After cutting his teeth in Sydney's underground hip-hop scene and building 420FAM, a legion of dedicated fans, ChillinIt has created what even his harshest critics can't ignore is one of Australian hip-hop's biggest success stories.

The 26 year old artist from Hurstville, Sydney, emerged in 2018 with his debut album, Women, Weed & Wordplay which stood assertively on the ARIA charts for the entirety of 2019, racking up well over 100 million streams and producing multiple Gold & Platinum accredited singles.

Sophomore album ‘The Octagon’ dropped early 2020 and placed victoriously at #2 on the ARIA Album Charts, #1 on ARIA Urban Album Charts and #1 on ARIA Digital Album Charts, with lead single 'Ready For The Pain' quickly becoming the #1 trending video on YouTube in Australia upon its release and securing yet another Gold single for 

And now in 2021 with an ARIA charting mixtape, Full Circle;  his explosive new single & video - ‘Henny & Reefer’; and a highly acclaimed sold out tour across the country, the first of their kind since COVID hit, Chillinit continues his dominance with no sign of slowing down.

The South African-born, Australian-raised Dena Amy is a chameleon of the arts; an accomplished DJ,singer, producer, dancer and actress. Having spent the past few years writing, recording and touring across North American, Dena has recently relocated from Los Angeles to Sydney to continue her journey and accolade as one of Australia’s most important new electronic artists.

Inspired by her homeland and the great Nelson Mandela, Dena’s tribal club hit ‘Jol’ [for prominent dance imprint Sweat It Out] was a celebration of hope and happiness, and received international support from Black Coffee, Claptone, Horse Meat Disco, Kollektiv Turmstrasse, Nora en Pure, Roger Sanchez,Danny Tenaglia, Mark Knight and Purple Disco Machine to name a few. On ‘Your Eyes’ [Stoney RoadsRecords], Dena combined her beautiful emotive vocals to the brooding bliss-house production ofLondon Topaz to devastating affect, whilst ‘Wait For You’ [WM Music] hit harder in the club, with Dena’s delicate vocals soaring over the deep, thumping bass. Dena returned to Sweat It Out for her collaboration with Kyle Watson on ‘Weaker’, her soft layered vocals complimenting the wubbing synths of this darker house track.

In 2016, RÜFÜS DU SOL released taken from their acclaimed secondalbum ‘Bloom’. Dena supported DU SOL as a DJ across their extensive North America album tour, performing the song live at iconic venues including New York’s Terminal 5 and Colorado’s RedRocks. The RDS tour followed another major North American run for Dena, where she jumped on main support for Hayden James’ ‘Just A Lover’ tour, plus joined him on stage to perform ‘Something AboutYou’. Closer to home, Dena toured with London electronic artist Tourist in early 2019.

Since breaking onto the scene a few years ago, Dena has stockpiled a seriously impressive list of festival and club plays both here in Australia and the United States. On this side of the Pacific Dena has wooed crowds from Splendour in the Grass, Falls Festival, Field Day and FOMO, to Harbourlife, Beyond The Valley, Spilt Milk, For The Love and Snowtunes. In the U.S Dena has played at Coachella, EDC Las Vegas, CRSSD Festival, Electric Forest and a number of exclusive RÜFÜS DU SOL & Friends events. Plus, she’s sailed international waters with Holy Ship [dropping ab2b set with Louisahhh and Sita Abellan] and returns to Fiji’s Your Paradise in 2019 for a second idyllic year in a row. Dena has recorded a live stream mix for Mixmag’s global series and late last year wash and picked by the dance music bible for a creative-focused writing camp in New York together withLittle Boots, Kidnap and Moon Boots. Around the traps Dena has shared the stage with The Black Madonna, Bob Moses, Rampue, Gerd Jansen, Denis Sulta, Green Velvet, Kaytranada, Yotto, Palms Trax, Patrick Topping, Fisher, MK , The Blaze and Duke Dumont amongst others.

From South African street parties to LA rooftops, Sydney sunsets and sweaty Berlin warehouse raves,Dena’s musical palette is rich and well refined. Her desire to represent a visual motion of movement and expression through dance – whether in the literal sense or through the speakers is her main driving force, and she is excited to share a wave of new music over the coming 12 months.

To put it another way, Dena Amy is only just getting started.

Turning heads quickly, Godlands is the product of old school sounds meeting new school methods. A forerunner of the freshest wave of Australian electronic music, this young upstart has the enviable ability to transform beats into heaving club anthems, with a festival-ready steeze that’ll test even the best systems.

Existing at the junction of music and fashion, Godlands is your girl’s crush, whose constant ambition to push the needle sees her effortlessly apply a cavalier vogue to her production, performance and aesthetic. 

Less than a year into the Godlands project, the producer has torn up the scene and carved a name for herself in the ever-changing electronic landscape. Having launched her debut tour ‘Pleasures’ for 2018, Godlands has performed alongside the likes of Jauz, Getter, Habstrakt, Excision and QUIX – not to mention previous runs with ShockOne and Baauer. Her reputation on the decks preceding her, she has already touched down at Groovin’ The Moo, Party in the Paddock and Touch Bass this year, unveiling a jaw-dropping new visual show to fans throughout Australia, New Zealand and Japan.

A veteran of clubs and festival stages alike, her unique sound design and dexterous sets are as unmissable as they are unpredictable. 

Get used to this future legend, because the Godlands era has only just begun.

More than half a decade into his career, Australian producer Golden Features has well-and-truly  established himself as one of the country’s premier electronic acts amassing over 120 million  global streams, one platinum and four gold records to his name. Over the years Tom Stell’s  musical evolution has seen the producer push boundaries in aesthetic and sound revealing  more of himself to fans and slowly unmasking himself in the process.  

