1. Hardwell
Robbert van de Corput (born 7 January 1988 in Breda, Netherlands), better known by his stage name Hardwell, is a Dutch progressive and electro house DJ and music producer. He is the world's #1 DJ based on DJ Magazine's annual Top 100 DJs poll and is widely known for his live sets at major music festivals such as Tomorrowland and Ultra.
The video streams of his performances on his personal YouTube channel have collectively garnered more than 80 million views.
Hardwell first gained recognition in 2009 for his bootleg of "Show Me Love vs. Be". He founded record label Revealed Recordings in 2010 and his own radio show and podcast, Hardwell On Air in 2011.
He has since released five compilation albums through his label, as well as his own documentary film. Hardwell has stated that he is working on his debut studio album, which is expected to be released sometime in 2014.
2. David Guetta
Pierre David Guetta (born November 7, 1967), better known by his stage name David Guetta, is a French house DJ and music producer. Originally a DJ at nightclubs during the 1980s and 1990s, he co-founded Gum Productions and released his first album, Just a Little More Love, in 2002. Later, he released Guetta Blaster (2004) and Pop Life (2007).
Guetta achieved mainstream success with his 2009 album One Love which included the hit singles "When Love Takes Over", "Gettin' Over You", "Sexy Bitch", all three of which reached #1 in the United Kingdom, and "Memories". The 2011 followup album, Nothing but the Beat, continued this success, containing the hit singles "Where Them Girls At", "Little Bad Girl", "Without You", "Titanium" and "Turn Me On".
3. Avicii
Tim Bergling (born 8 September 1989), better known by his stage name Avicii (a-VEE-chee; stylized as ɅVICII or ◢◤) is a Swedish EDM DJ, remixer, and record producer.[3] Avicii ranked 3rd on DJ Magazine's annual Top 100 DJs in 2012 and 2013 and has been nominated twice for a Grammy Award, once for his work on "Sunshine" with David Guetta in 2012[6] and once for his song "Levels" in 2013. Some of his most famous songs are "Wake Me Up" , "Hey Brother" and "Addicted to You" .
4. Tiësto
Tijs Michiel Verwest born 17 January 1969), better known by his stage name Tiësto , is a Dutch DJ and record producer. Formerly known as DJ Tiësto, he is now known simply as "Tiësto", an artist name which is a twist of his childhood nickname.
In 1997, he founded the label Black Hole Recordings with Arny Bink, where he released the Magik and In Search of Sunrise CD series.
Tiësto met producer Dennis Waakop Reijers in 1998, and the two have worked together extensively since then.[10] In 1999 and 2000 Tiësto collaborated with Ferry Corsten to create Gouryella. His 2000 remix of Delerium's "Silence" featuring Sarah McLachlan exposed him to more mainstream audiences. In 2001, he released his first solo album, In My Memory, the title track a remix of an original song written by and featuring Nicola Hitchcock, this album gave him several major hits that launched his career. He ranked at #1 on DJ Magazine's annual Top 100 DJs Poll consecutively for three years from 2002 to 2004.
5. Martin Garrix
Martijn Garritsen (born 14 May 1996), commonly known by his stage name Martin Garrix, is a Dutch DJ/producer signed to Spinnin' Records.[1] He is best known for the track "Animals", which was a Top 10 hit in more than 10 countries; the song has also peaked at number 1 in Belgium and the United Kingdom, and number 3 in Ireland. His single "Wizard", produced with Jay Hardway, was also successful in numerous countries in 2014.
Garrix's passion for music started at the age of 4 through learning to play guitar. By the age of 8 (in 2004) he had expressed interest in becoming a DJ after seeing DJ Tiesto playing at the Olympic games in Athens. Garritsen took particular inspiration from the track "Traffic", prompting him to download specialist software and enabling him to start composing. Garritsen currently attends the Herman Brood Academy, a production school in Utrecht.
6. Armin van Buuren
Armin van Buuren born 25 December 1976) is a Dutch music producer and DJ. He is known for mostly playing progressive trance and uplifting trance.
Van Buuren has won a number of accolades, including the #1 spot on DJ Magazine's Top 100 DJs fan poll a record of five times, including an unprecedented four consecutive years 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and again in 2012
In 2014, he was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording for his single "This Is What It Feels Like", which makes him the fourth trance artist ever to receive a Grammy nomination alongside Tiesto, Paul van Dyk, and BT.
In the United States, he holds the record for most entries (21) on the Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums chart.Since 2001, Van Buuren This radio show propelled him to superstardom and garnered an intense following of trance fans around the world. His 2008 studio album, Imagine, entered the Dutch album chart at No. 1, a first for a dance music artist in Dutch music history.
