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DJ Gotek
by DJ Gotek
Seattle's Mark McCarthy a.k.a. DJ Gotek emerged out of the exploding Electronic Dance Music scene in the Pacific Northwest over the past decade+, and has held residencies at some of the hottest DJ clubs in the NW such as The Underground, Club Contour, and Foundation Nightclub in Seattle and Whiskey Bar in Portland, and also has played at an ever growing list of clubs and venues on the west coast. Specifically noted for his euphoric, uplifting, and melodic Progressive and Trance sets over the past decade, DJ Gotek has found himself being invited to open for some of the world's most prolific and iconic Trance and Progressive DJ/Producers, artists such as Paul van Dyk, Paul Oakenfold, Cosmic Gate, Sunny Lax, Genix, Solarstone, 4 Strings, Aly & Fila, ARTY, Ilan Bluestone, Super8 & Tab, Omnia, Ronski Speed, Orjan Nilson, Roger Shah, Chicane, The Blizzard, Lange, Daniel Kandi, Alex M.O.R.P.H., Gareth Emery, MYON, Max Graham, Andy Moor, Richard Durand, Bobina, Stoneface & Terminal, John OO Fl
Episodes
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Prog Sessions, August 2026 Edition, a progressive house demo mix, recorded live Aug 11th, 2026
Hey guys, a few Sundays ago I finally recorded this latest iteration of my "Prog Sessions" demo mixes. I probably say this every time (haha), but this one has taken me a long time to complete and I think I have recorded at least 5 or 6 different versions of it. A few of these tracks you might...
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Guest set for "Frequency InMotion Night", Ora, Seattle, Fri, June 5, 2026
Hey guys, it's been a while! On Friday, June 5th, I was stoked to be able to get back behind the decks as a guest DJ for the first iteration of "Frequency", a new Prog/Trance monthly residency put on by the InMotion label at Ora Nightclub, featuring local DJ talent from the Seattle area. For this...
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“Trance Mission, April 2026 Edition” an Uplifting Trance demo mix, recorded live, Apr 11th, 2026
Hey guys, hoping your 2026 is going great so far.. I know there's a lot of turmoil and chaos in the world at the moment. If you're anything like me, nothing helps me escape into a more happy place more than Uplifting Trance, 138-140 BPMs.. my original love and passion in this music. Anyway, hard…
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Prog Sessions, April 2026 Edition” a progressive house demo mix, recorded live Mar 28th, 2026
Hey guys, it's been a while!! Yet again, I've been so buried with work for the past several months I unfortunately don’t have much time or energy left to get to my CDJ’s and record mixes. But don't worry, so long as I have a pulse, I will always find my way back eventually, even when life gets…
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Opening NYE set for Gabriel & Dresden, Ora, Seattle, Wed, Dec 31, 2025
On December 31st, 2025, I was honored to be on the opening roster for Gabriel & Dresden, for the “All That Glitters” New Year’s Eve show at Ora Nightclub, Seattle, to help welcome in 2026!! I was joined by my good friend and DJ buddy, Eric Weber, a.k.a. WEB, as the 2nd opener for the night, and...
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Prog Sessions, "November 2025 Edition” a progressive house demo mix, recorded live Nov 16th, 2025
Hey guys, finally got around to recording a new progressive demo mix last weekend, been collecting these great tracks as always, but have just been so buried at work for the past months I just unfortunately don’t get as much time to fiddle around with my CDJ’s in my home studio. But last Sunday I...
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Opening set for Judge Jules, Ora, Seattle, Fri, July October 10th, 2025
On Friday, October 10th, I was incredibly honored to be the opener for world-renown, Julius O'Riordan, better known by his stage name for almost three decades, JUDGE JULES; vintage, old-school UK DJ/Record Producer, and entertainment lawyer. He is known for his long-running radio show on BBC…
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Opening set for Giuseppe Ottaviani, Ora, Seattle, Fri, July 25th, 2025
On Friday, July 25th, 2025, I was beyond honored to be an opening DJ for, and have the distinct honor of handing the decks off to, none other than world-renown and beloved Italian Trance DJ/Producer and massive Trance pioneer and influencer, Giuseppe Ottaviani, a.k.a. GO, at Ora Nightclub in...
