MENNO DE JONG- Netherlands- Trance

As the owner of Intuition Recordings, currently the premier credible trance label in the scene, Menno represents a signature sound that ranges from Deep Trance to Uplifting and Tech'Trance, with the one common factor that it is quality music with emotion, mixed into an enchanting flow.

Menno's popular, globally broadcasted, Intuition Radio Show reaches tens of thousands of listeners weekly, but the real action takes place behind the decks: A non-stop smile, energetic dancing, continuous contact with the audience, and sharing the love for magic melodies and dance floor rocking beats with a true passion.

His top notch DJing is complemented by some of the finest trance productions recently released. With tracks like Tundra (for his own label Intuition), Guanxi (for Anjunabeats), Majestic and Second Thoughts (on Dedicated) and remixes for Armin's own Armind imprint (Mark Otten So Serene (Menno de Jong Remix), The Thrillseekers and many more he has made it into the playlists and yearly top charts of names like Tiesto, Paul Van Dyk, Armin Van Buuren, Ferry Corsten, Judge Jules (we won't continue this list for the sake of your time!).

DEEPGROOVE- UK - House
(Winner of the best British Breakthrough DJ Award)

Their sound has travelled the globe with props from everyone from Annie Mac, Pete Tong, Deep Dish, Steve Lawler, Medicine8, Tom Stephan, Jon Carter, Fatboy Slim, to Annie Nightingale, Seb Fontaine, James Zabiela and Nic Fancuilli.

Deepgroove’s ‘Jus Luv Bass’ was awarded Radio One’s Pete Tong’s Essential New Tune in March 2006. A month later the duo appeared on the show for his ‘DJ on the Phone’ section, playing their remix of Ricky Stone’s ‘Shanghai Taxi’. Deepgroove’s ‘Fascinated’ also reached no. 1 in the UK Dance Industry’s Music Week Chart, rode high in the DJ Magazine HYPE Chart for over a month and peaked at no.5 in the CLUB CHART.

Deepgroove have recently been given the honour of mixing the launch CD for a new compilation on Darren Emerson’s Underwater Records called the SOLO Series. Their SOLO World Tour has already taken in Shanghai, Australia, Singapore, Latvia, Lithuania, Dubai and will be touring Europe extensively in the coming months.

WITH SUPPORT FROM CARY CHANG AND MATTHEW BELLEGHEM