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dekoze is right up there but sometimes he loses me with some of the shit he plays

U can never go wrong with Deko-Ze, Addy, or Manzone & Strong

Mark Oliver, without a doubt...

He's someone who could have "made it" on the international stage after a few years of his Guv residency, I'd bet...I'm glad he's chosen to stay with us here in Toronto every saturday night instead

honourable mention for Deko-ze...and recently, Sydney Blu.

Mark Oliver...

This man is a DJ's DJ!
9hrs solo sessions non-stop for the past 8 years @ GUV..Surpassing the so called SUPERSTAR Guests again and again...
Playin' music that's so fresh and versatile Every Single time...

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Kenny is the King.

Deko-Ze playing dirty tribal/house has never disappointed either.

T.dot has so much talent it's hard to pick just one...if i'm pressed, i'd go for Kenny though. The man knows how to throwdown !

everyone on that list is simply amazing and just goes to show you that the quality of talent we have as residents can easily hold down this city without the help of headliners.......but my favourite's gotta be my man sean miller, and i can't wait for his XXXtended set!

Mark Oliver, without a doubt

Is dekoze that big black dood who spun late late night at LOL? if so, he was friggin amazing and very crazy! He has my vote if I am correct with who he is.

Other than that, I have only seen Mark Oliver and MAnzone and Strong, and they are all entertaining.

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Originally posted by yankeeBaby Is dekoze that big black dood who spun late late night at LOL? if so, he was friggin amazing and very crazy! He has my vote if I am correct with who he is. Other than that, I have only seen Mark Oliver and MAnzone and Strong, and they are all entertaining.

Yeah that was Deko-ze who closed out KH Last LoL, he played some awesome shit and was a tough act to follow after Infusion

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Originally posted by MarkT Mark Oliver, without a doubt... He's someone who could have "made it" on the international stage after a few years of his Guv residency, I'd bet...I'm glad he's chosen to stay with us here in Toronto every saturday night instead honourable mention for Deko-ze...and recently, Sydney Blu.

That is soooo true, never we looked at it that way before, if MO decided to try internationally I know we'd all miss him every Saturday night at Guv. Mad respect to him, he must love T.O.

The one and only Mark Oliver....this man is a God and the reason I'm here today....Skill, talent, class, charisma u name it and he's got it....Undoubtedly one of the best in Canada if not the best and rite up there with the likes of Armin and the rest in my books .....If there's anybody in TO who can spin any genre with perfection its Mark.....

Thanks Mark for all the hard work and keeping trance alive and kickin in TO..

Very tough between Deko-ze and Manzone & Strong...but Deko-ze, he just gets my body moving! Runner ups for sure, MO and Evil P

First of all, I thought I was going to be answering about a pub...

Secondly, thanks a lot for the music. I'm at work and the speakers were up! D'oh!

My vote has to do with not only their talent, but their people skills.

Having been personally blown off by a few of them upon my return to the club scene(when I only wanted to re-introduce myself or give them kudos on a great night!), I chose Kenny Glasgow, who not only kicks it, but has been totally awesome to me every time I've run into him!

How the F**k is Mark Oliver leading the poll?

All he does is copy other big artist's styles.

I mean he is ok for a resident (GUV) DJ but that is all he will ever be.

I think DE-KOZE and Kenny have have a chance to break out plus they have an image too!

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Originally posted by TrickDaddE How the F**k is Mark Oliver leading the poll? All he does is copy other big artist's styles. I mean he is ok for a resident (GUV) DJ but that is all he will ever be. I think DE-KOZE and Kenny have have a chance to break out plus they have an image too!

Well that's because all the MO lovers here have never ventured anywhere else and only know Mark. If they saw Deko-ze in his element ie. System, CZ they'd soon learn what a technician he really his. I've seen Deko-ze at the Guv a few times and if he's not playing in the Drink he has to turn his style down to suit the Guvheads which I think is an insult to Deko-ze. He's the master of the hard & tribal and I bow down to him for that.

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Originally posted by TrickDaddE How the F**k is Mark Oliver leading the poll?

cause hes the best dj in toronto , duh

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Originally posted by Pettiscool cause hes the best dj in toronto , duh

Maybe the most popular but not the best by far!!
He is the Brittany Spears of local DJ's

Listen I got nothing against Mark I used to work at CFNY as well with Sheppard when Mark was starting out.
Its just that he is what he is, and he is good at that but that�s it,
he has no individual style and is a chameleon to his surroundings which has benefited him very well as he IS growing in popularity!