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Prog Sessions, July 2025 Edition - a Progressive demo mix, recorded live July 6th, 2025
Hey guys, hope everyone’s having a great summer so far! So, I finally got this next iteration of my “Prog Sessions” demo series recorded over the 4th of July weekend! You may have noticed that I have taken a bit of a break on the DJ front this year, and that is primarily because of my actual…
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Opening set for KRISTINA SKY, Ora, Seattle, Oct 5th, 2024
On Saturday, October 5th, I was honored to open for KRISTINA SKY, an LA-based Progressive & Trance DJ/Producer, who’s been around for a couple decades and has been recognized as ranked # 13 on TrancePodium's Top 100 DJs, and # 39 on America's Best DJ, having played so many festivals and guest DJ...
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Opening set for MARKUS SCHULZ, Ora, Seattle, Sat, Sept. 14th, 2024
Hey guys!! Well on Saturday, September 14th, I had a very special honor of being on the opening roster for the one-and-only, MARKUS SCHULZ, which was definitely a Bucket List DJ/Producer to open for, for me.. I’ve been a fan of Markus since the early days of my trance obsession, the early 2000’s,...
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“Prog Sessions, August 2024 Edition” a Progressive demo mix, recorded live Aug 17th, 2024
Hey guys, hope you’ve been having an awesome summer!! Hard to believe that it is nearly September, when summer starts winding down, kids go back to school, and the beginnings of Fall start showing up here and there, my favorite season. Well, as you can tell, it’s been a very slow summer,...
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“Trance Mission, June 2024 Edition” an Uplifting Trance demo mix, recorded live June 16th, 2024
Hey guys, well it’s been a while since I posted any Uplifting Trance demo mixes.. Well, guess what, I’M BACK!!! (Haha) Truth be known, regardless of how long I go in between Uplifting Trance sets, I still do listen to it, my first love in this type of music, before Progressive House or anything...
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“Prog Sessions, May 2024 edition” a progressive house demo mix, recorded live May 27th, 2024
Hey Guys, getting the next iteration of my Progressive House series, “Prog Sessions” in just under the wire for May here haha. I was figuring that I would call it “June Edition”, but since the cover art is an awesome photo, taken over my house by my neighbor across the street, of the Aurora...
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“Prog Sessions, April 2024 Edition” a progressive house demo mix, recorded live April 13th, 2024
Hey guys, welcome to the next iteration of Prog Sessions, April 2024 edition!! This one sort of happened by accident; I’d been working on my set for Solarstone and I was going through all of my recently purchased music, and for tracks that I thought were too mellow for the Solarstone show I was...
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Opening set for SOLARSTONE, Ora, Seattle, Fri, Apr 12th, 2024
On Friday, April 12th I was incredibly honored and excited to be able to warm up the decks, along with my good DJ buddy, Serjey Andre Kul, for the one-and-only, beloved Irish Trance DJ/Producer and early pioneer in this music, Mr. PURE Trance himself, Richard Mowatt, or more commonly known as.....
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“Prog Sessions, March 2024 Edition” a progressive house demo mix, recorded live March 2nd, 2024
Hey guys, just like the last edition of Prog Sessions, I’ve been working on this one for a while and have recorded it numerous times and changed things around quite a bit. I recorded this iteration of it a couple weekends ago on Saturday, March 2nd, and I really liked how it turned out, so it’s a...
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Guest set for the “Trance Portland” show, Opaline, Portland, Sat, Feb 17th, 2024
On Saturday, February 17th, I was thrilled to be able to venture back down to my old stomping grounds of Portland, Oregon, and play a Trance guest set for the boys behind Mission Trance and Team Yellow, at Opaline Nightclub in the heart of NW Portland in the Old Town district. I was joined by…
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Opening set for PAUL OAKENFOLD, Ora, Seattle, Sat, Feb 10th, 2024
On Saturday, February 10th, 2024, I was extremely honored to find myself back behind the decks as an opening DJ for none other than Mr. “Perfecto” himself; world-renown, globe-trotting Trance pioneer and early EDM influencer, PAUL OAKENFOLD, at ORA, Seattle!! Paul’s album “Tranceport” was my very...
