# Justin Pollnik

Canonical: https://www.hdrr.info/artists/justin-pollnik

- Genres: Hardstyle
- Tracked releases: 12
- Latest release: 12 Jun 2026
- Spotify followers: 13,532
- Spotify popularity: 49/100

Justin Pollnik is a German DJ and producer from Leipzig who fuses German-language vocals with hardstyle, hardtekk and uptempo. His East German anthems, like 'Der Bass' and 'In der DDR', have made him one of the biggest hard dance names in the country's east.

Justin Pollnik is one of the most followed hard dance DJs in eastern Germany, a producer from Leipzig who built his name by doing something the scene had mostly avoided: putting German-language vocals front and centre over hard kicks. That choice turned regional identity into a hook and made his tracks feel like anthems rather than imports.

### German vocals over hard kicks

Pollnik was one of the first acts in the German market to fuse German vocals with the harder styles, and he leaned into where he is from. Hits like 'Der Bass' and the East German anthem 'In der DDR' are built around that identity, and they have run into the millions of streams by speaking directly to a home crowd that rarely heard itself in the music.

### From Leipzig to the festival circuit

He committed early, leaving school young to chase the career, and grew a large, loyal following on the back of relentless output and his multi-part '48HOURS' YouTube livestream. Along the way his single 'Skyline' won the German Songwriting Award in 2023, and a viral cover of the classic 'Major Tom' widened his reach. He has since played festivals including Ultra Europe, Airbeat One, World Club Dome, Open Beatz and Sputnik Spring Break.

### Part of the German hard dance wave

His catalogue keeps growing with tracks like 'In der DDR', 'Der Bass', 'Okay Garmin', 'Atom Drop' and 'Schließfächer', blending hardstyle, hardtekk and uptempo energy. He sits within the [Deutscher Krach](/new-deutscher-krach-releases) surge of German-language hard dance, near acts like [RAYZEN](/artists/rayzen), while linking into the wider [hardstyle](/new-hardstyle-releases) scene alongside party-focused names such as [Da Tweekaz](/artists/da-tweekaz).

Every new Justin Pollnik release lands on the [Hardstyle Release Radar](/playlists/hardstyle-release-radar) the day it hits Spotify. The full tracked catalogue is listed above.

### FAQ

**Who is Justin Pollnik?**

Justin Pollnik is a German DJ and producer from Leipzig, in eastern Germany. He was one of the first acts in the German market to build a hard dance sound around German-language vocals, and has grown into one of the most followed DJs in East Germany.

**What genre is Justin Pollnik?**

Justin Pollnik makes German hard dance, blending hardstyle, hardtekk (a melodic German hard techno) and uptempo with German vocals. His tracks sit close to the Deutscher Krach wave of German-language hard dance.

**What is Justin Pollnik's biggest track?**

His million-streamed hits include 'Der Bass' and the East German anthem 'In der DDR', and his single 'Skyline' won the German Songwriting Award in 2023. He is also known for a viral cover of the classic 'Major Tom'.