From humble beginnings in the heart of Melbourne, Synthsoldier has grown to become one of Australia’s most promising hardstyle artists. When he started producing at the age of 15 in 2009, little did he know that just 5 years later, he would be collaborating with his idol: Frontliner on their track “The New Age”. This huge release catapulted Synthy to the forefront of the Australian scene and from that moment he hasn’t looked back. With releases on Q-Dance, Q-Dance Presents: NEXT, and VNTG – a label owned by Synthsoldier himself, he has no plans of slowing down. His hit tracks: “Genesis”, and “Justice”, have both amassed over 150,000 streams on Spotify, and his recent collaboration with MKN: “Transcendence” is looking like it will soon surpass even those! After the Purple stage at Defqon.1 Australia in 2014 and 2015 and the Magenta stage in 2016, he now is ready to step up to Red - the mainstage of Defqon.1 Australia 2017, further cementing his legacy within the Australian hardstyle scene.

From a young age, Coone has been mesmerized by music in all its different shapes and forms.,The creation of his successful label Dirty Workz was a huge step in this young man’s carreer, allowing him to take his music beyond even his own expectations and also giving new talents within the Hard Dance scene a respectable platform to launch new and exciting sounds into the scene.,By the age of 24, Coone was able to lay down an almost impossible feat; completely selling out one of Belgium’s largest venues with over 10.000 Hard Dance fans for an exclusive event – Coone & the Gang. The event has certainly become one of Coone’s most memorable moments, a clear pillar in his life which marked the beginning of big things to come and completely opened the Hard Dance scene in Belgium, boosted by national tv and media coverage.,As collaborations with some of Hardstyle’s biggest names rolled in, Coone was able to impress the world with his unique sound within Hardstyle, imprinting a distinct signature sound into his productions. His experience has lead him towards a new “Challenge”; to create an album in 30 days including collaborations with some of the Hard Dance scene’s superstars. The album was met with great support in the scene, catapulting Coone to new heights.,Coone’s success within Europe has opened up many doors for him as his eyes are fixed on the horizon, towards the international Hardstyle scene in countries such as Australia and the United States, with a World Tour already in the making.,Without a doubt, Coone lives and breathes Hardstyle. His passion shared by thousands of like-minded souls all over the world, each speaking a universal language. Music. A binding force uniting us all.

DJ Kelsta has been known for her unique and energetic harder-edged music in the Australian dance scene for almost 20 years. Having been one of the only female residents at Australia's epic night, Hard Kandy, she has played alongside some of the world’s top acts and has established herself as an exciting and innovative DJ/ producer, in both Australia and the UK.

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Australia’s most electric and unique DJ talent, LCK’s lightning fast hands makes for some entertaining scratching and mixing trickery while his energetic connection with partygoers always gets the energy flowing at the highest level. LCK has played at events all over Australia, along with headlining shows in New Zealand and Malaysia, which has seen him grace main stages where the audiences have reached over 6000. Performances at major dance events include: Stereosonic, Creamfields, Gatecrasher, Ministry Of Sound, Godskitchen, Hennessy V.S.O.P, Freedom Elite, FSOE 400, and Subculture... Its no surprise to see LCK having supported the likes of Carl Cox, Cosmic Gate, Richard Durand, Aly & Fila, Mark Sixma, DJ Yukie, Guiseppe Ottaviani, Bryan Kearney, John O’Callaghan, and it definitely doesn’t stop there with his music productions having gained success around the globe, with support from some of the heaviest in the industry such as Armin Van Buuren, Above & Beyond, Judge Jules, and Markus Schulz.

Miss Mel is renowned for her tight mixing skills and ability to take the crowd on a wonderful journey as she mixes up her set with various highs and lows. Miss Mel took a few years away from the scene to start a family and having recently returned, her previous experience coupled with a fresh new outlook is seeing her rock dance floors everywhere. Now a resident at TR!P, which has a vinyl-only policy and is fast becoming the best classic hard trance night in Melbourne, Miss Mel is making her mark on Melbourne once again.

Based in Hohenfelde, Germany, Marcus C. Maichel (b. May 1968) and Jan Mueller (b. February 1970) began writing together in 1989 and first recorded as X-Dream in 1991. Maichel was influenced by electro and reggae, and started making electronic music in 1986. Mueller trained as a sound engineer towards the end of the 80s and the pair met up to work on a session together in 1989. At first they concentrated on a techno sound and had some material released on Tunnel Records. However, after experiencing the trance scene in Hamburg during the early 90s, they switched to that style and subsequently made a number of releases under such names as C.o.p., the Delta, the Pollinator, Moondust and XME over the next few years.