With over one hundred releases spanning nearly 10 years of music, AVA Recordings has become a staple within the Trance scene and has long been at the forefront of releasing top quality music from producers like Andy Moor, Andrew Rayel, Tritonal, Tenishia, Ashley Wallbridge, Ben Nicky, Somna, Orkidea and many more.  

2016 sees a continuation on the path that label owner Andy Moor has set which is to release high quality sustainable music written with passion from A-listers as well as new talent.

Innerleaf was founded in 2023 by Tim van Werd as a record label. 
The label is focussing on artists and music around Melodic House & Techno.

In a city with a colourful nightlife, few DJs consistently keep the party going. One name that stands out is Maliki, a Jakarta based DJ who plays an array of house music, including its various sub genres: Tech House, Deep House and Funky House.

Maliki takes the crowd straight to the party. No frills, no gimmicks, just good music, shaking hips and moments of euphoria. Maliki has an authentic approach to his craft, bringing tunes that he knows will connect with the party and make partygoers groove.

Manning the decks since 2005, Maliki’s breakthrough came when he won the JUICE DJ Quest contest in 2007 and then got the 1st runner up for representing Indonesia in JUICE South East Asia contest, Maliki also become the Runner Up for Rookie of the Year REDMA (Ravelex Dance Music Award) 2008. In 2017, 2018 and 2019 Hard Rock Paranoia nominated Maliki for 2 category, Best Deep And Tech House Dj of the year and Best Podcast of the year.  

Paranoia Hard Rock awarded Maliki for best deep and tech house dj of the year 2019.

Maliki shared stage with several international DJs such as Kaskade, Richie Hawtin, Rasmus Faber, DJ Colette, Grand Nelson, Chocolate Puma, Shiba San, Tiga, Hot Since 82, Carl Cox, Loco Dice, Claptone, Gorgon City, Nicole Moudaber, Reboot, Matador, Dub Fire, Peggy Gou, Nic Fanciulli, Technasia, Mau P and many more.

Not just that, many top brands such as Louis vuitton, Gucci, Fendi, Dior, Hublot and others also brings the party with Maliki. For him it’s all about the music, it is part of life and it shapes the mood and the atmosphere around you. 

The intense love for music that shapes the style he adopts now.

Tim van Werd’s interest in music began at a young age with the drums, trumpet, and piano through training in classical, pop, and jazz music.
As a melodic house producer, this expertise shines through in his seamless productions and dynamic style that blends elements of different genres.
Since 2012 Tim started playing in clubs and in 2013 he started producing his own music. In 2016 he graduated at the Herman Brood Academy in Utrecht as a Dance Producer.

With over 15 million streams on his releases and dreamy livesets Tim is indispensable in the melodic scene.
A highlight this year is a release on Armin van Buuren's recordlabel Armada. Armin invited Tim to play at A State Of Trance and recorded a podcast to talk about his career.
One of his most successful songs 'Believe' is loved by many in the melodic scene with over 2 million streams on Spotify.

Beside singles Tim was asked to remix the legendary songs 'Reflekt - Need To Feel Loved' and 'Michael Gray - The Weekend'.
Tim van Werd's discography got acknowledged by leading artists all over the world, for example; Joris Voorn, Tinlicker, Eelke Kleijn, Nora en Pure.

This year Tim is picking up speed. Playing Shows in Europe and turning up the heat at the main stage of the Ultra Sonic Festival in Holland are just a few things that will propel him to the next level. 

Radio plays:
​- BBC Radio 1
- One World Radio (Tomorrowland)
- SeriusXM
- Radio 538
- Cafe Mambo Ibiza
- Slam!
- 3FM

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Beyond their breathtaking melodies and explosive live sets, you’ll find dance music's closest friendship. Dutch powerhouse duo Lucas & Steve have seen a momentous rise to stardom in recent years with consecutive summer hits, multiple platinum and golden records, an endless string of international performances and accolades from BUMA (The Netherlands), Fun Radio (France), DJ Mag, MTV and many more.

