Spotlight: Five artists to check out in June 2025

Every month in our Spotlight series, we profile five emerging artists from across the globe. Up this month is Bali's DITA, Philadelphia's estoc, London's IMVN, Copenhagen's Prom Night, and Barranquilla's Rachiid Paralyzing.

As Bali continues to build itself up as a dance music destination with plenty of artists making the pilgrimage to perform on its sparkling shores, Indonesia-raised DITA is continuing her streak as a scene staple on the island. Born in New Delhi and raised among a hybrid of sonic influences from different Indian cultures, it’s little wonder that her current selections on stage draw on such a multitude of styles – from crisp, club-focused breaks to sun-swooning Balearic house. But while her sound fails to fall under just one umbrella, it’s always influenced by her life and surroundings: “I get inspired by everything around me, from my family – who have instilled my values of resilience, commitment, and the importance of staying true to oneself – to dancers, energy, and basically everything that I feel, hear and see.”

Tapped by Ibiza legend DJ Harvey to take on a resident slot at his newly opened Klymax Discotheque venue in Denpasar, just a stone’s throw from its sister venue Desa Potato Head where she also maintains a regular slot, DITA has become one of the island’s most sought-after sonic specialists, and after heading overseas on a recent European tour, she’s primed for the next move. “I'm super excited about coming back to Europe this summer,” she says. “I’m also continuing my residency here at Klymax – it's coming into my second year which I'm grateful for!“

Recommended work: Sound Metaphors Mix Series | DITA

“I think this represents me quite well – I wouldn't classify myself as a particularly "one-genre“ DJ, I feel like I'm quite versatile. I love challenging myself when I see a certain room, space or energy around me, especially when I see it for the first time! It gives me so much excitement playing with emotions, my thought process while DJing is very airy. Again, I love to surprise myself and the surroundings. That gives me happiness!"

In the thick of a new period of change to her artistic output, Philadelphia’s estoc has taken years of culminated experience as a DJ and producer, inspiring a recent “rebirth” in her creative process. In the decade since she began working in dance music, estoc has translated her love of hardcore and industrial music into her own club stylings, with productions lending rhythmic, percussion-led sensibility to her own brand of heads-down techno and moody, grunge-influenced club mutations, following early dreams of becoming a drummer.

“I’m inspired by community, and the ways we care for each other; the ocean and the majesty of nature; the work and action of internationalist proletarian liberation groups — I’m inspired by the unwavering resilience of Palestine,” she explains. Becoming a regular fixture at New York’s Mood Ring, Bossa Nova Civic Club, and plenty more, estoc also recently completed a tour through Asia and Australia, and now gears up to drop a brand new album on Shanghai’s SVBKVLT this month. “It’s a journal and a deep dive into how I’ve been processing the past two years,” she explains.

Recommended work: estoc ‘No Glory’

“This is a track from my new album. It feels scary to build a new artistic identity from scratch, but there’s nothing I’d rather be making.”

“Lately, I’ve been particularly drawn to mythology and ancestral traditions, especially those rooted in Black and diasporic cultures,” says London’s IMVN, who doubles as both a producer and instrumentalist, using the violin to create ethereal, haunting textures in her music, and her voice to perpetuate that feeling of spirituality. “There’s a deep power in these stories: they speak to survival and transformation. In my music, I’ve been exploring the tension between fragility and strength, between presence and absence, and how those dualities can live in sound,” she says. Also inspired by visual artists, liminal spaces, and the “mythical and unseen”, IMVN’s music carefully treads the line between ambient and experimental, with subtle electronic undertones.

Since her debut release in 2022, IMVN has developed her own distinct style that fuses theatrical elements with emotional character, performing across London venues from the Southbank Centre to The Horse Hospital. “My work is about creating a space where softness is powerful, where queerness is elemental, and where the electronic becomes spiritual,” she says. Next up, IMVN is riding high on the release of her latest track, ‘Host’, with plan to “step into some exciting live moments” this summer, performing at COLORS’ Tones of London event in September at Hackney Church, and playing the BBC Introducing London stage at Summer By The River in August.

