Dutch trio Kraak and Smaak are making sonic riptides with their idiosyncratic electro-funk flavor for years. 

There's little doubt that when it comes to EDM, the Swedes are born with the natural X factor. From Abba to Avicii, time and time again they've showed the world how to fashion an ear-warming melody, forging timeless tracks that pass from generation to generation like freckles or webbed toes.

Growing up in Atlanta, Georgia, Lee started hanging out with drag queens like RuPaul and Lady Bunny in the '80s before a whole gaggle of them moved to New York towards the end of the decade.

New York City’s The Disco Fries are the electronic duo custom-built for Generation Dance Music. Due to a forward-thinking aptitude for genre-bledning, the pair - made up of Nick Ditri and Danny Danger - maintains balance between big-room progressive melodies with their signature blown out basslines. 

On Monday, Dec 30, a dance music bash will be cracking the Big Apple into a pulp. Major Lazer with Boys Noize, GTA and DJ Snake are throwing down their high energy DJ sets at Pier 94 for the musten’t miss affair Stateside of the season.

Canadian DJ and producer, Imanos, is a talent about to break through many borders. His carefully crafted productions range from synth-heavy electro house to twerky trap, catching the ears of many musical big wigs.

Jay-Z’s Life + Times commissioned Imanos to executive produce ‘Trap Nation,’ an hour-long mix of 18 never-before-heard trap remixes of tracks by artists on the Roc Nation roster. With producing skills that rival his mixing talent, DJ Imanos is one jockey worth keeping your eyes and ears now.