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Armin Van Buuren
"This feels surreal," says Armin van Buuren, now back on top of the DJ Mag Top 100 after a year off to let David Guetta keep his throne warm. This is the fifth time he's been vo...
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Tiesto
You have to hand it to Tiësto: despite being an all-conquering trance god for many years, the Dutchman was no longer feeling the music he was playing around the world back in 2010. A...
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Avicii
'Levels' might have been the track that catapulted him to superstardom in 2011, but it's perhaps this year's 'Silhouettes' that best sums Avicii, and indeed the whole EDM 'explosion', up....
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David Guetta
Of all the winners of the DJ Mag Top 100, David Guetta has been arguably the most controversial. Not for what he's said, or what he is, but for what he does. For some, his forays into the...
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Deadmau5
As the stateside EDM storm continues to gather pace, Canadian Deadmau5 finds himself right at the centre of it all. The rather outspoken producer has gone from being an emerging undergrou...
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Hardwell
"I've DJed in nearly every single country in the world this year," says 24-year-old progressive and electro house DJ/producer Hardwell. "And I really feel as if people - bo...
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Dash Berlin
You wouldn't think that, having dominated the international dance scene for nigh on a decade, the Dutch DJ elite like Tiësto, Ferry Corsten and Armin van Buuren would really be suffe...
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Above & Beyond
Trance titans Above & Beyond show no sign of slowing down as they enter their second decade together. The trio formed in 2000 after college friends Paavo Siljamaki and Jono Grant star...
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Afrojack
Breakthrough DJ/producer of 2012: "." AfroJack was already a huge star before 2012 kicked in, but it has still proved a seminal period for the Dutch producer and DJ. He seems...
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Skrillex
Sonny John Moore might have three Grammys under one arm and Ellie Goulding on the other, but it wasn't the gongs and the celebrity girlfriend that really confirmed Skrillex had reached a ...
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Headhunterz
Willem Rebergen has stormed up the Top 100 this year, illustrating perhaps that the influence of the hardstyle splinter of dance music is gaining further momentum. Naturally, the Dutchman...
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Swedish House Mafia
In June this year, the Swedish House Mafia announced they were to split. It was unexpected. So for them, 2012 signified having done what they set out to do. However you feel about their c...
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Markus Schulz
"My year's been another super one, seeing how, in the US, dance music keeps growing and growing and to be one of the ambassadors of the sound here has been very rewarding," beam...
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Gareth Emery
Touring, says British house/trance producer Gareth Emery, "got the better" of him this year. "I only managed to make a few records," says 32-year-old Gareth. "T...
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Steve Aoki
Steve Aoki had to air his laundry in public recently, after an anonymous online post revealed he requests six pairs of underpants on his rider. "I travel with a crew and we travel ...
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Paul van Dyk
One of Paul van Dyk's principal achievements this year has been the release of his sixth artist album, 'Evolution', and the ongoing global dates he's played to support it. "I think t...
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Nicky Romero
The word wunderkind was pretty much invented for the likes of 23-year-old producer Nicky Romero. In the past year, things have really got out of hand. Starting when David Guetta stumbled ...
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Sander van Doorn
Sander van Doorn has ensured his continued hot streak of form in the upper echelons of the Top 100 by fighting on a multitude of fronts. This year has seen the Dutchman maintain his usual...
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Aly & Fila
This is Aly & Fila's third consecutive appearance in the Top 100, and as such the Egyptian pair are doing as much for their country's electronic music scene as anyone out there. As w...
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Alesso
Swedish house producer Alesso has had such a big year that even the Daily Mail picked him out as one to watch back in summer. What no doubt brought the 21-year-old to their attention was ...
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ATB
André Tanneberger's back catalogue stands as a testament to his continuing productivity, with eight studio albums and six mix compilations spanning a successful 15-year internation...
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Ferry Corsten
"This year has mostly been taken up with the release of my latest album 'WKND'," says superstar Dutch DJ Ferry Corsten. "I've been focusing on all the singles that have com...
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Axwell
It's been a rollercoaster of a year for Axwell. The Swedish House Mafia announced they were to go their separate ways in June, despite riding a tsunami of hype that began swelling back in...
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Dada Life
"Cooking a lot of hot chilli" is the answer that comes back when DJ Mag questions Dada Life's Olle about the highlights of his year. As fans will know, this Swedish house outfit...
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W&W
Hot off the back of releasing their double-CD mix compilation 'Mainstage 2012', W & W are gearing up for a busy December. "The compilation had a lot of exclusive tunes on it, w...
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Fedde Le Grand
2012 has been a hugely important year for Fedde le Grand, allowing him to refine the skills that accorded him superstar status. "I've finally come into my own and matured as an art...
