🎤 Artists
Cosmic Gate's Anisha — The Vocalists Who Shape the Mainstage Sound
Cosmic Gate are nominally a two-man duo. Their post-2018 sound is unimaginable without Anisha, whose vocals and writing have shaped the duo's late career as much as their production. The pattern repeats across the genre, and crediting it changes who gets remembered.
How Tiësto Reinvented Himself — From Trance King to EDM Star Story
Tiësto's reinvention is the most discussed and most resented career pivot in trance history. Twenty years on, the picture is more complicated than the loyalists acknowledged at the time and more deliberate than the critics suspected.
Above & Beyond's Group Therapy Phenomenon Explained — Complete Guide
Group Therapy is the most musically literate of the major trance institutions. The show, the podcast, and the live ABGT events together do something specific: they treat the trance audience as adults whose attention is worth earning.
Top 10 Female Trance DJs You Should Know in 2026 — Definitive List
Lists are reductive but useful as starting points. These ten women are doing the most interesting work in trance DJing right now, and any one of their 2026 sets is a faster education than reading another think piece.
Women Trance Producers — Studio Architects Who Shaped the Genre
Trance's mainstream story has historically been told through male DJ names. The producer history is different — women have been writing and producing the records all along, and the genre has been quietly shaped by their work for thirty years.
Female Trance DJs Reshaping the Scene in 2026 — Top Producers
In 2026, the most important question about women in trance is not whether they are present — they are — but what their continued prominence means for the future shape of the genre.
New Generation Trance Artists to Watch in 2026 — Top Producer Picks
Every era of trance has had artists who arrived early enough that listeners can claim they were paying attention before things got big. These are the names worth knowing in 2026.
Miss Monique — Biography, Best Tracks & Progressive House Rise
Miss Monique's rise from a Kyiv DJ uploading mixes to YouTube to one of the most-followed progressive DJs in the world is one of the genre's most distinctive 2020s success stories.
Nifra — Biography, Best Tracks & Coldharbour Tech-Trance Queen
Nifra is one of the most consistently exciting DJs in modern trance — a tech-trance specialist whose sets reliably outwork most headliners on a festival bill.
Women in Trance — Pioneers, Producers & Modern Stars Complete Guide
Trance has had women at its centre since the beginning. The story of those women — pioneers, vocalists, DJs, producers, label heads — is one of the genre's most under-told stories.
Armin van Buuren — Biography, Best Tracks & Influence on Trance
Five times number one DJ in the world. Host of the most-listened-to dance radio show in history. For millions of fans, Armin van Buuren is not just a DJ — he is the living definition of trance.
Above & Beyond — Biography, Anjunabeats Empire & Iconic Tracks
Above & Beyond did not just make music — they built a movement. The Anjuna story is one of the most remarkable in electronic music history.
Paul van Dyk — Biography, Best Tracks & Influence on Trance Music
Paul van Dyk did not just play trance — he helped create it. From East Berlin to global stages, his story is one of music, politics, and perseverance.
Tiësto's Evolution — From Trance God to EDM Superstar Biography
No artist in electronic music has undergone a more dramatic evolution than Tiësto. His journey from trance deity to global EDM superstar is a story about music, money, and identity.
Ferry Corsten — Biography, Best Tracks & Three Decades of Trance
Ferry Corsten's career spans every era of trance music. From System F's "Out of the Blue" to his latest releases, innovation has always been his signature.