To listen to Billy Gillies is to capture true joy, because every song he produces and DJ set he performs radiates pure passion and vibrant spirit.

 

The Northern Irishman’s blend of quirky Eurodance synths, uplifting trance grandeur and hard-hitting bass rhythms goes beyond catchy melodies and expert timing, as breakout hits “Lagoon” and “Youth” tap into the very essence of what makes a night spent on the dancefloor with your best mates such a special experience.

 

That’s why he’s earned more than 145 million views on TikTok, filled a Creamfields tent with thousands of ravers at 1 p.m. on a Sunday, and why he’s managed to get an official remix of Madison Avenue’s 1999 hit “Don’t Call Me Baby” after ripping the iconic vocal off the internet.

 

Crowds chant his name from Taiwan to Texas because Billy Gillies dares to do something different; something unique to himself. Now, Billy Gillies is the next superstar-DJ-in-the-making, poised to take over the world.

 

Billy’s musical obsession started in the 2000s when his older sister started buying Clubland compilation CDs and dating a local DJ. One night, the boyfriend came over and brought his decks, but when the couple left to go dancing, 11-year-old Billy snuck into his sister’s room and started playing with the turntables.

 

“I was like, ‘what is this music? I love this,’” he laughs. “On the Christmas list for that year was a set of decks.”

 

His mom delivered with his first set of Kam belt drives, and Billy’s been mad for mixing ever since. Each Saturday, he’d head out of the house with a five Pound note and spend it on a new record (Tiesto’s Traffic being particularly influential). In turn, he’d spend the next week learning to mix that record in and out of his steadily growing collection.

 

When he was 17, he got his first taste of true Clubland. A year underaged, he caught an hour-long bus from Belfast to Banbridge and talked his way into a club called Coach. Japanese DJ Yoji Biomehanika and the UK’s own Lisa Lashes dropped heavy hard-house records all night, and Billy started dreaming of his own chance to rock a crowd, proper.

 

He knew that if he wanted to be an in-demand DJ, he’d have to come up with some original songs. In 2011, he locked himself in his bedroom with a copy of Ableton Live and didn’t come out until he’d mastered the basic trance sound.

 

He fell in love with music production and started sending his tracks to BBC Radio 1 DJ Judge Jules, who played them on his show every Friday night. For 19-year-old Billy, there was nothing better.

 

After spending much of his 20s as a self-described “party animal,” 28-year-old Billy once again locked himself inside his bedroom and churned out a ton of original tunes. The result? A spot on the lineup of Luminosity 2019 alongside major trance legends Paul Van Dyk, Ferry Corsten, Gareth Emery and more. He played a set of all-original material, and when a recording was posted to Soundcloud, it earned more plays than any of the headliners.

 

“I’d brung a fresh sound into the trance scene,” Gillies says. “Everyone was making the same type of thing, where I just look back at my influences growing up and crammed it into the main trance style.”

 

International booking requests flooded in, sending him to Argentina to Australia—and then COVID struck. Many of his peers saw no point releasing music to a locked-down crowd, but Billy saw a chance to experiment.

 

“People need music in hard times, not just for clubs,” he says. “The music I was making around that time was proper emotional melodies, and it was resonating with everyone.”

 

He’d share each tune in a rough clip to Facebook or TikTok, and every post brought shares in the thousands. His fan base wasn’t just growing, it was ballooning, due in part not only to his masterful skills in the studio but also his effervescent personality that spills into each tune.

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FANIAC IS REVOLUTIONIZING THE HARDCORE SCENE WITH HIS DEDICATION TO THE NEXT-GEN SOUND.

 HAILING FROM HAARLEM, NETHERLANDS, FANIAC’S JOURNEY INTO THE WORLD OF HARDCORE BEGAN IN THE LATE ’90S, WHEN HE FIRST DISCOVERED THE RAW POWER OF GABBER. SINCE HIS DEBUT DJ SET IN 2011, HE HAS BEEN UNSTOPPABLE, PERFORMING AT MAJOR EVENTS LIKE GHOSTTOWN, OUWESTIJL IS BOTERGEIL, GROUND ZERO, AND HARDCORE CLASSICS.

NOT ONLY IS FANIAC KNOWN FOR HIS ELECTRIFYING PERFORMANCES, BUT HE WAS ALSO ONE OF THE FOUNDERS OF STRENGTH OF UNITY, THE TEAM BEHIND THE ICONIC ‘OUWE STIJL IS BOTERGEIL’ EVENTS THAT HELPED SHAPE THE HARDCORE COMMUNITY.

NOW, FANIAC IS ALL ABOUT PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES WITH THE NEXT-GEN HARDCORE SOUND – A PERFECT FUSION OF OLD-SCHOOL ENERGY AND FUTURISTIC PRODUCTION. FEATURING AUTHENTIC EARLY HARDCORE KICKS ALONGSIDE CRISP, CUTTING-EDGE DIGITAL DESIGN, HIS TRACKS BRING THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS. HIS SETS ARE PACKED WITH POWER, INTENSITY, AND PASSION, LEAVING CROWDS IN AWE EVERY TIME.

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Oldskool Johnny is a Dutch DJ and producer pushing the boundaries of hardcore music while staying true to its roots. He seamlessly blends the raw energy of the ‘90s with modern digital production, creating an electrifying experience that pays tribute to the past while embracing the future.

Since 2022, performing at major events like: (Decade Of Early Hardcore), (Harmony Of Hardcore), (Ghosttown), (Hardcore Never Dies),(Ouwestijl), (Madness XL), (Underground Hardrave) . With more than 28 high-energy performances to his name(in such a short time), he has established himself as a must-see act for fans of early hardcore, oldschool, and gabber. His passion for the genre is evident in his powerful sets, where authentic Roland TR-909 kicks meet futuristic sound design.

Not only a performer but also a dedicated producer, Oldskool Johnny has independently released his own vinyl,s and CD,s solidifying his commitment to the hardcore movement.

Catch Oldskool Johnny live or stream his tracks on all major platforms.

Twan Quadackers is a 28 year old student & DJ producer who lives in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. He started making mixes 6 years ago and tracks since four years. In those years he learned about how to change a regular mix to a destroying dark story. The shape of his story's are created by ravesounds, often rude with a sensitive touch. He is working hard on his tracks and trying to find his own style. 

The bpm is often high (153- 200) but can be slow too (145- 153)Artwaq gets inspiritation of artists like: KRTM, Manu Le malin, Nico moreno, Ornviom and Tripped. Hard kicks are his speciality and the feeling of tension in a mix gives him goosebumps.

His tracks are based on movies or experiences in his life what had a lot of impact.  Always trying to make something different instead of the commercial sounds.

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