Stell instantly became a festival and airwave staple with his debut EP, driven by the success of  the Nicole Millar-featuring ‘Tell Me’. Never one to rely on a formula, he developed his sound  further on the following EP XXIV which housed two of his biggest songs ‘Telescope’ with K. Flay  and ‘No One’ with Thelma Plum. That was only to be topped by standalone drop ‘Wolfie’  featuring Julia Stone, a track that has since had over 20 million streams. 

Stell had already become a firm favourite in his home country, selling out his 2015 national tour,  but the rest of the world was catching. He drew praise from the likes of electronic music  heavyweights like Porter Robinson before taking his shows to the US. He played large-scale  electronic music festivals including HARD Summer and Holy Ship.  

As always, Stell is already looking ahead to his next creative turn. He has been reinvigorated  once again by time immersing himself in the Berlin techno scene. There’s a clear direction for  what he wants to do yet, not that anybody will be able to guess it. 

“You lose scope of your work the more you work on it,” Stell says. “I’m all about getting the  ideas down quick...getting the heart of the song in it and then going in to refine the song until it  shines.” 

Stell’s next move is a mystery until it’s unveiled but there’s one thing we know for sure. He’s  always looking for a detour into the next unexplored space of electronic music.

If you’re a Hip Hop fan in Australia, you should by now know the name JK-47. Whether you know him as the 2020 Triple J Unearthed Artist of the Year, or from his jaw-dropping Like A Version where he put a fantastic twist on 'Changes' by 2Pac, you would already know that the talented Indigenous artist is a force to be reckoned with. It's no surprise to see acts like Illy, Chillinit, Allday, 360, Nerve and many more showing him love.

At the age of fourteen, JK-47 began writing rhymes & rapping. Over the years his name has become all too familiar, not just on home turf in the shire of Tweed, but also right across the Australian hip-hop landscape. His ability to put pen to pad & produce timeless lyrics, painting pictures with his music, is second to none.

Having already scored a triple j feature album on his debut, nominations for Best New Act at the 2021 Rolling Stone Awards and Acclaim Magazine Rookie of the Year, and being booked for festivals like BLUESFEST, Yours & Owls, Fresh Produce and Adelaide Festival, you can’t deny JK-47 is well on the right path for a bright future. The man is on a mission to touch the hearts & minds of those not just his home country, but all around the world. A mission he will achieve.

Josh and Amy Dowdle are Lastlings, the Gold Coast sibling duo who have taken their place as new leaders in the sweet spot between live and electronic. Amy contributes her double-edged sword of intricate, wistful lyrics with her own ethereal vocals at center stage while Josh complements with perfect electronic-driven synergy, injecting sweeping synth work and robust bass lines to weave together dynamic and emotional dancefloor moments.
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The duo harbor a powerful, slow-burning energy and a deep dedication to their craft that has set them far and apart across today’s musical landscape. These Lastlings traits were likely inherited from their Japanese roots, impressed upon them throughout the trips they spent balancing the duality of the high-energy, electrified city of Tokyo and the tranquility of Aomori, a small fishing village on the northern side of the main island and their grandparents’ hometown. “Every time we’d visit the city, there would be something new that we hadn’t yet experienced -- like we were venturing into the unknown,” they share. “But upon returning to the smaller towns, there is such beauty in the simplicity and tradition of Japan
that deeply grounds us. This balance between simplicity and complexity had great influence on us, and the concept of the album.”
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Lastlings are ready to debut their first album, the aptly-titled First Contact. Partially written in a remote stillness of a snow-capped house in that Japanese village and fine-tuned and finished all across Australia, the record aims to capture emotions that feel familiar, while transporting listeners to a universe far away -- one that feels closer to fiction than reality.

The pair are entering into their new chapter with grand support. Championed by fellow Australian superstars RÜFÜS DU SOL, Lastlings have also been warmly welcomed to the band’s own label, Rose Avenue and toured alongside the band at iconic venues like Colorado’s Red Rocks and the Los Angeles State Historic Park. They are recognized and lauded by industry-defining platforms like Billboard, NME and Mixmag and featured within the pages of cultural paragons like Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, Paper, Flaunt, and W Magazine.

First Contact is a transcendent debut, and marks only the beginning for Lastlings -- a forward thinking duo and ultimate combination of art, tradition and determination. It’s an auspicious first glimpse into the universe, as built and told by Amy and Josh Dowdle, and a promise of what’s still yet to come.

Lime Cordiale’s infectious performances and genuine interactions with their fans has made them one of Australia’s buzziest bands. It’s a fact that was reflected in July when they scored their first #1 album on the ARIA Charts with 14 Steps to a Better You. Earlier this year, Lime Cordiale was the only act to have four songs under 40 in triple j's hottest 100 of 2019 -- a feat that not even Billie Eilish could pull off. It’s been an incredible 2020 so far for the Sydney duo, but the brothers would be quick to tell you that it’s been a long way to the top.

Back in 2009, when they started Lime Cordiale, “we didn't really know what we were doing,” Oli explains. Rowdy, drunk crowds at house parties and in pubs and RSLs across Sydney’s northern beaches helped shape the band’s upbeat, quirky sound, forcing them to play louder and groovier to command the audience’s attention. Eleven years, three EPs and one album later, the boys have over 117K followers on Instagram and are playing to wildly enthusiastic crowds across Australia and overseas.

Australian electronic producer LUUDE has quickly risen to the forefront of the scene with his bass heavy dance music, and now Sweat It Out welcome Christian Benson aka LUUDE to the fam. Continuing his upward trajectory, LUUDE recently released a dynamic double A-side, ‘Luudooskins’, fusing his forward-thinking electronic production with tasteful drum and bass elements. For only his first foray into Drum and Bass - the release has already seen support from gatekeepers within the genre such as BBC Radio 1’s Charlie Hedges, Pendulum, Fred V & Graffix and Hospital Records. 

