20th Anniversary × EOYC 2026 Community Contest

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EOYC 2026 COMMUNITY DJ CONTEST — 40 SLOTS UP FOR GRABS!

Celebrate 20 years of Afterhours.fm behind the decks! We’re giving 40 DJs from our community the chance to join the EOYC 2026 — End of Year Countdown lineup.

RESIDENTS DO NOT NEED TO ENTER!

KEY DATES

  • October 1, 2026: The contest thread opens for entries.
  • October 21, 2026: Entries close and the community voting poll goes live.
  • Nov 1st. 2026: Winners announced and they will create new sets for EOYC with jingles.
40 winners will earn a place on the EOYC 2026 lineup through community voting!

CONTEST SET REQUIREMENTS

  • Exactly 60:00 minutes—please do not exceed this.
  • MP3 · 320 kbps · 44.1 kHz · CBR
  • Just your mix—no jingles or personal voice greeting required.
HOW TO ENTER

Please share your set link during the contest period using the Media Attach icon, so listeners can enjoy it directly in the forum.

Preferred platforms: YouTube / SoundCloud. If you use another platform, please provide a direct download link to your set.

Include your tracklist with your entry. Name your set and tracklist:

ARTIST NAME - EOYC 2026 CONTEST
ARTIST NAME - EOYC 2026 CONTEST.txt — tracklist

IF YOU WIN

Winners will be contacted with instructions to create a completely new set for the event. Your contest entry is for selection only and will not be your EOYC broadcast set.

40 winners. 20 years of Afterhours.fm. Your chance to be part of EOYC 2026!
 
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DRN MRFT - EOYC 2026 CONTEST
https://soundcloud.com/drn_mrft%2Feoyc-2026-contest
TRACKLIST
01.We Dance (Intro) [CDR]
02.Doppenberg, HEL:BRG - Open Your Eyes (Extended Mix) [WAO138]
03.Armin van Buuren feat. Sharon Den Adel - In And Out Of Love (Ben Hemsley Extended Remix) [Armind]
04.Ahmed Helmy - Lost In Desire (Extended Mix) [Futurising Music]
05.Armin van Buuren & Sacha - Everlasting (Rising Star Extended Remix) [Armada]
06.Solarstone - Solarcoaster (SUPERSTRINGS Emotional Rollercoaster Extended Remix) [Captivating]
07.Ummet Ozcan - TimeWave Zero (Mark Sherry & Bill Neilson Remix) [Doorn]
08.Phynn, David Forbes - Lucid (Extended Mix) [In Trance We Trust]
09.Jochen Miller - Lost Connection (Mark Sherry & Bill Neilson Extended Remix) [High Contrast Recordings]
10.David Forbes, Andrew Rayel - Acid On The Train (David Forbes Extended Remix)[Find Your Harmony]
11.Olly James, Caroline Roxy - Trance, Acid, Techno (Extended Mix)[Dreamstate]
12.RAM & Frankyeffe - Raver's Delight (Extended Mix) [Blackhole Recordings]
13.IOA - I'll Wait for You (Extended Mix) [HIDE 'N' SEEK]
14.River - Vibe Regulator (Extended Mix) [ASOT]
15.Indecent Noise - All For Likes (Extended Mix) [Mental Asylum]
16.Raakmo - Deadline (Extended Mix) [Dancing Dead]
17.Frankyeffe, Lucio Elia, KROLV2 - TMLC (Extended Mix) [Kurai]
18.Nifra - Obey The Code (Extended Mix) [Revealed Recordings]
19.Will Atkinson & Maddix - My Favourite Regrets (Extended Mix) [EXTATIC]
20.HI-LO, Brennan Heart, Project Zeitgeist - Adagio For Strings (Extended Mix) [HILOMATIK]
21.Steve Hill & Technikal - Children (Extended Mix) [Tidy Two]
22.Solar Vision,Airwalk3r - Set Fire to the Rain (Extended Mix) [Future Sequence]
23.XiJaro & Pitch, Youssri - Don't You Worry Child (Extended Mix) [Future Sequence]
 
