Tech House is still running the Beatport charts in 2026, and the tracks that cut through are the ones that feel both club-ready and a little different. That is exactly where AxL lands with Honey.
AxL is a 21-year-old DJ and Tech House producer based in Toronto. He is also an undergraduate at the University of Toronto, which already tells you he is juggling more than most people his age. He has charted three times on the Beatport Top 100, hitting #19 on his latest release with Hot Oven, and he has signed to eight labels. That kind of early momentum usually means the sound is connecting.
His style is easy to spot once you hear it. Latin percussion sits on top of grooving sub bass lines, then those dreamy synths float in and give the track some air. Honey follows that recipe. It is Tech House first: four-on-the-floor, tight drums, a bassline that actually moves a floor. The extra flavour comes from the percussion and those synth lines that keep it from sounding like every other peak-time tool. You can picture this one working in a packed room without needing a huge drop to do the talking.
That mix of groove and atmosphere is why Tech House keeps winning. DJs want records that lock in quickly but still have a bit of personality. AxL is clearly aiming at that lane. The fact he is already on multiple labels while still in school says the industry is noticing the same thing.
If you have been following the genre this year you know the formula works when it stays functional and adds one extra idea. Honey does that. It does not try to reinvent Tech House. It just makes a solid, danceable record with the Latin and dreamy elements AxL already uses as his signature.
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What do you think of AxL’s take on Tech House? Drop a comment if Honey is going in your next set.
Keep your eye on him. At 21 with Beatport numbers already on the board, this is only the start.