Also recognised as one half of the well-respected Australian duo, Choomba, who have been endorsed by tastemakers such as The Magician, Claude Von Stroke, Richie Hawtin, Claptone, Riva Starr, and Erick Morillo. Most recently the production powerhouse released ‘Say It feat. LP Giobbi & Blush’ko’, which had the heavy support of triple j and dance music icons, Martin Jensen and Benny Benassi! 

LUUDE talks about refining his sound, “I always want to be making stuff that feels exciting - and I’ve been working on this next phase for LUUDE for a while, just trying to find all the right elements, so while Choomba was doing it’s thing last year I’ve been really refining the LUUDE project and I couldn’t be happier to launch into it with Sweat It Out a label who’s always on the cutting edge of Australian dance music.” 

With only a handful of releases under his belt, LUUDE has scored over 30 million streams across his catalogue. Moreover, his singles have also caught the attention of tastemaker outlets Stoney Roads, Pilerats, DJ Times and This Song Is Sick. On the touring side, The Tasmanian born, Perth Raised, Gold-Coast based artist quickly took hold of the local club circuit, becoming an in-demand name across Australia. From there, the local talent sold-out shows around Australia and New Zealand as well as festival appearances at Listen Out, Field Day, This/That and Wildlands!

It’s the tongue-in-cheek moniker that Grace Shaw gave herself early in her career as Mallrat, the best description the then 16-year-old could ascribe the bright, bouncy pop she made inspired by the likes of her rap heroes Allday, Drake and Kanye.

Smash cut to three years later and now when you say, “Mallrat,” you know exactly the vibe and sound we’re talking about. The 19-year-old is perfectly positioned to be Australia’s next big name in pop music and with the release of her second EP just around the corner via Dew Process and Nettwerk, stardom seems inevitable.

Then, towards the end of last year, she announced the next phase of her career with the sparkling single ‘Better.’ Praise was once again instantaneous and widespread, garnering write-ups from the of the New York Times, international radio play, and millions more streams. And as for Mallrat – well, she just wants to make music that you can relate to. “I hope that it makes someone feel more relaxed after a weird day and they can just feel calm. I think it’s amazing when music can make you feel something and I’ve tried to do that.”

By day, Harry Michael commutes to a normal job and punches a clock just like the rest of us. The moment he walks into the studio, everything changes. The mild-mannered man transforms into an unrestrained beast, sinking his teeth into airy production pierced by his tightly wound raps, bold bars, magnetic melodies, and hard-hitting hooks. Through this metamorphosis, Masked Wolf has unassumingly established himself as a powerful, passionate, and primal hip-hop force. Amassing over 150 million streams and counting thus far, the Australian rapper and singer unleashes a torrent of personal truths and emotions on his 2021 debut for Elektra Records.

 “If you saw me walking around on the street, you might not realize that I’m a rapper,” he admits. “When I get into the studio, the mask comes off—you see the wolf inside of me. It’s all work and no play. We’re not chilling and vibing; I’m there to get shit done. I’m in my natural habitat. Whenever I worked a nine-to-five, I wasn’t living how I wanted to live. The studio is a breath of fresh air. The beast does come out, and it feels good.”

 Growing up in Sydney, Harry found freedom in writing. As an only child, his parents’ divorce hit him especially hard. Mom and dad both relocated, but he opted to stay close to his friends. So, he moved in with his grandparents who had emigrated from Greece and barely spoke English. Obsessed with the likes of Eminem and G-Unit, he picked up a pen and expressed himself through poems and verses. He also taught himself how to record and would rap well into the morning most nights until his grandfather knocked on the door and urged him to go to bed.

Hip-hop anesthetized his isolation.

 “I always wanted a brother or a sister, because I wanted to have either that protection or someone to protect,” he explains. “A key reason why I wrote was because I didn’t have a sibling to talk to about how I felt. That’s why writing became so essential. I’d never spoken to my parents about it. I was introverted and extroverted at the same time. I bottled everything up and only released it through music.”

After graduating from school, he tirelessly worked in sales to fund recording. He even took out a loan to build a home studio as he cut hundreds of songs and logged thousands of hours in the lab. While driving for work, he often thought of ideas in the car. In 2018, he dropped his independent debut “Speed Racer.” It gathered millions of streams and turned heads across Australia. “I felt like I found my sound,” he smiles. “It really kicked down the door.”

Following “Night Rider” and “Water Walkin,” he unveiled “Astronaut in the Ocean.” Awash in airy guitar, jagged 808s, neon keys, and deft wordplay, he submerged himself in honest lyricism, facing depression head-on and asking, “What you know about rolling down in the deep?” That one-two-punch of a recognizable riff and chantable chorus organically caught fire online. It incited hundreds of thousands Tik Tok videos, spanning everything from footage of U.S. military Blackhawk chopper crews to welders and ice fisherman (far from your typical Tik Tok fare!). Meanwhile, Kansas City Chief Super Bowl champ quarterback Patrick Mahomes even incorporated the tune into an Instagram post, fueling its explosion in early 2021.

For as bombastic as the response may be, the song itself arose from a moment of intense introspection. “I had put a lot of money and time into music, but it wasn’t really being heard,” he admits. “To be honest, it was mentally draining. There were points where I thought, ‘Should I give up? Should I stop?’ I made the decision to keep going for it. Everything stemmed from this hardship. ‘Astronaut in the Ocean’ is about this time in my life. Voice your depression and anxiety. I’m essentially asking, ‘Have you been the same places? Tell me your story’.”

