AK1200 (Planet of The Drums : Orlando, FL): AK1200, America's original jungle/drum n bass don, has been pushing the sound since the music's initial incarnation as hardcore breakbeat in the late 1980's. He continued to enhance his sound thoughout the 1990's, spinning some of the rawest, most aggressive sounds around. More recently, AK and longtime colleagues Dieselboy and Dara joined forces to create the hugely popular Planet of the Drums (POTD) tour, which is preparing for its third year of world domination. Fresh off the release of "Shoot to Kill", his debut studio album on ":\run recordings", AK1200 has taken aim at the Carolinas and plans on taking no prisoners.

Jay Irwin (Release : Globalight Management : Funktion : WUSC : Greenville, SC): From deep and tribal, to dark and funky, Jay Irwin takes breakbeat to the next level. The newest artist on the acclaimed Release DJs label, Jay always gets the crowd going with his first-class selection of Nu-skool Breaks.

JDubb (with special guests Focus and MC Futuretense) (Rinse and Repeat : Transdermal : Onbeat : ncdnb.com : Greenville, NC): JDubb will rinse it out with the freshest dubplates and the straight forward sound of NCDnB. Be sure to not miss this wicked set by one of the most requested DJs in North Carolina!

Lil' Dave (Elevated Entertainment: Raleigh, NC): If you love hard and heavy DnB, you will love Lil' Dave. Representing Raleigh's own Elevated Entertainment crew, Lil' Dave will bring down the house with his dark and brooding beats.