Recommended work: IMVN ‘Host’

“I want to share the visualiser for my new single 'Host'. It’s a track that explores the idea of embodiment and what it means to be a vessel for memory, emotion, and ancestral energy. Sonically, it blends delicate textures with darker, more driving undertones, and I’ve been really intentional about creating a space where vulnerability and power can coexist.”

Raised on his parents’ record collection, which comprised many of the musical styles he explores behind the booth today, Danish-born DJ and producer Prom Night has been performing for half of his lifetime so far – making his DJ debut in nightclubs at just 14-years-old. “Growing up in a family where music, dancing, and the arts were such a big part of our daily life, it always felt like music was just... who I was,” he says. “My early influences were rooted in the music I grew up with — hip hop, R&B, soul, jazz, disco, and the vibrant Black music culture that surrounded me”. Now storming Copenhagen’s club scene, Prom Night tells his “story through music” with the help of those formative influences, organising club nights, performing at events, and dropping his own music that serve as a reminder of the sounds that “shaped my love for rhythm”.

Performing across Europe on line-ups alongside Palms Trax, JADALAREIGN, Hunee, and plenty more, Prom Night takes his house and disco specialties across the continent, with a jam-packed festival run ahead. This month, he’s dropping a brand new remix pack following the release of his 2024 single ‘Rhythm Of The Sun’ on his own label, Prom Night Records, featuring the likes of Maruwa, Running Hot, Kasper Bjørke, and B From E. “I’ve spent the last months wrapping up a lot of unreleased music, and I’m excited to finally share it this year,” he says. “The first release from that batch is my two latest remixes for Running Back, and there’s much more to come.”

Recommended work: Prom Night: Planet Romantica | Revibed

“Personally, I love digging into and discovering all kinds of musical genres – it’s hard to pinpoint just one unexpected influence because I’m constantly exploring new sounds. Outside of the DJ booth, I spend countless hours listening to everything from Brazilian funk and Afro-disco to old school house and various global sounds. Honestly, anything that sparks my interest and resonates with me ends up influencing my music in some way. I think this recent mix I did for Revibed encapsulates exactly what I love about disco and house music, and captures the signature Prom Night sound.”

While Colombia’s Barranquilla might not be as well known for its dance music scene as major cities like Bogotá and Medellín, DJ and producer Rachiid Paralyzing recognises the beauty of growing up in a place where electronic music discovery is harder to come by: “When I say I’m from Barranquilla, people are always curious by my sound,” he says. Being introduced to a world of “complex sound design and bold sonic experimentation” through artists like Boards of Canada, Jlin, Skee Mask, and the Hessle Audio crew, Rachiid remembers his first time hearing IDM, bass, 2-step, and the likes: “It felt like finding a new path – especially coming from a city on the Colombian Caribbean coast. It blew my mind,” he says. That discovery sparked a new obsession, and has today helped to earn Rachiid recognition from artists including Batu, Objekt, and DJ Plead.

Through his own productions, Rachiid explores Latin club music styles through the lens of rhythm and bass, making what he describes as “maximal dance music”, hoping to produce tracks that will last into the future. Next, Rachiid has three EPs on the way, along with his debut album set for release in 2026, and is beginning work under a second alias, Garian. “I also have another hidden alias coming, which will make its first appearance at the year-end on Artificio's five year anniversary compilation,” he says. “Something else I’m excited about is the broadcast of my Bonanza Festival set on the Mudd Show.”

Recommended work: Rachiid Paralyzing ‘Mega Tempo (Part I, II, III)’

“This has been a truly unique and ambitious project – one that carries a powerful sonic statement and a vision I feel compelled to highlight. Three volumes, different approaches, one shared path, and countless sonic explorations. Through this journey, I’ve witnessed my sound evolve, gain strength, and sustain itself over the years.”