; Halcyon, The End Up, Monarch, The Great Northern, DNA Lounge, Public Works and more.
Studio time has been a major focus lately and her production schedule is set for 2023 to release her darker, heart pounding, driving techno this year. True to her style, Kelly is a Label Tech at Fierce Animal Recordings, an internationally acclaimed record label founded in 2009. Outside the DJ booth and studio she is a key player at Neon Owl, a music community connecting artists, fans and festivals to help charities around the world.
https://www.instagram.com/kellyverseofficial/
Soundcloud