Tiësto
There has yet to be any electronic dance music stars’ mentioning here on Erebus Music, so I figured I would break the mold. Hailing out of the Netherlands comes the most famous, world renowned DJ, producer, musical engineer of all time: Tiësto.
Since 1997 when he started his own record label called Black Hole Recordings, Tiësto (born Tijs Michiel Verwest) has been pumping out albums that display his talent with groundbreaking work in trance, electro, progressive, and house. Magik and In Search of Sunrise are both a series of compilations which were initiated back in 1997-1999. Magik includes seven installments, the last being a live recording from Los Angeles in 2001. There are eight installments of In Search of Sunrise, which date from 1999 up until the last one, In Search of Sunrise 8: South Africa, which was released in May 2010. Albums include In My Memory, Just Be, Parade of the Athletes, Elements of Life, nd Kaleidoscope.
In 2000 Tiësto released a mix album titled Summerbreeze which would make him jump into stardom with the enormously successful and endeared remix of Delerium’s Silence by Sarah McLachlan as well as BT’s Dreaming. Both tracks showcased Tiësto’s taste in trance and beautiful vocals. If you have never listened to electronic dance music, you still would appreciate these tracks. I highly suggest you download music from Tiesto before casting judgment on the industry. In 2003 Tiësto made more groundbreaking news by being the first DJ to ever have a solo concert, let alone have it be for 25,000 people in one venue: Tiësto in Concert.
Under his sub-label In Trance We Trust, Tiesto birthed other international superstars like Ferry Corsten and Armin van Buuren. You can find him throughout the year having various residencies such as Gatecrashers, but of late during the summer season in Ibiza his weekly residency at Privilege. Or perhaps you caught him performing live at the 2004 Olympic Games, the only DJ to have ever been asked to do so. He’s also the only DJ to ever be nominated for a Grammy Award.
UK publication DJ Magazine labelled Tiësto the number one DJ in the world in the years 2002, 2003, and 2004. BPM Magazine also ranked him number one. Huge hits of his that you should know include Silence, Just Be, Traffic, Love Comes Again, Suburban Train, Sweet Misery, and Adagio for Strings.
There is no other DJ in the world that has the same level of recognition and respect as Tiësto, and this is why I have included him here as a DJ God. Although he is already 41 (born in 1969), let’s hope he is far from retirement.
Tags: Electronic Dance Music, Majikal Journey, music engineer, Tiesto, trance
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