​5 dance music legends dominating Secret Solstice

Since he emerged in 1991, Dubfire has been a pioneer of techno and house, pushing the boundaries whether with live performances or original productions. Early on as Deep Dish, his collaborative project with Sharam, the Iranian producer who grew up in Washington DC showcased a more energetic and progressive style of electronic music that helped evolve the genre. With his work gracing labels like Desolat, EMI and Toolroom, as well as his own SCI+TEC label, Dubfire's place among dance music’s elite is firmly established.

Later on in his career with his solo project, Dubfire recognized he could create a masterful live show with the technological advances that were taking place. In more recent years his Dubfire:Live HYBRID performance proved his visionary status as he experimented with projections to create a 3D audio visual experience. Proving to continue with strong momentum, Dubfire is one of the busiest DJs in the industry and in 2017 his touring schedule is stacked.

At Secret Solstice Dubfire’s presence will be strongly felt as his SCI+TEC label is curating a showcase to take over the HEL Stage on the final day. He will be joined by Shaded and John Acquaviva.

Canadian DJ and producer John Acquaviva is a veteran of the dance music community who during the early 90s launched an essential record label that would strongly influence the future of techno and house. We are of course talking about Plus 8 Records, the label Acquaviva co-founded with fellow Canadian artist Richie Hawtin. Although Hawtin’s material under his Plastikman alias is recognized as some of the label’s best, Acquaviva’s influence was strongly felt as he helped usher in talent like Speedy J, Kenny Larkin, Ian Pooley and more whether through Plus 8 or its sub-labels.

Not to shy away from releasing quality music himself, Acquaviva had a hand in acclaimed projects like Cybersonik and States Of Mind, both of which were responsible for Plus 8’s first releases in 1990 and 1991. He’s also landed a few tracks that topped the Beatport charts throughout his career, including a collaboration with Lutzenkirchen titled ‘Zombie’, a remix collab with Damon Jee of Olivier Giacomotto’s ‘Gail In The O’ and Steve Weber’s ‘First Stroke’.

Today his skill as a DJ is praised by both fans and peers, often referred to as a “DJ’s DJ” by many, and as an avid record collector he’s amassed over 50,000 records. His accumulated knowledge of dance music is unparalleled and he’ll share this when he links with Dubfire at the SCI+TEC showcase at Secret Solstice to close out the festival.

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