Artist
NextJen
- Followers:
- 115
- Popularity:
- 9/100
- Tracked releases:
- 2
- Latest release:
- 8 May 2026
NextJen is an Australian hard dance producer and DJ whose fast, emotion-driven happy hardcore earned her a spot on the OneSeventy label and the 2025 JTS collaboration 'Miracle'.
Releases (2)
2 tracks
About NextJen
NextJen works the brightest corner of hard dance: happy hardcore at 170 BPM, where the kicks hit hard but the melodies do the lifting. An Australian producer and DJ, she has built her run on exactly that contrast: euphoric vocals over serious low-end.
The OneSeventy connection
Her label home is OneSeventy, the Australian UK hardcore institution founded by JTS, a club night since 2010 that became the southern hemisphere’s flagship label for the sound. NextJen debuted there in 2023 and kept releasing through 2024 and 2025, a steady climb that peaked with ‘Miracle’: a direct collaboration with JTS himself in November 2025, subsequently selected for the label’s annual showcase compilation, OneSeventy: The Annual VII, in January 2026.
Australia’s hardcore lineage
Australia has punched above its weight in happy hardcore for decades (S3RL made the country synonymous with the genre’s playful side), and NextJen extends that lineage with a more emotional, vocal-driven take. Her 2026 single ‘Breaking Free’ distills it: uplift as a design principle, not an accident.
Why follow
Happy hardcore is enjoying one of its periodic revivals, and the artists positioned inside established label ecosystems are the ones converting the moment into careers. NextJen (OneSeventy roster, JTS co-sign, rising catalogue) is exactly that kind of artist.
Every new NextJen release lands on the Happy Hardcore Release Radar the day it hits Spotify. The full tracked catalogue is listed above.
Questions,answered
Who is NextJen?
NextJen is an Australian hard dance producer and DJ known for fast, emotion-driven music that blends euphoric melodies and uplifting vocals with hard-hitting kick and bass. She made her label debut on OneSeventy in 2023 and has released steadily since.
What genre is NextJen?
Happy hardcore and UK hardcore - the 170 BPM, melody-first end of the hard dance spectrum that the OneSeventy label is built around.
What is NextJen's biggest track?
'Miracle', the November 2025 collaboration with OneSeventy founder JTS, which was also picked for the label's OneSeventy: The Annual VII compilation in January 2026.
What is OneSeventy?
OneSeventy is the Australian UK hardcore brand run by producer JTS, started as a club event in 2010 and grown into a label whose name is the genre's BPM. NextJen has been part of its roster since her 2023 debut.