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Best A-Trak Songs of All Time – Top 5 Tracks

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Alain Macklovitch born March 30, 1982, known by his stage name A-Trak, is a Canadian DJ, turntablist, record producer, and record label executive. He is the owner and President of the record label Fool’s Gold which was founded in 2007 and is credited for developing the careers of artists such as Kid Cudi, Danny Brown, and Flosstradamus. A-Trak’s career has spanned just over two decades, leading Rolling Stone to name him one of the 50 Most Important People in EDM. A-Trak is also part of the DJ duo Duck Sauce with Armand Van Helden, which was nominated for a Grammy in 2012 for their song “Barbra Streisand”. He grew up in the Montreal borough of Outremont. His older brother, David “Dave 1” Macklovitch, is one-half of the electro-funk duo Chromeo.

Notable releases by A-Trak between these two records include “Ray Ban Vision” featuring CyHi Da Prince (2010), “Warrior” with Mark Foster and Kimbra for Converse’s 3 Artists, 1 Song project (2012), “Money Makin'” with Dillon Francis (2012), and remixes of Daft Punk‘s “Robot Rock” (2009), Sébastien Tellier’s “Kilometer” (2009), Justice‘s “D.A.N.C.E.” (2010), The Rapture‘s “How Deep Is Your Love” (2011), and Surkin‘s “Never Let Go” (2012). On June 8, 2010, A-Trak released his wildly successful remix of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ track “Heads Will Roll”, which was also featured on the Project X (2012 film) soundtrack.

A-Trak has played at Coachella, Ultra Music Festival and Electric Daisy Carnival.

See a full list of upcoming A-Trak shows here.

Without further ado, A-Trak’s top 5 tracks of all time:

5. Heads Will Roll (A-Trak Remix)

4. A-Trak – Push feat. Andrew Wyatt

3. Duck Sauce – It’s You

2. Duck Sauce – ‘aNYway’ 

1. Duck Sauce – Barbra Streisand 

BONUS: Axwell – Nobody Else (A-Trak Remix)

Best Flux Pavilion Songs of All Time – Top 5 Tracks

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Joshua Steele, better known by his stage name Flux Pavilion, is an English EDM producer, DJ, singer-songwriter and label owner who has been performing since 2008. He has also made live performances with Example, Foreign Beggars and Chiddy Bang. Flux has listed his sound to be inspired by The Prodigy and Rusko.

Flux Pavilion co-founded Circus Records along with childhood friend Doctor P, in 2009 with the backing of D&B pioneer DJ Swan-E and Earl Falconer of UB40 In 2010, Flux Pavilion released Lines In Wax containing one of his most popular tracks “I Can’t Stop”. In 2011 he produced the single “Bass Cannon”, which peaked at number 56 on the UK Singles Chart, and was placed on the Radio 1 A-List. Along with Doctor P, Flux Pavilion presented the 2011 compilation album Circus One, to which he contributed four tracks. He is arguably best known for his song “I Can’t Stop” from the Lines in Wax EP. In February 2011, Chiddy Bang created a freestyle to the song, which has appeared on their Peanut Butter and Swelly mixtape. In August 2011, the track was sampled by producer Shama “Sak Pase” Joseph for the song “Who Gon Stop Me” by Jay-Z and Kanye West on their collaborative album Watch the Throne.

Flux Pavilion has played at Coachella, Ultra Music Festival and Electric Daisy Carnival.

See a full list of upcoming Flux Pavilion shows here.

Without further ado, Flux Pavilion’s top 5 tracks of all time:

5. Flux Pavilion – Do Or Die feat. Childish Gambino

4. Flux Pavilion – Symphony (feat. Layna)

3. Flux Pavilion – Bass Cannon

2. Flux Pavilion & Matthew Koma – Emotional

1. Flux Pavilion – I Can’t Stop

BONUS: Flux Pavilion – Got 2 Know

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Best Martin Solveig Songs of All Time – Top 5 Tracks

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Martin Laurent Picandet born September 22, 1976, better known by his stage name Martin Solveig, is a French DJ, singer, songwriter and record producer. He hosts a weekly radio show called C’est La Vie on radio stations worldwide, including Radio FG in his homeland. Born in Paris, he has been active since 1994. Solveig manages his own label called Mixture Stereophonic and was ranked number 29 in the 2011 DJ Mag Top 100 DJs. He has collaborated with David Guetta, Jax Jones (under their alias Europa), Laidback Luke, Dragonette, Kele of Bloc Party and Madonna.

