As the dance scene’s largest online music store it comes as no surprise that Beatport command quite a lot of influence worldwide. It’s for this reason that their recent announcement of ‘ones to watch’ for 2009 has got quite a few people talking. Compiled by the website’s “team of label and genre experts”, it features artists from across the spectrum of dance genres, including trance, progressive, house, electro, techno, dubstep and more.

Any list that claims itself to be definitive is surely going to raise ire amongst some people – you’re going to agree with some of the inclusions and vehemently oppose others – but it’s certainly interesting food for thought, and also serves as a guide for tracking who is on track to do big things in 2009. Congrats must go out to Perth breakbeat producer Karl Sav and “stupid” Australian outfit Gamegirl/Gameboy for being the sole antipodeans to feature on the list!

Trance
Simon Patterson
Sean Tyas
Aly & Fila
Duderstadt
Heatbeat
DJ Shah
Sunlounger
Daniel Kandi
Nitrous Oxide
Cosmic Gate
Filo & Peri
Sied Van Riel
Dave Schiemann

Progressive house
Glenn Morrison
Daniel Portman
Guy J
Ricky Stone
Adam K
Jay Lumen
Dankann
Dousk
Jerome Isma-Ae
Jiva (Sultan and Ned Shepard)
Simon & Shaker
EDX

Indie dance
WhoMadeWho
Siriusmo
Gameboy / Gamegirl
Alex Metric
Todd Terje
Tensnake
Drums Of Death
Kid Cudi
Metronomy

House
Soul Minority
Prok & Fitch
David Penn
Agent Greg
Conan Liquid
Daley Padley
Jordan Rivera
Belocca
Rober Gaez

Electro house/breaks
AC Slater
Lee Mortimer
Fukkk Offf
Oh Snap!
Boy 8-Bit
Oliver $
Karl Sav
Stereo Type
Journeyman & Barrcode

Minimal
Cesare vs Disorder
Miss Fitz
Coalition Of The Killing (COTK)
MiniCoolBoyz
Camea
Philip Bader
Hugo
Butane
Jens Zimmermann
Seuil
Matt Star
Ryan Crosson

Deep house/tech house
Motor City Drum Ensemble
Pezzner
Lovebirds
Manoo
Gorge
Robert Dietz
Arnaud Le Texier
Seth Troxler
Glimpse
Marco Resmann
Milton Jackson
Alex Kenji

Drum & bass
Furney
Alix Perez
Eveson
Metrik
Subsonik
Survival
Sub Focus
Mistabishi
Blame

Techno
Tadeo
Ben Klock
Shed
Norman Nodge
Beat Pharmacy
Bvdub
Peter Van Hoesen
Function
Anton Pieete

Dubstep
Zomby
Pangaea
Rustie
T++
Peverelist
Martyn