7. Afrojack
Nick van de Wall, commonly known by his stage name Afrojack, is a Dutch music producer and DJ.He was born and raised in the Saturno suburb of Spijkenisse, Netherlands, similar to producers Vato Gonzalez and Sied van Riel. His love for music began in his early youth, at five years old he learned to play the piano.
8. Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike
Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike is a Greek-Belgian electronic DJ duo composed of two brothers Dimitri Thivaios and Michael Thivaios Dimitri Vegas and Like Mike began to make their first steps as DJ's at the ages of 14/15. In their early years they made several appearances in small clubs and was the resident BeatFM radio DJ. They then left Belgium in 1999 and began touring Europe. They lived in Mallorca and then in Halkidiki, Greece before moving to Ibiza in 2003, where they were a resident in major clubs such as Privilege and Space.
After living in Mallorca and on the Canary Islands, they settled in Zante, Greece where he was a resident of Amnesia and The End in 2006. In autumn 2006, he returned to Belgium to work with his brother, Like Mike, and produced their first release Cocaine / Eivissa 2007. His remix of "Work That Body", 2008 caught the attention of DJ Axwell, who entrusted them with a remix of "Rotterdam City of Love" by Abel Ramos for his label Axtone.
9. Nicky Romero
Nick Rotteveel van Gotum (born January 6, 1989), better known by his stage name Nicky Romero, is a Dutch DJ and music producer. He has worked with, and received support from DJs, such as Tiësto, Fedde Le Grand, Sander van Doorn, David Guetta, Calvin Harris, Armand Van Helden, Avicii and Hardwell. He currently ranks #7 on DJ Magazine's annual Top 100 DJs poll. He is known for his viral hit song "Toulouse", as well as for having a number one hit single in the UK with "I Could Be the One".
10. Steve Aoki
Steven Hiroyuki "Steve" Aoki (born November 30, 1977, Miami, Florida) is a Japanese-American electro house musician, record producer, club promoter, and the founder of Dim Mak Records. Known for energetic live shows, in 2012 Pollstar designated Aoki as the highest grossing dance artist in North America from tours.[2][3] He has collaborated with producers and vocalist such as will.i.am, Afrojack, LMFAO, Iggy Azalea, Lil Jon, and Laidback Luke, and frequently remixes artists such as Kid Cudi.
Aoki has released several Billboard-charting studio albums as well, notably Wonderland, which was nominated for Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronica Album in 2013. The first part of his upcoming two-disc album, Neon Future, is due out on September 30, 2014.
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Robbert van de Corput (born 7 January 1988 in Breda, Netherlands), better known by his stage name Hardwell, is a Dutch progressive and electro house DJ and music producer. He is the world's #1 DJ based on DJ Magazine's annual Top 100 DJs poll and is widely known for his live sets at major music festivals such as Tomorrowland and Ultra.
The video streams of his performances on his personal YouTube channel have collectively garnered more than 80 million views.
Hardwell first gained recognition in 2009 for his bootleg of "Show Me Love vs. Be". He founded record label Revealed Recordings in 2010 and his own radio show and podcast, Hardwell On Air in 2011.
He has since released five compilation albums through his label, as well as his own documentary film. Hardwell has stated that he is working on his debut studio album, which is expected to be released sometime in 2014.
2. David Guetta
Pierre David Guetta (born November 7, 1967), better known by his stage name David Guetta, is a French house DJ and music producer. Originally a DJ at nightclubs during the 1980s and 1990s, he co-founded Gum Productions and released his first album, Just a Little More Love, in 2002. Later, he released Guetta Blaster (2004) and Pop Life (2007).
Guetta achieved mainstream success with his 2009 album One Love which included the hit singles "When Love Takes Over", "Gettin' Over You", "Sexy Bitch", all three of which reached #1 in the United Kingdom, and "Memories". The 2011 followup album, Nothing but the Beat, continued this success, containing the hit singles "Where Them Girls At", "Little Bad Girl", "Without You", "Titanium" and "Turn Me On".
3. Avicii
Tim Bergling (born 8 September 1989), better known by his stage name Avicii (a-VEE-chee; stylized as ɅVICII or ◢◤) is a Swedish EDM DJ, remixer, and record producer.[3] Avicii ranked 3rd on DJ Magazine's annual Top 100 DJs in 2012 and 2013 and has been nominated twice for a Grammy Award, once for his work on "Sunshine" with David Guetta in 2012[6] and once for his song "Levels" in 2013. Some of his most famous songs are "Wake Me Up" , "Hey Brother" and "Addicted to You" .
4. Tiësto
Tijs Michiel Verwest born 17 January 1969), better known by his stage name Tiësto , is a Dutch DJ and record producer. Formerly known as DJ Tiësto, he is now known simply as "Tiësto", an artist name which is a twist of his childhood nickname.
In 1997, he founded the label Black Hole Recordings with Arny Bink, where he released the Magik and In Search of Sunrise CD series.
