The Blessed Madonna, VNSSA, Miane

A certified speaker-hugger disaffected with minimal techno’s hypermasculinity, Marea Stamper stood by her Kentucky roots to DJ without regard to trends in the Aughts. She played midwest raves and then returned to Chicago, landing in Smartbar as resident/booker to champion queer and women’s voices. Revering house and disco, she’s produced with luminary Jamie Principle and worked with Dua Lipa. Now London-based, ever hallmarked by bright, bassy, bouncy sounds, she is the trend. – Christina Garcia