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Christopher Lawrence / DJ Dan disqualified from djmag top100

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This year we�ve been appalled and disgusted to discover suspicious voting irregularities in our Top 100 DJs poll.

For the first time ever, now that DJmag is wholly independent again, the votes in this year�s poll have been collated in-house, and while in previous years we�ve relied on technology to weed out suspect votes, this year it�s been proved that there�s nothing more effective than the naked eye.

With 345,000 votes cast by email, publisher James Robertson has spent a ridiculous number of man-hours going through each vote. His discoveries have resulted in several DJs being disqualified from this year�s poll.

Roberston explained: �This year, I made a decision to investigate votes where the same IP address appeared over 50 times for the same person. The chances of the same person getting voted for by 50 different computers each having been allocated the same IP address within a week would be billions to one.�

The biggest DJs at the centre of our investigation were US stars Christopher Lawrence and DJ Dan. Both shared the same marketing manager.

�In both their cases, a script was used to bypass our security system,� said Roberston. �Not only did we get multiple votes from the same IP address, but we got multiple votes from multiple IP addresses � in other words, we received in excess of 50 votes from the same IP address on over 20 occasions.

Both Lawrence and Dan vehemently denied any involvement in vote rigging. �I take this matter very seriously,� said DJ Dan. �My assistant and I confronted my former marketing manager via telephone. He strongly denied any wrongdoing, but had no credible explanation for the improper voting. Christopher Lawrence, who used the same marketing person this year, reported similar voting problems.

When I discovered the common link was our marketing person, I immediately terminated him.�

Lawrence�s lawyer Kent Liu said: �My clients are willing to declare under oath that they themselves did not purchase or use a script, nor did they instruct any person in their employ to do so.�

Chinese cheat DJ Tiesmi admitted paying cash for votes. �Tiesmi explained to me that it cost 4000 Yuan (�260) for 100,000 votes. He had paid a software engineer to create a script to by-pass our security code,� said Roberston. �However, it became apparent very quickly that Tiesmi was cheating when he raced to the No.1 spot within hours of the voting starting.

�His friend Yutise, who seemed to appear on the same bill as Tiesmi, as the second DJ, was also investigated. He explained that it was not him cheating, but his crazed fans who he had no control over,� said Robertson. �It�s funny though that the world�s biggest DJs, like PvD and Ti�sto, don�t seem to have such problems.�

More voting irregularities surround the Flash Brothers from Israel � we detected over 1300 votes from the same IP address. They blamed �friends and family�.

In a statement to DJmag, they said: �It appears that some of our friends and family simply wanted to surprise us at all costs and help our cause. We certainly do not condone such behaviour. We feel very distraught about this whole affair. We accept full responsibility for this affair but are quite adamant it boils down to sheer stupidity and oversight.�

Hong Kong DJ Erick Junior has been dubbed �the fastest cheat in the East� after a four-day avalanche of votes saw him shoot to third position in the poll. Like the others, he has been disqualified. DJmag Editor Lesley Wright commented: �It�s outrageous that DJs should attempt to cheat. It shows a blatant disregard for the Top 100 poll, for DJ Magazine and, most importantly, for their fellow DJs. Shame on them.� `





finally. i remember schulz in an article after last years calling this but didn't use any names... stupid CL.. he sucks even more now if thats even possible lol

that explains SO MUCH

this just shows what a joke side show djmag poll is

im curious to know how being in the top 100 helps your career..

if ur not good at djing whats difference does it make..???

IMO i would imagine that it was just the manager doing this as a way to promote their DJs, so they can get more money by booking more/bigger gigs, because their manager obviously gets a descent cut of the DJs pay.....


cant really picture a DJ buying votes.... i could for a new DJ maybe... who is trying to build up a reputation, but christopher lawrence and DJ Dan have been around for quite a while, dont think they really need to be buying votes at this point in their careers

I blame DJ mag for not making their voting process more secure.

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Originally posted by Rook im curious to know how being in the top 100 helps your career.. if ur not good at djing whats difference does it make..???

My guess is clubs that aren't really big into the EDM scene could use DJ Mag poll or other polls as a reference? A lot of DJ post on their website their DJ Mag Poll ranking.

I guess just to increase exposure. I certainly didn't have too much knowledge about DJ Dan before last year.


Funny to see that DJ Dan is playing November 30th @ TiL and Christopher Lawrence is playing the next day at Guv haha. Maybe we could get them to do a nice Vs. or something haha

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Originally posted by Tordan I blame DJ mag for not making their voting process more secure.

I have a feeling many online voting things have this problem.... so easy to cheat

lol they are both shit imo

im glad they got booked for cheating!!!

haha totally, but now the question is whether or not to fire their manager...

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Originally posted by teufel-man I have a feeling many online voting things have this problem.... so easy to cheat

many of them do. but there are also many voting systems that are programmed well and do all sorts of checks before accepting a vote. DJ mag obviously has the resources to purchase such a system or pay to have one created for them.

Re: Christopher Lawrence / DJ Dan disqualified from djmag top100

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Originally posted by robbiej stupid CL.. he sucks even more now if thats even possible lol

right

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Originally posted by jon jon that explains SO MUCH

seriously

Crap. So if DJMag sorts through all those votes, all the Rob Turner votes are 'disqualified'?

This is why the Trance Addict poll is so much more credible

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Originally posted by exstasie This is why the Trance Addict poll is so much more credible

i'm so going to laugh if dj dan and CL ends up in top 10 in tranceaddict poll

ps:TA poll is no more credible than djmag poll

Re: Christopher Lawrence / DJ Dan disqualified from djmag top100

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Originally posted by robbiej stupid CL.. he sucks even more now if thats even possible lol

I don't even know where to begin on this comment, so I won't.

This is pretty interesting, I wonder how much of a change this year's top 100 will be, especially the top 10. Carl Cox would probably be back in the top 10 again.

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Originally posted by Invasionmix This is pretty interesting, I wonder how much of a change this year's top 100 will be, especially the top 10. Carl Cox would probably be back in the top 10 again.

COME ON TIESTO!!!!

YOU CAN DO IT!

lol, i wonder how long this has been going on for..

DJ Dan should be upset that his manager put in more votes for CL!

Re: Re: Christopher Lawrence / DJ Dan disqualified from djmag top100

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Originally posted by SPANIARD I don't even know where to begin on this comment, so I won't.

Both managers have been fired.

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Originally posted by rabbitjoker Both managers have been fired.

Where did you read this?

What was last years top 10 again? Anyone have it handy? lol

Re: Christopher Lawrence / DJ Dan disqualified from djmag top100

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Originally posted by robbiej When I discovered the common link was our marketing person, I immediately terminated him.� Lawrence�s lawyer Kent Liu said: �My clients are willing to declare under oath that they themselves did not purchase or use a script, nor did they instruct any person in their employ to do so.

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