Efan Electro is an 11-year-old producer and DJ from Llanllechid, Wales, who made waves with his self-produced single โFeel the Beat (Old Skool)โ on 24 March 2026. Working from a bedroom in Snowdonia, he channels late-โ80s house pioneers, from Frankie Knuckles, Larry Heard, to Marshall Jefferson, and even tips his hat to the spoken-word club tradition of Chuck Roberts. BBC Introducing Wales called it โbrilliant,โ S4C filmed his rise, and upcoming slots on the Kevin & Perry Go Large tour, and the Urdd Eisteddfod prove this kid is DJing history in the making.
Right out the gate, โFeel the Beat (Old Skool)โ grabs you with sharp, pulsating, smacking beats and a groove so tight you can feel your shoulders start to move. A thick vocal sample intones, โWe are going back to the old schoolโฆ,โ then a clipped refrain answers, โI can feel the beat.โ Itโs classic club messaging reborn, with warm piano stabs, rolling low-end, and hand-clap accents that wink at the Second Summer of Love while staying fresh and immediate.
Production-wise, the track is impressively clean for a bedroom build. Efan balances vintage warmth with modern clarity through crisp transient hits, roomy reverb, and a bassline that hugs the kick without mud. He understands DJ dynamics, with long grooves for mixing, a vocal hook for sing-alongs, and breaks that make hands go up. Itโs dancefloor logic delivered by a kid who listens like an old soul.
Ultimately, the single comes off as both tribute and statement. Itโs nostalgic in spirit, contemporary in execution, and undeniably joyful. Pop it on during a festival set or in your headphones for a shot of pure, feel-good house. If this is what Efanโs doing at eleven, strap inโheโs only just getting started.
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Review by: Naomi Joan