Artists

Andy Tau is the production alias of Andy MacDougall, a Scottish producer now based in London. Andy has been producing for several years, however 2008 has been the best year so far for him. Andy has several releases already in 2008, including Revelations on Monster Tunes, played in Gareth Emery’s Essential Mix on Radio 1, and with support from other top DJs including Judge Jules. Andy has several originals and remixes forthcoming on Monster over the next few months, including a driving progressive remix of Amaya by Amaya, and an anthemic uplifting trance track called Mahayana.

Andy also has releases through Bonzai, North, which features exclusively on the Ministry of Sound Summer Euphoria mixed by Airwave, and he was also given the honour of remixing Candy Of Life by Airwave, turning it into a dark progressive track with a huge bassline. Possibly his most exciting release to date is The Path on superb new label Infrasonic, with mixes from genre heroes such as Neal Scarborough, Rozza, Manuel Le Saux and Pulstate, this package has been doing massive damage on dancefloors the world over. Andy also has several other remixes forthcoming on Infrasonic, including a deep remix of the beautiful melodic trance track Lost Forever by Pulstate.

Andy has growing support for his tracks by many of the world’s top DJs and with several collaborations and remixes on other labels he has a solid supply of tracks coming out over the summer. With DJ’ing and his own label Future State Records going from strength to strength Andy is extremely busy and loving every minute of it!

In a scene full of emerging talent and rising stars, all too few make the transition to industry heavyweights. Hard work, creativity and a unique sound are essential for this progression, and the blueprint of that is Solis & Sean Truby. Loud and proud from the North East of England, this duo have gained support in the last few years from the most important names in EDM, and their stock is going nowhere but up.

Whilst their DJ sets are high-energy, sought after shows, it’s the production side of the business that has put them on a level above the rest. Hallmarking their idea of trance back 2011 with their chart topping track ‘Empathy’ which featured on BBC Radio One, the pair have consistently delivered productions that sound out at club nights across the world. The likes of ‘Closer To The Earth’ and ‘Loaded’ established them as highly respected producers.

Mixing business and pleasure, the pair are also responsible for the signings of leading record label Infrasonic (described by Armin van Buuren as “one of the best labels in the world right now”), in addition to working closely with Armada, Spinnin and Garuda, where they have released highly acclaimed original and remix material.

Garuda favourite Ben Gold has really been taken aback by what he has seen, playlisting ‘Meerkat’ on The Sound of Garuda 2 CD, as well as firing out their two new productions ‘Sectioned’ and ‘Code Breaker’, along with their monumental remix of Ben Gold’s ‘Amplified’ all in one set on the biggest stage of them all: ASOT 650.

On the gig front in 2013 the pair performed on sought after shows such as the Garuda UK tour, Warehouse Project Manchester, and also making their Ibiza debut at Judgement Fridays, where they first spun their remix of Mauro Picotto’s ‘Lizard’ – arguably one of the year’s best supported remixes.

With solid foundations already in place, 2014 is set to be the pairings breakthrough year. This duo may be proudly from the North East, but with a sound that is played all around the world, these two are by no means regional up-and-comers; they are global stars in the making.