Kildare based DJ and producer Jen Payne studied Sound Production at DFEi and is breaking down boundaries with her track Pon De Replay soaring up the charts on Beatport making her the first UK & Ireland female artist to deliver a solo Tech House top 10 on Beatport. Jen's releases have been playlisted on Capital Dance and supported on KISS, David Penn and MistaJam and more.

Fellow former DFEi Music student Laurence aka Strangelove is one half of Dundalk duo Negro Impacto, along with vocalist and songwriter Chi Chi. Laurence is a producer and multi-instrumentalist and the group has a unique alternative neo-soul sound.