Year In Tunes – Top 10 Breakout Artists Of 2024

We’ve made it! This is the final and perhaps the most exciting poll thus far. EDMTunes proudly brings you our top 10 Breakout Artists of 2024. This list showcases the absolute monsters of the industry that have ravaged the dancefloors and have sent their respective charts into mayhem. This list represents our favorite acts that are establishing their long-term brand and have had an incredible year. Some of these names have been in the scene for a really long time, but made 2024 entirely theirs. Let’s get to it!

Top 10 Breakout Artists

10. ALLEYCVT

The North Virginia native blew our minds this year and begins our breakout artists list. A rising star in Bass music, the DJ released bangers such as ‘ONE FOR YOU’ alongside Levity, and ‘Stratosphere’. Her fresh sounds and flow took her on a journey for her Feel It Tour all around the US. Besides, the success of the tour opened up the door for the spring portion, starting in February 2025. We will headbang alongside ALLEYCVT every step of the way!

9. Levity

The iconic Bass Trio from the Midwest jumped into the spotlight with their surprise performance in Electric Forest 2023, when they subbed for an artist who couldn’t make it to their performance. Since then, they have influenced the industry with their take on Dubstep, Trap, and Future Bass. Their debut EP ‘Escapism Vol I’ truly encapsulates their brand and what’s yet to come. Moreover, they were able to headline Electric Forest but this time officially, for a set that took us above and beyond. They say three is a crowd but we feel it’s the right number for Levity.

8. ANOTR

Relax my eyeeees, I see flashing lights, but we’re not aloooneee (insert string arrangement riff). After a two-year hiatus from producing, the Dutch duo came full throttle for 2024. Sold-out shows, and the reintroduction of No Art events brought ANOTR back into the spotlight. The duo who blends Disco, Jazz, and Soul into their tracks breaks all rules to provide us with euphoric experiences each time. No Art took it upon making the no-phone statement a relevant option for events, bringing connection and music back to the forefront of this social media era.

7. Goom Gum

Turking Melodic Techno Duo Goom Gum had a major year. Their hypnotizing sounds grew exponentially with releases such as Their Raffa Guido’s ‘Famax’ Acid-filled remix, and their ‘Staccato’ and ‘Devotion’ double release. The AVTOOK label leads also enjoyed support from Anyma, Zamna Records, Cassian, and more. Furthermore, they ranked amongstthe top producers on the Future of Dance list. The future is Techno.

6. HUGEL

French DJ and Latin House producer HUGEL gave us so much flavor this year. He gave us some of the nastiest beats including ‘Stay High’ with Diplo and Julia Child and Andalucia with GROSSOMODO. Standout performances include his own Boiler Room inside a McDonald’s, and playing alongside Ludacris during Art Basel. Moreover, HUGEL dove into the fashion world alongside TAFARI and KAMALI for the debut of TAFARI WORLD. The apparel brand is a forward-thinking and innovative take on modern streetwear. Similar to ZHU or Anyma, the artist has been able to showcase his creativity through different outlets, besides music.

5. Alex Wann

One of the newest names on our list. Afro/Deep-House DJ Alex Wann comes all the way from Paris to deliver the sweetest grooves. This year picked up the pace after his remix release of Kelis’ ‘Milkshake’. Since then, Wann released tracks with Aaron Hibell and Liva K, and has remixed the likes of Jess Glynne, WhoMadeWho and Adriatique. His tour this year took him from Ibiza, all the way to EDC Las Vegas. We hope his melodies and beats take us further and further next year.

4. Keinemusik

The German Afro-House trio Keinemusik is its own category. Adam Port, Rampa, and &ME managed to bring their A-Game into this year. The cloud made its rounds on our favorite dancefloors around the world this year. 2024 consisted of sold-out shows, extremely viral moments, and lots of fundraising. Keinemusik ought to have an incredible 2025. Of course, we need to highlight ‘Move’, by Adam Port and Stryv, chosen as the number 1 song on One World Radio for 2024. Besides, with a remix including Camila Cabello, and another one by Anyma, segments this track as a legendary song for years to come.

3. Layton Giordani

The NYC-based artist, also known as “Slayton” or “babygurl” if you’re chronically online as we are, made it all the way to our Breakout Top 3 this year. Yes, Layton has been on our radar for ages, but he finally makes it into our breakout artist selection this time around. The ‘New Generation’ producer went through a major rebranding this year, which swayed his style from an all-Techno note to a masterful mashup with House. Giordani had major highlights this year including the releases of Sharam’s ‘PATT (Adam Beyer, Layton Giordani & Green Velvet Remix)’, and Loofy’s ‘Last Night (Anyma x Layton Giordani Remix)’. The DJ also showcased his newfound sound with tracks like ‘Paranoid’ and ‘Freaks at Night’. We will always be supporting Slayton in years and years to come.

2. Odd Mob

Australian DJ Harry Hope’s solo project made it to our top 2 breakout stars. It had originally started as a duo back in the day. However, Odd Mob truly rose in popularity while joining OMNOM for the release of ‘Losing Control’. This year, the producer has continuously released banger after, banger, including his remixes Andruss’ ‘Frikitona’ and John Summit & venbee’s ‘palm of my hands’. His dark textures carry the groove into sunrise, and had us dancing all year. Moreover, his Hyperbeam collab set with OMNOM for EDC LAs Vegas blew our minds away.

Honorable mentions

We love every artist on this list, even though they were short a couple of votes to make it into the official list, their debut albums, tours, and releases left us in awe this year:

• Sammy Virji
• Rinzen
• Sara Landry
• PAWSA

And now, our top Breakout DJ of the year, and it should be no surprise to anybody, goes to…

1. Max Styler

The man of the moment, our top breakout artist of 2024, Californian producer Max Styler had an incredible year. From continuous support from Gorgon City, John Summit, and plenty others, the producer had us dancing nonstop. Styler had over 10 major releases this year, including ‘Touch’ with Gorgon City, and his remixes for John Summit & Paige Cavell’s ‘Tears’ and the classic ‘Tarantula’ by Pleasurekraft. His dark-driven sounds send us into the stratosphere on each set, and take Tech-House to a different realm. His journey includes his Progressive House alter ego HABITATT, letting us levitate into the night. This was truly his year and his year only.