01 SEPT 2026
SceneDrumcode and Crosstown Rebels among the top labels, MTGD Records leads
Make The Girls Dance Records leads with 24 tracks. Drumcode (19), Klub Record (18) and Defected (14) complete the dominant labels.
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STARSIDE
MUSIC
Tech House, Deep House, Progressive House. Since 2013, built for floors that know the difference.
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The Artists
The producers pushing the Starside sound forward — from Beatport charts to international bookings.
Frank Hernandez
Frank Hernandez is the artist alias of Franco Amato, Italian DJ and producer with 30+ years in electronic music. Co-founder of Double You — the Eurodance act behind Please Don't Go (1992) and over 10 million records sold worldwide — he later formed Hernandez vs. DJ Tyo with Diego Donati, scoring a #1 club chart hit with Let's Get Down . Since 2021 he has released as Frank Hernandez on Idol Experience and his own Starside Records, reaching the Beatport Top 20 with Feel Free, Hypnotic System, Unspoken and Way Up. Raw house music, real samples, no shortcuts.
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Luca Cassani
Italian DJ and producer. Author of the '7 Deadly Sins' conceptual release series on Starside Records: Pride, Greed, Envy, Anger, plus Beat (feat. Sam $tray Wood).
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Sara Grimaldi
Italian vocalist and topliner featured on releases for Starside Records and E-LAB Music. Known for emotive vocal performances on Tech House and Progressive House productions.
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Live performances, exclusive DJ sets and behind-the-scenes from our releases.
From the scene
13 JUL 2026
Scene126 BPM leads the formulas: over 70 tracks in G maj and F min
The median BPM is 127.84 across 1,772 tracks analysed. The 126 BPM · G maj formula counts 25 tracks, followed by 126 BPM · F min with 24.
Read →08 JUL 2026
SceneShermanology and KREAM & Korolova top cross-chart presence
Shermanology and KREAM & Korolova appear in 4 different charts, the widest cross-genre reach recorded.
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Groove engineering. Not stargazing.
Starside Records is built on obsession with groove architecture — breakdown, build, drop — and the conviction that every millisecond of latency is an aesthetic choice. Every master is final. Every release carries a signature and a catalogue number.
We work with producers who know the difference between 125 and 126 BPM, who understand why the sidechain hits on the 16th and not the 4th. We distribute via Beatport and Proton Music.
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We listen to every submission. If your groove holds the floor, we'll know it from the first drop.
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