Sunburn Bangalore at Ezone Club, Bangalore

Undoubtedly Germany’s most successful export to the world has had more busting your feet releases and electrifying shows than any other artists in dance music. For more than two decades PVD has been entertaining your senses, the twice #1 Dj, Producer/Remixer comes to you live and direct. The ”Order of Merit” holder from the city of Berlin, Grammy nominated ”Foreign Angel” man, ”Vandit” label boss and Trance mega-god, Paul Van Dyk is in your city this and we bring him to make your memories.

The Dutch man par excellence whose given House music a resurgence with ”Put Your Hands Up For Detroit”, record breaking five #1 hits on Beatport which includes his rework of Coldplay’s ”Paradise” has entrenched him in the halls of House music forever. ”Flamingo” label owner that’s dedicated to nurturing new talent, to chart-topping with his brand of ”Raw”, are just part of his successful stride. Meet him in our city edition of Sunburn , as we present him in all his glory.

The Belgian brothers duo continue their elitist Electro march over the globe as one of the most essential artists to hit dance music, in 2012. The makers of the hit anthem for ”Tomorrowland”- ”Chattahoochee” bring the House down with their popular presence in all the best clubs and festivals of the world. Catch exclusive action at a city near you.

The second brothers in arms duo, completes the Dutch brigade. Real names Sjoerd & Wouter Janssen have taken the electronic dance world by storm nearly a decade now. Their debut album in 2007 ”Today is Tomorrow”, propelled them to one of the most loved acts of the planet. ”How We Do” with Hardwell and collaboration work with Noisecontroller’s with ”Get Loose” has catapulted them straight to Skrillex’s astonishingly fat label. In recent times we see them making in roads in to R&B plus Pop too.

Sitting comfortably on his way up at #32 on the Dj Mag top 100 Dj charts, the Norwegian super star is the top class phenomena of Trance and Progressive at the moment. The ”Filthy Fandango” maker has in recent times collaborated with Armin Van Buuren with his other aptly titled hit ”Belter”. And he’s slated to be at Sunburn in a city near you.

Label boss at the reputable Drumcode, Truesoul and Mad Eye, Swedish Techno king Beyer’s magic has spread like wild-fire. His Productions speak of total quality and his Drumcode customized events are the most anticipated globally. His highly acclaimed radio show of ”Drumcode Live” fm podcasts, is broadcasted over 40 stations world-wide. And with no wonder we have added him to our celestial line-up of Djs billed to play at Sunburn Mumbai and Bangalore. Spanning across all types of electronic dance music, we get you the gigantic figure in Underground dance sounds as a first. More-over Adam Beyer’s debut is the jewel in the festival crown. Come away to the Techno marauder, on these dates.

Philadelphia born and based Josh Wink is one of the true pioneers of techno, house and allied styles – blurring the definitions. He is an electronic music DJ, label owner, producer, remixer, and artist. At 13, a young Josh Wink began his first job as an apprentice at Captain Jack’s mobile DJ Company, three years later, he had started to DJ at local house parties. By 1988 – the year that ‘rave’ exploded into public conscious – Wink was already a main player on the underground music scene. A pioneering DJ in the American rave scene during the early 1990s, Wink was the most prominent exponent of the tribal forms of techno and house in the U.S. In 1995, he released several hits, including “Don’t Laugh”, and “I’m Ready” under the name Size 9 (which hit number one on the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play chart) and “Higher State of Consciousness,” which topped the dance charts in Europe. He has had many recent club hits such as “How’s Your Evening So Far?” (samples Lil Louis’s ‘French Kiss’) and “Superfreak (Freak)” and has also gained a lot of attention for his remixes of FC Kahuna, Paul Oakenfold, Moby, Towa Tei, Ladytron and Depeche Mode, among others.

Exclusive artists to Smash The House, their good times are in the here and now. Mainstage sets at Tomorrowland 2012, tours of India, South America, Europe and beyond, and huge hits that include ‘Miracle’ and the Beatport #1 smash ‘Turn It Up’ – co-produced with mentors Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike are just some accomplishments to celebrate. With their Tomorrowland Aftermovie Smash Hit ‘Ocarina’ on the way… shaping up to be their biggest year yet. We offer them to you, in a Sunburn city exclusive.