With more music on the horizon, Masked Wolf will undoubtedly inspire countless others to take that mask off…

“My message is to say what you need to say, before it’s too late,” he leaves off. “A lot of times in life, we overlook the power of telling the truth and being real with ourselves—which is what I try to convey in my songs. Open up about who you really are and what you want from life. You can always go for what you want. I’m proof. When you listen to me, I want you to know this is authentically who I am.”

Running Touch is a multi-dimensional Melbourne musician constantly pushing the boundaries of his work, showcasing an artistic vision that since its debut, has evolved to become one of Australia’s most intricately detailed - and successful. Since making his entrance, Running Touch’s music has been streamed 150+ million times, earning multi-platinum accreditations, an APRA Award nomination, and consistent playlisting on commercial radio and streaming services. Additionally, he’s performed shows at institutional venues throughout Australia and the US, supported electronic pioneers including ODESZA and ZHU, played festivals such as Splendour In The Grass, and in the face of the pandemic, played a first-of-its-kind sold-out live show at Melbourne’s iconic Sidney Myer Music Bowl - with plenty more to come.

Hailing from Perth, the epicentre of the Australasian drum and bass scene, ShockOne aka Karl Thomas is fast becoming one of bass music’s major talents.

After landing an artist feature in ID Magazine with the release of her debut mixtape (“PURPULARITY”, 2017), things have been rapidly progressing for Sophiegrophy - the Australian based, Nigerian born and New Zealand raised artist currently making massive strides in the world of New Wave Hip Hop & underground Club Culture. Ranked highly among the class of leading artists to emerge from Australia’s seminal WVS Hip Hop imprint (Lil Spacely, Anfa Rose).

Sophiegrophy leveled up with appearances on Spotify’s 'Starting Point' series via Acclaim and Complex AU, NIKE’s A1 promotion, as well as holding solid positions in all the biggest national Hip Hop & Viral Chart playlists over a multitude of her own genre defining trap anthems (“Bag”, “Fa$t Life”) including appearances on Ebro’s One to Watch (“Shake”) and New Australia Show on Apple Music, or features on a set of future-forward international club tracks (Walker & Royce “All For The Gram”, J. Worra & Codes “Bounce Back”, Taiki Nulight “Trip”).

On the live front, Sophiegrophy demanded audience attention on a host of performances including Australia’s inaugural Rolling Loud Festival, national The Grass is Greener and Festival X tours, as well as a headline set at debut Spotify A1 Live showcase as well as left of centre events including Brunswick Music Festival and Tasmania’s Faux Mo. With a unique and charming aura, hard-working attitude and swag as fierce as they come, riding alongside her innate gift for genre-bending bars (as heard in appearances on Triple J Bars of Steel, and YO! MTV Raps), Sophiegrophy has made as much a mark delivering hard-hitting cut-throat 16’s as melodic pop-inspired hooks.

It’s her drive to experiment and push new ground that led her to collaborate with the next level studio creatives including Aus Hip Hop buzz-artist Kwame, Lewis Can Cut (NLV Records), Eric Boavida and frequent studio partner producer Jia Lih (Troye Sivan, Meg Mac). Keep your eyes and ears peeled for Sophiegrophy as she promises to make an indelible mark on the international Hip Hop & Club world. 

Pardon the pun, but it’s fair to say that Spacey Jane’s recent rise has been of the  meteoric variety.  

For relatively new kids on the block, the four piece from Fremantle have had a very  impactful start, clocking up over 40 million streams and garnering huge support  from industry and fans alike.  

In 2019, Spacey Jane nabbed a J Award Unearthed Artist of the Year nomination  and undertook three completely sold out tours of Australia, with the most recent run taking in New Zealand.  

Over the last 18 months, festivals have been pounding on their door too, with  Spacies taking to the stage at Falls Festival, Splendour in the Grass, Yours and Owls,  BIGSOUND and Wave Rock Weekender.  

They started 2020 with a bang - January saw “Good For You” voted #80 in triple j’s  highly coveted Hottest 100 countdown. February saw them join the likes of The  1975 and Charlie XCX on the Laneway Festival national tour.  

Their “Skin” single tour was cut short due to the pandemic, but that didn’t stop the  band releasing their debut full length album Sunlight in June, which reached #2 on  the ARIA album charts.  

As restrictions eased in WA, the band packed the touring van for the Back on the  Road regional tour and Wave Rock Weekender, as one of the headline artists.  

In November, Sunlight received a nominated for a J Award for Album of the Year for  Sunlight, a mean feat to jump from an Unearthed nomination to this accolade within  the course of a year!  

Onwards and upwards for Spacey Jane. 

18-year-old Brisbane songwriter and producer Sasha McLeod is SYCCO. Equally at home in the studio and on the stage, Sycco demands attention for her soulful voice, observant lyrics, psychedelic jazz aura and undeniable charisma.  Following a buzzy set at this year’s Bigsound, Sycco was added to the line-ups of the 2020 Laneway Festival and Groovin The Moo (confidential) and asked to support the likes of Spacey Jane and Vera Blue.

Sycco released her third single, Peacemaker, to widespread acclaim in her home country.  She was made triple j unearthed's feature artist of the week and the track was added to full rotation on triple j as well as Spotify's New Music Friday, Front Left and Indie Arrivals playlists as well as several key Apple playlists.  

Willaris. K creates moments to catch your breath, dance, forget , exalt, reflect and/or draft a text to an ex.

From techno to electronica, punk and metal, Willaris. K is drawn to the melodrama and melodic craftsmanship of artists like Seekae, Jon Hopkins and Shlohmo, but never straying too far from being the kid listening to Rage Against the Machine on the school bus.

Willaris. K has sold out shows in Australia and played festivals including Coachella, Splendour in the Grass, Lollapalooza and Forbidden Fruit.

