نتایج 2011 Dj Mag اعلام شد.مثل همیشه مزخرف
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When we track down David Guetta in Paris, he's already
been told by his manager about his Top 100 victory. "I'm very happy of
course, I was thinking it was going to be impossible for an...
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Dutch powerhouse DJ/producer and scene leader
extraordinaire Armin van Buuren has historically been the highest
performer in the Top 100 poll, holding onto the No.1 spot for an
unpreceden...
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He won DJmag's Top 100 DJs poll three times in the early
noughties (2002-4), but if anything, Tijs Verwest aka Tiësto is bigger
than ever now. "The whole year has been one amazing highli...
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Deadmau5 holds steady at No.4 in the poll this year,
despite not campaigning whatsoever (and moaning on Twitter about others
who did). But is it right that he appears at all? As he mentio...
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For Paavo Siljamäki, Jono Grant and Tony McGuinness, 2011
has been all about 'Group Therapy'. Which, of course, was the name of
their second album (or third if you count 'Sirens Of The Se...
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One of the big success stories of the last couple of years
in dance music has been the unstoppable rise of Avicii. The Swedish
house star may not be part of any mafia, but he is certainly...
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“Of course, it's been a fucking great year!” says
Afrojack, aka Dutch producer Nick Van de Wall. “I think we can all agree
on that! I mean, 'Take Over Control' started out as a dance trac...
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While the past few years have seen the polished
productions of Dash Berlin take centre stage after the release of 'The
New Daylight' album, the past 12 months have seen DJing become the f...
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There's a whole greased-up machine behind the workings of a
DJ like Markus Schulz, but thankfully it's not changed him one little
bit. “It's always an honour and I always say it's the f...
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The notion of the 'supergroup' belongs with kaftans and
interesting tricks with Mars bars in the antediluvian annals of rock
music. Sure, there have been stellar studio-bound collaboratio...
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Aside from a touring schedule that's been as hectic as
ever, 2011 has otherwise been an unusually quiet year for German icon
Paul van Dyk. For good reason, though; he's had his head down ...
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Surely, after the successful explosion of DJ collective
Swedish House Mafia in 2009 and solo achievements in 2010, Axel 'Axwell'
Hedfors must have had a comedown in 2011? Guess again. “It...
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Given that Gareth Emery played to over two million people
in 40 countries over the last year, you wouldn't think the
Southampton-born trance DJ would sound so surprised that he sold out
h...
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In his own words, it has been “an absolutely incredible
year” for Fedde Le Grand, who enjoyed massive success both live and with
his production, also concentrating on mediating between th...
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Andre Tanneberger, known to the world as ATB, doesn't do
things by halves. 2011 saw the release of his ninth artist album
'Distant Earth' which, including the remix disc, came in at well ...
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It must be a million miles by now,” laughs Sander van
Doorn when we catch him in an airport Business Lounge and ask him to
contemplate his career total airmiles. Off to Japan for the firs...
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Water and plug sockets. Chilli sauce and blowjobs. Certain
things should always be kept apart. Including hardstyle and dubstep,
you'd think. Unless you're Headhunterz aka Willem Rebergen,...
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I'm in the middle of the artist album, coming out in
February, and we have a very big show coming up in Moscow next month,”
Ferry tells DJmag. From the sounds of it, his tour of eight R...
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Even though DJmag interviewed him only a few weeks ago, we
weren't able to track down Sonny Moore, aka Skrillex, in time for his
Top 100 interview this year. The fiercely independent dubs...
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Lucas Cornelis van Scheppingen rather betrays the Laidback
part of his assumed DJ/production moniker. The man has not only
clocked up infinite air miles again this year, but so too has he...
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Infected Mushroom, aka Erez Eisen and Amit Duvdevani, had
something of an epiphanic show this year, among the most important of
their careers. The Israeli production duo were invited pers...
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The last 12 months have been fantastic for Egyptian trance
titans Aly & Fila, the latter tells DJmag. “The support we have
received wherever we have played has been amazing.” They recen...
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Despite some internet snipery in 2011, Steve Angello has
not been held back. Much of his time has been taken up as one-third of
the now fully internationalised dance brand that is the Swe...
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Just 23-years-young, fresh-faced, Dutch born-and-bred,
Hardwell is already at the top of his game. Playing the main stage at
this year's Creamfields and releasing Beatport top tenners 'En...
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The Top 100 throws up many familiar faces but the
supersonic rise of Russian artist Arty, who barely looks legal to be
allowed in a club, let alone play to thousands around the world, dem...
