Echelon Festival 2026 @ Echelon Festival 2026

Performers

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  Paul Van Dyk

  Australian DJ, producer, and label curator, Restricted has carved out a cult-like following blends elements from psy, rawstyle, industrial, hardcore, while pulling elements from other harder styles. The Adelaide-raised artist spent the past decade refining his craft in the studio and on the club circuit before breaking onto the
  international stage.
  
  Amassing over half a billion streams, Restricted’s music has been backed by the likes of Sara Landry, I Hate Models, Holy Priest, Nico Moreno, NOVAH, blk., and a long list of heavyweights in the genre. Restricted has become a fixture in Beatport’s Hardcore/Neo Rave charts with singles like “Tunnel Vision,” “Hardcore (Give Me a MFkin Breakbeat),” “FCKIN LOUD,” and “WTF?” all reaching #1. His music has been spotlighted on key editorial playlists such as Spotify’sHard Techno and Workout Beats, as well as Apple Music’s Dance in Spatial Audio, among others.
  
  “Tunnel Vision,” his collaboration with Nik Sitz, has become a defining record in the hard techno scene; with the song emphasizing the harder elements of the genre. The track has shaped a new sound for the next wave of producers, cementing Restricted as a pioneer within the hard dance space. Restricted’s latest “Pump This Party” with Junkie Kid, once again rips through the dancefloor blueprint, drawing influence from early hardstyle (artists like Showtek/ TNT) and merging them with
  industrial/ raw elements, old school vocals, and three distinct drops that connect seamlessly within one high-powered track. The song has already been praised by Your EDM, We Rave You, EDM Identity and more.
  
  From shutting down festival stages at EDC Las Vegas, Creamfields UK and Dreamstate Australia; Restricted has solidified his status as one of the most talked-about names in the new wave of hard dance. His debut at EDC Vegas 2025 saw him close out Saturday night with a high energy set that packed the stage to capacity, drawing fire marshals to manage the overflowing crowd. Restricted carried the chaos to Australia with a collaborative tour with Teletech, selling 17,000 tickets in minutes. He has continued the momentum by packing venues across America, Canada, Europe, and Asia.
  
  Balancing authentic energy with a distinct, refined style, Restricted resonates with a fast-growing online community. Since his debut single in 2019, the 25-year-old producer has amassed 1 million followers, 22 million TikTok likes, 300 million Instagram views, and exceeded his videos past 800 million views across all platforms.
  Restricted officially launched his label and event brand, REVIVE RECORDS in August 2024 debuting with his biggest release "Tunnel Vision". Following a stacked catalogue that continues to earn global support. Revive is now a home for the fast, the energy and anything that makes you want to move. With his boundary-pushing vision and his refreshing style, Restricted isn’t just riding the new wave of the genre, he’s shaping it.
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  Maddix

  Dutch DJ/producer Maddix is known for his genre-breaking techno-rave sound, infused with big room and trance influences.

  Starting his new core sound in 2018, with the release of his legendary track ‘Ecstasy’ in 2019, he continuously refreshed the EDM landscape with hard-hitting techno kicks and an acid revival, organically evolving his sound even more towards techno and trance. Most importantly, Maddix brought the rave back to the club and festival crowds, and received support from techno artists such as Deborah de Luca, Amelie Lens, Ki/Ki, Umek, Eli Brown, John Summit, Hi-Lo, Lilly Palmer and many others.

  After Maddix' hit singles ‘Heute Nacht’ and ‘My Gasoline,’ and collaborations with Hardwell, Umek, KSHMR, Timmy Trumpet, and remixes for Tiësto and Armin van Buuren, his audience has grown into a truly global collective. This growth has led to appearances at major festivals such as Ultra Music Festival, EDC, Dreamstate, Parookaville, World Club Dome, Mysteryland, and headlining club shows around the world.

  In partnership with Revealed Recordings, Maddix’s brand-new record label Extatic (XTTC) was launched in 2023. Alongside achieving 500 million+ streams, reaching 5 million monthly listeners on Spotify, and multiple #1 spots on Beatport and Spotify’s Editorial playlist, including DJMag top100 Dj list entry in 2023, we can say Maddix has created a movement that is changing the electronic dance music scene.

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