Hi, everyone! :megacrazy:
Here's my latest mix for the contest
https://soundcloud.com/greg_porter%2Fgreg-porter-eoyc-2026-contest

.::Tracklist::.
01. Enigma State - Enigmatic State of Mind (original Mix)
02. Enigma State - LSD or XTC
03.Mudblood - Flaming June 04
04. Marc van Linden, Abstract Vision - Euphoria
05. Photographer - Revenge (GP Edit)
06. John Askew - Organism (Zach Zlov Remix)
07. AA Meeting - Summit (Sean Tyas Remix)
08. John Askew - Afterburner
09. Sean Tyas - Reach Out (Guiseppe Ottaviani Remix)
10. Arctic Ocean - Underwater
11. FKN vs. Aly & Fila feat. Jahala - How Long
12. Beats of Genesis vs. Legend B - Lost in Love 2K8 (Sean Tyas's Lost in Time Mix)
 
Hi everyone! Here’s my mix for the contest! :)
Greetings to everyone! 🙌

Mariano Mancini - EOYC 2026 CONTEST

Tracklist
01 - Nick The Kid, Name Is Critical - Tears (Extended Mix)
02 - Dan Stone, Stine Grove - My Sanctuary (Extended Mix)
03 - Mariano Mancini - My Guide (Extended Mix)
04 - Nikolauss, Conor Holohan - Never Be The Same (Original Mix)
05 - Laucco - Blue Moon of Josephine (Mariano Mancini Remix)
06 - Deirdre McLaughlin, D&B PROJECT - Fade Into One (Extended Mix)
07 - Bryan Don - Lost & Despair (Extended Mix)
08 - Siege (NZ) - Do You Hear Me (Extended Mix)
09 - Jamie Hughes - Call Of The Deep (Extended Mix)
10 - Martin Van Benz - You Are Free (Extended Mix)
11 - Davey Asprey - Speranza (Extended Mix) [FSOE]
12 - Will Rees, Elliott McAnally - Dreambound (Extended Mix)
 
Hi :flowers:

20 years ago I was 13 years old and started being interested to be a DJ.
The first track I chose for this set just sets up the nostalgia that is to come for this event, it's my all-time favorite track.

Hope you enjoy it :wink:


SypayV - EOYC 2026 CONTEST

00:00 01. Hydroid, Galen Behr - Carabella (Galen Behr vs. Orjan Nilsen Remix)
06:17 02. Alexander Turok, Tycoos, NyTiGen, Fantazm - Absorption (Extended Mix)
10:55 03. Fantazm - Sad Joyous (NyTiGen Extended Remix)
15:45 04. Angels&Tilove - Supernova (Extended Mix)
19:41 05. Linara, Alex Drane - Vanished (Extended Mix)
25:11 06. Katsu, E1forya - Hypnosis (Extended Mix)
29:18 07. KINETICA - Sky Wave (Extended Mix)
34:46 08. Katsu, E1forya - Exhale (Extended Mix)
38:54 09. Kenny McAuley - Fireflies (Extended Mix)
42:33 10. Laucco - Velora Prime (Original Mix)
47:35 11. Renegade System - Ascension (Extended Mix)
51:55 12. Giuseppe Ottaviani, Sue McLaren - Not One Goodbye (Extended Mix)
 
Greetings from Cj Mover!
Catch my mix for this EOYC 2026 contest! Enjoy!)

https://soundcloud.com/cj-mover%2Fcj-mover-eoyc-2026-contest

Tracklist:

