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Rachael Starr

Combining skill with modernism, and her aptitude for style with ingenuity, Rachael is breaking new ground in the electronic and dance music industries. One of the only female producers on the scene, she feels it necessary to prove herself and work very hard at what she does. "I guess that one of the most important things to me is to not forget why you are doing what you are doing. Take yourself seriously, and other people will too." She says, "In the end what it comes down to is the music, what it is as a whole and how it makes me who I am."

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Armin van Buuren

Aged just 32, Armin van Buuren has been named number one in the prestigious DJ Top 100 poll twice in a row, in 2007 and 2008– voted for by over 350,000 people across the world, and an indication of his prolific output over the 10 years he’s been dj’ing and producing. Being the official World’s Most Popular DJ is just one of his many achievements, but the driving force behind his success is an overriding passion for dance music.

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No Mercy

There is more than one artist with this name:
1. A pop/dance group from Florida, United States
2. A thrash metal band from California, United States 1) No Mercy is a pop and dance music group formed by three guys, Milli Vanilli mastermind Frank Farian in Florida in 1995, consisting of twin brothers Ariel and Gabriel Hernández, from Miami, Florida, and Marty Cintron III from New York. In 1996, No Mercy released their debut album titled My Promise (it was self-titled in the U.S.

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GramophoneDzie

For almost 15 years Marko Milicevic (aka Marko Hollywood) has been working as a Dj. His passion for funky music, live instruments and intensive vocals has resulted in a couple of songs released under the name “Gramophonedzie”. His biggest success is a track called “Why Don’t You” where he has sampled an old swing track (the Peggy Lee 1942 lounge banger "Why Don't You Do Right? (Get Me Some Money Too)", that brought Gramophonedzie to the lights of the world global house scene and got him signed with Virgin/Positiva records.

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Headman

1) Robi Insinna aka Headman can easily be called one of the leading figures of the new disco movement. His first album "It Rough" was released back in 2003 on the small German label Gomma and set new standards in club circles while reaching critical acclaim. Since then he has been building up a worldwide underground reputation as remixer, producer and DJ. He subsequently released a second album on Gomma in 2006 and was busy remixing artists such as Franz Ferdinand, Röyksopp, Mylo, and Annie.

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Apoptygma Berzerk

Apoptygma Berzerk is a Norwegian // musical group, formed in 1989. The current lineup includes Stephan Groth (vocals, programming, guitars, samples), Brandon Smith (guitars) and Thomas Jakobsen (drums). The group has achieved moderate commercial success with a unique brand of gloomy, danceable gothic , winning awards and Top-10 spots in Germany and Scandinavia. The band's name is commonly abbreviated to APOP or APB.

Read more about Apoptygma Berzerk on Last.fm.

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Funker Vogt

When "Funker Vogt" was founded in 1995 by Gerrit Thomas and Jens Kästel, nobody could foresee that, within just one year, it would grow into one of the leading -acts of today. Originally, it had been envisaged as just one more of Gerrit Thomas's many musical projects; however, the project took the world by storm and grew to become his main act. The members consist of Gerrit Thomas, Jens Kästel, Björn Böttcher, Frank Schweigert (who replaced Thomas Kroll in 2004), and Kai Schmidt. They all hail from the town of Hameln, Germany.

Read more about Funker Vogt on Last.fm.

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