Stana
Stana aka Aram Alnashéa (1989) can look back on his remarkable success with over 30 single releases and remixes on several renowned record labels over the past 2 years. Known for his nickname “Tech Maniac” Stana aired a radio show on the famous radio page entitled The Tech Maniac Show. Downloaded thousands of times and gathered fans all over the world, this show has featured some of the world’s biggest artists in interviews and guest mixes. Stana expanded his horizon, his style got influenced by Techtrance, House, Trance and Techno. The label Tech Maniac Records has been Stana’s pride & joy since July 2010. The various amount of styles he uses all incorporated into the so called ‘Stanastyle’.
Stana-
Stana aka Aram Alnashéa (1989) can look back on his remarkable success with over 30 single releases and remixes on several renowned record labels over the past 2 years. Known for his nickname “Tech Maniac” Stana aired a radio show on the famous radio page entitled The Tech Maniac Show. Downloaded thousands of times and gathered fans all over the world, this show has featured some of the world’s biggest artists in interviews and guest mixes. Stana expanded his horizon, his style got influenced by Techtrance, House, Trance and Techno. The label Tech Maniac Records has been Stana’s pride & joy since July 2010. The various amount of styles he uses all incorporated into the so called ‘Stanastyle’.
Coone-
The creation of Coone’s 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. Coone's success within Europe has opened 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.
Headhunterz-
Headhunterz is destined to be on the forefront of the ever growing hard dance scene. Rising from the rapidly expanding hard dance scene, Headhunterz has reached the 17th place in the DJ MAG top 100. This remarkable feat comes after a series of acclaimed mainstage performances, two albums, numerous releases and several chart topping anthems. His albums ‘Scantraxx Reloaded’ and ‘Studio Sessions’ both had a huge impact on the hard dance scene, followed by international tours. Headhunterz is currently working on completing his new studio album with co-productions by the Noisecontrollers, Psyko Punkz and Zatox.
Zany & The Pitcher Ft. DV8
Zany has more than ten years of experience behind the turntables. Raoul van Grinsven started his career playing hardcore, also working with techno and trance on the side under various aliases. He has been fully concentrating on hardstyle since 2001. The Pitcher is one of Fusion's biggest artists and has already numerous hits. In 2011 Luc van Veghel's debut-album "Smack" won the Hard Dance Award for best artist album. The big success of his first album has proven he is one of the strong forces within hardstyle these days.MC DV8 who performed at al major hardstyle events; “Qlimax is passion, for the creators as well as the artists and the crowd. Everything comes together, gets combined and ignites to a massive point of insanity.”
Noisecontrollers-
Noisecontrollers (Arjan Terpstra & Bas Oskam) met in the year 2005. From the moment they decided to start producing hardstyle together, Noisecontrollers was born with only 1 goal; bringing hardstyle to a next level. Noisecontrollers stands for rough pounding kicks and astonishing melodies. Within 1 year they played all over the globe at massive events. The following years also brought great successes for this duo. Now they’re looking forward to the cherry on top of the pie; their very own X-Qlusive – Noisecontrollers in the Heineken Music Hall in January.
Zatox-
Gerardo Roschini’s illustrious career began in the late ‘90s, where he immediately set himself apart from the crowd and began to form his own sound. Over the years, he gained a considerable following after releasing hit after hit on several well known labels. Proudly representing his country and his sound, Gerardo kicked off the year 2010 with a brand new label – Italian Hardstyle. Zatox is the mastermind who produce the anthem of Qlimax; No Way Back. Zatox is one of the masters of Italian hardstyle – with his name becoming synonymous with the darker side of the genre, he is not afraid to stand out and test the crowd with his raw and brutal sounds.
Ran-D-
Ran-D (Randy Wieland) is considered as one of the most “promising” artists in the hardstyle scene. The past years he has played on major harddance events. Currently he is a member of the well known Scantraxx Label. His releases on A² Records are being supported by a lot of major jocks in the hardstyle scene. In the studio as well as behind the decks, Ran-D is a real perfectionist. Over the years he has developed his own distinct sound which is diverse but always contains the unique Ran-D touch. A mix of raw sounds, uplifting melodies and his own unique vocals make his sound stand out.
Gunz for Hire-
In early 2011, two Hardstyle DJs “Ran-D” and “Adaro” fused under the alias ‘Gunz for Hire’. Having produced together before, their tracks have been causing a scene of furious excitement on dance floors across Europe and beyond. Ever since, the duo has started DJ’ing together and will be performing a raw and dark hardstyle set at Qlimax 2011, that will not be easily forgotten.
The Prophet
The Prophet has deejayed at almost all large events in The Netherlands and everywhere else in the world. Meanwhile, Dov Elkabas has been producing music as well, and has been successful doing so, with his releases being played by DJs all over the world. This year, The Prophet celebrated his ‘25th anniversary’ at the so called party ’25 Years The Prophet’ in Central Studios. The Prophet has lived up his ambitions and talent to the fullest, not only by making music, but also by supporting harddance music year after year. He wants to inspire all the young talents out there who want to follow in his footsteps.