1. RAM & Susana pres. Tales Of Life - The Power Of Love (Alex M.O.R.P.H. Extended Remix) [Nocturnal Knights Music]
2. Mark Sherry, BIXX & Sue McLaren - Searchlight (Extended Mix) [Outburst Records]
3. Giuseppe Ottaviani & Ilan Bluestone - Together Again (Extended Mix) [ASOT]
4. Andrew Rayel pres. EXTASIA - Dreaming (Giuseppe Ottaviani Extended Remix) [Find Your Harmony]
5. F.G. Noise - Midway (Extended Mix) [High Voltage Recordings]
6. TroniKol - Choral Engine (Extended Mix) [Reason II Rise: REALMS]
7. Andrew Rayel - Acid On The Train (David Forbes Extended Remix) [Find Your Harmony]
8. Omar Sherif - Dizzying Lights (Extended Mix) [FSOE]
9. Robbie Seed - Memories Of You (Extended Mix) [Find Your Harmony]
10. SEVEK - Dark Love (XiJaro & Pitch Extended Remix) [Armada Music]
11. Above & Beyond with Zoe Johnston - Quicksand (Don't Go) (Ben Nicky Extended Mix) [Anjunabeats]
12. Laucco - Velora Prime (Original Mix) [One Forty Music]
 
Hey Guys, It's me! Can't believe it's the 20th anniversary! Thought I'd try again to mark the special occasion, Enjoy!

https://soundcloud.com/appbe%2Fappbe-eoyc-2026-contest

[Tracklist:]

Rex Mundi - Bella Monaco (Original Mix) [Coldharbour Recordings]
The Blizzard - Piercing the Fog (Original Mix) [A State of Trance]
Stoneface & Terminal Feat. Ellie Lawson - Breaking Through (Original Mix) [Euphonic Records]
Cerf, Mitiska & Jaren - You Never Said (Randy Boyer & Eric Tadla Remix) [Armada Music B.V]
Craig Connelly & Alex Holmes - Anything Like You (Daxson Extended Remix) [Black Hole Recordings]
James Dymond & Stine Grove - Birds Of A Feather (Extended Mix) [Amsterdam Trance Records]
Paul Van Dyk, Marc Van Liden & Sue McLaren - Beautiful Life (SHINE Ibiza Anthem 2023) [VANDIT Records]
Jak Aggas & Elles De Graaf - In My Arms (Extended Mix) [Amsterdam Trance Records]
 
Hi everyone! Here’s my mix for the contest!

https://soundcloud.com/heidi-fraulein-rodarte%2Feoyc2026

Tracklist:
Novacode – Broken Soul
Sunny Lax – Endlessly
Avenue One – Coming Back For More (Matt Fax Remix)
Airbase – Everything Else Could Wait
Grum – You Make Me Feel
John 00 Fleming – Rest Now My Love
Tekara, Lucy Cotter – Breathe In You feat. Lucy Cotter (Tekara’s M7M Dub)
Andrew Shepherd – Visualization
Bigtopo – Say You Feel It
Ben Stone, Asteroid – Edge of The Atmosphere
John O’ Callaghan – The First Sip
Spectorsonic – On the Wave
 
Hello Guys, I'm Ithur from Ecuador and here is my mix for the contest.
I hope you like it! 🔥🔥🔥

https://soundcloud.com/ithur%2Fithur-eoyc-2026-contest
Tracklist

01. Ithur, Leo Vazquez - ID
02. Darude - Sandstorm (Mike Saint-Jules Remix)
03. Sash! - Ecuador (Chris Naranjo Reloaded edit)
04. ZERO - Astronomia (Extended Mix)
05. Paul Oakenfold x Ferry Corsten - Metaverse (Extended Mix)
06. SØNIN, Leon Bolier - Sirocco (Extended Mix)
07. Est Gaza - Ethereal (Extended Mix)
08. Ithur & Adam Stark Vs Above & Beyond Feat Richard Bedford - Thing Called Spondylus (Ithur Private Mashup)
09. Nicolas Menicou - Cosmic Love (Extended Mix)
10. Ithur - Nuevo Amanecer (Gayax Remix)
11. Jochen Miller, Ahmed Helmy & Doppenberg, HELBRG - Lost Connection (Extended Mix)
12. Argy & Omnya - Aria (Ithur Vs Will Barona Rework)
 
Hello guys. For all my set. Best of luck to everyone.

