Synoxis has been building her D&B career for a while now, but it feels like it’s finally all coming together. Her entrance into the scene was a happy accident, going to Liquicity thinking it was going to be a rave about stars. “The logo looks like a planet, so I was intrigued. A rave about planets? I have to go,” she explains.
Fast forward to 2026 and she’s released her first own tune, a bootleg of Let It Roll by Rido & Counterstrike, and is taking the stage at festivals like Tomorrowland, Rampage Open Air, and DnB AllStars. Freshly graduated from university, she’ll be taking her time to find her own sound and collaborate with a number of artists. Time for a chat!
How are you?
I’ve been doing some of my biggest shows lately, so I’m just taking it all in. It’s the first time I’ve done so many shows in such a short period of time as well. I never experienced what it’s like to drive from gig to gig, all the chaos. It’s intense but I’m enjoying it!
What’s it like doing this many gigs for the first time?
It takes a lot of discipline. Leaving the first gig at the right time, going to bed at the right time, not forgetting to eat… I had three B2B’s in two days, so you have to communicate well with each other. I even had to prepare one of my sets in the car while the festival was going on! I haven’t seen a lot of Rampage Open Air this year, unfortunately. Normally I’m always partying in the crowd, and now I was DJing most of the time, so I saw the business side of it all more. It’s what I’ve always wanted, playing show after show, but I’ve also realised that it can be really exhausting. More experienced artists know what they can handle, but I still have to test it out. How many hours of sleep can I handle? On certain days I didn’t eat dinner, and didn’t have lunch. I need to find my rhythm in all of this, because that’s how I’ll be able to keep delivering high energy in all of my sets.
Let’s do a little bit of a throwback now… When did you first fall in love with drum & bass?
The first time I went to a drum & bass rave was in 2015, Liquicity Antwerp. I’ve always been fascinated by astronomy and physics, and on Facebook I saw that a friend of mine was interested in Liquicity Antwerp. The logo looks like a planet, so I was intrigued. A rave about planets? I have to go. I didn’t even know what drum & bass was. I remember walking in and feeling at home immediately. It didn’t matter who you were or where you came from, everyone was so into the music. I wasn’t used to this! When I went to clubs, the focus was more on drinking and having silly adventures with my friends. At Liquicity, music was the focus, which was amazing. And that’s how it all started.
How has the scene evolved since then?
The way you have to present yourself as an artist has changed massively. In the past, you could just share your SoundCloud mix, send it around, and that was that. Now, the focus has shifted to social media. People don’t listen to an entire set anymore. You have to show that your socials are doing well, that you have a lot of followers… Promoters want to be sure that when they book an artist, people will show up and I can sell tickets. I think that’s linked to the economic state of things as well, sadly. In the past, I used to post a lot of SoundCloud mixes, but now, I post more blends and clips from shows. Focusing more on showing off techniques, showing how many people were at my gig. The focus is shifted to how you sell yourself as an artist. Another thing, especially in Belgium, is the change in dominating subgenres. Jump up is still doing very well, but the deep scene, which used to be thriving 10 years ago, now has difficulties selling out venues. Star Warz is having its last edition this year as well, which is one of the biggest deep drum & bass events in the country. The deep scene used to be much more prominent than it is now. On the other hand, dancefloor is becoming more prominent. There’s High Rollerz, promoters like Jump Up Cave are booking dancefloor DJs, so it’s looking good.
On the side of the audience, you can see that people have become more receptive to drum & bass. It’s become a bit more commercial, but that gives the opportunity to attract new people. There’s less younger people going out to parties, so you have to attract them in another way, and playing D&B on national radio and bigger festivals is definitely one of those ways. Last but not least, there are more female DJs in the Belgian scene. I’m very happy about that, because I felt alone for a long time. I know that there were other female drum & bass DJs, but they were very hard to find, or the connection wasn’t there immediately. Now there are a lot of upcoming female artists, and I’m so happy about that.
What are some of your favourite drum & bass memories?
