Balance Selections Podcast

Nicolás Ruiz emerged from Argentina’s Misiones province with a sound shaped as much by local grounding as global ambition. Releases on Renaissance, Hope Recordings and Plattenbank have placed him firmly within the progressive continuum, with support from figures like Hernán Cattaneo and Nick Warren reinforcing his steady ascent. Having shared booths with names from John Digweed to Guy J, and appearances spanning from Zurich’s Street Parade to key European showcases, Ruiz continues to refine a craft that sits comfortably between dancefloor functionality and melodic depth. On this Balance Selections mix he continues that fine form. Featuring tracks from Kasper Koman, Maze28, Juan Deminicis and more, this is two hours of well-crafted dance music. @nicolasruiz Tracklisting & interview: https://balancemusic.com.au/balance-selections-365-nicolas-ruiz ------------------------------------- Follow: Instagram: www.instagram.com/balance_series Facebook: www.facebook.com/balanceseriesmusic Youtube: www.youtube.com/@balancemusicofficial

Few artists bridge the gap between circuitry and soul as seamlessly as Spencer Brown. The California-born producer has the uncanny ability to craft long-form journeys that pulse with organic life. In this exclusive mix the producer highlights why he's so undeniable. We cannot wait to host Spencer Brown this August for his debut Balance Croatia set. @spencerbrownofficial ________________________________________________ BALANCE CROATIA 2026 FULL FOUR DAY FESTIVAL TICKETS ARE SOLD OUT LIMITED DAY TICKETS REMAIN On sale now via Balance Croatia website. Balance Croatia 2026 Thu 6th Aug - Mon 10th Aug 2026 The Garden Resort, Tisno ________________________________________________ BALANCE CROATIA FESTIVAL LAUNCH PARTY Barbarellas Discotheque, Pirovac, Croatia feat. John Digweed & Danny Howells Thursday August 6th 2026 (Friday August 7th morning finish) 12:00am - 5:00am _________________________________________________ Head to www.balancecroatia.com for more info. IG: www.instagram.com/balancecroatia

Paul James Nolan approaches electronic music as a tool for transformation, using the booth not just to perform, but to hold space and guide a shared, immersive experience. With a background in high-end audio engineering alongside artists like Sasha and Junkie XL, his technical precision underpins a sound that feels both tactile and emotionally charged. With releases spanning Bedrock Records to When We Dip, his work is supported by artists including Hernan Cattaneo, John Digweed, Patrice Bäumel and Tim Green. With a heavily anticipated official remix of Diabla by Funk D'Void slated for release on one of the world’s most influential electronic labels later this year, Paul continues to build momentum as a vital voice in the scene. On this Balance Selections, he showcases that approach across a two-hour mix. Featuring tracks from Trentemøller, Four Candles, Redspace and more, it unfolds patiently before building toward an energetic finale. @paul-james-nolan Tracklisting & interview: https://balancemusic.com.au/balance-selections-364-paul-james-nolan ------------------------------------- Follow: Instagram: www.instagram.com/balance_series Facebook: www.facebook.com/balanceseriesmusic Youtube: www.youtube.com/@balancemusicofficial

Few artists can claim to have shaped the very birth of dance music while continuing to drive its evolution over three decades. Even fewer have left their mark on both the club and pop scenes, with timeless moments that echo in conversations long after their release. Dave Seaman is undeniably one of these rare figures. We cannot wait to host Dave this August in Croatia. @daveseaman ________________________________________________ BALANCE CROATIA 2026 FULL FOUR DAY FESTIVAL TICKETS ARE SOLD OUT LIMITED DAY TICKETS REMAIN On sale now via Balance Croatia website. Balance Croatia 2026 Thu 6th Aug - Mon 10th Aug 2026 The Garden Resort, Tisno ________________________________________________ BALANCE CROATIA FESTIVAL LAUNCH PARTY Barbarellas Discotheque, Pirovac, Croatia feat. John Digweed & Danny Howells Thursday August 6th 2026 (Friday August 7th morning finish) 12:00am - 5:00am _________________________________________________ Head to www.balancecroatia.com for more info. IG: www.instagram.com/balancecroatia

