Armin Van BuurenSTYLE: Trance
KNOWN FOR: My radio show, A State Of Trance
TUNE OF 2008: My own bootleg of DJ Shah feat. Adrina Thorpe 'Who Will Find Me' with Majesta's 'Not The End'
PRODUCER OF 2008: Arnej
Profile: Aged just 32, Armin van Buuren has been named number one in the prestigious DJ Top 100 poll twice in a row, in 2007 and 2008– voted for by over 350,000 people across the world, and an indication of his prolific output over the 10 years he’s been dj’ing and producing. Being the official World’s Most Popular DJ is just one of his many achievements, but the driving force behind his success is an overriding passion for dance music.
TiestoSTYLE: Maximal
KNOWN FOR: Doing things first, pioneering in a DJ way.
TUNE OF 2008: Dokmai 'Reason To Believe' (Magik)
PRODUCER OF 2008: Andy Duquid
Profile: Born as Tijs Verwest in Breda, Netherlands, Tiësto is one of the greatest dance DJs on the scene. He started out DJing professionally at school parties, and then moved on to become a resident DJ from 1985 to 1993 at several clubs in The Netherlands. It was at a club called ‘The Spock’ where things really took off for Tiësto; he stopped producing hardcore/gabber tracks and started to produce his own sound from 10pm until 4am on weekends. In the mid 1990s, Tiësto started to produce trance and the rest, as they say, is history.
Paul Van DykSTYLE: Electronic music
KNOWN FOR: Vandit Records, VONYC Sessions and being a workaholic.
TUNE OF 2008: Giuseppe Ottaviani 'No More Alone' (Vandit Records)
PRODUCER OF 2008: Rob Stevenson
Profile: Grammy nominated artist and globally acclaimed DJ and Producer Paul van Dyk continues to dominate the electronic music charts and appears at the pinnacle of every Top DJ list across the globe. His fifth original album In Between was released August 2007 and features collaborations with David Byrne and Jessica Sutta of the Pussycat Dolls.
Above & BeyondSTYLE: Musical, uplifting trance from across the board.
KNOWN FOR: Their '06 LP 'Tri-State', massive singles like 'Home' and remixes for Madonna, Britney Spears and most recently Radiohead.
TUNE OF 2008: The Thrillseekers feat Fisher 'The Last Time' (Adjusted Music)
PRODUCER OF 2008: Martin Roth or Oliver Smith.
Profile: Above & Beyond are a trance music group formed in 2000. The group is famous for remixes and their own productions. The group’s tracks are regularly played by well-known DJs, such as Tiësto, Armin van Buuren and Paul van Dyk. They are also known under other aliases, like Tranquility Base, OceanLab, Dirt Devils and Rollerball.
David GuettaSTYLE: House/electronic
KNOWN FOR: Having a party with the clubbers.
TUNE OF 2008: David Guetta with Steve Angello & Sebastian Ingrosso 'Everytime We Touch' (Charisma)
PRODUCER OF 2008: Laidback Luke
Profile: David Guetta (born November 7th, 1967 in Paris) is a French DJ.
He was the pioneer of French house with Up & Way, a garage-style track with vocals by Robert Owens released in 1992 – really made a name for himself in the mid-90s as one of the key catalysts of Parisian nightlife by promoting evenings at such renowned Paris hot spots as Folies Pigalle, Queen, Bataclan, Palace and Les Bains, where he invited DJ legends like Little Louie Vega, David Morales, DJ Pierre and Roger Sanchez to join him on the turntables. In 2001, however, he went back to his first love: making music.
Ferry CorstenSTYLE: Energetic
KNOWN FOR: Blending different styles.
TUNE OF 2008: Embrace 'Embrace' (Flashover Recordings)
PRODUCER OF 2008: Breakfast
Profile: Ferry Corsten, also known under the alias System F, (born December 4, 1973 in Rotterdam, Netherlands) is a producer of trance music, in addition to being a DJ and remixer. He is currently ranked number 6 in a poll by British publication DJ Magazine. He also hosts his own weekly radio show, Corsten's Countdown. He routinely plays at events all over the world with crowds in excess of tens of thousands.
SashaSTYLE: Dodgy
KNOWN FOR: My punctuality.
TUNE OF 2008: Myomi 'Sun In My Eyes (Paul Woolford MDMA Dub)' (Southern Fried)
PRODUCER OF 2008: Veerus and Maxie Devine.
Profile: Sasha (born as Alexander Paul Coe on 4 September 1969 in Penarlag, Wales), is a Welsh DJ and record producer. Sasha began his career playing acid house dance music in the late 1980s, and became a central figure in the development and popularisation of electronic dance music. He partnered with fellow DJ John Digweed in 1993, touring internationally and producing a series of mixes (compilations of other artists work played in a continuous fashion). Through their track selection and mixing techniques, Sasha and Digweed were instrumental in the evolution of progressive trance and house music.
Markus SchulzSTYLE: Somewhere between progressive and trance.
KNOWN FOR: Bassline-driven prog trance.
TUNE OF 2008: Mr Pit 'Shana (Duderstadt Remix)'
PRODUCER OF 2008: Kyau & Albert.
Profile: Markus Schulz is a German trance music DJ and producer who currently resides in Miami, Florida, USA. He is best-known for his weekly radio show entitled "Global DJ Broadcast" that airs on Digitally Imported radio. He is also the founder of the EDM label Coldharbour Recordings.
John DigweedSTYLE: Electronic house
KNOWN FOR: Transitions radio shows, my Bedrock label and DJing all over the planet.
TUNE OF 2008: Timo Maas 'Subtellite' (Cocoon)
PRODUCER OF 2008: Guy J
Profile: One of the most well-known DJ's in the world, famous for his tireless remix and production work, as well as his long-running association with fellow top-flight Sasha. Beginning DJ'ing in the early 1990's in the company of friends like Fabio and Grooverider, he began to champion the burgeoning progressive house sound, most notably with his residency at Renaissance with Sasha. His partnership with Nick Muir as Bedrock in the early 90's yielded the club hits "For What You Dream Of" and "Set In Stone", and the runaway popularity of his Bedrock Records record label was established with its first release, "Heaven Scent", in late 1999. John continues to remix and produce music while running the Bedrock Records label and a successful weekly radio show on KISS-100 FM in the UK.
Infected MushroomSTYLE: Heavy metal influenced psychedelic trance.
KNOWN FOR: Bringing psy trance to the biggest live stages and releasing albums like 'The Gathering', 'Classical Mushroom', 'Converting Vegetarians', 'I'm The Supervisor' and 'Vicious Delicious'.
TUNE OF 2008: E: Delirious 'Silver Sky (Astrix Remix)' D: Electric Tease 'TV Is The New God (Sub 6 Remix)'
PRODUCER OF 2008: Delirious
Profile: Psy-Trance innovators Infected Mushroom have become one of the biggest electronic bands on the planet. Twice ranked among the world’s 10 best DJs by the bible of the scene, the U.K.’s DJ Magazine, the Israel-bred, L.A. based duo bring a frenetic rock energy to the form. Their explosive show, featuring guitars, live drums, intensely passionate vocals and an ambitious multimedia backdrop, ranks among the genre’s most unpredictably joyous events. And their recordings continually venture where other electronic acts fear to tread.