I have three core memories. The first one is my Studio Brussel set in 2024, and I shared the line-up with Netsky, Andromedik, Used, and Murdock. I was blown away! They are the titans of the Belgian scene, so I felt like I really had to prove myself. I played some liquid, dancefloor, went into neuro, jump up… The audience was loving it, it was amazing. I even got visuals made for me, and got some sparks coming out of the stage. It was a lot of fun. I got to do an interview with Studio Brussel as well in their studio, which opened up a lot of opportunities afterwards. Another gig that changed a lot was Andromedik Invites in Amsterdam in 2025. I was closing the night, and I thought, people will be going home, there are probably not going to be that many people around anymore to catch my set. I was so wrong, people kept dancing, the energy was so high. I even got to sign people’s things afterwards, which was insane to me. I still get goosebumps thinking back to it. My last core memory is playing the main stage of Rampage Open Air in 2025. When I got the news that I was booked to play with CaitC on the biggest stage, I was mindblown. The set was so well received as well, we had people watching the livestream all the way from New Zealand. Unforgettable experience.
Who are your biggest inspirations?
As a DJ, definitely A.M.C, he’s the GOAT. I’ve completely analysed his 360° set. Where are his hands? Why does he do that? Why is the vibe different? What does he want to achieve with that? How many tunes does he play per hour? All of it. And then I ask myself, what can i learn from him, what can I take away from all of this to improve myself? Another reason why I like A.M.C, is because he’s such a humble person. He’s really inspiring. FMS really inspires me as well. He’s still breaking through as a DJ, but he’s blowing up because he’s so creative with his chops and loops. He’s always looking for that edge, always looking to add more creativity. I get a lot of inspiration from him.
In terms of production I look up to Pirapus, Primate, Tantron, Noisia, and Teddy Killerz. I play their tunes out a lot. A.M.C as well, and Junkmail, Circadian. They are different kinds of flavours, but all full of energy. I try to take a different element from all of them and combine it into my own sound. And then personality wise, I look up to Youphoria, because she’s so kind to her fans. She’s got the biggest heart. I also look up to Primate, because he’s got a crazy work ethic. He’s so well organised! In this line of work, you have to have discipline, you have to make your own routine, and I think he does that really well. Andromedik is another artist I really respect. I’ve known him since 2019, and I’ve seen him grow from a small artist to playing the Tomorrowland Mainstage. He never changed, feet on the ground, and super humble. He’s offered me a lot of career advice as well, which was super helpful. Last but not least, I look up to Maëlie. We’ve only known each other for a year, but I’ve seen her work so hard. There’s an insane amount of pressure on her, but she’s learning and growing incredibly fast. I don’t know anyone who works harder than her. She inspires me a lot.
You recently released your first track yourself. How is your production journey going?
I started producing about 3 years ago. I wanted to establish myself as a DJ first, but I noticed that I was getting to a plateau, and I wanted to keep growing. I asked around for help, and CaitC recommended that I book production lessons with Lexurus, so I did. Lexurus was amazing at explaining the basics. How do you make an intro? How do you make your ideas into a song? How do you make that synth? He broke everything down into bitesized pieces and made it easy for me to understand. I think it’s very difficult to teach that, because it was literally Chinese to me. After a while, I booked production lessons with Tantron for sound design, to learn about neuro and screech sound design, because that’s the sound I want to make. I also think I got a little lucky, because I studied physics, and music is pure physics. That’s why I could pick up all of the knowledge a bit faster. Producing is a nerdy thing, and physics is nerdy as well, so that’s a match for sure! I feel like I’ve found a whole new outlet, I’m having a lot of fun with it. I’m going to experiment a lot, try a lot of new things. Now that I’ve graduated I’ve got enough time to try stuff out.
Talking about graduating, congratulations! How was it to combine these studies with your DJ career?
People always think that the difficult aspect is combining my DJ career and studies, but the most difficult part of it all was actually managing my ADHD. My bachelor degree took me five years instead of three, and I didn’t even know I had ADHD yet at that point. I had such high impostor syndrome and wasn’t feeling well mentally, so after a while I decided to seek out a diagnosis. I’m so glad I did that, because from then on, I could start taking meds, which made studying easier. I did my masters in two years, which is the normal time, so that was a relief. Another thing was that I couldn’t see my friends as often as I would like to. I only really saw them when I was playing shows, and I had to plan everything really well. I had to plan my days. I had to plan my week. A normal day in my life would look like waking up at 8 AM, university until 4 PM, coming home, studying until 8 PM, eating during that, and then if I had time left I would be preparing my set for the weekend. Maybe another hour of producing and off to bed. It was difficult to find a balance, but it was definitely all worth it.
