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Alok, real name Alok Achkar Peres Petrillo, is the most listened to Brazilian artist in the world. Growing up in a family of electronic musicians, it’s no surprise the heights that Petrillo has reached— to be specific, #4 on the prestigious DJMag Top 100 DJs list, the second most followed electronic artist on Instagram with 28 million followers, 20 million monthly Spotify listeners, amongst so much more. With a lifelong musical background, magnetic personality, and signature “Brazilian Bass” sound, Alok deservingly sits at the forefront of electronic music.

Petrillo has touched nearly every dance music chart, from the Billboard Dance 100 and Billboard’s 100 Best DJs in the World to Spotify’s Top 100 Global and Forbes Brazil’s 30 Most Influential Brazilians, on top of holding the title of the “Best DJ in Brazil” awarded by House Mag.

The flaming Brazilian artist has been releasing music since 2012 and now has hundreds of projects under his belt, with over a dozen new tracks this year alone. He’s collaborated and lent his remix skills to some of the biggest stars in music, including The Rolling Stones, Jason Derulo, Tove Lo, Ed Sheeran, and John Legend. His remix of Meduza’s “Piece of Your Heart” got him nominated for an International Dance Music Award in 2019.

Also in 2019, Petrillo launched his own imprint called Controversia Records, a sublabel of the world-leading dance label Spinnin’ Records. He also founded the label UP Club Records to showcase up-and-coming artists.

With consistent releases and a constant tour schedule, Petrillo dedicates his life to his craft. He’s performed countless shows all around the world for over a decade and even conquered 36 shows in a single month. He’s hit nearly every major festival, including Tomorrowland, EDC Las Vegas, and Lollapalooza, as well as consistently touring around the world.

Now, in 2022, Petrillo continues touring the world, hitting countries like Greece, Poland, Spain, Italy, Monaco, Morocco, and, of course, Brazil. He also currently has a residency at the renowned super-club Hï Ibiza, playing six shows across the summer.

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pop nacional

slap house

Alok

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Ben Böhmer

german techno

hamburg electronic

melodic techno

minimal techno

Solomun

dutch trance

pop dance

progressive house

trance

Armin van Buuren

acid techno

belgian techno

dark techno

electra

Amelie Lens

big room

dutch house

progressive electro house

Hardwell

Swedish House Mafia

dance pop

David Guetta

Steve Aoki

dutch edm

Martin Garrix

Charlotte de Witte

Job Jobse

brazilian techno

ANNA

Kevin de Vries

house

Eric Prydz

Cassian

belgian dance

belgian edm

Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike

Tomorrowland

Belgium

De Schorre

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electronic trap

DJ Snake

australian house

deep groove house

Dom Dolla

Tiësto

AFROJACK

Mita Gami

Alesso

drum and bass

jungle

uk dnb

Andy C

Annicka

big beat

classic house

deep house

disco house

filter house

speed garage

uk dance

vocal house

Armand Van Helden

tech house

uk tech house

Ben Sterling

Rossi

bass house

Biscits

deep disco house

BLOND:ISH

Kaskade

southstar

Mau P

chillwave

indietronica

instrumental hip hop

wonky

TOKiMONSTA

Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC)

United States

Las Vegas Motor Speedway

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schranz

Carl Cox

south african house

south african pop

south african pop dance

Black Coffee

latin tech house

microhouse

minimal tech house

Maceo Plex

Steve Angello

downtempo

electronica

jazztronica

nu jazz

trip hop

Bonobo

uk house

Sam Divine

Hannah Wants

Patrick Mason

uk funky

Rudimental

Carlita

industrial techno

Kobosil

deep euro house

hard techno

raw techno

Klangkuenstler

Helena Hauff

Sara Landry

french techno

I Hate Models

Francis Mercier

Franky Wah

arab electronic

palestinian alternative

Sama’ Abdulhadi

finnish edm

Yotto

jazz house

Barry Can't Swim

SONA

Fiona Kraft

Desna

Airrica

MARRØN

Exit

Serbia

Petrovaradin Fortress

Exit 2024

progressive trance

uplifting trance

Above & Beyond

future garage

Gorgon City

afro house

AMÉMÉ

2manydjs

ukg revival

salute

alternative dance

Basement Jaxx

Beltran

german house

high-tech minimal

Boris Brejcha

dancefloor dnb

Chase & Status

melbourne bounce

Chris Lake

Chris Lorenzo

dutch tech house

Chris Stussy

Damian Lazarus

Dennis Cruz

Desiree

Disco Dom

stutter house

Disco Lines

Dixon

swiss house

Jimi Jules

DJ Gigola

Eli Brown

Indira Paganotto

Keinemusik

nyc club

Layton Giordani

deep techno

italian techno

Mind Against

Massano

Pete Tong

dark disco

electro-pop francais

french indietronica

Polo & Pan

old school bassline

Sammy Virji

Shermanology

The Martinez Brothers

techno

Loco Dice

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