Similar Artists to SPECIAL REQUEST
If you follow SPECIAL REQUEST, these are the artists Electrobuzz listeners also track — connected through shared labels, overlapping genres, and actual collaborations across 26 releases. Top connections include Paul Woolford, Gene Farris, Gerd Janson. These aren't generic recommendations — every link is computed from real release data in the Electrobuzz archive.
Special Request is the alias of Leeds-born producer Paul Woolford, active since 2012 and inspired by UK pirate radio culture. The project delivers house and techno alongside breakbeat and speed garage across labels including Houndstooth, XL Recordings, Fabric, and R&S Records.
Artists Similar to SPECIAL REQUEST
Paul Woolford
Paul Woolford is a DJ and producer from Leeds who operates under aliases including Bobby Peru and Skip Donahue. He releases house and techno across labels like Hotflush Recordings, FFRR, Running Back, and Hot Creations, spanning deep house to peak-time driving techno.
Connection: 3 shared labels, 13 shared genres, 2 collaborations
Gene Farris
Chicago house producer Gene Farris has been active since the early 1990s and runs Farris Wheel Recordings, established in 1998. His tech house and deep house productions appear on Relief, Toolroom, Subliminal, and Material, spanning from underground house to dancefloor-focused tracks.
Connection: 2 shared labels, 16 shared genres, 1 collaboration
Gerd Janson
Gerd Janson is a German DJ and producer who co-founded the Running Back label. He produces house, indie dance, and melodic techno across labels including Running Back, Fabric, and Needwant.
Connection: 3 shared labels, 14 shared genres, 1 collaboration
Afriqua
Adam Longman Parker produces as Afriqua from Berlin, releasing deep house and tech house since 2013. His tracks span R&S Records, Soul Clap Records, and Metereze, blending Afro house rhythms with melodic techno elements across 22 releases.
Connection: 2 shared labels, 15 shared genres, 1 collaboration
Steve Bug
Berlin-based producer Stefan Brügesch operates as Steve Bug, founding Poker Flat Recordings alongside Rejected and Audiomatique labels. His output spans deep house and driving techno across Moon Harbour Recordings, Knee Deep In Sound, and Last Night On Earth.
Connection: 1 shared label, 17 shared genres, 1 collaboration
Hatiras
George Hatiras is a Canadian DJ and producer from Toronto who runs Spacedisco Records and previously operated Blow Media and Hatrax Records. His house productions span tech house, deep house, and jackin house across labels including Toolroom, Rawthentic, and Simma Black.
Connection: 1 shared label, 17 shared genres, 1 collaboration
Cinthie
Berlin-based DJ and producer Cinthie Christl runs record store Elevate and operates her own 803 Crystal Grooves label. She produces house and deep house tracks for labels including Aus Music, Heist Recordings, and Moon Harbour Recordings.
Connection: 1 shared label, 16 shared genres, 1 collaboration
Felipe Gordon
Luis Felipe Gordon Doncel is a Bogotá-based producer and multi-instrumentalist who runs Wide Awake Records and Nómada Records. His deep house and tech house productions appear on labels including Shall Not Fade, Toy Tonics, and Clone Royal Oak.
Connection: 1 shared label, 16 shared genres, 1 collaboration
Shadow Child
Shadow Child is Portsmouth-born DJ and producer Simon Bird, also known by aliases Dave Spoon and Simon Neale. His tech house and deep house productions appear on Food Music, Unknown to the Unknown, and Armada Electronic Elements, spanning driving peak-time techno to melodic house across 40 releases since 2012.
Connection: 1 shared label, 15 shared genres, 1 collaboration
Weval
Weval is a Dutch duo from Amsterdam comprising Harm Coolen and Merijn Scholte Albers, who met in the filming industry in 2010. The group produces melodic house and techno with electronica influences, releasing on respected labels including Kompakt and Technicolour since 2014.
Connection: 1 shared label, 15 shared genres, 1 collaboration
Karen Pollard
Karen Pollard is a producer who has released six tracks on Hard Times Records between May and July 2025. Her sound spans house, afro house, deep house, tech house, and bass house across her catalog.
Connection: 2 shared labels, 9 shared genres, 2 collaborations
Jocelyn Brown
Jocelyn Lorette Brown is an American vocalist from Kinston who began her career in 1950 and relocated to London. She releases house, tech house, and afro house tracks across labels including Defected, Houndstooth, and Inhouse, with 22 releases spanning from 2016 to 2025.
Connection: 2 shared labels, 12 shared genres, 1 collaboration
Luke Alessi
Luke Alessi is a Melbourne-based DJ and producer who has released 47 tracks since 2020. His house-driven sound spans tech house, deep house, indie dance, and afro house across labels including Life And Death, Mobilee Records, and RADIANT.
Connection: 1 shared label, 14 shared genres, 1 collaboration
Cromby
Irish producer Chris McCormick operates as Cromby from his Berlin base, releasing music since 2017. His output spans deep house, tech house and minimal techno across respected labels including Rekids, Life And Death, and Phantasy Sound.
Connection: 2 shared labels, 12 shared genres, 1 collaboration
Shan
Victor Shan is a German producer and DJ from Frankfurt who has released on Running Back, Permanent Vacation, Houndstooth, Regraded, and Cold Tonic since 2014. His sound spans indie dance, deep house, tech house, and melodic house & techno across 15 releases.
Connection: 2 shared labels, 11 shared genres, 1 collaboration
How We Found These House Artist Connections
These recommendations are computed from Electrobuzz's archive of 172,163+ releases. Each artist's connection score is based on three signals: shared label affiliations (artists releasing on the same imprints), overlapping genre coverage (artists working in the same musical territories), and direct collaborations (co-releases, remixes, and compilation appearances). The rankings update automatically as new music is published.