Think your 2017 was pretty spesh? Well, wait until you hear what Belgium duo Wolfpack have been up to. “We explored almost every city in China, did a lot of cool stuff in the Philippines and Asia, swam in an active volcano, made a lot of new tunes, met a lot of interesting people, conquered the World Club Dome in Germany and the mainstage of Tomorrowland Belgium just to mention a few,” says Ruben Khaza from Wolfpack, breathlessly.

So, yeah, pretty ace. Then there were their releases, which sent big room shockwaves across the world. “We had a lot of success with ‘Nashville’, ‘Pointbreak’ and especially ‘Phat Bass’ which was ranked by Beatport at No.1 for a long time and has been played by David Guetta, Tiësto and Showtek,” nods the other half of Wolfpack, Steve Braet. The only way to top that DJ bucketlist is to play a sure-to-sell-out homecoming gig on NYE. Expect this Wolfpack to keep on rising to the very top.

2015 has been a big one for Steve and Ruben, aka the notorious Wolfpack. Not only did the Belgian duo tour Asia for the first time — an experience they describe as “very cool” — but also happened to score two massive hits. Firstly, back in August, Wolfpack teamed up with Funk D and the don dada of booming vocals, Fatman Scoop, for the huge 'Drop The Smiley'. 

Then the following month, 'Ocarina' — the pair's beloved Tomorrowland Anthem collaboration with fellow Antwerpians, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike — got the remix treatment from Klaas & Mazza. That track has already catapulted through the rankings to become Wolfpack's second most popular release on Beatport.

Speaking of Tomorrowland, Wolfpack also happened to play the first ever South American edition of the festival earlier this year, as São Paulo spent four days as the global epicentre of EDM. Still signed and releasing through Dimi and Mike's scene-shaping Smash The House imprint, and having now appeared in the DJ Mag Top 100 DJs poll for two years running, Wolfpack can stride confidently into 2016.

BEN HINDLE