Chris Cortez (NL)

During the last two years, DJ/producer/organizer Chris Cortez has taken quite a leap forward in the playing-field of the Dutch trance scene. This Amsterdam-based artist produced himself into the international limelight via the Dutch record labels Fektive and Excessive, and was signed by U.K. label Fraction in 2011. Cortez’s career is rising rapidly and he was able to bring his signature style of trance to countries like Thailand, Greece, Germany, Malta, Ukraine and the U.K. “After some major assembly between 2009 and 2011, his career has kicked into high gear and getting requests from the most unexpected places these days.”