George Acosta
George Acosta, born Jorge Acosta in Cuba in 1972 and raised in Miami, is a trance DJ and producer who has been active since 1995, building a career centered on progressive trance releases through labels including Ultra Records, Max Music, and Moist Music. He has also recorded under aliases including Acco Traxx, DJ Boom, Frolic, and Onnyx, expanding his output across related dance styles beyond his core trance productions.
A residency at Miami's Shadow Lounge helped solidify his standing within the American trance scene, and his catalogue has continued into the 2020s with releases including Congo and Wonder Breaks alongside earlier work such as Love Rain Down. He was nominated for America's Best DJ in 2013, a competition run by DJ Times and Pioneer DJ that recognized touring American DJs across genres.
His recorded mixes, including entries in the Lost World series, have circulated through outlets covering trance's American scene, documenting a sustained studio-and-club career built on more than two decades of production. Coverage of his work describes him as a driving force in electronic music whose sets reflect trance's evolution into a broader cultural style over the course of his career, from his early Miami club dates through his continued releases in the current decade.