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Despite his place pretty much atop the pile of house music
superstars in 2011, Sebastian Ingrosso is both humbled and humble when
DJmag catches up with him. “It's an honour to be in thi...
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Italian DJ/producer Benny Benassi holds steady in the
poll, figuring in the Top 30 where he has been more or less since
'Satisfaction' stormed the international floors. He continues to ha...
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Since time began, or at least as far as the Top 100 DJs
poll goes, Daft Punk have made an appearance in it, despite their
distinct lack of actual DJing gigs. Theirs is a respect that wa...
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The most memorable achievement of the past 12 months for
Martin Solveig? “I wouldn't know where to start,” he says. “The success
of 'Hello' has obviously been incredible, the video shoot ...
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For America, this is a very exciting time,” says Kaskade,
aka San Francisco-born Ryan Raddon - croaky-voiced after a late-night
gig - on the explosion of house music in his native country...
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For the ever-progressive Carl Cox, 2011 has been a rich
mix of musical mediums, with the DJ and producer hitting up festivals,
playing storming club sets and utilising technology to conne...
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Chuckie - fine purveyor of 'dirty Dutch' house music - has
had a mega-busy year, but the Top 100 question about pet hates has him
sharing the borderline racist attitudes he often has to f...
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Bob Sinclar will remember 2011 as the year that he went
into the nightclub business. It's surely the logical progression for the
flamboyant Frenchman to go into the hospitality trade and ...
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Calvin Harris has been busy during 2011, but it's paid off
dividends for him. Release-wise, Harris has put out several strong
singles and EPs, including the downtempo disco riffing of 'F...
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Last year was a dream come true,” say the Noisecontrollers
on their shock inclusion in the Top 100 poll last year. Shock simply
because of the under-representation - as they put it - of h...
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After several years of producing singles and remixes,
experimental trance duo W&W stepped firmly into the limelight this
year, bringing with it a suitably hectic schedule. “DJ-wise, 201...
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Pete Tha Zouk's going to give us a big head. Last year was
the first that he scooped himself a place on the DJmag Top 100 chart,
and he's been riding it ever since. “Last year was my fi...
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Stefan and Olle have a bone to pick with their manager.
“We have the hardest boss ever. We've been locked up in the studio for
the last two or three weeks,” Olle says. It's just as well...
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Being the bearer of good news is much like getting the
chance to be Father Christmas for the day. “I'm really excited that
hardcore techno finally gets the exposure it deserves,” Danny ...
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Heading up the techy end of Dutch hard dance, D-Block
& S-te-Fan kicked off 2011 in style, selling out the HMH stadium in
Amsterdam as a prelude to their world tour, followed by a “full-o...
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It took Belgian DJ Coone 30 days to make his second album,
'The Challenge'. “Almost impossible, but we managed to do it with
episodes on YouTube everyday!” he recalls of the process, whe...
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In December, Dim Mak Records boss Steve Aoki will release
his debut album, the project he's been working on for the past three
years. But he's not made it easy for himself, which probably...
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The last few years haven't exactly been quiet for veteran
German trance duo Cosmic Gate, but 2011 saw them pick up the pace
again. “Overall the year was super-busy but very inspiring,” th...
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It's not just been a big year for Bobina, aka Russian
producer Dmitry Almazov, it's been a big year for his homeland too. The
nation has been celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of launc...
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The momentum of 2011 has been absolutely incredible,” says
Canadian techno wonder Richie Hawtin on the continued flowering of his
creativity, which seems to grow ever more visionary with ...
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Hosting an Ibiza residency isn't something to enter into
lightly - you've got to know you can deliver the goods. Fortunately, for
Eric Prydz that isn't a problem, proven when he launched ...
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“I did experiment a lot this year, trying to evolve my
sound in different directions,” says Italian hardstyle chief Zatox when
asked why he thinks he made the poll this year. “For once, I...
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“I don't think age really matters as long as you're
writing big songs and playing great DJ sets,” says one of the youngest
DJs in 2011's Top 100. tyDi (or Tyson Illingworth to give him h...
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We interrupt Norwegian DJ Orjan Nilsen just as he's taking
a well-deserved break from a punishing four months spent constantly on
the road. “I've worked my ass off. I've been travelling a...
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Andy Moor
In last year's Top 100 issue, trance mainstay Andy Moor
from the UK vowed to concentrate more on production this year. So did he
manage to do this? “This year has been very productive for...