On September 6, 2010, he released the single “Hello” with Dragonette as the lead single from his fifth studio album. It is Solveig’s most successful single to date, peaking at number one in Austria, Belgium (Flanders), Czech Republic and the Netherlands, while charting within the top 10 in ten other countries. The song also peaked at number 13 on the UK Singles Chart. “Ready 2 Go” was released as the second single from the album on March 28, 2011. He released his fifth studio album Smash on June 6, 2011, peaking at number 18 on the French Albums Chart. In 2011, Solveig was officially named as one of the producers for Madonna’s new studio album, MDNA. Solveig was also made the in house DJ for the 2012 MTV Movie Awards where he paid homage to the classic themes from movies such as Pulp Fiction.

Martin Solveig has played at Coachella, Ultra Music Festival and Electric Daisy Carnival.

See a full list of upcoming Martin Solveig shows here.

Without further ado, Martin Solveig’s top 5 tracks of all time:

5. Martin Solveig « +1 » (feat. Sam White)

4. Martin Solveig – Places (Official Music Video) ft. Ina Wroldsen

3. Martin Solveig – Do It Right (Official Video) ft. Tkay Maidza

2. Jax Jones, Martin Solveig, Madison Beer – All Day And Night (Late Night Session)

1. Martin Solveig & GTA – Intoxicated 

BONUS: Martin Solveig & Dragonette – Hello

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Best Lost Frequencies Songs of All Time – Top 5 Tracks

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Felix De Laet born November 30, 1993, known by his stage name Lost Frequencies, is a Belgian DJ and record producer. He is best known for his singles “Are You with Me” in 2014 and “Reality” in 2015.

On June 3, 2016, Lost Frequencies released a single, “Beautiful Life”, featuring Sandro Cavazza, which is the lead single for his debut studio album. He announced on Twitter that he planned to release the album in September 2016. On 8 September, he remixed a Major Lazer song “Cold Water” featuring Justin Bieber. He released his debut studio album titled Less Is More on October 21, 2016. It includes his massive hit “Are You with Me” as well as follow-up singles “Reality”, “Beautiful Life”, “What Is Love 2016” and “All Or Nothing” ft. Axel Ehnström.

Lost Frequencies has played at Coachella and Electric Daisy Carnival.

See a full list of upcoming Lost Frequencies shows here.

Without further ado, Lost Frequencies’s top 5 tracks of all time:

5. Lost Frequencies ft. The NGHBRS – Like I Love You

4. Lost Frequencies & Zonderling – Crazy

3. Lost Frequencies ft. James Blunt – Melody

2. Lost Frequencies – Are You With Me

1. Lost Frequencies feat. Janieck Devy – Reality

BONUS: Lost Frequencies ft. Sandro Cavazza – Beautiful Life

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Best Jai Wolf Songs of All Time – Top 5 Tracks

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Sajeeb Saha, known professionally as Jai Wolf, is a New York-based electronic music producer. He is best known for his singles, “Indian Summer”, “Like It’s Over”, and “Starlight”. He is currently signed to Mom + Pop Music.

Saha was born on November 1, 1991 in Bangladesh. The following year, he moved with his family to the United States, and studied at Herricks High School on Long Island. In 2011, Saha started producing electronic music under the moniker No Pets Allowed. Within a few years, his mashups and bootleg remixes began to generate attention, quickly rising within the internet music community.

In February 2014, Saha decided to part ways with the project and begin what is now known as Jai Wolf. Within the first few months, the project began to land a string of official remix opportunities for established artists including Melanie Martinez, Dirty South, Alesso and Odesza – each remix landing the #1 spot on Hype Machine. In late 2014, Skrillex turned Jai Wolf’s bootleg remix of “Ease My Mind” into an official remix. In 2015, Jai Wolf released his debut single “Indian Summer” through ODESZA’s label, Foreign Family Collective. “Indian Summer” reached number 31 on Billboard’s Hot Dance/Electronic song’s chart.

Jai Wolf has played at Coachella, Ultra Music Festival and Electric Daisy Carnival.

See a full list of upcoming Jai Wolf shows here.

