The Freestylers are a British electronic music group, generally fitting into the breakbeat genre. However, while on tour, the size of the group may vary dramatically as well as the genre that characterizes the group. For example, in their latest Toronto show, on October 6, 2007, only Matt Cantor and Aston Harvey performed; their DJ set consisted of music such as hardhouse and funky house for the first hour, followed by big beat including a 1997 Chemical Brothers track and "Smack my Bitch Up," by the Prodigy. At around an hour and a half into the set, a short breakbeat mashup was played, followed by some popular drum and bass.

The Freestylers formed in 1996 when DJs and dance music producers Matt Cantor, Aston Harvey and (initially) Andrew Galea joined forces. All three of them had been involved in the British dance music scene since the 1980s. Cantor had recorded as Cut n’ Paste and Strike with Andy Gardner (Plump DJs). Aston Harvey recorded as Blapps! Posse best known for the 1990 breakbeat dance hit “Don’t Hold Back” before working with Definition of Sound, Rebel MC and DJ Rap (as DJ Rap and Aston). Harvey