DJ/presenter/producer/remixer Steve 'Butch' Jones has had a love for music since he was in short trousers, a DJ since his early teens from the days of acid through to the emergence of house and a lover of all things techno.

The contestants for the first two heats qualify through the advanced online voting. In each heat, four contestants will have five minutes to show what they can do behind the decks, before the judges choose a winner to go through to the final at the end of the day.

Following a long and successful career as a DJ, producer and presenter, Judge Jules remains popular with club and festival crowds the world over. Hear the judges' advice for aspiring DJs in this exclusive live interview.

Ahead of their World Championships the following weekend, DMC will present a Main Stage Showcase featuring routines from past and present winners and finalists. Expect to see entertaining, innovative and original turntablism from the world’s best deck technicians.

So Solid Crew are an urban musical collective from South London whose hits include "Oh No (Sentimental Things)" and "21 Seconds". Members Romeo, the Twin MCs and DJ Little Charlie will be performing live on stage at BPM 2011.

The contestants for the second two heats qualify through live auditions on the Gemini Stand (B3). In each heat, four contestants will have five minutes to show what they can do behind the decks, before the judges choose a winner to go through to the final at the end of the day.

Rebecca Saforia is always searching for inspiration. Her consistent experimentation with sound and music enables her to create a distinctive inimitable style which is constantly evolving to ensure the listener is always engaged.

The winners from each of the four heats from earlier in the day will each perform another five minute showcase mix. The judges will then select a runner up and the winner who will become the Gemini Freestyle DJ of the Year 2011.

Entry is included for free with every ticket bought in advance or on the door for this massive free prize draw of equipment from BPM exhibitors. All you have to do is fill in your details on a draw ticket and put it in the entry box located in the Arena. Then at the end of the day watch the draw take place to find out if you are the lucky winner (you must be present at the draw to win).

Grandmaster Flash is not only responsible for inventing the musical genre called ‘Hip-Hop‘, but his pioneering use of the turntables make him The First DJ to play the Turntables as a Musical Instrument thus helping to elevate the status of the DJ to a masterful, artistic position.

Coming from a DJing dynasty (both his dad and granddad were DJs back in the day); DJing is in Ben’s blood and it’s no wonder that at the tender age of sixteen he was playing to a sell out night at Creation nightclub in Stoke-on-Trent.

In April 2003 Faroutsounds / VPS worked on an idea to move across fully to video as the entertainment format they would use at all of their gigs.

Being a DJ used to mean playing records, but now DJs are at the cutting edge of music production and topping the charts. So how do you take the leap from DJ to music maker? Does new technology mean it’s actually really easy? What skills do you need and where can you go to learn. Then, when you've made a track, what do you do with it? - Our panellists will have the answers to those questions and more.

Davey Asprey is a young, refreshing and enthusiastic DJ who has appeared on the trance scene of late. He showed a great interest in music from a very young age, listening to New Wave & Acid House in the early 90s. His passion for EDM evolved, luring him to the white isle of Ibiza in 2004 and back again in 2005.

Ahead of their World Championships the following weekend, DMC will present a Main Stage Showcase featuring routines from past and present winners and finalists. Expect to see entertaining, innovative and original turntablism from the world’s best deck technicians.

Jordan Suckley is a name that has quickly made people’s tongues wag on the dance scene over the last couple of years. This is why he was snapped up by the almighty PFAgency as their fresh signing for 2009, who also host other huge artists such as Eddie Halliwell and John O’Callaghan.

Danny Rampling is a bonafide music visionary and a revolutionary dance music pioneer. Through his legendary ground breaking Acid House club Shoom and subsequent long-standing associations with Kiss FM and Radio 1, Rampling’s catalyst influence has helped to shape dance music for over 20 years.

Funked Off DJs are Doncaster-based Production & DJ duo Kris Chambers & Craig Autherston. Their work is regularly featured on Mastermix's DJ-Only releases and this is an opportunity to see them mix some of their most popular remixes live in one pulsating DJ set.