https://soundcloud.com/andrewprylam%2Fandrew-prylam-eoyc-2026
Tracklist:
  • Richard Durand & Giovanni Nicolaci - Can You Feel It (Extended Mix) [In Trance We Trust]
  • Georgio Safo - Satellites in Love (Extended Mix) [Suanda Music]
  • BiXX & Christina Novelli - Together Till The End (Extended Mix) [Muse Music Records]
  • Mike Bound - Rise Again (Extended Mix) [MYBOUNDS]
  • Calvin O'Commor - Believing You (Extended Mix) [COC Music]
  • Calvin O'Commor & Lomvi - Waiting Here (Extended Mix) [COC MUSIC]
  • Richard Durand & RinatNevo - Goodbye My Love (Extended Mix) [Magik Muzik]
  • Nova7 & SkyRaid UK - Root of Everything (Original Mix) [One Forty Music]
  • ReOrder & Kalinda - Edge Of My Mind (Extended Mix) [Nocturnal Knights Music]
  • Sergey Salekhov & H4lo - Where We Collide (Extended Mix) [Suanda Music]
  • Eximinds - Sonata (Sergey Salekhov Extended Remix) [Suanda Music]
 
ithurdj said:
Hello Guys, I'm Ithur from Ecuador and here is my mix for the contest.
I hope you like it! 🔥🔥🔥

https://soundcloud.com/ithur%2Fithur-eoyc-2026-contest
Tracklist

01. Ithur, Leo Vazquez - ID
02. Darude - Sandstorm (Mike Saint-Jules Remix)
03. Sash! - Ecuador (Chris Naranjo Reloaded edit)
04. ZERO - Astronomia (Extended Mix)
05. Paul Oakenfold x Ferry Corsten - Metaverse (Extended Mix)
06. SØNIN, Leon Bolier - Sirocco (Extended Mix)
07. Est Gaza - Ethereal (Extended Mix)
08. Ithur & Adam Stark Vs Above & Beyond Feat Richard Bedford - Thing Called Spondylus (Ithur Private Mashup)
09. Nicolas Menicou - Cosmic Love (Extended Mix)
10. Ithur - Nuevo Amanecer (Gayax Remix)
11. Jochen Miller, Ahmed Helmy & Doppenberg, HELBRG - Lost Connection (Extended Mix)
12. Argy & Omnya - Aria (Ithur Vs Will Barona Rework)
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Uno de los mejores sets de Trance, va del ambiente relajante al más energético, transmitiendo esa energía que satisface el alma... Gran selección de canciones! Felicidades!
 
Hey @dan How are you ?

In 2023, I had 7 days to send a completely new set. It was ambiguous at the time, but I did that anyway.
Can we know how much time contest winners will have, this year, to send another set ?
 
SirAlexander91 said:
Uno de los mejores sets de Trance, va del ambiente relajante al más energético, transmitiendo esa energía que satisface el alma... Gran selección de canciones! Felicidades!
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say: One of the best Trance sets; it ranges from a relaxing atmosphere to high-energy vibes, conveying that soul-satisfying energy... Great selection of tracks! Congratulations!

Bro @SirAlexander91 habla en Ingles es una regla.
 
SypayV said:
Hey @dan How are you ?

In 2023, I had 7 days to send a completely new set. It was ambiguous at the time, but I did that anyway.
Can we know how much time contest winners will have, this year, to send another set ?
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Great thanks, all winners will have 21 days to make new fresh sets with official AH.FM jingles
 
dan said:
Great thanks, all winners will have 21 days to make new fresh sets with official AH.FM jingles
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Thank you for the answer, this is fair time delay to me.

Sorry for taking your time once more :bow:

How about exclusivity ?
I mean we never sign documents. We are all here for the same goal and passion.
And after all, you sell a product. We're here because we support that too.
Is it just expected we put some delay before publishing the mix in the wild, or do you have any recommendation that you wish to tell about exclusivity regarding contests ?
 
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How fast past the years 20, congrat Dan and all staff envolve all this celebration, i still remember my first set of EOYC 2013, enjoy everyone.
 
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