Every scene has its stars, and as far as this new generation of house enthusiasts goes, Joe Arthur aka Applebottom is undeniably one of its stars.His style is oft-imitated but never bettered, and his productions stand out for being anthemic in a sophisticated way, full of texture and detail, as well as laden with hooks and melody.

Frighteningly young, perhaps such musical maturity was partly born from a internship at Honest Jon’s records where he became immersed in the best music from across many decades and continents; he certainly knows and is influenced a lot by world music for a lad still in his teens, and his passion for classic, house and disco records is clearly evident from speaking to him, or on hearing his productions.

Since breaking through less than a year ago, Applebottom has been selling out club shows Nationwide week-in week-out, and this summer sees him play in Ibiza and Outlook festival in Croatia as well as countless festival gigs. Undeniably One of the stars of two of arguably the most exciting and dynamic labels of 2013, Kerri Chandler’s MadTech and Eton Messy (on whose Youtube channel some of his tracks are close to a million views), it really does feel like the sky’s the limit for this young Bristolian.