We here over at Beatport are long overdue in extending honors to one of the most crucial figures in dance-music culture: the promoter—the person whose vision creates a local outlet for fans to come together to celebrate the music they love. The culture wouldn't even exist without their support. Without the sounds and sights soaked up locally, today's producers and DJs would be without one of the most crucial sources of inspiration. In order to uncover the story behind producers' passions, we're reaching out. The first stop in our journey lies in Beatport's own backyard, in Denver, Colorado. Nicole Cacciavillano is head of Denver's biggest and best-known dubstep entity, Sub.Mission. Her events attract hundreds of party-goers with popular acts like Flux Pavilion, Borgore, Excision, and Datsik, while also servicing the most rigid dubstep die-hards with sounds from Hatcha, Distance and Appleblim. As they come up on their their fifth anniversary, we caught up with Nicole to see what it is that lies behind Sub.Mission's success.

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No one can deny that visuals and audio are intrinsically linked, and Fybe:one (aka Greg Haynes) is a brilliant, nay, blinding example of exactly that. Weaving his contemporary tapestry of graphic design and dreamtronic leftfield bass on his debut Harp EP, Fybe:one is turning the heads of both future-music fans and hip young professionals looking to spruce up their surroundings. Lucky for us, Fybe:one had a few minutes to answer some questions on where he is, how he got there, and where he plans to go! Read on, and while you're at it, check out his picks for January here.

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