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Amazingly, despite the sun-kissed, optimistic glare of his
Balearic-trance sound, this summer was the first time that German DJ
and producer Roger Shah held a residency in Ibiza, at Gatec...
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It's been a year of extremes for tech-trance DJ John
O'Callaghan, spending the first part of 2011 in the studio working on
his 'Unfold' album, followed by non-stop touring after its relea...
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2011 has been another strong year for Astrix - Avi
Shmailov - with live performances of his euphoric, pounding psy-trance
sets having been the producer's main focus. This included a mammo...
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You don't reach your 13th season at Pacha, Ibiza, without
the kind of tireless charisma and drive, both on and off the decks,
that Erick Morillo exudes. “On the DJ front, where else can ...
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“The quality of tracks from the underground scene this
year has been amazing,” John Digweed tells us, showing that his passion
for the music he loves remains as strong as ever. His forw...
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It's been four years since electro house supremo Wolfgang
Gartner reincarnated himself from disco house DJ Joey Youngman, a name
which is now consigned to ancient history. “The fans who...
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Noted for his work as an official ambassador for the
Dance4Life foundation (promoting awareness of HIV/AIDS), DJ Feel is at
the forefront of Russia's bid to become a world superpower in d...
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One of several appearances for the Dutch hard dance scene
in the Top 100, prominent hardstyle act Showtek (made up of siblings
Sjoerd and Wouter Janssen) have used 2011 to expand their so...
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Having been hotly tipped by Tiësto a few years ago,
Richard Durand has done his trance forefather proud in the ensuing
years. 2011 has been “an amazing year” and saw the Dutchman mix his ...
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“Being the Father of the Slovenian techno scene” may be a
bold claim, but in Umek's case it's bang-on. 2011 signalled another
string of releases, including various 12s, a high-energy tech...
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When Skazi's third album, 'My Way' hit the eardrums of
metal-loving psy-trance heads worldwide this September, the inclusion of
the rough, syncopated rhythms of dubstep was hardly a surpr...
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“Next year, a lot of people will hear my name for the
first time, but I am still doing the same fucking thing I was always
doing,” jokes a zany Paul Kalkbrenner while reflecting on a year...
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Over the course of two decades, Sasha has remained a
figurehead of the international scene. Not only that, but he's
continued to innovate when others have been happy to go stale with
sup...
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Here he is in the Top 100 again, but this time, Eddie
Halliwell has finally released one of his own productions, 'Neon',
instead of just alluring his fans with only the energetic electron...
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Never ones to rest on their considerable laurels, Russian
trance prodigies Moonbeam were once again prolific throughout 2011,
focusing on three distinct projects, as well as releasing a h...
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Already noted for their remixes, mash-ups and weekly
International Departures podcast, 2011 saw the powerful throb of
original single 'Futuristic' take Hungarian duo Myon & Shane 54 a
ste...
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Despite his all-conquering Judgement Sundays events,
44-year-old Judge Jules still cites the show he does on BBC Radio 1 each
week as his first and foremost love. Now the only man on the ...
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Matt Darey is widely recognized for his weekly Nocturnal
podcast broadcast across 35 countries, which was nominated for the Best
Podcast at Miami's Winter Music Conference and for Best Ra...
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Paul Oakenfold's story is woven so tightly into the fabric
of what we know as 'dance music' that he surely needs no introduction.
Yet he is still pushing boundaries. His residency in Las ...
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After a blistering rise to prominence, it's hardly
surprising that Alessandro 'Alesso' Lindblad enters the Top 100. From
only a handful of singles and EPs, the producer and DJ has built u...
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year?', but having 72 out of the Beatport Top 100 all on
your own label must come a very close second. Mark Knight's Toolroom
Records did just that at one stage in 2011, pretty much defin...
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According to NY-born, Switzerland-based trance man Sean
Tyas, the electronic storm over the US Billboard Charts won't influence
the music he makes one iota; he does, however, find it extr...
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“I wanna move away from calling my music trance,” Mat Zo
tells DJmag over the phone on a September morning. “It's just dance
music, basically. I am not really thinking in terms of genre.”...
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“I don't listen to that much non-dance, I give my ears a
break when I get the chance,” Stuart Langelaan tells DJmag, and that's
quite understandable when you take into account the boundar...
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Known for playing a keytar over high-octane live electro
sets, producing tunes with the likes of Jean Michel Jarre, David Bowie,
Kylie Minogue and three albums with David Guetta, and a ge...