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Noisecontrollers
Noisecontrollers have perhaps got the most descriptive name with regards to what a DJ does in the whole of the Top 100 DJs chart. Literally referring to the controlling of the noise at a ...
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Arty
"I did a lot of shows around the world in both Americas, Asia and Europe," beams Russian firebrand Arty, quantifying the highlights of his 2012 so far. "The Identity festiv...
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Laidback Luke
Presumably just to spice things up a little, Laidback Luke set himself a challenge back in January. "At the beginning of the year I promised myself to release a new track every mo...
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Kaskade
Ryan Raddon's rise from purveyor of deep, soulful house music for the likes of San Francisco's Om Records to euphoric stadium gauge EDM (taking in remixes for the likes of Katy Perry and ...
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Calvin Harris
Multi-award-winning DJ/producer Calvin Harris has had another momentous year, culminating in the imminent release of his new album '18 Months' that features a veritable who's who of moder...
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Orjan Nilsen
Ørjan may only look about 13-years-old in some of his press photos, but he's actually 30. The Norwegian trance/progressive producer got his first keyboard at the age of 7, and hasn...
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Knife Party
Knife Party is probably one of the worst-kept secrets in dance music: If you don't know, we aren't about to spoilt it for you, but this Australian, electro house cum dubstep duo are not e...
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Sebastian Ingrosso
When DJ Mag tracks him down, Sebastian Ingrosso is in Las Vegas. He's rehearsing the Swedish House Mafia show for their slot at the iHeart Radio festival, where they'll share a stage with...
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Chuckie
Regardless of what you may think, the sound Chuckie has made famous across the world in recent years, dirty Dutch house, is not just about house music. Inspired by the sounds he hears on...
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Zatox
Having smashed his way into the chart last year, Italian hardstyle DJ, Zatox, has again pummeled his way into the Top 100. Having showcased his unrelenting, electrifying sound on his 'My ...
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Coone
Young DJ and producer Coone is singlehandedly changing the face of hardstyle. First he rose to fame in his native Belgium, but 2012 has seen him spread his wings and take his sound to the...
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Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike
In just a few short years, party-starting house duo Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike have been propelled well-and-truly into the big league. "It's been an amazing year," they confi...
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Cosmic Gate
2012 has seen Nic and Bossi touring last year's 'Wake Your Mind' album globally. Playing over 140 shows this year, it's a wonder they can pinpoint their favourites. "The whole of th...
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Porter Robinson
He might only just be out of school, and he might be seen as one of the figureheads of the new EDM craze sweeping America, but that's not stopping Porter Robinson from evolving his own wa...
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Wildstylez
It's been quite a year for Dutch hardstyle DJ/ producer Wildstylez. Not only has he travelled the world DJing, his recent collaboration with Brennan Heart, 'Lose My Mind', has become one ...
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Angerfist
In terms of Dutch hardcore, it doesn't get much hardcore-r than leading exponent Angerfist, mixing techno with gabber, euphoria, industrial and straight-up hardstyle, accompanied by MC Pr...
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Infected Mushroom
Listening to their latest album 'Army Of Mushrooms', it seems Infected Mushroom have caught a case of the wobbles, since tracks like 'U R So Fucked' on the Israeli-born, California-based ...
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Daft Punk
Tucked away in a hidden location (probably) somewhere in the environs of Paris, France, Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo have this year mostly been working hard on an albu...
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Carl Cox
Carl Cox is as chatty and buzzing as ever when DJ Mag catches up with him: Not bad given his long service to electronic music and enduring place in the Top 100. So what's his secret? Wel...
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Nervo
Twin sisters Miriam and Olivia Nervo are delighted when we get in touch to inform them that they've been voted into the DJ Mag Top 100 DJs list this year - and have come in as the Highest...
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Pete Tha Zouk
Pete Tha Zouk has had a busy year. Ricocheting between the studio and the airport, so he can fly off to one of his well-attended gigs, he says he's had hardly any time to think. "I...
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Martin Solveig
For Martin Solveig, 2012 was the year that he went from skirting the peripheries of pop-house stardom to world touring support man for Madonna. Oh, and he also produced a sizeable chunk o...
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Brennan Heart
This year Dutch hardstyle DJ/producer Brennan Heart fulfilled one of his lifelong dreams. "I've set up my own record label, Brennan Heart Music (BHM)," explains the 29-year-old...
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Tenishia
While a certain other island grabs all of the attention, Tenishia continue to put Malta on the dance music map. Having crashed into the Top 100 last year, Joven Grech and Cyprian Cassar's...
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Zedd
Despite his huge prominence on the US EDM scene this year, Zedd is actually Anton Zaslavski, a German DJ and producer from Kasierslauten. It's his polished big room electro house sound th...