Without further ado, Jai Wolf’s top 5 tracks of all time:

5. Jai Wolf – Lost feat. Chelsea Jade 

4. Jai Wolf – Like It’s Over (feat. MNDR)

3. Jai Wolf – Lose My Mind feat. Mr Gabriel

2. Jai Wolf – Starlight (feat. Mr Gabriel)

1. Jai Wolf – Indian Summer

BONUS: Jai Wolf – Telepathy

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Best KSHMR Songs of All Time – Top 5 Tracks

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Niles Hollowell-Dhar born October 6, 1988, better known by his stage name Kshmr (pronounced “Kashmir”; stylized as KSHMR), is an American musician, record producer and DJ. He was ranked at 23rd on DJ Mag’s 2015 Top 100 DJs and was awarded “The Highest New Entry”. His place elevated to 12th in the Top 100 DJs of 2016 and kept the same spot in 2017. In July 2017, he launched his own label, “Dharma Worldwide”.

In 2014, Hollowell-Dhar started making electro house music under the alias of KSHMR. Under this name, he charted on Beatport. Hollowell-Dhar’s collaborations notably include Firebeatz, R3hab, Tiësto, Bassjackers, Hardwell, Carnage, Timmy Trumpet and DallasK. Hollowell-Dhar released his first single “Megalodon” on February 24, 2014 on Spinnin’ Records.

KSHMR has played at Coachella, Ultra Music Festival and Electric Daisy Carnival. He also has a Las Vegas residency at Marquee.

See a full list of upcoming KSHMR shows here.

Without further ado, KSHMR’s top 5 tracks of all time:

5. KSHMR & Vaski – Lazer Love (ft. Francisca Ha) 

4. KSHMR – Megalodon (Original Mix)

3. KSHMR – JAMMU (Original Mix)

2. KSHMR – Dead Mans Hand 

1. Firebeatz & KSHMR – No Heroes ft. Luciana

BONUS: KSHMR – kashmir (Original Mix)

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Best Alan Walker Songs of All Time – Top 5 Tracks

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Alan Olav Walker born August 24 1997 is an English-born Norwegian DJ and record producer. In 2015 at the age of 18, Walker received international acclaim after releasing the single “Fade”, which received platinum certifications in 14 countries. In 2019, he was ranked 27th on DJ Mag’s Top 100 DJs list of 2019. He released his debut studio album, Different World, in 2018.

Walker signed with MER Musikk under Sony Music Sweden and released his next single, “Faded”, a remastered vocal version of “Fade”. It was released on December 8, 2015 and featured uncredited Naustdal pop singer Iselin Solheim. The single topped the year-end charts in Austria, Germany, Switzerland and Sweden, iTunes charts in 33 countries, as well as entering top 10 in Spotify Global Chart. The music video on YouTube has over 2.7 billion views and 19 million likes, placing it among the top 10 most liked YouTube videos. It has over 1.1 billion plays on Spotify, and is also one of the Top 10 Most Shazam-ed tracks of 2016. The single also received official remixes from Tiësto, Dash Berlin, and Hardwell.

Alan Walker has played at Coachella, Ultra Music Festival and Electric Daisy Carnival. He also has a Las Vegas DJ residency at Marquee Nightclub and Marquee Dayclub.

See a full list of upcoming Alan Walker shows here.

Without further ado, Alan Walker’s top 5 tracks of all time:

5. Alan Walker – Force

4. Alan Walker – Sing Me To Sleep

3. Alan Walker ft. Gavin James – Tired

2. Alan Walker – Alone

1. Alan Walker – Faded

BONUS: Alan Walker – The Spectre

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Best Gorgon City Songs of All Time – Top 5 Tracks

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Gorgon City are an English electronic music production duo consisting of two North London producers Kye “Foamo” Gibbon and Matt “RackNRuin” Robson-Scott. Their 2013 debut single “Real” peaked at number 44 on the UK Singles Chart. They are also well known for their 2014 single “Ready for Your Love”, which reached number 4 on the UK Singles Chart. They are currently signed to the London-based record label Black Butter Records which is a division of Sony Music.

On 12 May 2013, they released “Intentions”, featuring Clean Bandit. On 26 January 2014, they released “Ready for Your Love” featuring MNEK. The song is their highest-charting song to date, entering the UK Singles Chart at number four.