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“Prog Sessions, Jan 2024 Edition” a progressive house demo mix, recorded live January 21st , 2024
On Sunday, January 21st, I recorded this, the next iteration of my Progressive House demo series, which I do every once in a while, when I feel like mixing but I don’t have any good shows coming up that match the music, yet meanwhile the flow of incoming tracks is just too great to ignore.. So,...
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Guest set for ”New Years Eve 2024 at Opaline”, Recorded LIVE on Sunday, December 31st, 2023
On Sunday, December 31st, I was thrilled to have been invited back down to Portland, Oregon, to play a New Year’s Eve 2024 Trance Party at Opaline Nightclub, for the 2nd year in a row!! Opaline is a neat, kind of intimate little club in the heart of the NW “Old Town” district of downtown…
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Opening set for SUNNY LAX, Ora, Sat, December 23rd, 2023
On Saturday, December 23rd, I was honored to be the direct opening support for on of my all-time Fave Trance artists, Hungarian DJ/record producer, early pioneer in Trance, and beloved ANJUNA superstar, Levente Márton, better known by his stage name, SUNNY LAX. This was my 4th time opening for...
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Opening set for Billy Gillies, Ora Nightclub, Sat. November 18th, 2023
On Saturday, November 18th, I was honored to be the primary support for rising star Irish Trance DJ/Producer, BILLY GILLIES, at Ora Nightclub in Seattle. It seems I have been on a roll opening for Uplifting Trance and Techno Headliners lately, which has been super fun because it allows me to tap...
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Opening set for GANESH, Ora Nightclub, Fri, October 6th, 2023
Hey guys, sorry for the long delay, but just uploaded my set from back on October 6th, opening for GANESH, a Trance and Techno OG West Coast DJ/Producer and very early adopter to the LA Trance Rave scene in the 90’s. This was a real treat to be able open for such a well-known “semi-local” pioneer...
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“October Prog” a progressive house demo mix, recorded live October 21st , 2023
Hey guys, this is the latest iteration of my Progressive demo set series, called "October Prog". I aspire to have this be a monthly podcast release, doesn't always work out that way with work and other "life" things that get in the way time-wise, not to mention that I am extremely picky about…
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Opening set for LAURA VAN DAM, Vue Lounge, Seattle, Friday, Sept 22nd, 2023
On Friday, September 22nd, I was honored to open for rising ASOT & Anjuna star, Dutch Trance and Progressive artist, Laura Van Dam. This show was called “Vivid Presents a Vue Takeover feat. Laura Van Dam with DEPTH & Friends”, so it was at a new Seattle club for me that I hadn’t ever been to...
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ZOXY + Gotek B2B opening set (Pt. 2) for JOHN ASKEW, Ora, Fri, July 7th, 2023
This is "Part 2" B2B opening set from Friday, July 7th, where I was incredibly honored to be on the opening roster for a UK Trance Legend, JOHN ASKEW, at Ora Seattle!!! Once again, I was able to join my dear buddy from Portland, Zoxy, behind the decks for a B2B ("back-to-back") set, and we had…
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WEB + Gotek B2B opening set (Pt. 1) for JOHN ASKEW, Ora, Fri, July 7th, 2023
On Friday, July 7th, I was beyond honored to be on the opening roster for a UK Trance pioneer who’s been making a waves in the club industry since the early 90’s underground rave scene in England, and has held residencies at some of the world's most influential clubs such as The Gallery, Cream…
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“July Prog” a progressive house demo mix, recorded live July 3rd, 2023
Hey guys, Happy July!! Can’t believe it’s already practically mid-summer already.. Well, as sure as the world keeps turning, I keep acquiring more and more music and messing around with it on the decks, and if I don’t happen to luck out and get a club gig opening for an artist that matches well...
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“White Label” a Classic Trance demo mix: 005, recorded live June 14th, 2023
Hey guys! Well, I’ve been working in the background on this next iteration of the “White Label” Classic Trance series, number 5, for the past month or so, and every time I record another one of these I worry whether I’ll have enough good material that will continue to motivate me to keep mixing...
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Opening set for RINALY, Ora Nightclub, Seattle, Saturday, May 20th, 2023
On Saturday, May 20th, I was extremely honored to be the primary opener for Japanese DJ and music producer, RINALY, at Ora Nightclub, Seattle. You may have seen Rinaly at one of the giant Trance festivals around the globe, and she has performed in renowned clubs such as Zouk Singapore, Colosseum...
