Craig / The Awful Din started listening to dance music in 1993, originally listening to 90's hardcore he moved onto to Hard House and Trance and in 2000 he bought a set of 1210's and started to DJ. A few years later he started to dabble in production and produced under the alias E:Drive. He started 2 digital record labels Warp Drive Digital & Dissonance Recordings. In 2006 career commitments meant he had to quit DJing and production, although he still followed the dance music scene. In 2012 he fell in love with the Hardstyle scene and decided to start DJing again. He started the "Just Noise" show in 2013 and it played on various online radio stations before joining Real Hardstyle.

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Raw It Is, is a monthly journey back to your golden times. a mix with the goosebump raw-style classics. The way to explore the forgotten tracks. Bjorn den otter a.k.a. Secutor Born in the Netherlands on May 9th 1991. Grow up with lots of styles of music. At 7 years old he gets his first radio and fell in love with electronic music. 2007 he heard his first hardstyle track and gets fully addicted. The first party he visited was qlimax 2008 and realized that he loves hardstyle parties, especially the energy between DJs and the crowd. 1 year later Secutor decided to learn to play and bought his first pioneer gear. With one mission in mind, share music with people that have the same passion.

As a kid, Joep first encountered the beats of harder style music during Primary School, and little did he know, it would become an unshakeable passion. From the bassline to the hypnotic melodies, this genre gripped Joep's soul and refused to let go. Fast forward to just a few years ago when Joep had the chance to step behind the decks at a friend's place. Immediately he was hooked. For his birthday, Joep received a DDJ-400 to start practicing which soon became an obsession. Amidst the contemporary beats and modern mixes, Joep remains captivated by the classical sounds of the early harder styles. Each track is a chapter, and every mix is a narrative that takes the audience on a sonic adventure. The harder style music that captured Joep's heart in the old days is now the driving force behind his creativity!

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At young age I've got inspired by music through my brother, so music was already the red line in my life. During this experience I started playing records as a DJ in a small club in Reusel. The feeling I got from playing records and pleasing the crowd was unbelievable. In this period got infected by the harder styles of house music and soon I was playing Hardstyle! During this period I decided that besides playing records I wanted to make my own music, not much later my act “Zerox” was born. Meanwhile I had the opportunity to play at great events like Decibel Outdoor and Intents Festival. With an energetic and Euphoric sound I want to bring my music to as much as people as possible. Can’t wait to show you new Zerox productions!

De Klassiek Fabriek is a collaboration between Stefan Smits and Geoffrey van Berkel.

When Anna was a young girl, she used to listen to ID&T radio and discovered hardstyle music. The kick, bass, and melody of this genre really appealed to her, and thus began her love for the harder styles. After purchasing a DJ set and practicing for a while, she organized her first performance which turned out to be successful. This caught the attention of a booking agency, and they entered into a partnership with her. As a result, she started performing at various events around the world such as Last World, Mayday, Bassleader, and Street Parade. After some time, she decided to go solo under the name ANNA ROCKS.