Written by Danielle Adelaide Cairo
There’s a multitude of DJ’s playing stages all around the world, but only a few know how to evoke a sonic adventure with the touch of their fingers. DJing is a work of art, a meticulous act of creation that takes time and talent to perfect. These are five DJ’s that have the creative directory, passion, and gift. You’ll want to keep your eye on them this upcoming 2026.
These five DJs are beyond magnificent in their work, from how they wow the crowd to how well they know their equipment. But their career is beyond just a job, it’s an artistic pursuit, it’s their passion and that’s why they are amazing musicians. You can see they are in love with what they do, and they’re brilliant at it.
Siangyoo
A Filipino DJ and music producer known for his enthusiastic sets combining hip-hop, R&B, and other genres. Siangyoo has such an amazing talent in mixing and beat matching, his transitions are superb, flawless to say the least. He’s a storyteller and musical genius, a knack for shaping his sets which guide his listeners on an emotional journey is beyond worldly.
Siangyoo showcases his talents immensely in this performance, using one of the best R&B and Hip-Hop hits of the 2000s. You can see everyone is having a great time, he just knows how to work a crowd.
Baby J
Baby J is an Indo-Australian DJ artist from Perth, Australia, known for genre-bending sets that include Jersey club, baile funk, hip-hop, house, and trap. She creates a seamless, continuous flow of music, which keeps her audience highly engaged. Her sets are always super energetic, never a dull moment when she’s on stage. She flaunts her highly curated selection of songs, which are super danceable. Baby J’s sets will always get you in the mood to let loose.
The club is jumping, the crowd work is insane and her skills are incomprehensible. This is what all clubscenes should look/sound like.
SamiaÂ
Samia is a DJ of Algerian Heritage, born in England, and raised in Montreal. She is highly known for her intricate blends of reggaeton, baile funk, shatta, kurduro, batida, ampiano, latin club, salsa and more. Her sounds are global, a vast music library that consists of all genres imaginable. She has a commanding presence, her energy during sets is incredible, it’s impossible to take your eyes off her. When you attend one of her shows, just know it’s going to be a memorable night.
Samia’s performance was masterful in this one. The selection in music was just right, with the right amount of differentiating genres, enough to make her set unforgettable.
DJ Nooriyah
Nooriyah is a Saudi-born, UK-based DJ, audio producer and presenter, highly known for mixing various global music genres, predominantly Arabic and Southwest Asian (SWANA) sounds, with electronic and club music. She’s a storyteller to say the least, carefully crafts her sets beyond just mixing and moving, her end goal is for her audience to go through an emotional and sonic journey that they can feel deep in their core. Nooriyah carefully curates each song so she can have the right effect on her audience, carefully studying when and how to build and release energy.
Nooriyah is featured on the Boiler Room London for this performance. She creates such a celebratory performance for Palestinian culture. She celebrates culture and community in this performance. Â
DJ TKYO
DJ TKYO is the alias for James Do, an artist based in Perth, Australia, whose sets consists of global and underground sound, specifically Baile Funk and Jersey Club Edits. DJ TKYO will keep you moving 24/7; his shows are highly energetic and extremely pleasing to the ear. His sets are euphoric, almost as if he’s trying to put you in a trance. You’ll never want to go home.
This TKYO set is excruciatingly good. The best part was the build-up around 15:40, then the jersey club remix at the release. He has some really amazing build-ups and releases throughout this set that are super intricate.
