Every December, Dancing Astronaut picks the names we believe are about to take over dance music, and it is always a good feeling when one of those picks proves us right. On Sunday, October 11, two of them will be sharing the same room. GENESI, one of our Artists to Watch in 2025, is bringing an extended set to Knockdown Center in Queens, and joining him is WELKER, one of our Artists to Watch in 2026. Presented by Gray Area, the night puts last year’s prediction and this year’s prediction side by side, and it shows exactly how fast the next wave of house and techno is moving.
When we named GENESI to our 2025 class, he was already the producer behind one of the most talked-about records in dance music, “Everything You Have Done” with MEDUZA. By the end of 2024 he had 14 releases to his name across labels like Aeterna, REALM, and Tomorrowland Music, with support from Anyma, Vintage Culture, Steve Angello, and Armin van Buuren. We said then that he was just getting started, and he has backed that up.
“Everything You Have Done” hit No. 1 on Beatport and is now closing in on 100 million streams.