The pair are renowned for uplifting productions and emotive lyrics, etching their place in modern dance music with massive radio hits like "Summer On You", "Up Till Dawn", "Where Have You Gone", “Perfect” and of course “Letters”, the title track of their 2020 debut album: "Letters to Remember”. Their 16 song LP, which received the Netherlands’ prestigious Edison Pop Award, showcases their musical diversity and solidifies Lucas & Steve’s reputation as truly talented songwriters. With deeply embedded dance roots, the pair have collaborated with the likes of Armin van Buuren, Sam Feldt, W&W, Mike Williams and remixed many household names such as David Guetta, Robin Schulz, Kygo, Lost Frequencies and Illenium among many others.

Since, the Dutch tastemakers have continued their upward trajectory with a slew of highly anticipated and heavy hitting collaborations. 2021 saw Lucas & Steve first team up with R&B icons Blackstreet for the radio-friendly ‘No Diggity’, before bringing things back to the festival with ‘Paper Planes’, a joint venture alongside Norway’s very own Tungevaag.

Lucas & Steve’s infinite energy is best experienced in a crowd, which they’ve proven time after time with acclaimed live performances at Tomorrowland’s Mainstage, Creamfields, AMF, Parookaville, Sziget Festival, ElectroBeach, as well as continuous tours across Europe, Asia and South America.

As the world came to a standstill in 2020, Lucas & Steve continued to elevate their songwriting and recording process to new heights, resulting in the duo surpassing 1 billion streams from all corners of the globe. Lucas & Steve continued to up the ante throughout 2021, churning out trendsetting and memorable collaborations alongside industry icons like Afrojack, Tiësto, and Galantis. Most recently, Lucas & Steve expressed their excitement to bring their sound back on the road with the release of the aptly titled “Set You Free”. Completely reinvigorated, Lucas & Steve are finally emerging from the past two years with a whole new bag of musical tricks up their sleeves. With a succulent summer tour ahead, the Dutch duo is ready to show fans that the best is yet to come.

Fan van Dance / House / ASOT / ABGT / Arty / Tomorrowland

Even though they’re “still missing a slogan” after more than a decade of working together, German trance duo Store N Forward have let their signature sense of humor and evolving, yet true-to-the-genre sound speak for itself. With track titles as tasty as ‘Sugar,’ ‘Bananas,’ ‘Nuts,’ ‘Schnitzel’ and ‘Sauerkraut,’ Christian Steinweg & Thomas Boldt have continued to serve up treat after treat since 2001 and keep fans guessing how they’ll top their latest creation. 

“Chasing the newest trends and riding it until everybody is bored is not our style,” they say. “We like to have it on our own way--melodic, danceable and reliable!” 

These two friends from Hamburg have spent hours perfecting their sound, refining their productions and bringing the party to a variety of festivals and nightclubs around the world, including gigs in the US with Ferry Corsten, Poland with Cressida, Austria with Ronski Speed, Switzerland, the UK with Karanda, Andy Duguid, Dan Stone, and Germany. Thanks to their easy-going and friendly manner, they’ve established relationships with top DJs, label owners and fans around the world, who readily support their tracks and line up to see them perform live. 

It was their third place finish in a 2004 remix contest for Above & Beyond’s classic Oceanlab track ‘Satellite’ that put Store N Forward on the map and gave them the opportunity to focus on production as more than just a hobby. The momentum kept rolling with “4 Seasons in One Day” and “Honeymoon” and a collaboration with Cressida titled “Why Don’t We Talk About It.” Since then, many of their tracks have charted high on Beatport and received support from the biggest names, including Armin van Buuren, Above & Beyond, Ferry Corsten and Markus Schulz. “Manga” and “Bananas” were both were chosen as “Tune Of The Week” on A State Of Trance and singles like “Salt,” “Pepper,” and “Listen to Life” and remixes for Alex MORPH, Mike Koglin, The Thrillseekers & Dark Matters earned them a place on Beatport’s “Artists To Watch in 2012” list. 

Store N Forward have also made their home on the speakers of fans worldwide through their radio show, The Store N Forward Podcast Show. With almost 300 episodes and counting, Christian and Thomas are able to display their impeccable taste for choosing the best trance and progressive tracks of the moment every week. A second show on DI.fm called WorkOut! is broadcast from 12-2pm EST every 4th Tuesday of the month and features hour long guest mixes from the top names in trance.

Whether they’re experimenting in the kitchen or the studio, Store N Forward are sure to be cooking up something delightful for trance music fans for years to come. For more information, please visit www.storenforward.com or www.facebook.com/storenforward.


