From remixing Michael Jackson to working with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra to producing some of Example’s biggest hits… Nero have achieved so much so far it’s difficult to know where to start. Their roots that can be traced back to the early 2000s with drum & bass slammers on Reformed Records but the trio really shot to fame with their dubstep bombs on MTA Records as tracks like Innocence, Me And You and Promises pushed the genre further and further into the popular conscious. Their album Welcome Reality compounded their creative abilities and more than proved their musical might… They’re currently on a full media blackout and total studio lockdown until their follow up album drops later this year. We can’t wait to hear it.

Shogun bossman, scene ambassador on BBC Radio1 and marksman-level selector legend: what Friction doesn't know about drum & bass truly isn't worth knowing.

Award-winning duo from the UK and Norway, Calyx & TeeBee both carved their own distinct sounds as solo artists before joining forces in 2004. Two albums, many singles and one exclusive deal with Ram Records late and they're regarded as one of the best partnerships in drum & bass. Their early work inspired Noisia to produce and their six-deck-two-mixer shows are the stuff of scene legend. Serious D&B soldiers.