Armin Van Buuren
"Unbelievable, man," says Armin as we break the news to him on the phone that he's scooped the Top 100 winner's trophy for a record-breaking fourth year running. "I don't know what to say...
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David Guetta
David Guetta has recently tipped over the 10 million friends mark on Facebook. In the past two months alone, he's been racking up a million more fans per week. It pretty much says all tha...
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Tiësto
Tiësto, less better-known as Tijs Verwest, is a hard man to pin down. It takes DJmag three attempts to get hold of him, thanks to a series of delayed flights, extended stopovers and over...
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Deadmau5
The event that most might recall involving Joel Zimmerman, aka Deadmau5, this year happened on 30th July, in Washington DC's 9:30 Club. About 50 minutes into his set, the music stopped wi...
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Above & Beyond
When DJmag catches up with Above & Beyond they're in a hotel in Singapore, bags packed and ready to fly off to Bali. The trance trio, comprising Tony McGuinness, Jono Grant and Paavo Olav...
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Paul Van Dyk
"2010 started kind of rough," says Paul Van Dyk, surprisingly, when we call to congratulate him on yet another top 10 placing. "We restructured our company and we have a complete new team...
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Gareth Emery
To borrow from football parlance, 2010 has been a year of two halves for Gareth Emery. Crucially, it was the year that he finally pulled his finger out, knuckled down and got cracking on ...
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Markus Schulz
In an industry where egos are liberally polished each and every day, Markus Schulz is one of the most down-to-earth and level-headed DJs it's possible to imagine. So while received wisdom...
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Ferry Corsten
When DJmag catches up with Ferry Corsten, he is in the middle of yet another epic US tour. Since hitting San Francisco and LA, he is fresh from last night's show in Phoenix and just about...
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Axwell
Axwell - Axel Hedfors - does not mince his words when it comes to summing up what has been an obscenely successful year for him: "I have been travelling the globe enjoying life to the ful...
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ATB
True to form, ATB - aka André Tanneberger - has been plugging away, making tunes, touring across the world and, as he puts it, "trying something new". "I like to surprise people with my...
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Sander Van Doorn
They don't come much harder-working than Sander Van Doorn. This year, by his own admission, he has raised the bar just a little bit higher, testing himself and his infinite capabilities i...
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Infected Mushroom
Still celebrating last year's food-inspired 'Legend of The Black Shawarma', Infected Mushroom, aka Amit 'Duvdev' Duvedevani and Erez Eisen, have been pretty busily making inroads into the...
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Steve Angello
If 2009 was hailed by many as the year of the Swedish House Mafia, then what the hell was 2010, with the monster SHM hit 'One'? Steve Angello clarifies. "It's been everything I wished for...
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Dash Berlin
For Dash Berlin - born in the Netherlands with the fantastic name of Jeff X Sutorius - 2010 can be summed up through the nickname he acquired: The Flying Dutchman, so-called because of a ...
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Sebastian Ingrosso
Firstly: Ingrosso has not released his solo album during 2010. Why? Because the DJ family of which he makes up one third - Swedish House Mafia - had an obscenely successful year, which le...
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Laidback Luke
For someone who estimates they take 200 flights a year jetting around the globe, it's no surprise to learn that Laidback Luke is shattered come the end of 2010. Not that he's complaining,...
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Judge Jules
It's nice to be important, but it's important to be nice. That's the motto we're going to stamp on the Judge. It's a rule of thumb that's kept him on the scene for the past 25 years. "It...
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Afrojack
"This year was crazy first of all," Afrojack, aka Nick van de Wall, informs us when we catch up with him during a year in which he declared - to DJMag TV at the Winter Music Conference - ...
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Aly & Fila
Fila credits Paul van Dyk mix comps and a PvD DJ set in Germany - when he was on holiday, aged 18 - as switching him onto dance music in 1999. Coming back to Egypt, he started DJing and p...
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Armin Van Buuren
Life doesn't get any better than this. Armin Van Buuren was on his honeymoon when he got the call to say that you lot voted him the No.1 DJ in the World - for the third consecutive year. ...
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Tiësto
So, another massive year for Tiësto then. New album, new label, huge gigs, Ibiza residency and more high profile remixes than ever. "It's been a very good year!" says the man who could...
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David Guetta
In many ways this could be David Guetta's Year Zero. That might sound ridiculous for a man who has seemingly drawn the best out of the pop and DJ world. But with his album, ' One Love', f...
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Above & Beyond
Podcasts, passport stamps, productions, internet TV shows, CD mixes, a label family that keeps chucking out anthem after anthem by the week… you've got to wonder just how Above & Beyond...
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Paul Van Dyk
"I'm a real homie," says Paul van Dyk. "I really enjoy being at home, but at the same time, I have the wrong job for that. So I wanted to say thank you to all the people who come out and ...
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Deadmau5
Joel Zimmerman is clearly grinning, as he talks to DJmag from a far-flung airport lounge, midway between a manic schedule of tour dates and recording commitments. It's another typical day...
