Yotto has already made his debut on the BBC’s iconic Essential Mix, to add to his 5 ‘Essential New Tune’ nods from Pete Tong, and 2 ‘Hottest Record In the World’ selections on Annie Mac’s show. His multifarious remix list includes Gorillaz, Röyksopp and Coldplay. Yotto's debut album "Hyperfall" was released on Anjunabeats label in 2018 and in 2019 he founded his own label, Odd One Out. Yotto's sophomore album release "Growth" saw the light of day in 2023.

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With dozens of albums and EPs already under his belt, beatmaker Kupla (neé Lauri Achté) was born and raised in Helsinki, but has been based in London since 2013. Kupla has studied classical music and jazz, and recently also picked up the clarinet to spice up his chilled tracks, which have been streaming dozens of millions of times on Spotify's popular playlists such as "Lo-Fi Beats" and "Chill Lofi Study Beats", et cetera.

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Lawrence Walther a.k.a. Lauri Miettunen describes himself as "a cozy guitarist/composer from Finland", which suits his sound and style just perfectly. He made his entry into the lofi beats scene in 2020 and has quickly amassed a discography of about 100 singles and three albums. In 2023, he teamed up with Recalibration Machine and Less Gravity for the collaborative album "Dune Days." His tunes are usually amiable and calming, with bright and vivid guitar melodies taking center stage.

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DJ and producer Triple M (Mikko Matias Mäkinen) releases his music on e.g. Spinnin' Records. His sound is energetic and melodic EDM, which often borrows its hooks from classic pop hits. During his career, Triple M has shared the stage with Don Diablo, KSHMR and his tracks have been played by Tiësto, R3HAB, W&W, Mike Williams, and many more.

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One of the leading names in the phonk genre, DJ FKU (also known as Skorde) rose to streaming fame with the song "MTG - PISTA TOMA", a collaboration with RXDXVIL released in 2023. With his unique blend of phonk, drum and bass, and funk, DJ FKU has gained massive amounts of plays on Spotify – being the biggest Finnish streamer with over 9 million monthly listeners in 2024 – and TikTok. The anonymous (no pictures available), young and prolific artist releases new music weekly with his countless aliases, with DJ FKU being the most prominent.

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Less Gravity, also known by his other musical alter ego Kooma, is a lofi producer who creates beats with calm and chill vibes and a pinch of humour. After a lengthy string of singles in 2028, he released his debut album "Channel Surfing" in 2019. By 2024, the album has already been followed by five more as well as around 150 singles – with his own version of the famous "The Force Theme" from the movie Star Wars among them!

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Misha is a beatmaker and electronic music producer whose musical background is strongly in melodic soul-based hip-hop. Misha was born in Moscow, Russia, but moved to his current home town Helsinki as a child. He first found success rapping in Finnish under the artist name Haamu, releasing his rap debut in 2006, but soon started producing beats. Misha has released music on labels such as Chillhop, Sundae Sauce, and Melting Pot.

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Winning Team is a group of DJ/producers from Helsinki. The members are Max Well, Veli Hiidenmaa, Patric Brex and Isku. Their music style is best described as Big Room and Electro House.

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Stereo Terror, the duo of Henry ”Hulk” Uhlgren and Saku Solin (from famed industrial rockers Turmion Kätilöt), started throwing parties already in 2016. But it was not until 2022 that Stereo Terror became a real band (of sorts), and started releasing their own music. With vocalists like Noora Louhimo (Battle Beast) in the mix and the likes of Proteus, Milla Lehto and Janji providing remixes, Stereo Terror are surely going places. Incorporating equal amounts of disco and metal in their dj sets, Stereo Terror is promised to "make the show happen".

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With around two decades' worth of releases behind him, Muffler (Konsta Mikkonen) is a drum and bass producer with serious credentials. He is one of the few producers who's had releases on nearly all of the top d&b labels including Hospital Records, Moving Shadow, Spearhead Records, DSCI4, Commercial Suicide, Urban Takeover, and Unique Music.

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ZARG started making music with a FL Studio Mobile as a 16-year-old. Later he got his hands on an actual copy of FL Studio 20 and started making trap and hip hop beats, posting them on YouTube. Next stop was to release lo-fi/chill beats on Spotify, from which he moved on after two albums and over 30 singles. Now Zarg makes electronic music with a wide palette: house, UK garage and much more – you can't really tell what his next track will sound like. ZARG is equally inspired by Finnish rock, grunge and old school rap as he is by Daft Punk, indie and house music.

