As Global Gathering reach their ten-year anniversary, we thought it would be good to catch up with the main men behind the infamous Random Concept arena to find out just what we can expect from the drum and bass heavyweights this year.

DJ Sy has been around since the inception of the UK rave scene. That's a really long time, guys. He's pretty old... Doesn't look a day over 50 though, eh?! We kid, we kid.

Core decided to catch up with him to see what he thinks about how the current economic climate has affected the scene, what role the DJ’s can play in revitalizing it, the festival season and what he has planned for the future.

One of the most inspiring musicians to emerge from Holland in recent years (not just with regards to dance music) is DJ Hidden. Whether as The Outside Agency accompanied by Eye D and producing gabber crazy originality, or more recently as himself: concentrating and experimenting with what edges towards hard drum and bass (hovering somewhere beyond the regular structure and style) – this is one man you need to look out for this summer.  

Global Gathering, Creamfields, Sanctuary Festival, Parklife and Dance Valley – this isn’t just a checklist of your ‘must attend or forever be the loser’ festivals of summer 2010, it was also the massive summer gig diary of one of the most in-demand hard dance DJs on the scene right now, Andy Whitby.

With his fun-loving ‘in yer face’ hard dance sound, Andy Whitby has quickly become one of the busiest acts to grace the fields and tents of this year’s festival stages.

Over in America authorities have threatened to start a new 'Rave Task Force' after a fifteen-year-old girl died at the recent Electric Daisy Carnival. This has serious implications for festivals such as 'Hardfest' (featuring Soulwax, Tiga, Skream and Green Velvet) and the Love Festival (featuring Bad Boy Bill and Matt Darey).

Italian hard trance supremo FJ Project is well underway in his quest for world domination, playing at the prestigious Nature One Festival in Germany on the 30 July alongside Sam Punk, M-Zone, Kai Tracid, A*S*Y*S, DJ Dean and Slideout. Look out also for his new album to be released on Acid Records. 

Any festivalgoer will understand and sympathise with the constant battle to keep your phone on all weekend. It used to be impossible to do – and resigning yourself to wandering around the campsite Saturday night without any way of getting in touch with your mates is crushing. With a monster headache and aspirin back with your mates, your tent looks like every other tent in the field.

Cr2 Records are currently embarking on their most exciting and busiest year to date. As they prepare to announce their new in-house DJ agency, they have already signed house legends MYNC (who recently had a Beatport number one with ‘I Feel Love’), as well as Jacob Plant (who has remixed for Chase and Status) and Dan Castro.

Ever since DJs began to dabble with CDs the debates began as to which format was the best. If you still have your vinyl decks then hang on to them for a little bit longer. Detroit techno legend Jeff Mills has launched something that may not quash the debate but it should satisfy many who love both. Described as a ‘hybrid’ disc, the disc can be played on both a record player and in a CD player. Simply put, it’s a 5 inch record with a CD stuck to the back.