After cutting his teeth in Sydney's underground hip-hop scene and building 420FAM, a legion of dedicated fans, ChillinIt has created what even his harshest critics can't ignore is one of Australian hip-hop's biggest success stories.

The 26 year old artist from Hurstville, Sydney, emerged in 2018 with his debut album, Women, Weed & Wordplay which stood assertively on the ARIA charts for the entirety of 2019, racking up well over 100 million streams and producing multiple Gold & Platinum accredited singles.

Sophomore album ‘The Octagon’ dropped early 2020 and placed victoriously at #2 on the ARIA Album Charts, #1 on ARIA Urban Album Charts and #1 on ARIA Digital Album Charts, with lead single 'Ready For The Pain' quickly becoming the #1 trending video on YouTube in Australia upon its release and securing yet another Gold single for 

And now in 2021 with an ARIA charting mixtape, Full Circle;  his explosive new single & video - ‘Henny & Reefer’; and a highly acclaimed sold out tour across the country, the first of their kind since COVID hit, Chillinit continues his dominance with no sign of slowing down.

The South African-born, Australian-raised Dena Amy is a chameleon of the arts; an accomplished DJ,singer, producer, dancer and actress. Having spent the past few years writing, recording and touring across North American, Dena has recently relocated from Los Angeles to Sydney to continue her journey and accolade as one of Australia’s most important new electronic artists.

Inspired by her homeland and the great Nelson Mandela, Dena’s tribal club hit ‘Jol’ [for prominent dance imprint Sweat It Out] was a celebration of hope and happiness, and received international support from Black Coffee, Claptone, Horse Meat Disco, Kollektiv Turmstrasse, Nora en Pure, Roger Sanchez,Danny Tenaglia, Mark Knight and Purple Disco Machine to name a few. On ‘Your Eyes’ [Stoney RoadsRecords], Dena combined her beautiful emotive vocals to the brooding bliss-house production ofLondon Topaz to devastating affect, whilst ‘Wait For You’ [WM Music] hit harder in the club, with Dena’s delicate vocals soaring over the deep, thumping bass. Dena returned to Sweat It Out for her collaboration with Kyle Watson on ‘Weaker’, her soft layered vocals complimenting the wubbing synths of this darker house track.

In 2016, RÜFÜS DU SOL released taken from their acclaimed secondalbum ‘Bloom’. Dena supported DU SOL as a DJ across their extensive North America album tour, performing the song live at iconic venues including New York’s Terminal 5 and Colorado’s RedRocks. The RDS tour followed another major North American run for Dena, where she jumped on main support for Hayden James’ ‘Just A Lover’ tour, plus joined him on stage to perform ‘Something AboutYou’. Closer to home, Dena toured with London electronic artist Tourist in early 2019.

Since breaking onto the scene a few years ago, Dena has stockpiled a seriously impressive list of festival and club plays both here in Australia and the United States. On this side of the Pacific Dena has wooed crowds from Splendour in the Grass, Falls Festival, Field Day and FOMO, to Harbourlife, Beyond The Valley, Spilt Milk, For The Love and Snowtunes. In the U.S Dena has played at Coachella, EDC Las Vegas, CRSSD Festival, Electric Forest and a number of exclusive RÜFÜS DU SOL & Friends events. Plus, she’s sailed international waters with Holy Ship [dropping ab2b set with Louisahhh and Sita Abellan] and returns to Fiji’s Your Paradise in 2019 for a second idyllic year in a row. Dena has recorded a live stream mix for Mixmag’s global series and late last year wash and picked by the dance music bible for a creative-focused writing camp in New York together withLittle Boots, Kidnap and Moon Boots. Around the traps Dena has shared the stage with The Black Madonna, Bob Moses, Rampue, Gerd Jansen, Denis Sulta, Green Velvet, Kaytranada, Yotto, Palms Trax, Patrick Topping, Fisher, MK , The Blaze and Duke Dumont amongst others.

From South African street parties to LA rooftops, Sydney sunsets and sweaty Berlin warehouse raves,Dena’s musical palette is rich and well refined. Her desire to represent a visual motion of movement and expression through dance – whether in the literal sense or through the speakers is her main driving force, and she is excited to share a wave of new music over the coming 12 months.

To put it another way, Dena Amy is only just getting started.

Turning heads quickly, Godlands is the product of old school sounds meeting new school methods. A forerunner of the freshest wave of Australian electronic music, this young upstart has the enviable ability to transform beats into heaving club anthems, with a festival-ready steeze that’ll test even the best systems.

Existing at the junction of music and fashion, Godlands is your girl’s crush, whose constant ambition to push the needle sees her effortlessly apply a cavalier vogue to her production, performance and aesthetic. 

Less than a year into the Godlands project, the producer has torn up the scene and carved a name for herself in the ever-changing electronic landscape. Having launched her debut tour ‘Pleasures’ for 2018, Godlands has performed alongside the likes of Jauz, Getter, Habstrakt, Excision and QUIX – not to mention previous runs with ShockOne and Baauer. Her reputation on the decks preceding her, she has already touched down at Groovin’ The Moo, Party in the Paddock and Touch Bass this year, unveiling a jaw-dropping new visual show to fans throughout Australia, New Zealand and Japan.

A veteran of clubs and festival stages alike, her unique sound design and dexterous sets are as unmissable as they are unpredictable. 

Get used to this future legend, because the Godlands era has only just begun.

More than half a decade into his career, Australian producer Golden Features has well-and-truly  established himself as one of the country’s premier electronic acts amassing over 120 million  global streams, one platinum and four gold records to his name. Over the years Tom Stell’s  musical evolution has seen the producer push boundaries in aesthetic and sound revealing  more of himself to fans and slowly unmasking himself in the process.  