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Synthwave artist Ferus Melek’s musical journey traces back to his childhood, where a deep admiration for computer game music took root. Influenced by game music composers like Martin Galway, Rob Hubbard, and Ben Daglish, he found inspiration in their rich and melodic compositions, despite the limitations of the technology they worked with. This early fascination with synthetic sound sparked Ferus Melek’s passion for electronic music, which is now apparent in his current work. His sound, upbeat and energetic, blends melodic synthwave with a hint of trance influences.

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Oulu-based dj and producer Marcus Maison (Markus Lasanen) has been creating uplifting and euphoric dance music since 2010, solo and as one half of the duo Maison & Dragen. They have made official remixes for a diverse group of artists such as Armin van Buuren, Paul Oakenfold, Martin Solveig, FloRida, Christina Aguilera and Kelly Clarkson. At festivals and clubs, Maison has played on the same bills with djs like Tiësto, Armin Van Buuren, Avicii, Deadmau5, and David Guetta.

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A synthwave trio hailing from Jyväskylä, NightStop have been providing pure retro 80's electric sounds since 2013. During that timeline, they have amassed together a formidable catalogue of music, including four albums – the latest being 2020's "Pursuer" – and well over a dozen singles and ep's. The international synthwave community has also embraced NightStop with tens of millions of streams around the world.

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Hip hop and electro veteran DJ Slow's (Vellu Maurola) career took off in the 1990s, when he won the Finnish DMC (Disco Mix Club) Championship four years in a row: 1992, 1993, 1994 and 1995. Soon DJ Slow found success in the first formation of big beat / trip hop eccentrics Pepe Deluxé. Later he has founded the group SlowHill with Tapani Rinne, recorded two solo albums, produced ad music for many major companies and continued his dj career.

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Perussastamala is the solo project of bassist Mikael Saastamoinen, inspired by techno, bass, drone, ambient, dub, and experimental jazz. The music is calming, and while it has a strong air of experimentalism and stream of consciousness, Perussastamala never loses the sense of melody and beauty. Perussastamala's debut album "May Queen" came out in 2019 and was followed with "Dream Machine" in 2024.

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Anton Sonin, aka SØNIN, has cut his teeth as a producer in a studio space in Helsinki, shared with compatriots like Super8 & Tab and Yotto. He also worked with Super8 & Tab on their iconic Anjunabeats single ‘Black Is The New Yellow'. More recently, he's released on the label as part of the Rising EP series, contributed to gardenstate's 'Inspirations' album, and remixed Super 8 & Tab's 'Mercy' of part of the ten-year anniversary celebrations for their iconic ‘Empire’ LP. He also performed at Above & Beyond's Group Therapy Weekender London festival.

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Electronic music producer and dj Lumi got a flying start for her career in 2024. Already before her debut release, “Look The Other Way” released on Octopus Records in early 2024, Lumi had performed alongside dj's like Pan-Pot, Marie Vaunt, Korolova, Tiga, Teenage Mutants, and Will Clarke. The single charted at #3 on Beatport’s Indie Dance charts and garnered impressive stream numbers, making it to over a dozen editorial playlists. She has also been featured in outlets like DJ Mag UK, LA Weekly, and Techno Germany.

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Hildá Länsman is a joik singer and songwriter hailing from Ohcejohka, now based in Guovdageaidnu. Immersed in the ancient traditions of reindeer husbandry, artistic handicraft (duodji), and joik (luohti) from a young age, Hildá seamlessly blends her rich cultural heritage with contemporary music and visual arts. Currently, Hildá is immersed in the creation of a pioneering debut album that is set to redefine the boundaries of Sámi music; a collaboration with Tuomas Norvio that fuses artistic electronic joik and dance music, resulting in an unforgettable sound.

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Producer Rony Rex has years of experience as a club DJ, playing both local and international venues, as well as hosting his own radio shows. In 2017 Rony Rex started releasing his own energetic and dancefloor-ready tunes on the Youth Control label. Rony Rex has been coming up with at least a good handful of single releases every year since 2017, with other releases including the EP Fucked It Up (2017) as well as his debut album "10", which came out in 2023.

