Most important artists
Frankie Knuckles
Knuckles was born in 1955 in The Bronx, New York; he later moved to Chicago. He played an important role in developing and popularizing house music in Chicago during the 1980s when the genre was in its infancy. Due to his importance in the development of the genre, Knuckles was often known as "The Godfather of House Music".
Larry Levan
Larry Levan was an American DJ best known for his decade-long residency at the New York City night club Paradise Garage, which has been described as the prototype of the modern dance club. Levan experimented with drum machines and synthesizers in his productions and live sets, ushering in an electronic, post-disco sound that presaged the ascendance of house music.
Steve Aoki
Steven Hiroyuki (Steve Aoki) is an American electro house musician, record producer, and music executive. In 2012, Pollstar designated Aoki as the highest grossing dance artist in North America from tours.
Swedish House Mafia
Swedish House Mafia were a Swedish electronic music supergroup consisting of DJ's and producers Axwell, Steve Angello and Sebastian Ingrosso. The group officially formed in late 2008. The supergroup placed at number ten on the DJ Magazine Top 100 DJ Poll 2011 and have been called "the faces of mainstream progressive house music".
DJ Antoine
Antoine Konrad, better known as DJ Antoine, is a well-known Swiss house and electro's DJ and producer, from Basel, Switzerland. He had a number of successful single's and album releases in Western Europe, in particular, Switzerland and France.
Tiësto
Tijs Michiel Verwest was born in 1969. Better known by his stage name Tiësto, is a Dutch DJ and record producer. In 1997, he founded the label Black Hole Recordings with Arny Bink, where he released the Magik and In Search of Sunrise CD series. Tiësto met producer Dennis Waakop Reijers in 1998; the two have worked together extensively since then.