Escape is Gorgon City’s second studio album, released on 10 August 2018. Revealed collaborations on the album were to be Vaults, Duke Dumont, Naations, Kamille, Ghosted, and D Double E.

Gorgon City has played at Coachella, Ultra Music Festival and Electric Daisy Carnival.

See a full list of upcoming Gorgon City shows here.

Without further ado, Gorgon City’s top 5 tracks of all time:

5. Gorgon City – Saving My Life ft. ROMANS

4. Gorgon City, Kaskade, ROMÉO – Go Slow

3. Gorgon City, MK – There For You

2. Gorgon City – Imagination ft. Katy Menditta

1. Gorgon City ft. MNEK – Ready For Your Love

BONUS: Gorgon City – Go All Night ft. Jennifer Hudson

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Best Timmy Trumpet Songs of All Time – Top 5 Tracks

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Timothy Jude Smith born 9 June 1982, better known by his stage name Timmy Trumpet, is an Australian musician, DJ, songwriter and record producer. He has become known internationally for playing the trumpet live and making use of jazz elements in the realm of global dance music.

He started playing the trumpet at an early age, taught by his father. At thirteen, Timothy was named ‘Young Musician of the Year’ before being granted a full scholarship to the Conservatorium of Music, where he was tutored by Anthony Heinrich of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. Within two years he secured a position as the leading solo trumpet player in the Australian All-Star Stage Band. Timothy adopted the stage name Timmy Trumpet and began performing as a trumpeter alongside Australian DJ duo the Stafford Brothers at Australian nightclubs and music festivals. Timothy then taught himself how to DJ and began playing solo shows billed as Timmy Trumpet, incorporating live trumpet into his DJ sets.

Timmy Trumpet’s breakthrough single “Freaks” with New Zealand rapper Savage was certified gold by the RIAA, six times platinum by ARIA, and triple platinum by Recorded Music NZ. Timmy Trumpet is currently ranked the number 13 DJ in the world, according to the DJ Mag Top 100.

Timmy Trumpet has played at Tomorrowland and Electric Daisy Carnival and also has a las vegas residency at Marquee.

See a full list of upcoming Timmy Trumpet shows here.

Without further ado, Timmy Trumpet’s top 5 tracks of all time:

5. MAKJ & Timmy Trumpet – Party Till We Die feat. Andrew W.K.

4. Blasterjaxx & Timmy Trumpet – Narco 

3. W&W x Timmy Trumpet x Will Sparks ft. Sequenza – Tricky Tricky

2. Timmy Trumpet – Oracle

1. Timmy Trumpet & Savage – Freaks 

BONUS: Carnage x Timmy Trumpet – PSY or DIE 

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Best EDX Songs of All Time – Top 5 Tracks

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Maurizio Colella born 2 November 1976, better known by his stage name EDX, is a Swiss DJ and Grammy-nominated producer. The #1 Swiss artist on Spotify, he was proclaimed a genius by British electronic dance music magazine Mixmag for his production and remixing talent. EDX is currently signed to the Spinnin’ Deep sublabel of Spinnin’ Records, although also releases via his own label Sirup Music. His radio mix show, No Xcuses, debuted in 2011 on Sirius XM and is now broadcast weekly on the Evolution platform on iHeartRadio.

EDX founded his own record label, Sirup Music, in 2001. In 2008, EDX formed The Helvetic Nerds along with Dinka and other artists from Christian Hirt’s label Enormous Tunes; today, the group consists of EDX, Daniel Portman, Croatia Squad, Sons of Maria, Cedric Zeyenne, and Nora En Pure.

He was named in the top 3 of Beatport’s annual “Best Progressive House Artist” award, along with deadmau5 and Eric Prydz, in 2009.

EDX has played at Ultra Music Festival, Tomorrowland and Electric Daisy Carnival.

See a full list of upcoming EDX shows here.

Without further ado, EDX’s top 5 tracks of all time:

5. EDX – Stay

4. EDX – Breathin’ (Extended Vocal Mix)

3. EDX – Missing (ft. Mingue)

2. EDX – Roadkill (EDX’s Ibiza Sunrise Remix)

1. Sam Feldt – Show Me Love (EDX’s Indian Summer Remix)

BONUS: EDX – Ubuntu