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Ferry Corsten
It's hard to believe that exactly a decade has passed since Ferry Corsten put the sound of Dutch trance on the global dance map pretty much single-handedly. Back in 1999 the unstoppable e...
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Markus Schulz
When DJmag catches up with Markus Schulz, he's trying to take stock of the events of the past 12 months. "I know that it sounds like a cliché and I'm sure that everyone says this, but 2...
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Gareth Emery
UK progressive trance DJ/producer Gareth Emery has delivered on the potential he hinted at in previous years and made his way up to the premier league. The main reason for his rise can be...
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Sander Van Doorn
It was only ever a matter of time wasn't it? Since exploding out of nowhere with 2004 singles like the ripping tech-trance monster 'Dark Roast' and follow-up 'Punk'D', Sander Van Doorn ha...
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ATB
Although in this country he is unquestionably known as the man behind 1999's fifth biggest-selling single - and arguably the UK's first trance No.1 - '9pm (Till I Come)', ATB, aka André ...
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Infected Mushroom
Of all the trance acts in the poll, Infected Mushroom - aka Israeli duo Erez Aizen and Amit Duvdevani - are the most likely to cross over to the mainstream. This year, the duo consolidate...
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Sasha
This year has seen Sasha reunited with his old DJ partner John Digweed for a series of sets around the world, among them London's SW4 festival, Exit in Serbia and a massive show at the br...
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Axwell
If Axwell (Axel Hedfors) has spent the last few years bubbling under and earning the props of his peers for a string of flawless productions, remixes and DJ sets, then 2009 was the year h...
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Andy Moor
While he has been a well-known name in trance for the best part of a decade, Stoke's Andy Moor noticed changes in the scene in 2009. "This year I have had to extend the boundaries of wha...
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Bobina
Once he's into his stride, Bobina speaks at about a hundred miles per hour. Or should that be 150 beats per minute? He barely pauses for breath. So you could hardly accuse him of not bein...
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John Digweed
Although John Digweed probably wouldn't want to countenance such a suggestion, he is without doubt a living legend. His services to dance music are astounding, and when the history of our...
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Carl Cox
When it comes to rocking down the house, few do so with the panache of party techno supremo Carl Cox. One of the architects of dance music, this DJ's DJ has continued to blaze a trail thr...
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Cosmic Gate
Cosmic Gate's 2009 has been one largely geared around the release of 'Sign Of The Times', their fourth artist album. It's been backed, says Stefan Bossems, by an incredible run of release...
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Steve Angello
Much like his Swedish House Mafia cohorts Sebastian Ingrosso and Axwell, 2009 was the moment that all those years of hard work finally paid off for Steve Angello. Ibiza was conquered, wor...
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Armin Van Buuren
"It's insane," beams Armin Van Buuren when we tell him that the world's dance music fans have voted him the No.1 DJ on the planet for the second year running. "I don't know what I've done...
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Tiësto
After a "hectic summer" Tiësto is chilling out on a beach in the Maldives, away from phones, email and everything else modern life can throw at a man. In fact, he had to jump on a boat t...
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Paul Van Dyk
Based solely on the votes of dance music lovers, the Top 100 poll is an example of democracy in action. Which is something that genuinely pleases Paul van Dyk as he has been voted into th...
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Above & Beyond
When your first gig of the year is playing to one million people in Rio Di Janeiro you know you're in for a good one. But while the Above & Beyond trio of Jono Grant, Tony McGuinness and ...
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David Guetta
If you've never seen David Guetta play and you want to find out why he's the highest placed house DJ in our poll you could do a lot worse than digging out the live CD he recorded for DJma...
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Ferry Corsten
Remaining at the trance vanguard, Corsten has this year headlined the 20,000 Dutch Mecca of Trance Energy, rocked Miami's Ultra Music Festival, enjoyed a 26-city bus tour of the States an...
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Sasha
He's changed the game again. Consistently at the vanguard of dance music since his heady DJ beginnings in 1990, when he innovated a unique DJ style at Shelley's, in Stoke-on-Trent, Sasha ...
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Markus Schulz
German trance DJ Markus Schulz must get confused. Living in Berlin and Miami, his touring schedule in 2008 focused on every major city in between his two bases. Neither city has a big tra...
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John Digweed
Transitions? If one word sums up the career of John Digweed that would certainly be it. One of the original DJ superstars, a previous Top 100 winner and half of the most iconic back-to-ba...
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Infected Mushroom
Infected Mushroom's raging alchemy of psy-trance beats, heavy metal guitars and stadium rock vocals isn't everyone's blend but there's no denying the power that their vast armies of globa...
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Deadmau5
There's nothing dead about Canada's hottest export Joel Zimmerman, aka Deadmau5. To say that this electro expert has had an insane year is a vast understatement. The Highest New Entry in...
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Carl Cox
However eclectic in their taste, every dance music fan has their favourite styles or genres but Carl Cox's genius is his ability to cut across them and unite all in the name of the 4/4 be...
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Sander Van Doorn
The accolades and achievements just keep rolling in for Dutch sensation Sander Van Doorn. In the last 12 months he has toured the globe over from Brazil to Bahrain, remixed Robbie William...