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“Summer Prog – May 2023 ” a progressive house demo mix, recorded live May 19th, 2023
On Friday, May 19th, I recorded a demo set of some dreamy, relaxing proggy stuff that I have been listening to and collecting for the past couple months, literally to upload to dropbox so I could listen to it in the backyard BBQ’ing on a beautiful, early summer evening haha, the night before the...
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“White Label ” a Classic Trance demo mix: 004, recorded live May 13th, 2023
Hey guys, well here it is, # 4 on my Classic Trance series, White Label!! I’ve been working on this one for weeks and finally recorded a take that I liked last Saturday on May 13th, and have been listening to it non-stop ever since haha. I really had to play with the track order on this one, but…
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Opening set for SUNNY LAX, Ora Nightclub, Seattle, April 29th, 2023
On, Saturday, April 29th, I was beyond honored to be the primary support for easily one of my all-time favorite Trancers, Anjuna star and true prodigy Trance pioneer from the earlier days, Hungarian DJ/record producer, Levente Márton, better know by his stage name, SUNNY LAX. This is one of those...
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“White Label” a Classic Trance demo mix: 003, recorded live Apr. 22, 2023
Hey guys!! Well I've been plugging away at this White Label Classic Trance series and managed to finally record a take that I liked last Sunday, so here it is, after something like 15 attempts to record it and endless rearranging and being unsatisfied and going back to the drawing board again and...
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Zoxy + Gotek B2B opening set for John O’Callahan, Ora, Seattle, Fri, Mar 24th, 2023
On Friday, March 24th, I was super excited and honored to not only be opening for Irish Trance legend and pioneer, JOHN O’CALLAHAN, but also to be back behind the decks doing a B2B set with one of my oldest and dearest Trance DJ buddies, the promoter that offered my very first gig and chance to...
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“White Label” a Classic Trance demo mix: 002, recorded live March 5th, 2023
Hey guys, well, I had SO much fun recording the first White Label Classic trance mix, and received a lot of much-appreciated positive feedback on it, that I AM BACK with another Classic Uplifting Trance mix for ya, with White Label 002!! I really dug deep on this one and used even more MP3’s than...
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Opening set for GENIX, Ora Nightclub, Seattle, Feb 11th, 2023
On Saturday, February 11th, I was honored to be the primary support opening DJ for world-renown Anjuna star, Progressive and Techno UK record producer and DJ, Damion Houchen, better known by his stage name, GENIX. I am lucky enough to have opened for GENIX twice now, the first time was at a club…
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“White Label” a Classic Trance demo mix: 001, recorded live Feb 13th, 2023
So, I’ve hinted that this mix was coming on my Gotek FB page etc, but I’ve noticed that I’ve been gravitating to my collection of much older, “vintage”, Uplifting Trance tracks (early-to-mid 2000’s, before 2010), many of which I originally purchased on vinyl, some of which were only ever released...
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“Introspections” a Deep Progressive demo mix, recorded live Jan 31st, 2023
So, this mix was intended to be an experiment, just to play with some deep progressive and organic house tracks that I have compiling for my next (hopefully) progressive house opening set, which is at this time a primary support spot for GENIX on Feb 11th, which I am very excited about!! Most of...
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“Winter in Paradise” an Uplifting Trance demo mix, recorded live Sat, Jan 21st, 2023
138 BPM Trance, before it was even referred to as “Uplifting Trance”, is what I originally fell in love with back in the late 90’s and what eventually inspired me to buy some turn tables and learn how to DJ, which began this whole thing for me. Even though I mostly only am able to DJ Progressive...
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Gotek + J-Note guest B2B Anjuna Tribute set for “Illuminate” at Ora, Seattle, WA, Fri, Jan 6th, 2023
On Friday, January 6th, I was honored to play my very first show of the New Year at ORA Nightclub in downtown Seattle, and this one was for a fun Trance and Progressive local Seattle DJ’s night called “Illuminate”. For this Illuminate it was an all B2B sets (B2B = “back-to-back”, 2 DJ’s playing a...
