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From: Croydon, UK
For Fans Of: Stray, Commodo, Shlohmo
Three Tunes: ‘For Sudden’, ‘Around’, ‘Scope’

Words: Ben Hunter 

On Cue is our newly relaunched flagship mix series, celebrating the pivotal DJs and producers whose influence has shaped the world of electronic music, both in their local scenes and beyond. Next up is Boxed founder and Gobstopper label don, Mr.Mitch. Ahead of the release of his 'Need More Fashion Friends/Shirley Temple' EP, the London underground stalwart dishes up an superb hour of techno dancehall...

How the house hero's live approach, tech setup and philosophy led to him becoming one of the most in-demand performers in dance music...

From: New York City, NY, USA
For fans of: Fixate, Om Unit, Sam Binga
Three tunes: ‘Vault Of Glass’, ‘Dissociate’, ‘Press F’

DJ Fresh has had a life of vertiginous highs and crushing lows — from his time in drum & bass supergroup Bad Company, to having No.1 hit records, to battling health scares and cancer. Now he’s in a better place than ever, sober and balancing a career working in artificial intelligence systems with producing hit records for artists like Kylie Minogue. DJ Mag meets him to discover how he’s weathered the storm...

From: Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
For Fans Of: DJ Marfox, Ibibio Sound Machine, The Mauskovic Dance Band
Three Tunes: ‘Azo Toke’, ‘Malembe’, ‘Tokoliana’

WORDS: Katie Thomas

From: Manchester, UK

For fans of: Little Simz, Erykah Badu, Levelz

Three tunes: ‘Urban Jazz’, ‘Shade’, ‘Pause’