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Eric Prydz
For the first time in a long time, Eric Prydz found himself in the US in 2012, embarking on his first proper tour since 2007. His long-standing aversion to flying made this an extra feat,...
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Bobina
While Bobina, or Dmitry Almazov, has had another busy year as part of the Russian DJing elite, with bookings and releases galore, his highlight of 2012 has a more personal tone. "Th...
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Madeon
"Electronic music as a whole is a wonderful musical format because it's vaguely defined. You are not limited by a specific set of instruments, structures, tempos or rules," youn...
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John O'Callaghan
John O'Callaghan's 2012 hit a strange peak with a visit to Macau in China. "It was a four-hour flight from Singapore, I was suffering a shocking hangover," he tells DJ Mag, &q...
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DJ Feel
Russia's DJ Feel, aka Philip Belikov, has been a regular in the Top 100 for the past few years, with his success tied in with burgeoning Russian and Eastern European scenes. "Russian...
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Steve Angello
Steve Angello has spent a sizeable portion of the year winding up Swedish House Mafia activities. After deciding - alongside Axwell and Sebastian Ingrosso - to put the SHM project to bed ...
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Omnia
It's been a productive year for young Evgeny Smirnov, aka Omnia. "I've been working in 'fast mode' - a lot of studio work that I had to combine with my gigs," s...
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Umek
Umek is excited. He's just finished working on a new compilation for Toolroom that will be out early next year. He's got some hot new tunes from artists he's excited about coming out on h...
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Wolfgang Gartner
Wolfgang Gartner is five-years-old. Well, the moniker is, and after plenty of hard work for the man behind it, aka Joey Youngman, it's finally paying off. No longer is he the new Deadmau5...
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AN21
Antoine Joseffson is Steve Angello's brother (Angello also has Joseffson in his name), and although he says that's what he's probably best known for, it's as AN21 that he's been making wa...
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Tommy Trash
"I'm loving the new stuff from Bromance," says Australian DJ/producer Tommy Trash, running his hand through his trademark long-and-flowing locks. "I also think the new stu...
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Francis Davila
Having entered the Top 100 last year, Guatemala's leading DJ and producer, Francis Davila, has had an even bigger 2012. "It has been a year full of blessings," he says humbly. &...
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D-Block & S-Te-Fan
Diederik Bakker and Stefan den Daas began their partnership in 2004, taking inspiration from Bakker's father's musicianship and the happy hardcore scene. Describing their vision of hardst...
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Tritional
The Tritonal hitlist for 2012? A whopping six No.1 singles on the Beatport trance chart, their epic 'Piercing The Quiet: Remixed' double-disc compilation, plus gigs everywhere from ASOT 5...
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Bingo Players
Dutch duo Bingo Players, aka Paul Bäumer and Maarten Hoogstraten, must have done something right in 2012, because after finishing 116th in last year's poll, they have made the offici...
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Psyko Punkz
After smashing into the DJ Mag Top 100 in 2010, Psyko Punkz now look to be a regular fixture in the poll, as the global appetite for Dutch hard dance - and Psyko Punkz's jagged, heads-dow...
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Shogun
American-born Taiwanese DJ/producer Andrew Chen, aka Shogun, first made his name warming up for DJs like Tiësto and Paul Oakenfold when he was resident at Ministry Of Sound in Taipei...
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Paul Oakenfold
As you will find reading this Top 100 issue, many DJs now cite Las Vegas as the current or next dance music hotspot. Few people have done as much for the desert city's cause in this respe...
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Benny Benassi
Although he began DJing in the late '80s, Benny Benassi's solo breakthrough came in the first years of the 21st century, and since then, his mix of house and electro styles has seen his r...
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Tydi
In the midst of a huge world tour, tyDi proves difficult to pin down. We catch him while he's in Israel, following a long flight from the US and prior to another one to the Czech Republic...
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Mat Zo
The rise of versatile talent Mat Zo continues, with the young DJ and producer acquiring a larger fanbase seemingly by the day. Release-wise, the wonky electro of the 'Bipolar' EP was a ...
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R3hab
"Last week I was in Scotland, the week before I was in India, the week before, Canada. I did 228 flights in the last year. I feel blessed I can do all this," says R3hab, aka Dut...
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Quentin Mosimann
A DJ who can actually sing? Surely not. Though Quentin Mosimann is hardly your average DJ - for one thing, he's a former winner of French TV reality show Star Academy, so his singing ain'...
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Wasted Penguinz
Wasted Penguinz describe hardstyle as "150bpm pure euphoria", and with their motto of 'Get Wasted N' Do It', they are clearly out to have a good time. "We're actually very ...
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Dirty South
"The highlight of 2012 was breaking my ribs in a jet ski accident," laughs Dragan Roganovi?, better known as Dirty South, down the phone. "I was celebrating 'City Of Dreams...