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Guest set for NYE 2022 Party at Opaline Nightclub, Portland, OR, Sat, Dec 31st, 2022
On Saturday, December 31st, I was honored to be invited to play at a NYE Trance DJ event at a club called Opaline, in Portland, Oregon. This was a special show for me for a couple of reasons, 1/ Opaline was a new club for me, which is always exciting and fun to spin at new venues, but also, 2/…
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Opening set for SOLARSTONE, Ora, Sat, Nov 5th, 2022
On Saturday, November 5th, I was incredibly honored to be direct support for world-renown and beloved Trance DJ and record producer, visiting us all the way from Wales, UK, Richard Mowatt, better known as SOLARSTONE, at Ora Nightclub, Seattle. This was actually my 3rd time getting to open for…
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J-Note + Gotek B2B opening set for OLIVER SMITH, Ora, Sat, Oct 1st, 2022
On Saturday, October 1st, I was honored to be direct support, along with my long-time Seattle DJ peer and buddy, the lovely Janice Chae, a.k.a. J-Note, on a super fun “back-to-back” (B2B) opening set for one of my all-time favorite Trance DJ’s and Record Producers, Anjuna Star and renown Trance...
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“AUTUMN DRIVE” – a Progressive House demo mix, recorded live, Sat, Oct 15th, 2022
Hey guys, hope you’re all doing well!! So, crazy to think it’s October already, and sorry it’s been a while since I have posted anything new. Sadly, since the COVID pandemic took the world by storm, two of the clubs that I used to play at regularly, The Underground in Seattle, and Whiskey Bar in...
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“Electric Blue LA” – an Uplifting Trance demo mix, recorded live, Sun, June 12th, 2022
Once again, I’ve been Jones’ing for 138, and on Saturday, June 11th, I fired up the DJ gear, and over some cocktails recorded a live set of some recent tracks I’ve been incessantly listening to lately, lightly seasoned with some heart-felt classics. The next day I listened to it, made a few…
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Opening set for NOX VAHN, Ora Nightclub, Seattle, Sat, June 4th, 2022
On Saturday, June 4th, 2022, I was beyond honored to open and hand off the decks to rising Anjunadeep star DJ/record producer, NOX VAHN, an incredibly talented and relevant name in the industry, known for his addictive dark techno vibes. To be honest, I didn't have a lot of lead time to prepare…
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Opening set for GIUSEPPE OTTAVIANI, Ora, Seattle, Sat, May 21st, 2022
On Saturday, May 21st, 2022, I was incredibly honored to open and hand off the decks to none other than GIUSEPPE OTTAVIANI, world-renown Italian DJ and record producer, at ORA Nightclub, Seattle. Giuseppe, also known as GO, is an incredible creative and pioneering force in the Trance industry…
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SKYVIEW – an Uplifting Trance demo mix, recorded live, Sat, May 14th, 2022
Finally got around to recording a new Uplifting Trance mix on Saturday, May 14th, 2022, just in time for Spring. I actually had hoped to record one of these as a “year-end mix” back around the holidays, but unfortunately just never had time with work etc. Regardless, I still have been buying a…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Seattle's Mark McCarthy a.k.a. DJ Gotek emerged out of the exploding Electronic Dance Music scene in the Pacific Northwest over the past decade+, and has held residencies at some of the hottest DJ clubs in the NW such as The Underground, Club Contour, and Foundation Nightclub in Seattle and Whiskey Bar in Portland, and also has played at an ever growing list of clubs and venues on the west coast. Specifically noted for his euphoric, uplifting, and melodic Progressive and Trance sets over the past decade, DJ Gotek has found himself being invited to open for some of the world's most prolific and iconic Trance and Progressive DJ/Producers, artists such as Paul van Dyk, Paul Oakenfold, Cosmic Gate, Sunny Lax, Genix, Solarstone, 4 Strings, Aly & Fila, ARTY, Ilan Bluestone, Super8 & Tab, Omnia, Ronski Speed, Orjan Nilson, Roger Shah, Chicane, The Blizzard, Lange, Daniel Kandi, Alex M.O.R.P.H., Gareth Emery, MYON, Max Graham, Andy Moor, Richard Durand, Bobina, Stoneface & Terminal, John OO Fl
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