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The old adage, “you don't get paid for DJing, you get paid
for travelling” is especially true for Si Patterson, who has just had
his busiest year to date with almost weekly gigs over Aust...
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For Francis Davila, his inclusion in the Top 100 is more
than just an ego boost. “Being voted in the Top 100 this year means a
lot to me, but also to the people in Guatemala and Latin A...
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One of the newer players in the Dutch hardstyle scene,
Psyko Punkz have made a big impact in a short time, storming into the
Top 100 after being flagged up in the 'Breakthrough DJ/produce...
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“We're really blown away, this is the nicest surprise of
the year!” says Dimitri Vegas of the news he and his brother, Like Mike,
have blasted into the Top 100 for the first time in 2011....
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“Hardstyle is a very intense music style, mostly focused
on partying instead of a whole world around it,” Joram Metekohy AKA
Wildstylez tells DJmag. “We specialize in good production qual...
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Despite being a veteran of the house scene, 2011 has still
been an exciting year for American DJ/producer Roger Sanchez. His
Release Yourself night returned to Ibiza once more, but also ...
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When Maxi Jazz declared, “God is a DJ”, he clearly didn't
mean it literally. But when Argentine tech house colossus Hernán
Cattaneo teamed up with Danny Howells to play inside Liverpool C...
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2011's been a busy one for Texas duo Tritonal - Chad
Cisneros and Dave Reed to their respective mums. So tuned-in are the
pair that they claim to “finish each other's musical sentences”. ...
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After several years of hard work, Industria - the club
masterminded by acid-tinged tech house artist DJ Vibe - opened in
Portugal last year. Its launch has allowed Vibe - probably Portuga...
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“It's been like a dream,” says AN21, reflecting on a year
in which he's played over 100 shows and almost finished his debut album
with production partner Max Vangeli. “The album will be ...
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The Bloody Beetroots have been producing some of the
hardest electro-tinged tracks in dance music since the Italian duo (made
up of Bob Rifo and Tommy Tea) first joined forces as a DJ tea...
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Felguk are Brazilian DJ and production duo Felipe Lozinsky
and Gustavo Rozenthal. Their style touches on house and electro, but
this year the pair have pushed themselves by taking on plen...
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Nero say that they're best known for 'Ragga Puffin', but
they're possibly being a bit modest here (as they are almost certainly
being ironic when they say that the future of DJing is Pari...
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It's not unusual for a Top 100 DJ to spend the vast
majority of his or her waking life in departure lounges or sitting on
planes. But to end up “knowing most of the pilots and flight atte...
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Since crashing back into the Top 100 DJs poll last year,
it's been a hectic year for the man born George O'Dowd. “I've been
joyfully busy,” he tells DJmag, joyfully. With at least two ...
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Malta is one of the smallest countries in the world. With a
population of just over 400,000, we reckon it might have the biggest
proportion of DJmag Top 100 DJs per capita than anywhere e...
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“Generally speaking, it seems that the pop-world is now
fully embracing house as a major influence,” says Dutchman Sidney Samson
on his continued transformation into one of America's go-t...
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The summer has been all about the White Isle for Dragan
Roganovic, better known to us as Dirty South, the Serbian-born big-room
house DJ from Australia ripping up dancefloors worldwide ev...
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This year, remarkably, was James Zabiela's 10th summer
playing as a resident at Space in Ibiza. An unexpected milestone for the
rest of us perhaps, but not really for him. “I started pla...
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Marcel Woods' reputation for not being tied to a specific
genre has been built on the success of his mix compilation album series
'Musical Madness' and accompanying DJ sets around the wor...
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From the outside, it seems American Porter Robinson is
something of an overnight sensation. "People tend to assume that I've
been doing this for a short time, when in reality, I've bee...
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Of all those who make it into the Top 100 DJs poll, Sven
Väth is one of few who is, essentially, just a DJ. He very rarely
produces, remixes or edits these days, but simply tours the glob...
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It's been another year in the life of a DJ for Brennan
Heart (real name Fabian Bohn), but things got more extreme this time.
Tours in Asia, Canada and South America suddenly made him a pi...
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It's another year in the Top 100 for Dutch star Leon
Bolier. Since he debuted in 2008 at #95, a lot's happened - gigs far and
wide, and releases across the board of trance's big hitters. ...
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Alex Ridha started Boys Noize Records in 2005, mainly to
release his own creations and be in charge artistically. The
Berlin-based label has since gone on to define the modern sound of bo...
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