DJMAG.com Top 100 DJs 2008 Poll

[MoChiDreaMs]

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[Chinkerz]

FERRY CORSTEN Is going to be #1 this year. my bets

[KillerTofu]

fuck ferry corsten. anyone who puts a party to sleep(aka spins epic trance) shouldnt be allowed on the list.

i voted based on talent/ability to captivate/ability to keep a dancefloor hot and energized(based on who ive seen live in 08)

i voted for astrix, bassnectar, freestylers, josh the funky 1, and global deejays

[enuffsaid1015]

ferry is dope as fuck. i was pretty captivated at pop and i couldnt stop moving. just my opinion but yea i wouldnt go so far to say fuck him. i mean cmon. wheres the plur in that?

[cone]

1.Above and Beyond
2.Armin Van Buren
3.Markus Schulz
4.Eddie Halliwei
5.Menno De Jong

.....u guys should all vote, they give u a free song!

[KillerTofu]

Originally Posted by enuffsaid1015

ferry is dope as fuck. i was pretty captivated at pop and i couldnt stop moving. just my opinion but yea i wouldnt go so far to say fuck him. i mean cmon. wheres the plur in that?

have you watched him sober? hahahahhaa. he tanked out so bad at the end of TAO boring the shit out of the crowd. which is funny cuz he doesnt perform like that at shows in other countries. i felt like i didnt get my moneys worth. just another chalk up for djs ive been excited to see that completly dissapointed

[V-dawg]

Originally Posted by KillerTofu

have you watched him sober? hahahahhaa. he tanked out so bad at the end of TAO boring the shit out of the crowd. which is funny cuz he doesnt perform like that at shows in other countries. i felt like i didnt get my moneys worth. just another chalk up for djs ive been excited to see that completly dissapointed

You obviously didn't attend Full on Ferry in April at the Shrine. That was the best party I've been to this year hands down.

[Kab00m]

1.Armin Van Buuren (best dj by far)
2. Above & Beyond (Oceanlab-Miracle (above & Beyond club remix) hear this n you know why
3. Ferry Corsten (he really rocked everyone at the shrine xpo center)
4. Markus Schulz (was great at EDT POP in San Fran
5. ATB- How sweet it is, anyone remember how he took over the building?

[MoChiDreaMs]

Originally Posted by Kab00m

1.Armin Van Buuren (best dj by far)
2. Above & Beyond (Oceanlab-Miracle (above & Beyond club remix) hear this n you know why
3. Ferry Corsten (he really rocked everyone at the shrine xpo center)
4. Markus Schulz (was great at EDT POP in San Fran
5. ATB- How sweet it is, anyone remember how he took over the building?

wow very simaliar to my votes
1. Above & Beyond (by far the best set of trance i've ever heard LIVE!)
2. Ferry Corsten (love his music nd knows how to work the crowd)
3. Markus Schulz (owned the night @ etd POP)
4. Armin Van Buuren (never seen him live but i do like his music)
5. Aly & Fila (loved their music but too bad they're never in the US)

[xDJxSAPHYREx]

Last year, only one of the guys i voted for actually made it anywhere close (Mike Koglin at #181). All the others were just favourite producers moreso.... voted a bit more realistically this year lol.


1. Solarstone - Saw him back in August and loved every moment of his set. First there was Anthology vol 2 and now the Rain Stars Eternal CD... now the owner of Solaris records... this guy is just on fire lately!

2. Mike Koglin - Amazing DJ, Amazing producer, he loves what he does and knows how to read a crowd like no other! Wide variety of sounds, isnt afraid to take risks. Amazing blend of both old & new tunes. He remains one of my favourite DJs by far.

3. Christopher Lawrence - Bridging the gap between Trance & Psy, always a wonderful perfomance. Plus with the Pharmacy label finally underway, only good things can rise! Its a real shame he was disqualified last year cuz of some bullshit with his marketing manager... so this vote also goes to get him back on the map!

4. Above & Beyond - Nuff said'. Oceanlab is back with an entire new CD... cant wait for the club mixes to be released!! One of the few 'Top' names that i feel actually does deserve to be up there.

5. Orjan Nilsen - Havent seen him DJ live yet, but he is my favorite producer. Every melody this guy makes just gets stuck in my head for days & days.... Love his variety of sounds, the hard techiness of Black Mamba, the melodic sounds of Soulflayer & Lost Once, to the funky progressive stuff like Woodchunk & La Guitarra.

[kellen]

I don't think the people who have posted in this thread fall under this, but for those voting, keep this in mind:

You are voting for the top 100 DJs in this poll. NOT producers. Just because someone is a good producer does not make them a good DJ. I think the last couple years this poll has been swayed the wrong way by people voting for acts based on their production work, not for their skills as a DJ.

With that said, the names mentioned here are all pretty good. I voted for mostly house acts, mostly because that's what I listen to. I think it's cool too that nowadays you can download almost any liveset from any DJ all over the world ( the internet), so even though I haven't been to europe in 3 years, I heard a lot of big sets from european festivals this year.

Can't wait for the results

[enuffsaid1015]

Originally Posted by KillerTofu

have you watched him sober? hahahahhaa. he tanked out so bad at the end of TAO boring the shit out of the crowd. which is funny cuz he doesnt perform like that at shows in other countries. i felt like i didnt get my moneys worth. just another chalk up for djs ive been excited to see that completly dissapointed

well i havent seen ferry sober ill tell you that. but whatever i was on he just made better for me. and i could have been trippin but i remember ppl at TAO not wanting him to stop. i know i didnt. especially after he played the race which made that night all the more sweet. but i guess thats when we get into the producer over DJ debate. i do think ferry is a much better producer than DJ.