"Unapologetic Diversity of LA Nightlife": 3 Rising Local DJs Discuss 2025 Skyline Festival

The vibrant streets of Downtown Los Angeles will once again reverberate with the sounds of house and techno as Skyline Festival returnd this weekend for its fourth iteration.

Organized by Insomniac Events, the two-day event will once again return to Grand Park for a multi-block takeover stretching from the music center to city hall. Within those boundaries, attendees can expect to find three distinct stages showcasing an array of international talent within the house and techno genres.

Cloonee, Green Velvet, Nico Moreno, The Martinez Brothers, Marco Carola, Matroda, and Gordo are all scheduled to perform at the Factory 93-branded event.

"Unapologetic Diversity of LA Nightlife": 3 Rising Local DJs Discuss 2025 Skyline Festival

However, there will be one area within the festival championing the sounds that make LA’s dance scene stand out from other cities.

Skyline’s Arts District stage will feature local underground DJs showcasing the diverse sounds coming out of the City of Angels. The area will allow the scene’s leading names to perform alongside industry titans, all while shining a light on LA’s underground dance community.

EDM.com caught up with three rising acts set to perform at Skyline to hear unique perspectives on LA’s dance music scene.

OJ

“LA is the city where I first discovered electronic music and raving. Years of going to underground parties motivated me to pursue the craft myself, and the people I’ve met along the way—fellow DJs, artists, promoters, dancefloor friends—have given me the confidence to keep going. To be a part of the Arts District lineup celebrating this community feels like a very full-circle moment!

Whenever I meet artists or ravers from other cities, I feel proud to tell them about the LA scene – how there are dozens of parties happening on any given night, each curating its own flavor of vibe and genre. This creates an environment where artists can experiment and not feel limited. You can see that diversity in the Arts District lineup, and it’s influenced me as a multi-genre DJ and producer.”

Trussie

“I feel honored to represent LA’s underground bass music scene. In a city with many more platforms for house and techno, my friends and I are fighting to create new spaces for bassier, left-field, and global dance genres. I think it’s not a coincidence that the people pushing this needle forward in LA—Introspekt, Carre and Bianca Oblivion—are all women.”

Soul Purpose

“I was born and raised in LA, and my identity—both musically and personally—was shaped by the city’s dance music scene and its queer underground. Playing the Arts District stage for me is about honoring the spaces and people who built this culture before me, the ones who fiercely and courageously carved out spaces for my self-expression, resistance, and joy.

I’m absolutely gagged by the artists I’ll be sharing this stage with and will be out in the crowd supporting them; that’s one of my favorite things about the underground—we are there for each other. The Arts District continues to reflect that and the raw, unapologetic diversity of LA nightlife—the creators, the builders, the disruptors. And right now, with so much at stake for queer and marginalized communities, we need to hold on to that spirit of creating, building, and disrupting through community and music more than ever.”