Most Baltic DJs play only the Baltics. A growing number are now getting bookings further afield. Here are five whose names you will start to see on European posters more frequently over the next two years.

We're being deliberately vague with specific names because the scene moves fast and we'd rather you discover them at SELECTA support slots than read a list. But the pattern is consistent: each of the five came up playing local warm-ups, built a following on Soundcloud, and got picked up by a UK or German label.

How to spot them

Three signals. First: they have a release on a label whose other releases you have actually heard of. Second: their Soundcloud has more than one mix from outside the Baltics. Third: they have a manager or booking contact listed on their profile rather than just their personal Instagram.

Where you will see them

Warm-up slots at SELECTA nights, mostly. The support-DJ choice on any given Friday is usually one of the five. Pay attention to the opening 90 minutes. That is where you spot the next generation before everyone else does.

How to support them

Buy their Bandcamp releases. Follow them on Soundcloud. Show up early to the nights they open. None of these cost much. All of them matter for an artist trying to break out of the local scene.