What’s the plan now that you’ve graduated?
I’m having a little bit of an identity crisis, I don’t know what I’m going to do yet. I’m going to use this summer to experiment and find out what I want to do. There’s this one vacancy I saw that I might go for though, a job combining music and physics, so that would be perfect for me. I’m going to make a beautiful CV, apply, and hopefully hear back from them! I’m not going to stress too much right now, though, first I’m going to enjoy my summer and take it all in.
And it’s been a busy one so far! Can you talk about the shows you’ve played, and what’s still coming?
I played DnB Allstars, which was three days before my final presentation for my studies, so the chaos already started there, haha! Then there was Rock Wechter, and we played for 15,000 people. I’ve never played for that many people, so that was quite intimidating. And it was a rock festival as well, so I didn’t really know if they were going to like drum & bass. I tried to play a bit of everything. A bit of commercial D&B, a bit of Pendulum… It went well, thankfully! Another thing we noticed was that there were a lot of commercial DJs booked at Rock Werchter, and they’re all really good with mics. In D&B sets, you could have an MC, but we didn’t have one, so we had to come up with a solution, which was me picking up the mic and hyping up the crowd. Massively out of my comfort zone, but it was a lot of fun.
My next gig was at Rampage Open Air, which was a B2B with Aischa. We decided to 100% go for neurofunk, which was amazing. The energy went through the roof. Only a few hours after that I had to play the Silent Disco at Rampage Open Air with Maëlie, which went amazingly as well. Dirtyphonics even told us he loved it, so that’s great! A lot of emotions in a really short time. Then Tomorrowland on July 17, where I’ve got the opening set. I’m going to play some liquid, then dancefloor, before going into neurofunk, and jump up, so people can really get a taste of the entire drum & bass spectrum. I’m also playing the silent disco with CaitC at Liquicity Festival again, which was so much fun last time. Apparently the vibes were so good, that the community asked to have us play again. I’m super grateful for that. There are still a lot of shows that are unannounced, it’s going to be very busy this month.
You’re also saying you’re going to take this summer to experiment and try things out. What are you working on?
I’m mainly focussing on my shows, and experimenting with production. After I released my Let It Roll bootleg, I’ve had a lot of artists asking me to work on a collaboration, so that’s probably what I’m going to do next. I’m also still looking for my own sound, experimenting a bit with neuro, and emotional dancefloor. I think artists shouldn’t be too strict with their sound in the beginning. Don’t put too much pressure on yourself, and just go with the flow.
Anything else you want to share?
I’d like to shout out three important people in my life. First, CaitC. She’s someone I play a lot of B2B’s with, and she’s got such a warm personality. She also learned to produce in just two years, which is so inspiring to me. I’m also going to be her maid of honour at her wedding, so that shows how playing shows with someone can really strengthen friendships. I think she deserves the world. Second, there’s Skybred. Mark my words, his career is going to explode. I met him two years ago, and when he started sending me his tunes, I was just blown away, like why had I never heard of him before? I started introducing him to everyone, and I’ve given him a lot of DJ advice. He’s really my buddy now, we’ve almost become like brother and sister. We also did a birthday bash together in 2025, which was amazing. He’s the next rising star in the Belgian scene. And then last but not least there’s Maëlie. I’ve only known her for a year or so, but she has so much love to give to so many people. There are a lot of prejudices about her, because she started out as a content creator, so there is a lot of pressure to perform. People really underestimate how difficult it is. You have to show that you can do it. She learns very fast, and is very hardworking. You can also see that in her concept, Hot Girls Play D&B. She wants to give other female DJs the chance to continue to grow, and she also wants to use her socials to push people. I just think that’s very beautiful, so she deserves a big shout out.