Sentre, the duo of Dave Gardner and Dennis White, are long-standing industry figures, known for their studio craf. With a history of collaborations alongside Sasha, including contributions to his seminal Involver album series, Sentre have built a reputation as refined producers with a detailed, emotive approach to sound design. In 2025, they returned to Last Night On Earth label with This Feeling, a collaboration with Of Norway. The release showcased their signature style: luminous melodies, celestial energy, and subtle vocal elements. On this Balance Selections mix, their penchant for interesting dance music is on full display. Featuring tracks from Tim Paris, Laurent Garnier and Zombies In Miami, this one hour mix is a fun ride through loose and rolling house. @sentre_music Tracklisting & interview: https://balancemusic.com.au/balance-selections-363-sentre/ ------------------------------------- Follow: Instagram: www.instagram.com/balance_series Facebook: www.facebook.com/balanceseriesmusic Youtube: www.youtube.com/@balancemusicofficial

On ‘You Are Sweet’, Julian Millian teams with Olaya for a darker turn. Synthetic textures circle austere drums as acid-laced synths gradually rise through the mix. The tension builds steadily before releasing in a dramatic breakdown and full-throttle drop. @fernando-olaya

Kamilo Sanclemente joins Olaya on ‘Renascence’, a Latin-flavoured outing that’s difficult to ignore. Sparkling keys and warm synths combine into a swooning melodic line, while a constantly shifting bassline keeps the track buoyant. Midway through, elegant strings lift the arrangement into something celebratory, a reminder of why progressive house continues to resonate on dancefloors worldwide. @fernando-olaya @kamilosanclemente

‘We Were Never Lost’ opens as a delightful slice of vintage prog. A thick, enveloping bassline anchors the track, providing a reassuring familiarity. A ghostly vocal drifts across the groove while a melody slowly takes shape in the background, swelling through the breakdown before resolving in a euphoric main-room drop. @fernando-olaya

Giovanny Aparicio links with Olaya for ‘Eternal Grace’. Driving low-end and crisp drums form the backbone while a graceful melodic figure drifts in and out of view. The arrival of orchestral strings adds an emotional dimension, turning what could have been a straightforward club tool into something more reflective. @fernando-olaya @dj-giovanny-aparicio

The result of years of dedication and deep dancefloor intuition, Chicola’s ongoing underground experiment continues to deliver sonic gold. With each release, his place in the evolution of dance music becomes clearer, and a shining future feels all but inevitable. We cannot wait to host Chicola at Balance Croatia this August. @chicola ________________________________________________ BALANCE CROATIA 2026 Under 100 FULL FESTIVAL tickets remian. On sale now via Balance Croatia website. Balance Croatia 2026 Thu 6th Aug - Mon 10th Aug 2026 The Garden Resort, Tisno ________________________________________________ BALANCE CROATIA FESTIVAL LAUNCH PARTY Barbarellas Discotheque, Pirovac, Croatia feat. John Digweed & Danny Howells Thursday August 6th 2026 (Friday August 7th morning finish) 12:00am - 5:00am _________________________________________________ Head to www.balancecroatia.com for more info. IG: www.instagram.com/balancecroatia

Hailing from Australia and now based in Berlin, Leah Marie is part of a new wave of artists shaping the deeper end of the electronic spectrum. Her sound moves between deep, progressive and melodic house, with a touch of cerebral techno; built on groove, restraint and a strong sense of space. In the booth, she favours flow over flash, guiding sets with careful pacing and an instinct for atmosphere. Her productions and remixes have found a home on labels include Mango Alley to Musique de Lune Noir, with further releases on the horizon. Along the way, she’s taken that sound beyond Berlin, playing across Germany, Portugal, the Netherlands and the UK. In 2025, she co-founded Kontrast. with Dilby and Dowden: a Berlin-based event centred on the deeper, groove-led corners of house music. The next edition lands at Hotel Amano East Rooftop on Saturday 11th April (more info here). On this Balance Selections mix, the rising producer displays a taste for a wide-ranging sound. Featuring tracks from Timo Maas, Patrice Baumel, Chus & Ceballos and more, this is a two-hour mix that evolves with patience and intent. @leahmariemusic-australia Tracklisting & interview: balancemusic.com.au/balance-selections-362-leah-marie ------------------------------------- Follow: Instagram: www.instagram.com/balance_series Facebook: www.facebook.com/balanceseriesmusic Youtube: www.youtube.com/@balancemusicofficial

