One of the world's pre-eminent electronic music festivals, Creamfields has a history of names like Chemical Brothers, Basement Jaxx, Fatboy Slim, Groove Armada and Underworld.
19-Year-Old Dutchman Who's The Next Big Thing in House
Oliver Heldens has risen to fame on the back of a canny mix of two of the biggest trends in electronic music at the moment, blending big-room bass with the dynamics of deep house (in fact, he topped our recent list of 20 rising stars who deserve the hype).
His early tracks Stinger and Thumper favoured the wubs, but his more recent singles Gecko and Koala lean further towards soulful house, with frequent Rudimental guest Becky Hill adding diva vocals to a version of Gecko, re-dubbed Gecko (Overdrive), which topped the charts in the UK.
Heldens is straddling the line between the likes of Disclosure and fellow Dutch stomper Martin Garrix, whose hit Animals he remixed. The 19-year-old is in high demand right now, with plenty of festivals adding him to their bills, including Stereosonic, which secured the rising star for their blockbuster November tour. When inthemix talks to Heldens he’s days away from playing Creamfields UK and South West Four, after which he heads to New York for Electric Zoo.
