Carly Wilford (GB)

After a series of stand out releases in 2023, Carly Wilford has secured her space as one of the most promising new names in dance music. With her tunes heavily backed by Radio 1, she opened the Dance Stage at this years Radio 1 Big Weekend in Dundee as well as playing the BBC Radio 1 Dance stage at Glastonbury. Rolling off the back of a game changing summer that saw her hand over to the likes of Hannah Laing, Arielle Free, Monki and Meg Ward. Releasing new music with Nervous Records, Armada and Toolroom as well as collaborating with house music legend Todd Terry. As a Presenter, she recently fronted travel documentary ‘Sampled’ on MTV & Paramount Plus starring alongside renegade Marc Rebillet. The episode saw them explore London’s rich musical foundations and channel the rebellious energy of the city, from making a Grime beat in Jammer’s basement to shutting down Shoreditch with an unannounced street rave.

Riding high in Spotify and Apple Music’s editorial playlists, her tunes have been streamed by millions globally whilst also being backed by the likes of Green Velvet, Chris Lake, LP Giobbi and Eli Brown. Her high energy sets bring forward a new wave of house music whilst honouring the very roots of the scene she grew up raving to. After learning to produce in lockdown and hearing the statistic that only 2% of women were Music Producers, Carly decided that there was work to be done. Joining Toolroom Records, Toolroom Academy Course, she set out to learn how to make music. Going on to release her debut single ‘Generation X’ with Mr V. on the label with the track being signed within ten months of her laying down her first beat on the course.