Hailing from New York, Kyogre specializes in tech house with a career marked by notable achievements, including a top-five hit on Beatport’s Bass House chart with “Move Like This,” a collaboration with Corrupt (UK). Smith & Sorren, who are also based in NYC, have transformed their lifelong friendship into a successful partnership in the music industry. Their music resonates widely, earning placements on prominent Spotify editorial playlists and drawing support from renowned figures like Diplo and David Guetta. Their remix of Eliza Rose’s “Baddest Of Them All” has been particularly lauded, receiving widespread acclaim and extensive airplay.
Recently, these two came together for their single “Dirty Dancer” signed to the one and only Hood Politics Records, landing exclusively on their MMW sampler. It’s a electrifying single, powered by a pitched down vocal sample that’s paired with fiery synth stabs and a infectious groove. It’s impossible not to fall in love with this one and stay locked in to all of those great 2024 MMW moments.
American Idol saved one of the best for last — Julia Gagnon. Raised in Cumberland, Maine, the 21-year-old college student has spent time in the school of hard knocks. Gagnon was born in Guatemala, and put up for adoption as a baby. Childhood in the U.S. was mostly a blast, surrounded by a loving family. But she experienced bullying in school. “In Maine, not a lot of people look like me. And it was really hard to deal with,” she […]