Tiësto met producer Dennis Waakop Reijers in 1998, and the two have worked together extensively since then.[10] In 1999 and 2000 Tiësto collaborated with Ferry Corsten to create Gouryella. His 2000 remix of Delerium's "Silence" featuring Sarah McLachlan exposed him to more mainstream audiences. In 2001, he released his first solo album, In My Memory, the title track a remix of an original song written by and featuring Nicola Hitchcock, this album gave him several major hits that launched his career. He ranked at #1 on DJ Magazine's annual Top 100 DJs Poll consecutively for three years from 2002 to 2004.
5. Martin Garrix
Martijn Garritsen (born 14 May 1996), commonly known by his stage name Martin Garrix, is a Dutch DJ/producer signed to Spinnin' Records.[1] He is best known for the track "Animals", which was a Top 10 hit in more than 10 countries; the song has also peaked at number 1 in Belgium and the United Kingdom, and number 3 in Ireland. His single "Wizard", produced with Jay Hardway, was also successful in numerous countries in 2014.
Garrix's passion for music started at the age of 4 through learning to play guitar. By the age of 8 (in 2004) he had expressed interest in becoming a DJ after seeing DJ Tiesto playing at the Olympic games in Athens. Garritsen took particular inspiration from the track "Traffic", prompting him to download specialist software and enabling him to start composing. Garritsen currently attends the Herman Brood Academy, a production school in Utrecht.
6. Armin van Buuren
Armin van Buuren born 25 December 1976) is a Dutch music producer and DJ. He is known for mostly playing progressive trance and uplifting trance.
Van Buuren has won a number of accolades, including the #1 spot on DJ Magazine's Top 100 DJs fan poll a record of five times, including an unprecedented four consecutive years 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and again in 2012
In 2014, he was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording for his single "This Is What It Feels Like", which makes him the fourth trance artist ever to receive a Grammy nomination alongside Tiesto, Paul van Dyk, and BT.
In the United States, he holds the record for most entries (21) on the Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums chart.Since 2001, Van Buuren This radio show propelled him to superstardom and garnered an intense following of trance fans around the world. His 2008 studio album, Imagine, entered the Dutch album chart at No. 1, a first for a dance music artist in Dutch music history.
7. Afrojack
Nick van de Wall, commonly known by his stage name Afrojack, is a Dutch music producer and DJ.He was born and raised in the Saturno suburb of Spijkenisse, Netherlands, similar to producers Vato Gonzalez and Sied van Riel. His love for music began in his early youth, at five years old he learned to play the piano.
8. Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike
Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike is a Greek-Belgian electronic DJ duo composed of two brothers Dimitri Thivaios and Michael Thivaios Dimitri Vegas and Like Mike began to make their first steps as DJ's at the ages of 14/15. In their early years they made several appearances in small clubs and was the resident BeatFM radio DJ. They then left Belgium in 1999 and began touring Europe. They lived in Mallorca and then in Halkidiki, Greece before moving to Ibiza in 2003, where they were a resident in major clubs such as Privilege and Space.
After living in Mallorca and on the Canary Islands, they settled in Zante, Greece where he was a resident of Amnesia and The End in 2006. In autumn 2006, he returned to Belgium to work with his brother, Like Mike, and produced their first release Cocaine / Eivissa 2007. His remix of "Work That Body", 2008 caught the attention of DJ Axwell, who entrusted them with a remix of "Rotterdam City of Love" by Abel Ramos for his label Axtone.
9. Nicky Romero
Nick Rotteveel van Gotum (born January 6, 1989), better known by his stage name Nicky Romero, is a Dutch DJ and music producer. He has worked with, and received support from DJs, such as Tiësto, Fedde Le Grand, Sander van Doorn, David Guetta, Calvin Harris, Armand Van Helden, Avicii and Hardwell. He currently ranks #7 on DJ Magazine's annual Top 100 DJs poll. He is known for his viral hit song "Toulouse", as well as for having a number one hit single in the UK with "I Could Be the One".
10. Steve Aoki
Steven Hiroyuki "Steve" Aoki (born November 30, 1977, Miami, Florida) is a Japanese-American electro house musician, record producer, club promoter, and the founder of Dim Mak Records. Known for energetic live shows, in 2012 Pollstar designated Aoki as the highest grossing dance artist in North America from tours.[2][3] He has collaborated with producers and vocalist such as will.i.am, Afrojack, LMFAO, Iggy Azalea, Lil Jon, and Laidback Luke, and frequently remixes artists such as Kid Cudi.
Aoki has released several Billboard-charting studio albums as well, notably Wonderland, which was nominated for Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronica Album in 2013. The first part of his upcoming two-disc album, Neon Future, is due out on September 30, 2014.
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