For this edition of our Guest Lists feature series, we’re turning the spotlight on an Australian talent whose rise through the dance music ranks has been stratospheric. Dragan Roganovic – known to his ever-growing legion of followers as Dirty South – is a Melbourne boy at heart, but ‘home’ has become a fluid concept in recent years. Dragan spends most of the year jetting around the world, playing his brand of euphoric, stadium-sized house to thousands-strong crowds.

The inkling of where Dirty South was headed came around 2004 with his first official production. From there, the originals and remixes kept coming, with the Dirty South EP boasting that blockbuster remix of Evermore, It’s Too Late. Next came the superstar hook-ups – How Soon Is Now with David Guetta and Sebastian Ingrosso to name just one – and life started to get pretty busy, pretty fast for the young studio whiz.

To put it lightly, 2011 finds Dirty South much in demand. After warming up for the Swedish House Mafia Miami Beach takeover in March, he’s now deep in a month-long circuit of North America’s most illustrious clubs, plus a return to the colossal stage at Electric Daisy Carnival. The Northern summer ahead looks suitably immense too: Ibiza with the Swedes, Mysteryland with just about everyone, a heaving tent at Global Gathering in the UK countryside, and so much more.

Before all that summer madness, though, there’s a long-haul flight down here for one show in Sydney. Given just how many clubs and festivals this guy has ticked off in a relatively short time, we thought we’d follow the lead of Tiesto and ask for Dirty South’s top ten DJ destinations.

#10 Masquerade Motel, Miami

“I’ve been playing Ultra Music Festival in Miami during the music conference for the last three years so it was time to switch it up and play a new festival that was constructed literally on the beach. It was a beautiful set-up and the Miami crowd never disappoints!”

#9 Guvernment, Toronto

“Okay, so they spell the name a bit weird, not sure why. It could be some rebellion thing or who knows, but all I got to say is: the DJ booth is on hydraulics! It moves up and down as the DJ pleases, and in a cool way it interacts with the crowd. Amazing sound, CO2 [smoke cannons], horns and perfect crowd is what makes this superclub special. I play here couple of times a year and always look forward to it.”