We imagine it’s a reasonably long and winding road between starring in a youth choir and being invited to play at hardcore festival Defqon 1 in Holland, but NitrouZ (aka JP Pirrello) has made it. Sweeping in to get his mitts on the final position in the poll, it’s also NitrouZ’s first time joining the party, but we have a feeling it won’t be his last. [All About]
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49. Tom Piper - NSW
The self described freshmaker from Sydney with his distinct yet difficult to classify sound is a busy boy. If he’s not in his studio producing with the likes of Tommy Trash, he’s rocking a set at any of the biggest clubs in Australia. And if he’s not occupied with either of those activities, he’s taking on general bigwig duties as the boss of independent label bambamMuzik. [DJ Mix]
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48. Hook N Sling - NSW
When writing about Anthony Maniscolo, electronic music bible DJ Mag once stated they were “hooked on this DJ/producers’ house and breaks collision”. Now if you know anything about DJ Mag, you know them’s major props. Hook n Sling had a massive 2008 with the major success with his track ‘The Best Thing’, which you are probably only now just getting out of your head. [Album Review]
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47. The Potbelleez - NSW
It's no walk in the park trying to squash the achievements of The Potbelleez into but a few sentences, considering they've pimped themselves out at over 300 gigs in the last 2 years alone. Aside from ARIA nominations, the Potbelleez track 'Junkyard' was recently handpicked for use in a commercial for Kia Soul, which aired in both the US and Canada. [All About]
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46. Goodwill - NSW
The DJ who Axwell once described as “a great DJ with a perfect feeling for when to play the right tunes" is generally kept on his toes by mixing compilations for Ministry of Sound and Onelove. If that’s not enough to keep him occupied, he may every now and then take a little jaunt over to Ibiza to play with Sander Kleinenberg and the Swedish House Mafia. [Album Review]
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45. MDX (Mark Dynamix) - NSW
The chair of label Long Distance Recordings didn't get to where he is today by merely posing in the DJ booth and looking cool. With a career that has included countless remixes, 27 mix CDs, and 8 original tracks, we are keen to see what else MDX has got up his sleeve for 2009. [All About]
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44. Weaver - NSW
Another virgin entry to the poll, Weaver is flying the flag for all things hardcore at number 44. Having played at some of the most infamous raves to have ever illegally taken place, Weaver can also add the UK’s Hardcore til I Die festival to his list of ‘mad wicked places I’ve been behind the decks at’.
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43. Matt Nukewood - NSW
A resident at Sydney's Moulin Rouge and Chinese Laundry, Matt Nukewood is not the kind to break into a sweat and stutter in the presence of international superstars, supporting the Chemical Brothers and Ferry Corsten in the past has surely helped cultivate his smooth demeanor. 2008 also saw Nukewood form Ping Pong DJs with Brenden Fing. [DJ Mix]
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42. Bexta - VIC
With the 12th installment of her ‘Mixology’ compilation due out in late August, Bexta could easily take the crown of hardest working female Aussie DJ. With touring, remixing and producing leaving her with one spare hour in the day, Bexta also launched Australian Shuffler in 2006 – an online video shuffle competition, taking the Melbourne Shuffle international. [DJ Mix]
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41. S Dee - NSW
Moving up eight places this year, Sydney hardstyle master S Dee has been producing tracks since the wee age of 16. He’s had international success to boot, with his originals played by names like Alex Kidd in the UK arena. [All About]