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Paul Oakenfold
Acid house hero, trance megastar, soundtrack supremo, astute label owner… just some of the many faces of Paul Oakenfold - the dance music colossus whose pervasive influence continues to...
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Richie Hawtin
Techno über mensch Richie Hawtin is exhausted and frazzled - yet incredibly animated. With the passion palpable, he talks fondly of an insane 2008… "It's been so intense that the mome...
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Hernan Cattaneo
Be it at Tokyo's Womb, Ibiza's We Love or Brazilian beach club Warung, Hernan Cattaneo continues to spread his sound the globe over, as well as releasing tracks like his Urbantorque ventu...
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James Zabiela
James Zabiela is a little bit loath to talk about his plans for the future, in case he "jinxes" anything. Which might come as a surprise when you consider that the man renowned for his lo...
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Andy Moor
His peerless knack of unifying progressive and trance fans has again paid dividends for Andy Moor, while his AVA Recordings label has had a second stellar year in operation, peaking with ...
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Eddie Halliwell
Like a lot of men, Eddie Halliwell has a one-track mind. Only there is a slight difference in Eddie's case - the only thing he can think about is DJing. Riding to prominence on the wave...
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Axwell
It's been another swell year for Scandinavian phenomenon Axwell. Post the huge success of 2007's old skool hardcore/electro conflation 'I Found U' - a record that seemed to cross all musi...
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Armin Van Buuren
Finally. Five years after entering the Top 10 of our DJmag Top 100 DJs poll, Armin van Buuren has been crowned the World's No.1 DJ. After edging into the No.2 spot last year, he's now cli...
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Tiësto
After winning three years in a row before losing his crown to Paul van Dyk last year, Tiësto once again came close to lifting the No.1 title. So even a second place in the Top 100 must f...
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John Digweed
John Digweed is well accustomed to long journeys. That's largely a function of his globetrotting lifestyle of course, something he's more than happy to talk about when DJmag tracks him do...
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Paul Van Dyk
From the intense production involved in 'In Between' - the artist album he's been perfecting for the last three years - to the high-energy live sets at the world's biggest dance festivals...
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Sasha
It's been a period of change for Sasha. One of the world's most widely travelled DJs, he cut back on his club activities during the first half of the year to spend more time in his studio...
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Above & Beyond
Above & Beyond's vault from innovative trance trio to globe-trotting DJ superstars is now complete. As we catch Paavo, Tony and Jono, they're grabbing some rare communal downtime in Londo...
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Carl Cox
"Over the years, people have got used to labeling me a techno DJ," reckons Carl Cox. "But I've been a drum & bass DJ, a house DJ, a hardcore DJ, a soul DJ - some called me a trance DJ in ...
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Ferry Corsten
Architect, pioneer, instigator - refer to him anyway you want. Ferry was unquestionably the man behind 1999's Great Dutch Trance Breakout, splitting the door wide open with 'Out Of The Bl...
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Infected Mushroom
Just two years after breaking into the Top 100 as one of the highest new entries in history, the boundary busting psy-trance overlords have finally smashed their way into the elusive numb...
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David Guetta
Despite spinning from the age of 17 in various Parisian venues and now onto his third artist album, this was nevertheless the year that David Guetta really became a household name in hous...
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Deep Dish
"We've spent so long together over the past 15 years that we needed to go our own ways and try new things out," says Ali 'Dubfire' Shirazinia. "I'm happy that Sharam's doing what he wants...
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Paul Oakenfold
With his 100th remix under his belt, you'd think that Paul Oakenfold would be content to sit still and chill. But not for him the quiet life, for the infamous Perfecto boss is about to re...
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Markus Schulz
"It's been and incredible year," reflects Markus. "I released my second artist album and have been doing some heavy, heavy touring. One of my highlights has been doing the North American ...
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Hernan Cattaneo
"I think it's been a really, really good year for music, after one or two where it's been, you know, okay," says Hernan Cattaneo.
"The thing is, there are a lot of really good reco...
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Sander Van Doorn
"The big difference from last year is that more people are coming to clubs specifically to see me play," reflects Dutchman Sander Van Doorn.
Continuing his rapid ascent, it has bee...
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Eddie Halliwell
They don't come much more committed to the ones and twos than Wigan lad Eddie Halliwell. He continues to sideline production work to ensure he doesn't miss a deck-based trick.
"If ...
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James Zabiela
It's already been a momentous year for James Zabiela. He's had a chance to show a different side to his musical personality, with a new versatility evident in his increasingly diverse DJ ...
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Astrix
It's been another lunge forward for Israeli psy-trance dynamo Astrix as he finally penetrates the Top 20 with another year punctuated by constant global touring and sets in Los Angeles, S...
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Richie Hawtin
Master of minimal, true Detroit original and acid instigator: Richie Hawtin is all these things and more. Ripping up stark techno platters before much of the minimal new breed were out of...
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Marco V
"People tell me my sound has changed over the past year or so," admits Marco V. "But for me it's moves day by day, nothing much has changed. I still just play what I like - from techno, b...
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