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Being labeled ‘The Future of Dance’ by 1001tracklists.com: rising star Laura van Dam, based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, is making one move after the other. Signing her music to renowned progressive house labels like Anjuna, Protocol, DOORN, Epic247 and Smash Deep, and playing at the biggest festivals and venues, like Ultra Europe, Sunburn Festival, Parookaville and Privilege Ibiza. With her unique music style combining deep progressive sounds and dark energetic beats Laura is bound to make major waves in her career.

It all started when a young girl Laura fell in love with electronic music at the age of only 12. Her music career started by winning a famous DJ contest at the Blue Marlin on Ibiza at the age of just 17 years old. After this Laura got inspired to take her career in music serious and she graduated in “Electronic Music Production” and studied “Audio Engineering” at the SAE Institute in Amsterdam. This has helped her develop professionally and allowed her to bring her music and shows to the next level. This paved the way for Laura her releases on some of the best labels in progressive house, like DOORN Records, Protocol Records and Smash Deep. Laura also got requested by Deezer to remix music by Beethoven in celebration of his 250th Birthday.

Over the past few years Laura worked as an A&R assistant for Doorn Records, where she oversaw the talent scouting and advised upcoming artists. Besides that she was also responsible for signing new label releases, including a few top 10 hittracks! She also worked as head of promo for Sander van Doorn's Identity Radio shows/live show's, which gave her the opportunity to work close with her mentor, Sander van Doorn and developed herself in her music.

Laura van Dam receives support by all the major tastemaker artist in progressive house and trance like, Armin van Buuren, Above & Beyond, Ferry Corsten, Sander van Doorn, Nicky Romero, Oliver Heldens and many more…

Keep an eye out, because Laura is one of the most promising female artists at this time!

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When an artist comes up as quickly as Paul Arcane, the electronic music world stops and listens. Gripped by his energetic, euphoric melodies, an eager fan base has answered with support from across the globe.

Paul Arcane’s tireless work ethic more than justifies his early success. In three short years he released an astounding 40+ songs on labels like Elliptical Sun Recordings and Enhanced Progressive. His meteoric trajectory has even registered on @aboveandbeyond's radar. The iconic trio enlisted him to contribute a guest mix for an episode of their world-renowned radio show, Group Therapy.

Growing up in Viña del Mar, Chile posed unique career challenges for Paul Arcane. Dominated by styles other than trance, the city’s electronic music scene did not provide the ideal nightlife climate for a trance artist to thrive. Unrelenting, he was determined not to let it cloud his creative vision.
Shortly after debuting as a DJ in 2015, he began learning how to produce music. A natural from the get go, he honed his skills on a handful of remixes before his first label release. His rendition of Dennis Sheperd’s “Fight Your Fears” arrived by way of Black Hole Recordings sub label A Tribute To Life in 2016.

Paul Arcane passed another major milestone later that year. His first EP went by the title Renaissance / Vision and came out on Elliptical Sun Recordings. Not only did the release find its way onto Above & Beyond: Group Therapy (ABGT), but @arminvanbuuren also supported it on his A State Of Trance (ASOT) radio show.

Between late 2016 and early 2018 he delivered a wealth of originals and remixes - not the least of which were his collaborations with Polish duo Sodality. Despite having been released far apart from one another, “Alpha,” “Beta” and “Gamma” each made for standout singles.

2018 marked the year that Paul Arcane truly came into his own as a world-class music producer. In addition to his highly anticipated ABGT guest mix, he made his Enhanced Progressive debut with a Dani Avramov collaboration titled “Glow.” He followed it up with his ASOT-supported single “Transcend,” and soon afterwards the aptly titled “Everest.” As one might expect, what seemed like a career peak (at the time he wrote the latter track) would soon be eclipsed by even greater accomplishments out on the horizon.

His determination to see every project through has earned Paul Arcane such an admirable résumé. Whereas a typical producer sits on countless works in progress, he adheres to a strict personal policy of finishing every song on which he starts working. At the core of his diligence lies the philosophy that the more we create the better our world will be, which he hopes to foster in everyone touched by his music.

Considering how much he’s accomplished in such a short span of time, a bright future awaits Paul Arcane indeed. However, as far as the trance community is concerned he’s already arrived.

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