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Kasperg is the alias of producer, musician and DJ Kasper Granroth, currently based in Berlin. He describes his music as "dreamy but rhythmic" and "incorporating elements of hip-hop and blends of RnB". Kasperg is also known from wide-ranging DJ and live sets and his own label Lost Favourite Records.

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Before starting his solo career as Smsn (Samson) in 2024, Sami Tamminen made a name for himself in the Finnish music circles by rapping and as a songwriter and producer for other artists. Under the Smsn guise, his breezy edm and chill house tracks echo a melancholy and summery feeling. Smsn has successfully been collaborating with Finnish vocalists and songwriters like Sansa, Neea River, Thnkd, Aksel Kankaanranta, and Ella "Goldielocks" Bine.

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Tempo Giusto (Tuomas Lähteenoja) is a DJ, producer and composer from Turku, who has been called one of the leading names of Tech Trance. Tempo Giusto debuted in 2008 with the single "Agent Orange" and since then he has released singles through labels such as Black Hole Recordings, Armada Music, Ultra Records and Spinnin Records and his own label Echelon Records.

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A main figure from the Helsinki-based Below0 label, Niko Demus started releasing music in 2019. His sound nods to classic electronic and ambient music from the 1990's as well as emotional, melodic and energetic and euphoric trance, rave and garage house of today.

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Lenno is a producer, songwriter and DJ who rose to prominence for his remixes of artists like Tove Lo and Seinabo Sey, with a nu-disco-leaning sound. Besides his solo career, which started already in 2013, Lenno also does production work, already having platinum certified songs for artists and bands including Oliver Heldens, Vigiland Smallpools under his belt.

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Erika Sirola is a singer-songwriter best known for her over 300 million Spotify plays garnering hit feature Speechless (2018) with Robin Schultz. Born and raised in Helsinki, Sirola has also spent a lot of time in her mother's homeland Canada. While signed to Elektra Records in 2022, Sirola released the "who?" ep, which was already far removed from the euro-centric EDM style of Speechless, landing nearer the melancholic art pop of Lana Del Rey, laced with a heavily synthesized modern production. On later singles, her style has become increasingly experimental, with influences from dark electro, future bass, and techno.

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Amnesia Scanner is a Berlin-based Finnish duo, who released their debut ep ”AS” on Young label in 2016, with critical acclaim from Pitchfork, Allmusic, Resident Advisor and many others. In 2016 the mysterious and conceptual electro twosome put out their self-released album ”AS Live” and in 2017 the mixtape ”AS Truth”. 2018 saw the release of their acclaimed album "Another Life" and in 2019 they collaborated with Bill Kouligas on "Lexachast". The duo's 4th album "Strobe.rip" was released in 2023.

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Adept Berlin-based dj store and vinyl distributor Bordello a Parigi has described techno producer Jeku's (real name: Jesse Perttunen) 2023 EP "Surreality" as "club tracks for DJs looking to lift dancefloors and mind-melters to help lead the crowd to the outer realms". That is a quite accurate description of Jeku's four-song collection of breakbeats, squeaking acid basslines and alienating synth leads. Jeku is a regular DJ in the Helsinki club scene and has releases out on Craigie Knowes, his personal label Non-Temporal and Amsterdam-based One Eye Witness.

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Finland-based phonk hiphop producer 1$K1 started making waves around 2023 by uploading tracks like "Acelera", "Kuuma" and "Quema" into streaming platforms. As typical for the genre, 1$K1's short and sweet tracks include sped-up and pitched vocal samples, heavy bass and distorted drum sounds, making for an eerie and menacing soundscape. Less than a year from his debut, 1$K1 has releases out on labels such as Aurorian Records, Jadu Dala, NCS, and Street Phonk.

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Producer and dj Kuokka started releasing music in 2021 and has already gained millions of streams with his circa 40 single releases on labels such as Bounce & Bass, Future House Cloud and Ninetone. Many of Kuokka’s most popular songs are energetic EDM covers of beloved hits by artists like Britney Spears, Madonna, Marshmello and Calvin Harris – and his own compositions also rely heavily on vocal hooks, smooth house beats and atmospheric synth pads.

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