PAUL KALKBRENNER

Paul Kalkbrenner (born 1977 in Leipzig, Germany) is a German electronic musician and actor from Berlin. In early 2006, German director Hannes Stöhr, an avid fan of Paul's third album Self (2004),  decided to get in contact with Kalkbrenner. His idea was to produce a film about a Berlin techno musician during the new millennium, and Paul would compose the soundtrack. In the course of their exchange, Hannes had the realization that Paul should not just contribute the music, but that he would be the perfect choice as the film's star. Without hesitation, Paul accepted the offer. They decided to title the film Berlin Calling. Berlin Calling and Paul's debut acting performance received positive reviews, and the film, thanks to its authentic depiction of the Berlin club scene and drug culture, became, slowly but surely, a cult classic. The soundtrack and especially the single "Sky and Sand" broke many sales records. The 2009 DVD release of the film brought Paul to a new, much larger audience around the world. In early 2010 Paul completed a twelve-city live concert tour throughout Europe (with over 50,000 tickets sold within just a few weeks), followed by many headlining appearances at summer festivals.

MASSIVE ATTACK

Massive Attack is a collaborative music production duo from Bristol, UK. Working with co-producers, as well as various session musicians and guest vocalists, they make records and tour live. The duo are considered to be progenitors of the trip hop genre. DJs Grantley "Grant" Evan Marshall (a.k.a. Daddy G or "G"), Andrew "Andy" Lee Isaac Vowles (a.k.a. Mushroom or "Mush") and graffiti artist-turned-MC (later turned-singer) Robert Del Naja (a.k.a. 3D or "D") met as members of DJ/MC partying collective, The Wild Bunch. One of the first homegrown soundsystems in the UK, The Wild Bunch became dominant on the Bristol club scene in the mid-1980s. Massive Attack started as a spin-off production trio in 1988, with the independently-released song, "Any Love", sung by falsetto-voiced singer-songwriter Carlton McCarthy, and then, with considerable backing from Neneh Cherry, they signed to Circa Records in 1990 – committing to deliver six studio albums and a "best of" compilation. Circa became a subsidiary of, and was later subsumed into, Virgin Records, which in turn was acquired by the now Terra Firma-owned major, EMI.

BURIAL

Burial (born William Bevan) is an electronic musician from London. His music contains elements of dubstep, ambient and house music. His eponymous debut album was released in 2006 to critical acclaim. The Wire magazine named it their album of the year, along with achieving fifth place in the Mixmag 2006 Album of the Year list, and eighteenth in the best of the year list of The Observer Music Monthly supplement. Burial's second album, Untrue, was also released to critical acclaim and was the second-highest rated album of 2007, according to the review-collating website, Metacritic.

DON DIABLO

Don Diablo (born February 27, 1980 as Don Pepijn Schipper) is a Dutch DJ, who signed a worldwide recording deal in March 2008 with Sony Music and released his second artist album Life is a Festival fall of 2008. Furthermore, he makes music for motion pictures and commercials, runs two record labels to push and create opportunities for a new generation of talented producers, directs his own music videos, and as an ambassador for Dance4Life - an international UN-supported action campaign to fight back against HIV and AIDS - he stays active on the charity front. His parents named him after Don van Vliet (Captain Beefheart).

NERO

NERO are an electronic music act(best known for their dubstep and drum and bass) from London(UK) consisting of Daniel Stephens and Joe Ray. Alana Watson provides vocals on many of the duo's songs. They won the 2010 Beatport awards for Best Dubstep Act and Best Dubstep Track for "Act Like You Know" in 2009. The duo released their first official single "Innocence" in the United Kingdom on 26 April 2010. The single was released as a double A-side with the track "Electron" as a digital download, as well as a vinyl. The track managed to reach a peak of number 168 on the UK Singles Chart besides peaking at number 16 and 11 on the dance and independent charts. On 6 December 2010, the BBC announced that Nero had been nominated for the BBC's Sound of 2011 poll.

THE SUBS

The Subs is an electro band from Ghent, Belgium . The Subs are Jeroen De Pessemier aka Papillon (songwriter / producer, ex-Bolchi, ex-Foxylane), Wiebe Loccufier aka Tonic (producer / DJ, half of the dj-duo Starski & Tonic, heirs of 2 ManyDJs and The Glimmers in notorious kingdom Culture Club) and Highbloo (DJ, part of the Partyharders Squad). After the release of some underground club hits like "You Make Me Spill ',' Fuck That Shit" and "Substracktion 'position, the raw punk thrash song' Kiss My Trance" in 2008 for a breakthrough in the Belgian dance sensation. At the end of 2008 they released their debut album The Subs Subculture, inspired by the milestones in the dance music of the 90s (like Daft Punk, Chemical Brothers and Underworld). In 2010, the group released a new single, along with Partyharders : The Pope of Dope.

DIGITALISM

Digitalism is a German dance punk duo founded in 2004 in Hamburg and consisting of Jens "Jence" Moelle and İsmail "Isi" Tüfekçi. They are signed to French label Kitsuné Music, and have released four singles to date: "Idealistic", "Zdarlight", "Jupiter Room", and "Pogo".Digitalism has remixed tracks for The Presets, Tom Vek, The Futureheads, Daft Punk, Tiga, Klaxons, White Stripes, Monk, Depeche Mode, Cut Copy and many others, including a re-edit of "Fire in Cairo" by The Cure (entitled "Digitalism in Cairo"). Their tracks and remixes are played by DJs such as Erol Alkan, Soulwax, Boys Noize and Justice.Digitalism have made appearances at festivals such as Coachella, Lollapalooza, South by Southwest, and Ultra Music Festival as well as various clubs worldwide.