Specialist dance shows now play a major part of many radio station line ups. They provide a soundtrack for millions of revellers who choose to stay in and party or are getting ready to go out. Making the leap from rocking a dance-floor to broadcasting to the masses on the radio is something that many DJs want to do, but most don’t know how to go about it.

The career of Alex Kidd reads like the dream wish list of any hard dance DJ. Over the past ten years The Kidd has caused more waves than the most turbulent of tsunamis and he continues his reign today as one of the undisputed leaders of Hard Dance.

Entry is included for free with every ticket bought in advance or on the door for this massive free prize draw of equipment from BPM exhibitors. All you have to do is fill in your details on a draw ticket and put it in the entry box located in the Arena. Then at the end of the day watch the draw take place to find out if you are the lucky winner (you must be present at the draw to win).

Living Joy, the house music group from Italy who had immense success in the 1990s with “Dreamer” and “Don’t Stop Moving” are back in for a live PA performance with fierce front woman Luzahnn.

Fast becoming famed for his incredible live mixes on four decks, Delimentary is a serious spectacle to behold. At the BPM Dance Classics Party Del will mix up a selection of the biggest dance anthems of all time in is own inimitable style.

Baby D's “Let Me Be Your Fantasy” is one of the best known and loved dance tracks of all time. Baby D also enjoyed success with a Top 5 Album and other singles including “(Everybody’s Got to Learn Sometime) I Need Your Loving” and “So Pure”.

It’s been a busy 12months for Tom Upton, and things are just on the verge of getting a whole lot busier. From playing at a 20,000 capacity festival to running by monthly nights at Pacha, London and the Whitehouse, Tom hasn’t had a spare moment to stand still.

With four worldwide selling albums, Alex Banks of EZ Rollers will provide top pro recording and post production tips using Logic in this exclusive Master Class. He’ll also show you how to discover a world of new sounds with inspired synthesis using the ES2 synth and manipulate audio in Flex Time/EXS24. And if all that wasn’t enough, he’ll also demonstrate how to add professional finishing touches to your drums.

It’s very rare in this day and age to find new pioneers who work hard to push the boundaries of harder music. Hard Dance & Hardcore’s newest superstar Kutski aptly fits this title and is without doubt the most exciting cross over talent to emerge from the UK in the past decade!

Ahead of their World Championships the following weekend, DMC will present a Main Stage Showcase featuring routines from past and present winners and finalists. Expect to see entertaining, innovative and original turntablism from the world’s best deck technicians.

You love the music, you love the scene and you really want to make embark on a career in the music industry. Not everyone will make it as a superstar DJ or chart topping producer, but fortunately there are many other ways to turn your passion into a rewarding career. There are countless different jobs within the music and DJ industry, but what do the job titles mean, what do the roles involve, and most importantly, how do you make it onto the first rung of the ladder?

Lee Haslam is one of the most respected DJ's, Producer's, Label Manager's & Event Managers in dance music. His career spans over 15 successful years with him now running the global brand Slinky, as well as his own imprint label Digital Remedy.

From the initial thought processes to the final delivery, internet phenomenon DJ Tutor and 4 deck mash up maestro DJ & producer Delimentary show you how to create, edit, rehearse, polish and deliver a 15 minute mix. Delimentary will showcase his brand new 4 deck mix exclusively in the BPM arena and then the DJ Tutor will discuss the processes involved in creating the mix explain how you too can also put such an amazing mix together.

Born in Wolverhampton, West Midlands to a musical family, Daniel indulged his passion for music from a young age.

Now one of London’s fully established DJ and Producers on the electronic music scene, Tim’s career in music started at a very young age. Fast-forward to 2011 and we now find Tim in London, at the forefront of its vibrant electronic music scene as both a popular DJ and a highly respected producer and mixer.

Brian who is one of the busiest and active DJs in the UK has been DJ'ing to packed dance floors since the early eighties.