Stell instantly became a festival and airwave staple with his debut EP, driven by the success of  the Nicole Millar-featuring ‘Tell Me’. Never one to rely on a formula, he developed his sound  further on the following EP XXIV which housed two of his biggest songs ‘Telescope’ with K. Flay  and ‘No One’ with Thelma Plum. That was only to be topped by standalone drop ‘Wolfie’  featuring Julia Stone, a track that has since had over 20 million streams. 

Stell had already become a firm favourite in his home country, selling out his 2015 national tour,  but the rest of the world was catching. He drew praise from the likes of electronic music  heavyweights like Porter Robinson before taking his shows to the US. He played large-scale  electronic music festivals including HARD Summer and Holy Ship.  

As always, Stell is already looking ahead to his next creative turn. He has been reinvigorated  once again by time immersing himself in the Berlin techno scene. There’s a clear direction for  what he wants to do yet, not that anybody will be able to guess it. 

“You lose scope of your work the more you work on it,” Stell says. “I’m all about getting the  ideas down quick...getting the heart of the song in it and then going in to refine the song until it  shines.” 

Stell’s next move is a mystery until it’s unveiled but there’s one thing we know for sure. He’s  always looking for a detour into the next unexplored space of electronic music.

If you’re a Hip Hop fan in Australia, you should by now know the name JK-47. Whether you know him as the 2020 Triple J Unearthed Artist of the Year, or from his jaw-dropping Like A Version where he put a fantastic twist on 'Changes' by 2Pac, you would already know that the talented Indigenous artist is a force to be reckoned with. It's no surprise to see acts like Illy, Chillinit, Allday, 360, Nerve and many more showing him love.

At the age of fourteen, JK-47 began writing rhymes & rapping. Over the years his name has become all too familiar, not just on home turf in the shire of Tweed, but also right across the Australian hip-hop landscape. His ability to put pen to pad & produce timeless lyrics, painting pictures with his music, is second to none.

Having already scored a triple j feature album on his debut, nominations for Best New Act at the 2021 Rolling Stone Awards and Acclaim Magazine Rookie of the Year, and being booked for festivals like BLUESFEST, Yours & Owls, Fresh Produce and Adelaide Festival, you can’t deny JK-47 is well on the right path for a bright future. The man is on a mission to touch the hearts & minds of those not just his home country, but all around the world. A mission he will achieve.

Josh and Amy Dowdle are Lastlings, the Gold Coast sibling duo who have taken their place as new leaders in the sweet spot between live and electronic. Amy contributes her double-edged sword of intricate, wistful lyrics with her own ethereal vocals at center stage while Josh complements with perfect electronic-driven synergy, injecting sweeping synth work and robust bass lines to weave together dynamic and emotional dancefloor moments.
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The duo harbor a powerful, slow-burning energy and a deep dedication to their craft that has set them far and apart across today’s musical landscape. These Lastlings traits were likely inherited from their Japanese roots, impressed upon them throughout the trips they spent balancing the duality of the high-energy, electrified city of Tokyo and the tranquility of Aomori, a small fishing village on the northern side of the main island and their grandparents’ hometown. “Every time we’d visit the city, there would be something new that we hadn’t yet experienced -- like we were venturing into the unknown,” they share. “But upon returning to the smaller towns, there is such beauty in the simplicity and tradition of Japan
that deeply grounds us. This balance between simplicity and complexity had great influence on us, and the concept of the album.”
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Lastlings are ready to debut their first album, the aptly-titled First Contact. Partially written in a remote stillness of a snow-capped house in that Japanese village and fine-tuned and finished all across Australia, the record aims to capture emotions that feel familiar, while transporting listeners to a universe far away -- one that feels closer to fiction than reality.

The pair are entering into their new chapter with grand support. Championed by fellow Australian superstars RÜFÜS DU SOL, Lastlings have also been warmly welcomed to the band’s own label, Rose Avenue and toured alongside the band at iconic venues like Colorado’s Red Rocks and the Los Angeles State Historic Park. They are recognized and lauded by industry-defining platforms like Billboard, NME and Mixmag and featured within the pages of cultural paragons like Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, Paper, Flaunt, and W Magazine.

First Contact is a transcendent debut, and marks only the beginning for Lastlings -- a forward thinking duo and ultimate combination of art, tradition and determination. It’s an auspicious first glimpse into the universe, as built and told by Amy and Josh Dowdle, and a promise of what’s still yet to come.

Lime Cordiale’s infectious performances and genuine interactions with their fans has made them one of Australia’s buzziest bands. It’s a fact that was reflected in July when they scored their first #1 album on the ARIA Charts with 14 Steps to a Better You. Earlier this year, Lime Cordiale was the only act to have four songs under 40 in triple j's hottest 100 of 2019 -- a feat that not even Billie Eilish could pull off. It’s been an incredible 2020 so far for the Sydney duo, but the brothers would be quick to tell you that it’s been a long way to the top.

Back in 2009, when they started Lime Cordiale, “we didn't really know what we were doing,” Oli explains. Rowdy, drunk crowds at house parties and in pubs and RSLs across Sydney’s northern beaches helped shape the band’s upbeat, quirky sound, forcing them to play louder and groovier to command the audience’s attention. Eleven years, three EPs and one album later, the boys have over 117K followers on Instagram and are playing to wildly enthusiastic crowds across Australia and overseas.

Australian electronic producer LUUDE has quickly risen to the forefront of the scene with his bass heavy dance music, and now Sweat It Out welcome Christian Benson aka LUUDE to the fam. Continuing his upward trajectory, LUUDE recently released a dynamic double A-side, ‘Luudooskins’, fusing his forward-thinking electronic production with tasteful drum and bass elements. For only his first foray into Drum and Bass - the release has already seen support from gatekeepers within the genre such as BBC Radio 1’s Charlie Hedges, Pendulum, Fred V & Graffix and Hospital Records. 