Anthony Pappa has the ability to present a musical education as a good time on the dancefloor. A two-hour set from the legend? What a treat. We cannot wait for the return of Anthony Pappa to the Balance Croatia stage this August. @anthonypappa ________________________________________________ BALANCE CROATIA 2026 Under 100 FULL FESTIVAL tickets remian. On sale now via Balance Croatia website. Balance Croatia 2026 Thu 6th Aug - Mon 10th Aug 2026 The Garden Resort, Tisno ________________________________________________ BALANCE CROATIA FESTIVAL LAUNCH PARTY Barbarellas Discotheque, Pirovac, Croatia feat. John Digweed & Danny Howells Thursday August 6th 2026 (Friday August 7th morning finish) 12:00am - 5:00am _________________________________________________ Head to www.balancecroatia.com for more info. IG: www.instagram.com/balancecroatia

Rromarin is an Australian vocalist, producer, songwriter and DJ carving out a distinctive lane in electronic music with her immersive, emotive sound. Blending melodic and organic house with a voice that drifts effortlessly between the intimate and the cinematic, she’s collaborated with artists including Golden Features, Solomun, Dusky, Colyn and Braxton, amassing over 40 million streams along the way. With releases across labels like Ninja Tune, Anjunadeep and Foreign Family Collective, and support from triple j and BBC Radio 1, Rromarin continues to shape a sound that feels equally at home on headphones and on the dancefloor. On this Balance Selections mix, the songstress showcases that her programming skills are just as finely tuned as her vocal range. Featuring tracks from Dosem, Cid Inc., Martin Fredes and more, this 90 minutes of engaging progressive hits all the right notes. @rromarin

Welsh producer Jody Barr has ingratiated himself with tracks championed by artists from Sasha to Laurent Garnier. Always forward-looking, the Jody Barr sound is one that’s confirmed the producer as a unique global voice. Jody Barr will perform at Balance Croatia 2026. @jodybarrmusic ________________________________________________ BALANCE CROATIA 2026 Under 100 FULL FESTIVAL tickets remian. On sale now via Balance Croatia website. Balance Croatia 2026 Thu 6th Aug - Mon 10th Aug 2026 The Garden Resort, Tisno ________________________________________________ BALANCE CROATIA FESTIVAL LAUNCH PARTY Barbarellas Discotheque, Pirovac, Croatia feat. John Digweed & Danny Howells Thursday August 6th 2026 (Friday August 7th morning finish) 12:00am - 5:00am _________________________________________________ Head to www.balancecroatia.com for more info. IG: www.instagram.com/balancecroatia

No one does driving, percussive prog better than Jamie Stevens. His remix channels the original’s galactic charge into a gamma-ray burst of propulsion and pressure. A hyperbolic funk bassline drives the engine, while the core motifs of Yggdrasil are stretched and re-energised, the mythic flow sharpened into something built for peak-time momentum rather than cosmic drift. This is energy refined into pure alchemy.

For more than 15 years, Of Norway has been the joint project of Vegard “Lil’ Wolf” Dyvik and Christian Steenstrup. Emerging from Oslo’s fertile underground, the duo have developed a sound that sits somewhere between house, electro, techno and dub, often coloured by darker textures and leftfield influences. Their productions move comfortably between warm, hypnotic grooves and colder, more atmospheric terrain, drawing on everything from disco and electro to industrial and experimental sounds. Their most recent release on Last Night On Earth alongside Sentre, encapsulates their sound: fun, care-free dance music that never takes itself too serious. That ability to produce a variegated sound has seen their music picked up by DJs across a wide spectrum, with support from Dixon to Sasha to Timo Maas and more. On this Balance Selections mix, the duo stay true to form with a playful one-hour session. Featuring tracks from Eden Burns, Mark Henning, Tata Box Inhibitors and more, the mix connects classic and contemporary cuts with an ease that never feels forced. @of-norway Tracklisting & interview: balancemusic.com.au/balance-selections-360-of-norway ------------------------------------- Follow: Instagram: www.instagram.com/balance_series Facebook: www.facebook.com/balanceseriesmusic Youtube: www.youtube.com/@balancemusicofficial

Amhain’s Ambient Breaks mix lives up to its billing. Weaving the plucked string from the original, Amhain allows the melodic motif to breathe, stretching its emotional arc into a slow-moving, immersive space where atmosphere takes precedence over momentum. Soft-pedalled breaks instil a sense of comfort that never tips into inertia. Perfect for moments that call for blissful integration.

