Traxman started to make music with the simple aim of making people dance and have a good time. That hasn’t changed, but since he started out in the '80s, Corky Strong’s masterful productions and DJ sets have marked him out as a house music great. He has been at the forefront of three different generations of dance music in Chicago, pushing the sounds of ghetto house, juke and footwork in the city and to the world. Martyn Pepperell tells his story

With more than three decades experience running the world class Tresor club in Berlin, Dimitri Hegemann is now finding success with an alternative strategy at the struggling sister venue in western Germany, and is dedicated to sharing the knowledge of successful club management across Europe and beyond. Patrick Hinton reports

Andrew Weatherall was an extremist who believed trends are to be set, not followed. For Mixmag’s April 1994 cover feature, Andy Pemberton met the British maverick at a pivotal moment in his career — his club night was confusing, his latest album disappointing, and his public image had become ludicrous. In a therapeutic discussion, he revealed his plans for reinvention

DJ HEARTSTRING have captured hearts and minds on the dancefloor with their ecstatic blend of high-speed trance, techno, Eurodance, pop and rave sounds. Flying high on the back of breakout couple of years and a new EP release, they speak to Jordan Page about how they balance each other as a duo, hitting the most creative patch of their career so far, and making ‘falling in love with a stranger’ music