Also recognised as one half of the well-respected Australian duo, Choomba, who have been endorsed by tastemakers such as The Magician, Claude Von Stroke, Richie Hawtin, Claptone, Riva Starr, and Erick Morillo. Most recently the production powerhouse released ‘Say It feat. LP Giobbi & Blush’ko’, which had the heavy support of triple j and dance music icons, Martin Jensen and Benny Benassi! 

LUUDE talks about refining his sound, “I always want to be making stuff that feels exciting - and I’ve been working on this next phase for LUUDE for a while, just trying to find all the right elements, so while Choomba was doing it’s thing last year I’ve been really refining the LUUDE project and I couldn’t be happier to launch into it with Sweat It Out a label who’s always on the cutting edge of Australian dance music.” 

With only a handful of releases under his belt, LUUDE has scored over 30 million streams across his catalogue. Moreover, his singles have also caught the attention of tastemaker outlets Stoney Roads, Pilerats, DJ Times and This Song Is Sick. On the touring side, The Tasmanian born, Perth Raised, Gold-Coast based artist quickly took hold of the local club circuit, becoming an in-demand name across Australia. From there, the local talent sold-out shows around Australia and New Zealand as well as festival appearances at Listen Out, Field Day, This/That and Wildlands!

It’s the tongue-in-cheek moniker that Grace Shaw gave herself early in her career as Mallrat, the best description the then 16-year-old could ascribe the bright, bouncy pop she made inspired by the likes of her rap heroes Allday, Drake and Kanye.

Smash cut to three years later and now when you say, “Mallrat,” you know exactly the vibe and sound we’re talking about. The 19-year-old is perfectly positioned to be Australia’s next big name in pop music and with the release of her second EP just around the corner via Dew Process and Nettwerk, stardom seems inevitable.

Then, towards the end of last year, she announced the next phase of her career with the sparkling single ‘Better.’ Praise was once again instantaneous and widespread, garnering write-ups from the of the New York Times, international radio play, and millions more streams. And as for Mallrat – well, she just wants to make music that you can relate to. “I hope that it makes someone feel more relaxed after a weird day and they can just feel calm. I think it’s amazing when music can make you feel something and I’ve tried to do that.”

By day, Harry Michael commutes to a normal job and punches a clock just like the rest of us. The moment he walks into the studio, everything changes. The mild-mannered man transforms into an unrestrained beast, sinking his teeth into airy production pierced by his tightly wound raps, bold bars, magnetic melodies, and hard-hitting hooks. Through this metamorphosis, Masked Wolf has unassumingly established himself as a powerful, passionate, and primal hip-hop force. Amassing over 150 million streams and counting thus far, the Australian rapper and singer unleashes a torrent of personal truths and emotions on his 2021 debut for Elektra Records.

 “If you saw me walking around on the street, you might not realize that I’m a rapper,” he admits. “When I get into the studio, the mask comes off—you see the wolf inside of me. It’s all work and no play. We’re not chilling and vibing; I’m there to get shit done. I’m in my natural habitat. Whenever I worked a nine-to-five, I wasn’t living how I wanted to live. The studio is a breath of fresh air. The beast does come out, and it feels good.”

 Growing up in Sydney, Harry found freedom in writing. As an only child, his parents’ divorce hit him especially hard. Mom and dad both relocated, but he opted to stay close to his friends. So, he moved in with his grandparents who had emigrated from Greece and barely spoke English. Obsessed with the likes of Eminem and G-Unit, he picked up a pen and expressed himself through poems and verses. He also taught himself how to record and would rap well into the morning most nights until his grandfather knocked on the door and urged him to go to bed.

Hip-hop anesthetized his isolation.

 “I always wanted a brother or a sister, because I wanted to have either that protection or someone to protect,” he explains. “A key reason why I wrote was because I didn’t have a sibling to talk to about how I felt. That’s why writing became so essential. I’d never spoken to my parents about it. I was introverted and extroverted at the same time. I bottled everything up and only released it through music.”

After graduating from school, he tirelessly worked in sales to fund recording. He even took out a loan to build a home studio as he cut hundreds of songs and logged thousands of hours in the lab. While driving for work, he often thought of ideas in the car. In 2018, he dropped his independent debut “Speed Racer.” It gathered millions of streams and turned heads across Australia. “I felt like I found my sound,” he smiles. “It really kicked down the door.”

Following “Night Rider” and “Water Walkin,” he unveiled “Astronaut in the Ocean.” Awash in airy guitar, jagged 808s, neon keys, and deft wordplay, he submerged himself in honest lyricism, facing depression head-on and asking, “What you know about rolling down in the deep?” That one-two-punch of a recognizable riff and chantable chorus organically caught fire online. It incited hundreds of thousands Tik Tok videos, spanning everything from footage of U.S. military Blackhawk chopper crews to welders and ice fisherman (far from your typical Tik Tok fare!). Meanwhile, Kansas City Chief Super Bowl champ quarterback Patrick Mahomes even incorporated the tune into an Instagram post, fueling its explosion in early 2021.

For as bombastic as the response may be, the song itself arose from a moment of intense introspection. “I had put a lot of money and time into music, but it wasn’t really being heard,” he admits. “To be honest, it was mentally draining. There were points where I thought, ‘Should I give up? Should I stop?’ I made the decision to keep going for it. Everything stemmed from this hardship. ‘Astronaut in the Ocean’ is about this time in my life. Voice your depression and anxiety. I’m essentially asking, ‘Have you been the same places? Tell me your story’.”

