"Renegade Mastah" Dutch DJ Oliver Heldens to "Crank It Up," Great Wall Run Festival at Simiatai, May 20-21

With hits like "Gecko," "Renegade Mastah," "Crank It Up” and more to his name, Dutch DJ Oliver Heldens (pictured in the lead photo above) has been getting plenty of buzz in house circles around the world, so much so that DJ Mag ranked him twelfth on its Top 100 list in 2015, making him the highest house artist on that annual best of list. All that is sure to make him a major draw for Beijing house fans when he headlines the Great Wall Run Festival at Simiatai, May 20-21.

You can check out Heldens' Soundcloud here, which features the minimalist percussion and slowly prowling, creep-up-on-you and stick-in-your-head-for-days rhythms of "The Answer."

The bill will be rounded out by Fritz Kalkbrenner and Ben Klock. The former is a long popular German DJ and brother of electrica star Paul Kalkbrenner, and you can read more about him here and listen to his music here.

Klock, meanwhile, is described by Resident Advisor as an “fixture” who has made their top-10 DJ’s rankings most of the past decade, meaning he “needs little introduction. Having become a Berghain resident in 2005, he has since established himself at the forefront of Berlin’s modern techno movement, an ever-present symbol of the city’s vast musical landscape.”

Check out Klock's Soundcloud here, the first song of which is “Bargain 10th Aug 2013,” a stark contrast to Heldens’ “The Answer,” thanks to its more ominous, ethereal intro and brooding-yet-propulsively quick latter moments.

Judging by those merits, this trio will make for a well rounded festival that will appeal to various sets of dance floor diehards.

You can find out more about the festival at the Beijing Simatai Great Wall by clicking on its official website here. Other key details for the event are as follows:

Shuttle Bus: RMB 80
Agricultural Exhibition Hall West gate
Beijing Language University East Gate
General Admissions Ticket: RMB 390 (ticket for festival only)
VIP Ticket: RMB 600 (ticket for festival, 5K Great Wall Run, medal, t-shirt, hot spring, after party, and gift package), as well as 2-day ticket for Great Wall camping festival)

Festival Schedule
Great Wall 5K Run: May 20th 2017, 12-2pm
Great Wall Festival: May 20th 2017, 2-11pm
Warehouse After Party: May 21st 2017, midnight-6am

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