Cheers

I have to say that Mark does not "copy" anyone. In fact often he hasnt heard an artist in awhile and ends up playing better than that artist. IMO internationals tend to stick to the hits more and more. Not that mark doesnt play hits sometimes because you have to when you are playing 9 hours, but he goes way beyond that into stuff that no one else in the city will touch. He is either at par oy above many of the international guests that come through.

Actually come to think of it the "copy" thing should be taken as a complement because it shows that Mark knows what he is doing if he is being compared to people who can buy a new luxury car after one night of spinning.

I always thought Mark was world class even before i knew him. Even 10 years ago before The Guvernment his mixing skills outshone most others in Toronto which is why he was hand picked to play at Toronto's biggest venue.

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Originally posted by house_conXion Yeah that was Deko-ze who closed out KH Last LoL, he played some awesome shit and was a tough act to follow after Infusion

Ohh then I like him! he was very crazy and didn't look bored behind the decks like some DJ's....he was dancing around and going crazy...does he have a residency in Toronto?

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Originally posted by TrickDaddE Its just that he is what he is, and he is good at that but that�s it, he has no individual style and is a chameleon to his surroundings which has benefited him very well as he IS growing in popularity! Cheers

Aaaah but thats what makes him so talented. He can play for a crowd. If its a trance crowd he pleases them, if its a house crowd he pleases them, if its a breaks crowd he pleases them.

Being versatile is a GOOD thing. I cant stand Djs that stick to one style. In fact I dont like Djs who play only one style in a set. The reasons i like DJs like Mark Oliver, Carl Cox and Danny Tenaglia is because you know that you are going to be taken for a ride the whole night. You arent just going to hear one style. Tenaglia will play a lot of house and then suddenly bust out a techno tune. Coxy will play techno and suddenly its breaks for the next 10 mins. Same thing with mark.

The fact that mark can perform on par with internationals in pretty much every genre is a good thing. Unlike alot of djs out there that will play their same set over and over again no matter what type of crowd is present or what time of night it is...

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Originally posted by house_conXion Well that's because all the MO lovers here have never ventured anywhere else and only know Mark...

bah...you make huge assumptions there

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Originally posted by TrickDaddE How the F**k is Mark Oliver leading the poll? All he does is copy other big artist's styles. I mean he is ok for a resident (GUV) DJ but that is all he will ever be. I think DE-KOZE and Kenny have have a chance to break out plus they have an image too!

those are pretty disrespectful statements to make...why can't you just pick your favourite instead of bashing?

many residents (MO, Deko-ze, Kenny, Addy, etc.) CHOOSE to focus on their residencies instead of touring and making an international name for themselves.

I also think you're confusing "copying" with being versatile. As the resident at Guv, part of his job is to open and close (or both) for guest DJs...he can't just play "his" style when Guv has guests who spin everything from trance to techno to breaks.

I think if you ask the other prominent resident DJs in this city...and poll the "big name" DJ who've passed through Guv over the years...they won't have the same shitty opinion of Mark Oliver's talents as you seem to posses.

why do i have a feeling there are some politics in trickdaddee's comments?

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Originally posted by yankeeBaby Ohh then I like him! he was very crazy and didn't look bored behind the decks like some DJ's....he was dancing around and going crazy...does he have a residency in Toronto?

Well he shares his time with System on Fridays and Comfort Zone Sundays between 9am-12pm. He usually comes out to play at Guv for the All Accesses.

MO

Same here, I ain't got thing but respect for Mark Oliver. He's a legend in Tdot and always will but it just seems for me that when he's spinning at Guv, sure he's dropping bomb after bomb but the DJ booth is high up in the Guv rafters and I kinda feel far removed from him, you don't really see him at all except for just the upper half, whereas with Deko-ze or the other house DJs at System, CZ the booth is more accessible to the crowd. For example the last time I went to CZ it was for Deko-ze's extended set and because of a friend I was able to chill behind the DJ booth for acouple of hours and watch
Deko-ze work his magic. How much closer can you get to a DJ than that than being right behind him watching him do his thing. My respect/adoration has gone up for him by tenfold just because of that. Deko-ze was and will always be my favourite Toronto local.

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