With more music on the horizon, Masked Wolf will undoubtedly inspire countless others to take that mask off…

“My message is to say what you need to say, before it’s too late,” he leaves off. “A lot of times in life, we overlook the power of telling the truth and being real with ourselves—which is what I try to convey in my songs. Open up about who you really are and what you want from life. You can always go for what you want. I’m proof. When you listen to me, I want you to know this is authentically who I am.”

Running Touch is a multi-dimensional Melbourne musician constantly pushing the boundaries of his work, showcasing an artistic vision that since its debut, has evolved to become one of Australia’s most intricately detailed - and successful. Since making his entrance, Running Touch’s music has been streamed 150+ million times, earning multi-platinum accreditations, an APRA Award nomination, and consistent playlisting on commercial radio and streaming services. Additionally, he’s performed shows at institutional venues throughout Australia and the US, supported electronic pioneers including ODESZA and ZHU, played festivals such as Splendour In The Grass, and in the face of the pandemic, played a first-of-its-kind sold-out live show at Melbourne’s iconic Sidney Myer Music Bowl - with plenty more to come.

Hailing from Perth, the epicentre of the Australasian drum and bass scene, ShockOne aka Karl Thomas is fast becoming one of bass music’s major talents.

After landing an artist feature in ID Magazine with the release of her debut mixtape (“PURPULARITY”, 2017), things have been rapidly progressing for Sophiegrophy - the Australian based, Nigerian born and New Zealand raised artist currently making massive strides in the world of New Wave Hip Hop & underground Club Culture. Ranked highly among the class of leading artists to emerge from Australia’s seminal WVS Hip Hop imprint (Lil Spacely, Anfa Rose).

Sophiegrophy leveled up with appearances on Spotify’s 'Starting Point' series via Acclaim and Complex AU, NIKE’s A1 promotion, as well as holding solid positions in all the biggest national Hip Hop & Viral Chart playlists over a multitude of her own genre defining trap anthems (“Bag”, “Fa$t Life”) including appearances on Ebro’s One to Watch (“Shake”) and New Australia Show on Apple Music, or features on a set of future-forward international club tracks (Walker & Royce “All For The Gram”, J. Worra & Codes “Bounce Back”, Taiki Nulight “Trip”).

On the live front, Sophiegrophy demanded audience attention on a host of performances including Australia’s inaugural Rolling Loud Festival, national The Grass is Greener and Festival X tours, as well as a headline set at debut Spotify A1 Live showcase as well as left of centre events including Brunswick Music Festival and Tasmania’s Faux Mo. With a unique and charming aura, hard-working attitude and swag as fierce as they come, riding alongside her innate gift for genre-bending bars (as heard in appearances on Triple J Bars of Steel, and YO! MTV Raps), Sophiegrophy has made as much a mark delivering hard-hitting cut-throat 16’s as melodic pop-inspired hooks.

It’s her drive to experiment and push new ground that led her to collaborate with the next level studio creatives including Aus Hip Hop buzz-artist Kwame, Lewis Can Cut (NLV Records), Eric Boavida and frequent studio partner producer Jia Lih (Troye Sivan, Meg Mac). Keep your eyes and ears peeled for Sophiegrophy as she promises to make an indelible mark on the international Hip Hop & Club world. 

Pardon the pun, but it’s fair to say that Spacey Jane’s recent rise has been of the  meteoric variety.  

For relatively new kids on the block, the four piece from Fremantle have had a very  impactful start, clocking up over 40 million streams and garnering huge support  from industry and fans alike.  

In 2019, Spacey Jane nabbed a J Award Unearthed Artist of the Year nomination  and undertook three completely sold out tours of Australia, with the most recent run taking in New Zealand.  

Over the last 18 months, festivals have been pounding on their door too, with  Spacies taking to the stage at Falls Festival, Splendour in the Grass, Yours and Owls,  BIGSOUND and Wave Rock Weekender.  

They started 2020 with a bang - January saw “Good For You” voted #80 in triple j’s  highly coveted Hottest 100 countdown. February saw them join the likes of The  1975 and Charlie XCX on the Laneway Festival national tour.  

Their “Skin” single tour was cut short due to the pandemic, but that didn’t stop the  band releasing their debut full length album Sunlight in June, which reached #2 on  the ARIA album charts.  

As restrictions eased in WA, the band packed the touring van for the Back on the  Road regional tour and Wave Rock Weekender, as one of the headline artists.  

In November, Sunlight received a nominated for a J Award for Album of the Year for  Sunlight, a mean feat to jump from an Unearthed nomination to this accolade within  the course of a year!  

Onwards and upwards for Spacey Jane. 

18-year-old Brisbane songwriter and producer Sasha McLeod is SYCCO. Equally at home in the studio and on the stage, Sycco demands attention for her soulful voice, observant lyrics, psychedelic jazz aura and undeniable charisma.  Following a buzzy set at this year’s Bigsound, Sycco was added to the line-ups of the 2020 Laneway Festival and Groovin The Moo (confidential) and asked to support the likes of Spacey Jane and Vera Blue.

Sycco released her third single, Peacemaker, to widespread acclaim in her home country.  She was made triple j unearthed's feature artist of the week and the track was added to full rotation on triple j as well as Spotify's New Music Friday, Front Left and Indie Arrivals playlists as well as several key Apple playlists.  

Willaris. K creates moments to catch your breath, dance, forget , exalt, reflect and/or draft a text to an ex.

From techno to electronica, punk and metal, Willaris. K is drawn to the melodrama and melodic craftsmanship of artists like Seekae, Jon Hopkins and Shlohmo, but never straying too far from being the kid listening to Rage Against the Machine on the school bus.

Willaris. K has sold out shows in Australia and played festivals including Coachella, Splendour in the Grass, Lollapalooza and Forbidden Fruit.