Balance Miami Feat. Guy J, Guy Mantzur, Ezequiel Arias, NIki Sadeki and Lucas Zarate Wed March 25 1-800-Lucky || Wynwood || Miami Tix: https://dice.fm/event/3ogw58-balance-miami-25th-mar-1-800-lucky-miami-tickets ------------------------------------- Born in 2001, the Argentinean-born Lucas Zárate belongs to a new generation of producers. Since taking up the craft in 2021, he has refined an organic sound filled with sculpted melodic arcs, imprinted on labels such as Zenebona, Clubsonica and Plaisirs Sonores Records. Now a regular at infamous Miami club Do Not Sit On The Furniture, Zárate continues to deepen his connection with his local scene. He will also appear on the lineup for our official Road to Balance Croatia showcase during Miami Music Week, where he will join Guy J, Guy Mantzur, Ezequiel Arias and Niki Sadeki for Balance Miami, our first show in the city this decade. On this Balance Selections mix, the young producer demonstrates why he is one to watch. Featuring tracks from Kebin van Reeken, Kabi & Tomás Pablo, Fernando Olaya and more, it unfolds across two dense, immersive hours of progressive built for patient floors and open skies alike. @lucaszarate-dj Tracklist: https://balancemusic.com.au/balance-selections-359-lucas-zarate ------------------------------------- Follow: Instagram: www.instagram.com/balance_series Facebook: www.facebook.com/balanceseriesmusic Youtube: www.youtube.com/@balancemusicofficial

Christian Smith has long operated at the intersection of progressive and techno. As both DJ, producer and label boss of Tronic, his work is defined by precision, propulsion and an instinct for evolution that has kept him at the top of his game for more than two decades. A constant presence in global clubs and festivals, Smith’s output remains relentless. His productions draws on a deep understanding of dancefloor psychology shaped over years behind the decks. The recent Follow Me EP with us underscores that position. Rooted in groove yet engineered for peak-time moments, it reflects an artist who has refined the art of impact. On this Balance Selections mix, the pioneer delivers on those years of refinement. Featuring tracks from Gai Barone, Jamie Stevens and Mariano Mellino, this is a muscular mix that knows when to pull on emotional levers. @christiansmith Tracklisting & interview: https://balancemusic.com.au/balance-selections-christian-smith ------------------------------------- Follow: Instagram: www.instagram.com/balance_series Facebook: www.facebook.com/balanceseriesmusic Youtube: www.youtube.com/@balancemusicofficial

Emi Galvan has forged a singular path through electronic music, evolving from guitarist and vocalist in rock bands to a globally recognised DJ and producer. From Buenos Aires to major stages worldwide, his sets are defined by kinetic energy and a finely tuned sense of musicality. Emi Galvan will perform at Balance Croatia 2026. @emigalvan ________________________________________________ BALANCE CROATIA 2026 Under 100 FULL FESTIVAL tickets remian. On sale now via Balance Croatia website. Balance Croatia 2026 Thu 6th Aug - Mon 10th Aug 2026 The Garden Resort, Tisno ________________________________________________ BALANCE CROATIA FESTIVAL LAUNCH PARTY Barbarellas Discotheque, Pirovac, Croatia feat. John Digweed & Danny Howells Thursday August 6th 2026 (Friday August 7th morning finish) 12:00am - 5:00am _________________________________________________ Head to www.balancecroatia.com for more info. IG: www.instagram.com/balancecroatia

Behind the moniker N-TCHBL stands Marija Nikolić, an artist who returned to the DJ booth after a decade-long absence from the live circuit. During that period, she launched her FRISKY Radio show Subliminal, which remains a consistent Top 10 program on the station and has made her one of its longest-standing residents. In 2024, Marija stepped decisively into production, securing releases on labels including Univack and Contrast, with support from Hernán Cattáneo and her mentor Moshic. On this Balance Selections mix, the N-TCHBL sound is in full bloom. Featuring music from Stereo Underground, HAFT, Rick Pier O’Neil and others, it’s a set rooted in the underground, where shadow and subtlety shape the narrative. @n-thcbl Tracklist: https://balancemusic.com.au/balance-selections-ntchbl ------------------------------------- Follow: Instagram: www.instagram.com/balance_series Facebook: www.facebook.com/balanceseriesmusic Youtube: www.youtube.com/@balancemusicofficial