Arjun Vagale is one of India’s most coveted DJs, part of an exclusive new breed of cutting edge producers making a massive globe impact. As one of the country’s leading electronic music exports, he plays over 100 gigs a year back home and tours regularly through Europe and Asia. A man with a true passion for the underground, a sound he relentlessly plays, produces and promotes, it’s no surprise Arjun was awarded 2011–2012’s Best Techno DJ / DJ Of the Year, and currently reigns at the top of the first-ever DJ Mag India Poll 2012.

What happens when you pick up two of the most exciting acts to have broken through the Indian dance music scene in the past few years and club them together? Mayhem.Over the past few years, Anish Sood and Lost Stories have firmly established themselves amongst the higher echelons of dance music in India. They’ve both comfortably clocked over 60 gigs a year individually, selling out clubs across the country and playing almost every festival in India. The “X” project brings together their distinct electro influenced big room sound combined with an enormous stage presence and world class production levels.

Kohra is the deep, hypnotic and often grungy mirror image of Madhav Shorey. Raw analog signals and lush soundscapes mixed with percussion sounds and sharp glitches is what can be heard through his mysterious productions. A style that is intelligent enough to mesmerize, yet simple enough to move you.Constantly paving the way for a new sub-culture of underground dance music is no task for the timid, which is why he has already become the first Indian to have hit the top 10 charts on global industry standards such as Beatport.

From working with India’s other stars in music like Karsh Kale, Midival Punditz to creating a long standing respectable figure of the Underground movement, Jayant Luthra alias Jitter has stamped his authority in our country for several years now. Known for his brand of eclectic electronic dance music, we are going the whole hog, by adding him up to our galaxy of dance names just for your deep end pleasure.

(S)haan (born as Shaan Singh, 18 June 1995 in Mumbai, India) is the youngest DJ ever to play at an international music festival. At age 15, he debuted at Asia’s largest music festival – Sunburn 2010, in Goa, India. He is the new kid on the Electronic Dance scene and has played to many packed house across India and in London. In only his first year of playing, (S)haan quickly jumped from opening sets for Funkagenda, Avicii, Michael Woods, Swedish House Mafia and many more.

This Dj needs no introduction in our music landscape, as he’s one of the best and most loved artists whose been entertaining you for years. His love for House, only means that he will be showing off all the grooviest sounds, in spades. So the next best thing we do is to formulate another fun filled outing with the man whose got VH1’S Best House Dj award under his wings to show off his prowess and power of dirty electronic beats, all the way through.

As one of the most popular DJ in the region, KASH TRIVEDI is set to knock down the horizons of House music culture around. Loaded with a phat bundle of passion and a bubbling zeal to create breakthrough musical experiences, KASH keeps working for that next level every damn moment. This is what attracts hosts of music aficionados to his tunes.Almost a decade back KASH drowned himself into a wide variety of electronic music from all across the globe. Soon he began experimenting, mixing new soundz, fusing the classical Indian stuff with other world sounds. With Kash at helm a brand new atmosphere of electronic harmonies enslaved the club goers of the city.

The hottest duo talent from our shores, has been sparkling up and down consoles and we thought it best to include them for all your fun and frolic. Real names Sudhanshu and Siddharth have been seeing their productions supported by some of the best in the business such as AVB on ASOT, Above & Beyond, Paul Van Dyk on Vonyc Sessions to drop some. Their tracks ”Alpha” and ”Contra” have been burning dance floors since the time of their release. The high octance twosome are coming to a city near you and we are delighted to welcome them to our bill boards, as ever.

One of the most promising newcomers of our country, the young Dj-Producer from Delhi has been making waves in the circuit, charting a steady path to making everyone dance to his definitive style. His debut track ”Apocalypse” has received fantastic support from various dance biggies, such as Myon & Shane54, Anjunabeats support, Bart Claessen, Marcus Schossow to name some. He has also been signed up to one of the biggest record labels of the world- Black Hole Recordings and is all set to perform at the Sunburn city editions. Catch him live and exclusively at our grand showcases, again a festival first.

Like a flare into the heart of the global dance music stadium, Tom’s recent remix of African Drop grabbed the attention of every A-List DJ on the scene, gaining heavy support from Swedish House Mafia, Afrojack and A Trak to name a few. Cast your eyes online and forums, blogs, YouTube and SoundCloud are buzzing as worldwide ravers desperately devour Tom’s fresh new sounds. Already pocketing 3 Beatport Top 10’s (SHM remix and orignal track Cheyenne) and nearing a million collective YouTube hits – Tom Staar’s sonic wizardry is connecting on every level.