Grace Dahl: Beatport Next Artist Stories 2025
Grace Dahl didn’t just have a big year – she barely stopped moving. The Amsterdam-based techno powerhouse has been everywhere in 2025, turning airports into second homes and dance floors into pressure chambers. Her sound hits fast and hypnotic, techno that moves the body – built on looping tension, bouncy low-end, and driving percussion that locks you in and refuses to let go.
Releases like System Failure and I Want To Dance captured that energy perfectly – raw, focused, and laser-cut for peak-time moments. No gimmicks, no fluff, just relentless forward motion and groove-led power.
As a Vault Sessions resident, Grace has made Berghain feel like familiar territory, while also lighting up major stages like Awakenings at Monegros Desert Festival. But the real headline this year has been travel. Seoul, Singapore, Glasgow, Rotterdam, Larz, Santiago, Buenos Aires, Valencia – then straight across North America for Boston, New York, LA, Vancouver, Detroit, Atlanta... and so many more cities. Constant motion, zero slowdown.
Off the decks, she continued to build out her SDT Recordings imprint, carving out space for forward-thinking techno on her own terms, and even popped up in VOGUE NL along the way. Grace Dahl embodies what Beatport Next is all about: momentum, vision, and a sound that keeps evolving without ever losing its punch.
Watch our mini-documentary in the player above to learn more about her early musical inspirations from her father, the arrival of her Serial Disc Touchers imprint, the way she approaches collaboration, how she's learned to enjoy the moment, and more.
