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Vengaboys

Vengaboys are a eurodance band that came to prominence in 1997. They were formed by Dutch DJ's Danski (Dennis van den Driesschen) and Delmondo (Wessel van Diepen), who toured Spanish beach parties in a bus. They formed in 1992 and gained four dancers during 1995-96. Some of their most successful singles include "Uncle John from Jamaica", "We're Going to Ibiza", "Boom Boom Boom Boom" and "We Like to Party".

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Vox von Braun

Vox von Braun is a four piece indie-pop band from the Netherlands. The band
was founded in 2004 by ‘mastermind’ Wymer Vaatstra (ex-the Gluemen) with the
intention to get his songs outside of his home-studio. The first couple of shows were characterized by lots of noise, creating a sound very reminiscent of shoegaze and 60s
punk rock, nowadays they seem to have found a greater balance between popsongs
and noisy alienation, best described as gritty feedback pop. After several band shifts the current band members are songwriter Wymer

The Medics

A Dutch indie/rock band from Utrecht, formed in the spring of 2008. Along the way, The Medics have been labeled as 'Morrissey on speed', but gain also heavy influences from bands like The Strokes, Vampire Weekend and The Killers. Early 2009 The Medics released a three song EP. In October 2010 The Medics released the first single called City. Listen to this single + two remixes.

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Pavo

Pavo (Paul van der Vooren, 20 May 1971) is a Dutch hardstyle & hardcore producer. He started spinning the turntables at parties in 1992. Since then, he has performed at parties like Defqon.1 Festival, In Qontrol, Mystery Land, Masters of Hardcore and Thunderdome. Pavo has been working for well known labels like Q-Dance and Fusion Records and has collaborated with respected colleagues like The Prophet, Zany and Lady Dana.

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Bart B More

Forget tulips and windmills… Bart B More is well on his way to being Holland’s finest export! Over the last few years Bart has been bubbling under in the Dutch scene with a refreshing sound that blends big room electro and jackin’ beats… now with his forthcoming Toolroom Trax release “So It Goes” garnering the support of such big names as Nic Fanciulli and James Zabiela, and being crowned ‘Pete Tong’s Essential New Tune’ on BBC Radio 1, this hot talent is the toast of the wider dance scene, reaching music fans across the globe.

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Afrojack

Afrojack, aka Nick van de Wall is a Dutch DJ from Spijkenisse. He has gone from strength to strength since starting his own label Wall Recordings back in 2007 which soon accelerated a collection of quality releases from "Don't Be" to "Proper Introduction" and "Thief". In his field, Afrojack soon became considered as a genius producer and embarked on a series of collaborations with international artists such as David Guetta, Diplo, Kid Cudi, Laidback Luke and Steve Angelo to name but a few.

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Neophyte

Neophyte is an influential and well-known hardcore, or gabber, group formed in 1992 in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The four original members, Jeroen Streunding (DJ Neophyte), Danny Greten, Jarno Butter and Robin van Roon, were signed to DJ Paul Elstak's Rotterdam Records. Robin later left Neophyte. Neophyte recently released a compilation album dedicated to their 13 years of existence titled '13 Jaar Terreur' In April 2006 they released a new album, called 'Rech Toe Rech Taan'.

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Digital Punk

Digital Punk, born as René de Bruijn in 1985, in Dordrecht, has become a respected DJ/Producer in the Hardstyle scene. With his own recognizable sound and unique DJ sets this energetic DJ knows how to get the crowds wild and euphoric, time and time again, which results in a growing number of followers. In his career as DJ he has made name through successful gigs such as Defqon 1, Decibel, In Qontrol, Hardbass and Emporium… and with releases such as “Bringin the Funk”, “Rock the Party”, “Loose Control” and “Dark Symphony” that were instant hits.

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Mindless

There are 4 artists by the name <a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Mindless" class="bbcode_artist">Mindless</a> 1) A Dutch nu-metal act. Mindless was formed in the beginning of 1998 inNijmegen, The Netherlands. Mindless started of under the name Mindless + Support Act, but this was soon after changed to just Mindless to prevent misunderstandings. Their music is a blend of <a href="http://www.last.fm/tag/metal" class="bbcode_tag" rel="tag">metal</a>, <a href="http://www.last.fm/tag/nu-metal" class="bbcode_tag" rel="tag">nu-metal</a>, <a href="http://www.last.fm/tag/rock" class="bbcode_tag" rel="tag">rock</a> topped of with Dutch lyrics.
After some early line-up changes, the current line-up is Tim Engelaar (vocals, guitar), Martijn Ophoff (bass), Sjoerd Zaalberg van Zelst (keys, raps), Tjeerd Alwicher (guitar) and Armand Knibbeler (drums).