Falco Benz (NL)

If you’ve indeed heard his latest 2014 summer smash: Hat Tricks – which you must probably have, considering the radio airplay it received – then you know more or less what Falco Benz is about: the lad loves synthesizers, catchy melodies and warm tunes, all caught into beats from drum machines that will surely make you shake. The setting with Benz is then complemented on stage with headlights in elementary colours, and the man himself dressed up smartly. Falco has been spotted live in this exact setting on numerous club nights, as support act for De Jeugd van Tegenwoordig and at famous festivals, such as: Best Kept Secret, Stekker, Valtifest and We Are Electric. His impressive flair for music can be heard in his EP series showcasing the ability to create instrumental housey floorfillers, poppy tracks with featuring singers and also remixes he’s made for among others; Roisin Murphy, De Jeugd Van Tegenwoordig and Oscar and the Wolf. A subsequent series of EPs and singles are set for release in 2015, singles Long for the Light and Yeahyeahyeah already released and an EP is set to release end of summer.