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Posted by epdarks on Nov-29-2006 18:22:

DJ's You Admire and Why

Pretty self explanitory.

Paul van Dyk
.....Fell in love with this Energy 2003 and Nature One 2004 sets. Seen him 5 times... he is a great crowd reader. Love his recent Abelton/MIDI work. His set programing is top notch, he is one of the few who can keep my interested for 3+ hours. A true pioneer of EDM IMO.

James Zabiela
.....Probably the most technically capable DJ in the world. Not much else to be said.

Carl Cox
.....Insane energy and crowd interaction both times I've seen him.

Ferry Corsten
Desyn Masiello
Andrew Bennett
Luke Fair
Giuseppe Ottaviani
Tom Stephan
Ronski Speed
.....Some of my personal favorites.

Ok, now you go.

Posted by Armada_hk on Nov-29-2006 18:53:

Sven Vath. Love his track selection and he knows how to work the crowd and the way he still uses vinyl makes it more visually interesting.

Posted by Danila on Nov-29-2006 19:00:

Cosmic Gate The sets from Trance energy 2001 and 2003 are so awesome. <3

Ferry - <3 punk & Fire Also his sets are pretty energetic

I dont listen to Sasha and Digweed much but their 3+ hour set from Argentina is insane. Everything flows so well together.

James Zabiela - Not much can be said, definately has an unique sound and great technical skills.

ATB- He is good as a DJ but godlike as a producer. My favorite producer.

Eddie Halliwell - I like his sound

Niklas Harding
PVD
Armin
Johan Gielen

Posted by SPAWNmaster on Nov-29-2006 19:21:

PVD...seeing him back in 2001 in mexico turned me on to trance and EDM in the first place and he has had respect from me for various qualities...

Posted by xiad on Nov-29-2006 19:27:

I've gotta say Armin by far.
The man is a certified judge, which proves you can still go to uni and be a successful DJ.
He's been running ASOT for almost 280 episodes now
great producer, remixer, and isn't cocky about his work.
Sparked a huge dance movement in the Middle East at Distant Heat 2 in 2005.

BUT
props to PVD for encorporating so much technology into his sets
&
props to Markus Schulz for havin a unique style that rocks the house every set.

Posted by sterilis on Nov-29-2006 19:28:

pvd definatey number 1 saw him in june in ibiza and his 4 hour set was a blinder. he finished at 7am and not one person had left or was prepared to leave.

disappointing dj ive ever saw was mike (push). really poor set he played, never saw a crowd leave so quick. if you want to get people out of your nightclub get mike to play.

Posted by RJT on Nov-29-2006 19:48:

Danny Howells for leading the modern "defy genre" charge and doing it so well. The man's inspired loads of DJ's, myself included.

Posted by skip on Nov-29-2006 19:50:

hernan cattaneo!
his mixes are so fucking smooth! and his track selection is to my liking as well.

one other that comes to my mind right now is carl cox. i'd really like to hear both of them live, but the chances for that are pretty slim here in finland.

Posted by DOOMBOT on Nov-29-2006 20:01:

This year...

Steve Lawler
Richie Hawtin
Sven Vath
John Digweed

Posted by Allied Nations on Nov-29-2006 20:30:

Onionz
Morales (for co-owning one of the best clubs in the world)
Burridge
Mason (he's moved up so far in the last 2 years since i met him)

more for sure

Posted by b i n k u n on Nov-29-2006 21:01:

J00F: extremely hard working and down-to-earth...one of the lesser appreciated "superstar" dj in my mind.

Donald Glaude: energy energy energy...one of the purest dj entertainers i've ever seen.

Zabiela: same reasons as everyone else *shrug

3 djs that stand out to me considering i dun even really listen to the type of stuff they play.

Posted by nerdgrl416 on Nov-29-2006 21:06:

Be Nice..

His work from the Gouryella and Kamaya Painters days still make me shiver.

Oh and he got me into the whole EDM thing..

Don't forget these guys too:

Mark Norman, Sandar Van Doorn, Eddie Halliwell

Posted by idoru on Nov-29-2006 21:41:

John Digweed
His focus on incredibly smooth, seamless transitions. His layering, and his perfect builds and flows.

James Zabiela
Not big on his recent tracklists, but his spot-on technical abilities and innovativeness are incredible.

Donald Glaude
Mixing, tunes, build and most importantly, an insane amount of energy. Plus he's a local boy.