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Andrew Rayel
A trance up-and-comer from the Republic of Moldova who's broken into the Top 100 this year, Andrew Rayel counts the support he's received from his home country as one of his biggest inspi...
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Richie Hawtin
Richie Hawtin's dedication to technology, to the future, to advancing his scene in any way possible is remarkable. Once again - following last year's Plastikman focus - he devised a conce...
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Frontliner
Barry Drooger's irrepressible enthusiasm has seen him take his love of hardstyle around the planet. "This year I've seen Las Vegas for the first time!" he exclaims when asked b...
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Myon & Shane 54
Hungarian DJ/producers Myon & Shane54, known to their mothers as Márió Éget? and El?d Császár, come packed with one of the most unique attitudes in ...
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Heartbeat
The fact that 2012 is the first year in which Heatbeat have broken into the Top 100 - after years just outside - can be attributed to many things, according to one half of the duo, Agusti...
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Thomas Gold
One of the more memorable sights in dance music during 2012 was Thomas Gold's live 'drum line' onstage at EDC Vegas and Governor's Ball, NYC, heightening the electro house producer's huge...
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Nero
Daniel Stephens and Joe Ray started off as drum & bass producers before morphing into arguably the biggest dubstep duo in the world. Their 'Ragga Puffin' d&b track on DJ SS's Form...
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Roger Shah
Roger Shah is that rare breed whose reputation as one of the biggest names in trance doesn't overshadow the equally well-known Balearic-based flavours that see the light of day on his lab...
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Feed Me
As Spor, Jonathan Gooch has released drum & bass on labels such as Renegade Hardware, Barcode, TeeBee's Subtitles, and his own Lifted Music, but it's as Feed Me that he's really made ...
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Mike Candys
Deadmau5 and SBTRKT aren't the only ones to rock the masked DJ look - house producer Mike Candys and his signature smiley mask have been doing pretty well for themselves during 2012, comp...
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Andy Moor
Having been producing and DJing for 15 years and having spent many of those years on the Top 100 list, Andy Moor could be forgiven for becoming complacent. But on the contrary, 2012 has s...
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Ran D
Hardstyle DJ/producer and lyrical supremo Ran D makes his entry into the Top 100 for the first time this year, and he's sounding pleased with what he's been able to achieve. "As with...
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Richard Durand
Richard Durand found the perfect sunrise, in Goa, India, when he played Sunburn Festival for the fourth year on the trot. It's a burgeoning scene, where Richard has some serious fans. &qu...
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Felguk
Brazilian duo Felipe Lozinsky and Gustavo Rozenthal make up Felguk, who made the official theme to the Electric Daisy Carnival and have remixed the likes of Madonna, Flo Rida and The Blac...
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Paul Kalkbrenner
As ever, enigmatic techno producer Paul Kalkbrenner chooses to keep his cards close to his chest, dedicating himself to his music and little else at present. The prolific Kalkbrenner has,...
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Moonbeam
The key word here is 'brothers' and that's all. You have one blood, you know everything about each other and it helps to work together," explain the Russian duo, Pavel and Vitaly Khv...
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Sean Tyas
Probably the best phrase would be 'a newfound satisfaction'," Tyas says. "Not only from gigs and what not, but I've been learning so much by experimentation and trying new thing...
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Bob Sinclair
Bob Sinclar: probably the Top 100's first-ever tap-dancing DJ. "I took six weeks of tap-dancing lessons, five times a week," he explains. "No other DJ would take that ris...
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Netsky
Three years after he broke onto the scene in a big way, things are looking good for Belgian drum & bass DJ/producer Netsky. After releasing his second album, '2', in the summer, Netsk...
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Neelix
Henrik Twardzik aka Neelix's bid to enter the Top 100 with a Napoleon Dynamite 'Vote For Me' campaign worked a treat, although some of his fans weren't too impressed. "I had a lot ...
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Mark Knight
With his Toolroom label, Mark Knight was among the first to see the opportunities offered by the likes of Beatport. "I think you now need to look at all forms of media and be invol...
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John Digweed
"The year started off with a fantastic gig in Cordoba that I loved so much I released the mix as an album through my label," says Top 100 mainstay, John Digweed, whose loaded sc...
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Da Tweekaz
In the Top 100 last year, hardstyle heavy Coone named Norway's Da Tweekaz as his breakthrough act of 2011, and this year the duo of Kenth Kvien and Marcus Nordli make their own entry in t...
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Project 46
When DJ Mag catches up with Thomas Shaw and Ryan Henderson, the Canadian duo have just headlined Lavo and closed Pacha in New York, met with Sony Music and been told they've made our Top ...
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