Flave
Local Breaks and House DJ. Excellent track selection, but most notably an incredible amount of skill when it comes to incorporating turntablism into his sets.

Posted by Timski on Nov-29-2006 21:56:

Zabiela would be up there as one of the best, just because of his technical skills and being an all round nice guy.

Carl Cox has always being someone that I have loved seeing play, hes also a good bloke.

Chris Lake because his sets are some of the most well put together I have heard.

Posted by Alex on Nov-30-2006 00:40:

Sasha: For giving fackall about what people think for switching over to digital, and for making my favorite album of all time, Involver. And cause he's a mega party-animal, omggggsashaftwlol!11

JZ: Cause he pwnz and sat on Tribe's CDJs to sign my shirt.

D-Formation: For producing some HEAVY tunes and for blending an older sound with a newer one, and pulling it off very well!

G-Pal: For pwnzing prog.

Also cant forget:

Snake Sedrick
Hernan Cattaneo
Digweed
blah blah the list goes on and on

Posted by Tony Morello on Nov-30-2006 01:07:

John Digweed - so smooth

Donald Glaude - as been said, the energy when you see him live is unreal

Richard Vission - f**king OWNED it last time i saw him, flow and energy were spot on, tracks were killer

Posted by on Nov-30-2006 02:17:

John 00 Fleming - Class f**kin DJ.. so mellow and is a true DJ for scene and not the commercialism

Astral Projection - What can be said.. True Pioneers of Trance.. even though they have somewhat faded away.. They still helped build a large part of the scene back in the day..

Posted by nrjizer on Nov-30-2006 02:50:

quote:
Originally posted by RJT
Danny Howells for leading the modern "defy genre" charge and doing it so well. The man's inspired loads of DJ's, myself included.

Seconded.

Zabiela, for reasons already mentioned.

Richie Hawtin. Like Zabiela, he pushes technical boundaries. Mad props.

Posted by DJ Patski on Nov-30-2006 05:01:

Tiesto, Armin & Sean Tyas simply because when they are DJing you can see how much they love doing it from jumping all over the place, tis what DJing is all about in my books.

Posted by Inertia on Nov-30-2006 05:23:

James Zabiela... for being what he is.
Richie Hawtin... for being one of the most interesting DJs to see live, and for being one who was never afraid to push the envelope.
Frank Lorber... for playing that track just when you need to hear it, and of course, mixing it in excellently.
Lee Burridge... for being a fucking monstrous party DJ.
Sasha... even though my interests have drifted from his style, for that fucking silky mixing he had in the days of vinyl/CDs only.
Jeff Milligan... for... well this.
Kevin Yost... for being able to destroy your ears with just a plain old couple of decks and some deep house records.
Pascal F.E.O.S.... for great mixing, great set programming, and an all around great outlook on DJing.

Posted by DJ_Druid on Nov-30-2006 12:02:

Seeing as how in comparison to alot of you, I'm still VERY new to the scene. The only person that comes to mind as inspirational or favorite is by far Tiesto. Through youtube.com and the DVD of his I baught (Magik) Just the energy he carries and the flow of his music drive me to want to do more with my DJ carrier. Even more unfortunate I haven't even been to a full on techno/trance venue as I am stuck in a wretched back-water town in northern British Columbia. It's because of him that I will hopefully be moving to a bigger city come summer though and grabbing a job at a much bigger club than where i work now. With that will come greater opportunities hopefully.

Posted by DJ_Druid on Nov-30-2006 12:03:

Posted by Zild on Nov-30-2006 13:18:

Kerri Chandler - 'Nuff fucking said he's the juggernaut bitch.

Really I like anyone who doesn't play the stupid funky oompa loompa house music.

Posted by Trance Android on Nov-30-2006 15:24:

Jonas Steur & Galen Behr for track selection, great flow & silky smooth perfect transitions every single time. I have sets of theirs I find myself going back to time & time again & if I could ever get anywhere near these guys in terms of skill I'll be a happy happy bunny

Got to say Giusseppe Ottaviani too for the energy in his sets plus again brilliant transitions every time. He does have a tendency to whore his own work - though thats no bad thing when you make the tracks he does

Posted by TaylorR on Nov-30-2006 17:16:

Laurent Garnier
Max Graham
Sander Van Doorn
and a lot more....

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